"Reporting to the Grandmaster Wangchuan, the South... the South China Sea Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva comes to pay respect to the Emperor!"

At the entrance of the hall, several Maoshan disciples knelt on the ground and reported to Nie Changchuan in a stuttering voice.

This is the mortal world after all, and most of these mortal Maoshan disciples do not have the qualifications to ascend to heaven.

Even if they practice for their entire lives, they may not necessarily meet the true great figures of the Three Realms.

Now that Guanyin Bodhisattva has come to visit with a grand ceremony, it's no wonder they are so excited.

Although as a Taoist disciple, it seems a bit strange to be so excited by the visit of a Buddhist master...

There is no way around it, because Buddhism likes to take a people-friendly approach, while Taoist leaders are either quiet and inactive or have lofty ambitions. Even Sanmao Zhenjun would only come down to earth to see his disciples after decades.

Nie Changchuan waved his hand and said, "I understand. You guys can leave now!"

"Yes, Grandmaster!"

Listening to the footsteps leaving the hall, Nie Changchuan couldn't help but laugh.

"We just concealed the secret for a while, but the Buddhist sect couldn't help but come to visit."

"No wonder you said, Boss, if we don't leave now, the Three Realms will be in chaos..."

"What do you mean, do you want to see her?"

Lin Zhongtian thought for a moment, looked at Nie Changchuan and said, "I won't show up. You go meet her for me."

"good!"

With Lin Zhongtian around, Nie Changchuan felt confident and agreed without hesitation.

He immediately flew out of the hall, came to the lotus platform on a auspicious cloud, and bowed with a smile.

"So it's Guanyin Bodhisattva. There are many mundane things to do in Maoshan. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. I hope the Bodhisattva will forgive me!"

"No problem."

Guanyin smiled slightly and said softly, "Master Wangchuan, it has been two years since we parted at Yaochi, right?"

Nie Changchuan thought for a moment and said seriously, "To be precise, it's one year and eleven months."

"The real person has a good memory!"

Guanyin smiled and complimented him, then went straight to the point and said, "To be honest, I came here because I received the Buddha's order to invite the Emperor to Lingshan to attend the Yulan Festival that the Buddha is about to hold."

"Yulanbon Festival?"

Nie Changchuan immediately became interested and asked excitedly, "Did you invite me?"

...Who do you think you are?

Lin Zhongtian in the hall rolled his eyes and complained in his heart.

However, Guanyin is Guanyin after all, the social master and diplomatic face of Buddhism.

Hearing Nie Changchuan's words, she immediately smiled and said, "Of course!"

"Great!" Nie Changchuan said excitedly, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go to Lingshan now!"

Guanyin's heart skipped a beat, but she kept smiling and asked in confusion, "Where is the Emperor?"

Nie Changchuan waved his hand and said, "The boss is busy and has no time to attend your Yulanpen Festival. The Bodhisattva should not wait for you!"

Guanyin shook her head and said softly, "I have received the Buddha's order. I will not go back until I see the Emperor. Please help me inform Master Wangchuan. No matter how long it takes, I will wait here."

Nie Changchuan's face darkened: "Is the Bodhisattva going to pester me?"

Guanyin chanted the Buddha's name, then held the pure bottle in her hand, sat upright on the lotus platform, and said no more.

The muscles on Nie Changchuan's cheek twitched slightly, and then he turned into green light and returned to the palace.

As soon as he landed, Nie Changchuan's gloomy expression quickly turned into a smile.

He said with a grin, "Did you hear that? It's the Ullambana Festival!"

Lin Zhongtian nodded and said with interest: "I remember that the Buddhist sect has held many Yulanpen Festivals. The one five hundred years ago also invited Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of earthly immortals."

"At that time, Tang Monk was still Jin Chanzi, and he personally served tea to Zhen Yuan Da Xian..."

"According to the time, this Yulan Festival should be the foreplay of the Journey to the West!"

Nie Changchuan nodded and said, "If I remember correctly, the journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures will be decided during this Yulan Festival."

Lin Zhongtian smiled and said, "That should be it. Tathagata invited me to Lingshan to participate in the Yulan Festival. This is a way to kill two birds with one stone. Not only can he take this opportunity to arrange the journey to the west to obtain the scriptures, but he can also test my attitude and figure out what happened when the heavenly secrets were in chaos."

In addition, the first grand event that Lin Zhongtian attended when he came to this world was a Buddhist event.

This is also a signal that Tathagata is very happy for them to see, and even misunderstand...

As for why Lin Zhongtian had never appeared in this world, but his legend was everywhere in this world, Lin Zhongtian was not very clear before.

It was not until this time, when he used the magical powers of [Reversing Yin and Yang] and [Shifting Stars and Constellations] in the main world, that he finally understood the reason.

Simply put, the status of his main incarnation is only half a level lower than that of the Heavenly Dao. When he displayed his Tiangang magical powers, he was somehow aware of the attitude of the Heavenly Dao of this world towards him.

