Intense Buddha light soared into the sky from Tang Sanzang's body, covering the entire Xitian Lingshan Mountain in the blazing Buddha light.
Patriarch Bodhi and Sakyamuni were shocked. They had no idea why Tang Sanzang had problems at such a critical moment.
Now Tang Sanzang is no longer the fateful protagonist of the Journey to the West, nor is he no longer the key figure in the journey to the West to learn scriptures.
Now Tang Sanzang has succeeded the Great Sun Tathagata and become the leader of Mahayana Buddhism, so his importance is self-evident.
Whether Mahayana Buddhism and Western Buddhism were merged into one, or Buddhism was spread eastward, Tang Sanzang was indispensable.
It is no exaggeration to say that Tang Sanzang is now involved in the safety of the entire Western religion and must not cause any problems.
But it happened that at this time, Tang Sanzang underwent such a strange change. What was more critical was actually what Jiang Heng said just now.
When Jiang Heng said that he had actually made arrangements for it, the two Western saints scoffed and thought it was impossible.
This was a situation set up by Dao Zu Hongjun himself. It was only natural to hide it from Jiang Heng, and it was abnormal to be discovered by Jiang Heng.
As for letting Western religion disappear into thin air, the two saints of Western religion didn't really care about it at all.
Unless they died, how could Western religion disappear? And how could Daozu Hongjun let them fall so easily?
"You? What on earth did you do?" Ancestor Bodhi glared at Jiang Heng and said extremely excitedly.
When they didn't know Tang Sanzang's situation, the two Western saints didn't dare to act rashly and could only vent their anger on Jiang Heng.
"What have I done? Don't you think it's strange? Why did I ask you for thirty relics of the ancient Buddha?
Could it be that this emperor is just trying to help Tang Sanzang improve his strength? Awakening past life memories? And then use it against your Western religion? Jiang Heng said disdainfully.
In the beginning, the reason why Jiang Heng asked for thirty ancient Buddha relics from the two saints of the Western religion was naturally not without reason.
The two saints of the Western religion might have cared about it at first, but after knowing that Jiang Heng used thirty ancient Buddha relics on Tang Sanzang, they probably wouldn't care too much.
Thinking about the two saints who taught in the West, Jiang Heng did this all to cultivate Tang Tripitaka. The purpose was also very simple, to make Mahayana Buddhism completely overwhelm the Western religion.
But this actually played into the Western Church's intentions. If it weren't for the careful training of Jiang Heng, the Human Emperor, how could Tang Sanzang have the strength he had today.
The two saints of the Western religion had to admire that Jiang Heng actually cultivated Tang Sanzang into a quasi-sage in just three hundred years.
Now, the Journey to the West Tribulation has come to a successful conclusion, and with the help of boundless merits, Tang Sanzang has reached the pinnacle of quasi-sainthood in one fell swoop.
The existence of a peak quasi-sage is naturally a great help to the Western Sect, which can greatly increase the strength of the Western Sect in an instant.
Compared with a pinnacle quasi-sage, the fall of Maitreya, the Medicine Master, and the Ancient Buddha of Ran Deng can even be said to be nothing.
But the strange changes happening to Tang Sanzang now undoubtedly prove that Jiang Heng's methods are far more terrifying than they imagined.
Obviously, those thirty ancient Buddha relics were not helping Tang Sanzang improve his strength at all, but had a bigger purpose.
"Human Emperor! No matter what you have done, it will be difficult for you to succeed even if the teacher is here!" Sakyamuni said in a deep voice.
The strange changes in Tang Sanzang's body were both incomprehensible to Sakyamuni and Bodhi Patriarch, but they believed that Taoist Hongjun would definitely find a way.
As long as Daozu Hongjun is willing to take action, Tang Sanzang will definitely be safe and sound. By then, Western religion can still flourish.
"Hahaha! Did you react at this time? But it's already too late!" Jiang Heng said disdainfully.
"That's right! It's a foregone conclusion. In today's round, you, the Western Sect, lost!"
A voice with a hint of joy sounded, and in the shocked eyes of the two Western saints, Saint Nuwa appeared.
Saint Nuwa naturally could not come to the immortal world in her true body, and what she came to was actually just an incarnation.
"Nuwa! Why are you here? Could this matter be related to you?" Ancestor Bodhi said in a deep voice.
