One person above Qing Huang Ting

Chapter 870 After the War
Huaguo Mountain, Tianzhen Peak, has a crack in the cave.

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The sounds of weapons clashing, though few, converged into a powerful tide.

The new star officials in the Zhou Tian Star Array took out their weapons and magical artifacts, looking fierce and ready for battle.

Everyone stared intently at the entrance to the void, their eyes wide as bells and their hearts pounding.

No one knew that Hu Xiuwu would emerge from inside.

It is still the Buddha.

Nezha and Prince Zhang, who came from the world of Black Mythology, were especially nervous, as were Pigsy and Sun Wukong.

They all grew up under the illustrious reputations of the Buddha, the Jade Emperor, and Laozi.

Even Sun Wukong, who once dared to wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace and force his way into the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, experienced the terror of a Great Luo Golden Immortal after being suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain by the Buddha and dying at the hands of the Heavenly Court.

Hu Xiuwu is going to challenge the Great Luo Golden Immortal. Even if he has made countless plans beforehand, no one can guarantee that he will succeed 100%.

If Hu Xiuwu fails, then it will be their turn to fight to the death.

Sun Wukong gripped his golden cudgel, his heart pounding with tension, yet he did not retreat an inch.

Once one foot stepped through the void, Hu Xiuwu, clad in charred silver armor, was revealed.

Hu Xiuwu raised the Spring Blood Sword, stained with golden blood: "I have won!"

"Oh~"

The gods cheered and celebrated their victory.

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"You must protect your master's relics, and one day you must return them to him."

A banquet was held on Flower Fruit Mountain to celebrate the victory.

But Hu Xiuwu left early during the banquet and found Maitreya Buddha's disciple.

In Little Western Paradise, one cannot enter Zen through martial arts.

A true inheritor of Buddhist teachings.

Few people know that Maitreya Buddha cannot be accepted into the sect, and he never takes the forbidden things to Mount Ling to avoid being polluted by the current impure atmosphere of Mount Ling.

When the Buddha Tathagata summoned all the Buddhas to gather at Mount Ling to fight against the Heavenly Court, Maitreya Buddha sensed something was wrong and passed on his mantle to Bu Neng, burying Bu Neng as the seed of his own lineage in Little Western Heaven.

I can no longer stay in Little Western Paradise to cultivate alone.

Until recently, Hu Xiuwu had Zhu Bajie, who had seen the incompetent, and the chosen one Sun Xunyin bring it back. This was also the instruction that Maitreya Buddha gave to Hu Xiuwu in his letter.

Hu Xiuwu thought that Maitreya Buddha wanted to wait until he and Maitreya Buddha had finished defeating Tathagata Buddha together before Maitreya Buddha and his disciple could reunite.

At the same time, it was also to protect what was unavoidable. Once the news that Maitreya Buddha and Hu Xiuwu had cooperated to kill Tathagata Buddha spread, the people of Heaven would inevitably regard Maitreya Buddha's lineage as a thorn in their side.

The Heavenly Court is also adept at destroying mountains and temples, and eradicating Taoist traditions. Those who cannot remain outside the Heavenly Court are easily targeted and hunted down by the four departments of Thunder, Fire, Plague, and War.

There is now only one place in the world that can block the Heavenly Court's view.
Huaguoshan.

It's quite normal that Maitreya Buddha cannot be entrusted to Flower Fruit Mountain.

Little did they expect that this was not a simple entrustment, but an entrustment of an orphan.

After listening to Hu Xiuwu's story, he did not cry, but simply put his hands together, recited scriptures for his master, and expressed his joy for his master.

Then, he received a relic left by Maitreya Buddha from Hu Xiuwu.

Originally, given Maitreya Buddha's level of cultivation, it would have been impossible for him to only produce one relic. However, before his death, he was entangled with the Buddha Tathagata and was willing to die to fight against the Buddha Tathagata for karma, forcing the Buddha Tathagata to repay the debts owed to all sentient beings.

