Kyoto, Great Wei.
The first stage of the Confucianism-Buddhism competition has come to a halt.
The divine monk Hui Jue had lost.
He had lost badly, being crushed on all fronts by Xu Qingnian, and was unable to defend himself at all.
At this moment, he led the eight hundred scripture debating monks back outside Kyoto and sat on the ground, looking heavy.
Some monks among the eight hundred scripture debating monks were still puzzled and looked at the divine monk Hui Jue and said.
“Divine monk, where did the party lose?”
“Yes, divine monk, where did Fang lose?”
They were puzzled and asked the divine monk Huijue why he had lost just then.
“Ai.”
Speaking of Fang Jue, the divine monk Hui Jue was also a bit distressed.
He had once again fallen for a trick.
And this time, it was a very big deception.
“Amitabha Buddha.”
“When Master Xu first raised the question of what it meant to burn incense on the grounds that the Buddha was burning incense, I thought that Master Xu was trying to draw out the words of peace of mind, so I was already prepared.”
“But what I didn’t expect was that Master Xu had designed to deliberately lead us to think in this way, so we thought about it in the context of peace of mind.
“Put down the butcher’s knife and become a Buddha, Master Xu used a sopH*moric angle to make us despise him, after all, the butcher’s knife is not a knife, it is an obsession, this is our Buddhist meditation.”
“Master Xu actually understood this, he deliberately pretended not to understand, using the dynasty’s Ministry of Penalty as an excuse, and later even deliberately provoked Lao Di by saying that Lao Di was hiding a sword in his heart.”
“In order to convince Master Xu, Lao ca*sock was willing to round up and dig out his heart, and Master Xu, under false anger, acted aggressively, but in fact he was forcing Lao ca*sock to reveal his butcher’s knife.”
“The moment I dug out my heart, the butcher’s knife was revealed.”
The divine monk Hui Jue spoke up and revealed this Zen meaning.
“A butcher’s knife? Who are you slaughtering with this sword, divine monk? Butcher yourself, it should be the sword of redeeming.”
Someone spoke up, full of incomprehension.
But when this was said, the divine monk Huijue shook his head.
“No, this sword of the old ca*sock is the sword of slaughtering the Great Wei Dynasty.”
The Huijue divine Monk spoke up and gave an answer.
It was.
This sword of his was the sword of the Slaughter Great Wei Dynasty.
Xu Qingnian had already said before that the country ruled by law, and if the Buddhists were to enter and affect the law, this would actually be destroying the Great Wei Dynasty.
Therefore, when one insisted on converting Xu Qingnian, one was actually forcing his way into Great Wei, and once Xu Qingnian converted to Buddhism and Buddha would prevail over the law, then this sword would appear.
As for this sword, whether it is good or bad, this no one knows.
But the problem was that the butcher’s knife had already been revealed.
Xu Qingnian’s argument with him was that the butcher’s knife was in his heart, and now it was merely being drawn out by Xu Qingnian, sort of sitting on the fact that he was the perpetrator of the crime.
This is the subtlety of this meditation, and it is also the core of this meditation.
“Amitabha Buddha.”
The monks clasped their hands together, they understood completely where the Zen opportunity was.
“Divine monk, I had never imagined that Master Xu would be so knowledgeable about Buddhist principles.”
“What should we do?”
A sutra debating monk spoke up, his eyes filled with curiosity.
Once this was said, Divine Monk Hui Jue took a deep breath, and then transmitted his voice.
“In the first debate, although Lao Di lost.”
“But in the second debate, Master Xu cannot win.”
He said with a look of certainty.
At the mention of the second debate, the crowd realised what was going on and nodded their heads.
“That is true, although Master Xu is proficient in Buddhism, only from today’s words, Master Xu still does not allow the true meaning of Buddhism, although he has said the true meaning of the Three Dharma Seals, it can only be said that Master Xu’s Confucian Dao qualifications are against the odds, the second dharma debate is no longer as simple as the scriptures.”
“En, tomorrow’s debate is to inscribe the Buddhist scriptures and promote the splendour of our Buddhist world, Xu Qingnian he knows the true meaning, it is a summary of life and truth, but the magnificent splendour of the Buddhist world is not something he, Xu Qingnian, can understand.”
“Even if Xu Qingnian wins the second match, it doesn’t really matter what it is, the real key is the third debate, the third debate is the most important.”
“En, the third debate is to let the world see my Buddhism’s demon suppression methods, then the world will know how strong the Buddhism is.”
“Divine Monk, do you mean to say that everything will go according to the plan before coming? Without making any changes?”
The scripture debating monks spoke up one after another, and some were so confident that they thought that Xu Qingnian would definitely not win in tomorrow’s debate.
