After the Battle of Zhuolu Plain, Li Molin, leading the Xuanjia Army, and Liuli, leading the divine beast youths, continued to relentlessly attack the righteous sects. However, the Buddhist and Taoist factions, still harboring resentment over Liang Yihan's matter, were unable to unite to resist the demons' attacks, allowing the demons to reap the benefits.
By this time, five powerful Daoist sects had been destroyed by the Xuanjia Army led by Li Molin, and five weak emerging Buddhist temples and two medium-strength Buddhist temples had been destroyed by the divine beast youth led by Liuli.
The remaining Taoist sects and Buddhist temples in the Central Plains clearly sensed the crisis of mutual dependence, but the Yuan Taoist sect was slow to hand over Liang Yihan, leaving the Buddhist temples with no way to back down. Instead, the delay made them increasingly angry, and their resentment towards the Taoist sects deepened.
The reason why Yuanling had to withstand pressure from all sides to protect Liang Yihan was that the Human Emperor had clearly stated that as long as Liang Yihan was alive, he would use the power of the royal family in the secular world to continuously help the Taoist sect develop its traditions, spread its doctrines, and build Taoist temples and gates.
This temptation was too great for Yuandao Sect and even the entire Taoist sect. It was an opportunity for them to completely suppress Buddhism in the secular world. When Taoist doctrines spread throughout the Central Plains, the endless stream of believers' thoughts would be an unparalleled merit for them, the Taoist disciples.
The conflict between Buddhism and Taoism has dragged on for millions of years. What they are fighting over is nothing more than the power of the believers' faith.
Because the struggle for orthodox lineage greatly weakened the strength of the righteous path in the Central Plains, at this time, the masters and elders of various sects of Taoism all came out of seclusion to join the resistance against the demon race. The demon race also sent its highly skilled members to the Central Plains to be at Li Molin's command.
Currently, ten of the thirty-six demons under the Demon Lord have come to the Central Plains, each leading an army of a thousand men. Of these ten demons, four are at the Demon Lord level and six are at the late stage of the Demon Heart level.
The arrival of ten demon generals and ten thousand demon soldiers has accelerated the demons' pace in attacking the righteous sects. If the righteous sects do not unite to resist the demons, they will be defeated one by one by the demons sooner or later.
None of the righteous disciples wanted to see this situation, but the Buddhist disciples were furious that Liang Yihan had not been executed and refused to accept the Taoist alliance. Meanwhile, the Taoist sects saw that Liang Yihan could give them a great victory in the struggle for Taoist lineage and allow them to maintain the Taoist dominance over Buddhism for thousands of years to come, and to gain the benefits of the endless stream of spiritual power from the believers in the Central Plains for their cultivation. So how could they be willing to hand over Liang Yihan?
Thus, the relationship between Buddhism and Taoism reached a stalemate, allowing the demons to gain the upper hand.
It was the winter month of November in the Gregorian calendar year 2545. There was an array left behind by the Taoist sect on Ming Mountain, which protected the mountain. The temperature on the mountain was just right, as warm as spring.
Liuli, along with a group of mythical beast youths, destroyed a nunnery that had recently sprung up. After returning to Mingshan, Liuli dismissed the youths and told them to rest. She herself returned to the west wing of the Yiqing Palace and sat in the main hall to rest.
The two doors of the main hall were wide open, and the main seat, where Liuli sat, offered a clear view of the outside world. The lotus flowers in the pond in the courtyard were in full bloom, and their fragrance drifted into the hall on the breeze, a truly refreshing scent.
Liuli held a teacup in her hand, the rising steam blurring the view outside the hall. Her gaze was blank as she stared at the summer-only beauty reflected in the pond, her eyes deep in thought, pondering where to attack next.
After a long while, she picked up the cup lid, brushed the tea leaves, took a sip of tea, swallowed the warm tea, and muttered to herself, "Liang Yihan will eventually find a way to get rid of the Buddhist sect's hatred towards him. As long as the Buddhist sect has a way out, the struggle between the Taoist and Buddhist sects will immediately stop... It's time to attack a powerful sect. Let's start with... Bodhi Temple."
Having said that, her gaze became fixed.
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