Chapter 136: The Demon Clan Attacks Heaven

Red flowers, white lotus roots and green lotus leaves, the three religions were originally one family. Although the Three Pure Ones have parted ways for several epochs due to their respective philosophies, they still agree on some major issues, such as preventing Western religions from preaching in the East, and have always maintained a tacit understanding of advancing and retreating together.

Now, the ancestor of the Styx went to Mount Shouyang to seek help from Taiqing, while the master of Tongtian asked Lingbao Tianzun to come to Mount Xumi to cooperate with him and others.

This incident revealed a hint of weirdness, which puzzled the two saints in the West. When they thought about the battle between Tongtian Patriarch and Taiqing Laozi not long ago, they could not help but speculate in their hearts: "Could it be that something unexpected happened that caused the Three Pure Ones to become enemies completely?"

But on the surface, the two saints from the West remained calm. The Taoist Jie Yin asked calmly, "Daoist friend, are you kidding me?"

Lingbao Tianzun shook his head: "If you are on different paths, you cannot make plans together. This is what I mean. I have no intention of joking with you two fellow Taoists!"

"Yuanshi is arrogant and looks down on those who lay eggs in moisture and have hair and horns. My philosophy is completely opposite to mine. Sooner or later, there will be a winner."

"And Taiqing, seemingly doing nothing, is actually doing something. The disaster clearly won't affect the human religion, but he stands on the side of Yuanshi."

"In the dispute between Yuanshi and I, it is self-evident who he is more inclined to. I believe that with the perspectives of the two Taoist friends, it is not difficult to see this problem."

"You two fellow Taoists have the heart to save all living beings and educate all spirits, which is similar to the doctrine of our Jie Sect that teaches everyone without distinction."

"This time, I came here not only to represent myself and express my position, but also to discuss the fundamental principles of each of us with my two Taoist friends!"

"I just don't know..."

"Fellow Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti, are you willing to teach me?"

Lingbao Tianzun's voice was not loud and his tone was very calm, but every word he said caused waves of shock to surge in the hearts of Jie Yin and Zhunti.

The Taoist Jie Yin took a step forward to show his friendliness, and said with a chuckle, "If you are willing to discuss Taoism with us, we would be more than happy to do so!"

Everything that Lingbao Tianzun said just now revealed the attitude of Master Tongtian. If Jiejiao and Western religion were to become friends, the spread of Western religion to the East would no longer be a fantasy.

"It seems that the conflict between the Three Pure Ones is greater than I thought!"

As Zhunti Taoist's mind moved slightly, he also began to show goodwill to Lingbao Tianzun: "It is a blessing for my two brothers to be able to discuss Taoism with you!"

Although the Western religion also received some of the true teachings of the Taoist sect, after Jie Yin and Zhunti founded the religion, they incorporated some of their own ideas. As Jie Yin and Zhunti began to expound the Western way, golden lotuses suddenly fell from the void, and the phantom of a wonderful Bodhi tree appeared.

“Dharma!”

As the incarnation of Master Tongtian, Lingbao Tianzun naturally knew that the Western religion had transformed into Buddhism in later generations. From the Western Dharma expounded by Jieyin and Zhunti, he had heard some of the embryonic form of Buddhism and could not help but secretly wonder: "These two Western saints are really something!"

As one of the Three Pure Ones of Xuanmen, Master Tongtian had a high level of cultivation and had practiced hard for countless epochs, but he was still unable to escape from the cage of immortality. However, these two saints from the West had actually come up with something different from the immortal way, which made him look at them with new eyes.

Jie Yin was seated cross-legged on the twelve-petal golden lotus. The dharmakaya behind him seemed to connect all the heavens and worlds. Countless powers of faith continuously flowed into it. There were also bursts of Sanskrit sounds and billions of golden lotuses floating in the void.

As for the Taoist Zhunti, he spoke wittily, and behind him stood a wonderful Bodhi tree that supported the eternal heavens, dropping strands of Taoist essence and emitting infinite light, including the light of wisdom, the light of purity, and the light of liberation...

Upon hearing this, Lingbao Tianzun seemed to have realized something and began to expound his own way. An aura of finality emerged from his body, as if he was going to destroy all the worlds.

But in this ultimate destruction, there is a trace of creation flowing, just like the mystery of the fifty great ways, forty-nine of which are derived from heaven, and only one is missing.

As he spoke, he started talking about the heavenly tribulation. His entire body was enveloped by countless divine thunders, like a chaotic god or demon, and his every move revealed an astonishing aura.

"The opposite is the movement of Tao, and the weak is the use of Tao. Everything in the world is born from existence, and existence is born from nothingness."

Amid the endless flow of catastrophes, life and destiny were left to all living beings, just like Pangu who created the world, wanting to break all the old order.

"Mercy! Mercy!"

Upon hearing this, Taoist Jie Yin showed a trace of reluctance on his face, but he could not help but indulge in it, wanting to comprehend the sense of extinction in it.

His core philosophy is the philosophy of Nirvana. The heavenly calamity means killing, destruction, and rebirth. While causing all living things to go into Nirvana and return to the abyss, it also has a sense of vigor and vitality that is the opposite of Nirvana.

"True gold is not afraid of fire!"

In a trance, he seemed to have discovered the intention of Master Tongtian, which was to use disasters to temper his Taoist heart. If he succeeded, he would make further progress, but if he failed, he would fall into reincarnation.

Yes!

Master Tongtian was a man of great generosity. When the heavenly calamity first struck, he did feel a little reluctant to see his disciples perish one by one in the calamity. However, as the calamity continued to unfold, he also discovered its mystery and came up with the idea of ​​using it to sharpen the hearts of his disciples.

