Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 524: Cultivating Buddhism
"【Buddhist practice】".

Lu Yang frowned, but Xiao Shan continued, "It's exactly what Buddhism means in the literal sense. That demonic monk was holding a broken Buddha statue in his hands."

"He said that as long as someone can help him repair this Buddha statue, they will receive a reward, ranging from spiritual treasures to spiritual materials, spells, and supernatural powers. Moreover, there is no limit to cultivation level. Foundation Establishment cultivators can try, Qi Refining cultivators can try, and even mortals without cultivation can try."

"The border guards at the time were resolute, so there was nothing wrong with it."

"However, some soldiers had the idea of ​​trying their luck, and as a result, they only repaired a corner of the Buddha statue and ascended to heaven in broad daylight!"

A look of shock appeared in Xiao Shan's eyes, and he said in a low voice:

"It was truly a meteoric rise in broad daylight. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, all of them saw that the soldier who was originally only at the third level of Qi Refining directly become a Foundation Establishment True Person."

The scene immediately erupted in cheers.

Repairing a Buddha statue, and in the blink of an eye, one's Qi Refining stage transforms into Foundation Establishment. Even the Daoist court isn't this exaggerated! Granting Foundation Establishment official positions also has certain limitations on one's cultivation level!

The situation quickly spiraled out of control.

"More and more mortals, Qi cultivators, and even some Foundation Establishment cultivators who haven't been promoted for a long time have joined in and started helping that demonic monk cultivate Buddhism."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang interrupted directly:

"And now? What's the situation now?"

Xiao Shan looked bewildered upon hearing this, then whispered, "Just half an hour ago, the news from the border was still one of extreme crisis."

"As for now, everything is fine."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang's expression immediately turned gloomy, while Xiao Shan took out a jade slip: "This is the last image that was transmitted."

Lü Yang immediately pointed.

The next second, he saw a scene that was enough to make him physically uncomfortable—what he saw was a sea of ​​white flesh.

At first, I thought they were a group of breeding pigs.

As they got closer, they realized it was a group of people.

They were piled up together, densely packed, men and women alike, completely naked, their faces all bearing compassionate smiles.

Surrounded by them in the middle was a broken Buddha statue. Its face was missing, its limbs were broken, and its heart was just an empty hole with its inside hollowed out. The lotus pedestal it sat on was also missing petals, making it seem like a miracle that it had survived until now without collapsing.

Immediately afterwards, the people around them started to move.

Without hesitation, they climbed onto the Buddha statue, using their own flesh and blood to fill all the gaps in it.

Some people crawled into the lotus platform and used their bodies to support the Buddha statue.

Some people enter into Buddha statues and become the heart and soul of the statue.

Some people climb onto the face of the Buddha and become the facial features of the Buddha statue.

"Oh my god." Xiao Shan couldn't help but close his eyes, while Lü Yang and Chong Guang also frowned.

The piled-up flesh and blood intertwined at this moment, forming a highly impactful scene. What's even more terrifying is that it actually took shape in the end.

"Amitabha!"

The solemn chanting of Buddhist prayers was accompanied by the image of the Buddha statue slowly opening and closing its lips, which appeared to be formed by countless people, as if millions of people were responding.

The next second, the flesh and blood began to melt.

All the bizarre and strange scenes disappeared, and all the people who were placed into the Buddha statue merged into it, but the Buddha statue still looked dilapidated.

Only then did Lü Yang see a young novice monk with red lips and white teeth standing below the Buddha statue. He looked just like the Guangming that Lü Yang knew. However, unlike in the previous life, this Guangming was completely different from the one he knew. His words and actions were completely different.

"It's still not enough."

A faint sigh emanated from the screen, then abruptly ceased, revealing Xiao Shan's face, which was filled with barely concealed terror: "Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible."

"More and more places are losing contact these days." "This is happening in all ten border cities: first they report an urgent military situation requesting support, then they say nothing's wrong. There are many similar instances."

After saying that, Xiao Shan sighed helplessly again:
"The news has already spread throughout Tianwu City. Many traitors are saying that His Majesty is the incarnation of the World Honored One, and that this is a coordinated attack from within and without to destroy the entire Jiangdong region."

