Xiao Yi and Guanyin Bodhisattva just came to the river bank and saw a Buddha paddling a small boat coming from the opposite side.

With Xiao Yi's eyesight, he could see at a glance that the boat was a bottomless boat without planks.

"This is Lingyundu and the bottomless boat!" Xiao Yi murmured.

Legend has it that there is a river above Lingshan Mountain in the West. The water in the river is alive. It is impossible for mortals to cross the river on a single-plank bridge. Only by sitting on a bottomless boat can one cross Lingyundu.

However, only with the consent of the Buddha can one board the bottomless boat. As long as a mortal sits on the bottomless boat and crosses Lingyundu, he can cast off his mortal body.

The boatman, Jieyinfo, parked the bottomless boat on the shore and called out, "Do you want to go on the ferry?"

Master Guanyin raised his hands and said, "No need!"

Xiao Yi said: "Master Guanyin, let's cross the river by boat!"

After saying that, Xiao Yi directly stepped onto the bottomless boat.

The single-plank bridge is for immortals who have shed their mortal bodies. Xiao Yi can definitely cross the river on the single-plank bridge, but since he has come to Lingyundu, how can he not take a bottomless boat?

Seeing this, Master Guanyin had no choice but to follow him on the boat, and thanked the Buddha again: "Thank you!"

Although the boat was bottomless, the living water seemed to transform into the bottom of the boat as it flowed through it, carrying the three people on the boat towards the opposite side of Lingyundu.

Xiao Yi stood on the boat and felt the river water under his feet as if it had suction, constantly trying to absorb the impurities out of Xiao Yi's body.

It's just that Xiao Yi is no longer a mortal. No matter how much the living water is attracted, no impurities can flow out, which makes Xiao Yi's soul very comfortable.

After crossing Lingyun Ferry, as soon as we stepped onto the other side of Wuji, the bottomless boat and the Guide Buddha behind us disappeared.

Xiao Yi and Guanyin Bodhisattva continued to pedal up the mountain.

Coming up this time, the road was smooth, with flowers, plants, pines and cypresses all over the mountain, and phoenixes, cranes and deer appearing and disappearing.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the top of Lingshan Mountain above Hanxiao.

I saw the top of Lingshan Mountain, full of colorful clouds and auspicious light. The clever peaks are arranged and the strange rocks are staggered. Under the cliff, there are beautiful flowers of Yao grass, and the purple zhizhi is fragrant beside the winding path. The fairy ape picks fruits into the peach forest, and the white crane perches on the branches of the pine tree.

Phoenix in pairs, Qingluan in pairs.

There are many treasure pavilions, palaces of heavenly kings, Dharma protector halls, treasure pavilions, and palaces built between the Qiao peaks. In the Dharma hall, there are Upasakas and Upasikas chanting sutras, as well as monks and nuns ringing bells for enlightenment.

There is a suspended island on the top of the clever peaks. On the suspended island stands a majestic ancient temple that exudes the golden light of the relics. A winding ladder spirals up and leads directly to the suspended island.

Xiao Yi followed Guanyin Bodhisattva and walked step by step along the spiral staircase towards the magnificent ancient temple.

When Xiao Yi stepped onto the suspended island, the ancient temple came into Xiao Yi's eyes completely, and he looked at the horizontal plaque with the words "Da Leiyin Temple" written on it.

Xiao Yi felt that his soul became happy.

"Buddhism's control over the soul is indeed much better than Taoism." Xiao Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The four kings at the gate of Daleiyin Temple came up to them: "Bodhisattva!"

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva nodded and returned the greeting: "According to the will of the Buddha, I have a destined person here."

The Four Great Vajras had already heard the words of Tathagata Buddha, so they did not stop them or notify them, they just opened the door and invited Guanyin Bodhisattva and Xiao Yi into the Great Leiyin Temple.

Xiao Yi and Guanyin Bodhisattva entered the main hall and saw an ancient Buddha with a six-foot-long golden body sitting on a huge lotus throne in the middle.

This Buddha is Tathagata Buddha, the leader of Buddhism today.

But I saw Tathagata Buddha wearing golden Buddha robes, with a faint golden light emitting from his whole body, with his hands pinched and placed on his knees, with a peaceful face, big ears and thick lips, and he was chanting sutras with his eyes closed.