It wasn’t that they were overconfident, but they had prepared three different debates for this trip out to debate the Dharma.
The first is the debate on Buddhist theory.
You ask the questions, I answer them, you refute them, I explain them, and whoever wins over the other, wins.
Secondly, the debate over the inscription of scriptures.
I am a Buddhist, so I will inscribe Buddhist scriptures to reflect the world of bliss, so that the world can see how good the world of Buddhism is.
Thirdly, there is the method of subduing demons.
After the debate on the scriptures and the inscription of the book, the third one is the real display of skills. After the verbal fights, everyone has to show their real skills, right?
The Buddhists have made all the preparations and have found the appropriate place to suppress the evil demons with the vast Buddhist teachings, so that the people of the world can see how strong the Buddhists really are.
After three years, won’t the world be in chaos? This news is known to everyone, and since this is the case, let everyone see how powerful the Buddha Sect is, and in that case, how can the people of the world not believe in the Buddha?
This time, since the Buddhists have dared to come out, it means that the Buddhists have prepared all the ways to deal with the situation.
Otherwise, is it really possible to convince the world with just a few words of mouth? Is that possible? Obviously, it is impossible.
It was only that this tactic had not been used before because the Eastern Continent was not yet worthy of it.
Even the second debate and the third debate, the Buddhists did not intend to use it, and if it were not for the emergence of a Xu Qingnian, they really would not have shown this tactic.
“Gentlemen, there is no need to say more.”
“Everything will go according to plan.”
“Rest well, tomorrow will be a bitter battle, Master Xu cannot inscribe the Buddhist scriptures, but he is one in Confucianism and Taoism, so you should still be careful.”
The divine monk Hui Jue spoke, and he told the crowd not to think too much.
And he himself closed his eyes and began to travel in the spirit of the great void.
The Great Wei Kyoto was quiet.
Xu Qingnian’s butcher’s knife dialectic was also gradually understood by the crowd, and for a moment, people marvelled that Xu Qingnian’s art of sophistry was so terrifying.
A butcher’s knife is not a knife, and an obsession is not a thought.
Planting a seed for the divine monk Huijue, and waiting until the seed sprouted, the butcher’s knife was revealed again, how could this not shock people.
At first, many people thought that Xu Qingnian had really gotten hot-headed and fallen for the Huijue divine Monk’s trick, but now it seemed that the one who had really fallen for the trick was himself.
At this very moment.
Xu Qingnian also slowly descended from the royal palace, and at this point, he had to think about the Eight Treasure Buddha Lotus.
The world knows that the Buddhist sect will not give up just because of one failure, and the fact that they have chosen to debate the Dharma and promote Buddhism is proof of how resilient the Buddhist sect is.
At this moment, in the Kyoto restaurant, the divine monk Huixin had disappeared and was heading towards the royal residence to meet Xu Qingnian.
The divine monk Hui Xin had actually come to Great Wei from the Western Continent with a purpose.
His purpose was simple.
If Confucianism did not work, he was willing to argue for Great Wei and reject the entry of the Buddhists into Great Wei.
The philosophy of the Divine Monk of Wisdom was simple: the Buddha’s teachings were natural, and it was not a bad thing to want to promote the Buddha’s teachings, but not with a different purpose; if the heart was not pure, how could one preach the Buddha’s teachings?
But what he did not expect was that the Great Wei had a Xu Qingnian.
There was no need for him, Huixin.
But this time, Hui Xin wanted to ask Xu Qingnian something, and he was full of respect for him.
It was hard to imagine how a person could be a half-saint of Confucianism and have such an attainment in Buddhism, plus knowledge of the Immortal Dao.
For such a person, Hui Xin kept his reverence and came to the royal residence as a pilgrimage.
About half a quarter of an hour later.
In the middle of the royal residence, a voice came.
“Your Majesty, there is a monk outside who calls himself Huixin and wants to come and visit you.”
Yang Hu spoke up, informing Xu Qingnian that someone was asking to see him.
“Huixin?”
“One of the Four Divine Monks.”
Xu Qingnian frowned slightly, he did not understand what the other party was doing here to see him?
It was just that Xu Qingnian did not refuse the other party.
“Let him in.”
Xu Qingnian spoke.
Right away, within a few moments, a clear-faced monk walked in.
Hui Xin had a clear face, and did not have that look of pity for the world, but instead was clear and calm, with some excitement and excitement on his face, as normal, less of the transcendent kind of the Buddhists, but with a lot more humanity.
It made Xu Qingnian inexplicably feel good.
“Xu Sheng.”
“Little monk, I have met Xu Sheng.”
When he saw Xu Qingnian, Hui Xin was extremely excited, after all, in his eyes, Xu Qingnian was like a god-like existence.
