Chapter 1 The Buddhist Realm's Heavenly Dao Mark

The Heavenly Dao Mark of the Buddhist Realm appeared above the firmament.

It was a swastika Buddhist seal.

The ancient Buddhist seal emerged, with layers upon layers of Buddha shadows. A hundred thousand Buddha shadows blotted out the sky, transforming into a world of Buddhas. Within, three Buddha figures stood tall in the center, representing the past, future, and present.

"Amitabha!"

At that moment, countless monks throughout the entire Buddhist Realm chanted the Buddha's name. In an instant, surging waves of white light poured into the Buddhist Realm's Heavenly Dao Mark.

This was the power of faith, a terrifying power of faith.

Of the Six Realms, only the Buddhist Realm could achieve such a level.

The power of faith was not immortal qi, but its quality was much higher than immortal qi, and it possessed many wondrous uses, especially when combined with merit, producing miraculous effects.

However, this power of faith was filled with a large amount of karma and distracting thoughts.

If you accepted the faith of the world, then you must do something for the world. Not necessarily granting every wish, but you must give some form of grace. Otherwise, if you relied on the power of faith to cultivate into an immortal, but did not give back to the world, it would create enormous karma.

It would be difficult to avoid death.

The higher the realm, the more one feared karma, while the Buddhist school used the faith of all living beings to eliminate this karma.

The Buddhist school's Heavenly Dao Mark had appeared.

Bodhi Wisdom and Nanming Glazed acted almost instantaneously.

Boom!

Nanming Glazed soared into the sky, his golden body ten thousand zhang tall, wanting to directly snatch the Buddhist Realm's mark.

But in an instant, the Buddhist Realm's mark evolved into a Great Sun Tathagata, directly suppressing the two.

This mark seemed to possess intelligence, as if unwilling to be subdued.

"What's going on?"

"Why won't the Heavenly Dao Mark recognize a master?"

Bodhi Wisdom and Nanming Glazed spoke in unison. They did not understand why the Buddhist Realm's mark was unwilling to recognize a master.

In the void, Lu Changsheng also vaguely felt that this mark was somewhat strange, and it would not be so simple to subdue it.

"Amitabha."

Just then, the voice of the Garan Monk rang out. He looked at everyone, and then slowly said.

"Esteemed benefactors, the Buddhist Realm's Heavenly Dao Mark is involved in several great karmic debts, so if you want to obtain the Heavenly Dao Mark, you must eliminate this karma."

The Garan Monk spoke, revealing this secret.

"How big of a karmic debt?"

"Can the Heavenly Dao Mark also involve karma?"

"What kind of great karmic debt is owed?"

"I have heard of it, but not about the Buddhist Realm's Heavenly Dao Mark, but that the Buddhist Realm owes a huge karmic debt."

"Are there several karmic debts, or just one karmic debt?"

The Buddhist cultivators appeared very curious. They did not know this secret, but a very small number of Buddhist monks had heard of it, but could not explain it clearly.

"What does the abbot mean?"

Nanming Glazed spoke, looking at the Garan Monk and directly asking.

However, the Garan Monk nodded and said.

"Three destined people, the ancient Buddha once appeared in my dream, saying that the one who holds the Buddhist Realm's Heavenly Dao Mark will be the master of the Buddhist Realm, but there is only one master of the Buddhist Realm, and the ancient Buddha could not accurately predict who would obtain the Buddhist school's mark."

"Therefore, three trials were established. Whoever can pass them can obtain the Buddhist school's Heavenly Dao Mark. Otherwise, within the Buddhist Realm's mark, there is the ancient Buddha's will, which can never be directly snatched."

The Garan Monk revealed this secret.

At that moment, everyone understood why the Buddhist Realm's Heavenly Dao Mark appeared but could not be contested. It seemed that one had to pass these three trials to eliminate the karma.

"What are the three trials?"

Bodhi Wisdom directly asked.

