Return of the Immortal Emperor Daddy novel Chapter 709

Chapter 709: Chapter 712 Irresistible Destiny [4th Update]

Wu Tian had never expected Miaoshan to be suited for Guanyin’s legacy. But on second thought, some stories told of Guanyin being named Miaoshan when she was a mortal.

Both of them were named Miaoshan. Was this not the very definition of a fateful connection?

Wu Tian suddenly understood why Miaoshan was fated to have no connection with love or marriage in this life.

When Wu Tian returned to his senses, he saw Miaoshan standing stiffly to one side. He knew she was acting this way because of the last words of King Wudong. He smiled and said, "He and I had a year-long bond as master and disciple. I never thought he would remember me even in death. Not bad, not bad at all."

Wu Tian glanced at Miaoshan again. "Your presence here tells me you’ve always wanted to know the reason you are fated to be unwed, correct?"

"Yes." Miaoshan nodded, her expression visibly excited. She hoped Wu Tian had the ability to explain it to her. Why was she fated to be unmarried? Any man set to marry her would invariably meet with disaster the day before the wedding. No one could understand what was happening. Consequently, Miaoshan was considered an ill omen, despised by King Wudong and shunned by the common folk.

"This is your destiny," Wu Tian stated word by word. "You were born with a mission! Other men are not worthy of you, and that is why they die."

Hearing this, Miaoshan was still confused. She cupped her hands in a salute and said, "Please, Immortal Emperor, enlighten me."

Wu Tian said indifferently, "The reason you have no affinity for love or marriage is because you are destined to enter the Buddhist Sect."

"The Buddhist Sect?" She was stunned. Disbelieving, Miaoshan continued, "Why am I destined to enter the Buddhist Sect?"

After speaking, Miaoshan let out a long sigh, a whirlwind of emotions churning in her heart.

Wu Tian walked up, patted her shoulder, and said, "The principles of the Buddhist Sect were introduced to this world by me. After ten thousand years, it has surely become a major Sect. But the Buddhist Sect I speak of is not them. It refers to you entering your own Buddhist path. This is your personal calling."

Back then, in his quest to seize the Mandate of Heaven, Wu Tian had created the Hundred Schools of Thought. Of course, he wasn’t an expert in everything, but he knew a little about many things, including classic lines from Buddhist scriptures:

*"All conditioned phenomena are like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow. Like dew and like a lightning flash. Thus should you meditate upon them."*

*"And, O Shariputra, form does not differ from emptiness, emptiness does not differ from form. Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. The same is true of feelings, perceptions, impulses, and consciousness..."*

Gradually, the Buddhist Religion emerged. Ten thousand years passed, and it developed a complete, systematic doctrine, unlike the fragmented teachings Wu Tian had originally passed down. Even so, in the Immortal Emperor Realm, Wu Tian’s title was the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Buddhas. He was also known as the Buddha of the Past, one of the three great Buddhas.

By the time Wu Tian learned of this, he was already the Immortal Emperor, but he paid it no mind. After ten thousand years, Wu Tian even wondered if the Buddhism of today was the same one he had once known.

"I... I still don’t understand." Miaoshan shook her head, a sudden, intense headache assailing her.

*"All gatherings of love are transient and fleeting,"* Wu Tian began to recite. *"Life is full of fear, our existence more fragile than morning dew. From love, sorrow is born; from love, fear is born. For one who is free from love, there is no sorrow and no fear."*

Looking at Miaoshan in this state, Wu Tian knew he had to guide her along the path. She could be the reincarnation of Guanyin, or she could be the successor Guanyin had preordained long ago.

Now, scriptures flowed from Wu Tian’s lips: *"I was a mendicant from the west, so why was I born into the Royal Family? For eighteen years I have known no freedom, with southern campaigns and northern wars—when will there be peace? Today, I cast it all aside and return to the west; I care not for your ten thousand generations or countless autumns."*

*"All that has a form is illusory. If you see that all forms are not truly forms, then you will see the Tathagata."*

As Wu Tian spoke, his words manifested as reality. In that moment, Miaoshan suddenly understood. Her gaze became limpid and enlightened, the confusion of her past gone.

Her cultivation surged, breaking through from the Foundation Establishment Realm directly to the Second Rank of the Heavenly King Realm, and this was far from the limit of her potential.

Hearing this, Wu Tian nodded. The little fellow in his arms curiously sized up Miaoshan. This woman seems to have become a completely different person. It wasn’t just her strength. From the little one’s perspective, her temperament, her bearing—everything about her had changed. How strange, the little one thought.

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