Primordial Era: A God-Level Choice, Possessing Zhao Gongming at the Start

Chapter 546 Imperial Conferment of the Golden Seal upon the Buddha

The benefits of a sudden doubling of one's luck are enormous and indescribable.

First, there was an endless stream of spiritual light that seemed to break through to higher realms, flashing continuously throughout the Great Thunderclap Temple.

Each flash of spiritual light signifies that someone in Buddhism has achieved a breakthrough in their cultivation!

In the Great Thunder Temple, in the main hall, Bhaisajyaguru, Maitreya, and Dipankara had bright, shining eyes and smiles on their lips. They were excited, feeling that their cultivation had improved significantly under the blessing of supreme fortune, and they were now a level higher than before.

In the Thirty-Three Heavens, in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, beside the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, Zhunti's face beamed with joy. "Senior brother, our Buddhist sect has finally prospered! Even the Xuanmen sect can now stand on equal footing!"

Zhunti's voice was filled with excitement. The Xuanmen and the Buddhist sects were now on equal footing. Didn't that mean that the Buddhist sects had already surpassed the Jiejiao sects?

Xuanmen is a broad concept encompassing countless lineages, with Jiejiao being just one of the most outstanding forces among them.

But the Buddhist sect is different. He, the Medicine Master, is the leader of the Buddhist sect. With the power of the Buddhist sect, he can already crush the Jie Sect.

Jieyin breathed a sigh of relief. "With such abundant fortune, within ten thousand years, no, at most a thousand years, our Buddhist sect will surely produce a great number of talented individuals."

The Buddhist sect is currently at the peak of its fortune, but geniuses and strong individuals always need time to develop. According to Zhunti's estimate, within a few thousand years, the Buddhist sect will usher in an era of flourishing diversity, and at that time, it will be the time to truly compete with the Jie Sect.

It's only a few thousand years; they can wait, and they look forward to that day.

In the Great Thunderclap Temple, in the main hall, Jiang Liuer and his group, leading the Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast, met the Buddhas.

On the lotus throne, the Medicine Master smiled and said to Jiang Liuer, "Jiang Liuer, this time you went to the Western Paradise to retrieve the scriptures and spread the true scriptures of our Buddhism in the East, making great contributions. Today, I hereby confer upon you the title of Sandalwood Merit Buddha. Come and receive the golden seal of the Buddha."

The pharmacist took out a gleaming golden Buddhist seal, placed it on a golden plate, and then looked at Jiang Liuer with a smile.

As expected of the person chosen by the sage to go west, he was indeed very capable. Now that the journey to the west is complete, Buddhism is indeed flourishing!

All the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Venerable Ones turned their gazes to Jiang Liuer, some with envy, for the Buddha's position was actually quite rare these days.

You should know that even Jiang Liuer, no, Jin Chanzi before his reincarnation, was not even a Bodhisattva, and Buddha is above Bodhisattva.

Just when everyone thought that Jiang Liuer would happily agree,

Jiang Liuer slowly spoke, "The Buddhist sect has only gained some fortune and has not yet truly flourished. How dare Jin Chanzi accept the position of Buddha Venerable?"

Jiang Liuer stepped back, cupped his hands in a righteous manner, and said, "I will accept the Buddha's Golden Seal when our Buddhist sect truly prospers in the future."

Just kidding, what would it mean if he accepted the Buddha's golden seal now?

That means he is completely bound to Buddhism!

This also means that all future plans will be impossible to implement!

He would never give such a great opportunity to Buddhism!

This position of Buddha, whoever wants it, can take it; he certainly doesn't want it.

As soon as Jiang Liuer said this, the entire Great Thunderclap Temple was in an uproar!

To everyone's utter surprise, Jin Chanzi's character was so noble that he willingly gave up the Buddha's golden seal right in front of him, which was truly moving.

The pharmacist was also taken aback and continued to persuade Jiang Liuer to accept the golden seal, but Jiang Liuer still insisted on refusing. Helpless, the pharmacist had no choice but to give up.

