Honghuang: My understanding is beyond belief. I am the first immortal of Jiejiao.

How can this be?

The three thousand Buddhas present were terrified; they could not believe that Lin Zhu could annihilate such a powerful being.

Their gazes toward Lin Zhu shifted from initial contempt to shock, and now to fear.

Maitreya Buddha was even more enraged!
His heart was filled with shock and anger, for he knew that Bodhisattva Weituo had been peacefully residing in the Eastern Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli, and that he himself had invited him there. Now that Bodhisattva Weituo had been killed, the karmic consequences and repercussions would likely fall heavily on his shoulders!

Maitreya Buddha's face turned green, and he roared angrily, his whole body radiating murderous intent.

"You audacious beast, your crime of murdering the Buddha is unforgivable! I will tear you to pieces!"

Without saying a word, Maitreya Buddha suddenly attacked Lin Zhu.

He couldn't let Lin Zhu say any more, otherwise, once the truth about the murder of Bodhisattva Weituo was exposed, his collusion with demons and his reckless manipulation of karma would be impossible to hide. At that time, he would not only have to bear the consequences of the chaos in the Journey to the West, but also become a sinner of Mount Ling.

Upon seeing Maitreya Buddha suddenly attack people, Tathagata Buddha was filled with shock and anger, and roared in fury.

"Maitreya Buddha, how dare you!"

The Buddha was truly enraged.

As the master of Mount Ling, Maitreya Buddha dared to suddenly attack and kill people in front of three thousand Buddhas before he could even express his opinion. This was simply disregarding him! This was not only a challenge to his authority, but also a dragging of the entire Western Paradise into an abyss of no return.

However, it was too late for the Buddha to stop him.

Maitreya Buddha and Tathagata Buddha are both at the Quasi-Saint level. Although Maitreya Buddha is slightly weaker, he attacked in anger, catching Tathagata Buddha off guard.

Lin Zhu's eyes widened slightly. Although he knew that the Western Paradise acted arbitrarily and unreasonably, he did not expect Maitreya Buddha to be so shameless as to kill people in front of three thousand Buddhas to silence them.

At this point, he was completely certain that Bodhisattva Weituo must have been sent by Maitreya Buddha.

Faced with the attack of a Quasi-Saint realm expert, Lin Zhu was extremely nervous, but he knew he had no choice but to fight back!
His eyes were filled with madness, and he showed no sign of backing down.

Almost the instant Maitreya Buddha made his move, Lin Zhu flipped his hand and summoned a black and red spear radiating a cold and violent aura from his inner space.

"buzz"

The God-Slaying Spear has appeared!
The moment that spear appeared, the entire Great Thunderclap Temple seemed to dim.

The God-Slaying Spear was an unparalleled weapon of destruction in the demonic path, a rare treasure for slaughter. Every tremor of it seemed to tell of endless killing and destruction.

Three thousand Buddhas, three great Bodhisattvas, numerous Bodhisattvas, and five hundred Arhats—the eyes of everyone present were almost frozen in shock the moment they saw the God-Slaying Spear.

A sense of dread, originating from the depths of the soul, spread through everyone's hearts.

Such a demonic artifact was a terrifying existence that they had never heard of or seen before.

The demonic energy emanating from that spear carried a primal, destructive power, as if it could tear everything in the world apart.

Even the Yuan Tu and A Bi in the Styx Blood Sea, and even the Twelfth Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, paled in comparison to this God-Slaying Spear, not even a fraction as terrifying as it was.

The Buddha originally wanted to stop Maitreya Buddha, but when he saw the God-Slaying Spear in Lin Zhu's hand, he stopped.

A flicker of fear and greed flashed in his eyes.

He felt that killing Lin Zhu, who possessed such a magical artifact, would be a good thing.

The power of that God-Slaying Spear was enough to make the entire Western Paradise tremble.

The Buddha even felt a surge of murderous intent towards Lin Zhu, contrary to the will of a sage.

The three thousand Buddhas, numerous Bodhisattvas, and Arhats present all believed that with the intervention of the Quasi-Saint, Lin Zhu was certain to die.

However, what happened next terrified the three thousand Buddhas of Mount Ling!

Lin Zhu showed no fear. He flipped his hand and took out a fist-sized Yuan Crystal from his spatial storage.

The elemental crystal was pitch black, like a black hole, frantically absorbing all the light around it and emitting pure and dense demonic energy.

This demonic energy was extremely intense, even repelling the Buddhist light and spiritual energy of Mount Ling, creating a vacuum zone of demonic energy.

"Heavenly Yuan Demon Stone!"

The ancient Buddha Dipankara, who had been keeping his eyes closed and silent, finally gasped in surprise the moment he saw the Yuan Crystal.

His voice was filled with disbelief and astonishment.

"How could a supreme demonic creature, which can only be formed over an immense eon in the darkest of chaos, be in his hands?!"

The words of Dipankara Buddha sent a chill down the spines of everyone present.