Since becoming a god and measuring calamity, Saint Nuwa has always been very low-key, neither appearing in the Three Realms nor intervening in anything.
But at this moment, the saint Nuwa has manifested in Xitianling Mountain, which has to make the two saints of the Western religion think of some possibility.
"You Westerners are really a bunch of idiots! Since I appeared at this time, this matter naturally has something to do with me!" Sage Nuwa said disdainfully.
"Is it related to you? You didn't participate in this calamity at all, so how can it have anything to do with you?" Shakyamuni asked in a deep voice.
"I didn't participate in the journey to the west to measure the calamity? Wasn't Sun Wukong born from my colorful stone?" Sage Nuwa said disdainfully.
Saint Nuwa has always been extremely low-key, which made the two saints of Western religion almost forget that Sun Wukong has a great relationship with Saint Nuwa.
Sun Wukong was conceived by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth from the multicolored stone, and the multicolored stone itself was refined by the saint Nuwa when he mended the sky.
It is no exaggeration to say that the sage Nuwa is Sun Wukong's parents, and the journey to the west was closely related to the sage Nuwa from the very beginning.
"Okay! We will no longer force Sun Wukong to enter our Western Sect. We also ask you to leave Xitian Lingshan as soon as possible!" Patriarch Bodhi said in a deep voice.
Although giving up conquering Sun Wukong would actually be a huge loss for the Western religion, Patriarch Bodhi could no longer care so much at this time.
Solving the abnormality in Tang Sanzang as soon as possible is the most important thing for the two saints of the Western Sect at this time.
Even if Sun Wukong is given up because of this, as long as Tang Sanzang's safety can be guaranteed, it is not unacceptable to Western religions.
"Hahaha! There is a saying that goes well, it is easy to invite Buddha but difficult to send him! Now that the emperor is here, what happens today is not up to you Westerners!
Holy Mother, please take action quickly so that the Western Church can completely recognize the reality! Jiang Heng said with a smile.
Sage Nuwa nodded towards Jiang Heng, and with a wave of her hand, the colorful light shrouded Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong was slightly startled, but under Jiang Heng's signal, he ultimately did not choose to resist the colorful light.
"Sun Wukong! You are a natural stone spirit, born with the destiny of heaven and earth, but fundamentally speaking, you are born from colorful stones!
In a sense, you can actually be said to be my child. This is your creation, but it is also your bondage!
Today I take away your origin and end the cause and effect between you and me. There is no more debt between you and me! "Sage Nuwa said.
Back then, because of the Lich's calamity, Buzhou Mountain collapsed, leaving the prehistoric world incomplete. It was the saint Nuwa who wept her blood and refined stones to mend the sky.
Each colorful stone actually contains the essence and blood of Saint Nuwa. Sage Nuwa said that Sun Wukong was her bloodline, so there was no problem.
He raised his hand again and pointed, and under the shroud of colorful light, a drop of blood slowly flew out of Sun Wukong's body.
This drop of blood is shining with holy light and looks very small, but if you look closely, you will find that this drop of blood is like a big world.
This is the holy blood! The essence and blood of Saint Nuwa! The essence and blood of the saint contains supreme creation. Even if it is just a drop, it can make any living being ascend to heaven in one step.
Before the calamity of Journey to the West came, Jiang Heng reminded Saint Nuwa to make arrangements in advance during the calamity of Journey to the West.
Sage Nuwa finally took action as Jiang Heng said, and she also made some plans for Sun Wukong.
In fact, it is very simple. Saint Nuwa just condensed the essence and blood in the colorful stones into a drop of holy blood.
The reason why Sun Wukong was able to reach the peak of quasi-sage in just over a thousand years was all because of Jiang Heng's training, because of this drop of holy blood.
After Sun Wukong truly cultivates the fighting method to a perfect state and successfully takes that step, this drop of holy blood has truly matured.
Just like what Sage Nuwa said, now that she has taken this drop of holy blood from Sun Wukong's body, it actually means that Sun Wukong has repaid the cause and effect between him and Sage Nuwa.
However, when Sage Nuwa did this, she did not use Sun Wukong as a tool, but to help Sun Wukong.
