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"Listen to what the Holy Spirit says!"
Since it concerned the Amitabha Buddha Emperor, even Venerable Kasyapa, who had been cultivating himself under the Amitabha Buddha Emperor's guidance, couldn't help but lose his temper.
The Vajra Pestle, startled by Venerable Kasyapa, quickly shut its mouth.
However, even though it kept its mouth shut, the Vajra Pestle still circled around Zhou Xuan, flying in circles.
"There is indeed a problem."
Zhou Xuan, who was being stared at by Venerable Kasyapa with a worried look, turned his head and said:
"Originally, I thought that the reason why the Amitabha Buddha Emperor's body was spiritually connected was entirely because of the special place where he was buried."
"After taking action, I realized that, apart from the unique terrain of the ancient primordial star,..."
"The construction of the Amitabha Buddha Emperor's reincarnation mark is also inseparable from himself."
"Fragments of memories remain within its body that cannot be completely erased even as time passes."
"Every time a fragment of memory is erased, the mark of reincarnation will become one step more complete."
"And now, I have paid a price to mend the marks of reincarnation."
Zhou Xuan turned his head to look at the complete reincarnation mark on the forehead of the Amitabha Buddha Emperor and said:
"The completed cycle of reincarnation, at the moment of gestation of the soul, instinctively swallowed up all the immortal memories remaining in the body of the Amitabha Buddha Emperor, thus accelerating the gestation of the soul."
"Thus, even though the reincarnation mark would take hundreds of years to fully become spiritually connected, the physical body of the Amitabha Buddha Emperor could become fully spiritually connected in just three to five years..."
At this point, Zhou Xuan paused, looked at Venerable Kasyapa, and slowly spoke:
"Furthermore, because it absorbed the immortal memories within the body of the Amitabha Buddha Emperor, the soul nurtured by the Amitabha Buddha Emperor's physical body may have been born with the Amitabha Buddha Emperor's memories..."
"The old monk's physical body, the soul born from that body, and the old monk's memories..."
Hearing Zhou Xuan's voice, the talkative Emperor Weapon Demon-Subduing Pestle excitedly began to speak:
"Doesn't this mean that, by a twist of fate, the old monk has returned?!"
Chapter 48 The founder of Buddhism, taking the Great Accomplished Holy Body as his master?!
With the same experiences, the same memories, and the same body, is it still the same person?
This is almost a question akin to the Ship of Theseus refutation, which may be very difficult for others to analyze.
However, for the talkative imperial weapon, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, which was forged by Amitabha Buddha himself and had gone through countless tribulations, embodying the great Dao of Amitabha Buddha, it was quite simple.
If you believe it, there is it; if you don’t believe it, there is none!
However, Buddhism believes in reincarnation.
"Namo Amitabha!"
Even as the talkative emperor's words fell to the ground, the aged and frail Venerable Kasyapa stood before the yellow clay coffin, and just as when the Great Emperor Amitabha was alive, he clasped his hands together and began to chant the Buddha's name:
"Welcome back, Venerable One of Buddhism, the Great Emperor Amitabha!"
After saying this, Venerable Kasyapa slowly turned his head and respectfully asked Zhou Xuan:
"Revered Great Accomplished Holy Body, I wonder how much of my master's immortal memories remain within him?"
"If we were to infuse our master's memories into his body, would there be any unexpected consequences?!"
Clearly, Venerable Kasyapa, having learned that immortal memories still remained within the body of Amitabha Buddha, wished to infuse Amitabha Buddha's experiences and memories into his body to complete his recollections.
After the Emperor's body became spiritually connected, the reborn soul possessed a more complete set of memories of the Amitabha Buddha Emperor.
"I have never done such a thing before."
Upon being questioned by Venerable Kasyapa, Zhou Xuan, who was currently observing the Azure Lotus Demon and the Undying Bodhi Tree Demon, turned his head to meet Venerable Kasyapa's burning gaze, and shook his head:
"Therefore, I do not know whether any accidents will occur if the memories of the Amitabha Buddha Emperor are infused into the Emperor's body."
"What are you pouring in!"
As soon as Zhou Xuan finished speaking, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, an imperial weapon personally forged by the Amitabha Buddha Emperor, floated in front of Venerable Kasyapa:
"The old monk's reincarnation mark has just been formed, and his spiritual soul has not yet been fully developed."
"I will not allow any accident to happen to the old monk!"
"Moreover, whether it is me, or the golden Buddha statue constructed from the remains of the old monk's entire life, condensed from the vast and boundless power of Buddhist faith, or even you, the old monk's disciple."
"None of them have all of the old monk's memories!"
"Even if we were to condense the memories of the three of us and infuse them into the old monk's body, we still couldn't completely restore his memories!"
"Therefore, I absolutely forbid you from taking any action rashly!"
"..."
"Imperial Army, what you say is utterly wrong!"
No sooner had the talkative Emperor's Weapon, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, finished speaking than Venerable Kasyapa retorted sharply:
"Although the mark of reincarnation is based on the soul constructed from the body of the master."
