Qi Wuhuo went up the mountain with an umbrella in the midst of the heavy snowstorm. When he was at the foot of the mountain, the wind and snow were particularly strong, as if covering the sky and the earth. However, as he went up the mountain, the wind and snow gradually subsided. The young Taoist shook the umbrella to shake off the fallen snow, then tucked the green bamboo umbrella under his arm and walked up.

In fact, it was already long past noon, and the time agreed upon between him and the great celestial being had also passed.

It's just that when Qi Wuhuo came out today, he had said that he had to go down the mountain to deal with worldly affairs, and he had already apologized to the Jade Pure Heavenly Venerable. Now that he was on the mountain, the wind and snow gradually stopped and disappeared. When he reached the halfway point, the sky was still clear. Qi Wuhuo stood on the mountainside, turned around and looked down, and saw the gathering of wind, snow and clouds. He had the illusion that he had stepped through the human world and walked into the sky.

He shook off his sleeves, brushed off the frost and snow on his sleeves, walked up the mountain, raised his eyes, and saw the golden sunlight. A pure Taoist was standing on a cliff at the top of the mountain, with a clear brow and a whisk in his arm, looking ethereal and indifferent. It was none other than the Jade Purity Yuanshi Great Heavenly Venerable. Qi Wuhuo turned the umbrella upside down and put it against the green pine on the mountain. Then he straightened his clothes and walked up the mountain.

The Great Celestial Master looked calmly at the rolling clouds in front of him.

The young Taoist priest was behind him, bowed his head and saluted, saying, "Junior greets the Heavenly Lord."

Jade Purity Great Celestial Venerable did not open his eyes, but simply said:

"Um?"

The young Taoist paused, bowed again, and said, "Disciple, I greet you, Master."

Jade Purity Great Celestial Venerable swept his whisk, nodded, and said calmly:

"Um."

He paced and turned around, looking at the Taoist walking out from the snow, his eyes swept over the latter, and said, "It's a little late today."

"But you seem to have done something."

With the great and unfathomable magical power of Jade Purity Yuanshi Great Celestial Venerable, nothing Qi Wuhuo did could escape his eyes. He looked at the young Taoist in front of him calmly and said calmly: "I know it is your destiny, but you took the initiative to fall into the calamity. Do you know that going down the mountain in three months and deposing the emperor in accordance with the trend of the times is very different from your deposing him today by showing your magical power thousands of miles away?"

"Those three monks may have passed the message to several great Bodhisattvas in Buddhism."

"But, it seems like you did this on purpose?"

Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun looked at the Taoist in front of him.

The young Taoist was silent. He knew that waiting for three months would be better, at least for him. But no one knew what the Human Emperor would do in three months. He even took the people's land and gave it to the Buddhist sect to be used as tax-free land. He said, "Junior... I just did what was needed."

Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun looked at him and said calmly, "Who else but me?"

"very good."

"Since you are my disciple, you should be prepared for this calamity."

"However, during these three months, you need to practice well. The Buddhist Manjusri is considered to be the 'first in eloquence', Mahasthamaprapta is the 'first in brightness', and Avalokitesvara is the 'first in achievement' in the future. These three are all talented, virtuous and virtuous. Although their realms are slightly higher, in fact."

"You are my peer."

Jade Purity Yuanshi Tianzun looked at him calmly, and Qi Wuhuo knew that Tianzun had something to say.

The Great Celestial Venerable said calmly, "If you come out of the mountain in three months, you won't run into them directly; but since you led them into the world ahead of time because of your actions, you must take responsibility."

"Manjusri is the best in eloquence, Avalokitesvara is the best in accomplishment, and Mahasthamaprapta is the best in brightness."

"Only these three can be defeated."

"He was a disciple of the Dao Sect just now."

The young Taoist bowed and responded.

Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun said calmly: "As for the others, the seventeen branches of Buddhism have no master. I am afraid that they attach great importance to this matter and want to pluck the luck of your race to nourish the Bodhi seed. In Buddhism, just like Taoism, there are those who are upright and those who are vindictive. Today's incident may cause trouble in the future."

Qi Wuhuo said yes.

"Disciple knows."

The young Taoist was very calm.

Now that we have done it, how can we not have a backup plan?

Qi Wuhuo has already figured out how to deal with these things.