For Sun Wukong, the colorful stone not only gives Sun Wukong a supreme heel, but it is also a constraint for Sun Wukong himself.
When he entered the realm of the pinnacle quasi-sage, Sun Wukong broke this shackles, thus opening up unlimited possibilities for his future.
Nowadays, the key to why Sun Wukong is able to practice the fighting method to a perfect state and break his own shackles is actually the key.
But this is actually not complete. Sun Wukong still has traces of the saint Nuwa, which comes from the blood of the saint.
At Sun Wukong's current state, the saint's essence and blood are no longer a help to Sun Wukong, but have become a restriction.
Now, Saint Nuwa has taken away this drop of holy blood from Sun Wukong's body, which also means that Sun Wukong will completely cut off his own shackles.
At this time, Sun Wukong has truly reached the limit of the quasi-sage realm, and is completely on the same level as Yang Jianquan.
In this way, although Sage Nuwa did take advantage of Sun Wukong, they no longer owed anything to each other.
After taking out the drop of holy blood, Saint Nuwa raised her hand and pointed, and the shining drop of holy blood went towards Tang Sanzang, who was shrouded in the Buddha's light.
The expressions of Patriarch Bodhi and Sakyamuni changed wildly. Just as they were about to stop them, Jiang Heng took a step and stood in front of them.
Under Jiang Heng's gaze, the incarnations of the two saints from the Western Sect suddenly felt as if they were facing formidable enemies, and they did not dare to make the slightest move.
Seeing that drop of holy blood was about to approach Tang Sanzang, suddenly, time and space were affected by an invisible force and completely frozen.
The figure of Dao Zu Hongjun appeared, looking at Jiang Heng and Saint Nuwa with a gloomy look, his eyes full of inexplicable meaning.
"The Human Emperor's methods are still as clever as ever if he can hide them from me and Tiandao!" Dao Ancestor Hongjun said in a deep voice.
Since Daozu Hongjun has appeared in Xitian Lingshan, he must have seen clearly the many plans of Jiang Heng and Saint Nuwa.
Jiang Heng was not surprised by this. After all, he was planning under the nose of Tiandao. He could hide it from Tiandao for a while, but he could not hide it from Tiandao forever.
The appearance of Daozu Hongjun at this time was actually a matter of course. After all, he could not sit back and watch Western religion truly perish.
The Journey to the West Tribulation has officially come to an end at this time, and the way of heaven has entered the final stage of perfection. Dao Ancestor Hongjun naturally has no worries anymore.
Moreover, the spread of Buddhism to the east is a plan laid out by Heaven and Taoist ancestor Hongjun. The key is whether Heaven can be superior to humanity.
Western religion is the foundation. If Western religion ceased to exist, the spread of Buddhism to the east would naturally have no meaning.
This is not in the interests of Tiandao and Daozu Hongjun. Daozu Hongjun appeared at this time, naturally to stop Jiang Heng and Saint Nuwa.
"Meet the teacher!" The incarnations of Patriarch Bodhi, Sakyamuni, Saint Nuwa and Tongtian leader all came forward to pay homage to Taoist ancestor Hongjun.
Only Jiang Heng stood opposite Dao Zu Hongjun, looking at Dao Zu Hongjun with a half-smile, but without any awe.
"Dao Ancestor has just arrived at this time, aren't you afraid that the matter is a foregone conclusion?" Jiang Heng said with a smile.
"Now that I have arrived here, everything will not be a foregone conclusion!" Daozu Hongjun said with great indifference.
As the incarnation of the way of heaven, at the moment when the way of heaven is about to be completed, Daozu Hongjun is almost omnipotent in the prehistoric world.
Not to mention that the matter has not really become a foregone conclusion, even if it has become a fait accompli, Daozu Hongjun is confident to change it.
"Hahaha! Daozu, this is not the first time you have fought against me, why would you say such innocent words!
Competing with Taoist ancestors and contending with the way of heaven, if I am not sure of victory, how can I make useless efforts? "Jiang Heng said.
At this time, Jiang Heng's face was full of smiles, and all the powerful men present could feel Jiang Heng's strong confidence.
Even though Taoist ancestor Hongjun had arrived in person, the two saints of the Western Sect still felt a little uneasy in their hearts.
The incarnations of Saint Nuwa and Master Tongtian looked indifferent, as if they had already known that the scene in front of them would happen.