The creation of the world was a calamity, and the end of the world is also a calamity. From the moment a living being is born, it is like being in a sea of ​​suffering, surrounded by endless calamities. Only by sticking to one's original heart can one find a glimmer of hope for survival.

During this period of time, he has also been contemplating the way of the five innate virtues, intending to find a way to create a glimmer of hope out of the impossible through the rotation of the five virtues and five fortunes.

"It is difficult to save oneself, but it is even more difficult to save all living beings!" The Taoist Jie Yin could not help but think of the great aspiration he had made in the past. He suddenly pointed to the sky with one hand and to the ground with the other and said, "Respect all things, have no external things in your heart, save all living beings, and then you will attain Bodhi!"

He looked at Lingbao Tianzun and said, "I have benefited a lot from discussing Taoism with you today!"

"I am the same!"

Lingbao Tianzun smiled when he heard this. Then he stood up and said, "Let's stop here today! I hope to discuss the Dao with you two Taoist brothers again in the future! I suddenly feel that if I lose the battle between Yuanshi and me, it seems to be a good idea to come to this western land and become a third religious leader who does not fight with the world! I wonder if you two Taoist friends are willing to accept me?"

The Taoist Jie Yin's expression remained unchanged: "If you have this intention, I will certainly welcome you!"

“Hahaha!” Lingbao Tianzun laughed upon hearing this, “It was just a joke! I hope you two fellow Taoists don’t blame me for my reckless behavior!”

"How dare you?"

The Taoist Jie Yin nodded slightly and smiled knowingly.

After Lingbao Tianzun came to the West this time, except for mentioning the Minghe and Taiqing at the beginning, he just communicated and discussed with them normally.

It seemed like everything had been said, and yet it seemed like nothing had been said, but invisibly, both sides had reached a tacit understanding and expressed goodwill in the dark.

"Goodbye, poor man!"

After some greetings, Lingbao Tianzun quietly left Mount Xumi.

……

On the other side, the ancestor of the Styx left Shouyang Mountain with a painful look on his face. Only after he paid the Xuanyuan Water Control Flag did the ancestor of Taiqing agree to his request.

but……

With Taiqing's support, he couldn't help but feel more confident when facing the Two Saints of the West.

"Guys from the Western religion, just wait for me!"

A solemn murderous intent suddenly emerged on the face of the old man of the Styx. If it weren't for the aggressiveness of the Western Religion, he wouldn't have lost a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

As soon as he returned to the Netherworld Blood Sea, he summoned Zizai Tian Boxun and others and ordered them: "From now on, there is no need to be tolerant of those Western Religion disciples! Good people are often bullied, and good horses are often ridden. The ancestor has been tolerant everywhere, but the Western Religion disciples have become more and more aggressive! In this case, let them... see the methods of my Ashura Religion!"

"Yes!"

Zizai Tian Boxun and others were overjoyed when they heard this.

Shiva, one of the four demon kings of the Asura clan and the most warlike, was eager to lead his Asura troops and head straight to the Hualian Pure Land.

but……

The Western Church has not yet sent out a master at the level of a great supernatural being. If he rashly attacks those ordinary disciples, he will be suspected of bullying the weak.

The pride of being a person with great supernatural powers did not allow him to do so.

Therefore, he could only order Indra under his command to lead the way to cause trouble for the Western religion.

……

While the conflict between the Ashura Cult and the Western Cult continued to escalate, Bai Ze, Shang Yang and others led a group of demon soldiers and arrived outside the South Heaven Gate.

"That's unreasonable!"

Bai Ze was once known as a wise man of the demon clan. He was well-informed. When he saw the current appearance of the Ghost Chariot, he knew that the other party was being manipulated by Haotian through the Great Way of Slavery. He immediately said angrily: "Haotian! My demon clan and you have nothing to do with each other. How dare you humiliate my demon clan's demon saint like this? Do you want to start a war with my demon clan?"

Although the demon race was in decline, it was still easy to summon a dozen Daluo Jinxian and hundreds of thousands of demon cultivators with Bai Ze's face.

When the evil cloud that covered the sky and the sun appeared outside the South Heaven Gate, it attracted the attention of many powerful people, and they all projected their divine thoughts towards it.

During this period, the prehistoric world was quite lively. The Western Religion and the Asura Religion went to war, and now Bai Ze and others were pointing their spearheads directly at Haotian.

"So what?"

Haotian was wearing an imperial robe, emitting boundless divine light. With every step, a cloud of auspiciousness appeared. He slowly stepped out from the void. "That ghost chariot was disrespectful to me. I did not kill him. This was already a mercy beyond the law! You remnants of the demon race gathered here today. Do you still want to cause trouble?"

“Damn it!” Upon hearing this, the demon saint Shang Yang was furious. Holding a sickle-shaped top-grade innate spiritual treasure, he rushed straight towards Haotian. The might of the great supernatural power shook the void, and the endless edge seemed to cut the sky and the earth apart. “I want to see what you, the puppet emperor of heaven, rely on?”

"Unbelievable!"

Haotian sneered as auspicious clouds appeared above his head. A golden pagoda reaching into the sky suddenly burst out with endless divine power, easily dissolving the attack from the Demon Saint Shang Yang.

Then, the Haotian Sword suddenly burst out with brilliant divine light, illuminating the heavens and the universe, and with lightning speed, it slashed towards Bai Ze who was standing aside. Judging from the posture, it actually wanted to fight two people alone.

"How brave!"

Bai Ze was immediately furious when he saw this.

(End of this chapter)