Primordial Era: If I remain in Longevity Mountain, I will steadily attain sainthood.

Chapter 86 Earth Immortal Sect, Confucianism, Buddhism

Time flew by, and hundreds of thousands of years passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, suddenly, from beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, in the Pure Heaven, a sage entered the primordial world and went straight to Mount Sumeru.

Not long after, Zhen Yuanzi established a great sect—the Earth Immortal Sect—on the site of the former Wanshou Mountain. Heaven was moved by this and immediately bestowed merit upon him.

A golden wheel of merit appeared behind Zhen Yuanzi. The light on the golden wheel of merit flickered a few times. The original merit of the Western Sect had now transformed into the merit of the Earth Immortal Sect.

Zhen Yuanzi, however, was the first to break away from the Western Sect and become an independent sect leader. The Earth Immortal Sect he established allowed any immortal on the primordial land to become an Earth Immortal.

From the most powerful beings who have attained supreme divine abilities to the least immortals who have just achieved immortality, all are Earth Immortals.

Zhen Yuanzi preached on this topic for a thousand years, explaining the concept of the Earth Immortal Way, which is the way of harmony with heaven and earth and nature.

However, Zhen Yuanzi did not accept any disciples from outside. He only took two fruits from the ginseng fruit tree and enlightened them as disciples, one named Qingfeng and the other Mingyue.

Not long after, another red cloud descended from the Pure Heaven, and after making a trip to Mount Sumeru, it also established a new great religion.

The great religion established by Hongyun was none other than Confucianism.

I am good at cultivating a righteous spirit!

The Confucianism established by Hongyun promotes the righteous path of heaven and earth, eliminates evil, preserves justice, and uses this to educate all living beings.

Once Confucianism was established, it also received the approval of Heaven and was bestowed with merit.

On the golden wheel of merit of the red cloud, the merit of the Western religion has also been transformed into the merit of Confucianism.

However, Hongyun did not immediately take on disciples, but instead spread Confucianism and Taoism among the human race.

Those human powerhouses who cultivated Confucianism and Taoism became great Confucian scholars in their respective regions, and all revered Hongyun as their founder.

Moreover, the matter did not end there. Several hundred years later, Jieyin and Zhunti caused trouble in the same way.

The two of them announced their withdrawal from the Xuanmen sect and their establishment of their own Buddhist sect.

Furthermore, the Western religion was also converted into Buddhism, and it was declared that it would be widely spread to all people, regardless of whether they were from the East or the West.

Heaven bestows great merit.

Both Jieyin and Zhunti experienced a significant increase in their cultivation as a result, but their smiles appeared somewhat forced.

Because those who are Buddhas are not only them, but also the two incarnations created by Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi.

One is called the Worldly Free King Buddha, and the other is called the Pure and Blessed Ancient Buddha.

As for Jieyin and Zhunti, they were also renamed, one becoming Amitabha Buddha and the other becoming Zhunti Buddha Mother.

Although most of the merits were shared by the two, a considerable portion was still obtained by Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi's incarnations.

Even Jieyin and Zhunti were helpless against this, as Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi had already plotted against them when they came from the Western Sect.

No matter what they do, they can't get around the two of them.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that Buddhism is not as incomplete in its doctrines as it was originally. The Buddhism established by the four men already includes both Mahayana and Hinayana doctrines.

The four Buddhas and their consorts are all Hinayana Buddhas, while the Mahayana Buddha is an incarnation created by Cundi and is called Tathagata Buddha.

This can be considered a benefit that Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun gave to the two of them; otherwise, it would have been bad to push them to the brink of death.

Ultimately, Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun were only after some luck and merit, not necessarily determined to fight the two to the death.

Moreover, in this act of betraying the Taoist sect and establishing the Buddhist sect, Jieyin and Zhunti also bore all the consequences.

Nuwa would most likely ignore it, but the Three Pure Ones would definitely hold a grudge.

It can be said that Hongyun and Zhen Yuanzi's series of actions were essentially stealing the fortune that originally belonged to the Xuanmen.

However, neither of them bore the hatred associated with the division of spoils; instead, they gave it all to Jieyin and Zhunti.

Naturally, feeling indebted, the two also wanted to give Jieyin and Zhunti some benefits, so Zhunti became the Mahayana Buddha.