"Oh? When there was a real and fake Sun Wukong, I also tried to test it. Human Emperor, you can't be the only one who didn't find anything, right?" Daozu Hongjun said in a deep voice.
"Real or false Sun Wukong? I naturally know that with Daozu's methods, he would not play such a low-end trick!
Since you want to test it, I am naturally happy to accompany you. Everyone is acting in this calamity, how can I be an exception? "Jiang Heng said.
When the real and fake Sun Wukong was revealed, Jiang Heng had actually seen that this was indeed Daozu Hongjun's method, but this method was not very clever.
At that time, not only Daozu Hongjun saw something unusual, but Jiang Heng also saw a lot of things.
It's just a matter of testing each other. Although Daozu Hongjun's methods are a bit low-end, as long as they can achieve their goals, low-end methods are sometimes very effective.
Daozu Hongjun didn't know that Jiang Heng was acting with him, but as long as he could see a slight abnormality, it was enough.
"Hmph! That's it for today. You all can leave. I will no longer pursue this matter!" Dao Ancestor Hongjun said in a deep voice.
Being able to say these words, it is obvious that the current Dao Ancestor Hongjun still does not want to completely fall out with Jiang Heng.
After all, at a time when Heavenly Dao had not yet truly matured, Daozu Hongjun was not sure of victory, and he did not want to take risks yet.
In the view of Daozu Hongjun, after the true perfection of the way of heaven, suppressing Jiang Heng and other saints is just a matter of a few seconds.
In this case, it is far more beneficial to let the way of heaven be completed smoothly than to act rashly at this time.
"Hahaha! Since I have already taken action, I naturally need a result. How can I turn back when I draw my bow?" Jiang Heng said.
Jiang Heng and Saint Nuwa started planning before the Journey to the West Tribulation began, and they didn't know how much effort they put into it.
Daozu Hongjun wanted Jiang Heng and Nuwa Sage to give up their plans with just one word? How could it be so easy?
Not to mention Jiang Heng's unwillingness, even Saint Nuwa would not be able to give up this rare opportunity, even if it was to face Taoist ancestor Hongjun.
"Human Emperor! You still can't see the reality clearly? Now that your plan has been exposed, how can there be any hope of success?" Daozu Hongjun said disdainfully.
Now that Daozu Hongjun has appeared in Xitian Lingshan, how can he allow Jiang Heng and Saint Nuwa's plan to proceed smoothly?
And with Daozu Hongjun's strength, unless Jiang Heng's true form comes, there is no way he can be Daozu Hongjun's opponent.
And if Jiang Heng's true form comes, he will completely break Daozu Hongjun's prohibition and violate the oath he once made.
"Since some things have already happened, they cannot be changed easily, not even you, the Dao Ancestor, can do it!" Jiang Heng said disdainfully.
As soon as he finished speaking, a new change occurred in Tang Sanzang's body. In the bright Buddha light, an illusory figure appeared.
The time and space imprisoned by Daozu Hongjun still fluctuated violently, and the drop of holy blood went towards Tang Sanzang again.
Daozu Hongjun was slightly shocked. If he wanted to break through the time and space he had imprisoned, he would need at least a saint-level strength to do so.
The current Tang Sanzang obviously has not reached the realm of a saint, but he still breaks through the time and space imprisoned by him.
It is not difficult to see from the strength of Daozu Hongjun that at this time, neither Jiang Heng nor Saint Nuwa took action.
"This? Is this the huge destiny of the Western religion, all condensed into one person, Tang Sanzang?" Daozu Hongjun said in a deep voice.
Daozu Hongjun was right. With Tang Sanzang's current strength, it was naturally impossible to break through the time and space imprisoned by Daozu Hongjun.
However, after becoming the leader of Mahayana Buddhism, he announced that Mahayana Buddhism and Western Buddhism would become one. The fate of Western Buddhism was already tied to Tang Sanzang.
Now, it is the moment when the calamity of Journey to the West has just come to an end. Because of this calamity, the luck of the Western religion has reached its peak.
Even the time and space imprisoned by Taoist Hongjun is no longer so unbreakable in the face of the huge destiny of the Western Sect.
Daozu Hongjun looked at Tang Sanzang with a gloomy expression, but did not choose to take action. It was not that he was unwilling to take action, but that he could not take action.
