Chapter 1567 : The Florus VI Sutra

The Dao Lords’ Nascent Souls surged with ecstasy as they watched the leader among the 11 figures sweep his sleeve through the air. In that fleeting moment, the entire Violet Realm seemed to convulse—mountains and rivers inverting as if the world had been overturned.

When the various Nascent Soul Dao Lords regained their senses, they found themselves standing atop Verdant Chariot Mountain (Location).

They lifted their heads and beheld 11 immortals standing atop Verdant Chariot Mountain (Location), their eyes gazing down upon them in serene silence.

Thereupon, the crowd stirred in their hearts and knelt in unison, proclaiming, "We pay homage to the esteemed immortal ancestors."

"Hmm."

High in the void, Eldrin swept his gaze over the crowd and gave a slight nod of approval.

In the present Violet Realm, talents were emerging in great numbers. Before them stood no fewer than 10,000 Nascent Soul Dao Lords, among whom were over 300 Demigod Ancestors (Cultivation Realm), along with 2 individuals who had laid the foundation to achieve immortality.

Among the 2 who had manifested their foundational cultivation, 1 was Chen Xingzu, a newly ascended immortal from the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization), while the other was the Divine Monk of Heavenly Tribulation.

Needless to say about the Chenxing Clan, while the Transcending Tribulation Divine Monk was once the abbot of the Western Extremity’s Tranquil Spirit Temple. Legend has it that the Transcending Tribulation Divine Monk was the reincarnation of a celestial Buddha—a venerable monk of unspeakable virtue.

Back in the day, during Eldrin’s (Person Name) ascension tribulation, the Tribulation Transcending Monk fell in order to aid him through the ordeal. Since then, the monk has undergone soul liberation and reincarnation within the Purple Realm.

Alas, the Tribulation Transcendent Monk’s soul had been too severely damaged. It was only after he rebuilt his Arhat Golden Body that he regained the memories of his past life.

However, after the Tribulation Transcending Monk regained his memories, he seemed to have unexpectedly recovered fragments of the memories belonging to the ancient Buddha.

Thus, throughout all these years, he never attained immortality. Instead, through a peculiar secret art, he continuously underwent tribulations and reincarnated within the Violet Realm, never ascending to become a Buddha.

To return to our topic, the current strength of the Violet Realm could hardly be described as anything less than formidable. 1 must understand that even among the immortal clans founded by celestials in the Heavenly Domain, many could scarcely boast of having over 1,000 Primordial Spirit Dao Lords under their banners.

Of course, such strength remained insignificant before Eldrin.

In the Eldrin Immortal Alliance of the celestial realm today, the number of immortals has surpassed 2,000, while Nascent Soul Dao Lords are beyond count.

At this thought, Eldrin recalled the matter at hand and turned to Chen Xingzu, saying, "The Violet Realm remains unassailed—it seems all is still well. Do you know how far the Starry Sky Demonic Tribe has advanced by now?"

Chen Xingzu’s expression turned grave as he spoke, “Reporting to the Immortal Ancestor, the Starry Sky Demonic Clan has now encircled the Great Barren Realm. Many of the True Demon Realm’s demonic patriarchs have seized this opportunity to launch assaults on the surrounding 3 1000 major realms.”

Eldrin nodded upon hearing this and said, "In that case, gather everyone and ensure you defend the Purple Realm with all your might against the attacks of the demonic cultivators and the Starfall Demon Clan. Leave the rest to me."

With those final words, Eldrin swept his sleeve and carried the crowd away, leaving only the Tribulation Transcendent Monk behind.

After hundreds of thousands of years apart, Eldrin remained quite courteous to the divine monk who had transcended tribulations. With a faint smile, he clasped his hands and said, "The Ancient Buddha has attained dual fruition in both cosmic principles and golden body—only the Buddhahood fruition remains to achieve complete perfection."

"It is said that the Ancient Buddha has already reincarnated 6 times. It seems ascension to Buddhahood will be achieved in this very lifetime."

As Eldrin began to speak slowly, the Lord of the Dao Palace and the others revealed looks of admiration.

Over the years, the reason the Divine Monk of Tribulation had not ascended to immortality was because he had awakened memories of his past life. Thus, he remained in the mortal realm to cultivate a supreme technique.

"Scripture of the Sixth Floro."

The Sutra of 6 Lifetimes is an exceedingly rare and supreme Buddhist scripture. It is said that by carrying this sutra through 6 lifetimes of cultivation, 1 can condense the Dao fruits of all 6 lifetimes into a single being, thereby attaining the supreme status of a Buddha.

Since regaining his memories, the Tribulation Transcending Monk had begun cultivating the 'Floro 6 Lives Sutra', successively mastering the forms of 6 great incarnations.

