After the Sage was injured, his body floated away lightly.
At the same time, he looked toward the Sage Zhunti, but was surprised to find that under the fierce attack of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, the Sage Zhunti's situation was much more miserable than his own.
"Sigh! Things really can't continue like this!"
The Sage of Guidance sighed inwardly. His feet trod on golden lotuses, and his figure floated like a drifting cloud as he swiftly arrived before the Sage of Zhunti.
He simply raised his hand and pointed gently, immediately attracting a relic that shone with Buddhist light.
This relic seemed to possess boundless power, steadily resisting the descending Pangu Banner.
Seizing this rare opportunity, the Sage of Reception unhesitatingly reached out and took the Sage of Cundi's hand, whispering, "Let's go!"
Before they finished speaking, the two of them transformed into a dazzling golden light, shooting straight into the sky like lightning, rushing towards the distant Thirty-Three Heavens.
Upon seeing this, Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun immediately rode on auspicious clouds to give chase.
In the blink of an eye, the Sages of Guidance and Zhunti arrived at the outer heavens. They strode forward through the chaos and soon arrived at the legendary Blissful World.
This place should have been a peaceful and serene world, filled with a serene atmosphere and boundless compassion.
When Buddhism flourished, this place was bathed in the light of Buddha, and the golden light of merit swirled between heaven and earth, making it seem like a fairyland on earth.
However, things are impermanent. After Buddhism collapsed, its fortune dissipated, and the originally rich golden light of merit gradually became extremely thin.
All the karmic influences and worldly energies that had been blocked out for millions of years now surged into this once pure land like a raging tide, unimpeded.
The Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss is no longer what it used to be.
Cause and effect converge, and all kinds of evil energy arise, and the tranquility of the past is no more.
The world is filled with noise and strife, good and evil are intertwined, and light and darkness coexist.
The entire world seemed to have fallen into endless chaos, and all of this stemmed from an inexplicable force.
Under its pull, the Great Paradise is gradually falling into an immeasurable, dark, and desolate place.
That place is the deepest part of the underworld, even more so than the legendary eighteen levels of hell.
There was no sign of life here, only endless silence and darkness.
If the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss were to truly fall into it, it would likely be forever mired in darkness, unable to escape.
At that time, this once blissful world will completely disappear and become dust in history.
The two holy leaders descended, and upon witnessing the scene before them, both shook their heads slightly.
The guiding saint gently raised a finger, and the twelve golden lotuses of merit beneath his feet emerged in response, rapidly expanding in the chaos, with endless golden light of merit gushing out, leisurely supporting the entire Pure Land.
Supported by the twelve-petaled golden lotus of merit, the speed at which the Pure Land fell was significantly slowed down.
The two leaders and saints made a decisive move and stepped into the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.
With a flick of his hand, the Sage of Guidance caused the Pure Land to be instantly shrouded in thick white mist, completely separating the Great Paradise from the chaos.
Immediately afterwards, the two sages joined forces to dispel the various malevolent energies permeating the world.
Fortunately, the deaths of many disciples resolved a large amount of karmic calamities, making the work of the two leaders and saints relatively easier.
One by one, incomplete Buddhist kingdoms rose from the Pure Land, beginning to hang high in the sky, releasing brilliant Buddhist light and auspicious energy...
The previously sinking Blissful World finally stopped...
When Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun arrived, they found that the entire Paradise was surrounded and shrouded in a thick layer of white mist.
Even with their divine eyes, they couldn't see the details clearly.
The Primordial Celestial Venerable raised his hand and pointed, and a dazzling Jade Purity Divine Thunder suddenly struck down, exploding in the white mist.
With this loud noise, the white mist surged and billowed like a disturbed tide.
"Fellow Daoists, we have already admitted defeat. Do you really intend to exterminate us all?"
When the Blissful World was attacked and was about to continue its descent into the Netherworld, the Sage of Guidance could no longer contain his anger and shouted loudly.
Upon hearing this, Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun exchanged a glance, both revealing faint smiles.
As the saying goes, if the Way of Heaven exists, then the Primordial Saint is an immortal being.
Moreover, now that Buddhism has been eradicated, Jieyin and Zhunti are almost free from all attachments and can abandon their celestial practice sites at any time and escape into the depths of chaos.
Since they couldn't kill them, neither of them wanted to waste their energy and just hoped that the two would admit defeat.
"Very well, we will let you off the hook today. We hope you will learn from this lesson and never act rashly or cause trouble," Lao Tzu said calmly.
After saying that, he held his cane and gracefully floated away.
The Primordial Celestial Venerable simply left behind the words: "I hope you will behave yourselves in the future."
Then, he too departed on auspicious clouds...
At this moment, Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, their hearts filled with countless emotions.
During this great calamity, not only was the Buddhist sect they had painstakingly established destroyed, but they were also forced to admit defeat, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to them.
In terms of sheer devastation, even the Jie Sect during King Wu's conquest of King Zhou could not compare.
However, both of them are the kind of people who never give up, and this setback is not enough to make them despondent.
In the past, even after the Jie Sect was destroyed, it was able to be re-established.
Their Buddhism might also be able to do the same.
After all, under the cycle of destiny, all things rise and fall; apart from the Primordial Sage himself, what is eternal?
Who knows what will happen in the next great eon or even the next era?
...
The human world, the Western sacred mountain.
Even after the departure of several saints, the area in front of the Great Thunder Temple remained a scene of corpses strewn everywhere.
Before long, Amitabha Buddha slowly walked over from the foot of Mount Ling, followed by a group of Arhats.
These are all Buddhist disciples he personally trained, who have been practicing with him in the back mountains all along.
He had never descended the mountain to get involved in any karma in the past, which was why he was able to avoid being caught in this calamity...
Amitabha Buddha walked in the square, stepping over one corpse after another.
The Arhats behind them carried the bodies of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to the Great Thunderclap Temple, then burned them with real fire, and placed the relics or ashes inside the pagoda.
Amitabha Buddha continued on his journey and finally arrived at the corpse of Sun Wukong, the Victorious Fighting Buddha.
He bent down to help him up, and then suddenly a Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill appeared in his hand.
Sun Wukong was ultimately not one of those destined for the Investiture of the Gods.
Shortly after the golden elixir dissolved in his mouth, his soul returned to its place, he reopened his eyes, and was resurrected...
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