Chapter Fifty: The Great Vow of All Living Beings

  "Heh heh, old Daoist friend, the heavens and earth have their regular cycles. The human tribe has already suffered through this calamity, with only one in ten remaining. This calamity is now over, but the demonic tribe's evil deeds are too numerous. It seems they cannot continue to hold power in heaven." The guide smiled as he looked at Laozi.

  The faces of Sanqing and Nüwa suddenly became extremely ugly, Laozi remained silent.

  "Hmph, the various saints cannot interfere with fate, and I don't know who said that. I must request Master to preside over justice." Nuwa spoke out first.

  "Nüwa, I recall that all saints are not allowed to interfere with the dispute between witches and demons. This is a matter of human concern, it's not within the agreement. Moreover, Nüwa fellow daoist, don't forget that humans revere you as the Holy Mother. Forgive my ignorance, but I've never seen anyone like you act so motherly before." Zhunti was always blunt and had no intention of giving Nüwa a chance to show off her authority, especially since she had come uninvited.

  Nüwa's face turned red and white upon hearing this. "Mind your own business, don't try to show off your eloquence, or else we'll settle this in the chaos." Zhunti's words infuriated Nüwa, who was about to strike back.

  The old man can't bear it anymore. This is not the time to fight, the matter of the demon tribe slaughtering the human tribe has not been resolved yet, how can we just drop it?

  "Nüwa's sister, don't be impulsive, this is not the time for armed conflict." The old man turned his head and said to Jiāo Yǐn, "Jiāo Yǐn, it's not that we saints are heartless, but the human tribe's calamity is impossible to escape. You should understand this better than I do, so please don't interfere arbitrarily."

  "Laozi, you think that just because of the prior meeting with the Pre-Heaven Spirit Treasure, you can withstand the demon clan? The key to everything still lies with the human tribe. My Lotus Platform is merely a catalyst."

  I thought that the human race had produced a guiding treasure, and instinctively thought that the guide would intervene, but unexpectedly the guide said that this was just an introduction. I couldn't figure out what was going on for a moment, my white eyebrows slightly raised, and I vaguely felt that the guide's plan was not small, and it was not to be underestimated.

  All the saints did not know what to say for a while, and they were all closely watching the situation on the battlefield.

  Di Jun and Tai Yi led the powerful You tribe to gaze at Qing Lian. With Di Jun's cultivation, he couldn't see that Qing Lian was the Western Treasure like the other saints did at a glance, but he could sense a hint of the Western Great Dao's aura. Di Jun thought to himself, "This is not good, I'm afraid the two Western Saints have made their move."

  Di Jun was still very clear about the means of the sage, and he came before Qinglian, bowing his head in respect.

  "I don't know which Taoist friend has come, please take back your treasure and don't interfere with the major events of the demon clan, Emperor Jun is deeply grateful."

  As soon as Emperor Jun's voice fell, the green lotus turned around, and a grayish bead flew out of it, transforming into an illusory shadow that sat on top of the green lotus.

  "The Demon Emperor has shown courtesy, I have been entrusted by others to help the human race avoid a disaster. You just come and attack, if you can break through my protection, I will not interfere with the affairs of the human race again. If you cannot, please spare the human race a way out, do not create unnecessary killing karma."

  Di Jun heard that the other party had not registered, but instead took the initiative to attack himself. He couldn't figure out what kind of conspiracy this was, but it didn't seem like a saintly move. Could it be that some hidden great power from the Primordial Chaos was making a move?

  Since that's the case, Emperor Jun was no longer polite. He had made up his mind to annihilate these human tribes, and by then, not only would he have a weapon capable of suppressing the true body of the Witch Tribe, but also seize the luck of the human tribe, and there must be no failure. Even if the Saint himself took action, Emperor Jun would still fight for it, let alone just an avatar and a magical artifact.

  Di Jun didn't make the first move, hinting at Tai Yi to try and test him first. Tai Yi understood, raised the Dong Huang Zhong, and lightly struck it with 70-80% of his power. A sonic wave shot out, causing the space around them to shatter as if it couldn't withstand this massive force.