In his first life, he cultivated the Arhat Golden Body, achieving the status of a Half-Immortal Arhat whose might shook the Violet Realm.

Thereafter, he voluntarily abandoned his spiritual attainments and, through supreme great perseverance, dissolved his Arhat Golden Body into the Dao, leaving behind only a single Arhat Relic.

In the second life thereafter, the Tribulation Transcendent Monk arduously contemplated the 'Manjushri Sutra', comprehended the Bodhisattva Dharma, and once more cultivated the Golden Bodhisattva Body. Yet, he still chose to return the Dao to Heaven.

In his third life, he reincarnated as an ancient ape, ascending to a near-immortal realm revered as the Great Sage of Buddhism.

In his fourth life, he incarnated as a Celestial Deity of Heaven and Earth, ultimately embracing Buddhism to become an Ancient Buddha Venerable, guarding the world for 100,000 years.

In his fifth life, he transformed into an ancient spiritual root tree, growing beside the Silent Spirit Temple as he listened to Zen chants. Lost in contemplation for tens of thousands of years, he nearly ascended to immortality the moment he emerged into the world.

Now in his sixth incarnation, the Tribulation Transcendent Monk had returned to the human race, having cultivated the Arhat Golden Body and mastered the Dao Laws. It seemed he was not far from achieving complete enlightenment.

Eldrin knew full well that once this Tribulation Transcending Monk achieved his breakthrough, condensing his 6 lifetimes of Dao fruits into 1, his foundation and latent potential would transcend the mundane and surpass even the Lord of the Dao Palace and Lin Tianqi.

At this thought, Eldrin could not help but sigh, "The Mysteries of the Sixth World Sutra surpass even the Primordial Chaos Scroll in its profound wonders."

"This ancient and unparalleled scripture must surely be the ultimate heritage of a great Buddhist sect. For you to possess such a sutra, Senior, your previous incarnation must have held an extraordinary status."

Upon hearing this, the Tribulation Transcension Monk’s gaze flickered slightly, and he shook his head involuntarily.

He sighed softly before speaking, "The memories of my past life as a Buddha remain unrecovered to this day. Only this ancient scroll remains inscribed within my mind."

"Yet I have gained some insight. This humble monk's past incarnation was most likely an ancient Buddha who ascended from the Violet Realm in ages past."

Eldrin (Person Name) gave a slight nod upon hearing this.

He now understood that this scroll of the Floro Sixth Scripture was likely an ancient secret canon of the Great Luo Sect.

The Buddhist and Daoist traditions of the Violet Realm both possess truly extraordinary lineages.

The Dao Palace Sanctuary traces its lineage to the 'Ancient Immortal Liuxu'. Their foundational scripture, the 'Scripture of Sitting in Oblivion', serves as the introductory manual to the 'Way of Sitting in Oblivion'—a Great Luo sect within the immortal realm.

The Buddhist sect is no exception. This lineage traces its origins to Manjushri Bodhisattva (Deity), who is likewise an existence at the Great Roaming (Cultivation Realm) level.

Within the Violet Realm, the ancestral seat of the Buddhist order—the 'Western Pole's Tranquil Spirit Monastery'—traces its celestial lineage to the 'Tranquil Spirit Radiance Buddha' (Deity), a direct disciple of Manjushri Bodhisattva. It is said this venerable 1 stands as an 'Ancient Buddha' (Deity), a being whose power rivals that of the primordial immortals.

With a Buddhist Mahayana like Manjushri Bodhisattva as his backing, it seemed almost predestined that the Ascetic Monk could inherit the 'Sutra of the Sixth Buddha’s Legacy'.

After all, many immortals who had ascended from the Violet Realm received the Violet Immortal Lord's patronage, with quite a few cultivating to the Earth Immortal or even the Celestial Immortal realm.

If the Tribulation Transcendent Monk had cultivated to the Celestial Immortal realm in his past life, then obtaining the secret ancient scripture 'Floro 6 Worlds Sutra'—a great Luo Dao lineage of the Buddhist tradition—would seem entirely reasonable.

The Sutra of 6 Kalpas could merge the Dao fruits of 6 kalpas into a single being. Once mastered, it would enable 1 to defy the heavens and alter fate, forging a foundation of earthshaking, unparalleled magnitude. Without hesitation, it could be said that this was the most supreme among the great Luo secret traditions—a treasure that would stir the hearts of even celestial immortals and mighty figures.

However, Eldrin (Person Name) was well aware that such a supreme ancient scripture, 1 that involved the Buddhist Mahayana figure 'Manjusri Bodhisattva', was no longer something that could be casually stolen and studied.