The Asura clan members were quickly divided up by the disciples, leaving only Jieyin and Zhunti by the Eight Treasures Merit Pool.
With another flick of his sleeve, the Taoist Zhunti released Brahma and Shiva.
These disciples of the Styx Ancestor are all quite accomplished, and he needs to personally guide and convert them.
Indra looked around and realized that they had arrived behind Mount Sumeru, and he couldn't help but frown.
Brahma and the others also realized their own predicament.
"Zhunti! How dare you kidnap us and bring us here! My master will never let you get away with this!" Brahma shouted.
The Guide Daoist sat silently on the golden lotus, leaving everything to the Zhunti Daoist to handle.
Upon hearing this, Daoist Zhunti laughed loudly, "Fellow Daoist Styx? He doesn't even dare to appear before me now, how can he possibly save you all?"
Having said that, he waved his sleeve, and Brahma and the others sat down involuntarily.
"Do not be impatient, I will now teach you the Great Way of the West and guide you to my sect."
As Zhunti Daoist spoke, he began to expound on the Great Law of the West, his words flowing like lotus blossoms.
Brahma and the others realized something was wrong, so they quickly sealed their ears and shut down their spiritual platforms.
However, the voice of the Daoist Zhunti seemed to be omnipresent, still echoing in their dantian, constantly shaking their minds.
Brahma knew that Cundi's methods were extraordinary. If he listened to the sermon, he would inevitably lose himself and be converted into the Western lineage, from which point he would no longer be in control of his own life and death.
"Zhunti! You won't make me submit!"
A sense of determination welled up in Brahma's heart, and he suddenly leaped up from the ground, rushing towards Zhunti Daoist.
Seeing this, the Taoist Zhunti continued his sermon while pointing with his hand. A halo immediately appeared beneath Brahma, freezing him in place.
"boom!"
Suddenly, Brahma self-destructed, his entire being transforming into a powerful force of destruction that raged forth.
"Alas! Why suffer like this!"
Upon seeing this, the Taoist Zhunti took out a bowl and collected the blood mist from Brahma's self-destruction into it.
Seeing this, Shiva and the others shook their heads helplessly. Suddenly, a ball of karmic fire rose from their bodies, and they were all burned to ashes in the blink of an eye.
When Zhunti Daoist saw them sitting in meditation to die, he could only shake his head helplessly. These people were determined to die, and there was nothing he could do about it.
However, he also knew that both the demonic path and the Blood Sea lineage possessed rather strange supernatural powers, and that their passing away at this moment did not mean they were truly dead.
Just like Brahma, although he destroyed his own body, there were still countless Blood God Children in that sea of blood.
As long as one Blood God Child exists, he is not considered dead; his cultivation will soon be restored...
However, there was one person who did not take his own life at this time, and that was Indra.
Not only Zhunti Daoist, but also Lianyin Daoist opened his eyes and looked at Indra with curiosity.
"Young friend! Why didn't you go with your companions? Do you perhaps truly wish to become my disciple?"
Zhunti Daoist asked with a smile, "As a disciple of the Styx Ancestor, I don't believe that Indra doesn't possess the same abilities as those others."
Indra laughed upon hearing this, saying, "If I were to become your disciple, you might not accept me!"
“Hmm…” Upon hearing this, Daoist Zhunti frowned slightly, examined Indra for a while, and seemed to realize something was wrong. He then silently began to calculate the secrets of heaven.
The guide then opened his wisdom eyes and looked at Indra's causal lines.
A moment later, Daoist Zhunti laughed loudly, "Ha! So it's you, Fellow Daoist Juran..."
Clearly, he had figured out Indra's true identity.
"Fellow Daoist, please take a seat." After Zhunti Daoist finished laughing, he raised his hand and pointed, and a lotus seat rose up opposite him.
Indra calmly stepped forward and sat on the lotus platform.
The Taoist Zhunti ordered someone to offer him celestial dew.
"Fellow Daoist Xuanxiang, you are quite skilled! You sent an avatar into the Asura Clan so early on. It seems that in terms of foresight, I am still far behind you."
The Taoist Master Zhunti said with considerable admiration.
Indra shook his head slightly, "It's not that I have exceptional insight; my joining the Asura clan was simply a matter of chance."
"Oh? Is that so?" Zhunti Daoist did not think that Indra would lie to him about such a matter.
After all, one shouldn't lie to the truth, and besides, what would be the point of Indra deceiving him?
There was no major conflict of interest between the two...
"Fellow Daoist is now a member of the Asura race. What are your thoughts on this race?" Zhunti Daoist asked with a smile.
Indra muttered to himself upon hearing this, for he certainly knew what the Daoist Zhunti wanted to ask.
"Fellow Daoist, please rest assured. If you wish to convert the Asura clan to join Mount Sumeru, you may do so on your own. I will naturally not stop you."
However, there's one thing: those two Asura fellows can't swallow it all; I should get my share too.
Although Indra is the embodiment of Hule, he also has his own plans.
He also wanted a share of the Asura clan's strength and fortune.
Upon hearing this, Daoist Zhunti secretly breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that Mount Sumeru didn't have such a large appetite.
The Asura race numbered in the hundreds of millions; how could their Western lineage possibly swallow them all?
Even if they had the appetite, they didn't have the ability.
If they really do that, the Styx Ancestor will fight them to the death first. If the other side launches a Blood Sea to Engulf Sumeru, then things will be in trouble.
They might not be afraid of the two Venerable Ones, but what about their disciples? When the Styx Ancestor goes berserk, those juniors won't be able to handle it.
Before they were certain they could completely kill the Styx Ancestor, they didn't want to offend him to death...
Furthermore, some people might not stand by and watch if they were to completely swallow up the Asura race.
At the very least, the Xuanmen (Taoist sect) won't just stand by and watch them act like this.
As for other races, they will also feel insecure, and the entire Western lineage may become the common enemy of all races.
In the future, it will likely become extremely difficult for the Western lineage to spread their teachings in the primordial world...
Therefore, the two of them only wanted to carve out a larger slice of the cake from the Asura race, but never thought of swallowing the entire race whole...
"In that case, the Asura race should also have a share, fellow Daoist..."
When Zhunti Daoist heard that Indra wanted to take a share of the profits from the Asura race, he naturally did not object and readily agreed...
Next, the three began to discuss the Great Dao.
Later Mahayana Buddhism gradually began to take shape in the teachings of Jieyin and Zhunti.
Although Indra was merely an incarnation of Hule, he also possessed memories of later generations and had some understanding of later Buddhist teachings.
At this time, the two venerable ones expounded the Dharma, and he naturally understood its profound meaning very easily. He even drew inferences from one instance to another and made some profound remarks that made the two of them want to applaud.
Indra did not hold back, and regardless of whether it was Mahayana or Hinayana, he revealed the essence of later Buddhist teachings.
The Buddhist teachings that the two venerable ones realized at this time were nothing more than taking sentient beings to offer themselves, and that they needed to gather sentient beings to make offerings in order to achieve the fruit of enlightenment.
The teachings of Indra, however, abandon other things and seek only one's own path to enlightenment.
The various methods are not ranked in terms of superiority or inferiority, yet each contains its own unique mysteries.
As the three discussed the Dao, Indra also entered a wondrous state of meditation.
In the darkness, various Daoist principles gathered on his body. Unconsciously, he stretched out his hands, and his ten fingers blossomed like lotus flowers.
One hand seal after another changed endlessly in his hands.
Finally, he formed the Three Dharma Seals, which later became the fundamental path of Buddhism...
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