Primordial Era: Taking the blame to become a saint, proving one's path through eccentricity!

Chapter 183 [Getting to the Root of the Problem, Deceiving Them with the Right Method] (Please Subscribe)

"The Xuan Yin of the Jie Sect pays respects to the Primordial Sage!"

Xuan Yin stepped into the Jade Void Palace and looked at the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, who was sitting upright on the cloud bed with chaotic energy floating behind his head and wearing a seventy-two-colored immortal robe. He immediately felt a great pressure and took the initiative to bow to him.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable remained unmoved: "Weren't you incredibly audacious? Daring to excavate my Kunlun Earth Veins, daring to forcibly reverse the inevitable collapse of Buzhou Mountain, daring to establish a human dynasty alongside Fuxi, and even daring to manipulate the primordial destiny through the Myriad Realms Trading Platform, openly challenging Haotian—why are you so reserved today?"

His voice carried a hint of mockery, which made Xuan Yin, though still uneasy, relax a little.

People should have self-awareness. Although Xuan Yin was a disciple of the sage and had influenced many major trends, he was still like a child in front of the sage.

Seeing that Yuanshi Tianzun showed no malice, Xuan Yin boldly said, "How could such a trivial skill possibly catch the eye of the Sage Yuanshi?"

"A side path?"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable quipped, "You were able to comprehend the Heaven-Opening Seal, and even combine it with the other six seals within the Floating Dawn Pearl to create the Chaos Seal unique to you. You are no ordinary being!"

"If your previous actions were considered petty tricks, then wouldn't all the disciples of my Chan Sect not have even crossed the threshold of cultivation?"

"I am also very curious. You are clearly a disciple of the Jie Sect, and you are so devoted to my Chan Sect's teachings, yet you refuse the mark I left behind!"

"What are you really thinking?"

"Or rather, what are you so afraid of that makes you so resistant to my cause and effect?"

The words of Yuanshi Tianzun struck Xuan Yin's Dao heart like a thunderbolt, but before Xuan Yin could respond, Yuanshi Tianzun continued, "Tongtian is quite generous, using his chaotic body to forge you a rare treasure that rivals the Heavenly Auspicious Cloud. The moment Heavenly Secrets and Causes come into contact with you, they vanish like a mud ox entering the sea; even I cannot discern the true nature of you!"

"How interesting!"

Yuanshi Tianzun was naturally interested in Xuan Yin, and the reason he summoned Xuan Yin was to take the opportunity to investigate the secrets hidden within him.

However, with the chaotic illusion created by Luo Tianqingyun and the concealment provided by the Tongtian Sect Master, he really had no way to directly see through Xuan Yin's true strength unless he forcibly broke through the methods on Xuan Yin's body.

Although he could forcibly investigate, he also had many concerns...

Moreover, forcibly investigating a junior would ultimately damage the dignity of a saint, and Yuanshi Tianzun did not want to become a laughing stock among the saints.

Therefore, he merely used words to reprimand and intimidate Xuan Yin.

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yin immediately explained, "The reason I am curious about the methods of the Chan Sect is simply because the Great Dao of the Primordial Sage and my master's Great Dao are complementary! Just as the Dao Seal is a symbol of the Primordial Sage as the cause of all effects, my master's Dao is beyond discussion, but it is specifically aimed at cause and effect!"

"The Primordial Sage is the beginning of everything, and my teacher is the end of heaven and earth. But if Pangu had not created the world, how could there be any so-called end of heaven and earth?"

"If there is no end to heaven and earth, then how can there be a beginning of a new cycle, a renewal of all things, and what meaning would the pioneering ways of the sages have?"

"Before stepping into the Jade Void Palace, the Great God Fuxi told me that even enemies on the same path can become friends under certain circumstances!"

"To maliciously attack the other side simply because of the differences in their philosophies is to put oneself at a disadvantage in the struggle for the Great Dao!"

"The Chan Sect observes the Way of Heaven and acts in accordance with Heaven's will, which has its own significance. Our Jie Sect, on the other hand, intercepts some life-saving opportunities for all beings, which is also in accordance with the Great Dao. The two are like Yin and Yang in the Great Dao, neither can be lacking!"

"Therefore, this junior does not see anything wrong with practicing the methods of the Chan Sect and using the great principles of the Chan Sect to verify the great principles of my Jie Sect!"

"after all……"

Sometimes, the person who understands you best is not yourself, but your opponent!

Xuan Yin understood this point long ago: the Daoist ideals of the Chan and Jie sects are not simply opposites or oppositions, but rather complementary and referential to each other. Without the Chan sect's selective teaching, how could the Jie sect's inclusive teaching be highlighted?