The Buddhist back-up plan was to use the seal of the Lord of Mount Tai to suppress the qi and energy, and then guide the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to the human world to discuss the truth head-on to resolve it. Although there were many problems, Qi Wuhuo unknowingly had several solutions. The most direct one was to go to the city of the dead in the underworld.

Before Medicine Buddha passed away, he gave a string of Buddhist beads to Yin De Ding Xiu Zhenjun in the underworld and asked him to pass it on to Qi Wuhuo.

Previously, when Qi Wuhuo met Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, he placed the Buddhist beads in Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's palm to help him recover his cultivation.

He is one of the seventeen Buddhas of Buddhism, and he is upright, dignified, powerful, and has the ambition to save all living beings. Holding this Buddhist rosary, plus the suppression of the status of the Lord of Mount Tai, and the method of concealing the aura of the Great Heavenly Venerable Shangqing Lingbao, just to name a few, there are three major methods. When combined, you can conceal yourself and there is no need to worry.

But at this moment, Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun said calmly:

"But you are my disciple, so don't worry, just go and practice."

Qi Wuhuo was stunned: "Huh???"

The middle-aged Taoist said calmly: "Hmm what?"

"If you were defeated by those three peers, even if their realms were far higher than yours, I would not say anything. It's just that you are not as skilled as them and not as wise as them. But if they provoke you first and you fight back, but then bully the weak, how can I, your master, sit back and watch?"

The Taoist in a gray Taoist robe swept his whisk over the young Taoist's head.

He seemed to want to ease the atmosphere, so he said something joking, "Go and practice now. After three months, don't embarrass me."

The young Taoist priest was solemn and said, "Yes."

"Accept the teacher's order."

Jade Purity Yuanshi Tianzun: "..."

Without changing his expression, he said calmly, "If so, just go."

"Let's go find your third master first and have the sword forged."

After the young Taoist walked away, he went to find Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun to forge the sword. Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun recalled the young Taoist and said that he took the initiative to experience the tribulation, so he should enter this door. But he remembered that it was obvious that the Taoist just now was going to roll up his sleeves and fight himself when the opponent was bullying the weak, and of course, he was very excited.

He raised his eyes and squeezed the whisk with a little more force.

After a long time, Feng Qingyun said calmly: "Supreme Lord, Supreme Lord..."

"You really mean it."

"snort!"

…

However, the three Buddhist monks all used Buddhist magic weapons to spread the news of the capital to the Western Paradise. Manjusri Bodhisattva said nothing, while Guanyin Bodhisattva just sighed and pointed at the message. He looked at the children on his left and right and said helplessly: "Because of my status as a Buddhist, I have to be involved in this matter. I already felt that it was a bit tricky, but now I see this Taoist, I am so murderous!"

"I'm afraid that this time in the capital, I will owe Master Mo a favor."

The boy Shancai on the left saw that Guanyin Bodhisattva had a headache, so he said, "Bodhisattva, can't you go?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva said: "There is a previous cause, what can we do about it?"

Shancai Tongzi said: "Isn't it said that Buddhist practice is not affected by cause and effect?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva smiled and said, "Not being involved in karma, doesn't that mean I can do evil without having to pay the price? If there were such a good thing, then cultivation would be without good or evil, and without universal salvation, then cultivation would no longer be cultivation."

"Since you have practiced cultivation, it is not that you are not affected by cause and effect, but that you are not ignorant of cause and effect. Once you have created a cause, you must not be ignorant of the result."

“This is what cultivation is all about.”

"Just go ahead, boy."

Then he continued to sit cross-legged on the lotus seat, with his eyes slightly closed and a solemn appearance.

Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva is the first in light and wisdom in Buddhism. The light of his wisdom shines upon all sentient beings in the world, enabling them to be freed from the calamities of bloodshed and swords, and to gain supreme power and majesty. He attaches great importance to the prosperity of Buddhism, and what is happening now is natural. He should take advantage of the situation to influence the Human Emperor to build the Buddhist kingdom on earth.

And now a Taoist suddenly comes forward, like holding a sword and cutting off all the Buddhas' thoughts. How can we not be worried?

