Western continent.
Xuanchen was not surprised when he saw Maitreya Ksitigarbha and others appearing in front of him. After all, this was the territory of the Western Sect. If a group of them made such a big noise on their territory, it was impossible for Jie Yin Zhunti not to know about it.
As for why he didn't go to see the Second Saint of the West first and explain the situation.
That's because Xuan Chen is deeply afraid of the transformation technique of the Second Saint of the West. This technique can unknowingly affect a person's thinking, which is very scary.
In the original timeline, after being conferred as gods, Cihang Randeng and others rebelled against Buddhism and became Buddhists, which may not have had the shadow of the art of salvation.
Kong Xuan was such a rebellious person, but after being surrendered by Zhunti, he still behaved like a Peacock Great Ming Bodhisattva.
Saint Zhunti said: "You have a destiny with me in the West. I have saved countless people among the gods."
In fact, Xuan Chen has no hostility towards future Buddhism. After all, Buddha is Tao, and the two Western sages also came from Taoism, but he doesn't quite agree with their ideas.
One puts down the butcher's knife and becomes a Buddha immediately, and the other talks about the Eight Sufferings.
These two concepts are not acceptable to Xuanchen.
If a wicked person can become a Buddha just by putting down the butcher's knife, it would be too advantageous for the wicked person. Therefore, Xuanchen agrees more with Confucian thought in this regard.
How to repay kindness with kindness, repay kindness with kindness, repay kindness with kindness.
As for the Eight Sufferings of Buddhism, it describes the eight sufferings of birth, old age, sickness and death, separation from love, meeting of resentments and hatreds, not being able to get what you want, and the raging of the five yin. However, it does not teach people to face it, but allows people to let go and place their hope in the afterlife.
The afterlife is illusory, take Yun Zhongzi as an example, can he still be regarded as Hongyun without the memory of his previous life?
Everything of yesterday has become my present self, and everything of today has become my new self. This is the way Xuan Chen believes.
Only by experiencing, facing, and growing can we find the right path.
The purpose of Hou Tu's creation of reincarnation is to circulate the energy of the ancient times, rather than to let people pursue the illusory afterlife. This is obviously contrary to the concept of the two sages in the West.
As for other Buddhist ideas of persuading people to do good and making all living beings equal, Xuan Chen thinks they are pretty good.
"I've met fellow Taoist Maitreya!"
"I've met fellow Taoist Ksitigarbha!"
“I’ve seen fellow Taoist Kinnara!”
Three people came from the Western Sect, namely Maitreya, Ksitigarbha, and Kinnara. After all, they had met in the Kunlun Mountains in the past, so Xuan Chen was no stranger to these people.
He just looked at Kinnara a few more times. After all, the twelfth-grade World-Destroying Black Lotus still relied on him.
Among the three, Maitreya has the highest level of cultivation and is only one step away from the middle stage of Daluo Jinxian. The other two are still a little fuzzy, obviously they have just entered Daluo Jinxian not long ago.
It has to be said that in such a barren West, how many people can achieve such cultivation, the Second Saint of the West has paid a lot.
"I've met fellow Taoists!" The three of them also greeted everyone in turn.
Maitreya was the first to speak: "It is a great meritorious act for all fellow Taoists to repair the earth's veins here. I would like to thank you all on behalf of all the sentient beings in the West."
"I just don't know where these veins come from. If they are taken from the Eastern Continent, it will be like tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall, making the sentient beings in the west feel ashamed!"
In fact, Zhunti asked several people to come to inquire. How could he not tell Maitreya that these earth veins did not come from the east.
Just pretending not to know, so as to explore the source of the earth's veins.
"Fellow Taoist, you are joking. We are not stupid. How could we do such things that harm ourselves and benefit others? These earth veins do not come from the east, but they are just ordered by the Empress Houtu. It is difficult to explain the origin."
How could Xuanchen not understand Maitreya's little thoughts, so he threw the pot on Hou Tu's head.
Promotion in the Netherworld also requires the conquest of many great worlds. If the Two Saints of the West participate in the conquest of many great worlds, there will be one more competitor. After all, there are only so many known great worlds at present.
If the two Westerners were involved, Xuanchen would not believe that with their personalities they would only take away the earth's veins, and would definitely take away the origin of the world as well.
Although I don’t know how long I can hide the Second Sage of the West, the longer the better.
Maitreya didn't dare to continue to inquire after seeing Xuanchen's instructions from Empress Houtu.
Most of the dozen or so people present were disciples of Jie Jiao. Huang Long was one of the twelve golden immortals of Chan Jiao. That’s four saints.
There are at least four saints involved in this matter, so it’s not something I can talk about.
Maitreya thought for a moment and planned to go back to report to Yin Zhunti. He exchanged a few words with Xuanchen and then left.
As for Ksitigarbha and Kinnara, they feel that it is their duty as Westerners to restore the Western land line and want to participate.
Xuan Chen didn't refuse. Two more Da Luo Jinxian wouldn't be a bad thing.
Moreover, such meritorious things are still in the territory of Western religions. If Westerners do not get any benefits at all, they are really afraid of being led into wearing small shoes.
"Fellow Taoist Xuanchen is a person with great luck and merit. When we first met Kunlun Mountain in the past, his cultivation level was not as good as mine, but now he has come to the front of the poor Taoist." Ksitigarbha said in greeting.
"Wherever there are, there are many treasures of heaven and earth in the East, coupled with Master's careful teachings and a few opportunities, I am where I am today."
"As for Ksitigarbha and fellow Taoist Kinnara, in such a barren land in the west, they can achieve Daluo Jinxian so quickly. Their future is limitless!"
"By the way, I remember that in the past, Empress Tu promised to teach the West the position of Ghost Emperor. I wonder who the two saints are going to send to serve in the Netherworld."
