548: Misunderstand?

At this moment, inside the Human Race battleship, Zheng Qiong finally explained to Zhuge Tianming what the Shijia Clan was.

He said, “Once upon a time, the Sacred Ancestor of the God Spirit Esoteric Sect was a member of the Shijia Clan. They appeared to be giant apes, but in reality, they were full of wisdom, no different from humans.”

“And now, most of the powerhouses of the God Spirit Esoteric Sect also come from the Shijia Clan.”

“But the Sacred Ancestor never considered himself the creator of the God Spirit Esoteric Sect, because he truly knew nothing about all the current doctrines.”

“He merely awakened Divine Power by accident, becoming a kind of faith.”

“Later, other members of the Shijia Clan tried to explain all of this, and gradually, this faith gained doctrines. To put it simply, it gained a logical foundation, which was then slowly supplemented and became increasingly meticulous, eventually forming a religion.”

“To be honest, I have quite a bit of prejudice against them. I also don’t understand why I, an absolute materialist, would be called Junior Martial Uncle by a group of religious people, just because I am the Sacred Ancestor’s only Disciple.”

“Later, the Dragon Subduing Buddha asked me to look at their doctrines, and I said I wouldn’t, as it must be a bunch of brainwashing stuff.”

“But what impressed me was that the Dragon Subduing Buddha told me that this doctrine could enable people to explain this world!”

“Coupled with the fact that I saw the true essence of elements in the Daoist Bagua, and Miles said that Buddhism originated from Dao.”

“I then thought, perhaps I really should see what the wisdom of their Shijia Clan is.”

In the battlefield, Ape Riot suddenly sighed and said, “I can feel that Your Excellency is very resistant to Buddhist Dharma.”

“But I believe there might be some misunderstanding between us.”

“Because after I descended upon the Galaxy, I observed most of the temples on Blue Star.”

“I then understood that the path here, just like outside, has gone astray, and it’s normal for people to have prejudices about it.”

“But you are different. If you don’t Cultivate Buddhist Dharma, it would truly be a great pity!”

Ye Kuang scoffed, saying, “Sorry, this young master never believes in ghosts or gods. If it weren’t for the indeed powerful Sacred Spirit Power, I truly wouldn’t be interested in this Buddhist Dharma.”

As soon as these words were spoken, Ape Riot was on the verge of tears, saying, “Indeed, the misunderstanding is great.”

“The core of Buddhism is to become a Buddha and be one’s own master.”

“It’s like what you often say, ‘Lay down the butcher’s knife and instantly become a Buddha.’ Don’t the last four characters of that phrase mean that everyone can become a Buddha?”

“And which theistic religion allows its followers to become gods? In their eyes, this is a blasphemy against God!”

“Therefore, Buddhism is truly an atheistic religion!”

As soon as these words came out, many people, including Ye Kuang, showed a hint of confusion on their faces.

Buddhism is actually an atheistic religion?

This truly shattered many people’s preconceived notions about Buddhism.

Ape Riot leisurely said, “Why would a person believe in Buddhism?”

“There are only two reasons.”

“One is to wish for the care of the divine Buddhas.”

“The second is to wish to become a Buddha.”

“Neither of these points is problematic.”

“After all, becoming a Buddha has a threshold.”

“It’s also right for ordinary people to pursue the first point, as there are indeed Buddhist Disciples outside who can fulfill the wishes of ordinary beings.”

“Of course, we cannot help you achieve eternal life.”

Ape Riot chuckled lightly and continued, “Why do I say that the path of the church has gone astray?”

“The fundamental reason is that we overestimated the personal quality of most beings.”

“A Buddha represents a great enlightened one, a great Karma accumulator.”

“A Bodhisattva represents a minor enlightened one, who still needs to accumulate Karma. So you can see that all Bodhisattvas in the Galaxy will say that they need to save all sentient beings. This is their path to becoming a Buddha.”

“An Arhat, on the other hand, is an initial enlightened one. They still need to undergo various Cultivations to reach the Realm of a Bodhisattva before they can go out and spread the teachings.”

“Ordinary people, we call sentient beings.”

“And the problem is that many people go out to preach without even reaching the threshold of an Arhat. What can they preach?”

“Furthermore, not reaching the Realm of an Arhat means that one’s six senses are not pure, and greed, anger, and delusion still Haunt daily. Over time, one will be misled from their original intention by everything gained from their false abilities, thus becoming 'possessed by a demon'.”

“I don’t know since when, the number of ‘demons’ grew more and more, and eventually, my God Spirit Esoteric Sect became despised by everyone.”

“Perhaps that mysterious senior in the Galaxy, seeing that the God Spirit Esoteric Sect outside had already gone astray, wanted to try to continue spreading the doctrines of the God Spirit Esoteric Sect here, to let everything start anew.”

“But unexpectedly, it still went astray in the end.”

“It seems that everything was already destined from the beginning.”

“Everyone becoming a Buddha is just an illusionary dream.”

“But still, the same words: you are different!”

“Ye Kuang, whether you believe it or not, this monk is not here to contend with you today. I hope you can listen to what I am about to say.”

…

Then, the entire place fell silent.

Everyone was listening to Ape Riot’s voice.

It must be said, this giant ape spoke quite interestingly.

He explained many things in an easy-to-understand way.

For example, “affinity.”

He said that affinity is the reason why he and Ye Kuang are standing here today, a kind of subtle “just right.”

Because originally, the person who was supposed to go up was not him, but another person.

As a result, the higher-ups temporarily changed their minds and suddenly replaced him.

This is his “affinity” with him.

What then is the meaning of “emptiness”?

Emptiness is not non-existence or absence.

Rather, it exists only at this moment, and in the next moment, it will transform into another form, like an Ephemeral flower.

“Emptiness” means “impermanence.”

Thus, the concept of “True Self, Wondrous Emptiness” emerged.

Then he spoke about “Dependent Origination and Emptiness,” “Karma and Reincarnation,” “All Formations are Impermanent,” “All Dharmas are Without Self,” and so on…

Next were the “Eightfold Path” and the “Four Noble Truths.”

Ape Riot saw that people’s attention was becoming more focused and they were growing more interested in what he was saying, so he spoke with even more vigor.

Unknowingly, the entire battlefield was covered in golden light, like a sacred altar.

Kong Fangxiang and Zhuge Tianming were listening the most attentively.

Because one came from Confucianism.

The other came from Daoism.

The more they listened, the more interesting they found it. No wonder Buddhism could once stand shoulder to shoulder with them; there truly was something profound within it.

And Zheng Qiong’s brows were furrowed into a mountain range.

Because he finally understood why Miles ultimately said that Buddhism originated from Dao.

These two schools, though their paths diverge, ultimately lead to the same destination. While their methods of Cultivation differ, their ultimate goal is to pursue the Perfection of their inner and outer Realm.

Finally, this dharma talk lasted for a full three days and three nights.

Until some people suddenly realized, wasn’t this a fight?

Wasn’t this the Dignity Battle?

At this moment, Ape Riot chuckled awkwardly and stopped his incessant speech, then directly chose to surrender, and walked back with a look of profound satisfaction.

His movements were clean and fluid, like flowing clouds and water.

In an instant, the whole world was stunned.

Even Ye Kuang was dumbfounded.

He just left?