Starting from Comprehensive Martial Arts: Bu Dao Lu

Chapter 733 Selection

Lu Dongbin looked at Taibai Jinxing deeply, and was full of vigilance towards the Jade Emperor and Taibai Jinxing.

Since the planning of the great catastrophe of heaven and earth, the friendship between the Jade Emperor and Buddhism has been no secret. In order to befriend Buddhism, when the Monkey King made trouble in the Heavenly Palace, the Jade Emperor did not hesitate to ask Duobao Tathagata to come to the Heavenly Palace to subdue the demon and promote Buddhism, even at the cost of the Heavenly Palace's reputation. Although the result of Duobao Tathagata's subduing the demon was not satisfactory, the Jade Emperor's contribution to Buddhism was real.

As a direct descendant of Taoism, Lü Dongbin saw all of this. And now, Taibai Jinxing is openly and covertly instigating various forces to plot against Buddhism. Although Taibai Jinxing only provoked with words, and the Heavenly Court did not intervene personally, the Jade Emperor's repeated changes still made Lü Dongbin somewhat suspicious!
Of course, with Lü Dongbin's wisdom, he could see that although the Jade Emperor and Buddhism had some dirty dealings because of the matter of Emperor Gou Chen, in fact, the two sides had not torn their faces apart. Judging from the performance of Buddhism, they were also willing to befriend the Jade Emperor, and Taibai Jinxing's current behavior of making trouble for Buddhism was somewhat intriguing.

The Heavenly Palace is one of the basic bases of Xuanmen and is of great significance to Xuanmen!

In the past, the Jade Emperor was very pleased with the strength of Xuanmen in Heaven. But now it seems that the Jade Emperor, who is considered mediocre by most of the gods in Heaven, has ambitions and methods that are definitely not what they seem.

What Lü Dongbin could see clearly could not be hidden from Jiang Ziya and his men. However, seeing that Taibai Jinxing was calm and composed, they did not say much.

While Jiang Ziya and his companions were drinking and chatting happily and plotting against Buddhism, Buddhism was not idle either.

In a small temple in the north of Chang'an, Guanyin Bodhisattva looked at the solemn Bodhidharma and said, "The selection of the Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty is of vital importance to Buddhism. Although Jin Chanzi is extraordinary, he has been reincarnated for a short time and his wisdom is not obvious. Therefore, you will be the leader in the competition for the position of Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty."

Bodhidharma lowered his brows and bowed, saying, "I will follow the Bodhisattva's command and do my best."

Bodhidharma was a genius disciple trained by the two holy Buddhas in the Pure Land of Buddhism, and Guanyin Bodhisattva also knew that Bodhidharma was extraordinary. Therefore, Guanyin Bodhisattva was very supportive of Bodhidharma, who was promoted by Lingshan to represent Buddhism in the fight for the position of the imperial master of the Tang Dynasty.

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As more and more monks from all over the world flocked to Chang'an City, the Tang Dynasty also posted a notice to start the preliminary selection of the Tang Dynasty's Imperial Master.

According to the imperial edict of the Tang Dynasty, the selection of the imperial master of the Tang Dynasty is divided into three rounds!
First, the Tang Dynasty opened 365 preliminary arenas, and each preliminary arena would select three people to enter the re-selection, for a total of 1,095 people; then, the 1,095 winners would face each other in the rematch, and finally 36 would be selected to enter the finals! The finals that these 36 people participated in would be the final ceremony for selecting the Tang Dynasty Imperial Master!

Although many immortals who were used to being free and easy were extremely unhappy with this competition, the final decision was on the side of the Tang Dynasty, and they did not have the courage and strength to force the Tang Dynasty to change the rules!

The 365 arenas built around Chang'an City were not only watched by countless monks and common people, but also stationed by the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty!

Therefore, although the preliminary round of the competition was lively, there was no trouble!

The Tang Dynasty was very attentive in this competition, which was divided into different forms of competition such as magical powers and preaching!
The human race has no shortage of highly skilled cultivators, so cultivation is not the main criterion for selecting the Tang Dynasty's imperial master. The imperial edict of the Tang Dynasty clearly stated that this Dharma Assembly was to convert the spirits of the human race heroes who died tragically in the struggle for hegemony over the human empire.

Therefore, no matter whether you save people through cultivation, supernatural powers or secret methods, or by preaching the scriptures, as long as you can save the heroic spirits of the human race, the human race will recognize you.

The only criterion for judging victory in the Tang Dynasty is how many human heroes have been converted.

The 1,095-person preliminary round went smoothly, with all the cultivators from all over the world gathering in Chang'an City, and the selection criteria announced by the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the winner of the selection of cultivators will be judged by the public.

There are countless forces from all over the world participating in the Chang'an Dharma Assembly. Even the Tang Dynasty cannot cheat in the preliminaries. Of course, although the Tang Dynasty cannot control the preliminaries, the rematch of 1,095 people is arranged by the Tang Dynasty. In the first round of the promotion match where 1,095 people advance to 548 people, one person must be given a bye!

The contestant who had a bye in this round was an unknown cultivator named Yuan Tiangang.

Countless onlookers were envious of the lucky cultivator Yuan Tiangang. The Tang Dynasty Dharma Assembly was a grand event that affected countless forces in the entire universe.

The one thousand and ninety-five preliminary contestants have already become famous throughout the heavens and the worlds. In the semi-finals, they will naturally gain endless prestige with each round they advance.

Therefore, both the contestants in the semi-finals and the monks watching the scene could not hide their envy.

In the universe, endless reputation means endless luck.

Therefore, many of the participating cultivators were not aiming for the position of the Tang Dynasty Imperial Master. In the eyes of many forces, with the presence of the Saint Sect and those major forces, it was impossible for them to obtain the position of the Tang Dynasty Imperial Master. However, this opportunity to gather endless luck from all the heavens and worlds was also an extremely rare opportunity for them.

With the presence of officials from the Tang Dynasty and countless powerful people, the first round of selection quickly came to an end, and the 548 monks were one step closer to the throne of the Tang Dynasty's National Master.

The second round of selection is simple because the total number of people is an even number and they just have to face each other.

In this round of selection, 'Yuan Tiangang' was extremely popular among the cultivators. After all, the cultivators wanted to see the strength of this lucky person who had the good fortune to have a bye in the first round.

In the world of cultivation, luck is often equal to strength.

The cultivators in all the heavens and worlds are very rational and respectful about luck.

After all, there are many people with great luck involved.

Moreover, there is never a shortage of people with great luck in the world of cultivation.

Although 'Yuan Tiangang' was extremely lucky, his strength was not bad either. He did not disappoint the monks who were watching. He won the game very cleanly and advanced to the third round.

Not only did 'Yuan Tiangang' win beautifully in the second round, he also easily won the third round of selection of 274 people!
It was not until this time that all the cultivators in the heavens suddenly realized that Yuan Tiangang was not only a person of great luck, but also a being with unfathomable strength.

Among the 137 candidates who won the fourth round, one is destined to be given a bye because it is an odd number.

This time, all the forces in the heavens and myriad worlds were staring at Yuan Tiangang. Sure enough, Yuan Tiangang's great fortune did not disappoint the cultivators in the heavens and myriad worlds, and it was Yuan Tiangang who got a bye this time.

Until this time, not only the cultivators in the heavens and the myriad worlds, but also the major forces were paying close attention to Yuan Tiangang. No one recognized Yuan Tiangang, a cultivator who appeared out of nowhere. However, his strength and luck were extremely amazing.

In the universe, if a cultivator wants to improve his cultivation, he must not only practice hard, but also travel around the world to comprehend the world!
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