Even Tang Sanzang and his party, who were quite familiar with Jiang Heng, looked at Jiang Heng with a hint of fear in their eyes.
no way! What Jiang Heng did just now was really scary. Don't talk about them, other strong people will not be much better than them when they see the scene just now.
Two Daluo Jinxian-level demon kings, two quasi-sage-level disciples of the Western Sect, plus two incarnations of saints from the Western Sect.
Such a powerful strength, in the era of Journey to the West when the Saint was not born, could not be said to overwhelm the three realms of heaven, earth and human beings, but it was definitely considered terrifying.
However, such a powerful lineup disappeared into thin air in front of Jiang Heng. How could it not make people feel a little bit scared?
If a tragic battle had just broken out, Tang Sanzang and his party might not have accepted it so hard.
But just now, Jiang Heng just punched with two "bang bang" punches, and a group of strong men from the Western Sect were already dead.
So simple! So easy! So calm! It seems to be no different than crushing a few ants.
Jiang Heng just smiled and said nothing. From beginning to end, his opponents were not Western religions or saints.
Compared with Tiandao and Daozu Hongjun, even the Taiqing Saint was a little underwhelming in front of Jiang Heng.
This time, the reason why Jiang Heng destroyed a group of strong men from the Western Sect was because, as he said, he wanted to teach the Western Sect some lessons.
If we don’t give the Western religions a chance to improve their memory, during the calamity of Journey to the West, the Western religions may have almost forgotten who they are.
Moreover, Jiang Heng took the opportunity to take action this time. In addition to teaching the West some lessons, he also had other purposes.
In today's journey to the west, Mahayana Buddhism has gradually taken over the dominant position, but this is still not enough for Jiang Heng.
Killing the two quasi-sages, Maitreya and Medicine Master, will undoubtedly weaken the strength of the Western Sect, allowing the Tathagata to further oppress the Western Sect.
This time, the incarnations of the two saints of the Western Sect have fallen. It will take some time to condense a new incarnation.
Seeing that the calamity of Journey to the West is about to come to an end, if the Great Sun Tathagata can seize such a good opportunity, he may not be able to win the victory in one fell swoop.
Putting all these aside, after finishing dealing with the Western Sect group, Jiang Heng did not let go of the remaining demon clan in Shituoling.
After surviving the disaster at Shituoling, Tang Sanzang and his party continued on the road. After surviving some more disasters, they were getting closer and closer to Xitianling Mountain.
Just as Jiang Heng thought, when the Western Sect suffered heavy losses, the Great Sun Tathagata did not let go of the good opportunity created by Jiang Heng.
Among the disciples of the Western Sect, two quasi-sages, Maitreya and Medicine Master, died in the hands of Jiang Heng, and the ancient Buddha Deng Deng was also killed by Sun Wukong.
Coupled with the fact that the two saints of the Western Sect have become Nirvana, the current Western Sect doesn't even have a strong person who can do it.
Without a leader, and facing the aggressive Great Sun Tathagata, it is not surprising that the disciples of the Western Sect are retreating steadily.
It didn't take long for him to forge Mahayana Buddhism into a monolithic piece under the continuous actions of the Great Sun Tathagata.
Even if the two saints from Western religions reunited and formed an incarnation, it would be difficult to regain their dominance in Mahayana Buddhism.
Tang Sanzang and his party survived many disasters and finally arrived at Xitianling Mountain after a full three hundred years.
Three hundred years is actually not a long time. For a strong person who has achieved success in cultivation, it is just a matter of the blink of an eye.
After all, Tang Sanzang and his party walked on their own feet. They walked all the way from Zhanzhou in the south to Lingshan Mountain in the west. The journey was more than ten thousand miles away.
After three hundred years of catastrophe, Tang Sanzang's cultivation had undergone earth-shaking changes compared to the beginning.
Perhaps even the Great Sun Tathagata had never thought that Tang Sanzang, who had arrived at Xitianling Mountain, had already entered the realm of quasi-sage for the first time.
Even if he is reincarnated and re-cultivated, even among the fateful protagonists who have measured the calamity, this speed of cultivation is indeed too exaggerated.
When the Great Sun Tathagata felt Tang Sanzang's cultivation, he was naturally overjoyed. No matter what the reason was, there was no way to change the fact that Tang Sanzang was his disciple.
