Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

Although the three elders, Yang Mei and his companions, were unaware that Chen Xuan had already sent Duobao Daoist to reincarnation, they absolutely refused to believe that Chen Xuan hadn't made such an arrangement.

However, these are not things they need to worry about. What they need to do now is to prepare everything according to Chen Xuan's plan.

Ancestor Yangmei directly asked Chen Xuan, "We can't handle those schemes. Fellow Daoist Qinglian, you should make the arrangements yourself."

"Fellow Daoist Qinglian, just tell us old folks what to do next. We'll make sure to do our job well."

Chen Xuan smiled and said, "I have used my Dao Exhaustion cultivation to explore the River of Time and I already know that the next great calamity will be called the Journey to the West Calamity."

"The Great Tribulation of Journey to the West is the key to the eastward transmission of Buddhism. As long as Buddhism can complete its eastward transmission, Buddhism will flourish and the Buddhist path will be revived."

"The one responsible for the eastward transmission of Buddhism is Jin Chanzi, one of the five ancient insects. Jin Chanzi has not yet taken human form and is still in Mount Sumeru."

"Besides Jin Chanzi, there will be four other people involved..."

Afterwards, Chen Xuan briefly recounted the general situation of the Journey to the West to Yang Mei and the other two, and explained what they should do.

Upon hearing this, the three burst into laughter. The Yin-Yang Ancestor even said, "Fellow Daoist Qinglian has already discerned the River of Time. What makes Hongjun think he can win?"

"This great calamity in the Journey to the West is destined to be another unlucky moment for Hongjun. We can just watch that old man Hongjun make a fool of himself."

Finally, the three of them drank the Enlightenment Tea in front of them, bid farewell to Chen Xuan, and left Qinglian Island.

After seeing off Yang Mei and the other two, Chen Xuan summoned Cihang Daoist.

After paying his respects to Chen Xuan, Cihang Daoren stood respectfully to the side, awaiting Chen Xuan's next instructions.

Chen Xuan looked at Cihang Daoist and said, "Your senior brother has already entered the cycle of reincarnation, preparing for the upcoming awakening of Buddhism and Taoism."

"And you are also key to the awakening of Buddhism and Taoism, and you also need to re-enter the cycle of reincarnation. Help your senior brother to awaken Buddhism and Taoism."

Cihang Daoren immediately said, "Everything is up to Master's arrangement. Cihang will definitely help Senior Brother to ensure the smooth awakening of Buddhism and Taoism."

Chen Xuan nodded, then waved his hand, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation appeared directly in the Azure Lotus Palace.

Cihang Daoren glanced at the Six Paths of Reincarnation before her, then bowed to Chen Xuan. Without hesitation, she stepped into the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

As the Six Paths of Reincarnation vanished, a smile involuntarily appeared on Chen Xuan's lips. He then muttered to himself.

"Hongjun, you want to use Buddhism, Taoism, and demonism to restrain the Earthly Tao and the Human Tao, so that the Heavenly Tao can dominate. But you didn't expect that this is also what I want to do."

"The only difference is that the Heavenly Dao cannot dominate. It will also be suppressed by the four Daos and watch helplessly as the Demonic Dao awakens before your eyes."

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Although both sides were planning their Journey to the West, they were doing so in secret. The prehistoric world also ushered in a period of vigorous development.

Wu Geng ruled the Xuan Dynasty for a hundred years, elevating the human race to new heights. He then passed the throne to his descendants and naturally went to the Fire Cloud Cave.

Meanwhile, on the shore of the East China Sea, there is a sacred mountain. This mountain is the ancestral vein of the ten continents and the source of the three islands, and is called Flower and Fruit Mountain.

When Nuwa mended the sky, a five-colored divine stone was left over. She casually discarded it, and it happened to fall into Flower Fruit Mountain. Unexpectedly, this five-colored divine stone merged with a wisp of the true spirit of the Chaos Demon Ape. Absorbing the essence of the sun and moon for countless years, it finally gained sentience on this day.

The moment the Five-Colored Divine Stone gained sentience, the three old monkeys living in Flower Fruit Mountain sensed it.

These three old monkeys were not monkeys from the mountains, but were sent to Flower Fruit Mountain by Chen Xuan: Wuzhiqi the Red-bottomed Macaque, Yuan Futong the Six-Eared Macaque, and Yuanhou the Long-Armed Ape.

They had been at Flower Fruit Mountain for hundreds of years, watering the five-colored divine stone daily with the Three Lights Divine Water. They also took turns preaching to it, and on this day, the five-colored divine stone finally gained sentience.

So the three monkeys were overjoyed and came together to the Five-Colored Divine Stone. Wuzhiqi even spoke up directly.

"Fourth brother, you've finally woken up. We've been waiting for you here for hundreds of years."

The five-colored divine stone spoke in human language, saying, "Thank you, brothers, for preaching to me. After I take human form, I will definitely repay you all."

Yuan Futong said with a smile, "There's no need for repayment between us brothers. You should hurry up and cultivate the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique, so you don't embarrass us brothers after you transform into human form."

Then the three monkeys sat cross-legged around the five-colored divine stone and began a new round of sermons. At the same time, they did not forget to channel innate spiritual energy into the five-colored divine stone.

Leaving aside the fact that the Five-Colored Divine Stone has become sentient, let's just talk about the Daoist Duobao, who has been reincarnated several times and has now become the Buddha of Buddhism.

Because he founded Mahayana Buddhism, his status within Buddhism has surpassed that of the original Western Buddhist disciples. He has become the most authoritative Buddha in Buddhism.

At this time, Buddhism was also outwardly divided into three different factions. The most powerful of these was the original Western Sect disciples.

Secondly, there were the disciples of the Jie Sect who joined the Western Sect after the Investiture of the Gods. Their numbers were almost equal to those of the disciples of the Western Sect.

The last force consisted of disciples from the Chan Sect who joined the Western Sect. Because Zhen Yuanzi sent them to join Buddhism, they were not branded as traitors.

They still have the support of the disciples of the Chan Sect. Although they are not as numerous as the other two forces, they have achieved a three-way balance of power.

Besides the three forces that are publicly known, there is another hidden force within Buddhism. These are the Daoist Duobao, who has taken the form of the Buddha, and the Daoist Cihang, who has taken the form of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

However, no one knew that they came from the Taoist sect. All that was known was that they were of human origin, that the Buddha was a prince, and that Guanyin Bodhisattva was a princess.

For Buddhism to flourish, it must rely on the human race. Therefore, the Buddha and Guanyin Bodhisattva became the key to this flourishing.

Because of their human identity, which the other three forces lacked. Furthermore, in order to balance the three forces, the two Western monks directly handed over Buddhism to the Buddha.

Under the leadership of the Buddha, Buddhism flourished. It was no longer the small, insignificant sect it was before the Investiture of the Gods; it now seemed poised to attract the attention of countless immortals.

This also granted the two Western monks immense power of faith and vast fortune. Their cultivation even broke through to the seventh rank of the Saint Realm in one fell swoop.

On this day, Hongjun's decree was delivered to the Western Paradise, which is now the place where the two Buddhas of the West reside.

Upon receiving Hongjun's decree, the Guide Daoist's hands trembled slightly. He then spoke directly to the Guide Daoist.

"Junior brother, Master has issued a decree that the Great Tribulation of the Journey to the West is about to begin. The day when our West will prosper is just around the corner." (End of this chapter)