Chapter 946: The Despairing Truth of the World 3

Dream Dao Attainment, Opening Scheme Against Cultivators.

Dream-Making Expert.

Journey to the West is a very interesting story.

It seems to revere Buddhism and suppress Daoism, so it ought to be recognized by the Buddhist order and loudly praised by them.

But in reality, leaving aside how the Buddhist order across the Myriad Realms views the story of Journey to the West.

Even Buddhism on Earth has never liked the story of Journey to the West.

Because no matter how you look at it.

The Buddhist order in Journey to the West is genuinely a villainous role.

Because in Journey to the West, anyone who offends the Buddhist order meets a miserable end.

For example, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong.

For example, the three Demon Daoists of the Chechi Kingdom, the king of the Dharma-Destroying Kingdom, the king of the Wuji Kingdom.

Not to mention that Journey to the West also wrote about the eight-hundred-li Lion Camel Ridge right at the foot of Spirit Mountain, and Ananda and Kashyapa who outright demanded bribes.

A story like that.

Just how brain-dead would the Buddhist order have to be to specifically set aside a Cosmos under their control and make it into some Journey to the West theme universe?

So when Lin Qi hit the nail on the head and exposed this problem.

The entire Great Thunderclap Temple fell silent, instinctively looking toward the Buddha Ancestor, Tathagata.

Tathagata’s expression was stunned. He frowned in deep thought for a moment, then seemed to suddenly understand.

“Amitabha.”

“His Majesty truly delivered a wake-up call.”

“Indeed.”

“How could we have been so foolish as to reenact Journey to the West in this Great Journey to the West Cosmos?”

“No.”

“The Great Journey to the West Cosmos? There was never any Great Journey to the West Cosmos.”

“Did we not receive the Buddha Ancestor’s command to nurture a Son of Buddha in this Saha Macrocosm?”

“This is the Saha Macrocosm, not the Great Journey to the West Cosmos.”

“It was that Subhuti, the Mind Monkey — no, the Heart Demon!”

…

Amid Tathagata’s cries of utter shock and terror.

Lin Qi once again opened his eyes and sat upright in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

He had regressed. He had been reborn.

But he had not suffered the Heavenly Dao’s memory cleansing, refreshed and reset.

The Divine Spell of Retrospection in his mind had already grown thin and dim, teetering on the verge of collapse.

This made Lin Qi’s heart sink slightly.

He knew he could not endure another regression loop in the short term. He had to re-cultivate and reinforce the Divine Spell of Retrospection.

And his intuition told him.

Even if he could cultivate and reinforce the Divine Spell of Retrospection.

Things should not exceed three.

The Divine Spell of Retrospection could be cultivated and reinforced at most three times.

After three times, even the Divine Spell of Retrospection could no longer help him resist the erosion of the Cosmos’ regression loops.

And if he encountered another regression loop of the entire Cosmos by then.

Then his memories and cognition might even be permanently eroded and altered.

Just like those immortals and Buddhas in Spirit Mountain and the Heavenly Court who believed they had successfully preserved their memories through the Cosmos’ regression loops by relying on the Divine Spell of Retrospection.

They believed they held the truth about the entire Cosmos.

But in reality, their memories and cognition had long since suffered terrifying erosion and alteration.

So much so that they truly believed the Buddhist order had transformed this Cosmos under their control into a Journey to the West theme universe.

But no.

This Cosmos was not actually the Great Journey to the West Cosmos.

The story that took place in this Cosmos had never had anything to do with Journey to the West from the very beginning.

It was someone.

That mastermind behind the scenes.

He had already successfully altered and distorted the cognition of all living beings in the entire Cosmos.

Making every lifeform in this Cosmos believe that such a Great Journey to the West Cosmos truly existed.

But in reality, how could the Buddhist order possibly transform a Cosmos with Journey to the West as its theme?

It seems I have gradually drawn close to the truth about This Realm, in Mortal Peril.

