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Chapter 766: Anbeiju, Expelling the Lord

In the past, when Zhenwu was in charge of Uttarakuru, he strictly prohibited preaching in Lingshan, even Hu Xiuwu participated in the mission of stopping people from the West.

Uttarakuru is a vegetable garden that has been cultivated by the Heavenly Court for thousands of years. How could they allow others to pick the vegetables before they are ripe?

But when Hu Xiuwu seized Sanhe City, he seized the sweetest harvest of Uttarakuru.

What’s even more hateful is that, judging from the conduct displayed by Hu Xiuwu, he may not have the intention of harvesting the spiritual essence of all the residents in Sanhe City.

A waste of natural resources.

Without Sanhe City, most of the remaining tribes in Uttarakuru are weak or stubborn, and they are no longer of much value.

That's why Zhenwu agreed when Zhang Daoling proposed the plan.

But no one would have expected that these remaining scraps from Uttarakuru would actually attract the attention of Lingshan, and even a Buddha would come.

A Buddha who also holds a very important position in Lingshan,
The future Buddha, Maitreya.

Originally, Lingshan had no qualifications to interfere in the affairs of Uttarakuru, as there was basically no soil for the spread of Buddhism in Uttarakuru.

The Great Emperor Zhenwu did a very good job. The people in Uttarakuru didn’t even know the existence of Buddhism, let alone believe in him.

People in the wild don’t even know about the existence of television and mobile phones, so how could they yearn for them?

When the Heaven-Locking and Earth-Sealing Formation was raised, the inside and outside were isolated, and Lingshan had no chance to intervene. Only Hu Xiuwu, only Hu Xiuwu, only he had a hidden hand in Northern Juluzhou.

"That damned Taoyuan monster tribe, Hu Xiuwu left monsters in Northern Juluzhou that they didn't know about."

Zhenwu clenched his back teeth tightly, and he immediately understood who was behind this.

Looking at the smiling, innocent and adorable baby Maitreya Buddha in front of him, Zhenwu completely understood that Hu Xiuwu and Sun Wukong have two different personalities.

Although they are both brave enough to poke a hole in the sky, Sun Wukong is straightforward, would rather die than bow his head, and always shows his edge. He always makes people look up to him and yearn for him.

However, Hu Xiuwu knew how to adapt, how to hide and lie dormant, and how to use roundabout means to achieve his goals. He was not like that monkey, who only knew how to fight and kill all day long.

Maitreya Buddha looked at Zhenwu's suddenly changed expression calmly, and said with a smile: "Haha, Great Emperor Zhenwu, the believers of Northern Juluzhou have all belonged to my Lingshan. Please do me a favor and take back your magical powers."

This involves Lingshan, and the arrival of Maitreya Buddha, who has equal status to him. This is no longer something Zhenwu can decide on his own.

Zhenwu glanced at Zhang Daoling, who understood what he meant. He immediately activated his spiritual consciousness and communicated with the original body that assisted the Jade Emperor in handling official affairs.

Zhang Daoling blinked his eyes and said to Zhenwu: "Your Majesty, since it is Maitreya Buddha who has come forward, why not give the Buddha some face."

Obviously, this is not Zhang Daoling's own opinion, but the Jade Emperor's.

He doesn't want to fall out with Tathagata at this critical juncture.

As a loyal minister of the Jade Emperor, Zhenwu Emperor certainly would not refute the Jade Emperor's decision: "Since they have already believed in Lingshan, let Lingshan handle it."

The four great heavenly masters put away the great formation that locked the sky and sealed the earth. After the formation was dismantled, the heavenly soldiers and generals who once acted as human stakes all looked dazed and depressed. They were used as connectors and had a large amount of their magic power drained away. These heavenly soldiers and generals looked unharmed, but in fact, their inner strength was exhausted.

That is to say, Hu Xiuwu had not come. If he had come and the fighting broke out again, these heavenly soldiers and generals would have been nothing but disposable supplies.

The heavenly soldiers and generals, who were unaware that they had walked a circle between life and death, followed the orders of the four heavenly masters and called back their troops.

Zhenwu did not even exchange greetings with Maitreya Buddha. He waved his sleeves, drove away with his sword, leaving behind only bursts of thunder.

Maitreya Buddha watched Zhenwu and other great gods leave, then slightly restrained his smile, revealing the dignity and vicissitudes of life that a future Buddha who has experienced thousands of years of calamity should have:
"Hu Xiuwu, you are really different..." The letter from Hu Xiuwu was not sent secretly to Maitreya Buddha, but was sent to Lingshan openly. Whether it was Guanyin, Samantabhadra, or Dipankara Buddha, Amitabha Buddha all saw that scene.

Not to mention the master of Lingshan, Buddha Tathagata.

There was not much private talk in Hu Xiuwu's letter. He just explained the interests of Uttarakuru and asked Maitreya Buddha whether he was interested in accepting the gift from Uttarakuru.

This is an open conspiracy. It depends on whether Lingshan can resist the temptation of adding another party's faith.

While Maitreya Buddha was still hesitating, Tathagata had already sent him a letter, asking him to go and save the believers in Uttarakuru.

But when he arrived at Uttarakuru, Maitreya Buddha finally understood why Hu Xiuwu was so sure that he had come to Uttarakuru.

After two great disasters, Uttarakuru has become riddled with holes and barren land.

Although the remaining mortals in Uttarakuru have become believers of Lingshan, it will undoubtedly take several generations and hundreds of years of hard work to increase the population and the incense.

Maitreya Buddha is the future Buddha. He thought of the prince of Lingshan.

But Tathagata is the Buddha of the present. When is the future?

After the Tathagata entered Nirvana.

Therefore, Tathagata is somewhat afraid of Maitreya Buddha, the king who has been in power for a long time is not afraid of his successor who is already young and strong.

By sending Maitreya Buddha to Uttarakuru, Tathagata did not only want the incense and spiritual essence of Uttarakuru, but also exiled Maitreya Buddha to the frontier and gave him a tedious and difficult job.

Haven’t you seen that the last of the Five Elders who ruled over Northern Juluzhou, the Great Emperor Zhenwu, couldn’t wait to return to his own Taoist temple, Wudang, to enjoy his life as soon as he stepped down from office?

You will know that this is not a good thing.

Maitreya Buddha sighed, "Amitabha, I don't even know Lingshan as well as Hu Xiuwu."

He had also heard of the story of how Tang Monk was bullied by Ananda, but he never expected that such a thing would happen to him.

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“I don’t know God, and I don’t know man.”

In the guest house of Chaofu Temple, Hu Xiuwu, who was reading in the sunshine, smiled silently.

Putting down the book, Hu Xiuwu took out a wooden arrow from the book box, raised the bride's Chaofu bow, and shot it into the sky.

The arrow shot up into the sky and fell down like a meteor, like thunder, like a dragon. It flew three thousand feet and after disappearing in the air for a while, it went straight into the Dai Temple.

The main hall dedicated to the Lord of Mount Tai was blown into pieces, leaving behind only a deep pit that looked like a falling meteor.

The arrow blew up a palace, but that was only a part of its power. The vast majority of its power was released in the Taishan Divine Realm.

After penetrating the sacred realm of Mount Tai, it fell into the mortal world, and the remaining energy was vented on the temple.

The Lord of Mount Tai was furious, and his Dharma image rose up, majestic and solemn, as powerful as Mount Tai and as awe-inspiring as the underworld.

"Who is it! Who dares to attack my Taishan Mansion?"

In response to him,

There was only a sharp sword light.