Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2516 241: Buddha's Son (Part 2)
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Observing this scene, the shadowy figure couldn't resist taking another look at Bai Lechan, harboring some dissatisfaction, yet with the massive battle looming, he held his tongue.
In the meantime, the thunderous clusters over the Lotus Buddha Country had at last completed their accumulation.
'Crack!'
A colossal lightning bolt crashed down with terrifying force.
The Mahayana Cultivators present saw the chaos from this lightning pillar, and their faces shifted subtly.
Known as the Guiding Thunder Tribulation, this Ascension Thunder Tribulation serves as the prime path to guide a cultivator toward the Second Realm Sea.
Yet being a tribulation, it carries inevitable dangers; should a cultivator fail to endure it, dreams of the Second Realm Sea remain out of reach.
Judging the might of this tribulation on display, those watching wondered if they themselves could survive it, estimating their odds below ten percent.
Still, the sight of this thunder light brought instant reassurance to True Man Gai, Heavenly Monarch Chao, and their companions.
"Looks like Xiahou Demon's intel holds true; Tianshang Buddha Lord is truly on the verge of ascension!"
Fakes might mimic other signs, but the Guiding Thunder Tribulation defies imitation.
Its arrival demands either ascension or demise, leaving no middle ground.
Therefore, they grew even more composed now, intently observing the movements inside the Lotus Buddha Country.
Right then, inside the Lotus Buddha Country, a massive Dharma Aspect of Tianshang Buddha Lord rose from the lotus.
It swelled massively against the wind, burgeoning swiftly!
Within moments, it became a towering Golden Buddha.
Though its frame was enormous, falling short of the Reclining Buddha's scale, it spanned a third to a quarter of that size.
Palms pressed together ahead, topped with a meat bun protrusion, a auspicious red mole at the forehead, face plump and dignified.
As the tribulation's glow tempered it, this Golden Body refused to diminish; instead, it refined further.
Ethereal immortal light danced across the Dharma Aspect's form, inspiring awe.
Yet this Great Buddha delayed ascension, instead executing the treasure vase mudra, directing it at the future Buddha's son below in the Lotus Buddha Country.
Resembling a celestial fountain cascading into the Buddha's son's crown.
Over the Buddha's son appeared manifestations of Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, and Nirmanakaya right then. Unlike a cultivator's avatar, this incarnation signifies a Buddha's embodiment in the mortal world, embodied precisely by this Buddha's son.
Suddenly, the Buddhist chants swelled in grandeur.
Heavenly Maidens, monks, lotuses...
Now, this future Buddha's son truly resembled a Buddha, meditating serenely amid the Buddha Kingdom.
Such is the empowerment, where the Buddha Lord bestows upon the Bodhisattva the path to emerge as the new Buddha Lord.
The Buddha light around Tianshang Buddha Lord intensified, while his form turned progressively fainter.
Faintly visible inside the Dharma Aspect, a plain Shariputra spun slowly amid the Buddha light.
In contrast, down in the Lotus Buddha Country, the Buddha's son's presence surged stronger, shattering the divide from Bodhisattva to Buddha in a flash, his Dharmakaya manifestation ballooning outward like a swelling form.
"He is about to ascend."
As Tianshang Buddha Lord's form faded further, Lady Hua murmured involuntarily, her gaze mixing envy and intricacy.
True Man Gai gave a slight nod, eyes fixed on the unfolding spectacle, whispering:
"Buddhist ascension differs from ours; they embrace Nirvana, discarding the fleshly shell to spiritually cross to the far shore..."
Even as he uttered this, Tianshang Buddha Lord's Dharma Aspect neared full translucence, reduced to a lone Shariputra turning silently.
It appeared intent on channeling every remnant power of Tianshang Buddha Lord from the Third Realm Sea, perfecting the empowerment for the successor Buddha Lord.
Below, amid the Lotus Buddha Country, the Buddha's son bore a majestic poise, receiving Tianshang Buddha Lord's boon, his Dharma Aspect manifestation gaining fullness and nobility.
"Take action!"
True Man Gai recognized the perfect moment upon witnessing this, aware that letting it slip meant no second chance.
Hearing True Man Gai's command, the black smoke-enveloped figure, restless for too long, shot forward first...
Inside the Lotus Buddha Country.
Looking upward at the increasingly majestic Buddha Dharma Aspect in the temple's heart.
The temple's surrounding monks set aside their Scripture Wheels, Buddha beads, Dharma beads, and treasure vases, all turning eyes to the Buddha Dharma Aspect.
Some clasped hands in devotion, heads bowed humbly; others beamed with joy, a few betrayed envy, and some concealed resentment in their stares.
Yet as the empowerment rite advanced smoothly, the temple's ambiance lightened, shedding its prior gravity.
Whispers even began circulating softly among many.
Six monks and a hairy middle-aged layman sat encircling the Buddha.
Behind the westward-seated monk, little novice 'Pu Yan' stared wide-eyed at the spectacle, shock brimming in his gaze.
Unable to restrain himself, he sent a mental message to the monk ahead:
"Master... Weren't you the first to attain Great Bodhisattva Realm? Why didn't the Buddha Lord bequeath the position to you?"
The monk, gaze lifted toward Tianshang Buddha Lord facing the Ascension Thunder Tribulation, heard this and felt his pulse race.
His bald scalp began prickling with sweat.
"Keep your nonsense to yourself!"
He rebuked Pu Yan sharply via transmission, then swiftly deployed a secret art to sever the Heart Communication Skill.
Only afterward did he cast a guilty peek at the empowering Buddha's son.
Though aware the other was immersed in empowerment, blind to their minds, profound reverence for Tianshang Buddha Lord lingered above.
He then hastened a transmitted reprimand to Pu Yan: