The sudden change shocked everyone, with shock in their eyes.
Everything has become so sluggish now, except that the mind can still function normally.
Even a quasi-sage like Qiang Ru Lai could be stopped by a sigh, and Yang Xiao's eyes suddenly widened.
There is no mistake, it must have been a saint who took action. This is the underworld, and the only one who took action was the saint who transformed the six realms of reincarnation.
Although she has transformed into reincarnation, it only means that the saint cannot move. It does not mean that she cannot take action.
Just a sigh can have such power. The strength of the saint is indeed extraordinary.
Under everyone's gaze, a figure whose body was blurred and illusory as if it did not exist slowly gathered next to Ksitigarbha.
Yang Xiao turned his head with difficulty, trying to take a look at this legendary saint, but found that she couldn't see her face clearly.
The one in front of me is obviously not the saint's true body, but just a clone that she condensed.
"We are fellow Taoists. Why should we be too hasty with each other? Ksitigarbha has been purifying the souls of wronged souls in my underworld for thousands of years. He has been kind to me. Can you let him live?"
A soft and ethereal voice came from Xu Ying's mouth. He was obviously a saint, but his tone was one of discussion.
An image appeared in Yang Xiao's mind unconsciously, a very gentle, compassionate, and beautiful figure.
"I know you are jealous and don't want to let it go easily. I won't let you let it go in vain. I can use this merit to come to Lingshan and exchange for Jizo's life, okay?"
At this moment, time is infinitely slowed down, and Tathagata is speechless. However, as a saint, he naturally has the means to read what Tathagata wants to express.
When she said this, Tathagata was naturally extremely happy, this was a great joy.
Not only will Ksitigarbha not be able to become a Quasi-Sage, this merit will also be transferred to his Lingshan, and those who will receive the merit will be the people in his Lingshan. The strength of Buddhism will definitely grow again.
There is no reason to refuse such a good thing. Originally, Tathagata did not have any grudge against Ksitigarbha, but simply because he was afraid that Ksitigarbha would threaten his status.
"Since you have no objection, I will cast the spell."
The figure murmured, but did not take action, but strange, complicated and mysterious runes flew out from the depths of the underworld and turned into a whirlpool in the air, swallowing up all the raindrops that should have fallen from Ksitigarbha's merits. Walk.
With a wave of his hand, a picture appeared in the air. What appeared was the situation of the Great Thunder Sound Temple in Lingshan. The vortex disappeared in the underworld and appeared in Buddhism.
The merits rained down and evenly penetrated into the bodies of the Buddhist disciples below who still didn't know what was happening.
Seeing this scene, Tathagata and other three Buddhas showed happy smiles on their faces. As expected, the saint's methods are so powerful that even the merits from the great avenue can change hands.
The raindrops fell for a while, then gradually dried up, the vortex disappeared, and the figures waved their hands to disperse the scene in the sky.
At this time, Yang Xiao and others discovered that the passage of time around them gradually became normal.
"Thank you so much, Empress Houtu. I, the Second Saint of Buddhism, will be extremely grateful if you know this."
As soon as they returned to normal, Tathagata and the other three people saluted with smiles on their faces.
Ksitigarbha, who had lost the power of merit, sat down on the ground helplessly. He seemed to have aged many years in an instant, which was heartbreaking to see.
"This is a deal in exchange for Jizo's life. There is no need to thank you. Please leave the underworld!"
Xuying spoke calmly and issued an order to expel the guests.
The three Tathagatas nodded, called Manjusri, and flew out on clouds.
Seeing several people leaving, Xuying looked at the lonely Ksitigarbha: "Ksitigarbha, can you blame me for making the decision privately and exchanging merit for your life?"
"I don't dare. Ksitigarbha has to thank the empress. If it weren't for the empress, Ksitigarbha would be dead now and would not even have the right to complain."
Ksitigarbha shook his head. At the moment of life and death, he had already figured out everything, and life was the most important thing.
