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

Immediately afterwards, countless golden rays and auspicious clouds appeared in the west. A sixteen-foot-tall golden statue, standing on a golden lotus throne, slowly descended before the Fire Cloud Cave.

The newcomer had a face like a full moon, eyes filled with compassion, hands forming mudras, and was surrounded by Buddhist light, with faint chanting. He was none other than the Buddha of the past in Buddhism.

In the original primordial timeline, the Buddha of the past should have been the Daoist Burning Lamp. However, the Daoist Burning Lamp has now ascended to the Investiture of the Gods and become the Great Emperor of the North Pole in the Heavenly Court.

Therefore, the Buddha of the past in Buddhism today was Vairocana Buddha, who was a direct disciple of the Jie Sect and was later enshrined in the Western Buddhist sect.

Vairocana Buddha then made a Buddhist gesture with his hands in a gesture of respect and chanted the Buddha's name, "Excellent, excellent. I have met all my fellow practitioners in my life."

The Buddha Vairocana was solemn and dignified, with a gentle smile of compassion for all beings on his face. His gaze slowly swept over the Jade Emperor, who was furious, and the various saints of the human realm with different expressions.

Finally, the words landed on the crazed Cowherd and the tearful Weaver Girl. He spoke in an incredibly calm voice.

"Although this matter was not done by our Buddhist sect, the word 'love' is the most tormenting. The tribulations that the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are going through in the mortal world seem to be full of hardships, but in fact, it is the workings of fate and their destined tribulations of love."

"Without going through this tribulation, it is difficult to understand the true meaning of love and to attain the enlightenment of the mortal world. Although this tribulation is bitter, it is also a great opportunity to cleanse the karmic obstacles of the mortal world."

"Perhaps one day we can ascend to the other shore of ultimate bliss together. Your Majesty, Sage Nuwa, why must you unleash such thunderous wrath and defy the will of Heaven?"

With a few words, he lightly embellished a despicable conspiracy, meticulously planned to sow discord between humanity and the Heavenly Dao, into a tremendous opportunity.

The Jade Emperor, enraged, laughed instead, his eyes flashing with cold light as he pointed directly at Vairocana Buddha, saying, "What a tribulation of love, what a serendipity."

"Put away your hypocritical compassion. Back then, your Western Sect used the same despicable methods to scheme against Yao Ji."

"If it weren't for the Azure Lotus Saint's insight into the secrets of heaven, the Heavenly Court's fortune would have been stolen by you long ago. Now, the Buddhist sect is resorting to its old tricks again, daring to lay a finger on my daughter."

"If you don't give me, the Heavenly Court, and my daughter an explanation today, I will personally go to Mount Ling and ask the Buddha what he really wants."

The compassion on Vairocana Buddha's face remained unchanged. It was as if the Jade Emperor's wrath, powerful enough to incinerate stars, was merely a gentle breeze.

He clasped his hands together, uttered a Buddhist chant, and spoke in a calm tone, yet with a hint of unquestionable authority.

"Your Majesty is too kind. I do have the intention to help Princess Yaoji. However, that is the Western religion, not Buddhism."

"As for Princess Weaver Girl's tribulations in the mortal world and the difficulty of overcoming emotional entanglements, this is only natural. The princess is deeply trapped in them, and her grief and indignation are also due to fate."

"This humble monk has come not to argue, but because I cannot bear to see innocent lives destroyed because of anger. I wish to take the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd into my Buddhist order. I wonder what Your Majesty's opinion is?"

His gaze shifted slightly to the blue ox, which was still struggling in vain, and a faint, almost imperceptible glint flashed in the depths of its eyes.

He said with a hint of regret, "This ox has no Buddhist nature; it is just an ordinary demon beast. It did not intend to tarnish the name of Buddhism. Its intentions are despicable."

Before the words were even finished, a sudden change occurred. The once dying blue ox suddenly emitted two balls of pure, dazzling golden Buddhist fire from its empty eyes.

A terrifying power, far exceeding its own limits and filled with destructive and frenzied energy, erupted without warning from the deepest part of its body, like a volcano that had been dormant for millennia suddenly bursting forth.

A deafening roar, filled with pain, madness, and destruction, exploded forth. The massive body of the blue ox, like an inflated balloon, cracked its skin, revealing a blinding golden light beneath.

The violent and chaotic energy surged through its body like an out-of-control torrent, threatening to burst it apart and drag everything around it into a vortex of destruction.

"What a hypocritical and sanctimonious Buddhist sect! You say I have no Buddha-nature? Then I'd like to ask, what is all over me?"

"I suppose you don't care about any of that anymore, since what you want now is for me to take the blame for Buddhism. In that case, you might as well be buried with me."

Just as the Green Ox was about to self-destruct, dozens of figures dressed in black Taoist robes, exuding a sharp and powerful aura, suddenly appeared from the void. They were the elites of the Human Sect's Enforcement Hall.

They were highly trained and instantly formed an incredibly profound array. The black and white yin-yang symbol rotated and enlarged rapidly, with pure and turbid energies rising, attempting to forcibly incorporate the violent, chaotic, and destructive self-destructive energy into the array to evolve and dissipate it.

However, the Buddhist power within the green ox was too strange and too violent, as if it had been instantly ignited and detonated by some supreme will, far exceeding the limits that the disciples of the Enforcement Hall could withstand in their hasty formation.

A piercing scraping and tearing sound rang out, and the newly formed yin-yang pattern vibrated violently, with fine cracks beginning to appear at its edges.

The violent and chaotic golden Buddhist light, like countless venomous snakes writhing wildly, was trying its best to tear apart the binding light of the clear light, and it was about to break through the formation and sweep out.

Once this power fully erupts, the Cowherd and Weaver Girl family of four, who will be the first to be affected, will instantly turn to ashes. The disciples of the Enforcement Hall will also inevitably suffer severe injuries.

Even Vairocana Buddha will be severely injured by Qingliu's self-destruction. After all, without attaining sainthood, one is merely an ant and cannot possess an immortal, indestructible, and invulnerable physical body.

At this critical moment, a clear, cold snort, seemingly carrying the immense power of creation since the beginning of time, instantly overwhelmed the Buddha light of the Green Ox, which was about to self-destruct, as if it were emitting a mournful cry of unbearable pressure.

Nuwa moved, and with just a casual wave of her hand, she prevented the green ox, which was on the verge of self-destruction, from doing so.

This was just the beginning. Soon after, the auspicious clouds of the heavens appeared, directly taking the blue ox into them.

Then he spoke, asking Vairocana Buddha, "Do you have anything else to say? If they are slandering your Buddhist sect, then you don't need to speak."

"Because of the whole story, I have already completely grasped it in my hands through the river of fate."

Vairocana Buddha had no doubt about Nuwa's words. After all, Nuwa was indeed capable of manipulating the power of the River of Destiny to let him know everything he wanted to know.

However, doing so would be too wasteful of one's luck, and Nuwa would never do it unless absolutely necessary.

After all, all he had to do was return to Qinglian Island and plead with his master, Chen Xuan. Given Chen Xuan's doting nature towards his disciple, he would naturally step in and do it himself.

Seeing that Vairocana Buddha's eyes darted away and he remained silent, the Jade Emperor simply waved his hand, and the Haotian Mirror appeared outside the Fire Cloud Cave.

The Haotian Mirror can monitor the Three Realms and investigate past, present, and future events. However, whether it is the future or the past, it must rely on the influence of destiny.

At this point, the Jade Emperor couldn't care less about anything else, because he needed irrefutable evidence. Only with solid evidence in hand could he confront the Buddhist sect and hold them accountable. (End of Chapter)