Most of his physical body and cultivation were thus drained, leaving only this seven-colored relic of wisdom. He could not accept the relic with both hands: "Master has obtained what he sought and fulfilled his wish. We must thank Benefactor Xiuwu for granting Master's wish."

"However, what do you mean by returning it to your master?"

Hu Xiuwu said, “Buddhism doesn’t emphasize cause and effect, reincarnation and cultivation. I preserved a trace of Maitreya Buddha’s primordial spirit and sent him back to the cycle of reincarnation. You have a karmic connection with Maitreya Buddha, and perhaps you will be needed to guide him into the path in the future.”

One must not laugh loudly: "Master first guided me, and then I guided him. How wonderful! How wonderful!"

Then, after carefully putting away the relics of Maitreya Buddha, he clasped his hands and said, "Please take me in, benefactor. I am quite strong and can help you fight on the battlefield."

Although he didn't say it, he still wanted to avenge his master and take revenge on the Heavenly Court!
Hu Xiuwu shook his head: "What you need to do now is to protect the relics of Maitreya Buddha, and at the same time learn the practices and scriptures that Maitreya Buddha teaches, so that when the reincarnated Maitreya Buddha comes to find you in the future, you can teach him."

One should not be lost in thought.

Hu Xiuwu joked, "I hope we don't get stumped by Little Maitreya's questions."

He finally sighed, "What you say is true, my master is more talented than me. If I hadn't worked hard beforehand, how could I have become my master's guide?"

“I will find a secluded place in the mountains to devote myself to cultivation and study the Maitreya scriptures and practices.”

Hu Xiuwu pointed and said, "Go ahead, choose whatever you like. No one will stop you in this area."

He could not put his hands together in prayer: "Thank you, benefactor, but living alone deep in the mountains, cooking over a fire is also a form of spiritual practice."

Unable to take the relics of Maitreya Buddha with him, he went into the mountains and decided to devote himself to studying Maitreya scriptures there.

If Maitreya were to reappear one day, we cannot expect him to return the principles and knowledge to his master as his master had taught him.

Hu Xiuwu watched as he was unable to enter the mountains alone, blending into the night breeze of the forest.

The matter of Mount Ling has come to an end; now it's time to confront the Heavenly Court head-on.

There is one force in the sky and one force on the ground.

In the mortal realm, there is a north-south divide; similarly, among immortals and gods, there is a heaven-and-earth divide.

The Heavenly Court is now fully aware of the strength of Flower Fruit Mountain and will never underestimate it again.

Every battle from now on will be a head-on clash.

Sun Wukong appeared from nowhere, somersaulting beside Hu Xiuwu, carrying a gourd of wine in his hand. He swayed and staggered, then put his arm around Hu Xiuwu's shoulder to steady himself.

Sun Wukong was a little drunk and a little excited: "Brother, we've defeated the Buddha, what should we do next? Should we attack the Heavenly Court directly?"

Hu Xiuwu snatched the gourd of wine from Sun Wukong's hand, took a swig of wine, and felt a fire burning from his throat all the way to his stomach.

The monkey wine in Flower Fruit Mountain is even stronger than the wine in Heaven.

After drinking, Hu Xiuwu patted Sun Wukong's belly and said, "No rush, no rush, we just had a feast."

"Take it easy for now and let it digest."

This time, Hu Xiuwu's trip to Mount Ling to ambush the Buddha was not without its rewards and spoils; in fact, he could be said to have returned with a full haul.

Although the Buddha's spiritual essence was returned to heaven and earth, His golden body and the Dao fruit of the Great Luo Golden Immortal remained.

Especially the Buddha's enlightenment, which involves the law of cause and effect.

By comprehending the Dao, one may come to understand the law of cause and effect.

Moreover, after being bathed in the Buddha's blood, Hu Xiuwu's Kangjin Chainmail and Chunzi Sword underwent a transformation.

Kang Jinlong and Aman had already warned him that Kang Jin Chainmail and Chunzi Sword had both changed.

These things need to be properly digested.