Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Chapter 537: Master Tongtian's Reverse Scale
"Do you suspect that the Buddha and his men are plotting against you this time?"

Above the South China Sea, Guanyin Bodhisattva looked at Ji Ren and said.

"No, with my status and position, I'm far from being targeted by them. But who knows, someday, they might take advantage of the situation and drag me in. After all, when a dragon and a tiger fight, they don't care whether they trample a few ants to death in the fight. Or maybe they did nothing and turned a blind eye. When mortals make a plan, the results will be seen in two or three months at the fastest, or three to five years at the slowest. But when immortals make a plan, it may take a thousand years to see the results, and they don't know who will win or lose. So their plans are all about using the opponent's force to counter the opponent's force, and doing nothing." A faint light flashed in Ji Ren's eyes.

Among the Eight Saints in the Heavens, the most terrifying one is the Taoist Master Zhunti among the Western Saints.

When you fought against the Peacock King, you could obviously defeat him easily, but you deliberately let the Peacock King take you into his stomach with the five-colored divine light, and then burst out of his stomach, forcing the cause and effect to be formed. The King promised you the position of Buddha Mother and pulled you into Buddhism.

And this was just the beginning. Since ancient times, among the four directions, east is the most respected, in order to change this, the Taoist Master Zhunti incarnated as Tathagata Buddha and was ranked as one of the Five Elders of the Five Directions in Heaven. In name, he was even below the Four Emperors. However, since he joined the Five Elders of the Five Directions, the Western Buddha must be the most respected among the Five Directions.

In a sense, he is a "great monk" who truly does not care about false reputation.

When Guanyin heard this, the words she wanted to say to persuade Ji Ren not to be prejudiced stopped in her throat. It was impossible for the Buddhist to plot against Ji Ren, but it was very possible to use Ji Ren as a pawn when plotting against others. As for going with the flow, that was even more commonplace, so the words came to her lips: "You should keep this idea in mind for people from the Buddhist sect."

Ji Ren's ideas about Buddhism are undoubtedly biased, but given the current situation, this bias may not be wrong.

It is better to kill someone by mistake than to let him go by mistake. Although it is extreme, it is more helpful in self-protection to a certain extent.

“No, all other Buddhist disciples are like this, but Master is an exception.” Ji Ren said with a smile.

“You have the highest talent among all the Erlang Shens in history, but your temperament is completely different from all the Erlang Shens in history.” Upon hearing this, Guanyin Bodhisattva chuckled, and with a hint of doting, she stretched out a slender finger and touched Ji Ren’s forehead.

"That may be because they don't understand Erlang Shen as well as I do. Erlang Shen respects his elders. Uncle Shi has always been one of the most respected elders in my heart. He is compassionate and always saves people from suffering." Ji Ren said.

"Don't brag. I want to save people, but I also need people to save me. You shouldn't have killed Rakshasa. Rakshasa's fate was not over yet, and he shouldn't have died. If you didn't kill him, everything would be fine. But now you kill him in advance, disrupting his fate and affecting yourself." Guanyin Bodhisattva shook her head.

"That's not important. What's important is that he invaded my territory, violated my borders, and killed my people, but I was able to kill him, so he deserves to die! Also tell everyone, no matter who he is, whether his luck has run out or not, he came to my Haishui area to cause chaos, and his luck is over!" Ji Ren said with a gleam in his eyes.

He had calculated that there would be disasters if he killed the Rakshasa, but it was not a big problem and he could handle it.

If we don't kill the Rakshasa, not only will we be upset, but similar things will probably happen again in the future.

Doing it once and for all is the best way.

See who dares to come again.

But for some reason, when the calamity energy surged just now, the vibration of the divine whip in my body seemed to have no effect.

Take some time to go back to Kunlun and ask yourself about your thickest thigh.

Speaking of which, he obtained the List of Gods and the Divine Whip, which means he has made great contributions to the Chan sect. Logically speaking, he should be rewarded.

But later, after leaving Kunlun, he came to the Haishui area to suppress it.

I have never found an opportunity to meet Yuanshi Tianzun.

After all, the world is so vast. From Guanjiangkou to Kunlun Mountain, if Ji Ren relies on himself, it will take him an indefinite amount of time to reach Kunlun.

However, the White Crane Boy still worked very hard to travel frequently between Guanjiangkou and Kunlun to deliver elixirs to Ji Ren.