He had heard of Xu Qingnian before and had a good feeling about him at that time, especially because of what Xu Qingnian had done, which made Hui Xin feel good about Xu Qingnian.
Today’s debate, being able to observe Xu Qingnian in such a posture, made Huixin understand two things.
Firstly, Xu Qingnian was unfathomable, a person who truly understood the ‘Way’ and ‘Reason’.
Secondly, Xu Qingnian was the one who broke the pattern, the one who broke the pattern of the world.
It was because of these two points that he had nothing but reverence for Xu Qingnian.
“You are welcome, Master.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, showing a slight smile, and then had some tea prepared to entertain Huixin.
“I dare not, I dare not.”
“Xu Sheng is on top, how dare I call you Master, Xu Sheng, I am not an old stubborn man like Huijue.”
“The little monk holds you in high esteem, don’t worry, I am definitely not a spy, the little monk only recognises reason, not background.”
“Don’t look at me as a disciple of Tianzhu Temple, but I have long wanted to break away from it, please don’t worry Xu Sheng.”
Hui Xin spoke hastily, while also speaking his heart out extremely seriously.
Although he was a divine monk of the Tianzhu Temple, he had no good feelings towards it, not that he had turned his back on others and was ungrateful.
Rather, the Buddhist doctrine was different, and his thoughts were not the same as those of Buddhist disciples. The greatest dream of a Buddhist disciple was to enlighten the world and let the light of Buddha shine on all things in the world.
This is the ultimate dream of all Buddhist disciples.
But this is not what Huixin thinks. Instead, he hopes that the world will just understand the Buddha and not be too proficient in it, for after all, people have seven emotions and six desires. How can new life be born?
It is good to understand the basic principles of Buddhism, and the greatest virtue is to have a heart for goodness, and the greatest promotion of it, even if it is the Taoist school that promotes it, or the Confucian school that promotes it.
What does it matter who is promoting it?
And why should he care who advocates it?
Therefore, he was not used to many forces, such as those of the Daoist sect, the Buddhist sect, or the Confucianism sect, because these people claimed to be for the sake of the people of the world, but in reality, what was the point? But in reality, they are just competing for fame, fortune and virtue.
They are not clean, nor are they pure, they are all mere mortals.
But Xu Qingnian is different.
Everything Xu Qingnian did, rebuking the Confucian scholars, disturbing the Ministry of Punishment, beheading the County King, killing the Fan merchants, fighting against the Palace of Literature, developing the country and putting the people first, these are the people who really do the truth.
Which of these things was done for the sake of fame and fortune?
If it was for the sake of fame, would he have beheaded the Sheriff King?
If it was for profit, would he have killed the merchants?
In the eyes of the divine monk Hui Xin, Xu Qingnian is a true Confucian and a true Buddha, only that the world has been blinded and slandered the true Buddha and the saint.
Therefore, these words were not to please Xu Qingnian, but came from the bottom of his heart.
What Hui Xin said.
He was already a half-saint, so if he did not even have this ability, what kind of half-saint would he be?
It was just that what Hui Xin had said had surprised Xu Qingnian.
He actually had fans in the Buddhist sect? And looking at the other party’s eyes, they were filled with fervour and excitement, truly revering themselves.
“Master Huixin speaks highly of you, you are older than me, it is not enough to call out a master.”
Xu Qingnian smiled even more and said politely with the other party, very friendly.
But the more Xu Qingnian gave the other party face, the more the other party became somewhat agitated.
“No, no, no.”
“Xu Sheng, you really should not call me Master, compared to you, the little monk is as small as dust.”
“The difference between you and me is something that ten thousand Huijue cannot even compare to.”
The divine monk Huixin said incomparably seriously, he was not joking but speaking from the heart.
It was the analogy that was a little inappropriate.
For better or worse, Huijue is also your senior brother.
“In this way, Xu Sheng, you can just call me Hui Xin, and I will call you Xu Sheng as usual, I will respect mine, you call yours.”
Hui Jue opened his mouth and made a point of saying so, not wanting to dwell on this.
“Alright.”
Xu Qingnian let out a bitter smile, since the other party was so insistent, then Xu Qingnian had nothing more to say.
“Xu Sheng, I have come here today for three things.”
“One is to pay a visit to Xu Sheng, and the second is to remind Xu Sheng of one thing.”
“Xu Sheng, for tomorrow’s debate, you should be careful, they have prepared three debates, the first one is the Buddhist theory debate, you know this.”
“The second debate, on the other hand, is the inscription sutra debate, since the failure of the debate at the Little Thunder Sound Temple, the Tianzhu Temple has learnt a lesson from the painful experience and believes that relying on the Buddhist theory debate alone will not make the world revere the Buddha’s teachings.”