"The first trial is the Buddha Dharma."

Bodhi Wisdom said, speaking in this way.

"Buddha Dharma?"

"What does this mean?"

"Is it a competition of who's Buddha Dharma is higher?"

People were curious, not understanding what this meant.

"How do we compare?"

However, Nanming Glazed directly spoke.

The Garan Monk chuckled, and then waved his hand.

In an instant, at the Great Thunderclap Monastery, a Buddhist bell appeared before everyone's eyes.

This was an Emperor artifact, emitting towering Buddhist light. Then, the Garan Monk spoke.

"This is the Buddha Bell, personally forged by the ancient Buddha. The three destined people can discuss the scriptures here. After reciting the Buddhist scriptures, the Buddha Bell will respond."

"The more extraordinary the Buddhist scripture, the greater the Buddha Bell's reaction. One ring resounds for ten thousand miles, three rings resound for one domain, five rings resound for one realm, seven rings resound for the world, and nine rings are absolute, for the supreme Buddha Dharma."

The Garan Monk said, informing them of the rules.

In an instant, the Buddhist cultivators completely understood.

And Bodhi Wisdom's voice rang out again.

"But what if all three ring nine times, or if someone is a little weaker, do they not have the qualifications to compete?"

He asked in this way.

"Amitabha, not so, not so. As long as it rings seven times, it is not considered a loss, and the second trial can be opened. If it doesn't even ring seven times, then you have no chance with the true Buddha Dharma."

The Garan Monk said in this way.

Simply put, as long as it rang seven times, you could advance. Even if someone else rang it nine times, it was only a reference standard, not that losing the first trial meant losing directly.

"Amitabha, well done, well done."

Nanming Glazed nodded, then he took a step forward, and then began to recite ancient scriptures.

"Thus have I heard: All living beings suffer, the five skandhas are empty, the seven emotions and six desires..."

Nanming Glazed's voice rang out.

He was reciting Buddhist scriptures.

In an instant, beams of Buddhist light appeared around him. The Buddhist kingdom behind him became even more radiant. The living beings within lived and worked in peace, and everyone's face showed a smile from the bottom of their hearts.

The scene of the Buddhist kingdom appeared, as if transforming into a world of utmost bliss. This was a heaven-defying method, to save the souls of the world, and bring them into his Buddhist kingdom, evolving into a supreme Buddhist kingdom, regarded as supreme merit.

Nanming Glazed was also very handsome. When he recited the scriptures, various phenomena appeared together, with myriad rays of Buddhist light illuminating him, like a true Buddha. The compassion in his eyes gave people an indescribable feeling.

The scriptures and Buddha Dharma were also extremely profound, saving the world. After listening to this Buddha Dharma, millions upon millions of Buddhist cultivators showed different expressions.

Some laughed loudly, some were sad, some cried loudly, some chanted Buddha Dharma, as if they had an epiphany, as if they were confused, as if they were ignorant, as if they were enlightened.

In the end, for three days and three nights, the Great Thunderclap Monastery's Buddhist light soared into the sky. All the ancient temples in the entire Great Thunderclap Domain also resonated, condensing one Buddhist seal after another, to respond to Nanming Glazed's recitation.

Nanming Glazed's voice stopped abruptly.

It wasn't that he didn't want to continue reciting Buddhist scriptures, but that he had completely finished speaking.

This was not the same as before. The Buddha Dharma recited before was not the core Buddha Dharma. Now, in order to pass the first trial, Nanming Glazed recited the most core part of his Buddha Dharma, so naturally, three days was already the limit.

"I understand!"

"So that's how it is."

"The Buddha Dharma is profound!"

"Thank you, master."

"I am already enlightened."

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful indeed!"

"It really is wonderful."

At that moment, millions of Buddhist cultivators woke up. They suddenly realized that after hearing Nanming Glazed's recitation, many Buddhist cultivators directly woke up, realizing themselves, and even attracting many Buddhist cultivators to directly break through their realms.