"World Honored One!" Guanyin Bodhisattva shouted respectfully, holding the purification vase in one hand and holding it upright on the chest with the other.

Tathagata Buddha finished reciting a passage of scripture silently, and then opened his eyes to see.

"Lord Guanyin, please return to your seat!" Tathagata Buddha's eyes were shining with divine light, and he glanced at Xiao Yi and Guanyin before saying.

After Master Guanyin heard this, clouds formed under his feet and he fell into a lotus platform on the right.

And Xiao Yi was just lightly glanced at by Tathagata Buddha's eyes full of wisdom, and he felt his body sinking and the pressure was huge.

The power of the saint!

This was the first time Xiao Yi felt the pressure of the saint.

Although Xiao Yi had met two saints, Nuwa Empress and Taishang Laojun, Nuwa Empress and Taishang Laojun had put away their power as saints at that time, so they did not put any pressure on Xiao Yi.

Now, just by being casually glanced at by Tathagata Buddha's eyes, I feel that my body is as heavy as ten thousand kilograms and the pressure is as heavy as a mountain!

"Tathagata Buddha! Why did you ask me to come to Lingshan Mountain?" Xiao Yi felt that Tathagata Buddha was mysterious and unfathomable, so he said.

If other Taiyi True Immortals met Tathagata Buddha, which one would not claim to be a disciple?

However, Xiao Yi is Hongjun's younger brother. If he claims to be a disciple of Tathagata Buddha, wouldn't he lose his identity?

Tathagata Buddha didn't seem to care at all, but looked at Xiao Yi steadily. The Buddha opened his mouth slightly and said: "Xiao Yi, you are destined to my Buddhism, and I intend to bring you into my Buddhism."

Xiao Yi had already speculated that based on Buddhist behavior, Tathagata Buddha probably wanted to include himself in Buddhism.

But now that he really heard Tathagata Buddha's straightforward words, Xiao Yi felt a little strange.

Xiao Yi couldn't help but be silent for a while. How could the saint's thoughts be so easily guessed?

"Tathagata Buddha, I am just a casual cultivator and have never thought of joining Buddhism. And where does my relationship with your Buddhism come from?" Xiao Yi was silent for a moment and replied.

Tathagata Buddha said calmly: "Your fate with Tang Monk, master and disciple, is your fate with our Buddhism. I can make you become Tang Sanzang's third disciple, and escort Tang Sanzang to my Western Heaven Lingshan Mountain to pray for you together with Sun Xingzhe.

Take the true scriptures. When you are successful, that will be the time when you become a Buddha."

Xiao Yi did not expect that his relationship with Tang Monk's master and apprentice would actually become fate in Tathagata's mouth, and Tathagata would even let him take Sha Monk's place.

"Buddha, what I yearn for is life like Penglai Immortal Island rather than Buddhism..." Xiao Yi said firmly.

The light in Tathagata Buddha's eyes flashed, and a faint coercion fell on Xiao Yi: "Since you don't want to participate in Buddhist scriptures, why do you want to participate?"

Xiao Yi's body sank, this time he really sank. The divine light of Tathagata Buddha kept pressing on Xiao Yi's body and did not leave.

Xiao Yi raised his head, gritted his teeth and looked at Tathagata Buddha, saying word by word: "Hmph! What's the problem with me meeting my sworn brothers? Don't you Buddhists still want to tyrannically control the freedom of other monks?"

Being pressed so hard by Tathagata Buddha, Xiao Yi felt aggrieved in his heart. Although all saints are like ants, Xiao Yi, who owns Xiaoyao Villa, is not afraid.

Xiao Yi has opened up a stream leading to the original heart, and his heart can no longer bear the oppression of others.

Since there is no fear of life, why should Xiao Yi be afraid of Tathagata Buddha! At worst, his body will be destroyed by Tathagata Buddha.

Back then, under the Bodhi tree, Tathagata Buddha achieved enlightenment in a dream with great wisdom and perseverance. He was the only saint in the Three Realms who became a saint by his own strength.

There was a burst of determination in Tathagata Buddha's eyes, and he slowly raised a Buddha's hand that exuded a faint golden light...

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