Just as Shariputra was leading the twenty gods to imitate the movement of the stars in the sky to guide the Buddhist disciples of the Tang Dynasty, the Sandalwood Merit Buddha who was at the Sheshen Cliff Temple on Mount Emei in Jambudvīpa received the Buddha's command.
Under the concerned gaze of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Sandalwood Merit Buddha chanted the Buddha's name loudly, then stood up and said, "My Buddha has ordered me to go to Siam as soon as possible."
"Siam?" Samantabhadra Bodhisattva said doubtfully, but he quickly stood up, stepped down from the lotus platform and said, "Then I will send you a gift of merit."
The Buddha's position is of course more honorable than that of the Bodhisattva, so it is only natural for Samantabhadra Bodhisattva to stand up and send off the Sandalwood Merit Buddha.
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva sent the Sandalwood Merit Buddha to the outside of Sheshen Temple. As soon as the two came out, they heard bursts of Buddhist sounds from Mount Emei reaching into the sky, magnificent, majestic and compassionate.
The Sandalwood Merit Buddha sighed and said, "Except for this Shu Commandery, the Great Tang Empire can no longer hear this majestic Buddhist sound."
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva was also somewhat helpless. His Emeishan Buddhist temple could only protect itself. It was wishful thinking for him to go out and support other Buddhist temples.
"This is also a disaster for all living beings in the Tang Dynasty." Samantabhadra Bodhisattva said slowly.
The Sandalwood Merit Buddha glanced at Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, then put his hands together and said, "Please stay, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva."
"Goodbye, Meritorious Buddha." Samantabhadra Bodhisattva bowed.
The Sandalwood Merit Buddha clasped his hands together in greeting, then turned around and stepped on the golden cloud. A moment later, he disappeared into the blue sky.
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"Buddhism must use the twenty gods to imitate the celestial constellations to guide the evacuation of disciples from the four major Taoist temples, namely Jinshan Temple, Songshan Buddhist Temple, Wanxia Cave, and Bodhi Sea." In the main hall of Louguantai, Zhongnan Mountain, a Kun Taoist wearing a jade-white jade gauze robe, a hibiscus crown on her head, holding a whisk in her hand, with a clear face and an unparalleled immortal appearance, sat on a cushion and spoke to the Taoist disciples of the Golden Immortals and Taiyi Xuanxian below.
This Kun Dao is none other than Wei Huacun, the great Taoist Taiyi Golden Immortal, the first generation Grandmaster of the Shangqing School, and the one who was given the title of 'Purple Void Primordial Lord'.
Hearing Wei Huacun's words, Zhang Sanfeng immediately said, "Since that's the case, we must go and intercept them immediately."
Jin Zha also nodded and said, "If the twenty gods unleash their magical powers, they will have a power no less than the stars in the sky. We have finally surrounded these Buddhist disciples in their temple. We only need to add more fire to capture them all."
The battle between Taoism and Buddhism has its own rules that both sects adhere to, which is that they cannot kill all the enemies, that is, they cannot destroy the spirit and soul of the people.
In the end, the two families only need to destroy each other's physical body. Once the physical body is destroyed, the spirit and soul will have no power to resist, and they cannot go all the way.
This is also the difference between Taoism and Buddhism and demons, monsters, evil spirits and monsters. Taoism and Buddhism will not do things to the extreme. Even if they attack and kill each other, they still uphold the concept of "God is merciful".
This is mainly because it is enough to destroy the physical body. Once a Golden Immortal's physical body is destroyed, it will take at least several years to rebuild the physical body even at the fastest speed and with the best precious materials.
And this is the fastest. It usually takes more than ten years to reshape the body safely, unless a Daluo Jinxian takes action personally.
This is equivalent to instantly reducing the opponent's manpower in a short period of time, so destroying the physical body is enough.
Therefore, the Taoist immortals now naturally strive to capture all the Buddhist disciples who are surrounded in the Tang Dynasty and behead their physical bodies. This will give them a huge advantage in further fighting with Buddhism in the Southern Continent.
If these people are allowed to escape, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble to the Taoist sect in the future.
"You can't go." Wei Huacun said to the crowd, "The one leading the twenty devas is Shariputra, the Buddha's great disciple. Although he is a Golden Immortal, he is the wisest of the ten great disciples of the Tathagata Buddha. Except for me, none of you can match him."
Zhang Jue bowed to Wei Huacun and asked, "Has Zixu Yuanjun already chosen a candidate?"
Wei Huacun nodded slightly and said, "The best person to deal with Shariputra is the former Northern Heavenly Palace Heavenly Monarch Ding Yuan, but he is unwilling to come to the Southern Continent."
"If we have to settle for the next best thing," Wei Huacun's eyes flickered as he said, "Sword Saint."
"Sword Saint?" Everyone was slightly stunned when they heard the name, and they were still unable to react.
At this moment, Wang Chongyang suddenly said, "Could it be the headmaster of the Shushan Sword Controlling Sect, the Sword Saint?"
"That's right." Wei Huacun nodded and said, "I said to settle for the second best, not because his magical powers are not as strong as Taoist Dingyuan's, but because I don't want him to take action too soon."
As soon as Wei Huacun finished speaking, a gust of cold wind blew into the main hall of Louguantai.
The cold wind was bone-chilling, and blowing on people felt like a sharp blade cutting through flesh.
Some of the cultivators with profound Taoist cultivation and some with poor physical cultivation at the scene were already feeling very uncomfortable and restless, with waves of severe pain in their bodies.
Everyone in the hall turned to look towards the entrance, and saw a tall man with a stern face, a long beard hanging down to his chest, and an ancient fairy sword on his back slowly walking into the hall.
With every step the man took, the sword energy in the hall became stronger.
A Xuanxian frowned, with a hint of horror in his eyes. Suddenly, there was a "swish" sound, and a bloody sword mark appeared on the face of the Xuanxian.
Afterwards, the robes and bodies of several Xuanxian and some Taiyi Xuanxian with poor physical cultivation were cut by the invisible sword energy.
Jin Zha finally couldn't bear it any longer and immediately said to the newcomer, "Fellow Daoist, we already know your abilities. Please put away your sword."
The man stopped and glanced at everyone in the hall, then said calmly, "I can't stop it."
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