Chapter 1 The Other Shore Heavenly Stairway

A gentle breeze blew on the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway.

Lu Changsheng stood motionless, his green robe fluttering in the wind. Beneath his feet were golden lotuses of merit, above his head golden clouds of merit, and behind him, a golden wheel of merit floated into view.

Merit emerged after each Mind Inquiry Test.

Now that he had walked halfway up the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway, naturally, merit filled the sky.

Below the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway,

all the background figures quietly watched Lu Changsheng, waiting for him.

Everyone's eyes were filled with envy.

So much merit.

You had to know, the Buddhist faith placed great importance on merit.

Now, watching Lu Changsheng take each step, golden lotuses springing from the ground and golden clouds descending from the sky, they were naturally incomparably envious.

At the same time, they were also curious about what had happened to Lu Changsheng, why he had suddenly stopped.

Before, although Lu Changsheng had paused with each step, he hadn't stopped completely.

The only time he had really paused was when he had just stepped onto the stairs.

Could it be that he was going to cause some trouble again?

Many people couldn't help but guess.

No one had expected that Lu Changsheng had stopped because the questions were simply too numerous and too weak, making him unwilling to answer them anymore.

Not only did he not want to answer, but he had even forcefully countered with a question of his own.

However, at the instant Lu Changsheng uttered the three words "Who am I!"

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Suddenly, the entire Other Shore Heavenly Stairway began to tremble, and even the entire world seemed to shake.

Everyone was astonished.

They didn't know what was happening.

Why, after simply stopping for a moment, did the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway react so strangely? It was too terrifying.

But everyone discovered that along with this frantic trembling,

countless golden clouds of merit appeared in the sky, covering Lu Changsheng's head as if they were mad, almost solidifying.

And golden lotuses of merit surged out frantically beneath Lu Changsheng's feet.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Everyone was stunned.

What was going on?

Before, it could be explained that he had passed the Mind Inquiry Test, and these were merit rewards, adding some extraordinary phenomena to make him seem impressive.

But now, he could just stand still?

Was merit free?

Everyone was jealous, so jealous in their hearts.

Looking at the frantic merit, everyone wanted to rush up and collect some.

There was simply too much merit, and it was all presented in a profound yellow color.

Merit also had purity.

Among them, profound yellow merit was supreme merit.

So much profound yellow merit could condense a congenital merit treasure.

You had to know that for the Buddhist faith, a merit treasure was extremely important.

But even the Da Luo experts of the Buddhist faith, the Arhats in the Western Paradise, might not have a congenital treasure.

Let alone a congenital merit treasure.

They really wanted it too much.

It wasn't just everyone below the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway.

At the same time, in the Western Paradise, countless Buddhas watched this scene and couldn't help but question their lives.

What was going on? Could it be that the Western Paradise's merit was leaking out?

Otherwise, where would so much merit come from in the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway?

Moreover, why didn't they have this situation when they walked it back then?

They were a little jealous in their hearts.

There was no way around it, they really coveted it.

But looking at the Supreme Buddha Mother above, with her dignified appearance, no one moved, no one spoke.

No one dared to move if the Buddha Mother didn't say anything.

Who else could cause so much profound yellow merit to appear in the Western Paradise besides the Buddha Mother?

However, the Buddha Mother, sitting above, was also a little stunned when she saw this scene.

This really wasn't her doing, not her arrangement.

Even she herself didn't know that such a situation would occur.

She had Lu Changsheng walk the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway, but she didn't have any other meaning.

She just saw that even the Lord of Ten Thousand Buddhas called Lu Changsheng Shifu (Master), which meant that Lu Changsheng, this Lord of Heavenly Mandate, had profound Buddhist nature.

She wanted to use the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway to test Lu Changsheng's Buddhist nature.

She also wanted to see what was extraordinary about the Lord of Heavenly Mandate from another aspect, and to verify some of her guesses.

But when Lu Changsheng stepped onto the stairs, she was a little confused.

This Other Shore Heavenly Stairway did indeed present Mind Inquiry Tests based on Buddhist nature, at most one test every seven steps.

The Xuanxin (Profound Heart) just now belonged to this level.

As a result, Lu Changsheng had a test every two steps.

How profound was his Buddhist nature?

This wasn't just the Lord of Heavenly Mandate, you were the real Lord of Ten Thousand Buddhas!

In this situation, accompanied by golden lotuses springing from the ground and merit phenomena, there was nothing wrong with it.

This also allowed the Buddha Mother to confirm some of her guesses.

But just now, she saw Lu Changsheng open his mouth and whisper a sentence.

"Who am I?"

The Buddha Mother heard these words, and before she could even think, a terrifying feeling appeared.

She felt as if the entire sky had fallen, as if the entire Western Paradise was about to collapse.

And the merit that was frantically gathering was the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway, the Western Paradise, apologizing to Lu Changsheng.

The Buddha Mother was stunned, even a little dumbfounded.

What was going on?

Asking "Who am I?" made the entire Western Paradise apologize.

It was outrageous.

Lord of Heavenly Mandate? No, definitely not!

At this moment, the Buddha Mother's guess was verified.

She could confirm that Lu Changsheng was definitely not just the Lord of Heavenly Mandate.

At the same time,

Lu Changsheng, standing on the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway, was also a little stunned.

What was going on?

Why did so much profound yellow merit appear?

Asking "Who am I?" could also produce merit?

Should he just go around asking it everywhere in the future?

This idea flashed through Lu Changsheng's mind.

He seemed to feel a will in the dark apologizing to him, saying that it wouldn't ask anymore, and that this merit was compensation.

"It's the artifact spirit, the will of the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway."

Lu Changsheng couldn't help but say in his heart.

Looking at the rich merit around him, Lu Changsheng couldn't help but be moved.

So much merit might allow his Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda (Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda) to take a further step.

Since it was an apology, then he would accept this apology, and the things that just happened would be forgotten.

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

Since he had accepted the apology, then there would be no problem if he took all the compensation, right? After all, it was all his now.

Immediately,

the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda (Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda) appeared above Lu Changsheng's head.

The pagoda had ten thousand layers, surrounded by thirty-three divine beasts, presenting supreme auspiciousness, with billions of strands of merit constantly falling down.

"A congenital merit treasure!"

"This is a congenital merit treasure!"

"How could he have a congenital merit treasure?"

"Heavens! Just who is he?!"

Everyone was shocked, and couldn't help but be envious.

If any of them had a congenital merit treasure, they could brag about it for a lifetime, and they would be the most dazzling star wherever they went.

In an instant, the profound yellow merit on the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway turned into merit dragons and poured into the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda (Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda).

The pagoda frantically absorbed this merit.

"Could it be that he wants to turn this congenital merit treasure into a creation merit treasure?"

Someone couldn't help but exclaim in shock.

"If it can transform into a creation merit treasure, then that would be too terrifying!"

"How is that possible? Besides the Supreme Buddha Mother, no one in the world is worthy of possessing a second creation merit treasure!"

"This merit is indeed thick, but it can only condense a congenital merit treasure at most, allowing this merit treasure to undergo a transformation! But it can't reach the level of a creation merit treasure."

"Looking at this scene, I'm so sad, I don't even know how to be jealous anymore!"

Many people couldn't help but speak, incomparably envious.

At this moment, the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda (Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda) was constantly transforming, constantly sublimating.

This merit was terrifying, very terrifying.