But likewise.

The closer I get to this truth.

The regression loops from the mastermind will follow right behind.

It seems this should be his bottom line.

No.

Rather, he hopes I will believe this is his bottom line.

So he wants me to deal with that Patriarch Bodhi.

Or rather, he wants me to believe Patriarch Bodhi is the mastermind.

The Mind Monkey, the Heart Demon.

I understand.

No wonder he created the Great Journey to the West Cosmos.

So it was to subdue his own heart?

No wonder the Buddhist Supremes did not care and did not intervene.

If I am not mistaken.

The real truth should be like this.

The Stone Monkey was not a Son of Buddha nurtured by the Buddhist order.

On the contrary.

The Stone Monkey was merely the Son of Buddha nurtured by the Buddhist order, before he fused with the Dao through his own body — no.

Perhaps that person had already achieved Dao-Fusion, and when he wanted to attempt Dao-Sacrifice.

He accidentally suffered qi deviation and birthed a Heart Demon.

It may even be very likely that he encountered resistance from the Heavenly Dao of This Realm.

In any case, regardless.

This Son of Buddha nurtured by the Buddhist order birthed a Heart Demon.

And to subdue this Heart Demon.

He conveniently evolved the original Saha Macrocosm into the Great Journey to the West Cosmos.

Remade the Heart Demon into the Mind Monkey, transformed into the Stone Monkey of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit.

Thus, as long as Journey to the West was reenacted again and again, he could subdue his own Heart Demon without a trace.

He could even use it to thoroughly subdue and suppress the resistance from the Heavenly Dao.

And in one go, step into Dao-Sacrifice.

Hm, this really does seem like something the Old Lin family would do.

Countless clues linked together in Lin Qi’s mind.

The entire truth about This Realm was outlined and connected in his heart.

As expected.

He could not truly believe that all the other pieces chosen by the Supremes were trash like Lin Feng.

Rather, it was entirely possible that they were in no way inferior to him in cultivation strength, wisdom, and schemes.

They might even surpass him.

After all, when you really calculated it.

The support and investment from the Supremes that Lin Qi could obtain, growing and cultivating in the Heavenly Immortal Macrocosm, simply could not compare to the other Supreme pieces.

And the reason he became the most special one.

Was not actually because of how powerful he was, or how clever.

It was because he had received the least interference and support from other Supremes during his growth.

To put it plainly, Lin Qi’s foundation was the cleanest.

And on top of that, he had grown up in the Heavenly Immortal Macrocosm.

Thus.

There was no need to worry at all that after Lin Qi was chosen as the final piece, he would favor any one Supreme Force.

And this was the true reason Lin Qi could stand out among all the Supreme pieces.

As for the Dream Bubble Shadow divine ability Lin Qi created, that was secondary.

Lin Qi’s thoughts churned rapidly.

He had completely grasped the truth of what had happened in this Cosmos.

But this did not make Lin Qi feel relieved.

On the contrary.

He realized the severity of the situation.

Never mind fulfilling his original plan of destroying or consolidating the relationship between the Demon Buddha and the Buddhist order.

Now, even if he himself wanted to retreat intact, it would not be easy.

Because if the truth he had grasped at this moment was correct.

The true mastermind was not some powerhouse within the Buddhist order acting for personal gain.

Rather, it was the piece nurtured by the Buddhist order taking the final step before completing Dao-Sacrifice.

Thoroughly subduing his own heart, subduing the Heart Demon.

Then wanting to oppose the other party was simply too difficult.

Because heaven’s timing, earth’s advantage, and human harmony were all on the opponent’s side.

The opponent even far surpassed him in cultivation realm.

More importantly, if the mastermind truly was the piece nurtured by the Buddhist Supremes.

Then upon learning that he also carried the expectations and favor of a Supreme.

The opponent would likely not only refuse to show mercy, but would instead be consumed by killing intent.

So, how was he supposed to win?