The cultivation of his disciples has improved by leaps and bounds, and Mahayana Buddhism has gained another strong person at the quasi-sage level. How can the Great Sun Tathagata not be happy?
After Tang Sanzang paid homage to the Great Sun Tathagata, he successfully obtained the scriptures without encountering any difficulties.
No wonder! Tang Sanzang and his party were the top priority in the journey to the west, and there were quite a few powerful people who secretly paid attention to them.
Today, among Mahayana Buddhism, who doesn't know that Tang Sanzang's cultivation increased dramatically on his way to the West to obtain scriptures, and he swept away all kinds of monsters along the way.
A monster with a background that runs fast may just have short arms and short legs. Monsters with no background were all killed by Tang Sanzang.
After passing the Shituoling Ridge, Sun Wukong didn't even find a chance to take action, but he started practicing with peace of mind.
However, although Sun Wukong has been practicing hard, he has never been able to take that step and practice the fighting method to a perfect level.
Tang Sanzang's profession now has a bad reputation, and there are two quasi-sages sitting in charge. Naturally, no one dares to make things difficult for them in the Western Spirit Mountain.
After obtaining the scriptures at Xitianling Mountain, Tang Sanzang and his party will return and escort the scriptures to the Tang Empire.
If everything goes well, it won't take long for Buddhism to spread eastward, Mahayana Buddhism will flourish from then on, and the journey to the West will end successfully.
At such an important moment, the powerful men in the three realms naturally focused their attention on Tang Sanzang and his party.
At this time, Jiang Heng was playing chess with Taishang Laojun. Naturally, everything that happened in the earthly immortal world could not escape their eyes.
"The Tribulation of Journey to the West is about to come to an end, and the spread of Buddhism to the east is a foregone conclusion. Is this what the Human Emperor wants to see?" Taishang Laojun said.
Jiang Heng had a smile on his face. From the time when the Lich was measuring the calamity, Jiang Heng could tell that Saint Taiqing really had no favorable impression of Western religion at all.
It can also be seen from many subsequent events that the Taiqing Saint has actually been trying every means to prevent the rise of Western religion.
In a sense, Taiqing Sage was actually successful. The skill of turning Hu into Buddha is simply a stroke of genius.
The emergence of Mahayana Buddhism took away the luck of Western religions, making it difficult for Western religions to prosper as expected.
Coupled with Jiang Heng's intervention, Mahayana Buddhism dominated the entire Journey to the West, which put Western religions in an embarrassing situation.
Nowadays, after the spread of Buddhism to the East, it is no longer Western Buddhism that is popular, but Mahayana Buddhism. This is not what the two saints of Western Buddhism want to see.
But if we take it seriously, Taiqing Sage actually failed. Because Mahayana Buddhism is fundamentally a Western religion.
The great rise of Mahayana Buddhism can actually be regarded as the great rise of Western Buddhism. However, Mahayana Buddhism is not controlled by Western religions and is considered independent.
If not, how could Tiandao and Taoist Hongjun sit back and watch Mahayana Buddhism dominate the Journey to the West at such a critical moment?
In fact, what Tiandao and Taoist Hongjun want to see is just the spread of Buddhism eastward. As for who spreads Buddhism, it doesn't actually matter.
Because of this, Taishang Laojun came to the door specially. He was really not sure what Jiang Heng, the human emperor, was thinking.
It stands to reason that after the spread of Buddhism to the East, Mahayana Buddhism gradually emerged, and the people who were most affected were actually the human race.
If things like faith are left unchecked, many of them will take root among the human race and gradually affect their thinking.
Jiang Heng, the Human Emperor, has always attached great importance to the human race and does not need any powerful people to interfere in the affairs of the human race.
At such a critical moment for the spread of Buddhism to the east, Jiang Heng ceased his activities, which is actually an extremely abnormal thing.
"There is actually nothing wrong with Buddhism itself. One more thought is actually not a bad thing for the human race!" Jiang Heng said with a smile.
Only the contention of a hundred schools of thought can create a glorious era, and Buddhism is introduced into the human race. Jiang Heng actually doesn't care much about this matter itself.
Of course, the premise is that Buddhism is the Buddhism of the human race, not the Buddhism taught by the West, let alone the Buddhism of Heavenly Dao and Taoist ancestor Hongjun.