Feeling the sharp aura from Ji Ren, Guanyin Bodhisattva couldn't help but glance sideways. She heard the cheers of the soldiers and civilians in the Haishui area, and a picture vaguely emerged in front of her eyes. Ji Ren was standing above the four seas, with thousands of aquatic creatures worshiping him.

The scene flashed by, almost making Guanyin Bodhisattva think it was just an illusion. She looked at Ji Ren and said softly, "Abi Sword, do you want to stay with you?"

“Of course. After all, my cultivation is mediocre. If I don’t have any powerful treasures in my hands, I will inevitably be bullied.” Ji Ren replied.

"The Abi Sword was once a magic weapon of the Styx ancestor. It is the most evil sword after the Four Swords of Zhu Xian. If you use it for a long time, you will inevitably be affected by the evil spirit. Next, you should focus more on cultivating your mind. You can be combative and belligerent, but you cannot be driven by killing and cannot extricate yourself." Guanyin Bodhisattva anticipated Ji Ren's answer and pointed her finger. A drop of nectar flew out of the pure bottle and landed on Ji Ren's Abi Sword. The evil spirit of the Abi Sword was immediately restrained a lot.

"Thank you, Uncle Master." Ji Ren said gratefully.

"It's just a small favor. But you should be careful when you return to Kunlun in the future. Your master was often lectured by your master because of the name of the Immortal Sword, saying that it is incompatible with the immortals. Now you have brought back a magic sword. Your lineage is also interesting." Guanyin Bodhisattva chuckled.

Ji Ren smiled awkwardly. His own master undoubtedly attached great importance to rules and the reputation of immortals. The Yuxu Formation was called the Yuxu Demon-Slaying Formation instead of names like Zhuxian Shishen. He was also dissatisfied with the names of the Four Swords of Zhuxian. He thought that it was unreasonable for Tongtian, a Xuanmen Heavenly Master, to be named Zhuxian. However, his own master's sword was called the Zhanxian Sword, and he was lucky that his master loved him.

"Do you want to go back to Kunlun? I'm afraid only Master can solve your current problem. It's not easy for me to go back, but it's not difficult to open up a space channel for you." said Guanyin Bodhisattva.

"Of course we have to get it back, but there's no rush. I need your help with something, uncle. It wouldn't be reasonable if we don't fight back after they've already taken action," said Ji Ren.

"What do you want to do? Today, fate is in Shang, in Jiejiao, not the time for a big war. And the one who plotted against you this time should be Ma Sui, he has always been hiding, always in the East China Sea. When they plotted against your master, it was the three Lingyaxian who died, but he was not hurt at all. As for the Buddhist sect, given the current situation of the Chan sect, it is not suitable to fight with the Buddhist sect." Guanyin Bodhisattva said. "Of course I know this, not to mention that there is no evidence to prove that the Buddhist sect is involved. If we investigate further, what we find out may be that they turned a blind eye to it, and it is not against the law to watch him die without saving him. Even if there is really conclusive evidence, there is no need to fight. After all, their target is not me, there is no need to fight now." Ji Ren said.

Hearing that Ji Ren did not intend to fight with the Buddhist sect, Guanyin Bodhisattva secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "But Jiejiao is not easy to deal with. You are not good enough now, so just be patient for a while. A gentleman's revenge is not too late even after ten years. You and I are immortals and Buddhas, so a thousand years is not too late either."

“That’s true, but if I don’t take action, they won’t stop. I can’t kill Ma Sui for now, but that doesn’t mean I can’t do anything to him at all.” Ji Ren said.

"What do you want?" asked Guanyin Bodhisattva doubtfully.

“I hope that Uncle Master can help me pass on some news so that all the fairies and demons in the four continents will know.” Ji Ren said.

"That's not difficult. What's the news?" asked Guanyin Bodhisattva. She has three thousand incarnations and her believers are spread across the three realms, so it is very easy for her to deliver the news.

“The Golden Hoop Immortal Horse is a hidden pawn of Buddhism. He intensified the conflict between Chan and Jie for Buddhism and strengthened the power of the West. That’s why he took the initiative to assassinate my master back then, and then he tried every means to target me. That’s why it was easy for him to release Rakshasa from Buddhism this time. If Rakshasa kills me, Buddhism will take the initiative to expose the fact that it was a plot by Jie. Then Chan and Buddhism will plot against Jie together. If I kill Rakshasa, it will ruin my luck, intensify the conflict, and make both Chan and Jie lose.” Ji Ren said.

