I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 701 I'll Accept It Even If It's Fake
"Killing, you've fallen to demonic possession!"

Above the twenty-four heavens, Maitreya Buddha had long since grown tired of his seat.

At this moment, anger erupted in His eyes, and He looked at the lotus Buddha kingdom beneath the lotus throne with almost gritted teeth.

The serene Buddhist light there is gone, replaced by a blood-red hue.

In fact, he tacitly approved of and participated in the suppression of the Killing Cult over the past two or three decades.

The Twenty-Four Devas were the first group of deities in Buddhism.

The fact that all twenty-four Buddhas were equal in status actually sowed the seeds of future trouble.

Afterwards, the Buddha of the Netherworld became the first to become a sub-sage and took the lead in some aspects of the southward spread of Buddhism, which made the Netherworld Buddhism the head of the Twenty-Four Heavens.

All the Buddhas, whether intentionally or unintentionally, tacitly acknowledged the rule of the Netherworld Buddhism.

Afterwards, the Netherworld Buddhism was destroyed, and Mo Jian entered the cycle of reincarnation, from which he has not yet returned.

Now, the world has been at peace for twenty years, and Maitreya's salvation sect has flourished. Although he himself has not shown any signs of being a sub-sage, it is clear to all that he has already surpassed the first rank.

The focus of Buddhism also shifted from the Buddhism of the dead to the Buddhism of salvation.

The doctrine of salvation and compassion would naturally suppress the doctrine of the Buddha of Killing, which advocates severing karma and killing people.

However, with Buddhism about to spread south, the Buddha of Killing Life endured this for twenty years, never allowing Maitreya to find an opportunity to directly remove Him from the monastic register and recreate the Twenty-Four Heavenly Kings.

Now, the Buddha of Slaughter has betrayed Maitreya at this moment, striking at his Achilles' heel and leaving him breathless!

As Maitreya Buddha's anger flared, boundless Buddha light gathered, about to pierce through the blood-red color and send all the murderous followers who had begun to transform into demons into reincarnation!

"Mile, you're panicking!"

Two celestial demons flew out from the Demon Kingdom of Slaughter. They revealed their true forms, and the boundless slaughter around them gathered into a sky-filling red cloud, which evolved into a scene of all living beings killing each other, forming a cloud throne.

However, amidst this scene of demonic possession, the two celestial demons appeared as at ease and comfortable as bodhisattvas, with serene smiles on their faces.

Shenxiu and the Buddha of Killing Life were originally great Bodhisattvas. Even if they fell into the demonic path, they would still do demonic things with a Buddha's heart, and their true nature would not change.

Shenxiu picked up the broken Buddhist certificate in his hand and slashed at the boundless Buddhist light gathered by Maitreya.

Even though Maitreya, who had not yet truly become a Buddha, was a near-saint, he was still restrained by the Buddha's divine weapon in terms of lineage. His Buddha light shone on the broken Buddhist certificate, but could not damage it in the slightest.

However, the broken Buddhist certificate could easily slice through the compassionate light of Buddha, shattering it into a shower of light, truly living up to its name of breaking the precepts.

The two First-Rank Heavenly Demons, wielding unparalleled divine weapons that could counter Buddhist magic, were so formidable that even a Quasi-Saint could not defeat them in a short time.

Maitreya was greatly alarmed.

What alarmed him even more was that the boundless Buddha light he should have received was now flickering like a candle flame!
This is not due to the power of a broken Buddhist certificate, but rather because there is a problem with his own lineage!
Zhou Tieyi did not restrict the development of the Taixu Forum. Buddhism used the Taixu Forum to stir up trouble and could attract hundreds of millions of supporters.

Zhou Tieyi's use of the Taixu Forum to stir up trouble could garner opposition from a billion people!

That's why he didn't restrict the Taixu Forum.

In the brief reversal of events, Ah Da annihilated everything with a single strike, first slaying a million devout followers of the Salvation Cult in the spiritual realm.

However, his actions only affect the spiritual realm and do not impact the material world.

