Chapter 1114 Before the Storm
Xitian Lingshan,

Great Leiyin Temple,

The Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Arhats are not here.

There are only the three supreme Buddhas of Buddhism here.

"What on earth is Heaven planning?"

"I'm not sure. It seems that the Heavenly Court is intentionally stalling for time and not giving Guanyin Bodhisattva a clear answer."

The past Buddha Dipankara and the present Buddha Tathagata both have the ability to sense the affairs of the three realms, and they are aware of what is happening in the heavenly palace at this time.

"Ahem!!! It's not a good idea for Heaven to drag it out like this! With the [Baolian Lantern] in the hands of Emperor Tang, I'm afraid that Yellow-browed Boy and the others won't be able to do anything to him." The future Buddha Maitreya suddenly interrupted.

The Buddha of the past, the ancient Buddha Ran Deng, looked at Maitreya and asked with concern, "You couldn't help yourself and used a magic weapon to attack Emperor Tang from a distance. Was the backlash serious?"

“Cough cough cough!!! It’s okay. Although I was hit by the backlash of humanity’s luck, the situation is not serious.” Maitreya Buddha waved his hand.

The Buddha of the past, Randeng, nodded in relief and said, "That's good. Don't be so impulsive next time. Fortunately, the main function of your [Acquired Human Seed Bag] is to bind and seal, so it doesn't count as directly harming Emperor Tang."

The future Buddha Maitreya said: "I also understand that the Emperor of Tang is protected by the luck of a king. But if I hadn't taken action at that time, my disciple would have died. The Emperor of Tang was extremely ruthless."

The ancient Buddha Dipankara said: "Indeed, the blue lion and white elephant of Manjusri and Samantabhadra died in his hands, alas~~~~"

Although the green-haired lion and the yellow-tusked white elephant are just mounts, they are rare fighters in Buddhism.

The land in the Western world where Buddhism is located is barren, natural treasures are scarce, and there are not many geniuses.

In order to develop the West, the Bodhisattva Cundi preached the saying "The West is destined to be with me!" and brought many monks from the East to fill the West.

The blue lion and white elephant are the mounts of Samantabhadra and Manjusri, and Samantabhadra and Manjusri belong to the lineage of the ancient Buddha Dipankara, so the death of the blue lion and white elephant is a great loss to the ancient Buddha Dipankara.

"My previous attack on Emperor Tang was not entirely to protect my disciple Huang Mei, but more to test him." said the future Buddha Maitreya.

"Test?" asked the present Buddha Tathagata.

"Yes! I am just worried that the Great Venerable really intends to disrupt the development of my Buddhist sect and prevent Yang Chan from taking back the Precious Lotus Lantern. Then, the Yellow-browed Boy and the others will definitely not be able to defeat the Tang Emperor." said the future Buddha Maitreya.

As soon as these words were spoken, the Buddhas of the past and present instantly understood and knew the plan of the future Buddha.

"Are you planning to personally attack the Tang Emperor when the situation is at its worst?" The Past Buddha Randeng said with a moved expression.

The future Buddha Maitreya shook his head and said, "No! I have no intention of killing the Tang Emperor. I cannot enter nirvana and reincarnation at this time."

Now the Buddha Tathagata nodded and said, "Indeed, this matter cannot be separated from you."

The predecessor of Buddhism was Western religion, and the land of the West was barren.

Therefore, there is an extreme shortage of innate spiritual treasures.

Especially for those who want to establish a religion, they must have a magic weapon to suppress the luck, otherwise it will be difficult for a sect to last long.

The Buddhist sect suppresses destiny with the [Golden Lotus of Merit].

Originally, there are twelve grades of [Golden Lotus of Merit].

[Twelve-Level Golden Lotus of Merit] is enough to suppress the fortune of Buddhism, allowing it to become stronger and not decline.

result,

During the calamity of Conferred Gods, the [Twelve-Rank Golden Lotus of Merit] suffered a calamity and lost three ranks, falling to the [Ninth-Rank Golden Lotus].

Therefore, at this time, Buddhism must have the three supreme Buddhas of the past, present and future to assist the [Nine-Rank Golden Lotus of Merit] in suppressing the fortune of Buddhism.

Usually it doesn't matter,
But at the critical moment when Buddhism spread to the East, the three supreme Buddhas were indispensable.

Otherwise, when Buddhism is flourishing, a large amount of its fortune will inevitably be lost.

The future Buddha Maitreya said: "I was just testing the strength of the backlash before, and then planned to send a Buddha to take action." The present Buddha and the past Buddha focused their eyes on the future Buddha.

The future Buddha Maitreya shook his head and said, "I attacked Emperor Tang with my quasi-saint level cultivation, but I was actually attacked back, and this was not even an attempt to kill him."

The Buddha of the past, Dipankara, asked, "Do you think a Buddha can withstand the backlash of the luck of the human king?"

After the Buddha Maitreya in the past pondered for a moment, he said in a deep voice: "If you want to completely eat the backlash of the human king's luck without involving the luck of our Buddhist sect, you must either sacrifice one of the three of us, or nine ordinary Buddhas."

Now the Buddha Tathagata shook his head and said, "This is not worth the loss. It seems that we can only let Guanyin put further pressure on the Heavenly Court."

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"Father! Compensation for the fallen soldiers has been arranged."

Crown Prince Li Zhi, who has already entered middle age, spoke respectfully to the position in front of him.

"Well! After all, they sacrificed themselves for the Tang Dynasty, so their families must not be treated unfairly." Wang Ming nodded.

Li Zhi looked at his father, who was younger than him, standing on the high platform above him, and felt a strong sense of unreality in his heart. He had long given up on the throne.

He didn't think he could live longer than his father.

He also gradually understood the mentality of his brother Li Chengqian when he rebelled.

How can one be a crown prince for seventy or eighty years?

Any prince would be outlasted if faced with a father who is always on standby.

"How is your practice of the Imperial Supreme World Sutra going?"

Li Zhi suddenly woke up from his daze and said hurriedly: "Reporting to the emperor, I have already cultivated to the eighth level."

Wang Ming nodded with satisfaction.

The "Emperor's Shocking World Sutra" was created by Wang Ming. The practice of this technique is extremely simple and crude, but at the same time it is also extremely difficult to practice.

It was simple and crude because it was just Wang Ming's trick to fool the powerful people in the three realms so that he could use his strength normally.

The difficulty lies mainly in the threshold, and one must have humanity and luck.

As the crown prince, Li Zhi had the good fortune of humanity since he was born, so it was extremely easy for him to practice. He could reach the eighth level with just a little diligence.

The reason why he couldn't cultivate to the ninth level was because he didn't inherit the throne.

"You should set off back to the Tang Dynasty immediately!" Wang Ming suddenly said.

"What?" Crown Prince Li Zhi asked in surprise.

"You go back to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty and bring back all these ministers under the age of 50." Wang Ming said again.

"Father! What are you doing..."

Wang Ming said: "The road ahead will become more difficult. I may die in battle. In order to prevent the collapse of the Tang Dynasty, you must return to the Tang Dynasty."

Li Zhi was stunned. He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad at this moment.

Wang Mingyou handed an imperial edict to Li Zhi: "Go to the Tang Dynasty and get it done!"

Li Zhi hesitated and said, "Father, although we can be deified, this will cause great loss to our luck and lifespan. Think twice!"

Many people died on Wang Ming's way to the West, including: the military god Li Jing, Li Chunfeng, Yuan Tiangang and others.

The imperial edict actually contains the imperial edict that deifies them.

"I never owe anyone a favor in my life, go do it!"

(End of this chapter)