Kong Que Da Ming Wang and others watched this scene until a lotus seed appeared in the descending destiny, and a ethereal voice came from within.
"If someone was outside the framework from the beginning, they can avoid this annihilation. Everything, all phenomena, can be preserved."
The four images of hell were incomplete, with no past or future, only the two images of cause and effect, and karma.
"The Buddhas have entered Nirvana, and the time when hell transforms into the Buddha realm has truly arrived. I thought they were lying."
The bald-headed, fierce-looking Venerable Pilanfeng protected the lotus seed of Buddha in his hand. The saints of hell anxiously stepped forward to observe, and as they listened to Venerable Pilanfeng speak these words, their expressions were filled with urgency and horror.
"The Buddhas have entered Nirvana? How is that possible? This is the time when Buddhism is flourishing. Look at the seventeen hells above Abi Hell and the Vajra Lotus Platform, have they wavered even a bit? The Dharma is still vast and boundless, and the Buddha is still alive in the world. How can anyone sever the path of Buddhism?"
Tan Miro Jian Wang shook his head. Could it be that someone extraordinary had emerged from the Three Religions or beyond them?
Venerable Pilanfeng began to sigh for a long time:
"Yes, it's just that many people don't know, and the great cataclysm that was speculated to exist in the past has finally arrived."
"Abi Hell is a fragment of the past, and a very ancient past, which is why it is incomplete, with its four images missing. It is outside our great expanse of time, in the distant beyond, and has been fixed here by an supreme dharma, but what is fixed in this time is merely its projection."
"Therefore, Abi is immortal, our desires are absorbed by Abi, leaving only our souls and spirits to be resurrected here continuously, suffering day and night."
Several great ghosts stared at him. The Red Cap Great Ghost suddenly smiled:
"Alright, there's no need to hide from each other anymore. Which great Buddha are you, and were you sent here with a mission? You are different from us who entered after committing great sins."
The Dang Jin Great Ghost also said, "Your Venerable's origin is mysterious. You are not as direct as Nu Qing and Kong Que Ming Wang, nor are you like Tan Miro who has lost his past. What mistake did you commit, and why are you here? If your Venerable knows some great secrets of the world, considering our centuries of acquaintance and friendship, you should tell us something."
Venerable Pilanfeng nodded: "Alright, it has come to this point. The appearance of the lotus seed left by the Buddha Emperor means that everything he guessed is correct. I no longer need to conceal my identity."
"I am Vipashyin."
The Red Cap and Dang Jin Great Ghosts were startled, and even Kong Que Ming Wang was surprised and said, "The First Buddha of the Past!"
"No! In this world, the seven Buddhas of the past are merely legendary figures. Only the Buddha has truly manifested. You are the First Buddha of the Past, you should only be a legend, not the origin. Because there are many Buddhist teachings, your dharma has not been passed down. Because there is no relevant legend, you should not appear, and your origin incarnation should not be possible."
Vipashyin Buddha smiled: "The First in the past, for all seeing, all observing, means being able to see everything in the past and everything in the future. But in reality, the power of legend is limited. The reason I can appear is because the Buddha Emperor entrusted me as the past self."
"The Buddha Emperor had speculated that the current situation would occur, so he also made preparations for it, which is to escape, to escape to a place that thing cannot reach."
"As for Tan Miro, although he lost his past, when the True Person of the North Pole opened the hell imprint last time, he handed out his sword. You should all know who he is."
Kong Que Ming Wang said indifferently: "In the rituals of hell, there was once a monk named Sheng Yi who fell into hell for immeasurable eons. After emerging from hell, he was reincarnated as a human, and for seventy-four million lifetimes, he was often slandered by others. In immeasurable kalpas of reincarnation, he never heard the name of Buddha. Only when these karmic debts were greatly reduced did he hear the Dharma."
"This is a disciple's legend, not something that actually happened."
"Therefore, Tan Miro assassinated the Buddha and lost his past, receiving the same punishment as Sheng Yi, because he is Sheng Yi the monk, who is Manjushri Bodhisattva."
"I understand. I was not struck down because I committed any great sin, but because the Buddha Emperor foresaw this and had Hui Ji Vajra suppress me here, so that I could continue to spread the Dharma in the new era."