“So for the past five hundred years, Tianzhu Temple has been secretly inscribing Buddhist scriptures. Thirty years ago, it inscribed the Sutra of the Buddha’s Kingdom, which, if inscribed, would lead to a vision of the Buddha’s Kingdom.”
“Thirty years ago, I saw it with my own eyes, and if there is no accident, after Huijue inscribes the sutra tomorrow, the entire capital of Wei will appear as a Buddha’s kingdom, so beautiful that it will make people yearn for it.”
“It is highly likely that countless people will be redeemed on the spot at that time, Xu Sheng, you must be prepared.”
The Huixin divine monk looked serious and directly sold out the old Buddhist sect.
When this was said, Xu Qingnian was somewhat surprised.
He hadn’t really thought that the Buddha Sect had prepared for this for five hundred years?
And to have inscribed such a scripture?
This was truly remarkable.
But in an instant, Xu Qingnian understood one thing.
The Sutra of the Most Victorious King of Golden Light
The Dharma Flower Sutra
The Avatamsaka Sutra
was almost ready to come out.
If not before uttering the Mahayana Dharma, these three sutras would be sufficient to handle the second debate on their own.
According to the vision brought by the Vajra Sutra, Xu Qingnian was very clear.
The Sutra of the Most Victorious King of Golden Light could evolve an infinite number of heavenly deities worshipping.
The Dharma Flower Sutra, which could evolve the true body of the Buddha appearing to meet.
As for the Avatamsaka Sutra, not to mention the Dharma Bodhisattva Buddha, Biluchana Buddha, evolves the interpretation of the Huazang World Sea, revealing countless worlds.
The Buddha Biluchana, the Buddha of the Great Sun, is the middle Buddha of the Five Directions, residing in the central position of the world.
In this way, Xu Qingnian would like to see if the five hundred years of scriptures of the West Continent Buddhists are comparable to these few scriptures?
It was not that the West Continent Buddhists were no good, but they had not realized the key point.
That is why the Western Continent Buddhists have been at a very slow progress.
Including Confucianism, the Immortal Sect, it is actually all one thing.
Why can the poems written by Xu Qingnian be recognised in this world, attracting many visions?
The fundamental reason is that the poetry written by Xu Qingnian is just good writing.
The Buddhist scriptures inscribed and recited by Xu Qingnian are just 5,000 years of culture before and after.
However, it is not too much to say that Buddhism in this world is 100,000 years old, but there are two great factors that have caused Buddhism in this world to stagnate.
One is that the fact that you can cultivate in this world affects the truth of Buddhism itself. Again, how long would it take you to travel 10,000 miles in the manner of a cultivator?
How long would it take an ordinary person to walk ten thousand miles?
There is another major reason, and that is a problem in thinking.
There was no breakthrough to the key point, to put it directly, Xu Qingnian was once in a world where there was a dynasty.
Knowing full well that gunpowder cannons were strong, they did not go to develop and strengthen them, but believed in horsemanship and cold weapons.
Allowing barbarians on all sides to develop and complete the transformation from the agricultural revolution to the industrial revolution, so that a small country could colonise half the world, was the biggest key point.
Complete the transformation, then progress will soar, just as if Xu Qingnian had brought out the Mahayana Buddhism, without bringing out too much, just bring out the opening chapter.
Waiting for three to five hundred years, the Buddhist sect would erupt in a collision of ideas, and by then, whether it was the Dharma Flower Sutra or the Golden Brightest King Sutra, all would appear, and then it would not be Xu Qingnian’s turn to recite the sutras here.
“I understand.”
“Many thanks.”
Xu Qingnian said thank you.
“There is no need for Saint Xu to say thank you, in fact, I am just mentioning it more than once, after all, even if I did not mention it, I think Saint Xu would be able to handle it easily.”
Divine Monk Huixin said seriously.
“Dare I ask Brother Huixin, are you not afraid that the Buddha Sect will punish you for informing me in this way?”
Xu Qingnian asked.
The Huixin divine Monk was telling the truth, and Xu Qingnian could sense that he was curious about the other party helping himself in this way, so he was not afraid of being punished?
Only when this was said, Huixin looked a little casual.
“What is this?”
“Xu Sheng, it’s not that I’m frivolous, what can I do if I say it? As long as you ask, Xu Sheng, I can steal the Buddhist demon-subduing pestle and give it to you.”
“Tianzhu Temple, hehe, dogs don’t even stay.”
Divine Monk Hui Xin seemed to have a great grudge against the Buddha Sect, Xu Qingnian was not sure why he was like this, but after hearing these words, Xu Qingnian could not help but be curious.
“A demon-subduing pestle?”
Xu Qingnian asked.
