At this moment, Si Sui was bewildered.
He stared blankly at the divine intent main body. That was his main body; he was just a strand of thought scattered outside before being sealed.
But now, the other party was saying—
"Amitabha."
Are you kidding me!
Not only that, after chanting this Buddha name, the appearance of the divine intent main body changed drastically. A head full of black hair withered instantly, falling to the ground.
Revealing a bald head.
Brows relaxed, corners of the mouth lifted... The face was clearly the same as before, but looking at it now gave a rather strange sense of compassion and solemnity.
At the same time, Lu Yang, also on the ninth layer, moved silently toward the edge, cursing loudly in his heart:
The World Honored One!
It's The World Honored One.
The one sealed inside the Spiritual Platform is The World Honored One? How could it be The World Honored One... no, that's not right. It's the divine intent main body of Si Sui. It was replaced by The World Honored One?
Thinking of this, Lu Yang instantly felt an indescribable horror: That's right, it must be so! The Spiritual Platform seal wasn't just to suppress Si Sui's residual divine intent, but to assimilate it. And after so many years... The World Honored One probably succeeded long ago!
Too insidious!
For a moment, Lu Yang was both shocked and impressed. Shocked by how beastly The World Honored One's methods were, and impressed that The World Honored One could actually do things so beastly.
He's worth learning from!
However, on the other side, Si Sui's mood wasn't so composed, because he found that the connection between him and the divine intent main body couldn't be severed!
Just now, to let the other party understand the cause and effect, he took the initiative to connect with the other party's thoughts. But now, this connection was forcibly fixed. Even though he sensed something wrong and tried to cut it off, it was useless. He could only passively accept a vast will sweeping over him!
"Amitabha."
"The Sea of Bitterness is boundless; turn back and the shore is there. Fellow Daoist Si Sui has endured tribulation for an entire kalpa. Today, escaping from the trap, you deserve to enjoy the result. Why not quickly enlighten yourself?"
Endless Buddha sounds echoed in Si Sui's heart?
"Me? Enlighten?"
"No... Bald donkey! You are influencing me! You are plotting against me! I will absolutely not submit to you... Don't even think about it! Get out of my body!"
Si Sui clutched his head, roaring violently.
Seeing this scene, the expression of the divine intent main body didn't change at all. It remained full of compassion and kindness, even sighing faintly:
"Foolish child, foolish child."
"I am Si Sui, and Si Sui is me. You are Si Sui, and you are also me. I am The World Honored One, and you were originally The World Honored One. What submission is there to speak of?"
As the divine intent main body finished speaking, the Buddha light on Si Sui became more and more intense. In the end, it covered his whole body like an invisible large hand, smoothing the struggle on his face, gradually calming his mood. When he opened his eyes again, a look of enlightenment had already appeared in the depths of his eyes:
"Alas! I never thought I was actually a mainfestation of The World Honored One!"
As his words fell, the black hair on Si Sui's head also fell off instantly, scattering with the wind. The robes on his body changed into a kasaya. He put his palms together, his face full of compassion.
He was converted!
At this moment, inside the [Sea of Bitterness], the tombstone and grave soil created by Immortal Venerable Taiyin collapsed with a boom. Her beautiful eyes looking at Si Sui were full of wariness.
But soon, Immortal Venerable Taiyin regained her calm.
Don't look at how easily Si Sui was converted, appearing at first glance like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood. In reality, this conversion was the result of a hundred thousand years of meticulous work.
Originally, conversion was a method used to deal with lower cultivators.
If Dao Lord Si Sui's main body were here, let alone a hundred thousand years, even giving The World Honored One another million years, it would be impossible to shake Si Sui's will.
Unfortunately, this Si Sui was not that Si Sui.
The real Si Sui had long been slain by the Saint Sect Ancestor. What remained was just a divine intent, whose stature still had a gap compared to The World Honored One.
This gave The World Honored One room to operate.
Even so, The World Honored One took great pains to convert him, building the Spiritual Platform and spending countless years to finally achieve today's result.
"Congratulations, Martial Uncle."
Immortal Venerable Taiyin cupped her hands in salute. Although strictly speaking, The World Honored One was related to the Saint Sect but wasn't her Martial Uncle, speaking this way could at least establish some relationship.
"Dispense with formalities."
Si Sui shook his head with a smile and said: "I am a manifestation of The World Honored One. The World Honored One is compassionate and descended upon me. From today on, I shall be the [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata]."
"In the past, when Si Sui died, resentment grew rampant, and the poison of hatred was hard to eliminate. Today, seeing the result, sweeping away angry thoughts, and returning to the true self can be considered a merit."
After speaking, Si Sui, or rather [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata], extended his hand. A profound pearl flowing with colorful light leaped out of his palm.
It was the Dao Fruit achieved by Lu Yang through void attainment earlier!
Seeing this, Immortal Venerable Taiyin's beautiful eyes lit up immediately. She traveled far to the outer heavens and stayed in the Celestial Court until now for this object, for the Great Dao at the Dao Lord level!
"Please bestow the treasure, Martial Uncle."
Immortal Venerable Taiyin cupped her hands again, saying solemnly: "This object was promised by the Ancestor. I help Martial Uncle deal with Si Sui, and after succeeding, this is my reward."
This was a grand scheme spanning a hundred thousand years.
Everything was to completely obliterate a Dao Lord, ensuring he could never return.
Initially, everything was handled by The World Honored One. He built the Spiritual Platform, suppressed Si Sui, and prepared to use a long time to convert Si Sui's residual divine intent.
At first, everything went smoothly.
Until five thousand years ago, The World Honored One and the Saint Sect Ancestor discovered something wrong. They found that Si Sui actually had a strand of thought that wasn't suppressed and had escaped.
It was precisely that strand of thought that hastened the birth of a perfected lord with the Taiyang Supreme Dao Fruit.
So the Saint Sect Patriarch took action, setting things right. While killing that Taiyang Perfected Lord, he also sent Immortal Venerable Taiyin to go and guard the Celestial Court.
From beginning to end, Immortal Venerable Taiyin's task was simple: To lure out Si Sui's distraction and deal with it.
And Immortal Venerable Taiyin's method was to use the [Money] Dao Fruit to constantly erode the Celestial Court, finally using the void attainment Dao Fruit to draw out the Great Dao left by Si Sui.
She just didn't dare to try the plan with her own body.
Thus, there was Lu Yang.
Of course, due to Lu Yang's existence, a slight error occurred in the process, causing Si Sui's residual thought, which should have been plotted to death, truly have a chance of survival.
"Amitabha."
Facing Immortal Venerable Taiyin's request, [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata] shook his head: "Little friend, the current result is quite different from the agreement made that day."
"According to your agreement with The World Honored One, in the end, I should have harvested a Dao Lord dharma body complete with eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind. Returning to the Pure Land with this and combining it with the [Buddha Kingdom on Earth], I could truly falsely hold the position of a Dao Lord. But now, only a divine intent remains. My loss is not small."
Upon hearing this, Immortal Venerable Taiyin frowned slightly.
She couldn't refute this point. It was the price that should be paid under the circumstances where the calculation went wrong and Si Sui almost really escaped.
"Then what does Martial Uncle intend?"
"Simple." [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata] smiled slightly: "Whoever caused the problem takes responsibility... I am very interested in that little friend named Lu Yang."
"Hand him over to me, how about it?"
"Deal!"
Immortal Venerable Taiyin agreed decisively without any hesitation, even somewhat pleasantly surprised that [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata]'s request was so simple.
Sorry, Junior Brother.
For Senior Sister's Dao path, I can only let you suffer a bit first!