"Since you want to plot against me and use my hands to help the Western religion prosper smoothly, I will naturally help you.
Nowadays, the Western religion is booming, but the fate is concentrated on Tang Sanzang. Even you, the Taoist ancestor Hongjun, can't take action! Jiang Heng said with a smile.
The reason why Jiang Heng agreed to spread Buddhism eastwards was because, in the eyes of others, Jiang Heng, the human emperor, finally chose to compromise.
But only Jiang Heng knew in his heart, compromise? Jiang Heng never compromised during the Lich Measuring Tribulation, nor did he compromise during the Conferred God Measuring Tribulation. How could he compromise during the Westward Journey Measuring Tribulation?
The reason why Jiang Heng allowed Buddhism to spread eastward and Mahayana Buddhism to spread among the human race was actually for this scene today.
Didn't the Western Sect and Taoist ancestor Hongjun want to play tricks, so Jiang Heng simply used their tricks and tried his best to cultivate Tang Sanzang.
Perhaps, in the eyes of Hongjun, the founder of Western religion and Taoism, all Jiang Heng did was to make wedding clothes for them.
But if it weren't for Jiang Heng's dedicated training, how could Tang Sanzang have reached the peak of quasi-sage status in just three hundred years?
Without such cultivation, how could the two Western saints make Tang Sanzang the new ancestor of ten thousand Buddhas in Mahayana Buddhism?
Jiang Heng also deliberately killed Maitreya, the Medicine Master and the Ancient Buddha of Burning Deng in order to weaken the strength of the Western Sect and make Tang Sanzang the number one disciple of the Western Sect.
In this way, the two saints of Western Buddhism would choose Tang Sanzang, allowing Tang Sanzang to take the lead in the merger of Mahayana Buddhism and Western Buddhism into one.
In this way, it was only natural that Tang Sanzang would condense all the fortunes of Western Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism into himself.
This was originally the plan set by Taoist ancestor Hongjun and the two saints of the Western religion, to use Tang Sanzang to gather the fate of all Western religions and then preside over the spread of Buddhism eastward.
As long as Buddhism flourishes among the human race and the teachings of Western religions can spread among the human race, their goal will be achieved.
But the premise of all this is that Tang Sanzang is a disciple of the Western Sect, a direct disciple of the Holy Saint, and represents the will of the Western Sect.
But if Tang Sanzang is not Tang Sanzang, but someone else, the plan of the Western Sect and Taoist Hongjun will be completely in vain.
That means it is not Sage Nuwa and Jiang Heng who are making wedding clothes for the Western Church, but Western Sect and Taoist ancestor Hongjun making wedding clothes for Jiang Heng and Sage Nuwa.
Just like now, Tang San's hiding in the Western Sect was the fate of all. Even Taoist Hongjun couldn't take action against Tang San Zang.
"What tricks are you using? Who is Tang Sanzang?" Shakyamuni's expression became extremely gloomy and he said angrily.
The importance of Tang Sanzang to Western religion is self-evident. Seeing such changes in Tang Sanzang, Sakyamuni suddenly became uneasy.
At this time, the two saints of the Western religion could already see some clues. They were sure that the Tang Sanzang in front of them was definitely not the Tang Sanzang of the past.
The aura exuded by that illusory figure was somewhat familiar to the two saints from the Western religion, but it was also somewhat specious.
"It's Fuxi! You guys are really good at it!" Dao Ancestor Hongjun said in a deep voice.
The two saints of the Western religion could not figure out who Tang Sanzang was, but with the strength of Taoist ancestor Hongjun, they had already seen the truth of the matter.
The Tang Sanzang in front of him was no longer the direct disciple of the saint, Jin Chanzi, but he was clearly the elder brother of the saint Nuwa, Fuxi.
It is simply unbelievable that such a method of concealing the truth has eluded the perception of Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Tiandao.
Even until now, Daozu Hongjun was not sure when Jiang Heng replaced Tang Sanzang with Fuxi.
And after knowing that Tang Sanzang was actually Fuxi, it became obvious what Jiang Heng and Saint Nuwa were planning.
"Fuxi pays homage to Taoist ancestors! Meets all saints!" Tang Sanzang said softly with a smile on his face.
