The Buddhist sect retreated again and again, collapsing time after time.
The total collapse of the mortal battlefield had even led to the destruction of many Bodhisattvas.
And...
The Buddha-Demon Dual Cultivation lineage was exceptionally vulnerable to the influence of the demonic path. They resisted only slightly before falling into demonhood in batches, turning their blades against their former fellow disciples and slaughtering them all.
This even included many great Bodhisattvas.
Merely listening to the demon's voice had caused great Bodhisattvas to sink into depravity, just as they once had...
The demonic path's infiltration of the Buddhist sect ran too deep. Every one of these monks had been a prime target of demonic thoughts; almost none had escaped a visit from the Heavenly Demon.
Yes, the Heavenly Demon had actually met every single monk. He had not tempted them excessively, merely told them certain things—that was all. Perhaps no one had even noticed.
But now, all the hidden pieces the Heavenly Demon had planted in the past erupted at this moment.
Still, it was not a complete rout.
King Balananda Dragon coiled his body seven times around Mount Sumeru, leading countless hundreds of millions of dragon troops from the sea. All bore halberds and spears, bows and arrows, sabers and swords, clad in heavy jeweled armor with their weapons arrayed in perfect order. They fought the demon army to the death. In the end, the dragons prevailed and drove the demon army from their seas.
The great heavens and the heavenly lords all battled the demon army, each suffering casualties.
Venerable Maudgalyayana walked in meditation beneath the open sky, subduing demons all along his path. Then a secondary Demon King transformed into a tiny form and entered Maudgalyayana's abdomen. Maudgalyayana then thought, *My belly is heavy now, as though I