"Testing heaven with the underworld? Tathagata, this is a bit reckless."
Zhunti frowned and reminded: "The underworld is the territory of Queen Pingxin! Using the underworld to test the heavens, and offending the two major forces of humanity and the earth at the same time, Tathagata, do you know the danger?"
"But we are not without anyone!"
Tathagata said very calmly: "The rise of Buddhism is what Heaven said in front of the three realms! This is not like Hongjun, who only said in the Zixiao Palace that the Zhou Dynasty will be destroyed and the Shang Dynasty will be revived!"
"Moreover, the time when the devil is not allowed to enter the ancient world is coming soon... Before the combination, calamity measurement was caused by demonic energy and calamity energy. The Buddhist calamity measurement is probably also related to the devil!"
"Teacher Zhunti, since both the devil and Buddhism will be triggered in this calamity, then as representatives of the forces of the ancient heaven, we will definitely confront the devil!"
"The other party has the two major combined realms of Demon Lord and Demon Clan, as well as the original Demon Saint realm... If we can't seize the time to increase the power of Buddhism, I'm afraid that Buddhism will not only fail to rise during this calamity, but will decline, and even End!"
"How can it be!"
Zhunti exclaimed: "The way of heaven, but Buddhism has personally promised that it will be a calamity!"
"Teacher!" Duobao Tathagata reminded Zhunti loudly: "The devil's way is not under the control of heaven! And it is the enemy of heaven! The devil will not recognize what heaven has promised!"
Duobao Tathagata's words completely awakened Zhunti... Yes, even if the way of heaven abides by the rules, will the way of demons abide by the rules?
According to Tathagata's analysis, the demonic way is about to invade, and it will definitely set off the next round of calamity... and compete with Buddhism! If we can't quickly accumulate resources and strength now, then when the devil comes, won't Buddhism just become a prey to be slaughtered?
For a long time, Zhunti and Jie Yin looked at each other... As their eyes communicated, they both agreed with Tathagata's opinion!
"Are you sure about entering the underworld?"
"certainly!"
Tathagata nodded and said: "Ksitigarbha has always had great wisdom. As long as he can settle in the underworld, he will surely be able to sit firmly... Moreover, the human emperor Xin... No, now the emperor Xin is the emperor of heaven. He has always done things with great imagination. For these fifteen hundred years There has been no movement at all, and with this test, we can also know the other party’s attitude towards this calamity!”
"If we can settle in, we can get a quasi-sage power and a steady stream of merits; if we can't settle in, we can also see the reaction of heaven...and Ksitigarbha has reached the peak of Da Luo, and his life is safe! No matter how you look at it, this is all What a great deal!”
The Tathagata's analysis is well-founded...and the merits obtained by settling in the underworld are really great!
"Okay! Just do it!"
Zhunti nodded heavily and gave Tathagata an affirmative answer!
"Thank you two teachers for your support."
Tathagata received the affirmative answer, bowed with satisfaction, and exited the Western Bliss...
After Duobao Tathagata left, Zhunti just met his senior brother to discuss the matter!
"Brother, what are the chances of success for this Tathagata's plan?"
"I don't know."
Jie Yin shook his head, with no confidence on his face: "In recent years, the Heavenly Court has been far less domineering than it was in Dashang... The human race brought most of the officials to the Heavenly Court, and wars broke out frequently, and most of them were lost. Records, no longer have the power to coerce all races..."
"To be honest, I can't understand the current situation..."
"Perhaps it would not be a bad idea to let Tathagata test it out!"
"Yes, that's what I thought about." Zhunti nodded in agreement: "Fifteen hundred years have passed, and there are many things to do like calamity, demons, Buddhism... the prehistoric era!~"
——
Underworld, Fengdu Palace!
As usual, Emperor Xuan Ming of Fengdu was sitting on the throne, handling the government affairs of the underworld together with the underworld officials who were gradually recruited!
"Report! There is a report from the Chang'an City God's Temple. A war is about to break out in Chang'an City. The undead will increase in large numbers in three days. Please prepare the underworld to receive them in advance!"
"What the hell are the human race doing! Fighting every day, fighting every day, ruining the good situation created by Dashang, it's really sick! Can't we fight externally? We have to fight internally! I don't know that I am just an acquired race, it is easy Damn it! I’m so annoyed!”
Xuan Ming couldn't help but complain and ordered: "Order Fan Wujiu and Xie Bian to go to Chang'an... On the battlefield, it is easiest for military souls to appear. You must not stay in the world and cause things like Mangshan!"
"No problem, I'll watch it myself!"
The great witch Houyi nodded, picked up the judge's seal, pressed it heavily on the document and handed it out...
While handing it over, he asked: "Your Majesty, the population of the underworld is getting more and more...is it necessary to expand the Fengdu Prefecture?"
"No, put more pressure on my brothers. Expand the Ten Palaces of Yama City and divert the population away!"
"The number of officials in the underworld needs to be increased."