“En, one of the three greatest treasures of the Buddhist sect, the Demon Subduing Pestle, the Glazed Nunnery, and the Vajra Mantle, oh yes, there is also the Buddha’s relic, but this is not very interesting, do you want it, Xu Sheng? If you want it, I will find a way to go back and borrow it for you to look at.”
Divine Monk Hui Xin said extremely seriously.
“There’s no need for this.”
Xu Qingnian hurriedly opened his mouth, this was a bit too much, the three great treasures of the Buddha Sect, if this was stolen and given to himself, wouldn’t the Buddha Sect raise their clan to kill over?
However, the three great treasures of the Buddha Sect were a bit exaggerated, but there was one thing that Xu Qingnian could not help but ask about.
“Brother Hui, I actually do have some interest in Buddhist teachings, and I am extremely interested in one thing in particular.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth and looked at Divine Monk Hui Xin and said.
“What is it?”
The Huixin divine Monk became somewhat curious.
“The Eight Treasures Buddha Lotus.”
Xu Qingnian slowly spoke.
Just as soon as she finished speaking, Divine Monk Huixin directly got up.
It made Xu Qingnian a little curious.
“Brother Huixin, what are you?”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth and asked.
“Stealing, no, borrowing the Eight Treasure Buddha Lotus for Xu Sheng.”
Divine Monk Hui Xin said with a serious expression.
Just as soon as he finished speaking, Xu Qingnian immediately got up and pulled Huixin back.
This guy was a bit of a tiger.
He had only mentioned it, and he was going to bring it to himself directly?
There’s no need for that, brother.
“Brother Hui, don’t be like that.”
Xu Qingnian pulled Huixin back, although he wanted to want Huixin to go and get it for himself, this was unnecessary, it could be done in a different way.
“Xu Sheng, don’t you want it?”
Hui Xin asked.
When this was said, Xu Qingnian froze slightly, only for Xu Qingnian to quickly speak.
“I recently enjoyed alchemy and wanted to make a kind of pill that required the Eight Treasures Buddha Lotus, which is why I asked about this item.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth to explain.
And Divine Monk Huixin nodded, indicating his understanding.
“The Eight Treasures Buddha Lotus, nurtured within the Eight Treasures Merit Pond, contains Buddha power and can refine a Bodhi Pill to open up one’s spiritual wisdom, so Saint Xu should want to refine a Bodhi Pill.”
“This lotus comes once every thousand years and is extremely precious to my Buddhist sect, but I have a way to get it, it’s just one more beating.”
Divine Monk Hui Xin gave his reply, only the last sentence made Xu Qingnian laugh bitterly.
It was nothing more than an extra beating, I guess Huixin hadn’t been beaten up too often.
“Brother Hui, there is actually no need for that, I do need this item, but I will get it in my own way, isn’t he debating with me tomorrow? If we win the debate tomorrow, we will win two out of three games, and the Buddha Sect will lose.”
“The Buddhist clan will not think to give up, so I will just mention a word then.”
Xu Qingnian had originally wanted to ask what this was, and what the function of the Eight Treasures Buddha Lotus was.
He hadn’t even thought of asking Huixin to get it, after all, it wouldn’t be good to let Huixin get this thing in case something happened.
If he were to be accused of instructing others to steal the most important treasure of the Buddhist sect, Xu Qingnian would not want to get into this trouble.
It was only natural to be wise.
But Xu Qingnian also thoroughly understood that the Hui Xin in front of him was really a fan of his own.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be like this.
“This is a good plan.”
“However, there are still risks, not so much other than the fact that the Eight Treasure Buddha Lotus is worth a lot to my Buddhist sect, and I don’t see the land taking it out.”
“And to take a step back, in case you lose, it would be bad.”
“It’s better to go and borrow it.”
Huixin said seriously.
“No harm in that.”
Xu Qingnian gave a bitter smile, stealing, oh no, forget about borrowing, just get it by your own ability.
“Brother Hui, what is the third thing?”
Xu Qingnian directly asked the other party what the third thing he was looking for was.
Speaking of the third matter, Hui Xin looked somewhat upright and looked at Xu Qingnian and said.
“Xu Sheng, I want to worship you as my teacher.”
Hui Xin said with a dignified attitude.
When this was said, it caused Xu Qingnian to be somewhat surprised.
To worship himself as a teacher?
This was something Xu Qingnian had not expected.
“Sage Xu, I know that this is a bit abrupt, but I want to overthrow the West Continent Buddhist Sect, but with my ability, overthrowing the West Continent Buddhist Sect is almost impossible.”
“One is the problem of the scriptures, the little monk has no foundation to stand on, no scriptures to stand on.”
“Secondly, I have no foundation, but if Saint Xu were to accept me as his disciple, I would have the strength to overthrow the Buddhist sect of the Western Continent.”
Hui Xin said with a serious expression.