Beams of Buddhist light bloomed in the crowd. These Buddhist cultivators broke through their realms one after another, and then knelt before Nanming Glazed, praising his supreme Buddha Dharma.

At the same time, after the recitation ended, Nanming Glazed also had a feeling of completion. He made the seal of all living beings, with a slight smile on his face.

Also at that moment.

The Buddha Bell rang.

Dong!

Dong!

Dong!

Three bell rings cleansed everything in the world. At the Great Thunderclap Monastery, the sky full of Buddhist light transformed into scriptures.

Dong!

Dong!

Dong!

Another three bell rings, the world was peaceful, and the entire Great Thunderclap Domain was filled with endless Buddhist light, eliminating karma for all living beings in the world.

Dong!

Dong!

Finally, the Buddha Bell rang twice more, but the ninth ring was delayed.

Nanming Glazed's expression appeared very calm, as if he didn't care about the result.

Dong!

After an incense stick of time.

The ninth bell rang, and in an instant, countless Buddhist cultivators put their hands together, shocked and speechless, saying.

"Amitabha."

And above the Great Thunderclap Monastery, the sky full of Buddhist light gathered into Buddhist scriptures, scattered throughout the Six Realms. These were supreme Buddhist scriptures, supreme Buddha Dharma, scattered throughout the Six Realms, to save the destined people of the Buddhist school.

"Amitabha, well done, well done! The Buddha Bell rings nine times, it is for the supreme Buddha Dharma."

The Garan Monk put his hands together, he said with incomparable emotion.

Sure enough, just then, the Buddhist Realm's Heavenly Dao Mark trembled slightly, and then a beam of Buddhist light fell down, directly entering Nanming Glazed's body. In an instant, the Buddhist kingdom behind Nanming Glazed became even more real.

"There's still a reward?"

At that moment, Lu Changsheng's voice couldn't help but ring out. He had been very silent, and now seeing that there was still a reward, he couldn't help but speak.

"If you recite a supreme Buddhist scripture that is recorded by the heavens and earth, it is considered to be benefiting living beings, and belongs to great merit, so naturally there is a reward."

A high monk spoke, to answer Lu Changsheng's doubts.

"So that's how it is."

Lu Changsheng nodded.

And just then, Bodhi Wisdom's voice suddenly rang out.

"Thus have I heard: Prajna Vajra, formless and colorless, without gods or spirits, the myriad spirits of the world..."

These were the key points of the Future Buddha Sutra.

Bodhi Wisdom spoke, saying the Future Buddha Sutra one step ahead of Lu Changsheng.

The reason why Bodhi Wisdom did this was because he was worried that Lu Changsheng would say the Future Buddha Sutra in advance. Even if Lu Changsheng only knew the first half, if he said it, then Lu Changsheng would seize the opportunity.

Even if he said the key points at the end, he was afraid that the Buddhist Realm's mark would weaken the importance of the scripture.

So, Bodhi Wisdom simply did it, striving for first place.

Bodhi Wisdom spoke, and the Bodhi ancient tree behind him suddenly soared, and wisps of green light surrounded him, looking extremely eye-catching.

Buddhist light gathered, like a vast ocean, completely submerging this place.

It must be said that Bodhi Wisdom's Buddha Dharma was indeed higher than Nanming Glazed's.

Of course, the most important thing was that the Future Buddha Sutra was the number one Buddhist scripture in the world. Bodhi Wisdom not only recited this scripture, but also mixed his own understanding and comprehension into it.

Millions of Buddhist cultivators realized one by one after hearing Bodhi Wisdom's Buddha Dharma.

And at the same time.

Lu Changsheng was quietly watching all of this.

He listened carefully to Bodhi Wisdom's Buddha Dharma, but soon realized that the two were walking completely different paths, so he didn't think too much about it.