"Haha! Human Emperor, we both know the reason why Buddhism spreads eastward. Why are you still so calm at this time?" Taishang Laojun said.
This is also what Saint Taiqing has always been puzzled about. In his opinion, the spread of Buddhism to the east is definitely a disaster rather than a blessing for the human race.
But Jiang Heng seems not to have cared much about the spread of Buddhism to the East. During this calamity, he even vaguely contributed to it.
It seems that Jiang Heng was planning many times during the Journey to the West, but more often than not he was helping Mahayana Buddhism to fight against Western religions.
But while helping Mahayana Buddhism, he actually allowed Buddhism to spread eastward. This was not like Jiang Heng's usual style in the past.
On the other hand, the Taiqing Sage arranged the pawn Zhu Bajie in the Bible-seeking team in order to sabotage the Bible-seeking mission in the West.
But it is a pity that no matter how many calculations the Taiqing Saint has, the matter of learning scriptures from the West is still going to be a complete success.
This is the so-called magical power that cannot be matched by heaven. Even a strong man like Taiqing Saint can hardly change the general trend of heaven.
"Sage Taiqing, please be patient and don't be impatient. No matter whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, if our human race says he is useful, then he will be truly useful.
If our human race says he is useless, even if Buddhism spreads eastward, it will be just one of thousands of thoughts! Jiang Heng said with a smile.
Jiang Heng naturally has such confidence. The current human race is not the human race in the previous life. The human race has been weakened after experiencing the Tribulation of the Gods.
Such a human race is still prosperous, and it is difficult for both the sage Taoism and the aloof Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun to control the human race.
Some things have been engraved in the bones of the human race. It is not just Buddhism that can make the human race completely change their thinking.
Of course, Jiang Heng also has his own arrangements. If Tiandao and Daozu Hongjun have their own plan, it may be difficult for them to work.
"As expected, you have already made arrangements, so that I can practice in seclusion with peace of mind!" Taishang Laojun said with a smile.
Jiang Heng's expression moved slightly and he asked, "Could it be that Saint Taiqing has seen the way forward clearly?"
When you reach the realm of Taiqing Saint, there is no need for any retreat practice. Unless Saint Taiqing has already seen the way forward.
Jiang Heng is also looking for the so-called way forward. Although he has some ideas, he has never been absolutely sure that he can take that step.
"The road ahead is already at my feet, it's just a question of how to go! Now, I have nothing to worry about and can try to move forward!
Where the road ahead leads, I actually don’t know. But having a way to go is better than having no way to go! "Sage Taiqing said sadly.
Jiang Heng remained silent, stood up, bowed to Saint Taiqing, and said with a straight face: "Congratulations to fellow Taoist for understanding the way forward!
The road is long and far away, I will search up and down. It is really gratifying that fellow Taoists can embark on the path of seeking the Dao! "
Sage Taiqing, like Jiang Heng, has seen the way forward, but everything is actually still being explored.
After taking a step, you may face a cliff or a road to the sky. No one can guarantee anything about the future.
But Saint Taiqing still took that step without looking back. Regardless of whether he succeeded or not, Saint Taiqing was able to face it calmly.
Perhaps, it was precisely because of Jiang Heng's existence that Saint Taiqing was able to make such a decision because he had less worries and scruples.
The reason why Jiang Heng has been unable to take that step is because Jiang Heng has too many worries in his heart, which makes it difficult for him to let go.
To put it bluntly, the hundreds of millions of people living in the Three Realms are in their current situation precisely because of Jiang Heng's existence.
Without Jiang Heng, history has already given the answer to what the human race would have become under the constant pressure of Heavenly Dao and Taoist Ancestor Hongjun.
"Fellow Taoist has been walking in front of me for a long time. Only when I see the infinite possibilities in your fellow Taoist can I let go of the hesitation in my heart!" Saint Taiqing said.
In fact, when Jiang Heng gathered the power of humanity and became the incarnation of humanity, Saint Taiqing had actually understood many things clearly.
After a long period of preparation, Taiqing Saint can truly see the way forward and be able to take that step.
"Yes! No matter what the choice is, if you can't take that step, the final outcome will not change at all!" Jiang Heng said.