“Why are you so obsessed with overthrowing the West Continent Buddhist Sect?”
Xu Qingnian frowned slightly, he was curious, Huixin was clearly one of the four divine monks of Tianzhu Temple, even if he did not like the teachings, he did not need to be like this.
But Divine Monk Huixin folded his hands and said with an incomparably serious expression.
“Xu Sheng.”
“There is a devil in the Buddhist sect.”
He opened his mouth, and one sentence caused Xu Qingnian’s expression to change.
Only, Xu Qingnian did not say anything, but looked at the other party quietly.
Looking at Xu Qingnian who did not speak, Divine Monk Hui Xin slowly spoke.
“Saint Xu, I don’t know if you understand or not, little monk.”
“In recent years, to be more precise, since around the time of the Great Wei’s Northern Expedition, there have been inexplicable changes in the five continents.”
Divine Monk Hui Xin spoke out, causing Xu Qingnian to nod, though he did not know about the issue of changes elsewhere.
“Saint Xu, over the years, the young monk has travelled to the five continents, and the southern and northern continents are fine.”
“The Eastern Continent, the Western Continent, and the Central Continent have immense problems.”
“The Eastern Continent has been a breeding ground for demons since ancient times, so there are many devil domains, so in ancient times, the Eastern Continent was also known as the Devil’s Land.
“But in recent years, there has been a big problem among the Buddhists, so much so that they want to promote Buddhism to the world that they are willing to do whatever it takes.”
“Except that the Tianzhu Temple has excluded me, and there are many things that I am not aware of and do not know.”
“This time, there is a problem with the Dharma debate; the Buddhist sect could have waited until the world was in turmoil to come out of the temple to suppress the demons and sweep away the evil, but instead the Tianzhu Temple is taking the initiative to debate the Dharma and suppress the five systems.”
“There are unspeakable secrets hidden in this.”
“There is also the Confucian Way, which has also become extremely odd, and the good thing is that the Vermilion Sage revealed his spirit and cleansed the Confucian Way lineage.”
The Divine Monk of Wisdom spoke, he could not speak of a specific problem, but rather stated a hunch.
The Buddhist Sect had changed, just as Confucianism had.
In a moment, Xu Qingnian understood that the hand had all stretched to the Buddhist Sect.
Li Sheng or Zhu Sheng, they really had the ability to reach the sky.
They could actually have their hands on the Buddhist Sect.
You know, they had their fingers in Confucianism because they were Confucian saints, but they had their fingers in Buddhism, which was a different story.
It’s a completely different realm.
“You go on.”
Xu Qingnian took a deep breath and allowed the other party to continue.
“Saint Xu, I feel that in three years’ time, the world will be in chaos, and it will definitely not just be a simple increase in Yin power.”
“Rather, it is the closing.”
“Someone is hiding behind the curtain, and what his purpose is, the little monk is not sure, but what the little monk knows is that in three years’ time, an unparalleled cataclysm will sweep through the world.”
“Therefore, I want to overthrow the Buddhist sect in the Western Continent and take control of its power, so that at the very least, three years from now, I can defend myself against the demons and not, say, be played by this power.”
The Huixin divine monk looked extremely determined and said.
After saying this, the Huixin divine Monk rubbed his head again and looked at Xu Qingnian and said.
“Of course, I worship you as my master, and I truly revere you, and I hope that Saint Xu will accept little monk as his disciple.”
“If Saint Xu does not believe in the little monk, the little monk is willing to make a great Buddhist vow to prove my heart.”
At this point, Divine Monk Hui Xin made a great bow towards Xu Qingnian, begging Xu Qingnian to accept him as his disciple.
He was even willing to make a great Buddhist vow to prove his heart.
Only, Xu Qingnian did not agree.
Instead, he pondered.
It wasn’t that he didn’t think Hui Xin could do it, nor did he think Hui Xin’s heart was impure, but Xu Qingnian was weighing it up.
A little over half an hour pa*sed.
Xu Qingnian took a deep breath and looked at Huixin and said.
“You go ahead.”
He spoke.
“Go where?”
Hui Xin looked at Xu Qingnian and inquired.
“To the Western Continent.”
Xu Qingnian slowly replied.
“To the West Continent?”
Hui Xin was a little curious.
“I have hidden the True Scripture in a temple in the West Continent.”
“So, when you see any temple, you must worship it with devotion and sense the true sutra, and if you sense the true sutra, it will come out of the world, which is a new Dharma that will lead you to open a new Buddhist sect.”
“And at that time, I will accept you as my disciple.”
Xu Qingnian’s voice was certain as he looked at Huixin and said.
“The True Sutra Dharma?”
“Dare I ask Xu Sheng, what Buddhist teachings are they?”
Hui Xin continued to inquire.