Faced with Ksitigarbha's praise, Xuanchen acted very modestly and even complimented the other person a few times.
Then he inquired about the candidates for the Ghost Emperor of the Western Sect. After all, in the past years, Hou Tu had promised the Chan Sect, Jie Sect, and the Western Sect to each have a ghost emperor position in exchange for a few saints not to participate in the battle between lich and witches.
But tens of thousands of years have passed since the Lich War, and the positions of the three Ghost Emperors are still vacant.
The leader of Jie Jiao Tongtian wanted Chi You to be the leader. After all, as a shaman, Chi You was perfect as a bridge connecting Hou Tu and Jie Jiao. However, Chi You's cultivation level was still a bit too low.
When he breaks through to the Great Luo Jinxian, the Tongtian Cult Leader will naturally let him take up his post.
The same is true with Chanjiao. I heard from Master Huanglong that Yuanshi Tianzun wanted Yun Zhongzi to take over the position of Ghost Emperor.
Zhen Yuanzi is now the Emperor of Fengdu. As the reincarnation of Zhen Yuanzi's former friend Hongyun, it is most suitable for Yun Zhongzi to serve as the Ghost Emperor. The reason why he does not take up the post now is also due to his cultivation.
After all, the two ghost emperors, Gengchen and Jinfeng, are both quasi-sage powers, so it would be difficult for the two sects of Chanjie to send a Taiyi Golden Immortal there.
No matter what, it must be Daluo Jinxian!
However, the Western Sect has never sent anyone to serve, which was beyond Xuanchen's expectation.
Ksitigarbha shook his head and said: "I don't know what Master is thinking. Maybe Master has other considerations!"
Unexpectedly, Ksitigarbha did not know that a ghost emperor would definitely not let go according to the character of the Second Saint of the West.
Xuan Chen thought secretly in his heart.
Little did they know that the Second Sage of the West did not send anyone there out of a guilty conscience. After all, they had received the benefits of Demon Emperor Jun, and that was why they went to the Netherworld to intercept Hou Tu during the Lich War.
Of course, with the face of the Second Saint of the West, these are not irrefutable.
However, seeing that Chanjiao and Jiejiao did not send out candidates for the Ghost Emperor, they were worried that something might happen, so they stayed put.
Kinnara heard Zhunti say a few words of emotion, but it was not easy to tell it in front of outsiders. After all, this reason was a bit embarrassing. As a Western disciple, he still had to maintain the image of the two saints.
So I just asked: "Then why the two saints Jiejiao and Chanjiao didn't send a candidate for the position of Ghost Emperor? Is there some hidden secret in it?"
There is no reason to hide this.
Xuan Chen then told the truth about the intentions of the Tongtian Cult Leader and the reasons for Chi You's current insufficient cultivation.
Master Huanglong on the side also nodded and said: "My interpretation is the same. Master wanted Yun Zhongzi to take up the position of Ghost Emperor, but he did not go to take up the post because of his cultivation."
"That's it!" Kinnara sighed.
It seems that the two saints are completely worried.
"By the way, fellow Taoist Kinnara, I am proficient in the art of deduction. I calculated on Kunlun Mountain that you would be in trouble in the future. Do you still remember what I said to you back then? If one day I feel that your beliefs run counter to yours, come back. Looking for me?"
Kinnara was stunned when he heard this and remembered this incident.
But at the time, he thought it was just Xuan Chen's joke and didn't take it to heart.
But now that he heard Xuan Chen mention it again, with such a confident tone, he couldn't help but wonder whether such a day would really happen.
"Did Fellow Daoist Xuanchen mean what he said?"
"Of course, I never aim without aim."
Facing Kinnara's questioning gaze, Xuanchen said calmly.
In fact, the deduction technique is just an excuse. He just said this because he knew the experience of the future Wutian Buddha!
Originally it was just a chess piece that was buried conveniently, but now the plan for the twelfth-grade world-destroying black lotus must fall on Kinnara, so Xuanchen reminded Kinnara again.
"In that case, thank you so much, fellow Taoist Xuanchen!"
Kinnara was silent for a long time before holding back such a sentence.
But he actually didn't believe Xuan Chen's words. He just saw that the other party was so determined and didn't want to refute the other party's face.
Xuanchen didn't care whether Kinnara believed his words, he just planted the seed. When he really faced it, the seeds would take root and sprout, reminding him of his words.
On the other side, Maitreya also returned to Mount Sumeru.
"There are shadows of the four saints Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nuwa, and Houtu in it, but Sanqing is a family, and Jumang and Houtu are also brothers and sisters. No one knows whether Taiqing and Jumang were involved."
"No, I have to go there myself."
After hearing Maitreya's report, Zhunti couldn't sit still and took a step straight away from Mount Sumeru.
The next moment, he appeared in front of Xuan Chen and others.
"I have met Saint Zhunti."
"I met the teacher."
Seeing Zhunti appear, Xuanchen, Huanglong and others all bowed.
Even Zhen Yuanzi, who didn't like Zhunti very much, bowed to him, after all, he was a saint.
However, the other party ignored them, and just stared at everyone with a pair of deep eyes, asking: "What are your intentions in helping me repair the earth's veins in the West?"
Since you can't clearly see the thoughts of the Eastern saints, let's just ask straight to the point.
This is what Zhunti thinks. He doesn't think anyone can lie in front of a saint.
A saint's pressure suddenly came to oppress everyone.
Seeing that Zhen Yuanzi did not answer, Xuanchen cupped his hands and said: "Sage Zhunti is overly worried. The Taoist ancestor once said that the West will be prosperous in the future. We are just observing the way of heaven and holding on to it!"
(End of chapter)