Previously, Zhunti gave the Primordial Purple Qi to Jieyin, but this time, Jieyin also gave the benefits to Zhunti.

By taking advantage of the fortune of the Mahayana Buddha, Zhunti severed his own corpse in one fell swoop, and his own corpse became the Tathagata Buddha.

After this series of actions, Hongyun, Zhenyuanzi, Jieyin, and Zhunti all experienced a significant increase in their cultivation levels.

Hongyun had previously fallen from the mid-stage of Hunyuan to the early stage of Hunyuan, but has now risen back up.

Zhen Yuanzi also advanced from the early stage of Hunyuan to the middle stage of Hunyuan.

As for Jieyin and Zhunti, although they are still in the early stage of Hunyuan, their strength has greatly increased. Zhunti, in particular, was overjoyed to have severed his ego this time.

After all, among all the saints, only four have severed their three corpses so far. They are Hongyun, Zhenyuanzi, Taiqing Laozi, and Zhunti.

Even Yuanshi and Tongtian had not been able to sever their own selves, but Zhunti had, so Zhunti was naturally delighted.

However, in the end, one side is happy while the other is sad. On the other hand, the Three Pure Ones are truly unhappy.

Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi's underhanded tactics, by pushing Jieyin and Zhunti out to act as traitors, stole the fortune of the Xuanmen sect.

Where does the fortune of the Xuanmen (Taoist school) come from?

That naturally comes from the great teachings established by the Three Pure Ones.

Now that Hongjun Daozu has merged with the Dao, everything in the Xuanmen sect is no longer related to him. And Nuwa does not establish a religion.

That would naturally affect the great religion established by the Three Pure Ones.

In other words, the fortune drawn away by Buddhism, Confucianism, and the Earth Immortal Sect is the fortune of Taoism, Chan Sect, and Jie Sect.

In addition, they are all saints who have accumulated merit.

This is a long time.

As the cultivation levels of Hongyun, Zhenyuanzi, Jieyin, and Zhunti increase, the cultivation levels of the Three Pure Ones decrease.

This is still because of the merits of the Three Pure Ones, which are not entirely educational merits, but also largely merits of the creation of heaven.

That's their essence.

Otherwise, the impact would be even greater!

Ultimately, the biggest winners this time are Hongyun and Zhen Yuanzi. Especially Hongyun, whose methods have now been witnessed by everyone.

They knew that Zhen Yuanzi was just an afterthought, and that Hongyun was the mastermind behind it all.

Manipulating merit, various major sects, and the transformation of fortune are simply unbelievable. It's completely baffling how Hongyun came up with these ideas.

After all, when the Western Religion was established, who could have imagined that Hongyun had already begun to lay the groundwork?

It wasn't until now that it finally erupted completely, but it had already schemed against almost everyone.

Even Nuwa, who lived right next to the two, was a little alarmed, secretly thinking how fortunate she was that she hadn't established a religion.

Otherwise, we really can't beat Hongyun.

Besides, the Confucianism established by Hongyun has also attracted the attention of the sages. Although Hongyun has not yet accepted any disciples and his doctrines have not yet been fully spread.

However, the saints' perspectives have been broadened by Hongyun's repeated manipulations.

Through the profound contemplation of the sages, the future of Confucianism was fully revealed.

This Confucianism will definitely become a terrifying religion in the primordial world in the future, and this religion will also be highly favored by the Heavenly Dao.

Because the righteous path it follows is perfectly in line with the interests of the Way of Heaven.

Although the Way of Heaven is said to be selfless, selflessness is only relative; otherwise, there would be no reward rules such as merit and karma.

It is quite obvious that Confucianism is very conducive to the development of the Way of Heaven, and the Way of Heaven naturally favors it.

How can such a great religion not be terrifying?

Leaving aside the fact that the saints were secretly on guard, let's talk about the Pure Heaven outside the Thirty-Three Heavens. After completing a series of operations such as stealing dragons and switching phoenixes and grafting risks, Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi have both settled down.

They each enjoy their "spoils of war"—luck and merit.

With their luck and merit greatly increased, it will greatly benefit and assist their spiritual cultivation.

(End of this chapter)