Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 1006 All Three Treasures Turned to Ashes
"Old monk..."

The abbot of Congshan Temple, with his white beard and dignified appearance, took a deep breath, suppressing the surging fear and ominous premonition in his heart. He was about to speak, introduce himself, and explain his background, trying to smooth things over by mentioning his Buddhist lineage.

He firmly believed that even the deities of the Arctic Exorcism Institute would give him some respect upon hearing the title of the Bodhisattva he represented.

After all, he was not only the abbot, but also the incarnation of the Bodhisattva walking in the human world. In a sense, it was equivalent to the Bodhisattva's personal presence, and this was still the human world!
However, he was abruptly interrupted by a cold, tangible gaze.

The black-helmed deity, peering through the gaps in his helmet, showed no emotion whatsoever, as if he were looking at a stubborn rock or a piece of rotten wood.

He didn't even bother to listen to what the old monk wanted to say... He simply and indifferently, as if executing a pre-programmed, cold procedure, slowly took out a thin book from his black armor sleeve.

There were no words on the pages, but the moment it was taken out, an invisible chill that froze the soul spread out, as if it were not a booklet, but a miniature execution platform, bearing indelible records of life and death.

"Congshan Temple has existed for 3,712 years since its founding."

"A total of forty-seven wicked immortals who violated the heavenly rules have been ordained in this temple to avoid the heavenly rules."

"According to the law: all those who are ordained are guilty of the same sins because they bear the consequences of their actions!"

"Forty-seven wicked immortals were ordained at Congshan Temple, and they shall return ninety-four severed heads to atone for their sins!"

After speaking, the deity's gaze pierced through the open mountain gate and swept over the monks who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion.

The book turned another page:
"Congshan Temple currently houses seventy-three monks who have received Buddhist precepts and are protected by the temple's Buddhist light."

"None of this has any merit!"

"Kill them all." The black-armored, dark-faced deity glanced at the roster and then immediately took action.

This is the killing embryo that came from the Arctic Exorcism Institute.

For the other gods of justice, the absence of karma means that they cannot be invoked.

But for the evil spirits killed by the Arctic Exorcism Institute, having no merit means being able to be implicated in their deaths!
The old monk who opened the door turned green the moment he heard the black-armored, masked god's proclamation.

There are clearly seventy-four monks who have been ordained in this mountain temple!
But then the old monk remembered why the man in black helmet and dark face had said that there were seventy-three people!
Because this old monk himself was an incarnation of a Bodhisattva—ordinarily, such an incarnation painstakingly created by a Bodhisattva was equivalent to the Bodhisattva himself appearing before one's eyes.

But in the eyes of the murderous bastards at the Arctic Exorcism Institute, this incarnation of a Bodhisattva is not even worth a human head!

When the old monk finally understood all this, his face didn't just turn green, it became completely distorted.

But at that moment, the black-armored, masked deity made his move.

Under the decree that sealed the heavens and locked the earth, the human spirit actively cooperated with the black-armored, dark-faced deity.

In that instant, the temple in the mountains transformed into a small, independent world.

Within this small world, all the primordial energy of heaven and earth, all the spirituality, and the earth's veins were suppressed!

It wasn't suppressed by the combined forces of those 'sealing the heavens and locking the earth' immortals outside... but simply that this god-lord of the Arctic Exorcism Academy released the killing intent and murderous aura in his heart, and then froze and suppressed everything in this small world.

It was at this moment that the old monk with the distorted face had already connected with the relics in Congshan Temple with his thoughts—how could a Buddhist bodhisattva who could come to the human world in person and spread the teachings despite the suppression of humanity be weak?

Even if it is just an incarnation, with the help of the relic, he can still display the greatest power of the Taiyi realm!
Even the power of Buddhism cannot be suppressed by the human spirit, which is connected by the relics!

An immense Buddhist power, like a flood bursting its banks, surged forth from the relic! This power was not without roots; it directly traversed space, instantly connecting with a certain Buddhist kingdom hidden deep within the endless rifts of time and space! A vast, boundless aura, imbued with the perfect cultivation of a great Bodhisattva, amplified like a sleeping behemoth awakened, crashed down upon this sealed-off little world!
Using this relic as an "anchor," the power of the Bodhisattva in the Buddha's realm is being forcibly infused into him in a way that transcends spatial limitations!