"Do you have evidence?" Guanyin Bodhisattva looked at Ji Ren and said.

"No." Ji Ren said.

"Monks do not tell lies." Guanyin Bodhisattva looked at Ji Ren with a little anger and said, you are making me break the precepts.

“Yes, monks don’t tell lies, because their Buddhist faith is not strong, their understanding is insufficient, and they need formalities to restrain them. So some people can eat meat and wine while having Buddha in their hearts, but they can’t, because if they learn, it would be like entering the devil’s way. But Master is not like that. Master is a Bodhisattva, he is not bound by formalities and can follow the great path of Buddhism.” Ji Ren said with a smile.

"What is the great path of Buddha?" Upon hearing this, Guanyin Bodhisattva smiled faintly.

"Respect the old and love the young, save the suffering, uncle~" Ji Ren said pitifully looking at Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Guanyin Bodhisattva showed a helpless look when she heard this, and said: "I can help you spread the news, but you have no evidence, so it will be useless if you spread it. Don't think that the framing in the mortal world will work in the immortal world. That person is not your mortal king who is blinded by rumors and wants to murder loyal people."

"Whether he is loyal or not is not decided by him, but depends on what that person thinks. Although I have been practicing all these years, I also like to inquire about news. Under the waters, not only are the various aquatic creatures well-informed, but Master Yun Zhongzi's Shenhuo Pavilion is also well-informed. Therefore, I know a lot of news. Just to talk about the recent ones, over the past thousand years, many Taoist temples that passed on the Kunlun Taoist tradition have been destroyed by monsters. After many of these places were destroyed, Buddhist temples were soon built. Master, don't you think it's a coincidence that most of those monsters were disciples of Ma Sui. What do you think will happen when someone knows this news?" Ji Ren said with a smile.

It is not Ji Ren's style to just be plotted against and not retaliate.

Ji Ren has been preparing for this for the past few days, and now is the right time to take action.

The books he read in the Yuxu Library were not read in vain. Apart from anything else, he now knew the personalities of the Eight Saints like the back of his hand.

Among the six saints, Tongtian is definitely the one who hates Buddhism the most. His hatred for Buddhism even exceeds that of the Chan sect.

Although he is now almost the ancestor of demons, he still considers himself one of the Three Pure Ones of Xuanmen, the ancestor of the East, and is incompatible with the West.

As everyone knows, Master Tongtian does not strictly control his disciples. He adheres to the way of heaven and believes that the fittest survive. Once you become his disciple, you are responsible for yourself. If you think you should do something, do it, even if it is against the will of heaven, Master Tongtian will not stop you. But if you die as a result, it is your own fate and Master Tongtian will not take action against you. There is only one thing that you cannot do, and that is to collude with Buddhism.

This is Tongtian Sect Master's Achilles' heel.

It is obvious that Ma Sui has connection with Buddhism.

Guanyin Bodhisattva's expression changed slightly. She didn't know this and said, "But she wouldn't really destroy Ma Sui in anger. After all, it's two different things for a disciple to be a Buddhist spy and for a disciple to collude with a Buddhist disciple."

"These are two different things, but some things may not weigh as much as three taels if not weighed, but if weighed, even a thousand pounds cannot hold it down. And did he really only give up the interests of our Chan sect? Ma Sui has enemies in the Jie sect. Did he really not do anything to trick his Jie sect enemies? Or will those who have suffered losses before now think that it was Ma Sui's doing?" Ji Ren said.

Where there are people, there are conflicts. Among the tens of thousands of immortals of the Jiejiao, there will naturally be a lot of conflicts.

If something happens to Ma Sui, someone will help him, but there will also be someone who will step on him.

If there really isn't anything, then make up some rumors.

Sometimes, true or false is not really important, because people are only willing to believe what they want to believe.

"Provoking you is the greatest misfortune in his life." said Guanyin Bodhisattva.

"It was because he saw me that his luck ran out." Ji Ren said.

Let’s have an appetizer first. After the Peach Banquet, when you have entered the Xuanxian realm, you can start to destroy him.

If his cultivation level was higher, that grandson probably wouldn't dare to attack him.

(End of this chapter)