Chapter 366: One wave has not yet subsided, another wave rises

Working is difficult and often even frustrating.

But starting a business is not as easy as imagined.

99% of entrepreneurs fail in the end.

Buddhism was Tathagata’s first entrepreneurial venture.

Before, He was a working emperor. He worked in Jiejiao and Xifangjiao, and received top salary and some equity.

But who doesn’t have a dream of becoming a boss?

So Tathagata started his own business.

It was pretty good at first.

Until I met Ji Changsheng.

He finally realized the value of Zhunti's development of Western religion from an unknown religion to the largest religion in the prehistoric world.

Moreover, the Bodhisattva Cundi completed his business under the sniping of the Three Pure Ones.

What he encountered was just Ji Changsheng's sniping.

The gap between a saint and a quasi-saint is often not only reflected in combat power.

Ji Changsheng was also so murderous and heartbreaking: "Teacher developed the Western Religion into the greatest religion in the prehistoric world. Do you think you can do it? Don't forget that the Western Religion's position as the greatest religion in the prehistoric world was taken from you."

Tathagata's old face turned red instantly.

Tongtian’s fist also hardened.

This really slapped them in the face.

Before the Western religion, the largest religion in the prehistoric world was the Jie religion.

The Western religion rose to power by stepping on the Jie religion.

Now Buddhism is taking advantage of Western religions to gain power.

However, compared with Jiejiao and Western religion, Buddhism seems to be the most vulnerable.

The first two were at least glorious.

Buddhism was already on the verge of collapse before it even began to flourish.

"Guanyin, do you want to rejoin the Chan Sect?"

Tathagata knew that the conflict between him and Maitreya was irreconcilable.

However, there were no irreconcilable conflicts between him and Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, or between him and the previous disciples of the Chan school.

He also didn't think there was a deep basis for cooperation between Guanyin Bodhisattva and Ji Changsheng.

Guanyin Bodhisattva said in a deep voice: "It is difficult to reverse what has been spilled. Now that you have entered the Western Religion, it is naturally difficult to turn back."

He really couldn't go back to preach the teachings.

Even if He wanted to, Yuanshi Tianwang would not take it back.

The rules of the sect are no joke; you cannot just come in and out as you please.

Tathagata reminded, "The Western religion has been destroyed, and from now on there is only Buddhism. Bodhisattva, do you want to rebel against Buddhism and set up your own sect? Or do you think Ji Changsheng will protect you like the True King?"

It is no secret that Guanyin Bodhisattva and Jade Pure True King have a close relationship.

Therefore, Tathagata never thought that Guanyin Bodhisattva would stand on Ji Changsheng's side, and lead other disciples who originally came from the Chan teaching to stand on Ji Changsheng's side.

Given the relationship between Guanyin Bodhisattva and Jade Pure True King, it is unlikely that he could not tell that Ji Changsheng was not Jade Pure True King.

This is indeed the case.

From the very beginning, Guanyin Bodhisattva recognized that Ji Changsheng was not the Jade Pure True King, but she still chose to place her own temple in the south.

"Buddha, there is no need to say more. The disputes in Lingshan have nothing to do with us. We just want to practice quietly and break through as soon as possible."

To say that Buddhism now divides the world into three parts is still overestimating them.

In the past, the orthodox school was not doing well, mainly because the Twelve Jade Void Immortals were not doing well and were beaten by a Daluo from Yunxiao.

After they defected from the Chan Sect and joined the Western Sect... they still didn't perform well.

Maitreya is the direct disciple of the Bodhisattva Cundi. After Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva clearly gave up his inheritance rights to Western religion, as the core of the original local sect of Western religion, and he himself was promoted to Daluo, he is indeed qualified to compete with Tathagata.

However, the strength of those people who rebelled against the Chan sect in the past in the Western sect is still too weak, and they are not qualified to be compared with either Tathagata or Maitreya.

Only when a Daluo emerges as a leader will he be qualified to truly divide the world into three parts with Tathagata and Maitreya.

Even so, their side is still the weakest.

But now, they don’t even have a single Ronaldinho.

At this time, Ji Changsheng was also looking at Guanyin Bodhisattva and sighing.

If my younger sister was a little more capable, he would ask Luohou to open a green channel for her to help her get promoted to Daluo.

In that case, Tathagata would really not be able to turn the world around.

pity.

As for Maitreya, even without Luohou's help, Maitreya has a 90% chance of being promoted to Daluo. He was just like Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva before, and he was just suppressing his own cultivation.

As for Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, even with the help of Rāhu, her own foundation was not enough for her to be promoted to Daluo.

The threshold for Daluo is still too high.

If Guanyin Bodhisattva wants to be promoted to Daluo, he needs other opportunities, and even needs to find a shortcut.