The old monk's body swelled and twisted violently in the Buddha's light, his original benevolent appearance was completely torn apart, revealing the phantom of a wrathful Vajra. The Buddha's light, which had been suppressed, soared into the sky again, and even showed signs of tearing apart the blockade of the Arctic decree!
At that very moment, the black-armored, dark-faced deity stretched out his hand.

Then, he flicked his finger.

It's like when a dewdrop falls from the sky, a child reaches out and flicks it with a finger.

With a flick of its finger, the black-armored, masked deity caused the 'miniature world' formed by the mountain temple to collapse.

In Congshan Temple, the protective array guarding the mountain, the stupa enshrining the relics, the scripture repository collecting scriptures, the hall for worshipping the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas... along with the Buddhist disciples and the relics, all turned to ashes in an instant.

"Twenty-one heads are still missing."

The moment Congshan Temple vanished, the black-armored, masked deity, seemingly dissatisfied, reached out again and grasped the lingering Buddhist light within the temple.

To be precise, what he was holding was not the Buddha's light.

Rather, it is the essence of the relic.

It is the trace left by the Bodhisattva behind the relic, who used the relic to make a move from a distance.

Then, following the essence of this relic, the black-armored deity struck down with a palm.

The power of that palm strike directly followed the connection of the relic, piercing through the Buddhist realm linked to it.

That Buddhist kingdom is the source of the Buddhist teachings of Congshan Temple.

This is why the Bodhisattva was able to still project his power here despite the blockade.

It's not because its power is particularly strong.

Rather, it was because the deity of the Arctic Exorcism Institute needed that Bodhisattva to project his power from the Buddha Kingdom so that he could locate the Buddha Kingdom and then fill in the missing twenty-one heads from within the Buddha Kingdom!
The Buddhist Kingdom is the true foundation of Buddhism—it is not only the source of many Buddhist teachings, but also the basis for Buddhist supernatural powers and the Buddhist Kingdom in the palm of one's hand.

Among all the traditions of the universe, the Buddhist tradition can be considered the most 'shameless'. Normally, when a deity falls from grace, the essence of the universe that they absorbed is returned to the universe.

However, when powerful figures in Buddhism fall, they leave behind their relics.

Within the relics, their Buddhist teachings, their spiritual practice, and their supernatural powers are preserved.

This is why even a newly initiated Buddhist disciple can use the relics left by their predecessors to draw upon their power.

A Buddhist disciple who has just begun his spiritual practice can even draw upon the power left behind by a Bodhisattva at the Taiyi level.

The Xuanmen disciples performed the ritual of stepping on the Big Dipper, opening the altar and performing the ritual, ordering the immortals and gods of the Heavenly Court to 'lend' them supernatural powers. Such methods were already quite shameless, but compared to the methods of the Buddhist sect, the methods of these Xuanmen disciples seemed quite proper.

Within Buddhism, the core of this relic system is the Buddhist kingdom established by the Buddhas!

The relics left behind by those Bodhisattvas and Arhats are scattered throughout the world.

The golden statue corresponding to the relic sits serenely within the Buddha's realm.

When Buddhist disciples chant the Buddha's name and activate the relics, those relics can act as anchors, allowing the Buddhist community to project its power down.

That power is not just the power of the relics, but more likely the power of the golden bodies left behind by those Arhats and Bodhisattvas.

It's even possible that some Bodhisattvas and Arhats from the Buddhist realm were personally intervening from afar.

In more extreme cases, some Buddhist disciples may experience a profound awakening between life and death, realizing the true essence of Buddhism, and then unleash unparalleled supernatural powers such as the Buddha Kingdom in their palms, directly activating the power of the entire Buddha Kingdom!
—It is often said that the Taoist sects protect their own, but in reality, it is the Buddhist sects that truly protect their own!
When elders in the Xuanmen sect lend their power to younger generations, they are still somewhat hesitant and deliberate. However, when old monks in the Buddhist sect lend their power to younger generations they have their eye on, they do not hesitate at all!

As the central hub of the relic system and the foundation of Buddhism, the Buddhist kingdom is naturally no simple matter.