"Big Brother Changsheng, do you think that Buddha Bell is good?"

The Good Listener beside him spoke, he looked at the Buddha Bell with a sly look.

This expression made Lu Changsheng couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

He didn't expect that after two years, the originally kind-hearted Good Listener had turned into this

"It should be okay, right."

Lu Changsheng replied calmly.

The Buddha Bell not far away was the Emperor artifact among Emperor artifacts, very remarkable. The only pity was that it was entangled in too much karma. If these karma could not be subdued, then you would be entangled in karma, and there would be no good end.

But soon, Lu Changsheng began to sink into contemplation.

The first trial was to compete in reciting Buddhist scriptures, to prove one's supreme Buddha Dharma.

Originally, Lu Changsheng was planning to recite the Future Buddha Sutra, but he didn't expect Bodhi Wisdom this guy to be so cunning, taking the first step.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng was a little troubled.

To let himself talk about Buddhist scriptures

To be honest, he could talk a little bit, but the problem was that it definitely wouldn't work to compare with these two.

Thinking about it, in an instant, some names of Buddhist scriptures appeared in his mind.

These Buddhist scriptures did not appear out of thin air, but some Buddhist scriptures that Lu Changsheng had read in his previous life.

*Bhaisajyaguruvaipulya Sutra*, *Mahaparinirvana Sutra*, *Perfect Enlightenment Sutra*, *Surangama Sutra*, *Diamond Sutra*, *Avatamsaka Sutra*.

One supreme Buddhist classic after another appeared in his mind.

These were all supreme Buddhist scriptures of the Buddhist school in his previous life.

The so-called height of scriptures depends not on the age, not that a Buddhist scripture with a history of ten thousand years will definitely be better than a Buddhist scripture with a history of one hundred years.

The height of Buddha Dharma depends on enlightenment.

For those who are enlightened, every word and every sentence is supreme Buddhist language.

However, for those who are not enlightened, let him say some words of insight, he can say it, but let him say Buddhist scriptures, it is not necessarily possible to say it.

So these Chinese Buddhist scriptures are supreme scriptures in China, and they are also supreme scriptures in the Six Realms.

High enlightenment, so it is called supreme.

"Almost forgot about this."

After realizing this, Lu Changsheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Just like that, in the blink of an eye, two days passed.

Bodhi Wisdom also finished speaking his own Buddhist scriptures.

He put his hands together, stopping to continue reciting the scriptures.

Then, the sky full of Buddhist light appeared, covering the sky and the sun.

Dong!

Dong!

Dong!

The Buddha Bell kept ringing.

Three rings, five rings, seven rings, eight rings.

After half an incense stick of time, the ninth ring.

Half the time faster than Nanming Glazed.

In an instant, a confident smile appeared on Bodhi Wisdom's face.

"Amitabha, well done, well done."

The Garan Monk put his hands together, and couldn't help but sigh.

Soon, the second Buddhist scripture was condensed, still scattered in the heavens and earth.

However, the swastika Buddhist seal trembled again.

A beam of golden light entered Bodhi Wisdom's body.

In an instant, a supreme Buddhist lotus bloomed behind him, setting him off like a true Buddha, shining brightly.

Also at that moment.

The Garan Monk turned his gaze to Lu Changsheng.

"Benefactor, it's your turn."

The Garan Monk spoke, with a smile on his face, saying in this way.

"Okay!"

Lu Changsheng nodded.

In these two days, he had reviewed all the scriptures in his mind.

He even added some of his own insights.

At this moment, countless gazes were focused on Lu Changsheng.

They were very curious, in front of Nanming Glazed and Bodhi Wisdom, what kind of Buddhist scriptures could Lu Changsheng recite, to prove his supreme Buddha Dharma.

"All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows, like dew and lightning; thus should you contemplate them."

Lu Changsheng's voice slowly rang out.

Just the beginning.

In an instant, the entire Buddhist Realm... shook.