Amitabha Buddha holds up a golden lotus flower in his hand, surrounded by auspicious light, like ripples gently spreading on water.
As soon as the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade arrived, the malevolent aura surrounding it was illuminated by the auspicious light, melting away like the first snow of winter exposed to the blazing sun.
The blood-red light on the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade dissipated, temporarily losing its killing power.
Upon seeing this, Brahma quickly raised his hand and withdrew the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade.
Amitabha Buddha rubbed his fingers together, and the petals of the Golden Lotus Flower scattered, turning into a rain of falling petals that enveloped Brahma.
As the petals fall, a Vajra Garbhadhatu Mandala is already set up in the darkness.
Brahma also saw through the mystery and knew that once he fell into the formation, he would probably not gain any advantage.
So, before the Fetal Treasury Formation could envelop him, he raised his hand and unleashed a blood-sounding divine thunder, striking the formation.
Rumble!
The countless petals were enveloped in radiance, which instantly dispelled the divine lightning, and continued to envelop Brahma.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Brahma naturally would not stay in place and let the great formation capture him. He soared up a streak of blood light and fled into the distance.
"Don't chase after us!"
Before leaving, Brahma unleashed several bolts of divine lightning behind him, attempting to stop Amitabha Buddha from pursuing him.
Before the bursts of blood-red divine thunder could explode, they were absorbed into the Vajra Garbage Formation and dissolved into nothingness.
However, taking this opportunity, Brahma had already fled tens of thousands of miles away.
Seeing this, Amitabha Buddha waved his hand and dispersed the great formation.
If he were to give chase now, Brahma would still be unable to escape his grasp.
However, he had a premonition that Brahma and he would have some karmic connection in the future. After a moment's thought, he decided to let him go for now. When the time was right, Brahma would eventually be unable to escape...
Amitabha Buddha silently uttered a word of compassion and continued walking towards the Asura Palace.
He quickly arrived at the palace gate and went straight in without announcing himself to anyone.
The Asuras guarding the gate did not stop him when they saw it was him.
After all, they all knew that this person was the disciple of the Styx Ancestor, someone they couldn't afford to offend...
Amitabha Buddha arrived at the main hall and sensed the surroundings briefly. He found that the Styx Ancestor was inside the hall.
So he pushed open the door and went inside.
At this moment, the Styx Ancestor was sitting on a twelfth-grade karmic fire red lotus, surrounded by red light, and looked at him with a gloomy expression as he arrived.
These twelve grades of Karmic Fire Red Lotus, like the Black Lotus, are both important treasures of the demonic path.
In the future, some powerful figures in the demonic path will also frequently hold magical assemblies, most of which will be named after the Crimson Lotus...
"Ancestor!"
Amitabha Buddha put his hands together and politely bowed.
In the past, the Styx Ancestor had imparted his teachings to him, and although his status was different now, he still couldn't be too disrespectful.
"Oh? You actually dare to come back to see me?" Old Ancestor Styx asked coldly.
Amitabha Buddha arrived opposite the Styx Ancestor, raised a golden lotus platform, and sat down on it.
"What question you ask, Ancestor? What have I done wrong that I dare not come to see you?"
"Now that you've already ascended to the Western Lotus Throne, what brings you back here? Do you intend to take the Ancestor to curry favor with those two?"
The Styx Ancestor replied sarcastically.
He knew who the person in front of him was, and he couldn't bring himself to kill him, but he couldn't vent his anger without making sarcastic remarks.
"You flatter me, Ancestor. I have no ill intentions in coming here. I simply wish to ask you to fulfill your previous promise," Amitabha Buddha said calmly.
"What?"
The Styx Ancestor was taken aback, then frowned. He couldn't remember making any promises to this person.
"Ancestor, do not forget what you said when you entrusted me with tasks at the beginning of reincarnation?" Amitabha Buddha reminded me calmly.
The Styx Ancestor suddenly realized, then laughed in fury, "Indra! You have now entered the Western Gate, how dare you still covet my position as the leader of the Demonic Path?"
He did indeed promise that when the demonic path was established in the future, Indra would be appointed as one of the three leaders.
But times change.
Now that the other party has joined the Western lineage, which is tantamount to betraying the demonic path, he is already being magnanimous by not causing trouble for him out of consideration for the Heavenly Court's Dongxuan God. Yet he still dares to covet the position of sect leader.
What does he take the demonic path for?
"Our ancestor has always been a man of his word. What? Are you going to renege on your promise now?" Amitabha Buddha asked with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the Styx Ancestor was even more furious and laughed, nodding repeatedly, "Good! Very good! I will summon Fellow Daoist Yuanshi right now and let him explain things to you."
He did make a promise back then, but that was a favor he gave Indra because Indra was nominally his disciple, and he wanted to use it to curry favor with the one in Heaven.
But now that he's betrayed his sect, does he really think he can reclaim his good fortune?
The Styx Ancestor acted immediately, releasing a wisp of thought into the Demon Realm, thus making contact with the Primordial Demon Lord.
The original demon lord learned the whole story, but couldn't help but laugh.
In the depths of his mind, he had already foreseen that the greatest enemy of the demonic path in the future would inevitably be the Western lineage.
Now, not only have the disciples of the Styx Ancestor defected to the Western lineage, but they also want to seize the position of leader of their demonic path.
This Amitabha Buddha is quite a remarkable person.
A spark of interest arose in his heart, and he turned his attention to the Asura Palace.
The thought burst forth from the sky, entered the hall, and transformed in the wind, becoming an avatar.
Ancestor Styx rose to greet him, bowed, and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist, you've arrived."
The Primal Demon Lord returned the greeting, "Fellow Daoist, greetings."
Then, the Primordial Demon Lord erected a black lotus platform next to the Styx Ancestor's karmic fire red lotus, sat down with a smile, and then looked at Amitabha Buddha.
"Amitabha Buddha, you are now a Westerner, how dare you ask us for the position of leader? Do you think our demonic path is weak and can be bullied?"
Amitabha Buddha smiled and said, "The Demon Lord has misunderstood. I merely pity all living beings and cannot bear to see them be deceived by the demonic path and fall into an endless sea of suffering. Therefore, I wish to guide them from the demonic path to enlightenment."
He was honest enough to state his purpose directly.
This is what is meant by the merits of Buddhism.
If one can convert a demon to abandon evil and embrace good, the merit gained is greater than that of performing ten thousand good deeds.
"Haha... I knew you had no good intentions. My demonic path has its own path of freedom, and the so-called sea of suffering is also a paradise. Why do we need you to save us?" Ancestor Styx laughed loudly.
The original Demon Lord remained calm, smiling as he looked at Amitabha Buddha. "I didn't expect you to have such ambition, fellow Daoist. You are truly compassionate. However, it won't be so easy to convert my demonic path."
"Perhaps, without careful consideration, you might lose control and fall into my demonic path, needlessly ruining your cultivation."
Amitabha Buddha remained calm, saying, "If I can liberate all beings from the suffering of the demonic path, what does it matter if I fall into the demonic path myself?"
He is blessed by the Three Dharma Seals of Buddhism, his original mind is unmoved, and his true nature is immaculate. How could mere demonic forces disturb his Daoist heart?
Moreover, isn't resisting the temptations of the demonic path also a form of cultivation for him...?
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