The Buddhist Kingdom itself is a great supernatural power. Although it cannot compare to the supreme method of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals' Great Supernatural Power, it is still a supernatural power that can open up the heavens!
It is a divine power that can also be directed towards the Great Luo.

In Buddhism, those who can establish a Buddha-land are either Buddhas at the Great Luo level or Bodhisattvas at the top level, only one step away from the Great Luo level.

Within this Buddhist kingdom, not only are there powerful figures who established it, but also disciples who inherit this lineage of Buddhism, all residing there. For Buddhism, there are countless other transmissions of Buddhist teachings, but only those Buddhist teachings supported by a Buddhist kingdom are considered the orthodox tradition of Buddhism.

Under such circumstances, the inherent dangers of a Buddhist kingdom are self-evident—even a great immortal would find it difficult to escape easily if he rashly stepped into a Buddhist kingdom.

In addition, the location of the Buddhist kingdoms is an even greater secret of Buddhism!
At this moment, the black-armored deity directly followed the connection of the relic and launched his attack directly into the Buddhist kingdom!

"How brave!"

Within the Buddhist realm, the Bodhisattva's true form, sensing the attack that came from afar, immediately flew into a rage!
After all, in Buddhism, since the establishment of those many Buddhist kingdoms, no Buddhist kingdom has ever suffered an attack from an enemy.

Now, however, the deity of the Arctic Exorcism Institute has launched his offensive into the Buddhist kingdom with a contemptuous attitude.

This applies to the Bodhisattvas and Arhats who guard the Buddhist realm.

For the Buddha who established the Buddhist kingdom.

The humiliation this is is unimaginable!

At this moment, not only the Bodhisattva facing the wrath of the North Pole Exorcism Court deity, but even the Buddha participating in the assembly of Buddhas in the Great Thunder Temple couldn't help but frown and utter a chorus of greetings.

At the same time, the counterattack from the Bodhisattva and the counterattack from the Buddhist Kingdom also came as the deity of the Arctic Exorcism Academy launched his offensive into the Buddhist Kingdom, following his offensive and aiming to crush the deity who made the move into ashes.

At that very instant, it wasn't just one Bodhisattva or Arhat who made a move in this Buddhist kingdom, but rather the vast majority of them—though the direction of their moves differed from one another.

Seeing the counterattack of those Arhats and Bodhisattvas, this deity of the Arctic Exorcism Court merely shook his head slightly and murmured:
"Innocent."

As soon as those words were spoken, the Buddhist kingdom trembled once again.

It was none other than the deity of the Arctic Exorcism Academy who had gone to enforce the law at other temples. Because the monks in those temples were insufficient, he chose to directly invest his power into the Buddhist Kingdom, so as to make up for the heads owed for sins in this Buddhist Kingdom.

In that instant, the Buddhist kingdom suffered not only from the attack of a single deity from the Arctic Exorcism Academy, but from a combined attack launched by many more people in different places using incredibly mysterious methods!
Although everyone's timing, location, and the amount of magic they unleash are all different.

However, when their power fell into this Buddhist kingdom, it seemed as if it had its own consciousness and merged into one.

At this moment, the Bodhisattvas and Arhats in this Buddhist kingdom began to fight back, and the Buddha in the Great Thunderclap Temple frowned and chanted.

—The attacks unleashed by those numerous killers spontaneously merged and became one, instantly drawing the Bodhisattvas and Arhats who were counterattacking into this offensive.

The power of a blow delivered by ten people each with ten percent of their strength is fundamentally different from that of a blow delivered by one person with one hundred percent of their strength!

If the former can restrain ten people at the same time, then the latter can crush all ten people into dust at the same time!
And this method is none other than...

These are the war-level tactics honed by the killers of the Arctic Exorcism Institute on the battlefields beyond their borders.

The more people use this method, the stronger its power becomes!

On the battlefields beyond the realm, enough Taiyi to join forces can even suppress Daluo—for those immortals and gods fighting on the battlefields beyond the realm, such methods are something everyone needs to learn.

If you can't learn it, you'll die!
These killers who returned from battlefields beyond the domain had honed such methods to an instinct—even without anyone in charge, guiding, or coordinating, their individual attacks would still merge together.

This single strike resulted in an overwhelming victory within the Buddhist kingdom.

(End of this chapter)