Honghuang: The Golden Crow Emperor, starts by robbing the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 457: Praising and killing Buddhism
"Cloud Lord, negotiate with the great god Houba about the agarwood matter, and leave it to you."

"I have been in the Heavenly Court for so many years, it is time to make some contributions to the Heavenly Court."

The Jade Emperor threw another difficult problem to the disciples of the Chan sect.

The gods looked at Yun Zhongzi with sympathy. You were allowed to bully someone's nephew. Now you feel good, right?

Negotiation, what kind of negotiation? Let the great god Houba hand over his disciple to the Heavenly Court for execution?

Doesn’t the great god Houba have any respect?

As soon as he said this, he might be beaten to death on the spot.

After the Jade Emperor issued the decree, he left the Lingxiao Palace without giving Nan Ji Xian Weng and Yun Zhongzi a chance to refuse.

The gods looked at each other and quietly moved away from the disciples of the Chan sect.

The followers of the Chan sect seem to have forgotten that Yang Jian is not only the god of justice, but also the nephew of the Jade Emperor.

You attacked someone else's nephew without even telling the Jade Emperor. Isn't this a slap in the face of the Jade Emperor? If the Jade Emperor can't deal with Guangchengzi and Yuding Zhenren, can't he deal with you?

The Jade Emperor is clearly making things difficult for the followers of the Chan Sect, so they must stay away from him to avoid being affected.

Although they also wanted to change the Heavenly Rules, given the Jade Emperor's attitude, it was simply impossible.

Nan Ji Xian Weng and Yun Zhongzi looked at each other, depressed to the point of vomiting blood, and left Ling Xiao Palace together to go back and discuss countermeasures.

And the chain reaction of this incident has not ended yet.

At the human race’s divine court, Shen Gongbao recounted what had happened after he came back.

"My emperor, now in the Southern Continent, there are many Buddhist temples, and nearly one-third of the human race believes in Buddhism. A large amount of human luck has been drained away by the sacred mountain."

"Can we use this incident to damage the image of Buddhism and spread the news that Buddhism was defeated by the Heavenly Court and Zhishan Buddha died in the battle in Southern Continent?"

"This will surely make some Buddhist believers abandon Buddhism, reduce the loss of human luck, and also provoke the Heavenly Court and Lingshan."

Master Wen spoke.

"It's not appropriate. Not only should we not damage the image of Buddhism, we also have to promote Buddhism vigorously." Bigan immediately objected.

"Why is this? Why should we still help Buddhism? Isn't this bringing good luck to Buddhism?" Master Wen didn't understand.

“Haha, not really. During the time of the Conferred God Tribulation, I had the honor of listening to the teachings of the Holy Father. Do you know what “overpraising to death” means?” Bigan smiled and shook his head.

"Uncle, please explain in detail." Emperor Xin also became interested. Bigan was the think tank of the human race. He single-handedly created Confucianism, which was most suitable for the human race. In terms of wisdom, he was not as good as Bigan.

"May I ask Your Majesty, which is more important, faith or imperial power? Or does faith influence power, or does power influence faith?" Bigan said.

Emperor Xin thought about it carefully, understood what Bigan meant, and laughed: "So that's how it is. We should promote Buddhism, haha..."

Shen Gongbao thought about it and finally understood, smiling very sinisterly.

Only Master Wen didn't understand. He was a relatively upright man, and his brains were not as good as those of the three conspirators.

"What is it? Just tell me, stop playing guessing games." Master Wen scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously.

"Haha, Grand Master, don't worry. Buddhism is a kind of spiritual enlightenment. In fact, the Buddhas cannot directly contact the believers. The Buddha is out of reach and illusory to the believers."

“Faith in Buddhism is nothing more than a form of self-comfort, a search for spiritual detachment, and a yearning for a carefree and happy life.”

"Every living being has troubles, even super-powerful beings like Daozu and Saint Father are no exception. The so-called Buddhism takes advantage of this and deceives the world."

"Buddhism controls people's spirits, which is virtual, while people's physical and material needs are real and are controlled by the imperial power of each kingdom of our human race." "Why can't the Datong Buddhism established by Tang Sanzang spread? Because Datong Buddhism touches the interests of the rulers. The rulers do not allow it and suppress their people materially and spiritually. If you insist on your belief, you will die."

"Is life more important, or is faith more important?"

"And the Mahayana Buddhism can spread because it can be used by rulers to restrain their people and maintain national stability."

"But if there are too many people who believe in Buddhism, they will form a terrifying force and threaten the authority of the rulers. The rulers will definitely not be able to accept it and will suppress Buddhism."

"The imperial power is real and can control the life and death of its people, while the Buddhist teachings are imaginary and are more of a spiritual comfort for believers. How can one fight against the imperial power? They will all starve to death. How many people can control the pain brought by their bodies and continue to uphold their faith?"

Shen Gongbao explained with a smile.

"The Buddhas of Lingshan are insatiable and want to gain more faith. Let's fulfill their wish and help them spread the Dharma. If we want to destroy it, we must first make it expand."

"There is a law that governs everything in the world: excess is as bad as deficiency, and prosperity will inevitably decline. The higher you stand, the harder you fall."

"When the belief in Buddhism threatens the imperial power, the rulers of each kingdom will no longer see the need for Buddhism to exist. This is the beginning of the destruction of Buddhism. We don't need to do anything. Buddhism will have to leave the human race."

"Praising something high enough will only lead to its decline, which will be counterproductive. This is called "praising to death."

Bigan added with a smile.

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"Oh, I understand. Take advantage of the greed of the Buddhas at Lingshan Mountain and let them destroy Buddhism themselves."

Master Wen suddenly realized and was shocked. It was these three old villains who were playing such conspiracies and tricks that he was impossible to guard against. He was still too naive and his brain could not keep up.

If it hadn't been explained in such detail, he wouldn't have been able to understand it and wouldn't have been able to react.

“Not only that, when the Buddhas find something wrong, they will definitely try their best to remedy it. Then the situation will be reversed. The Buddhas will serve the human race, begging the human race to believe in Buddhism and become the human race’s slaves. Haha…”

When Emperor Xin thought of the most exciting part, he couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh.

"Yes, then the Buddhas will go to the rulers of each kingdom to ask for favors. It will be those rulers who will make the conditions, and the Buddhas will have no choice but to accept them humbly."

Bigan smiled and nodded.

"So what are you waiting for? Implement it now."

Master Wen couldn't help himself and rubbed his hands in anticipation and excitement.

"My Lord, please leave this matter to me. I will definitely do a great job."

Shen Gongbao volunteered to send the main force of the Chan sect to Lingshan. He was serious about betraying the Chan sect. He could not swallow the humiliation he had suffered in the Chan sect unless he destroyed the Chan sect.

"Okay, thank you for your help, Imperial Master." Emperor Xin nodded.

"I'll go too. I'll go too." Master Wen followed Shen Gongbao excitedly.

At the same time, at Guanjiangkou, Liu'er Mihou and his companions arrived together.

"Your Seventh and Eighth Uncles and I have already touched the threshold of becoming a saint. We will be in seclusion for cultivation, so I'm afraid we won't have time to help you."

"Well, we are in seclusion, so we can't use the magic weapon. You can use the Pure World White Lotus. Since it involves the Xiantian Demon Clan, it will be much safer with the Pure World White Lotus."

"You should also take the Samsara Mirror. The Samsara Mirror is specially designed to injure the soul. If you are besieged in the future, you will also be able to fight back."

"..."

As the three monkeys spoke, they took out a bunch of powerful magic weapons and gave them to Yang Jian.

(End of this chapter)