  In the blink of an eye, the attack hit the light screen, like a stone hitting the river, producing several ripples, and the attack was blocked. Taiyi suddenly accelerated the Donghuang Bell again, launching multiple attacks in a row, urgent and fierce. Taiyi's cultivation was not lower than that of Emperor Jun, and he was using the precious Donghuang Bell. The green lotus swayed, and the light screen dimmed significantly.

  The human race, seeing the green lotus protecting itself, had its desperate mood rise again with hope, and saw a thread of life. Countless humans were eagerly waiting for this light curtain to block the extremely evil demon army outside, even the three ancestors of the human race pinned their great hopes on this green lotus light curtain.

  Now when the human race sees the light screen about to fall, their mood suddenly drops to the bottom of the valley, and the disaster is right in front of them. Is there really no way to save the human race?

  The illusory shadow sitting on the top of Qinglian is now even more dim, as if it could be blown away by the wind at any time. Emperor Jun and other demon clans saw this and were particularly encouraged. Emperor Jun also cooperated with Taiyi to take action, wanting a quick battle.

  The three ancestors of the human race saw that the situation was extremely critical, and beads of sweat as big as beans rolled down one after another. For a moment, there was no solution, when suddenly a voice came from beside their ears.

  "This is a great calamity for mankind, it's up to you humans yourselves, are you going to wait until your own kind is exterminated?"

  One word awakened the three ancestors, and the three people hurriedly urged their magical powers to inject them into the light curtain. The other cultivators of the human race also followed the example of the three ancestors. With everyone's help, the light curtain gradually stabilized, and it was even better than before. The illusory shadow sitting on the green lotus stabilized a little, looking much clearer.

  The illusory shadow clasped its hands together, and a burst of green light shot towards Di Jun. This green light contained the combined strength of countless human cultivators, which Di Jun found difficult to match for the time being. He hastily summoned the Hetu Luoshu to protect his body, blocking the joint attack by Taiyi and Di Jun. Di Jun's heart was filled with urgency as he realized that he and Taiyi alone could not withstand the combined strength of the human cultivators. With a wave of his hand, all the great demon saints and gods joined forces, unleashing countless magical treasures and incantations onto the light screen, allowing the demon tribe to regain the upper hand once more.

  At this time, all the human tribes had become aware and knew that they had reached a critical juncture in their fate. Those who understood even a little magic contributed their powers, while other tribe members loudly chanted "Humans must win!" The human tribe's morale surged, and they managed to dissolve the demon tribe's offensive once again.

  "Your Majesty, the human tribe relies on Qinglian to gather all the cultivators' power. If we launch a blind attack like this, it will be difficult to succeed for the time being. I think it's better to set up a large formation and borrow the power of the stars to win in one go." Kunpeng lived up to his reputation as a demon master and quickly came up with a countermeasure.

  Di Jun was enraged that he couldn't quickly take down the human tribe, these insignificant ants. He let out a loud roar and deployed the Zhou Tian Starry Sky Great Array, instantly surrounding the human tribe's base with the array. The power of the Zhou Tian stars poured in, transforming this place into an independent world. Di Jun waved his hand, summoning countless stars from outside the sky to crash down onto the Qing Lian light screen, causing countless human cultivators to spew out blood and be severely injured by this frenzied attack.

  The three ancestors of humanity were also unable to resist such great power at that time, and they were on the verge of collapse, making it difficult for them to continue.

  Just as the human tribe was about to be defeated, Qinglian's soft green light fell down, sweeping across the human body, and countless humans instantly sat on the ground, reciting the supreme mantra.

  "As I have heard, at one time the Buddha taught the Dharma to sentient beings in a previous kalpa. In the latter days, sentient beings who hear and recite scriptures should know that in the latter age, countless evil demons will run amok in the world, the good will not meet with good ends, the wicked will not receive retribution, heaven and earth will collapse, and the cycle of rebirth will be unclear."