Otherwise, if she had relied on her own abilities, she would have been promoted long ago.

Can't wait till today.

The same is true for the other Twelve Yuxu Immortals.

Tathagata understood the attitude of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.

They neither support, oppose nor reject Buddhism.

What they want is to be promoted to Daluo.

And in this regard, Ji Changsheng can really help them.

After all, the "green channel" that Luohu opened for Maitreya just now is still fresh in his mind.

The Great Emperor of Immortality, who holds the power of evolution, can now offer no fewer chips than him, the Lord of Buddhism, or even more.

But Tathagata still breathed a sigh of relief.

Within Buddhism, He is still the strongest.

He just needs time to restore order.

"I have taken note of the advice of the Great Emperor Changsheng." Tathagata's voice was clearly submissive. "I will start to resolve the internal conflicts of Buddhism after I return to Lingshan. Today is the Peach Festival, and I will not steal the show."

He was ready to leave.

Ji Changsheng glanced at the captives brought by Maitreya Buddha and said to Tathagata: "Don't rush to run away. Look at the fate of your former junior brother."

The Buddha Tathagata also looked at the captives in the hands of Maitreya Buddha.

Not just Tathagata.

Everyone looked over.

Then many powerful people discovered that Master Tongtian’s emotions... seemed a little excited.

Of course, when they saw the identity of the captive in Maitreya Buddha's hands, they understood the excitement of Tongtian Sect Master.

Buddha of Joy and Delight.

He was once one of the "Seven Immortals" attending the Patriarch Tongtian, and was also the biggest traitor of the Jiejiao sect.

In the last battle of Jiejiao, as the attendant disciple of Tongtian Jiaozhu, Chang Er Dingguangxian first stole Tongtian Jiaozhu's "Six Soul Banner" and surrendered to Chanjiao, but was rejected by Yuanshi Tianwang. Then he turned to Xifangjiao and was named Dingguang Happy Buddha, a true slave of three surnames.

Now he has fallen into the hands of Maitreya Buddha, which is surprising.

What is even more surprising is that Maitreya Buddha is not venting his anger on behalf of Tongtian Jiaozhu.

He threw the Dingguang Happy Buddha at Li Huanyan's feet.

"Junior brother helped me get promoted, so I have to give him some gifts in return. But now that he is in a high position, I have not thought of a gift for him yet. I heard that Dingguang Happy Buddha once offended me and...my junior sister in the lower world. I will capture him and you can deal with him as you wish."

Maitreya Buddha was a little hesitant when talking about how to address Li Huanyan.

I originally wanted to call her "sister-in-law" directly.

However, the fact that Taiyin Xingjun is the empress of Changsheng Emperor is no secret in the circle of powerful people.

Although Maitreya Buddha also knew that Li Huanyan had entered the Queen Wa Palace, just in case, He still chose to call her "Junior Sister".

After all, He is the one who gives gifts.

If the gift offends Taiyin Star God, it would be more trouble than gain.

Maitreya’s little thoughts cannot be told to outsiders.

Li Huanyan didn't think about it too much.

She just looked at the Dingguang Happy Buddha who had been completely sealed under her feet, and her heart was filled with emotion.

When she was in the lower world, Dingguang Happy Buddha was even the ancestor worshipped by the Hehuan Sect.

And now, Dingguang Happy Buddha is lying at her feet, and her life and death can be decided by a single word.

Choices determine your destiny.

She is the perfect interpretation of this sentence.

Now that the choice has been made, Li Huanyan, who was born as a Hehuan demon girl, will not be soft-hearted.

She chuckled, "Thank you, Brother Maitreya. The Happy Buddha was in the lower world and was indeed disrespectful to me and Changsheng. But compared to his offense to Master Tongtian, this little disrespect to us is nothing. I thought that after Tathagata founded Buddhism, he would use the head of Dingguang Happy Buddha as a gift to celebrate his reunion with Master Tongtian. I didn't expect that it was Brother who captured him."

A smile flashed in Maitreya's eyes: "Junior sister, you reminded me that when I attacked Dingguang Happy Buddha, Tathagata Buddha should have been visiting Lingbao Tianzun."

Their concerted efforts successfully made Tongtian Sect Master's expression even uglier.

It also made the Buddha Tathagata feel depressed.

It's bad.

If he told Tongtian Patriarch that he had forgotten about the minor character Dingguang Happy Buddha, would Tongtian Patriarch believe him? He really had forgotten...

The Buddha of Joyful Light was too weak to enter His sight at all.

Li Huanyan also tried to save Tathagata's reputation in this way: "I think Tathagata Buddha was so busy that he forgot that Dingguang Happy Buddha had betrayed Tongtian Sect Master."

