Chapter 612 - 50: Human Emperor Amitabha, the Great Heaven and Earth Become One

Chapter 612: Chapter 50: Human Emperor Amitabha, the Great Heaven and Earth Become One

’...And when supplemented with the Purple Cloud Palace, the Creation Jade Scroll, and the Path of Great Balance...’

This thunderous shout was so deafening that even Amitabha Buddha felt a sense of urgency wash over him.

His own doubts and caution were all blown away by that single cry!

"That’s right! Hongjun has not yet secured the throne of the Human Emperor!"

A smile suddenly blossomed on Amitabha Buddha’s face.

"Thank you for your guidance, Fellow Daoist. What a Supreme Profound Clarity! His scheme almost succeeded. A pity, a true pity. All that planning, only to fall short at the very last step!"

He felt a surge of relief. Had this Fellow Daoist not enlightened him, he likely wouldn’t have realized this for some time.

By the time he did, it would have been too late—Haotian would have become an Enlightened One, the Human Dao Fortune would be completely gone, and the plot in the Late Han Dynasty would have ended in total failure!

At that, Amitabha Buddha gave Lu Xuan a solemn bow.

"After this matter is concluded, I will certainly present a grand gift to you, Fellow Daoist!"

"We are all family now, why say such things?" Lu Xuan smiled and gestured forward. "Fellow Daoist, please, enter the Human World."

"Compassion, compassion!"

Amitabha Buddha stepped into the River of Time.

After he left, the smile on Lu Xuan’s face slowly faded. He sat alone beside the Dao Fruit chessboard, perched on the Great Dao Meditation Mat.

He quietly observed the chessboard. The future, which had been relatively clear, once again shifted as Amitabha Buddha stepped into the Human World.

It became utter Chaos, completely obscured.

"Compassion, compassion."

Lu Xuan compassionately pressed his palms together. He touched the Buddha Robe he wore, patted the Lotus Platform beneath him, glanced at the large tree behind him, and felt the Buddhist Path’s fortune ceaselessly pouring into him. He muttered to himself:

’What a good person.’

.........

「Late Han Dynasty.」

Haotian stood tall in the Thirty-Three Celestial Realms. Zhuge Kongming held a Great Banner and a Feather Fan, with the Seven Lamps floating by his side. Lu Xiuyuan, wielding the Heaven-Opening Banner, stood upon the Earth.

The bad premonition in the Buddha Mother’s heart grew stronger. She attacked decisively, intending to suppress Lu Xiuyuan and Zhuge Kongming first.

But from the Celestial Vault, Haotian brought down his palm.

Though he had been restored as the Lord of the Celestial Court, the Celestial Court was no longer what it once was, and the Celestial Emperor had been demoted to Celestial Duke.

Still, Haotian had recovered some of his power. And while he was still a far cry from the ranks of the Enlightened Ones, he was not someone the Buddha Mother could match!

The Celestial Duke’s palm strike descended from above, encompassing all of time.

The Buddha Mother was struck hard, coughing up blood as she retreated. Zhuge Kongming, using the Seven Lamps—which, though weakened, still possessed immense power—launched a sweeping attack against the Jade Pool Immortal Mother.

Lu Xiuyuan brandished the Heaven-Opening Banner. A high-pitched cry echoed as the Candle Dragon emerged from it, having somehow already reached the Daluo realm.

With a blink of its eyes, day turned to night. With a single breath, the seasons cycled. Together with Lu Xiuyuan, it wielded the Heaven-Opening Banner, activating the Dao Fruit Supreme Treasure and actually managing to briefly suppress the Great Sun Buddha!

Four Hongjun Daoists walked out from divine platforms in the four cardinal directions and merged into one. He wore an Imperial Robe and the Azure Heaven Crown. The vast Human Dao Fortune gathered and swirled around him!

Hongjun Daoist wore a smile, as if everything was already decided and the grand trend was set. Wielding the Human Dao Fortune, he began to issue his decree.

"From the time of the Three Emperors until the end of the Five Emperors, the world has had no Human Emperor. Today, I shall restore the position of Human Emperor and wield the fortune of the entire Human Race..."

His every word was like the morning bells and evening drums, a deafening sound that echoed throughout the vast Human World!

From West to East, from south to North, every inch of the mountains and rivers trembled. One by one, the people bowed their heads.

In the Celestial Vault, four scenes appeared beside Hongjun Daoist: flowers, birds, fish, and insects; soaring birds and running beasts; mountains and rivers; and the flourishing of the Human Dao.

Each scene corresponded to a celestial phenomenon: gentle winds, favorable rains, a beautiful sun, and clear skies!

As the four celestial phenomena stretched across the sky, the broken Earth began to recover. The burial grounds of Guan Du became lush and verdant. The damaged mountains and rivers were restored to Perfection, and the Human Dao Fortune grew heavier and heavier, bit by bit.

A smile bloomed on Haotian’s face.

Zhuge Kongming watched as the spring breeze returned to the blood-soaked Shu Region and withered trees turned green again, tears streaming down his aged face.

Lu Xiuyuan was also visibly excited. Holding the Heaven-Opening Banner, he laughed heartily.

"Good, good, good!"

Amidst his laughter, Hongjun Daoist continued to proclaim his great decree.

"Today, with the vast fortune of my Human Race, I shall gather the power and Virtue of all the past and present Elder Sages, so that the Human Dao may dominate the Celestial Realm, with Haotian as the Celestial Duke!"

"The Celestial Duke is virtuous, and so with the Human Dao Trend of all ages..."

