"Amitabha!"
This was a sound that had never appeared in the [False History], so much so that Hong Tian was stunned, completely unable to comprehend the true meaning behind these four words.
However, in the next second, a karmic induction arose within him.
And not just him. All the other golden core perfected lords, Lu Yang, and every foundation establishment perfected one capable of sensing karmic changes—all were moved by the thought.
It's coming...
Something... is coming.
An indescribably massive karma was descending from a place unknown and undiscussable. The name of this karma imprinted itself into everyone's sea of consciousness at this moment.
[Descent from Tushita]!
Lu Yang stood on the high platform, looking around at the world. He saw the myriad living beings and the foundation establishment perfected ones, all with blank expressions, sighing in unison:
"The Buddhas and World Honored Ones, having attained the Dao for kalpas as numerous as dust motes in the sea of worlds, solely for the sake of one great cause and condition—wishing to open the Buddha-wisdom for living beings and purify them—thus appear in the world..."
Amidst the praises filling the sky and earth, inside a remote courtyard in the imperial capital of the Immortal Court, heaven and earth manifested a phenomenon: a six-tusked white elephant holding a lotus flower in its mouth entered the body of a woman in labor through her left side, filling her with joy as if drinking sweet dew.
[Entering the Womb]!
In the next second, the woman gave birth. A newborn's loud cry resounded through the Great Qian. An infant landed on the ground, lotus flowers blooming with every step, while a Bodhi tree shook behind him.
[Birth]!
Instantly, all worlds in the heavens radiated great light. Five-colored light pierced straight through the Taiwei constellation. Within a breath, the infant transformed into a heroic youth.
Immediately after, the hair and beard on the youth's body fell away. The five-colored light rolled back, draping over his body like a kasaya, making him appear even more solemn and treasured. He sat directly under the Bodhi tree manifested at his birth, using kusha grass to set up a Vajra seat, and Buddha light manifested around him.
The Buddha light was like a ring, pure and perfect.
In this moment, countless shadows and demonic obstacles seemed to appear between heaven and earth, accompanied by the wailing of ghosts and howling of gods, but all were completely dissolved into nothingness by this Buddha light.
Then, sounds rang out from heaven and earth.
Just like before, the myriad living beings were completely unaware, yet one by one, they chanted scriptures, praised the World Honored One, and propagated the Buddha Dharma. It was grand, yet bizarre to the extreme.
"What is this...!"
At this moment, even with Hong Tian's will, seeing all the living beings below looking up at him sent a bone-chilling cold through him.
His gaze fell on the heroic youth under the Bodhi tree. He completely failed to understand the other party's identity, let alone grasp their state. He could only pinch his fingers inside his sleeves, constantly deducing. The result showed a massive karma consisting of fully eight parts interweaving with each other at this moment.
[Descent from Tushita], [Entering the Womb], [Birth].
[Leaving Home], [Conquering Mara], [Attaining Enlightenment].
[Turning the Dharma Wheel], [Nirvana].
Eight causes and conditions, eight dharma aspects, interwoven at this moment, transformed into an unshakable, irreversible "result." Its name was—
"The World Honored One descends to the world, becoming the Tathagata Honored One!"
The instant he deduced this karma, a burst of Buddha light exploded from Hong Tian's fingertips, splitting the skin of his five fingers and causing blood to flow instantly.
Rumble!
At the same time, the heroic youth who had suddenly been born also aged. Within just a few breaths, he walked through the life trajectory of birth, aging, sickness, and death. He closed his eyes under the Bodhi tree, his body passing away with the wind... However, after his death, a speck of quintessential Buddha light instantly shone with great brilliance.
Within the Buddha light, the figure of a Buddha emerged.
His body was like glazed glass, possessing forty-eight thousand arms, each hand holding a dharma eye full of wisdom light. His broad Buddha face seemed to be smiling.
"Excellent! Excellent!"
"I now descend to the world. Through the cultivation and verification of the Eight Aspects Attaining the Dao, surpassing hundreds of thousands of millions of billions of nayuta asamkhya kalpas, I permanently reside in the Saha World, becoming the True Body Tathagata!"
Instantly, Buddha light rose, piercing through heaven and earth.
Lu Yang gazed into the distance, instantly sensing the intensity of the other party's aura. Perfected Lord... not a false holding, but a genuine, authentic perfected lord!
At this moment, only curse words remained in his heart.
Damn World Honored One!
Other Dao Lords scheme and plot, but when it comes to Him, it's just endless variations of descending personally to smurf on newbies!
A "Dharma Aspect" comparable to peak foundation establishment wasn't enough.
This time, it's directly a "Tathagata" comparable to a perfected lord!
But in the next second, Lu Yang reacted. That's not right... Where did a World Honored One come from in the [False History]? Shouldn't He have already attained the Dao and left?
Or is it...
Thinking of this, Lu Yang held his breath. His main body located in the Zou Yu Ruins curled up, daring not to reveal a trace of aura.
...He comes from the present world!
This is the real World Honored One descending! Not a counterpart from the [False History]... What the hell, why did He come to the [False History]? And to target Hong Tian...
Despite his words, Lu Yang actually understood.
What else could it be?
It was just like [Sky-Shrouding] back then—before going to the present world to deal with Lu Yang, He was using Hong Tian, who was similar to Lu Yang in the [False History], for practice!
Bastard!
Is this what the Saint Sect Ancestor wanted me to see? Damn World Honored One... Isn't it just that I destroyed the Jiangxi Pure Land and cut off your Buddhist cultivation lineage? Setting facts aside, are you completely faultless? To actually go to such lengths... you are absolutely determined to put me to death!
This was the reason for "undoubtedly dying"!
Wait, if the World Honored One can so easily descend a being at the level of a perfected lord, why did He make no move when I destroyed the Pure Land back then?
At this thought, Lu Yang suddenly looked up.
At the same time, Hong Tian finally recovered his senses. Like Lu Yang, he turned his gaze toward the Immortal Court. "Is this your doing?"
It's the Dao Court!
Lu Yang had an epiphany: The World Honored One descending this "Tathagata" was related to the [Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws]!
In the [False History], in Hong Tian's eyes, all this was the masterpiece of the Immortal Court's perfected lords. However, in the present world, it must be related to the Dao Court's Dao Lord!
Without the permission of the Dao Court's Dao Lord, the World Honored One couldn't possibly borrow the mighty power of the [Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws] to descend this True Body Tathagata comparable to a golden core perfected lord!
The implication of this made Lu Yang feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
The World Honored One and the Dao Court's Dao Lord... joined forces?
Why?
No, is this just normal grudge? What grudge between Dao Lords can't be resolved? As long as the benefits are agreed upon, even a sky-high grudge can lead to cooperation!
So what were the benefits?
The Dao Court wants the [Heavenly Fire], and the World Honored One probably wants me... Didn't He actively propose before that I enter Jiangxi and take charge of the Pure Land for Him...
Therefore, their interests didn't conflict.
A situation of ten deaths and no life!
Dead for sure...
At this moment, Lu Yang sighed secretly, knowing Hong Tian was powerless to reverse the situation. Yet even so, he inexplicably understood what Hong Tian would do next.
Because if it were him, he would definitely choose this way—
"Kill!!!"
Above the dome of the sky, watching the True Body Tathagata who had suddenly descended, body reflecting Buddha light, walking calmly toward him, Hong Tian didn't hesitate. He formed a hand seal, switching from falsely holding the [Overturned Lamp Flame] to falsely holding the [Heavenly Fire]. Then, raising his concepts, he charged forward without turning back.