Chapter 525: Is the Master going to take action again?

Buddhism, as one of the four gates to the universe, is very different from the other three gates.

Confucianism and military affairs have been defending the destiny of the Dayu Dynasty from beginning to end. Although Taoism fought openly and secretly with the Dayu Dynasty, that was also caused by the Immortal Palace. Taoism was also a part of the Dayu Dynasty system in the beginning, but Buddhism was the only one that was not under the jurisdiction of Dayu from the beginning.

The first Emperor Yu used Buddhism to refine the Buddha pillar, but Buddhism was not created by Emperor Yu. Buddhism already existed in the Great Wilderness and even in more ancient times.

Buddhism is also a method of cultivation. Even after hundreds of thousands of years of evolution, Buddhist disciples and cultivators of Dayu's Taoist tradition still seem particularly out of place when standing together.

Perhaps this was not a good thing in the eyes of the Dayu Dynasty?

Shen Ziqing thought deeply, but Li Yanmo was thinking about something else.

Although Buddhism, like Taoism, is not under the jurisdiction of Dayu, Buddhism itself is not located in any big state, but in a small state. Rather than occupying a certain place, it is more like the entire small state is a Buddhist holy land. Everyone in that state is a Buddhist disciple, so there is a huge gap in the cultivation level of Buddhist disciples, and many Buddhist disciples are even ordinary people.

From the perspective of strength, destroying Buddhism is not a difficult task. The Dayu Dynasty has Taoist pillars and a large number of high-quality monks. They were hidden before purely because they were worried about the Taoist sect causing trouble. Now Dayu no longer needs to guard against the Taoist alliance of millions of sects, so he can play that card however he wants. The only thing that needs to be watched out for is the Eternal Black Hand Immortal Palace hiding in the dark, but Li Yanmo dares not bet that as long as the Immortal Palace dares to show up, the lineup originally used to destroy Buddhism will immediately turn around and destroy the Immortal Palace.

From the perspective of impact, every state where Buddhism is located is a Buddhist holy land, and everyone is a Buddhist disciple. If Buddhism is really to be destroyed, everyone will be the target of destruction. Just kill them all in one breath, or even be ruthless and directly destroy the small state of the Buddhist holy land. What impact will that have?

Therefore, for the Dayu Dynasty, destroying Buddhism was not an impossible task, and it could even be said to be not a difficult task.

And the Dayu Dynasty had enough reasons.

The Buddhist sect in the past tried to replace national laws with Buddhist teachings. Today, Buddhist disciples use mounts as an excuse to shield monsters, and monsters are able to use the secrets of Buddhist teachings.

For the Dayu Dynasty, what was important was the Buddha pillar rather than Buddhism.

In response to Shen Ziqing's question, Ji Fa, the eighth prince, answered seriously, "Mr. Shen, do you know what the Dayu Dynasty thinks of cultivators?"

Shen Ziqing thought for a moment and replied, "The shortcut to becoming an immortal is to cultivate. Countless people in the Dayu Dynasty were influenced by the cultivators and regarded cultivation as a panacea. Many people abandoned their families for cultivation. Therefore, the Dayu Dynasty always believed that the connection between the cultivators and the people should be cut off."

After saying that, Shen Ziqing knew what Ji Fa meant.

“Now that Taoism has returned to the control of the Great Yu Dynasty, it is not difficult to eliminate the influence of Taoist monks on the people. So it is the turn of those who are not in Taoism to be considered as Buddhist monks.”

Ji Fa nodded, then shook his head, his eyes gradually becoming deeper, "There are many Taoist monks, but most of them are arrogant. Unless they find some talented seedlings, they will not even contact mortals."

"But Buddhist disciples are different—"

"They will take the initiative to contact mortals and persuade them to become monks."

"It would be fine if they were all mortals, but they are monks. As long as they ask, the mortals will definitely become monks."

"Once the Taoists are completely separated from the people of Dayu, the Buddhists will become even more terrible [pests]!"

Ji Fa emphasized the words very much, and Shen Ziqing subconsciously felt that the evaluation of pests was a bit exaggerated, but when he thought about the fact that if Li Yanmo had not rescued them ten years ago, their family would have been turned into ghosts by the tiger demon using Buddhism, Shen Ziqing remained silent.

Was that an unprecedented and unparalleled accident? It's still a trivial matter.

Li Yanmo picked up the cup and turned it gently. "This is indeed a preparation that can accomplish something without the need for east wind."

"Brother Li, you?"

Li Yanmo put down the teacup and said, "I plan to go to the holy place of Buddhism."

After hearing this, Jifa and Leng Ningshuang were not surprised at all, and even became excited.

The last time Li Yanmo took action personally was against Bahuang.

As a result, everyone has seen that the Immortal Temple is just like a street on the side of the road.

"Master, what are you doing?" Shen Ziqing hesitated.

"Second brother, keep an eye on the business for the time being, and don't be too eager to achieve success with the agricultural machinery and magic weapons," Li Yanmo rubbed his forehead, "Are you two interested in going to the Buddhist holy land with me?"

"Of course I'm interested!" Leng Ningshuang rubbed his hands excitedly.

Ji Fa was silent for a while and then shook his head, "I will not participate in this matter."

"Do you have any other plans recently?" Li Yanmo remembered the plan of the Dayu Dynasty to completely destroy Buddhism.

Since the Dayu Dynasty was prepared to destroy Buddhism in one fell swoop, Ji Fa, as the prince, would definitely participate in it.

"Not entirely."

Ji Fa's eyes flashed and he hesitated, as if he was trying to evade the question, but Leng Ningshuang pointed it out directly.

"You don't want to see Dao Hai, or rather... you don't want to have any interaction with Dao Hai before killing him, lest both sides feel uncomfortable at that time."

Having his thoughts seen through, Ji Fa sighed helplessly, "He's a good guy."

Even though he hated Buddhism like Leng Ningshuang, he did not refute it.

"I'll tell him," Li Yanmo supported his chin with his left hand and swung the teacup back and forth in his right hand. The bottom of the cup rubbed back and forth on the table, making a creaking sound.

Being friends with Dao Hai is one reason.

One reason is that Buddhism has existed in the universe for a long time, and if it were to disappear rashly it might trigger other potential dangers.

But what prompted Li Yanmo to decide to go to the Buddhist holy land to contact Buddhism during this period was the option that if necessary, the Dayu Dynasty would massacre all Buddhists.

He didn't know the real reason that prompted Emperor Yu to make such a choice, but this decision was a signal.

Buddhism will only be destroyed when it is absolutely necessary. The Dayu Dynasty has everything ready, and they can wait for a while and not have to do so, allowing everything to fall into place naturally.

Li Yanmo was not sure whether there would be so many accidents and coincidences, but Li Yanmo wanted to give it a try.

The Buddhist holy land is a small state called Juezhou.

Li Yanmo considered that he was the only one who could replace the golden elixir, so before setting off, he first governed the leaders of various sects so that if they wanted to replace the golden elixir, they could arrange for people to come immediately.

Li Yanmo originally planned to help a group of people replace their golden elixirs at a high intensity day and night, but what Li Yanmo did not expect was that when these sect leaders heard that he was going to Juezhou, they immediately said that they were not in a hurry at all. Even those Tianjiao elders who were replacing their golden elixirs in Ganzhou said that they could postpone the formation of the golden elixir for the time being.

After thinking about it, Li Yanmo understood the situation.

These people probably thought that he, the chess player, was going to make another move.

(End of this chapter)