And Xu Qingnian looked at Hui Xin, his gaze calm.
“The Mahayana Dharma.”
As these four words were uttered.
In an instant, a shocking thunderstorm cut through the capital of Great Wei, a flat thunderstorm that scared countless people.
No one knew what had happened.
But this shocking thunder caused Huixin’s entire being to freeze.
Mahayana Buddhism?
There is still Mahayana Buddhism in this world.
In fact, Mahayana Buddhism is mentioned in the Buddhist school, but the Buddhist school believes that the current Buddhism is Mahayana Buddhism, and some even believe that Mahayana Buddhism is a different kind of Buddhism.
There is no distinction between small and large Buddhism.
But now Xu Qingnian had said that the Mahayana Buddhism was hidden in the Western Continent.
How could this not shock him?
“Amitabha Buddha.”
“Xu Sheng, Hui Xin understands.”
“With that, farewell.”
Hui Xin was very direct, and he was also very decisive in his actions, since he knew, he immediately went ahead and did it, definitely not dragging his feet.
It was precisely because of this that he had come straight to the royal residence, looking for Xu Qingnian.
Hui Xin got up and left.
Xu Qingnian saw him off, and he did not say much.
However, the Mahayana Buddhism was indeed hidden in the Western Continent, to be more precise, in every corner of the Western Continent, and it was up to Hui Xin to enlighten himself.
The Mahayana Dharma is not likely to appear at the moment.
But, if he could actually take Hui Xin as his disciple, then it could appear, Xu Qingnian did not need to take control of the Buddhist sect.
He had to do what he had to do, support a Buddhist sect that was truly for the living beings.
After Huixin left.
Xu Qingnian was also quietly thinking about some things.
After a while, Xu Qingnian’s eyes were certain.
After the matter of the Buddha Sect was over and he had built the Divine Martial Cannon himself.
He would make another trip back to Ping’an County.
To find someone.
An acquaintance.
At this moment.
Great Wei Kyoto.
In King Huaining’s residence.
King Huai Ning’s voice was filled with coldness.
“It’s already been almost a month.”
“Where is the Crown Prince?”
“Why hasn’t he shown himself yet?”
King Huaining opened his mouth as he gazed at the masked man in front of him and could not help but question.
These days, he didn’t care about the Buddhist debate, it was best if he won, and he didn’t care if he lost.
It was just one more power and one less power.
What could even be done if the Buddhists were to enter Great Wei? So what if they don’t?
The real key point.
It was the Crown Prince.
The orphan of Emperor Wu.
It had been close to a month, and he had waited for a long time for the orphan to appear, which made him extremely unhappy.
“Please calm your anger, Your Majesty.”
“Now that the internal affairs of Great Wei have not yet stabilised, the Crown Prince is not fit to appear, he is in the Sudden Evil Dynasty, when the Buddhist debate is over and everything has stabilised, the Crown Prince will appear.”
The masked man spoke in reply.
Bang.
In the next moment, Prince Huai Ning slapped his palm on the table with an incomparably cold expression.
“The Crown Prince of Great Wei, in the Sudden Evil Dynasty?”
“Are you joking with this king?”
Prince Huaining was furious.
The orphan of the Martial Emperor, how could he say that he was still the bloodline of Great Wei, and now he was in the Sudden Evil Dynasty, wouldn’t this be a big joke if word got out?
“Your Majesty, don’t be angry.”
The masked man did not cower in fear, but told the other party to calm his anger.
“The time is not yet ripe.”
“It is not a bad thing that the Crown Prince is now in the Sudden Evil Dynasty, and now the Sudden Evil King intends to give his daughter, in marriage, to the Crown Prince.”
“The marriage between the two will secure the crown prince’s position, otherwise relying on the current situation, the full support of the Great Wei va*sal king for the crown prince will not help.”
“The original intention was that Wang Yasheng would hold Confucianism and Buddhism in Wei, and with the power of the clan kings, the three would be enough to blackmail the empress.”
“But Wang Yasheng has not completely secured the situation, and now the Buddhists look like they are in some trouble, so to be on the safe side, it would be a good thing to marry with the Tusi Dynasty.”
The man in the mask said so, and he also had a bitter reason for doing so.
In fact, after all, it was because Xu Qingnian’s power in Great Wei was too great. Now the country was at peace, the empress was in power, Xu Qingnian was overseeing the country, and the court of Great Wei had a rare unity of mind.
In such a situation, what is the use of a crown prince suddenly appearing?
The va*sal kings of Wei can only keep the crown prince alive, but to seize power? It is a fool’s dream.
The role of Wang Chaoyang, on the other hand, is that he can make use of Confucianism and Taoism to put the Crown Prince on the moral high ground and share power.
