Lu Yang had calculated everything with precision.
Slaughtering all the Buddhist Cultivators was not actually such a serious matter. In my previous life, the Sacred Sect had massacred Sword Pavilion from top to bottom, yet the Sword Pavilion Dao Lord never showed himself.
That was proof enough.
It was even more so against the backdrop of the Pure Land. The World Honored One had always treated Lower Cultivators equally; mortals, Qi Refining cultivators, and Foundation Establishment cultivators were no different to him.
Yet from another perspective, the World Honored One was also a Nascent Soul Dao Lord who cherished his own cultivators most dearly. Otherwise, he would not so often mingle with Lower Cultivators. However, the reason was not that he cared for his disciples, but something else that better aligned with his own interests.
City-Wall Earth.
The Unity of Ten Thousand Hearts of the Pure Land's Buddhist Cultivators is the key to binding City-Wall Earth. The World Honored One protects Buddhist Cultivators; in essence, he is protecting City-Wall Earth!
The outcome was therefore obvious.
As long as I can slaughter all the Buddhist Cultivators while still preserving their Unity of Ten Thousand Hearts, ensuring that City-Wall Earth does not leave the Pure Land, there will be no problem.
The World Honored One's bottom line was City-Wall Earth.
As long as City-Wall Earth remained in the Pure Land, no matter how many Buddhist Cultivators died, it would be nothing more than a number to the World Honored One—not even worth a glance.
So how could he kill the Buddhist Cultivators while maintaining the Unity of Ten Thousand Hearts?
No-Kill Sword Intent!
*Those beheaded by Master Demon-Queller have not truly died in essence. As long as he is willing, he can absolutely slaughter all the Buddhist Cultivators without affecting the Unity