The Heavenly Origin Demon Stone, such a legendary supreme demonic object, actually appeared in the hands of a Heavenly Court Prison God. This is simply unheard of!

Maitreya Buddha's palm had already reached Lin Zhu. The huge palm carried endless killing intent, as if it wanted to crush Lin Zhu into dust.

However, Lin Zhu showed no fear.

A glint of madness flashed in his eyes. Instead of retreating, he stepped forward and poured all the energy of the Heavenly Origin Demon Stone into the God-Slaying Spear.

"go to hell!"

He roared and thrust out the God-Slaying Spear in his hand.

The God-Slaying Spear emitted an extreme black light, which grew stronger and stronger until it finally transformed into a black sun, slowly rising in the Great Hall of Mount Ling.

This black sun, radiating endless demonic light, shrouded the entire Great Thunderclap Temple in darkness.

The darkness was so pure, it seemed to devour all the light in the world.

"boom"

The black sun erupted, and a terrifying power surged out from the main hall, suppressing all the Buddhist light in the Great Thunderclap Temple.

Outside the Great Thunderclap Temple, countless people from the Western Paradise witnessed this scene, their hearts filled with fear and unease.

They saw that the once peaceful and serene Pure Land, bathed in the light of Buddha, was now shrouded in a black light.

"That's... demonic energy!"

"How is that possible? How could there be demonic energy in the Pure Land?"

"Buddha! Please save us!"

Demonic energy spread, plunging a large part of the Blissful World into darkness.

Those believers with low cultivation levels, after being tainted by demonic energy, instantly turned bloodshot, lost their reason, and began to kill each other.

In this blissful paradise, they were like madmen possessed by demonic forces, indulging in bloodshed.

Those believers who had finally reached the Pure Land were filled with terror upon seeing this apocalyptic scene.

They began to question the Pure Land described in Buddhist scriptures, and began to doubt whether the faith they had upheld all their lives was just a lie.

The Western Paradise was now in utter chaos. The once peaceful and tranquil greenhouse was now filled with endless cold air by Lin Zhu's God-Slaying Spear and the Heavenly Origin Demon Stone, causing the delicate and precious flowers to wither and die.

The demonic energy not only drove believers with low cultivation levels into madness, but also seeped into the soil of the Western Paradise.

Unless a sage intervenes, this demonic energy will be difficult to completely eradicate.

Inside the Great Thunderclap Temple, the black sun formed from the Heavenly Origin Demon Stone and the God-Slaying Spear suddenly exploded.

The terrifying impact smashed a large hole in the Great Thunderclap Temple.

The demonic energy surged out of the great hole like a flood bursting its banks, rampaging towards the sacred land of Mount Ling and polluting the entire mountain.

Sensing the shocking changes in the Western Paradise, the many great Buddhas could no longer remain silent. "Not good! Demonic energy is rampant! Suppress it immediately!"

The Buddha was panicked and, disregarding his dignity, shouted for the other Buddhas to help him stop the demonic energy.

The great Buddhas, including Dipankara Buddha of the past, Shakyamuni Buddha of the present, Vairocana Buddha, and Bhaisajyaguru Buddha of the Eastern Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli, disregarded everything else and devoted themselves to the task.

The eight great Bodhisattvas, including Guanyin Bodhisattva, Manjushri Bodhisattva, and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, also fully cooperated, and their Buddhist supernatural powers surged towards the demonic energy like a tide.

At this moment, all three thousand Buddhas and five hundred Arhats exerted their utmost efforts to try to contain the overflowing demonic energy.

However, pollution is easy to cause but difficult to control.

Especially in the Western Paradise, where the balance had been broken, the difficulty of reclaiming the demonic energy far exceeded their imagination.

The demonic energy clung to the Buddha's light like a maggot, and no matter how hard they tried, they could not completely remove it.

Ultimately, through the efforts of all the Buddhas, the demonic energy was suppressed beneath the Great Thunderclap Temple.

Although it was not completely eradicated, it was at least prevented from spreading further, thus averting the great calamity in the Western Paradise.

The Buddhas breathed a sigh of relief, collapsing to the ground, their faces filled with the terror of surviving a calamity.

The situation just now was extremely precarious. Once the demonic energy ravaged the entire Western Paradise, the Western Paradise would be reduced to a wasteland, and their years of hard work would be destroyed.

However, when they looked at the field, everyone was shocked!

Lin Zhu's God-Slaying Spear actually pierced through the Buddha's palm that Maitreya Buddha was slapping at him!
The hand of a quasi-saint was pierced by a celestial being in the late stage of a Great Luo Golden Immortal!
This unbelievable scene shocked everyone present.

They stared in disbelief, unable to believe their eyes.

What's even more shocking is that after Maitreya Buddha's palm was pierced by the God-Slaying Spear, his magical power, primordial spirit, and even true spirit were all torn apart by the demonic energy of the God-Slaying Spear, as if being sucked away, and surged into the spear.