It was an extremely complex and ambiguous attitude that Lin Zhongtian found it difficult to describe in words.

All I can say is that if he wants to practice [By Harmonizing One's Body with the Dao], the Heavenly Dao of this world will certainly accept it with pleasure.

His existence is like the one that escaped from the Heavenly Dao, but it is not the one that escaped from this world...

All in all, he holds great importance in the eyes of Heaven.

If he really joined the Heavenly Court, then the fortune of the Heavenly Court would immediately soar.

If he agreed to the journey to the West, the fortune of Buddhism would increase dramatically, and the success rate of the journey to the West would increase by several times.

All of the above are the impacts on the indigenous forces in this world.

For Lin Zhongtian himself, that was the favor of heaven.

No matter what magical powers and strength he uses in this world, he will receive great blessings.

If he is willing to create another small clone for this world, his practice will be as if he has divine help, and he may even become a Taiyi (Daluo) Golden Immortal like Sun Wukong, the son of destiny, in just a few years.

Of course, for Lin Zhongtian today, these "talents" and conveniences are just icing on the cake.

He does not need the help of heaven. Relying on his own strength alone, he can become one of the most powerful people in the world.

Hearing Lin Zhongtian's words, Nie Changchuan couldn't help but smile and asked, "Boss, are we going to watch the show?"

Lin Zhongtian came back to his senses and said decisively: "Of course I want to watch it, why not?"

"But don't worry. I remember that Tathagata will personally preach at the Ullambana Festival. This is a rare opportunity that should not be missed."

Nie Changchuan's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Boss, what you mean is..."

Lin Zhongtian smiled slightly: "Taolai wants to borrow my power, I can't let him borrow it for nothing, I have to get some wool from him, right?"

…

…

Clouds gather and disperse; the sun rises and sets.

In the blink of an eye, a day and a night passed.

Guanyin still did as she said, sitting on the lotus platform, quietly waiting for Lin Zhongtian's reply in the sky outside the gate of Maoshan Mountain.

Finally, when the sun was high in the sky, a ray of silver light flew out from the hall and transformed into the figure of a Taoist priest in a green robe in front of the lotus platform.

Seeing this scene, Guanyin finally smiled.

She stood up holding the jade bottle and was about to salute Lin Zhongtian when she suddenly discovered that in the Maoshan ancestral temple in front of her, streams of light of different colors flew out and transformed into powerful immortal figures behind Lin Zhongtian.

At a glance, there were no less than twenty people.

The levels of cultivation range from mortal cultivators to golden immortals.

But no matter what their cultivation level was, almost every figure was tainted with an aura similar to Lin Zhongtian's.

There is no doubt that these people are the alliance members that Lin Zhongtian urgently called over from the headquarters!

The strength of these alliance members varies greatly. Some new members, such as Du Qian who just joined the alliance, have actual cultivation level equivalent to the Golden Core Realm, leaving aside their information abilities.

There are also powerful members, such as the True Immortal-level members who currently account for the largest number of members in the alliance, and the unparalleled ancestor Fang Yuan, who is at the peak of the Celestial Immortal level, comparable to the Golden Immortal-level fairy beasts Godzilla Bailang and the Super Saiyan Yamu in the mythological world.

But even such a huge gap in strength did not affect their attitude towards each other at all.

Seeing the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara on the lotus pedestal in front of them, many members with Chinese backgrounds exclaimed in surprise, pointing and whispering at her in an extremely rude manner.

Hearing the whispers behind him, Lin Zhongtian was furious and couldn't help but glare at them. Then he said with a smile, "Your Excellency's cordial invitation, I couldn't refuse it, but Your Excellency also saw that I was waiting for the old friends to get together, so I couldn't get away!"

“…”

Guanyin Bodhisattva silently glanced at the many alliance members behind Lin Zhongtian and was already aware of his true intentions.

After a moment's hesitation, she chuckled and said what Lin Zhongtian wanted her to say.

"In that case, why not invite you all to accompany the Emperor to the Yulan Festival? That would be a good story!"

"oh?"

Lin Zhongtian's eyes lit up, and he said pretentiously: "That's a good idea, let's do it!"

After saying that, Lin Zhongtian turned his head and looked at the alliance members behind him, and said with a smile: "The Ullambana Festival is a grand Buddhist event, and the attendees are all well-known and powerful masters in the Three Realms. This is our first appearance in this world, so we must show our presence in a grand manner."

Zhao Lihe, Daenerys, Zhou Tianyi and others looked at each other and said without hesitation:

"Boss, just tell me, do you want a real dragon, a Qilin, a golden roc, or a phoenix?"

Lin Zhongtian shook his head, saying that these common mythical beasts had no status in this world.

Zhao Lihe asked doubtfully: "Then, big brother, what do you want to do?"

Lin Zhongtian smiled without saying anything, but just cast his gaze on the handsome young man who was still playing with his mobile phone next to him.

The alliance members followed his gaze and were startled: "...Bai Lang?"

"ah?"

When the heroic young man heard his name, he couldn't help but raise his head in confusion.