This led to a certain result.

That is to clearly draw a line and not involve other innocent people.

If killing is to restore order, the most difficult part is to clearly draw a red line so that the majority does not become the enemy.

This matter would definitely not be handled well by those below, because the power to kill is too heavy, and once it is delegated, it will inevitably lead to personal enrichment at the expense of the public.

However, in the spiritual world, Ah Da, with the help of the Lord of Illusion, can draw a red line all by himself.

Don't think about achieving immortality through chanting Buddha's name. I, the supreme demon, am watching you! As long as you don't chant Buddha's name for immortality, no demon will come after you.

This inspires awe in the vast majority of neutrals, who are unable to find problems with the Heavenly Demon because the Heavenly Demon itself is wrong. How can you find problems within errors?

They couldn't find any problems with Zhou Tieyi, this Celestial Venerable.

Although the Southern Transmission of Buddhism by the Celestial Venerable implies that the celestial demons descending to the mortal realm also originated from the Celestial Venerable's family.

But the Celestial Venerable never intervened. He possessed supreme power, yet he always looked upon the world with compassion. He gave the opportunity for Buddhism to spread south, and he also warned the supreme demon, Ah Da.

Even so, the world is still wrong, and it is certainly not the fault of the Celestial Venerable.

Everyone was hoping that the Celestial Venerable would save the day, but if they angered him now, and he really didn't care about that Supreme Heavenly Demon, things would get serious.

Of course, people would never admit they were wrong.

Therefore, the only ones who made mistakes were the Buddhas of Buddhism!

Your greed has led to unequal distribution of spoils among yourselves.

Your anger has attracted the demons from the outside world.

You are all fools; you still don't know to go to the Great Luo Palace to ask the Heavenly Venerable to issue a decree to destroy the demon!
You are full of greed, anger, and ignorance; how can you become a Buddha and take charge?

The Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, built upon the wishes of all sentient beings, will inevitably be devoured by those wishes.

Therefore, Maitreya's immeasurable Buddha light faded, and the second scene of the five signs of decay of gods and humans appeared above his head: the radiance faded!
Inside the Kunyuan Hall, Yuan Tong scratched his head as he watched the changing situation.

As a first-rank official, he certainly knows more inside information than ordinary people.

Ordinary people believed in the Heavenly Venerable's oversight, and thus the Heavenly Demon Ah Da stole the divine weapon.

However, Yuan Tong would never believe that A Da had the ability to steal the divine weapon from Zhou Tieyi!
If Ah Da had that ability, he wouldn't need to be a Heavenly Demon; wouldn't it be easier for him to become the Heavenly Emperor directly?
"Heavenly Venerable One, you are truly amazing!"

Yuan Tong sighed deeply.

He originally thought that this ordeal on his journey to the West was just a fit of pique, and that Buddhism would eventually come to persuade him kindly.

But as the situation developed, he realized that even as a first-rank official, he was merely a slightly more flexible pawn.

The Celestial Venerable sits high in the Great Luo Palace, but his invisible hand continues to manipulate the game of the world.

However, now he is already invincible, and no one can catch a single move he makes at will.

This is not a difference in supernatural power, but a difference in spiritual realm.

Just as Yuan Tong sighed deeply, the voices of Sheng Shan and his second senior brother rang out outside the Kun Yuan Hall.

Why are they here?

Yuan Tong let the two in. He first looked at his second senior brother, who was in spirit form, and asked, "Are you real?"

The second senior brother has gained Sheng Shan's trust through "Journey to the West".

At this moment, he smiled and said to Yuan Tong, "The truth or falsehood is no longer relevant. I only have one question for you, Senior Brother."

"What?"

"I asked curiously," Yuan Tong asked.

"Would you like to come with me to smash this damned Pure Land of Bliss? We might as well not take this false scripture!"

Yuan Tong was taken aback, then burst into laughter, stirring up the boundless Xuanhuang within the hall.

"Fine, fine, if that's true, I'll accept it even if it's false. This damn scripture is better left untouched!"

(End of this chapter)