Maitreya Buddha was terrified. His face no longer held any trace of the Buddha's solemnity, but was filled with endless fear.

He desperately tried to free his hand, but the God-Slaying Spear seemed to have a life of its own, firmly nailed to his palm, rendering him unable to move.

"World Honored One, save me!"

The voice of Maitreya Buddha was filled with helplessness and despair.

At the critical moment, the Buddha Tathagata decisively intervened, and a sword of wisdom descended from the sky, severing Maitreya Buddha's arm.

Maitreya Buddha used this opportunity to escape, staggering backward, but still feeling lingering fear.

His severed arm was quickly absorbed by the God-Slaying Spear and disappeared.

The Great Thunderclap Temple was deathly silent. All the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats were dumbfounded, not daring to utter a sound.

This situation has never occurred since the beginning of time.

A Great Luo Golden Immortal actually forced a Quasi-Saint to the brink of death, and even had to have someone help him cut off his arm to save his life!

After a long silence, Lin Zhu spoke with a faint, defiant tone.

"Will the Buddha from the East return?"

This blatant provocation instantly enraged the previously deathly silent Great Thunderclap Temple.

"Too deceiving!"

"Lin Zhu, you brat, do you really think there's no one else in the Western Paradise?"

"You nearly destroyed the sacred land of Mount Ling and almost killed the future Buddha. If we do not avenge this, our Buddhist sect swears that we are not worthy of being called human!"

All three thousand Buddhas rose up, rubbing their fists together, and angrily denounced the Buddhas.

In their view, Lin Zhu's actions had crossed everyone's bottom line, and he absolutely could not be let off the hook.

However, facing the three thousand Buddhas rushing towards him, Lin Zhu stood still, calm and composed.

His face showed no fear, only a disdainful indifference.

"It seems you're all hopeless," Lin Zhu said coldly. His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"Since that's the case, then let the Western Paradise be buried with me!"

Upon hearing this, the three thousand Buddhas stared intently, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

When Lin Zhu took out the second Heavenly Origin Demon Stone, the purest and most concentrated demonic energy instantly froze the three thousand Buddhas who were rushing towards him.

Their bodies seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move forward another step.

They had already experienced the terrifying power of the Heavenly Origin Demon Stone.

Just now, Lin Zhu's Heavenly Origin Demon Stone, empowered by the God-Slaying Spear, almost plunged the entire Western Paradise into demonic pollution.

If Lin Zhu were to actually detonate the second Heavenly Origin Demon Stone, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Unless a sage or great being intervenes, no one can stop this surging demonic energy.

Even the ancient Buddha Dipankara had no idea how to deal with this surging demonic energy.

The Pure Land of the West, seemingly solemn and peaceful, is in fact incredibly fragile.

Once corrupted by this primordial demonic energy, the entire Western Paradise will rapidly collapse, and no one can save it unless a sage arrives.

The three thousand Buddhas stood still, looking at each other in bewilderment.

They were torn about how to kill Lin Zhu without triggering the disaster caused by the Heavenly Origin Demon Stone.

They wanted to kill Lin Zhu, but they were hesitant to act for fear of inadvertently, and Lin Zhu held them firmly in his grasp.

The Buddha's eyes were filled with helplessness and despair; he realized he had made a grave mistake.

The sage Zhunti once warned him never to attack those who were different, or he would surely suffer the consequences.

The Buddha knew that karma and calamities were irreversible, but he still couldn't stop Maitreya Buddha's reckless actions.

Just as the three thousand Buddhas were caught in a dilemma, a figure stumbled in from outside Mount Ling. It was none other than Venerable Ananda.

"Ananda, how dare you abandon your post!"

The Buddha rebuked him angrily. He was already in a state of agitation, and the appearance of Venerable Ananda only fueled his anger.

Venerable Ananda, with a mournful face, knelt down in fear, his body trembling uncontrollably.

"World Honored One, spare me! World Honored One, spare me! This humble monk dared not abandon his post, but the Great Heavenly Venerable descended to earth and personally came to Jinshan Temple to control everyone, and asked him to deliver a message to you!"

Venerable Ananda's words made the hearts of the three thousand Buddhas present tighten.

Great Heavenly Venerable, Jade Emperor!
He actually descended to the mortal realm himself? Has this matter really developed to this point?
The Buddha's expression changed, and he hurriedly pressed for an answer.

"What did the Great Celestial Venerable say?!"

Venerable Ananda spoke with a pained expression and a trembling voice.

"The Great Celestial Venerable said. The Great Celestial Venerable warned that anyone who dares to touch a single hair on Lin Zhu's head will have their entire journey to the West canceled, and the Western Paradise will face the Heavenly Court's wrath!"

These words were like a bolt from the blue, causing the three thousand Buddhas present to turn green with fright and feel utterly chilled to the bone.

They hadn't expected the Grand Celestial Venerable to personally intervene for Lin Zhu's sake! This wasn't just bluffing; it was a real threat. (End of Chapter)