  Then how to cross the world? Only with the greatest vow, born but not dead, the other shore is finally present, the human heart is like a lamp, shining through the five impurities, the great vow is like a knife, breaking open the seven sufferings, light appears in the world, the Buddha descends to the mundane, receives the suffering of the multitude, the sentient beings obtain great proof of merit... (A small path self-compiled, everyone laughed and let it go)

  A sutra of future liberation emerged from the midst of the human masses, its sound growing louder and clearer, a faint blue light emanating from each person's body, gradually gathering together.

  The three ancestors of the human race sat together, their faces showing unparalleled piety and reverence. The true scripture's secret techniques gathered in a burst of green light, directly infusing it into the illusory shadow. The shadow grew clearer and clearer, as the gentle glow of the twelve Qinglian lotuses blocked out the violent stars outside. The demonic tribe's ferocious attack was rendered completely ineffective.

  Di Jun and Tai Yi were shocked and pale, completely unaware of what kind of divine power could counter their tribe's great formation. They only saw the green light flickering, constantly rising, and the entire tribal residence seemed to have turned into a pure land in an instant, rendering all attacks from their own tribe ineffective.

  Not to mention Emperor Jun and Taiyi, even the Three Pure Ones Nuwa couldn't see through this for a while. Laozi's heart rose with shocking waves, he couldn't see through what that green light represented for a while, but already knew that it was probably an extraordinary divine ability of introducing and enlightening. As soon as he thought that introducing actually used the human tribe to cultivate techniques, he felt that this sect leader had suffered extreme humiliation, his mood sinking to the lowest point.

  Yuanshi and Tongtian's faces didn't look good either, they thought of themselves as Pangu Sanqing, but in terms of Dao virtue, they were probably no match for Jieyin. Yuanshi's face was gloomy and extremely unpleasant to see. Tongtian's large hands kept stroking the hilt of Qingpang sword, with a resolute look flashing in his eyes, as if he was about to make some important decision.

  Nüwa's mood was the worst, Nüwa was born before the others and created the Tao, but Nüwa's foundation and cultivation were not as good as those of the Three Pure Ones and the Two Saints. Relying on her own advantage of taking the lead, Nüwa's Taoist practice did not fall behind the other saints at first, and even surpassed them a little.

  However, at present, whether it's the Three Pure Ones or the Two Saints of the Western World, they have all made astonishing progress. Especially when they occasionally display their magical powers, they make all the saints look at each other in dismay. As a result, Nüwa's position among the saints has become increasingly embarrassing. A sense of fear is gradually rising in her heart: where is my own path?

  However, all the saints did not take any action, but just observed the changes in the situation, and even they themselves were not very clear about how their own incarnations had turned out. According to the Buddhist Dharma of Great Vow, they had gained a glimpse of the true meaning of the future. From the perspective of the guides, there are two major points about the future: one is that the changes in the future are infinite, and the future contains everything; the other is that on the one hand, the future must follow the Great Tao, but on the other hand, the future is also in the hands of all living beings. The will of all living beings is the will of heaven and earth, and the heavenly way is the human way.

  The subtlety of the introduction is like leaving a green lotus in the human world, or it can be assisted by the human tribulation to understand the true meaning of the future and achieve the Buddha's body in the future. However, the true meaning of the future is far from being as simple as the introduction, what did the green lotus actually realize in the human world? Even the introduction cannot know for a while.

  So now the guide barely knows that the green light is the condensation of the wishes of all living beings, and as for what kind of mystery it is, he doesn't know at all. However, seeing that the future Buddha's body has not yet been formed can still resist the demon tribe, he also wants to retrieve his incarnation and investigate.

  The war between humans and demons has reached a critical moment, Emperor Jun gathered the power of countless stars, and also gathered the magical powers of hundreds of demon gods, to break through the human defense in one fell swoop.

  The human tribe, relying on the protection of the light screen, repelled the large-scale attack of the demon tribe, and their confidence surged. With even more devout chanting of the true words, the increasingly vibrant cyan light made the illusory shadow on the green lotus become extremely realistic, with only a hint of blur left on its face.