Saint Taiqing smiled gently at Jiang Heng, and his figure disappeared in an instant. He must have returned to Taiqing realm to practice in seclusion.
If there is another chance to meet again, Saint Taiqing will definitely make further progress and even enter the realm of heaven.
Of course, it is also possible that this is the last meeting between Jiang Heng and Saint Taiqing, and there may be no Saint Taiqing in the future.
When embarking on the journey to pursue the great road, every step is full of dangers and unknowns. It is not that easy to truly achieve the great road.
Think about how many amazing and beautiful people there are in "Perfect World". But throughout the ages, only two people have become Immortal Emperors.
The same is true in the prehistoric world. There have been so many amazing and powerful men throughout the ages, but how many of them have truly become saints?
People as powerful as Donghuang Taiyi and the leader of Styx, are they just a cup of loess in the end? Who can guarantee that they will succeed?
"No matter what the outcome is, I have to take that step!" Jiang Heng murmured to himself.
No matter how much hesitation there is in his heart, no matter how many dangers there are on the road ahead, Jiang Heng has to try to take that step.
There is not much time left for Jiang Heng. Jiang Heng can delay the way of heaven for a while, but he cannot prevent the way of heaven from being truly perfected.
When the way of heaven is perfected, if Jiang Heng still stops moving forward, everything will become meaningless.
Jiang Heng's eyes pierced through the void and looked at the Tang Empire. At this time, Tang Sanzang and his party had successfully returned with the scriptures.
Different from the grand scene as imagined, the human race was not so excited about Tang Sanzang's retrieval of the Buddhist scriptures.
This is also a normal situation. Today's human race is still prosperous, and its strong strength makes the human race full of confidence.
Among the human race, there are various imperial scriptures taught by Jiang Heng, and all kinds of powerful secret techniques are emerging one after another.
The mere Buddhist scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism may be of interest to human beings, but it is impossible for all human beings to flock to them.
Although Saint Taiqing is a saint, he does not understand the human race at all. He has no idea how proud the human race is today.
It is precisely the human race that is proud enough, so they are full of pickiness and disdain for things outside of the human race.
However, after Tang Sanzang returned to the Tang Empire, he still held a grand Dharma gathering in the capital of the human race.
At the grand ceremony, Tang Sanzang spoke about the subtleties of Mahayana Buddhism with his tongue shining like a lotus flower, which made many human beings marvel.
At this point, the journey to the West to obtain scriptures has been successfully concluded. At this time, the calamity of the journey to the West has come to an end.
Unexpectedly, at such a critical moment, both the Western religion and Jiang Heng, the human emperor, ceased their activities.
Western religions seem to have completely resigned themselves to their fate and have no desire to compete with Mahayana Buddhism for the fruits of victory in the journey to the West.
Jiang Heng also seemed to be indifferent to the spread of Buddhism to the East and allowed many classics of Mahayana Buddhism to begin to spread among the human race.
When Tang Sanzang and his entourage returned to Xitian Lingshan to pay homage to the Great Sun Tathagata, the Tribulation of the Journey to the West had officially come to an end, and Heaven had also brought boundless merits.
With the help of that boundless merit, Tang Sanzang stepped forward, using the boundless merit as his foundation, and reached the pinnacle of quasi-sage status in one fell swoop.
Sha Seng and Zhu Bajie gained similar merits, and each entered the Golden Immortal realm from the Golden Immortal Realm.
Although the merits gained by White Dragon Ma Aolie were not much, they were enough for him to go further and elevate his cultivation to the peak of Daluo Jinxian.
With just one opportunity, White Dragon Ma Aolie can break out of his cocoon and become a butterfly, thus stepping into the supreme realm of quasi-sage.
As a key figure in the journey to the west, Sun Wukong has gained a lot of merit, even more than Tang Sanzang.
However, Sun Wukong also knows that merit is not as beautiful as it seems, but he has not integrated the boundless merit into his body.
Besides, with Sun Wukong's current cultivation and strength, even if he integrated boundless merit, it would actually be of little use.
Sun Wukong allowed the Ruyi Golden Cudgel to carry boundless merits, which actually made the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, a treasure of merit and virtue, even more powerful.
The Tribulation of Journey to the West has officially come to an end, which also means that Sun Wukong’s mission of protecting Tang Sanzang has also officially ended.
