Although Buddhism today is based on the words of Tathagata Buddha, there are actually factional disputes within Buddhism.
It is mainly divided into three groups. One group is naturally the current Tathagata Buddha and his main supporters, the eight Buddhist Bodhisattvas.
The other two factions are the Ancient Buddha of Lantern, which represents the conservative forces in the past, and the Maitreya Buddha, the new force of Buddhism in the future.
As the former master of ancient Buddhism, the influence of Randen Ancient Buddha in Buddhism is huge. Around him, there are a large number of ancient Buddhas who cling to the ancient Buddhist doctrines and are unwilling to change.
In the minds of these people, Buddhism should naturally help the three realms, and as a heaven that obstructs all this, it is naturally extremely evil.
If they can overthrow Heaven, then even death is acceptable to them.
Naturally, after Ran Deng Ancient Buddha revealed all his thoughts, he immediately received endless responses.
"There is civil strife in Heaven, and 90% of the Zhoutian Star Formation is no longer usable, at least for a short period of time. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. If we miss this opportunity and allow Heaven to take a breather, then I, the Buddhist sect, will
It will continue to be suppressed for ten thousand years, or even one hundred thousand years."
"Everyone, in the four major continents, we, Buddha, have not even spread half of Xiniu Hezhou. This is our fault, and the result is the suppression of heaven. Now the Tathagata is not willing to take this risk, it doesn't matter, Lao Na Lao
With a handful of bones, I will help him out this time."
When he said this, his expression suddenly became serious.
"Eighteen Arhats!" The ancient Buddha of Ran Deng looked down and said solemnly.
"Here!" The eighteen Buddhist protector arhats with different expressions below stood up solemnly.
"You and the other 18 people will immediately set off to go 10,000 miles away from Nantianmen to build a teleportation array. Our Buddhist monks and soldiers can use this array to directly descend to Nantianmen." Ancient Buddha Randen ordered.
Headed by the Subduing Dragon Arhat, the eighteen Buddhist protectors nodded solemnly and then quietly exited the Buddhist hall.
"Venerable Jia Luo!" The ancient Buddha of Ran Deng spoke again.
"Go and inform me about the big monsters that Buddha has kept in the entire Xiniu Hezhou, and ask them to gather at Nantianmen as quickly as possible. You can promise them that as long as they can capture Nantianmen, then let them go free!"
Speaking of this, the Ancient Buddha of Ran Deng couldn't help but paused: "You don't have to go to that scorpion spirit from the Daughter Kingdom, I will personally inform her...!"
At the same time, in the Main Hall, Tathagata Buddha was silently watching every move of the ancient Buddha through a mirror condensed by magic.
"Your Majesty, is there really no problem with this?"
Next to him, Lord Maitreya asked with a trace of worry on his face.
"Amitabha!"
Tathagata Buddha clasped his hands together and recited the Buddha's name: "There is nothing a poor monk can do!"
"I have warned him, but he insists on going his own way. I can only help him, so that he will not be discovered too early by Heaven. Even if he is really discovered by Heaven, my Buddhist sect will not really be at odds with Heaven.
If you lose face, there will still be room for change between the two."
Maitreya Buddha suddenly fell silent after hearing this.
In fact, he knows that the most important point is that if the Lantern Ancient Buddha really fails, then the name of the past Buddha will become a thing of the past in Buddhism, and the ancient Buddha sect will completely disappear in the long river of history.
Among them, it was swallowed and absorbed by Tathagata Buddha.
Originally, Buddhism was a tripartite force. The Ancient Buddha of Lanterns and him jointly resisted the strong pressure from Tathagata Buddha. The three parties continued to fight secretly, but they always maintained a delicate balance.
And if the Lantern Ancient Buddha really fails and the Ancient Buddha sect disappears, then it will be impossible for their Buddhist sect to exist in the future. By then, it will be a normal thing for them to be swallowed up and absorbed by Tathagata Buddha.
By then, Buddhism will always be the present, and there will be no future.
And even if the Deng Deng Ancient Buddha really succeeds, then the battle between the Deng Deng Ancient Buddha and the Tathagata Buddha will still have nothing to do with him.
In other words, no matter what the final result is, the current structure of Buddhism will definitely be broken, and his future Buddha will eventually turn into the dust of history. His final result is probably just a Buddhist Buddha in name only, who no longer holds real power.
Thinking of this, Maitreya Buddha couldn't help but clenched his fists.