The Human Emperor’s tone suddenly shifted, speaking with compassion:

"With the Human Dao Trend of all ages, I shall forge my Golden Body. Since the Human Dao already dominates the Celestial Realm, why can it not also unify the Nine Nether? Thus, with the Human Dao Trend, I will forge a Golden Body, strike the Six Paths, and seize Reincarnation!"

Haotian’s eyes shot downward. Zhuge Kongming glanced over in confusion. Lu Xiuyuan looked up!

Their pupils contracted sharply.

History was changing. Hongjun Daoist, at some unknown point in time...

...had been replaced by Amitabha Buddha.

"Compassion, compassion!" Although the Buddha Mother was still coughing up blood, a smile spread across her face. The Jade Pool Immortal Mother, who was being battered by the Seven Lamps, showed a look of joyful surprise.

The Great Sun Buddha also clapped his hands, laughing and exclaiming:

"Namo Amitabha Buddha!"

An Enlightened One had personally intervened, altering the past. The one to whom the Four Emperors abdicated was no longer Hongjun. The one ascending to the throne of the Human Emperor was also not Hongjun.

It was him. It was himself. It was Amitabha.

"Amitabha Buddha!" Haotian seemed furious. Thunder rumbled as he glared at the figure of Amitabha, who wore the Imperial Robe and the Emperor’s Crown.

The latter merely smiled and said calmly:

"After all your schemes, it all came to nothing in the end. This time, I was one move ahead."

He didn’t use his own great power, but merely mobilized the Human Dao Trend of all ages, a broad smile on his face.

"Becoming the Human Emperor is a path I had never considered, but unexpectedly... it has many benefits."

To the naked eye,

the shattered Western Pure Land in Amitabha’s hands was healing, bit by bit.

He glanced at Hongjun Daoist, who had escaped into a possible future and whose expression was uncertain. Amitabha gave a derisive chuckle and paid him no mind.

Immediately after, the Human Dao Trend in Amitabha’s hand surged, transforming into a torrent that slammed Zhuge Kongming and the Seven Lamps to the ground.

It shackled Lu Xiuyuan and the Candle Dragon, along with the Heaven-Opening Banner.

And in the Thirty-Three Celestial Realms, it pinned Haotian to the Celestial Duke’s great throne in Lingxiao Hall, rendering him immobile!

The Buddhist Dao Rhythm combined with the Human Dao Trend, saturating the entire Human World. The Buddhist Path’s fortune soared.

Amitabha Buddha, Ancient Bodhi Buddha, Purple Cloud Sky Great Compassion Buddha Lord, Maitreya Buddha Mother, Sakyamuni Buddha...

All of them were benefiting!

Three Buddha Lords and two contemporary leaders of the Buddhist Sect shared this overwhelming fortune of the Buddhist Path!

The next moment, under the bloodshot gaze of Zhuge Kongming and amidst Lu Xiuyuan’s soft sigh of despair,

the Human Dao Trend gathered, unified, and charged into the Nine Nether.

The Underworld Department trembled. The heavily injured Emperor Fengdu, who was recuperating, looked up in alarm. The Little Peach Spirit, who was just about to inherit the title of Lord of the Underworld, glanced over in astonishment.

An Enlightened One, personally commanding the trend of the Celestial Court and the Human Dao, swept through the entire abyssal Nine Nether, accompanied by infinite Buddhist light and infinite purity!

From this point on.

Heaven, Man, and Earth.

The three realms were unified.

"Yu Yu."

Amitabha stood in the Human World, looking down upon the Nine Nether. He then walked into it, feeling the explosive surge of his own power, a smile on his face.

"Hand over the Six Paths of Reincarnation."

Wielding the Qing Ping Sword, Yu Yu Daoist stood guard over the Six Paths of Reincarnation. He was one of the True Self Incarnations of the Lame Daoist, and also one of the Thirty-Three Celestial Realms himself.

Yu Yu Daoist calmly held the Qing Ping Sword and said indifferently:

"Amitabha, do you truly believe you have won?"

"And if not?"

The smile on Amitabha’s face grew wider as he praised in a soft voice:

"The Great Heaven and Earth are unified, and the Pure Land in my hands has regained its former brilliance. If I were to obtain the Six Paths of Reincarnation as well, perhaps..."

His gaze grew profound.

"Perhaps, attaining the Perfect Dao Fruit might not be impossible... All your myriad schemes have ultimately only served to complete me. Compassion, compassion!"

As his voice fell, Amitabha struck with domineering power. Wielding the might of the Celestial Realm, the Human World, and the Nine Nether, and backed by the vast fortune of the Buddhist Path, his attack was earth-shattering!

Yu Yu Daoist coughed up blood and was thrown back violently, the Qing Ping Sword ringing unendingly.

He held his sword, protecting himself and unleashing a torrent of celestial light that enveloped the Six Paths of Reincarnation as well.

The Qing Ping Sword erupted with immense power. Even Amitabha, now empowered by the Great Heaven and Earth, was actually unable to break through it for a short while!

But he was neither arrogant nor impatient, neither surprised nor angry. He simply spoke with a smile:

"Why put up such a desperate struggle?"

Leaning on the Qing Ping Sword, Yu Yu Daoist stood upon the Six Paths of Reincarnation and said, coughing up blood:

"As long as I do not yield, you will not take the Six Paths of Reincarnation!"

"Not necessarily."

Amitabha unleashed the most brilliant Buddhist light of all time, which surged madly toward Yu Yu Daoist. He himself took a step back into the Human World and said indifferently:

"In one day, I will establish a great dynasty and completely unify Heaven, Earth, and Man. At that time, I will be close to attaining the Perfect Dao Fruit."

"And one day after that, I will cut you down."

Yu Yu Daoist pressed his lips together and said nothing.