Hou Yi nodded, indicating that he understood... , give me a good count of the people in the underworld, and report to heaven a list of those who have been recruited for the expansion of the divine position!"
"Tell them, these years the human race has only been focusing on fighting and not reproducing people...the hell is almost bursting at the seams!"
"Um, the Emperor's Empress..." Uncle Feng said with some annoyance: "Thousands of years ago, Heaven just helped us establish the City God's Temple system... The Underworld has already expanded its recruitment, and the number of officials has doubled..."
"If we expand our recruitment, we won't be able to find that many meritorious monks in the world now!"
"If there are no monks, then we can recruit meritorious mortals to make up the number!"
Xuan Ming, the Great Emperor of Fengdu, said fiercely: "Tell me, tell the Heavenly Court, the Underworld is short of people anyway! Especially candidates for civil servants! Either the Heavenly Court will send people down to support, or let us recruit literati to fill the civil servants!" Let the underworld people with meritorious deeds and military force join the army and conquer!"
"good!"
Uncle Feng originally wanted to persuade him, but when he heard what Xuan Ming said, his eyes suddenly brightened! Without saying a word, I started writing the report document on the spot!
Come on, he is also a witch tribe, and he likes fighting the most... He should be bored with civil service and other things, okay?
"By the way, Hou Yi, how are things going between you and your wife Chang'e?"
At this time, Kuafu, who was working hard on the side, suddenly asked: "I heard that the Heavenly Court revised the rules of marriage and love a few days ago... In addition to the fact that immortals cannot fall in love, it is still possible for immortals to get married. You and Chang'e, Lord of the Taiyin Star..."
"Don't mention it!"
Hou Yi said with a bitter look on his face: "You can get married, but you can also pursue and fall in love freely! That fellow Wu Gang, relying on the fact that he is an old man on the lunar planet, pesters my wife every day... If heaven had not banned private fights, I have to beat him up! You also know that Chang'e and I have some historical issues due to the design of the Demon Court, and we need to go to the Marriage Hall to re-register... He made several appointments to register at the Marriage Hall, but he delayed us. Now I can’t wait to kill him with one arrow!”
"It's okay. I have a good relationship with the Queen of Heaven. In a few days, I will go to Yaochi Golden Palace in person to talk to the Queen... to see if I can transfer Wu Gang from Taiyin Star..."
Xuan Ming comforted and promised... Hou Yi was filled with gratitude: "Thank you, the Great Emperor, it would be best to ask Yue Lao to go to Yaochi Jinque together and get the matter done on the spot... Otherwise, I'm afraid because of Wu Gang's stubbornness. He’s causing trouble!”
"Hmph, don't worry, he can't change the world! She is the wife of my witch clan. As long as you don't owe Chang'e, no one can take her away!"
"My dearest queen, given the current trend of equality between men and women in heaven, how dare I..."
Hou Yi complained endlessly, and the other underworld officials pointed at him and laughed, saying that he was just a strict wife, not to mention bullying Chang'e, and they didn't even dare to say harsh words!
For a time, the entire underworld was filled with happy air...
While the officials of the underworld were busy at work and having fun... suddenly, the handsome Niu Tou and Ma Mian, who were in charge of patrols from the underworld, rushed in with big strides!
"Emperor, something bad has happened! Tens of thousands of evil souls have been kidnapped!"
"What?!"
On the throne, Xuan Ming's expression changed drastically! Are you kidding me, tens of thousands of evil spirits? ! That’s tens of thousands!
You know, there are only more than 30,000 evil spirits and ghosts in Mang Mountain now! They can all occupy a position of power in the human world, and the underworld is so busy that they have no time to deal with it... and they have lost tens of thousands of evil souls. Is this going to make them rank at the bottom of the various ministries in this year's assessment of the underworld?
(PS: It’s not that the underworld can’t handle Mangshan. It’s because of the frequent wars in recent years. Of the seven billion human races, only more than four billion have died due to the wars... Dynasties have changed, there are too many dead souls, and only so many of the Wu clan survived back then. Okay, new officials have to be assessed again... It’s only been 1,500 years, so we don’t even have enough people, you know!)
"Great Emperor, don't be anxious."
At the scene, all the officials in the Fengdu Palace also stopped smiling, and the evil spirit spread out from their bodies... The Wu Clan's think tank, Feng Bo, stood up, comforted Xuan Ming, and turned to look at the bull-headed horse face: "Have you ever found out what kind of strength it is that dares to kidnap people? Do you really think that there is no one in my underworld?"
Even Mang Shan can only steal souls bit by bit! And I only dare to live in Luzhou, Beiju, without daring to anger the underworld... Where does the power come from that dares to snatch people from Yin Shuai? This is a provocation to the underworld, heaven, and the earth!
"It was found out and the other party did not cover up."
When it comes to the identity of the person who kidnapped the evil soul, both the bull head and the horse face showed a strange look: "It's Buddhism!"
"Buddhism?!"