Before he could finish speaking, Lü Yang had already stood up and flicked his sleeves.

"Go and have a look."

He had to admit that the World Honored One acted faster than he had imagined. How much time had passed since the strange phenomenon appeared in Jiangdong? Less than an hour!
'From another perspective, it's clear that even the Buddha was anxious.'

But it's not urgent enough.

If one truly goes mad with anxiety, then it won't be the Buddha's disciple's fate, but rather, just like in the previous life when he was "the soil on the city wall," the World-Honored One will personally possess him and descend upon him.

'This shows that the secret of the five-thousand-year-old taboo was not actually that important to the World-Honored One. Or rather, those who knew about it were at most just a variable, not enough to truly shake the World-Honored One's foundation. It's just that the World-Honored One was shameless and cunning, so he was unwilling to allow any variables to exist.'

However, we cannot let this continue in any way.

'Whatever their motives for this so-called "Buddhist practice," we must stop them. This is also a good opportunity to see what other tricks they have up their sleeve.'

Besides, this time the opponent has come to Jiangdong all by himself. If we don't gang up on him, we'll be letting down all the advanced studies we had in the Holy Sect in our previous lives.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately looked at Chong Guang beside him: "Fellow Daoist, would you like to come with me?"

Chongguang nodded: "We should go together."

The next second, the two of them took flight and rode the wind, speeding all the way to the desolate wilderness on the eastern border of the Yangtze River.

What came into view was a truly bizarre sight.

Leading the way was Guangming, who looked like a novice monk, wearing a kasaya, holding a nine-ringed Zen staff in one hand and a jade-white Buddhist prayer bead string in the other.

Behind him was the incomplete Buddha statue seen in the previous footage. However, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the Buddha statue had been repaired somewhat compared to the original. The lotus flower beneath it was now almost intact, with its petals crystal clear and shimmering with a clear golden light under the sunlight.

The next second, Guangming suddenly looked up.

Suddenly, he smiled, revealing his white teeth that shone brightly in the sunlight. As he spoke, his voice seemed to soar through the clouds:

"Why are you two benefactors standing on the clouds, gazing into the distance?"

“This humble monk is upright and honest, and there is nothing about him that he cannot show to others. If you two benefactors really wish to see, please come closer. This humble monk is not a stingy person.”

Lu Yang was speechless. "You're not a stingy person?"

Everyone in the world knows that Jiangxi has a World Honored One, who is shameless. Among the four Dao Lords, you are the stingiest, always mingling with the lower cultivators!

However, now that he had been exposed, Lü Yang no longer bothered to hide it.

Pressing the escape light, Lü Yang directly blocked Guangming Buddha's path and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist has come from afar, leaving a trail of blood wherever you go."

Upon hearing this, the Buddhist disciple Guangming was taken aback, his face showing surprise: "Is that so?"

"This humble monk came to Jiangdong solely to cultivate Buddhism. All the people I encountered were kind and hospitable, always ready to help me. I never imagined that there would be wicked people committing evil deeds!"

Lu Yang was stunned by what he said. Good heavens, who said the World Honored One had never been to Sword Pavilion? This seemingly innocent and righteous appearance was exactly the same as the sword type. However, since he entered Jiangdong, all ten cities have been deserted. Even in the dangerous border areas with few people, there are still a million people in total!
Of course, Lü Yang didn't care about these casualties.

The important thing is that the officials of the Daoist court died, but their official positions were not returned! It was one thing for Guangming Buddhist to devour them, but he even devoured their official positions!
This is a very serious problem.

"Now that things have come to this, why deceive yourself, fellow Daoist?"

On the other side, Chongguang sneered and said, "Killing is killing, why are you afraid to admit it? It's pointless to try to cover it up like the Sword Pavilion."

Upon hearing this, Guangming Buddhist disciple's expression immediately changed:

"absurd!"

"This humble monk has come to Jiangdong to cultivate Buddhism, following the righteous path. How could I possibly harm living beings? You demon from Jiangbei, stop spreading falsehoods and slandering my true Dharma!"

(End of this chapter)