This is what Sun Wukong promised Jiang Heng in the first place. He knew that he would keep his word and he was doing his best to protect Tang Sanzang along the way.
At this time, Sun Wukong finally let go of his heavy burden, and suddenly felt extremely relaxed, as if he was flying like a bird in the sky.
Perhaps it was for this reason that, in a relaxed state, Sun Wukong suddenly understood.
"That's it! That's it! My old grandson's way has been fulfilled!" Sun Wukong murmured to himself, with a smile on his face.
This is of course not that Sun Wukong is going to become a Buddha. Sun Wukong only promised to protect Tang Sanzang, but he never said that he would join Mahayana Buddhism.
Sun Wukong had an epiphany and had broken through his own bottleneck, truly cultivating the fighting method to perfection.
The method of fighting and defeating in the realm of perfection will make Monkey King no longer have any shortcomings, and truly become a peak powerhouse comparable to Yang Jian.
In an era when saints were not born, it is no exaggeration to say that Sun Wukong's strength was already at the top of the entire Three Realms.
Of course, this is apart from the pervert Jiang Heng. After all, the incarnation of a saint has died in Jiang Heng's hands, not just once or twice.
Once he realized that the improvement of his cultivation and strength was just a matter of course, in an instant, Sun Wukong had already taken that step.
The subtle changes of Sun Wukong were not hidden from the eyes of the Great Sun Tathagata. At this time, the eyes of the Great Sun Tathagata looking at Sun Wukong were full of solemnity.
At the beginning, the Great Sun Tathagata personally suppressed Sun Wukong at the foot of Wuzhi Mountain, and the relationship between the two parties was not harmonious.
Just now, although Sun Wukong's breakthrough aura disappeared in a flash, Sun Tathagata still keenly felt the palpitating aura.
If Sun Wukong wanted to settle a score with him now, the Great Sun Tathagata would have to carefully consider whether he was Sun Wukong's opponent.
The Great Sun Tathagata estimates that he may not be a match for Sun Wukong, and there is even a risk of being suppressed by Sun Wukong.
A strong fighting spirit soared from Sun Wukong's body, instantly making him feel like he was facing a powerful enemy, with a faint trace of sweat on his forehead.
Just when the Great Sun Tathagata was worried, Sun Wukong didn't care about the Great Sun Tathagata at all. All he wanted to do now was to find Yang Jian.
In Sun Wukong's heart, Yang Jian has always been his strongest opponent. After three hundred years of continuous training, Sun Wukong just wanted to fight Yang Jian again.
As for the Great Sun Tathagata? I'm afraid that Sun Wukong is no longer in the eyes of Sun Wukong at this time, so how can he go to trouble the Great Sun Tathagata?
Just when Sun Wukong could no longer bear the desire in his heart and was ready to find Yang Jian and fight with all his strength, Tang Sanzang took a step forward and stood in front of the Great Sun Tathagata.
"Buddha, now that the calamity has come to a successful end, it is time for Mahayana Buddhism to flourish. My disciples are bold enough to ask the Buddha to abdicate!"
Tang Sanzang's voice was not loud, but it resounded throughout Xitian Lingshan and reached the ears of all Mahayana Buddhist disciples clearly.
At this moment, all the disciples of Mahayana Buddhism looked at Tang Sanzang in disbelief, with expressions of astonishment and confusion on their faces.
What did they hear? Tang Sanzang actually wanted Buddha Mahavairocana to abdicate? How dare he say that?
What's more, in Tang Sanzang's previous life, he was the second disciple of the Buddha Mahavadhisattva Maharashtra.
However, Tang Sanzang now keeps saying that he wants the Great Sun Tathagata to abdicate. Isn't this deceiving the master and destroying the ancestors?
Not to mention the disciples of Mahayana Buddhism who looked shocked, even Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Seng and White Dragon Ma Aolie also looked shocked at this time.
They accompanied Tang Sanzang all the way to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, and spent time with Tang Sanzang day and night. Naturally, they knew Tang Sanzang very well.
In their understanding, Tang Sanzang was not such an arrogant person, and it was even less possible for him to do such a heinous and unethical thing.
Just when everyone was in astonishment, the Tathagata Tathagata smiled slightly and said, "Good!"
