This was the first time Fang Jian had heard about this spiritual weapon, but it was not surprising. After all, he had only been in Heaven for a short time and there were many things he had not heard of.

Fang Jian then asked Zhang Qingyi, "Then do you know why this spiritual weapon was sealed away again?"

However, even Zhang Qingyi, a land god, knew about this spiritual weapon, but he had never heard of it. It was obvious that this "spiritual weapon" had been sealed up.

Zhang Qingyi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Excellency, because many spiritual artifacts were lost to the mortal world, allowing mortals to gain powerful powers and causing great harm to the order of the world, Taixuandu Province sealed them away."

Fang Jian nodded slightly and said, "I understand."

It seems that this matter is difficult. Although Zhang Qingyi said it simply, Fang Jian could imagine the turmoil these spiritual weapons caused in the human world.

Since Taixuandu Province has sealed it, Fang Jian will encounter very great resistance if he wants to refine the spiritual weapon again and distribute it to the mortal world.

Especially since the current chief envoy of Taixuan Province is Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, it would be very difficult to make this happen.

"You didn't explain it clearly in your memorial. Let me ask you, what if these spiritual weapons disrupt the order of the human world again after they are decentralized?" Fang Jian asked Zhang Qingyi.

Zhang Qingyi was already prepared for this question and answered calmly, "Sir, you can first distribute the spiritual weapons to those demon cultivators. All demon cultivators who have gained spiritual intelligence can be given spiritual weapons."

"Firstly, the demon cultivators in Xiniu Hezhou are now leaderless, and they have no choice but to submit to Xitian Mansion."

"Secondly, the demon cultivators of Xiniu Hezhou have already been intimidated by the majesty of the Shangshu and Xitian Mansion. As long as they are strictly controlled, they will never dare to act rashly."

Fang Jian stared at Zhang Qing and asked, "So, what's the purpose of doing this?"

Zhang Qing said, "Reporting to the Minister, it is to weaken the power of Buddhism. If the Minister wants to fully implement the Heavenly Law in Xiniu Hezhou, then it is imperative to weaken the power of Buddhism in Xiniu Hezhou."

"It is not wise to fight Buddhism head-on. The power of Xitian Mansion is still inferior to that of Buddhism. If we really want to fight Buddhism head-on, then Xitian Mansion will be caught in a difficult situation." Zhang Qingyi said.

Fang Jian nodded and said, "You're right."

Ever since Fang Jian arrived at Xitian Mansion, the means he used were to exploit the flaws and weaknesses revealed by the major Buddhist temples to carry out targeted attacks.

But if he were to fight directly with the entire Buddhist sect, no matter how strong Fang Jian was personally, he could only take care of one side. Up to now, the Buddhist sect had only lost some Buddhist temples at the hands of Fang Jian, and the true strength of the Buddhist sect had not yet been revealed.

"Therefore, if you want to weaken Buddhism, you must first weaken the faith in Buddhism. If every living being in Xiniu Hezhou holds a spiritual weapon, then the faith in Buddhism will also weaken." Zhang Qingyi said.

Why do people believe in gods and Buddhas? The original purpose is to survive. When mortals face the threats of natural disasters, man-made disasters, wild beasts, demons and ghosts, they naturally pray to gods and Buddhas for protection.

But if every mortal possesses a true immortal-level spiritual weapon, do they still need to seek the blessing of gods and Buddhas?

Even though this would shake the faith in Heaven, Heaven was more often responsible for "ruling" and "governance" rather than simply religious belief.

And don't forget, spiritual weapons are sent down from heaven. The moment mortals accept spiritual weapons from heaven, it means they have begun to believe in heaven.

So what's the point of weakening Buddhist faith? It has significant effects. First, it directly reduces Buddhism's fortune. Second, as long as the faith of ordinary people in Buddhism weakens, Buddhism will be unable to incorporate these believers into its own "reincarnation" path.

For example, if another character like Erlang Shen or Nezha were born in the world, and if they firmly believed in Buddhism, then their fate and reincarnation would be in the hands of Buddhism, and it would be difficult for the Heavenly Court to intervene.

But if this belief is weakened, then their fate and reincarnation will be controlled by heaven and hell.

As we all know, Taoism and Buddhism both have their own "small reincarnation paths", which can control the reincarnation and destiny of their believers on a small scale at the faith level. The underworld under the heaven is the "big reincarnation path", which is the place that controls the entire three realms under the heaven.

At this point, Zhang Qingyi added, "Western Heaven Prefecture can set up a government office specifically to oversee the release and use of spiritual weapons to prevent any potential incidents. The reason the spiritual weapons initially caused such a bloody storm in the mortal world and disrupted order was entirely because the Heavenly Court's attitude towards spiritual weapons was unclear and there were no strict laws to restrict them."

"Most importantly, the current situation in Xiniuhezhou is very conducive to doing so."

“So if Xitian Prefecture reopens spiritual weapons and sets up a special supervisory office, we can avoid repeating the same mistakes.” Zhang Qingyi said with conviction.

The reason why he was so confident was because the Shangshu of Xitian Prefecture in front of him was named Fang Jian. If it was Wen Tianxiang, he would definitely not have such confidence.

This is not because Zhang Qingyi looked down on Wen Tianxiang. Wen Tianxiang was upright and could be regarded as a moral role model for immortal officials. However, he definitely did not have the power of Fang Jian to do such a thing.

"Very good." Fang Jian nodded after listening. "Your memorial and your opinions are clearly organized, have clear goals, and are very feasible. Very good."

After Fang Jian pondered for a moment, he said to Zhang Qing, "You go back first. I will report this memorial to the Grand Envoy first."

Zhang Qingyi quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "I will obey the order of the law. I will take my leave."

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