But soon he felt relieved again.
"That's all, I'm already immortal, and with my cultivation, even if anyone becomes a Buddha, they can only win over me, so let them fight life and death. I'm free and easy, which is great!"
Maitreya Buddha seemed to have figured it out. He couldn't help but smile when he thought of this. He cupped his hands towards Tathagata Buddha and said: "Since the Buddha has already made a plan, I won't say more. If the Buddha needs me for anything next,
No matter how much you ask, the poor monk will definitely do his best."
Tathagata Buddha was keenly aware of the change in the future Buddha's tone and couldn't help but smile knowingly. It was obvious that he had understood that this person had completely withdrawn from the factional struggle in Buddhism.
Now he is lying flat, no matter who wins in the end, he will surrender.
"So, thank you to the future Buddha!"
"Buddha, just rest assured, as long as I am a Buddhist venerable, the future Buddha of Buddhism will exist!" Tathagata Buddha solemnly promised.
Obviously this is a reward for Maitreya Buddha being so aware of current affairs.
After all, frankly speaking, Maitreya Buddha's combat power is still unparalleled among Buddhists, otherwise he would not have become the controller of one of the three major factions of Buddhism.
And at the same time as the Buddhist movement was happening, on the other side of the heaven, the arrest operation was still in full swing.
With Taibai Jinxing, the de facto leader of the Star Lords, surrendering in advance, the entire Star Lords were completely in disarray.
Now that the Nantian Gate has been closed again, the entire Star Lords have become a turtle in a jar, with no possibility of escape.
In just two days, 70% of the Star Lords were arrested. At this point in this major case, it can be said that almost all the Star Lords in the entire heaven who participated in colluding with the demon clan in the lower realm have been wiped out.
Even many innocent people were caught in the crime.
The entire heaven has been in panic these past two days, and everyone has felt an extremely strong sense of insecurity.
That is to say, the Nantian Gate is always closed now, and there is no other exit from the Heavenly Court. If not, most of the immortal officials in the Heaven who have not been caught will immediately run away.
The consequence of this is that the entire prison of the Ministry of Justice is almost full, and all the previously high-ranking Star Lords are now prisoners.
The true order of heaven was thus completely disrupted, and all functional departments even came to a standstill.
And because the Heavenly Court has taken over part of the power of Heaven, such as moving clouds and making rain, and because Heavenly matchmakers like Yue Lao have also been arrested, the four major continents of the lower world have experienced extremely unusual wind and rain in the past two years, and some places have not had any power for two years.
Every drop of rain falls, but in some places it rains heavily all year round, causing terrible floods.
Even without Yue Lao, a large number of strange combinations of men, women, and even humans and animals appeared in the lower world. As a result, the entire four continents fell into a weird chaos.
After all, one day in the sky, one year on the earth, two days in the sky, but now two years have passed on the earth.
However, the Jade Emperor was actually mentally prepared for these consequences before taking action.
This is also a price that must be paid.
He understands very well that as long as Heaven can overcome this difficulty this time, it will be beneficial to both Heaven and the four major states in the lower world in the future.
"Wukong, Erlang, of those people in the Ministry of Justice Prison, how many of them are willing to be on the list of gods?" In the Lingxiao Palace, the Jade Emperor asked with an eager look on the two generals who were now well-deserved for him.
"Except for those who have committed extremely heinous crimes and must be sentenced to death, the rest are basically willing to entrust their true souls to the list of gods!"
Sun Wukong smiled and spoke, and as he finished speaking, the hand of Erlang Shen next to him flickered, revealing a golden brocade book.
"Your Majesty, the main volume of the Conferred Gods List has been sent to Tushita Palace. This is the supplementary volume of the Conferred Gods List!" Erlang Shen said respectfully.
Hearing these words, the Jade Emperor, who was originally excited and had a bright smile on his face, couldn't help but froze, and his smile visibly faded away.
"Got it!" He sighed softly, stretched out his hand and put the scroll away.
He knew about this matter, and it was the result of discussions with the Dao sect bosses.
It can even be said that if this were not the case, this internal reform of Heavenly Court would not have been carried out so smoothly. You must know that many of the Xingjun people are disciples of the Sanqing Taoist ancestors. It is possible for those three to turn a blind eye.
Only one eye, naturally because the list of gods was sent to Taishang Laojun, the spokesperson of the Sanqing Taoist ancestors in heaven.