Similarly, without the mixed quality of the disciples of the Jie Sect, how could the advantages of the elite education of the Chan Sect be highlighted?

Xuan Yin had carefully studied the historical development of those twenty eras. After the decline of the Jie Sect, the development of the Chan Sect also fell into a bottleneck.

The future conflict between Buddhism and Taoism will mainly depend on Laozi's integration of the three schools of Taoism and Taoism to establish Taoism, which will allow it to rival Western Buddhism.

Since the Investiture of the Gods, the disciples of the Chan and Jie sects have had an increasingly smaller influence in the endless river of time and space of the Primordial True Realm!

Prior to this, although the disciples of the two sects often had conflicts and frictions, these conflicts indirectly motivated the disciples of both sects to make progress.

After the Investiture of the Gods, the Chan Sect gained more and greater influence within the Xuanmen system by suppressing the Jie Sect. However, how could the Chan Sect's few disciples compete with the Buddhist sect?

Putting aside everything else, spreading the teachings is a major problem. The Chan Sect only has a few dozen disciples. How can they spread the teachings in the vast Primordial True World?

The reason why the Jie Sect of today, as well as the Buddhist and Taoist sects of the future, can develop and grow rapidly is inseparable from the core principle of recruiting many disciples.

Without enough disciples, how can the teachings be widely disseminated and the influence of the orthodox tradition expanded?

"You see things very clearly!"

Yuanshi Tianzun was well aware of this, but with the advent of the post-heavenly era, even with the lowered requirements, few people met the Chan Sect's standards for accepting disciples, let alone become powerful figures who could govern a region!

The reason why Buddhism flourished was that it relied on the power of faith to greatly lower the threshold for ordinary practitioners to break through various realms.

In this respect, Buddhism will have an unparalleled advantage in the future.

Of course, there are also drawbacks!

Unbridled expansion will eventually affect the purity of Buddhism. With continuous expansion, many practitioners will stop at nothing to gain faith, and temples will become places where filth and evil are hidden.

This is also the cause of the demonic calamity.

If Upala Buddha hadn't been so focused on spreading the Dharma that he neglected the good and evil in people's hearts, how could Kinnara Bodhisattva have fallen into the demonic path?

Wasn't it because that Bodhisattva Kinnara felt that Buddhism was no longer the original Buddhism that he went on a killing spree as the Buddha Wutian?

Since the law is not the original law, and heaven is not the original heaven, what harm is there in enforcing the law and destroying the filthy Buddhist community?

Xuan Yin had wondered before: since those two saints knew that a demonic calamity would occur, why did they never think of dealing with Kinnara in advance?

He only truly understood the essence of Buddhism and Taoism and the demonic path after he figured out the cause and effect between the doctrines of the Chan and Jie schools, which are intertwined.

The Buddha and the demon are two sides of the same coin. Without the demon, how can the Buddha's greatness and righteousness be highlighted?

If there were no illusory Buddhas, how could the demonic path's pleasures and vengeance be highlighted?

Wutian's massacre of Buddhism was also a kind of cleansing of Buddhism.

Most of those false Buddhas perished in that demonic calamity. The remaining Buddhas, even if they had filthy thoughts in their hearts, would never dare to act recklessly again after witnessing the terror of the demonic calamity!

Who can guarantee that if they do something despicable and provoke a Buddhist disciple, it won't give birth to another Buddha without heaven?

Looking back at those twenty cycles of reincarnation, quite a few Buddhist disciples fell into demonic possession. Besides the infamous Wutian Buddha, there were also the demon Buddha Ananda, the evil Buddha Vaishravana, Indra, Garuda, and so on...

These are all lessons learned!

Since the two Western Saints couldn't bring themselves to harm Buddhism, they used the help of the Buddha Wutian and the Buddha-Demon Great Kalpa to carry out a major purge of Buddhism.

It sounds better to die at the hands of a demonic cultivator than to die at the hands of one's own people!

As Xuan Yin was deep in thought, Yuanshi Tianzun spoke again, but not to Xuan Yin, but to the many disciples of the Chan Sect outside Yuxu Palace.

"Did you hear that?"

The will of Yuanshi Tianzun transformed into a grand Daoist voice, resounding in the ears of the disciples of the Chan Sect: "This is the correct interpretation of the Daoist principles of the Chan and Jie Sects. After you go down, think about it some more!"

He also knew that the Twelve Golden Immortals, as his disciples, were very proud and often believed that the Way of Chan Sect was the Heavenly Way of the Primordial Realm.