Kong Que Ming Wang looked at the two: "Manjushri's wisdom, the Buddha of the Past's myriad visions, and the Great Bright King's protection. Therefore, the eternal First Buddha of the Past was chosen. It does not change the tenets of Buddhism. The most wise Manjushri was chosen to guide the liberation of new sentient beings, and I am merely a lackey."
"But I still feel something is not right. It was when Hui Ji Vajra suppressed me that something felt off. Why did he listen to the Buddha Emperor so obediently?"
Kong Que Ming Wang stared at Vipashyin Buddha and asked, "Does he have any great vows that connect him to the Buddha Emperor?"
"The Primal Buddha position. To achieve the origin of Buddhism."
"Origin..."
Kong Que Ming Wang savored the word, then suddenly looked up:
"Is it the origin of the old world's Buddha, or the origin of your so-called new world's Buddha? Which primal is it? Is it the primal of the past, or the next primal?"
"Yes, if there is a new world, everything in the new world has not yet been determined. There is no Buddha. He speaks, he speaks of Buddha, and only then will there be a Buddha in the new world."
"Abi Hell is under his control, and he is also outside the framework!"
"He wants me to become his guardian Ming Wang, just like Achalanatha and the Buddha!"
Kong Que Ming Wang suddenly understood. At this moment, Abi trembled, and all the ghosts were shocked, but the trembling soon subsided.
"I say, if this Abi Hell where we are disappears, according to your words, it is just a projection. Will our desires awaken in the true form of Abi Hell, and where is that?"
The Red Cap and Dang Jin Great Ghosts were completely bewildered, but Kong Que Ming Wang looked at them strangely:
"Acting? Still acting?"
"Didn't you say your notorious reputations were inscribed in Taoist scriptures? Who are you subordinates of, or incarnations of those Heavenly Hearts? You came to Abi without your own plans?"
The two great ghosts shook their heads, indicating that if Tan Miro had lost his past, then they had lost their minds, and now they knew nothing.
"Perhaps we really have some origin?"
"This is not acting! We truly don't know."
"If I am a clone or an incarnation of someone, then was my wife in the human world before fake?"
"Perhaps that wife was also another incarnation of your main body."
The two great ghosts fell into self-doubt and contemplation, but quickly cast the matter aside and returned to their previous question:
"No, what was that tremor just now? I really thought Abi Hell was going to be destroyed."
"Great Ming King, do you still have contact with the True Person of the North Pole?"
Kong Que Ming Wang frowned: "No, it's been a long time since the door was opened. I can't sense anyone from that side, as if they vanished into thin air."
"That's because he is no longer within the framework."
Nu Qing's voice came. The few people saw her standing on the opposite bank of the Yanfu, and immeasurable merit began to radiate from her body.
"Nu Qing, you?"
They were confused. Nu Qing formed a mudra with her hand, an ancient seal.
"Three trillion nine hundred billion sins cannot be cleansed in Abi Hell. There is no past or future here, which means the sins are eternal, neither increasing nor decreasing."
"And my sins will not be removed here. They have their own place for removal."
"My lords, I can help you pass through this disaster without any accidents."
"Of course, there are conditions."
Kong Que Ming Wang said, "We know you are a heavenly god established in ancient times, the last Nu Qing. So, do you want to set new heavenly laws in the new era? It doesn't matter, although I am a Buddhist Ming Wang, I am not very grateful to Buddhism."
"Creating a new religion, and unifying the three religions, would be good. You can set the heavenly laws."
Vipashyin Buddha listened to these words, his eyes gradually widening, but he soon shook his head.
Kong Que Ming Wang's stance was not firm, but he could at least ensure the continuation of Buddhism, which was beyond doubt. As long as he restored his Heavenly Heart divine power, he would be one of the most powerful experts among the Heavenly Hearts in the world.
"No, not heavenly laws, but the entire new world."
"Everything in the world has reached this point and is beyond saving, including the Heavenly Hearts. Only my Lord can solve this final problem and quell this calamity."
Behind Nu Qing, a phantom appeared, reflecting Abi Hell. In the void of this hell, a crack opened, connecting to the sky and the Yan River, emitting rolling Yuqing radiance.
Within it, in all directions, a Heavenly Venerable title was born, not within the four images, in the past of the past, at the beginning of all unknowns.
The First Yuqing Cultivator!
The Nine Nether Sin-Removing Heavenly Venerable!