"Since you insist on refusing, then I will keep it for you for now and give it to you later."

The Medicine Master put away the Buddha's golden seal, his eyes falling on Sun Wukong again. Before he could speak, Sun Wukong spoke first, "Buddha, like my teacher, I am ashamed to accept the golden seal because Buddhism is not thriving. Let's put the matter of attaining enlightenment aside for now."

As soon as Sun Wukong finished speaking, the little black dragon stepped forward, "Me too."

The pharmacist immediately felt a headache coming on. "So you mean we don't need the Buddha's golden seal at all?"

In the pharmacist's plan, Jiang Liuer was to be conferred the title of Buddha, while Sun Wukong, the little black dragon, Zhu Ganglie, and Sha Wujing were to be conferred the title of Bodhisattva.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Liuer refused to accept the Buddha's golden seal, and Sun Wukong and the little black dragon also stopped cooperating.

The pharmacist pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhu Ganglie and asked, "So what do you mean?"

Zhu Ganglie stepped forward, saying, "I will leave everything to the Buddha's arrangement."

"good!"

The pharmacist said excitedly, "I hereby confer upon Zhu Ganglie the title of Clean Altar Bodhisattva. Come and receive the Bodhisattva's golden seal."

"Yes."

Pigsy took three steps at a time to receive the Bodhisattva's golden seal, and then came down happily.

perfect!

This time, Zhu Ganglie has absolute information that he can attain the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!

Next, Sha Wujing, not wanting to be left behind, was bestowed the title of Eight Heavenly Dragons Bodhisattva and received the Bodhisattva's golden seal.

Thus, the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures has finally come to an end.

Under the pharmacist's arrangement, Jiang Liuer and the others set up a temple near the Great Thunder Temple, settled down to cultivate, and waited for the true prosperity of Buddhism!

Thirty-three days later, as the last wisp of calamity dissipated between heaven and earth, all the saints were somewhat surprised that the Buddhist westward journey had been so smooth and prosperous.

Indeed, from beginning to end, apart from some obstacles set up by the Jie Sect that damaged the Buddhist community's fortune, the Buddhist community has not actually suffered any losses. Now that the great calamity has been successfully completed, it has gained an immense fortune, making it the ultimate winner.

Thirty-three days later, outside Biyou Palace, Zhao Gongming tore through the void and suddenly appeared, knocking on the gate of Biyou Palace.

"Disciple Zhao Gongming greets Master."

After a while, the gates of Biyou Palace opened, then parted to the sides, and Zhao Gongming stepped inside.

Within Biyou Palace, the chaotic twilight flowed, and the mysterious light of creation flickered in and out of existence. The extremely rich Dao essence filled every inch of space.

In this very space, the Tongtian Sect Leader closed his eyes and meditated on the Dao of Swordsmanship.

Arriving before the Tongtian Sect Leader without any hindrance, Zhao Gongming smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "Disciple greets Master."

On the prayer mat, the Tongtian Sect Leader let out a soft hum, then opened his eyes, looking at Zhao Gongming with some dissatisfaction. "Is this the final result?"

The result that the Tongtian Sect Leader was referring to was naturally the current flourishing of Buddhism!

The Buddhist sect is now enjoying a period of great prosperity, almost to the point of being able to rival the Xuanmen sect on its own. This is something that Tongtian, who has always disliked the Buddhist sect, finds extremely difficult to accept.

It's one thing for Buddhism to flourish, but Tongqi is still angry. His own disciples had long ago assured him that Buddhism would not be the ultimate winner.

But now, the calamity has dissipated, and Buddhism is flourishing, laid bare before our eyes. This is what makes the Tongtian Sect Leader most distressed.

Zhao Gongming smiled, "The great calamity has ended, is Master still angry with his disciple?"

Tongtian snorted, "You, if you hadn't insisted on it back then, the journey to the West wouldn't have been so easy for the Buddhist sect. Now it's all set in stone, and it's too late to say anything."

(End of this chapter)