Black Myth: You and I are both destined

There was a glimmer of joy in Patriarch Bodhi's eyes, and that light was like a bright star suddenly appearing in the night sky.

At his level, he should not show his emotions. After all, he has experienced the vicissitudes of life and witnessed countless changes, and he has long developed a calm state of mind.

However, his joy at this moment was so obvious that anyone could see it, and there was even a hint of excitement, as if a huge rock was thrown into the calm lake, causing ripples.

"You call me Master?"

There was a hint of surprise in Patriarch Bodhi's voice, mixed with an indescribable relief.

When Tianming heard this, his voice became louder and he kept calling "Master, Master-husband".

The clear and firm shout echoed in the air.

"I came here and obtained the magic skills from the land temple, which are exactly the same as those of the Great Sage."

"You are his master. Who else could it be if not you secretly teaching me?"

Tianming's eyes were full of confidence and admiration.

"Since you teach me magic, you are naturally my master."

Hearing this, the smile on Bodhi Patriarch's face froze, replaced by a deep thought. He stared at Tianming quietly, as if he wanted to see through his eyes and see into the depths of his soul.

"You are born smart, so sensible and sincere. Child, you must have suffered a lot in this unfair world."

The words of Patriarch Bodhi were like a warm spring breeze, gently blowing through Tianming's heart.

Tianming didn't expect that Patriarch Bodhi would express such concern at this time. His nose felt sore and all the persecution and grievances he had suffered during this period came to his mind.

Those difficult days, those moments of being misunderstood and oppressed, came back like a tide.

I can endure any hardship, but I am most afraid of hearing others' genuine concern.

He curled his lower lip and tried to adjust himself.

"It's okay, it's over."

Patriarch Bodhi frowned slightly, and those wrinkles seemed to contain endless worries and concerns.

"Child, this hasn't even started yet. If you have any questions, just ask. There's still too little I can do to help you."

Tianming did not feel that Bodhi Patriarch’s help was too little and he was grateful.

"I am grateful to Master for his protection. I came here today to find out why the world has become like this. Is there still hope for this world?"

This question is like a heavy rock, weighing on Tianming's heart, and also on the heart of every person in this world who longs for a fair life.

The gods and Buddhas in this world are already beyond redemption and must be eliminated as soon as possible, but there are still other living beings. No matter how angry they are, they cannot let this world become nothingness.

Patriarch Bodhi took out his whisk and waved it gently.

A picture appeared in front of the two people. The picture was like an ancient scroll, slowly unfolding and telling the story of the years.

"One gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things."

The voice of Bodhi Patriarch is low and distant, as if it is a call from ancient times.

"Heaven and earth are originally one; they are both complete and one." Those words contain profound philosophy that makes people fall into deep thought.

"The two innate energies that are born are Lingyun and Jiuyou." Lingyun and Jiuyou are like the two poles of yin and yang, interdependent and mutually restrictive.

"After the birth of all things, the magical power of spiritual essence was discovered. It can strengthen the body, perform magic, and prolong life."

The power of spiritual essence makes all things full of vitality and hope.

"The strong among them developed selfish desires. Not only did they absorb the spiritual essence of heaven and earth without restraint, they also robbed it from others."

There was a hint of helplessness and a sigh in Patriarch Bodhi's eyes.

"They occupied the peach garden, which had the most spiritual essence in the world, and discovered the peaches that could store spiritual essence. They established the Heavenly Palace there, calling themselves gods, and drove their companions, whose spiritual essence they had sucked out, to remote places. This is how the creatures in the mortal world were born."

The establishment of the Heavenly Palace marked the beginning of the struggle for power and injustice.

"Later, a wise god among their group discovered that if those creatures who were driven away and became mortal creatures had faith in the gods above, then the gods above could absorb the meager spiritual essence in them again!"

"Although the spiritual essence that an individual can provide is very little, there are countless creatures in the lower world. If we accumulate a little, we can actually collect enough spiritual essence to compete with the Heavenly Court."

The wise gods tried to find a balance, but this also triggered new conflicts.

"So the god told this secret to some lesser gods who were dissatisfied with the Heavenly Court, and they left for the West with them. They established a new power on a high mountain - the Western Heaven, to compete with the Heavenly Court in the East. The mountain where they established their power was also named Lingshan because it meant to collect more spiritual essence."

The rise of Lingshan has brought new contradictions.

Patriarch Bodhi shook his head and sighed, "Everything started with greed. The spiritual essence of this world and the Nine Netherworlds are mutually restrained. One is power, and the other is nothingness. They maintain a delicate balance. Neither can be lost. They are the foundation of the existence of the world and must not be shaken."

Greed is the root of all disasters. It breaks the balance and brings destruction.

"Now that billions of years have passed, the spiritual essence has been completely absorbed by the gods, and the energy of the Nine Netherworlds is no longer blocked, and it has flowed into the human world."

The spread of the Nine Netherworld Qi has plunged the world into crisis.

Patriarch Bodhi looked behind him, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

"These great gods and saints from the Three Realms and Six Paths did not come here to stop the disaster because of their noble character. They are sinners. How can the gods who survived the robbery of spiritual essence be clean?"

The hypocrisy and selfishness of gods and Buddhas were fully exposed at this moment.

"It's just that now they have no choice but to come here to fight to the death because they are powerless. What they want is still immortality."

The desire for immortality has trapped them in an endless cycle of reincarnation.

Hearing this, Tianming immediately thought of what Sun Wukong said to Erlang Shen in the fragments of time and space.

"Immortality? Aren't the Three Realms and Six Paths destroyed by these four words?" It turned out that the Great Sage had already known the truth of this world at that time.

"Master, I understand. Without life and death, there is only nothingness. Immortality should not be pursued. It is an eternal cage. These people are trapped here because of those four words."

Patriarch Bodhi nodded with satisfaction.

"Ruzi is teachable. Now that you understand, what will you choose?"

"I don't know!" Tianming's answer was very straightforward, but it seemed to be beyond Master Bodhi's expectations.

He asked with great interest. "Why do you say that, disciple?"

Tianming bowed deeply to Patriarch Bodhi, and then answered seriously, "Since immortality does not bring good results, the best thing in the world is the cycle of life and death. Only with life and death can there be inheritance."

Tianming's eyes flashed with determination. "I don't know how to stop the disaster in front of me. The saints can't do it, and I don't have any idea. But I know that I should try my best to do the right thing first, so that the inheritance will not be cut off."