The Buddhist and Immortal Sects, too, can support the Crown Prince behind the scenes.
Only then would there be a chance to seize power.
Otherwise, on what basis can one seize power?
I, the orphan of Emperor Wu, you, abdicate and let me do it?
Sick, isn’t it?
“A marriage of alliance?”
Prince Huining frowned.
And the latter nodded.
“En, a marriage of alliance.”
For a moment, Prince Huaining was silent.
Although he wanted to retort a few words, he was right.
The alliance would indeed bring benefits to the orphans of the Martial Emperor, at least for the time being, just with the power of the Clan Kings, and Wang Yaxing, as well as the Seven Star Daoist Sect, it would be impossible to confront Xu Qingnian.
At the very least, not a favourable confrontation.
If the Buddhist Sect could enter Great Wei, that would be good, and it could suppress Xu Qingnian.
But the problem was that, looking at the current state of the Buddhist Sect, it was only a little troublesome.
If the support of the Sudden Evil Dynasty was added, then there would indeed be nothing to say.
With the full support of the Sudden Evil Dynasty, it was better than the support of the Clan Kings, the King’s Sunrise, the Seven Star Daoist Sect, and even the Buddha Sect.
This is one of the three great kingdoms of the Central Continent.
And it’s just a marriage between people, marrying their princess to the Prince of Great Wei.
At the same time supporting the Prince of Great Wei so that he can properly compete with the Empress for power.
In terms of the rules, it was not wrong at all, even if Xu Qingnian was no longer happy about it, so what?
After all, Xu Qingnian was a va*sal.
All of this, of course, had to have a prerequisite.
This Crown Prince was real.
Not a fake.
If he was a fake, it was useless to say anything. If he dared to falsify in front of Xu Qingnian, he would be dead.
But if it was true, then everything was fine.
After all, to put it mildly, since ancient times, there is no such thing as a female emperor.
In the end, they would still have to be delivered to men.
The issue of the empress having no queen is the biggest point of attack, and even if the people of Wei support Xu Qingnian.
They would not be mindlessly biased.
If there is no orphan of Emperor Wu, the female emperor will be the female emperor, and if the orphan is found and there is a crown prince, then this imperial power will not be easy to say.
“Don’t delay any further.”
“If we delay any longer, the king will really have no patience.”
Prince Huaining spoke, and he took a deep breath.
“Please rest a*sured, Your Majesty.”
“When the Buddhist debate is over, the Crown Prince will appear.”
The latter gave a reply.
“What if the Buddhist debate fails?”
Prince Huining asked.
“No.”
“It is impossible for the Buddhist Sect to fail in its dharma debate.”
The latter said confidently.
But when he said this, Prince Huai Ning inexplicably sighed.
Because he felt that the more firmly he said that whoever would not fail, then whoever would definitely fail.
“Ugh.”
Prince Huaining wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn’t say anything for fear of affecting the army’s morale.
And at the same time.
West Continent.
Tianzhu Temple.
The divine monk Garan lit a pillar of Buddhist incense.
And then dived into his mind.
In a flash, a shadow appeared.
It was the imaginary shadow of Hui Jue.
“Abbot.”
“What is the matter you have summoned me to?”
Divine Monk Hui Jue used his divine sense to transmit his voice and asked Divine Monk Garan.
He was originally travelling in the divine void to understand the Dharma, when he suddenly sensed that the divine monk Garan had summoned himself over.
Therefore, he appeared in the Tianzhu Temple.
“If we lose tomorrow.”
“Use the final plan.”
The Garan divine monk spoke in a calm tone and informed Hui Jue.
Once this was said, the divine monk Huijue was silent.
For a long enough time, he was silent.
Finally, he spoke.
“Abbot.”
“There is still a third match, so if you lose tomorrow, you can wait for the third match and see what happens.”
“If we move to the final plan, the Buddhist sect is only afraid that ……. have to bear a heavenly karma karma ah.”
Divine Monk Hui Jue spoke up, somewhat dissuaded.
“Amitabha Buddha.”
“In the words of Master Xu, killing life is protecting life, and cutting karma is not cutting people.”
“Even greater karma, the poor monk can bear it.”
“The Buddhist sect must not fail in its journey to the east.”
“Tomorrow, it is our last chance.”
“If we fail, there is no need for you to do the rest, the old ca*sock will do everything.”
The Garan divine monk spoke.
His expression was incomparably certain.
Once again, the Huijue divine monk was silent.
A long enough time pa*sed.
He folded his hands.
Chanting a phrase of Amitabha Buddha, he disappeared from the spot.
And so it was.
All was quiet.
Great Wei Kyoto.
The day pa*sed peacefully too.
And so it was.
Until the following day.
The sun slowly rose.
The second debate began.
The debate on the scriptures.