"However, if the soul's memories are incomplete, then the master who communicates with the spirit through his corpse is in an incomplete state."
"Even if we combine the memories of the three of us, it is still not enough to complete Master's memories."
"Yet it is still better than when Master's memories were incomplete."
"..."
"Ha, that's utter nonsense!"
Before Venerable Kasyapa could finish speaking, the talkative imperial weapon, the Vajra Pestle, interrupted him in rapid succession, saying:
"Didn't the Holy Body say that injecting memories into the old monk's body might affect his condition?!"
"A fragmented memory is hundreds of times better than you recklessly stirring up the old monk's still-developing spiritual essence!"
"Moreover, you just said that even if we combine the memories of the three of us, it would not be enough to complete the old monk's memories!"
"If it can't be completely fixed, why take the risk?!"
“Answer me!!”
"..."
"..."
The Vajra Pestle and Venerable Kasyapa engaged in a sharp exchange, neither giving an inch.
In the end, the two sides even went on to wage war.
Venerable Kasyapa drew his dagger, his gaunt body radiating golden light as he wrathfully struck at the vajra.
The Vajra Pestle also showed no weakness, fully resurrected, constructing a phantom image of the Great Emperor Amitabha with a sorrowful face, wielding the Vajra Pestle and blasting it wildly towards Venerable Kasyapa.
An old man, frail and nearing the end of his life.
A recovery achieved through its own efforts, without any controller.
Even though Venerable Kasyapa and the Vajra Pestle both had their flaws, their violent clash still shook the Three Thousand Great Daos.
They fought all the way to the edge of the universe.
In the end, the two fought to a draw, and returned together to the summit of Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountain. They both looked at Zhou Xuan, who was staring intently at the immortal bud formed from the Azure Lotus Immortal Elixir, and asked:
"Great Perfection Holy Body, you be the judge! Everything I did was for my master's sake, yet this chatterbox thinks I have ulterior motives. I am my master's disciple, how could I possibly have ulterior motives..."
"Holy Body, you tell me! I was only trying to prevent any accidents from happening to the old monk, and this little bald guy actually attacked me! I am the old monk's Imperial Weapon, and he dares to disrespect me like this! He's practically betraying his master and ancestors..."
Just as Venerable Kasyapa and the Vajra were talking incessantly.
Suddenly, the two who had been arguing and blaming each other abruptly stopped, as if a cliff had abruptly fallen.
Just then, the talkative Emperor's weapon, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, and Venerable Kasyapa suddenly saw a little monk with red lips and white teeth, a bald head, and wearing a light yellow monk's robe. He looked to be no more than a year old.
At this moment, he was being held in the arms of a golden Buddha with thick eyebrows, large eyes, a halo of auspicious signs rotating behind his head, a radiant smile, and forty teeth revealing thirty-two auspicious marks and eighty good features.
Sensing the aura emanating from the young monk, and then looking at the cracked body of Amitabha Buddha Emperor inside the yellow clay coffin, which contained only his remains, one could see that he was a mortal.
The Vajra Pestle and Venerable Kasyapa knew perfectly well that just as they were locked in a fierce confrontation with the Vajra Pestle (the little bald guy), the Golden Buddha with thick eyebrows and big eyes had actually stolen their home!
"call out!!!"
The moment he realized this, the talkative imperial weapon, the Vajra Pestle, no longer cared about wasting words with the little bald-headed Venerable Kasyapa. He directly tore through the void and was about to snatch the old monk's reincarnation from the golden Buddha's arms.
"Stab!!!"
Not only the Vajra Pestle, but almost at the same time, Venerable Kasyapa also slashed out with his Dharma Blade, tearing the universe apart, just like the Vajra Pestle, trying to snatch the reincarnation of his master.
"Namo Amitabha!"
However, at this very moment, the golden-bodied Buddha, who possessed the combat power of a level twelve flawless emperor, slightly parted his lips and softly chanted a Buddhist mantra.
In the next instant, the inexhaustible essence of heaven and earth burst forth, transforming into towering divine runes of the Great Dao.
At the same time, as the space torn between the two was completely healed, the talkative imperial weapon, the Vajra Pestle, and Venerable Kasyapa were also instantly suppressed by the golden Buddha.
"When fish and clams fight, the fisherman benefits!"
The suppressed demon-subduing pestle, its entire body radiating supreme brilliance, struggled frantically while roaring:
"If I had known I'd be robbed by someone with thick eyebrows and big eyes like you, why would I have gone with this bald little guy..."
"Namo Amitabha!"
Just as the Vajra Pestle was furiously ranting, Venerable Kasyapa, who had been sealed by the golden Buddha, did not struggle at all and began chanting Buddhist mantras before asking:
"Respected Great Accomplished Holy Body, what's going on? Why did Master condense his spiritual soul so quickly and become a novice monk?!"
"What are my master's memories like?"
"Does my master still remember me?"
"..."
Listening to Venerable Kasyapa's rapid-fire questions, Zhou Xuan turned to look at the little novice monk being embraced by the golden Buddha and said:
"Let Shakyamuni Buddha discuss this matter with you!"
"tread!"