However, if we underestimate the lineages of other sages because of this, we will surely suffer a great loss in the future!

Whether it's the Jie Sect or Buddhism, their rise to prominence in the prehistoric world must have their unique strengths. Underestimating them is nothing short of self-deception!

The only thing these disciples of the Chan Sect should do is to value the teachings of other sages and use this pressure to perfect their own path.

"I will obey the Master's instructions!"

With the Antarctic Taoist taking the lead, Yun Zhongzi and the Twelve Golden Immortals quickly chimed in to echo his sentiments.

Guang Chengzi seemed to be deep in thought.

Influenced by Yuanshi Tianzun, he always looked down on other cultivators, but he himself suffered great losses at Xuan Yin's hands several times... and these failures also made him change in some ways!

"Pay attention to!"

He looked up at the sky, a glint of light flashing in his dark eyes: "Since you, Xuan Yin, can use the supernatural powers of my Chan Sect to verify the supernatural powers of the Jie Sect! And use the Dao of my Chan Sect to verify the Dao of the Jie Sect! Then I, this humble Daoist, can naturally also use the supernatural powers of the Jie Sect to verify the supernatural powers of my Chan Sect! And use the Dao of your Jie Sect to verify the Dao of my Chan Sect!"

This time, he did not show resistance, but instead followed the example of Yu Ding and Huang Long, and went to the Myriad Realms Trading Platform to comprehend the Nine Swords of the Intercepting Heaven Sect.

The same applies to red sperm.

Those who are accepted as personal disciples by the Primordial Celestial Venerable must undoubtedly possess superior aptitude and Daoist resolve. As long as they recognize their own shortcomings, they will be able to correct them on their own in no time.

Seeing the disciples of the Chan Sect leave, Yuanshi Tianzun looked at Xuan Yin again: "The Investiture of the Gods calamity and the Great Dao struggle between the Chan and Jie Sects are both part of the grand trend of the Heavenly Dao, inescapable and unavoidable! Speak! What are your views on the Investiture of the Gods calamity and the future of the Chan and Jie Sects?"

Xuan Yin shook his head: "I wouldn't call it an opinion! I just hope that the struggle between the two religions can be kept under control to the point where it doesn't damage their fundamental nature!"

Yuanshi Tianzun sneered, "But you seem to have forgotten that in those twenty cycles of reincarnation, it was my Chan Sect that gained control over the Investiture of the Gods calamity!"

"That's right!"

Xuan Yin nodded in agreement, then changed the subject, saying, "But Sage, what makes you so sure there won't be new variables in this era? Leaving aside Houtu Niangniang's control of the Earthly Dao and Nuwa Niangniang's simultaneous attainment of both Heavenly Dao and Earthly Dao Sage status, even my teacher, if he truly disregards all dignity, even with your personal protection, how many of your disciples can you possibly protect?"

Are you threatening me?

The expression of the Primordial Celestial Venerable immediately darkened.

"I wouldn't dare!"

Xuan Yin shook his head: "I'm just stating a possibility! Since you, Sage, can put aside your pride and attack my Jie Sect disciples, why can't my master use his power to bully the weak and let your Chan Sect disciples see what the end of heaven and earth is like, what ultimate slaughter is like?"

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun fell silent. This era had too many variables, especially the scene of Tongtian Jiaozhu using Pangu's karma to divide the Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda, and his shameless act of lingering in the Kunlun ancestral vein until he was given a top-grade innate spiritual treasure before he was willing to leave with his disciples. These things were deeply imprinted in Yuanshi Tianzun's heart.

In the past, if the Tongtian Sect Leader couldn't let go of his pride, he could naturally use force to suppress the Jie Sect and the Tongtian Sect Leader under the guise of righteousness.

But in this era, he really didn't dare to gamble on whether the Tongtian Sect Leader would bully the weak.

Because nobody knows how terrifying a shameless leader of the Tongtian Cult can be!

However, Yuanshi Tianzun, being proud and arrogant, would not easily compromise. He immediately said, "If Tongtian personally intervenes against my Chan Sect disciples, then am I not obliged to do so?"

As the leader of the Chan Sect, he was no less protective of his own than the Tongtian Sect Leader. Otherwise, he wouldn't have joined forces with Taiqing, Jieyin, and Zhunti to break the Zhuxian Formation for the sake of the Chan Sect's lineage!

Xuan Yin's expression remained unchanged, but he went straight to the point, saying, "But the Jie Sect, in the original course of events, was no different from being destroyed! Those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose, so why should they fear the actions of the Primordial Sage?"

"But the Chan Sect..."

(End of this chapter)