The faces of Xuan Ming, Hou Yi, Feng Bo and other important officials of the underworld all showed expressions of surprise!
"How could it be Buddhism?"
Xuan Ming looked puzzled and said to himself: "Our underworld and Buddhism are not in trouble either... Xiniu Hezhou has not made it difficult for Buddhism in these years, and the souls they want to transfer are allowed to be transferred away. , which can be regarded as giving enough face to the Second Saint of the West..."
"What, now you come to the underworld to slap us in the face because we are easy to talk to?"
"Probably not!"
Feng Bo shook his head and rejected Xuan Ming's opinion: "Buddhism and I are not in conflict with each other, and they are slightly involved on weekdays. Moreover, in the battle between the gods and the demons 1,500 years ago, Pingxin empress also showed her authentic power. Over the years, the Master of the Shura Dao has also attained the status of a Saint of the Hunyuan Earth Dao, one Hedao, two Saints... As long as Buddhists are not stupid, they will not go against us!"
"Then what does Tathagata mean?"
Xuan Ming looked at Uncle Feng with a look of displeasure on his face: "It can't be that we took the wrong medicine, and the Buddhist sect is causing trouble for us for no reason, right?"
"No!"
Feng Bo shook his head and said thoughtfully: "I personally went to report the work report to heaven five years ago... I remember that Jia Yue, the Minister of Rites, once had a few words with me, asking us to pay attention to it these years. .”
"Could it be that this is it?"
"What do you mean..." Xuan Ming can be chosen by Pingxin as the first saint in the world and also the emperor of Fengdu. How can he not have any political acumen? At least, compared to her ten brothers, that can be considered too sensitive!
"What Buddhism is targeting is not the underworld, but heaven?"
"Most likely!"
Feng Bo thought about it carefully and couldn't find any reason why Buddhism dared to offend the underworld! Compared with heaven, where everyone can go, the underworld is the private land of the witch clan and even the soul monks!
Offend the underworld just for merit? Oh, I don’t even dare to ask Jie Yin and Zhunti to come in person! Therefore, the matter of kidnapping the evil soul escorted by Yin Shuai this time is worth pondering!
"Emperor!"
Just as several people were discussing what the Buddhists wanted to do, a cursing voice came in from the door of Fengdu Hall!
"Those people from the Buddhist sect have really gone too far to deceive others! They have come to my portal on the edge of the sea of blood to preach sutras and convert people! They also want to help my Asura clan to become Buddhas! They are simply going too far!"
"If you don't care, I will bring Ah Bi and Yuan Tu to the door and chop them down!"
"This is not bullying me at all. Blood Sea, this is bullying even the underworld!"
Styx complained loudly and rushed into the palace...
"Okay, sit down!"
Xuan Mingdu and Ming He have been working together for fifteen hundred years, and they have been dealing with each other since ancient times. How could they not know that he was acting? If Minghe was really so impulsive, he would not be able to secure his position as the ancestor of the Blood Sea and watch the storm with a smile without getting hurt once. He could even secure his position as the master of the Shura Dao in the past few years!
If you really think of him as a fool, that is the real stupidity!
"What are you pretending to be!" Xuan Ming rolled his eyes at Ming He with contempt: "Tell me, what do you think?"
"Hey, the emperor still understands!"
Ming He didn't care if Xuan Ming exposed him. He summoned the twelve-level karma fiery red lotus carelessly and sat on the lotus with his legs spread. He said in a very unsightly manner: "Great Emperor, let me speak frankly. That Buddhist sect is Chong." Coming from heaven!"
"Huh? You think so too? Why?"
Xuan Ming glanced at Ming He unexpectedly and asked quickly.
"Nonsense, if he really dares to cross over to me, Asura, I can wield two swords and cut him from the sea of blood to the spiritual mountain!"
Ming He sneered, full of disdain for Buddhism: "But he is sitting on the Yin Mountain to cross the soul, blocking the people who come to my blood sea to become Shura! I sent Shura to test, pretending to be tempted, and wanted to go to the West, but he refused. You don’t want to leave me any room to speak... It’s obvious that you don’t want to conflict with me and want me to sue heaven!”
"Tao Master, the same goes for someone."
Niutou echoed: "When he snatched my evil soul, he didn't hurt any of the underworld's Yin soldiers. Moreover, he trapped the evil souls together without transforming them, as if he was waiting for the underworld's reaction..."
"Master Tao, what do you want?"
Xuan Ming thought about it for a while, looked at Minghe and asked.
"Great Emperor, haven't you already made a decision?"
Styx gave a bright smile and said, "Actually, I also want to know the reaction of Heaven!"
"In this case, then the Master of Styx will go to heaven in person and file a complaint..."
Xuan Zhan thought for a while, then made a decision and said: "It just so happens that the calamity is coming soon, and it is the time when Buddhism and the devil are fighting... I also want to see how heaven reacts! It just so happens that I have decided that the underworld will respond to this calamity. plan of!"
"good!"
All the important officials in the underworld nodded in agreement...
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