Maitreya Buddha nodded: "Junior sister is right. Although I have never met you, I wanted to repay you for your help, so I captured Dingguang Happy Buddha. Tathagata Buddha and Lingbao Tianzun have already severed the cause and effect, so there is no need to worry about the past. It is me who is obsessed with appearances."

Ji Changsheng almost applauded his own treasure and his newly recognized senior brother.

No wonder Maitreya can firmly hold the position of the crown prince of Western religion.

To be honest, it is indeed more suitable than Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Plus his Daluo cultivation.

Tathagata will have a headache in the future.

This is a good thing.

With Maitreya restraining Tathagata, Tathagata has no time to take revenge on Ji Changsheng.

As for the Buddha of Joyful Light...

Li Huanyan did not continue to provoke Buddha Tathagata and Master Tongtian.

She simply handed the fate of Dingguang Happy Buddha over to Tongtian Sect Master.

"Tianzun, Dingguang Happy Buddha has no life-and-death grudge against Changsheng and me. If Tianzun wants to take action, Changsheng and I will naturally be willing to help."

If Dingguang Happy Buddha was a powerful Daluo master, even a late Zhenjun master, Li Huanyan would not treat him so casually.

But Dingguang Happy Buddha was so useless that Li Huanyan didn't feel any threat at all.

So it doesn't matter.

Even though he was one of the "Seven Immortals" attending Tongtian Sect Master.

However, the so-called "Seven Immortals" refer to the seven immortals who serve Tongtian Jiaozhu at any time.

This has nothing to do with their cultivation level, it’s simply because Master Tongtian favors them more.

The Master of Heaven is compared to the emperor, and the "Seven Immortals" are the seven eunuchs favored by the Emperor of Heaven.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Eunuchs don’t need to be strong, have a powerful background, or even be ruthless.

Eunuchs only need one ability - to serve their masters well.

Master Tongtian is not a difficult master to serve.

Therefore, people like Dingguang Happy Buddha will never have a chance to come to the fore in Jiejiao.

After going to the Western religion, Dingguang Happy Buddha didn't achieve much.

The main research area is the relationship between men and women.

It doesn’t even rise to the realm of the combination of yin and yang.

It only stays at the concept of Caibu and Lu Ding.

In the circle of powerful people, they don’t even have the concept of sublimation, so Dingguang Happy Buddha is not even qualified to be invited to the Peach Banquet.

This is also the reason why Tathagata ignored him.

But this kind of small character is not even four taels in weight.

When you get on the scale, you can tell from Master Tongtian’s expression that small characters can also play a big role.

Master Tongtian did not hesitate and wanted to take action directly.

But before taking action, he glanced at Saint Taiqing.

This time, the eldest brother did not stand up to uphold justice.

On the contrary, He himself felt that it was beneath His dignity to argue with someone like Dingguang Happy Buddha.

In other words, letting Dingguang Happy Buddha die in His hands was too much of a respect for Dingguang Happy Buddha.

So He finally said, "Just kill him, don't dirty my hands."

Seeing that Master Tongtian really had no intention of taking action, Li Huanyan threw the Dingguang Happy Buddha towards Ji Changsheng again.

"Longevity, test your merits."

Ji Changsheng raised his sword and swung it down.

A rabbit demon that was about two-thirds smaller than Jin Chanzi instantly fell to the ground.

Endless merits once again enveloped Ji Changsheng.

This is also the reason why Li Huanyan did not do it herself.

She does not cultivate merits or magic skills. Killing people and monsters is a bit of a waste for her. Only by giving the killing to Ji Changsheng can she maximize the utilization of resources.

Ji Changsheng felt the nourishment of his merits and virtues, and once again said to the livid Buddha: "In the future, Buddhist disciples must not only be vegetarians, but also abstain from sex. Those who are happy in this lineage are definitely evil Buddhas."

Tathagata did not struggle.

"Just follow what the Southern Pole Changsheng Great Emperor said."

You have to agree to this.

Because Master Tongtian is also watching.

He couldn't argue with the traitors who betrayed Tongtian Sect Master.

In the eyes of other powerful beings, Tathagata's performance of endurance and bearing humiliation was naturally that Tathagata Buddha had once again bowed to the Great Emperor of the South Pole.

"It seems that the world of the prehistoric immortal world is really going to change. The Emperor Changsheng is so fierce that he scared Daluo to death."

"Tathagata is in trouble. Buddhism has been divided into three parts, and he has lost the protection of the saints. It will be difficult for him to survive in the future."

"At least Tathagata has no time to bother with the Great Emperor Changsheng. The fire in his own backyard is hard to put out."

"@Guanyin Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva, if you can break through to Daluo, Buddhism will be even more prosperous."

"I am ashamed to have wasted thousands of years and gained nothing. Daluo is really too difficult."

