Taoist Master Xuanhuang

"What a powerful Buddhist sect! This is truly one of the Four Superpowers!"

Because the propaganda is aimed at all living beings, anyone with internet access can see it.

When Buddhism revealed the entire process of slaying the demonic Buddha, and even made no secret of devouring the origin of the Enlightened Cicada Realm, all living beings were awakened.

Those with lower cultivation levels cannot yet comprehend the power of the Pagoda of Cause and Effect; they only perceive the power of Buddhism.

The major powers, especially the three super powers, felt the power of the Causal Pagoda.

It was stronger than expected. They had known about the Buddhist temple's sacrificial pagoda for a long time and had been paying attention to it for a long time.

However, they hadn't expected the ability to be so powerful.

It is no less powerful than the Demon-Suppressing Tower bestowed by the Daoist Master. But what is the origin of the Demon-Suppressing Tower?
That was suppressed and personally refined by the Dao Lord.

Therefore, the appearance of the Pagoda of Cause and Effect triggered a chain reaction.

It represents the beginning of an era, and also the end of an era.

The end of the sacred era marks the beginning of the complete rise of true cultivation.

No matter how much they slander the Holy One, no matter how much they pretend not to care, the Holy One's power and abilities starting from the fourth rank are still very worrying.

This time, after the Four Superior Buddhist Sect personally killed a demon-possessed saint, the saint's deterrent power was immediately diminished.

It's not just a small discount, it's a major breach.

This means that true cultivators have the ability to kill saints, and the biggest obstacle on the path of cultivation has been removed.

Indeed, only fourth-tier True Kings can currently emerge from the Holy Realm, but so what?

The fact that a fourth-tier True King cultivator can now be killed means that when a fifth-tier Venerable is born in the future, True Cultivators will have the ability to kill a fifth-tier cultivator.

I'm not afraid of a strong enemy; I'm afraid of not being able to keep up with my own progress.

As long as you keep up with the progress, true cultivators are not afraid of any enemy.

"No wonder the four superpowers split up. I finally understand. Such an existence is already a towering tree. If it doesn't split up and continues for a long time, other forces will have no future."

This is a sentiment shared by many people.

If the four superpowers don't split up, no one else will have a chance.

The four super-powers who started with the Dao Lord have such profound foundations that it's unimaginable.

but……

The thing that Buddhism was worried about has happened.

On the third day, the forces led by the Three Supers began to spread a dazzling light.

"I observe that the power of the Pagoda of Cause and Effect is a unique Buddhist ability of salvation... It's not that I'm jealous of Buddhism's abilities, but such a method of salvation is extremely terrifying. It's righteous when used for good, and evil when used for evil. I believe Buddhism has its own plans, but it's undeniably worrying, given its power..."

"I admire the abilities of Buddhism. They have set a good precedent for us. The ability to slay the holy is no longer a pipe dream; it means we can actually do it... Although the holy are not the enemy, it is the holy who have fallen into demonic possession that are. There are many righteous holy beings, for example... However, the ability to convert them involves karma, and karma is terrifying. We had great trust in Buddhism before, especially with Master Minghui..."

"However, Buddhism is currently in a state of division. It is said that the Pagoda of Karma was not completely refined, but rather that the higher-ups of Buddhism all possessed the means to refine it. Now, Buddhism is fragmented, everyone..."

"Our Martial Arts Alliance has three great masters, this is common knowledge. These three great masters were the Dao Master back then... Don't worry about the three great masters, they... are the Buddhist Karma Pagoda..."

"..."

In a short time, a message that seemed like a rumor but was actually quite true spread.

The unsuspecting cultivators were quite frightened.

When they gather in small groups, this topic always comes up, since it concerns their life and death.

"Gentlemen, a branch of Buddhism has settled in our Hubei Province. What are your thoughts on this?"

"What do you think?"

Some people worried, "At first, we thought it was a good thing that the main Buddhist lineage of the four super powers had come to our province. Even though we are not Buddhists, it is still a good thing that a great power has come. Being close to the water is an advantage... However, I am very worried about the power of the Karma Pagoda."

"What you say makes sense, fellow Daoist. My research on the ability to transcend limits can easily convert us."

The ability to transform is not difficult to understand; even if you don't understand it, someone will explain it to you in detail.

The saying "if it is used correctly, it will be correct" illustrates this principle.

If Buddhism disregards rules and uses its power of salvation, would we still have a chance to survive?

If even a fourth-tier saint can be converted, how much less someone as insignificant as myself?

"No, this can't be done. We need an explanation."

Those who don't know better might think they're from the Four Supers, demanding an explanation, and they act very arrogantly.

What's amazing is that there are arrogant people like this everywhere, filled with righteous indignation and demanding an explanation.

Without a doubt, these arrogant people must have been instructed by someone. Otherwise, who do they think they are, daring to demand an explanation from Buddhism? Anyone who dares to say such a thing to Buddhism is already gone.

In less than seven days, the entire cultivation world had gathered such momentum.

It seems that Buddhism is facing enormous pressure.

However, to everyone's surprise, the Buddhist community did not follow the rules.

On the eighth day, a message came from the Buddhist community.

"The Pagoda of Cause and Effect has been suppressed by the Dao Lord and given to Master Minghui for refinement. You need not worry, as we are not qualified to use the pagoda."

"Wow—"

The news spread like wildfire throughout the entire cultivation world in an instant.

"The Dao Lord has personally taken action?"

"This? Could it be that something we don't know about has happened?"

For a moment, everyone fell silent, even the three supermen.

The Buddhist sect has already spread the word that the Lord has intervened. They understand the implications of this statement better than anyone else, so naturally they will no longer cause trouble in secret.

If they keep making trouble, it's not that they don't believe in Buddhism, but that they don't believe in Taoism.

"By a stroke of luck, the Pagoda of Cause and Effect acquired the power of a treasure of creation. Sect Leader Minghui, worried that it would be difficult to control, suppressed and refined it with the help of the Dao Lord..."

The Buddhist community released another message a day later.

They're clearly just teasing everyone; they're not releasing everything at once, but gradually planting bait to lure us in.

It seems that Minghui could not bear it and returned it all to the realm of spiritual practice.

We are being disciplined by the Master, and you will not escape it either.

Sure enough, news kept coming out every now and then, leaving the entire cultivation world in a state of bewilderment.

That's satisfying.

As for the lack of control, that naturally vanished.

Once a Daoist master steps forward to endorse it, everything becomes much easier to explain.

Most importantly, the other three have stopped causing trouble.

The reason why the three great powers stopped causing trouble was not primarily because the Dao Lord intervened, but more importantly because...

Three beams of purple light descended upon the three families respectively.

If Minghui is granted such a great opportunity, the other three families naturally cannot be left out either, otherwise the balance would be broken.

The Demon-Suppressing Tower of the Daoist sect was bestowed with a purple light and was refined by Jiutong.

The Confucian school's "Book of Vast Righteousness" received the same treatment as Sun Hui's "Martial Cauldron" from the Martial Arts Alliance.

Both Xuanhuang and Huangdi bestowed gifts, and with these gifts, Xuanhuang's final arrangement in the human world came to an end.

After this bestowal, nothing could shake the entire cultivation world anymore.

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