Journey to the West: The Demon Emperor

Chapter 319: Buddha and Devil’s Thought

The holy land of "Lingshan" is the base camp of Buddhism and the most coveted place for all Buddhist practitioners.

But at this moment, the golden light and Buddhist chants of the past have all disappeared, replaced by black evil energy and the roar of demons.

Li Yang stood alone at the foot of "Lingshan", looking at the Buddhist holy land that had long lost its former glory, his eyes filled with solemnity.

In fact, for Li Yang, although the demons occupying the "Lingshan" are powerful, they are not enough to make him so serious.

The reason why Li Yang showed such an expression was because he saw the meaning behind the "Lingshan" being occupied by demons.

You should know that Buddhism is a sect founded by two saints, and "Lingshan" was once the dojo of the two saints in the West.

Just like Kunlun Mountain, Shouyang Mountain and Jinao Island, they are all blessed by saints.

But compared to the other saints' temples that were merely blocked, "Lingshan" has been occupied by demons.

Obviously, the two saints in the West have decided to stand on the side of Hongjun and Luohou and take action to weaken the "Way of Heaven".

Li Yang was initially confused as to why the two Western saints stood on the side of Hongjun and Luohou.

After all, the two saints of the West rebelled against the Xuanmen founded by Hongjun and founded Buddhism after they became saints.

Moreover, Buddhist teachings are completely opposite to the "demon" created by Rahu.

Logically speaking, Buddhism is the last thing that should stand with Hongjun and Luohou to fight against "Heaven's Way".

However, when Li Yang calmed down and thought about it, he found that it was normal for the two saints from the West to help Hongjun and others refine the "Way of Heaven".

Because, compared with Hongjun and Luohou, there is a greater conflict between the two Western saints and "Heavenly Way".

That is, the two saints in the West owed too much to "Heaven", and they can no longer repay it.

In order to weaken the "Heavenly Way", Hongjun cut off a part of the origin of the "Heavenly Way" and transformed it into seven "Hongmeng Purple Qi" to form the holy foundation, which he bestowed on the Six Saints and Hongyun.

If one wants to completely refine the "Hongmeng Purple Qi", one must repay the karma owed to "Heavenly Dao".

The Three Pure Ones had a huge amount of "merits for creating the world" left by the great god Pangu, and they easily paid off their "debts".

Nuwa repaired the sky and created human beings, and also gained enormous merits and paid off the karma she owed to "Heaven".

The two saints in the West had neither the legacy of Pangu nor the opportunity to acquire massive merits, so their final choice was to make "great aspirations" to heaven and earth.

The two saints from the West joined forces and swore forty-eight "great vows" to the "Heavenly Way" before they finally gathered enough merit.

However, what the two Western saints did was equivalent to using loans to repay debts and robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Although he did succeed in refining the "Hongmeng Purple Qi" and becoming a saint in the end, he still had to work hard to fulfill the "great oath" he had made to "Heavenly Dao", which was equivalent to working for "Heavenly Dao" all the time.

The "great oath" that the two saints of the West made to "Heavenly Way" can obtain massive merits, but it is certainly not something that can be accomplished easily.

It can even be said that many of them are almost completely impossible.

Unless the two saints in the West can refine the prehistoric world into their own Buddhist kingdom and "baptize" all living beings with the powerful Buddhist teachings.

And this is obviously impossible!
Not to mention that the Taoist and other Xuanmen powerhouses would not allow it, even "Heavenly Dao" would not agree.

In this way, the two saints of the West will have to bear the debts they owe forever and will not be able to escape.

As time went by, the hope that the two Western saints could fulfill their "great vow" became increasingly slim, and the debts they owed grew larger and larger.

Following this trend, sooner or later, they will end up like Hong Yun.

In this situation, the two saints of the West would of course help Hongjun and others to refine the "Way of Heaven".

After all, "debts are wiped out when one dies"! As long as "Heaven's Way" no longer exists, then they naturally don't have to pay back the debt they owe to "Heaven's Way".

Although if the ancient world were gone, Buddhism would also suffer a severe blow.

But as long as the two saints of the West are still there, the worst that can happen is that we can open up a world in the chaos as a new base for Buddhism.

It may not be as good as Honghuang, but it is better than being like Hongyun, who died directly because he could not repay the "debt".

"Uh-huh!!!"

After sorting out his thoughts, Li Yang took a step forward and climbed to the "Main Hall" on the top of "Lingshan Mountain".

Li Yang looked at Sakyamuni who was sitting on the ninth-grade lotus platform and preaching, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Amitabha!!!"

Sakyamuni instantly noticed Li Yang's arrival, and immediately stopped preaching and looked at Li Yang.

"This old monk has seen the Xuantian Demon Emperor!!!"

After hearing what Sakyamuni said, the other people in the hall discovered Li Yang's whereabouts and immediately became alert.

But at this moment, Li Yang no longer had the heart to pay attention to them.

After staring at Sakyamuni for a while, Li Yang glanced at the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats in the hall who were emitting demonic energy. He looked at a few familiar faces and said in a complicated tone:
"I thought you were just like the Heavenly Court, all demons disguised in mysterious ways, but I didn't expect you were the real ones."

That’s right, after arriving at the “Main Hall”, Li Yang discovered that these “Buddhas” before him were actually their real bodies.

Even the Venerable Sakyamuni was like this.

At this moment, Li Yang looked at Sakyamuni, who was emitting demonic light all over his body and looked like a demon lord, and didn't understand what was going on.

"One thought can turn you into a Buddha, one thought can turn you into a demon. The difference between Buddha and demon is only one thought away. It is possible that at any time, the old monk will be able to escape from the demon and become a Buddha. However, the Demon Emperor is obsessed with appearances!"

Listening to Sakyamuni's words, Li Yang nodded slightly, but he did not believe it in his heart.

After all, if there was no reason, why would Sakyamuni, the Buddha of Buddhism, take the initiative to transform himself into a demon?

In fact, Li Yang could guess a little about the reasons behind this.

This is because, apart from the two saints from the West, there would be no other possibility that could make Sakyamuni, who was at the "quasi-saint realm", do this.

"I believe you also know the reason why I came this time. What do you think? Do you want to fight first, or just surrender?"

No matter what the reason was for the two Western saints to make Sakyamuni do this, Li Yang only needed to destroy it and there was no need to think too much about it.

"Demon Emperor, please!!!"

Faced with Li Yang's questions, Shakyamuni naturally would not choose to surrender and would directly face the battle head-on.

"it is good!!!"

As soon as Li Yang finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and grabbed forward.

The next second, a giant hand that covered the sky, carrying the power of a falling world, pressed towards Sakyamuni.

"It turns out that the one who attacked from the dark last time was actually the Demon Emperor!"

Seeing Li Yang's first move, Sakyamuni instantly recalled the strong man who suddenly appeared when he robbed the "Pangu Palace" of the Wu clan last time.

Although the Buddhist community had speculated about this a long time ago, it was not until this moment that it was finally confirmed!

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