"Hey, why didn't the ancient Buddha Ran Deng attend this Peach Banquet?"

"Yes, the ancient Buddha Ran Deng is also a powerful Daluo. If he also gets involved, it will be too lively."

"Yuanshi Tianwang attended the Peach Banquet, so Dipankara Buddha certainly didn't dare to show up easily. Among those who rebelled against the Chan Sect, Dipankara Buddha had the deepest conflict with Yuanshi Tianwang."

"Indeed, at that time, Master Ran Deng was still the deputy leader of the Chan Sect. No one expected that he would betray the Chan Sect."

“@Randeng, when Buddhism was first established, who did the ancient Buddha support?”

Vulture Peak, Yuanjue Cave.

The ancient Buddha Dipankara was lying in the coffin, checking the group chat, silently lurking without saying a word.

He does not stand with anyone.

The future is uncertain.

The current wind direction is too complicated.

When the situation becomes clearer, He will choose sides.

As for now, continue diving and playing dead.

No matter what the final situation of the West becomes, there will always be a place for him, the powerful Daluo.

This is the confidence of a powerful Daluo.

Of course, whether He takes sides or not, He always has a tendency in His heart.

"Tathagata is the leader of Jiejiao disciples, Maitreya is the prince of the local sect, and they each have their own confidants to support them. If I want to maintain my independence, it seems that I still have to join forces with my former fellow disciples."

"We need to get closer to Guanyin."

“I’m afraid that Buddhism in the next hundred years will be full of blood and gore.”

The ancient Buddha Dipankara has already seen the cruelty of the future internal struggle within Buddhism.

But every major force cannot avoid similar internal strife.

Unless you are like the Saint Taiqing, who only accepts the Great Master Xuandu as his disciple, there is no way you can fight him.

Otherwise, even within the two sects of Chan and Jie in the past, there were many contradictions.

Buddhism is naturally no exception.

Randang was good at winning in chaos.

But this time, Ran Deng felt it was difficult to grasp.

Because it's too messy.

Also, it got messed up too quickly.

"Ever since Ji Changsheng ascended, everything seems to have been fast-forwarded."

"The intelligence we just got yesterday needs to be refreshed today."

“I have no control over the situation at all.”

"I hope Tathagata can hold on a little longer."

Otherwise, He wouldn't know whether the current intelligence was worth analyzing.

At this time, all the powerful beings in the heavens have still not fully adapted to the style of the Great Emperor Changsheng.

They still need time.

Ji Changsheng gave them time.

After issuing the order for Buddhist disciples to "abstain from sex", Ji Changsheng gave the body of Dingguang Happy Buddha to the God of Food.

"God of Cookery, today's Peach Festival will have another side dish - braised rabbit head."

"Your Majesty, the Heavenly Court Dance Troupe can come on stage. Keep playing the music and keep dancing."

Today, Tathagata has almost finished suppressing us.

Tathagata would still be useful in the subsequent plan, so Ji Changsheng did not continue to pursue the victory.

Letting Tathagata understand the severity of the current situation and stimulating his subjective initiative will be more conducive to the implementation of the plan.

Buddhism today is in a state of disrepair and has many complicated issues to deal with. It needs the participation of many people with lofty ideals.

And...I have almost teased Master Tongtian today.

Given Uncle San’s arrogance, it would be too bullying to attack me, and it is not in line with His holy design.

There is a high probability that your anger will be directed at your dear teacher.

Then, the matter of the teacher's reincarnation can be put on the agenda.

If you look at it this way, Tongtian is going to have to play another fake match.

Tsk…

Ji Changsheng suddenly felt like he was raising pigs.

Uncle San’s IQ was not very high to begin with, and it was hard for it not to become inflated as he had been raising pigs all this time.

I hope Uncle San can be more sober, and I hope my dear teacher can abandon life and death, honor and disgrace, and see through the uselessness of face.

Amitabha, good, good.

Just when Ji Changsheng was about to retire, Tathagata suddenly spoke up: "I have something I don't understand, I want to ask the Great Emperor Changsheng."

The powerful people's eyes lit up again.

Tathagata is going to fight back.

Yes, Tathagata was indeed fighting back: "As we all know, the inner demons are the public enemy of all worlds, and Luohou is the master of all demons appointed by Daozu. Changsheng Emperor colluded with Luohou and helped Maitreya to ascend to Daluo, which violated the will of Daozu. I wonder how Changsheng Emperor will explain it?"

Ji Changsheng did not explain.

He sat in the chief seat and looked at Ziwei who was sitting at the second table.

Emperor Ziwei gritted his teeth, endured the humiliation, and stood up to answer: "The Buddha has misunderstood. It was not Emperor Changsheng who colluded with Luohou, but me!"

Tathagata: “???”

What kind of pig teammates are these?

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