As long as the green hills remain, he will not be afraid of running out of firewood. If he misses this opportunity, he can still find new opportunities to become stronger.
But once his soul is destroyed, he will only be reincarnated as a soul. When the time comes, he will forget the past and his Ksitigarbha will no longer be Ksitigarbha.
"As long as you understand, according to the agreement, I should not take action. This is also because you have been sitting in the underworld for thousands of years to help relieve my pressure."
Xuying nodded happily, very satisfied with Ksitigarbha's answer.
If the grievances of the evil ghosts are not purified, the eighteen levels of hell will be full sooner or later. At that time, these evil ghosts can only be outside, which will have a great impact on the stability of the underworld and affect the reincarnation of other ghosts.
"You don't have to be too sad. Although I gave most of my merits to Buddhism, I also left some. Although I can't let you become a quasi-sage, I have given you a glimmer of hope. If you practice hard, you can still enter."
Before he finished speaking, a hole opened in the air, and a golden light penetrated into Ksitigarbha's brows at lightning speed.
After being stunned for a moment, feeling the slight change in the aura on his body, Ksitigarbha showed ecstasy on his face and prostrated himself deeply.
Xuying nodded lightly and said nothing. His eyes suddenly focused on Yang Xiao and Tu Su Nuannuan who he was holding.
At this moment, Yang Xiao felt as if his whole person was being seen through, as if all the secrets in his body were exposed.
In shock, Yang Xiao was extremely panicked. A clone or the like was so terrifying, but the original body was so amazing.
He is worthy of being the saint above all others, he is immortal and his methods are unimaginable.
"Hey, there are two weird little guys, one is an innate holy body, and the other is obviously just a human being, but they make me a little confused. They are interesting and interesting."
After watching for a while, Xuying spoke, as if he was very interested.
Hearing that he was young, Yang Xiao immediately became unhappy, and for some reason, he replied directly.
"I'm not little, I'm already big, okay."
After being stunned for a moment, Xuying didn't expect Yang Xiao to speak, and looked surprised.
There are almost no people who dare to speak in front of saints, and do so without permission. If nothing else, this courage is not weak.
After Yang Xiao finished speaking, he felt regretful, why did he seek death like this? If he were a saint with a bad temper, he would probably have beaten him to death long ago if he understood what he meant.
Yang Xiao secretly looked at Xuying, Hou Tu's clone, and saw that she didn't seem angry, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, this empress was compassionate, gentle, and broad-minded, and she seemed not to care about him.
"Meeting is fate, I will give you some good luck."
Hou Tu spoke again, and just when Yang Xiao was overjoyed, thinking it was him, Hou Tu pointed at Tu Su Nuannuan's brow, and a mysterious mark flashed, then slowly faded away.
Withdrawing his hand, Hou Tu ignored Yang Xiao, who was full of longing and pitiful eyes, and looked at Kong Xuan and Emperor Fengdu.
Giving the two men an unintelligible look, Hou Tu's clone twisted like a gust of wind and disappeared.
In the heavenly court, the Jade Emperor and all the quasi-sages were gathering together to discuss, and all of them looked unhappy.
Just when a vision occurred in the sky and the three Buddhas entered the underworld, their spiritual consciousness followed them.
At the beginning, they were happy to watch the show, watching the internal strife in Buddhism and Ksitigarbha becoming a quasi-sage. It was not good for heaven. Tathagata and the others wanted to stop it.
But they didn't expect that Hou Tu would intervene later. Although Ksitigarbha was not a quasi-sage, the power of merit fell on the Buddhist disciples.
In this way, the overall strength of the Buddhist sect will definitely increase, and the already strong Buddhist sect will only become stronger. All the powerful people in the Taoist sect will have a huge headache.
"Tao Ancestor, you are asking, what should we do now? If the Buddha ascends, the Tao disappears, and the Buddhist scriptures are obtained, it will cause Buddhism to suppress our Taoist sect. Now that this happens, are we trying to kill all our Taoist sects?"