Of course, the Jade Emperor was not completely without gains.
The deputy book in his hand can also decide the life and death of the people on the list of gods, but the main book has higher authority than him and only has a veto power.
"In any case, you two have made a great contribution. If this internal reform of the Heavenly Court had not been supported by you, I am afraid it would not have gone so smoothly." The Jade Emperor looked at Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen below with approval.
Especially Sun Wukong, there are many people with powerful means among the Star Lords, such as the Four Pole Star Lords. Each of these four controls a law spiritual treasure. Coupled with the battle formation formed by the combined efforts of the four, the entire heaven may be
Only the Jade Emperor and Taishang Laojun can truly suppress them.
But if that were the case, the authority of heaven would certainly be frustrated.
The effects of this reform will certainly be greatly reduced.
In the end, it was Sun Wukong who took action and fought fiercely with the four people for a day and night, and finally suppressed them completely.
It can be regarded as a perfect ending to this internal reform of Heavenly Court.
Now that they have handed over their true spirits, I think this reform will end here!" The Jade Emperor in the Lingxiao Palace pondered for a while, and finally said.
At this moment, Nezha hurriedly came outside the Lingxiao Palace. He looked at the Jade Emperor with excitement and said: "Your Majesty, the fish has bitten the hook, and the Five Directions Revealing the Truth has begun. Now
Already gone to Nantianmen!"
"Okay!" The Jade Emperor couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this, and stood up directly.
Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen, who were at the starting position, obviously knew who the fish Nezha was talking about, and they couldn't help but smile.
"Nezha, you go back immediately and tell Li Jing to act as planned." The Jade Emperor said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" Nezha chuckled, blinked at Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen, and his figure turned into a flash of fire and disappeared without a trace.
An hour later, in the Nantianmen guard hall, Wufang Jiedi and Li Jing sat down as guest and host.
The leader of the Five Directions, the golden-headed Jiedi, looked at Li Jing with a smile and said: "What is King Li Tian thinking about? As long as you can help open the Nantian Gate, when Buddhism takes control of the Three Realms, you will be the most powerful force in the Three Realms."
marshal."
"Haha, master, please don't joke with me. For such an important position, even if Buddhism really sits in heaven, it is impossible for me to do it. Master, let's not make these empty promises. Let's talk about something more practical.
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The smile on Jintou Jiedi's face did not diminish when he heard this. He didn't waste any more words and directly flipped his hand to reveal a small tower.
"King Li Tian, please look at this. This tower of reincarnation is made of Bodhi tree. It is stronger than the Linglong pagoda and contains more power of laws. As long as the king agrees to this, this tower of laws will immediately belong to the king.
Already."
Jintou Jiejie said, and at the same time handed the small tower in his hand to Li Jing.
"Seriously?" Li Jing's eyes couldn't help but sparkle when he heard this, and a trace of greed flashed in his eyes.
He is King Li, the tower of heaven, and now he doesn't even have a tower. This incident is an eternal heartache for him. Now that another tower of law appears in front of him, he can still bear it.
He directly reached out and took the reincarnation tower from Jin Toujie's hand. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it.
"no!"
"You must be well aware of the importance of Nantianmen. Your Majesty entrusted me with such an important gate. It is impossible for you to bribe me with just this small tower!" Li Jingyi said righteously.
"Then what if we add these!"
The smile on Jintou Jiedi's face remained unchanged. He stretched out his hand again and five spiritual beads appeared in front of Li Jing.
"The five elements law spirit bead contains the innate power of the five elements. It is the world's first law body protection spiritual treasure." Jintou Jieyi introduced.
In fact, Li Jing knew what this thing was without any introduction.
Because this Five Elements Spiritual Bead is so famous, it is also the Dharma Spiritual Treasure of the Ancient Burning Buddha, and is one of the most powerful spiritual treasures.
Seeing the way Li Jing's eyes were shining, the smile on Jintou Jiedi's face couldn't help but become brighter.
"King of Heaven, these are only half of it. If the King of Heaven agrees to this matter, then after it is completed, there will be three more magic treasures to give away!"
"Whenever the King of Heaven goes, he will be the most powerful Golden Immortal with a great reputation." Jintou Jiedi complimented.
What he said is indeed true. In the current Three Realms, the combat effectiveness of most golden immortals depends on the number of law spiritual treasures they possess and whether they are powerful or not.
Of course, outliers like Sun Wukong must be excluded.