Still Talking Tough

Weituotian served as Buddha's protector in Buddhism's [Maitreya Pure Land].

A protector had two great duties: one was to protect the Buddha, and the other was to uphold the true Dharma.

In common terms, that meant serving as the Buddha's guard and Buddhist soldier, as well as maintaining order inside and outside Buddhist myth.

Protectors belonged to the martial forces in Buddhist myth, and most of what they did involved handling troublesome and dangerous matters.

What Weituotian mainly did was collect offerings—in other words, going everywhere to chase down all kinds of debts owed to Buddhist myth.

The Buddhist sect both sought alms and gave charity.

Perhaps in the eyes of higher-ranking Bodhisattvas or Buddhas, this was cultivation and the spreading of the Dharma.

But to Weituotian, this was the necessary road to cultivating into a Buddha, a form of tempering and work.

Buddhist myth did not lack resources.

From its birth until now, although this myth had gone through setbacks and changes along the way, it had never faced a true catastrophe of annihilation.

Buddhism was not among the oldest myths, yet it had been passed down from its origins, flourishing with incense offerings across many worlds and attracting various civilizations and races to cultivate Buddhism and take refuge in it. This was the result of the Wisdom and efforts of generations of All Buddhas.

Seeking alms was cultivation, giving charity was cultivation, sitting in meditation and living in seclusion was cultivation, and slaying evil and collecting offerings were also cultivation.

Weituotian had dealt with gods through force all year round. The more he understood the dangers within God War, the more he could recognize the terrifying, unbridgeable gulf between the ranks of Gods.

The opponent was Odin, King of the Gods.

Weituotian racked his brains, but could only