So he immediately put his hands together, stepped on the golden lotus, and was surrounded by auspicious clouds. He went to the vast Buddhist place, the pure and wonderful place of Amitabha Buddha. As he went there, Amitabha Buddha was speaking about the bright Dharma in the Buddha country. They were all wearing gorgeous clothes, with golden lotus under their feet. The great Dragon King, Asuras, Garudas, tree gods, palace gods, kitchen gods, fire gods, wind gods, water gods, earth gods, heavenly gods, void gods, all evil gods, all idle gods, wild ghosts and gods, etc., all sat in silence around him, and the light from his fleshy bun illuminated all the Buddha lands.

Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Amitabha, my Buddha, I have something important to report."

Then Amitabha Buddha stopped talking about the Dharma. All the dragons, elephants, vajra, arhats, and bodhisattvas came to pay attention. Amitabha Buddha asked in a gentle tone, "Greatly compassionate and diligent bodhisattva, why are you here?" Then the bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta told him all the previous events, put his hands together and reported:

"Follow my Buddhist teachings, and go to save the people from suffering. I want to solve all the complicated and troubling issues in this world."

"To let the people on earth know the greatness of my Buddha and know the compassion, but there is this Taoist who is blocking it. I don't know why."

Amitabha Buddha said to Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva: "Well asked. You should listen carefully and think about it. This is a Taoist who has occupied the human world for a long time. When you go there, he will be angry and unconvinced. He does not know the greatness of the Dharma and wants to stop you with weapons. In fact, it is because he has never had a proper discussion with the Taoists."

"Now that I know it, I will go there in person to ask about it."

"I think this Taoist is a man of good character and understanding. If he has the opportunity, he should join my Buddhist sect and practice Buddhism."

"No need to be the corpse-guarding ghost of the Taoist sect anymore."

Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta said: "Amitabha, that Taoist's methods seem extraordinary, but I don't know who his master is. If I am being presumptuous..."

Amitabha Buddha was very vast and lofty, sitting on a golden lotus platform, smiling and saying gently: "Mahasthamaprapta, the Great Diligent Bodhisattva, the Dharma of the Buddha is wonderful beyond words, and is the forerunner of all paths. As mentioned above, it is unfathomable, and it is not something that can be forcefully proclaimed."

“It is neither cause nor effect, neither practice nor realization, neither self-attainment nor attainment by others. It is not natural. It is not causal.”

"The Three Pure Ones and the Four Imperial Gods are all fellow Taoists. What's wrong with asking the younger generation of the Taoist sect?"

"To help them enter the Buddhahood, and to know that my Dharma is vast and boundless, and even higher than that path, is that not also a beautiful thing?"

"Now this Taoist is slandering Buddhism and monks in public. This will have a great impact on the return of my Buddha. It has been seen by everyone and cannot be reversed. If we can make this Taoist shave his head and become a monk, and concentrate on worshipping monks, wouldn't it be more helpful to prove the immeasurable power of my Buddha's Dharma?"

"This is the cause. Once the cause is established, there will naturally be a result."

"Karma and reincarnation are nothing more than that."

Then the dragons, elephants, Bodhisattvas and Vajras put their hands together, smiled, and praised it.

Then Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva was filled with endless joy and praised:

"My Buddha is so great! Today I understand the Buddha's will!"

Then Amitabha Buddha placed one hand on his right knee and spread it flat as if picking up a flower, and placed the other hand in front of his body with his eyes slightly closed, emitting infinite light and infinite Dharma. Countless threads of cause and effect were entangled and changed in front of his body. Then the Buddha stretched out his palm and slowly closed it. In his eyes, the three thousand worlds and countless causes and effects were all in my eyes.

Taoist, who is it?

Whose followers are they?

The endless changes of cause and effect seemed to be under his control, with a calm smile on his face. Suddenly, the scene in front of him changed and he caught a glimpse of the Taoist priest.

He wore a jade crown and a light grey Taoist robe and a whisk. He seemed very calm and composed, as if he was not from this human world.

Amitabha Buddha was delighted, put his hands together, and said in a gentle and compassionate voice:

"Amitabha, young layman, I am honored to be here."

"You and my Buddhist sect are predestined."

"The sea of ​​suffering is endless, so it is better to turn back."

The voice was just beside the Taoist. Due to the law of cause and effect, there was no way he could have made a mistake. Then he saw his back, and he had the appearance of an immortal, with a peerless beauty and unparalleled talent. He could not help but feel delighted.

Then the Taoist really turned around!

His expression was cold and disdainful.

"oh?"

Amitabha’s smile froze.

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