Jinling Takes the Helm, Shocking the West

"Jinling has Great Fortune!"

On Mount Sumeru, the two Sages of Buddhism watched the heavenly omen descend with grave expressions, their faces exceedingly heavy.

Jieyin and Zhunti had not expected Yuanshi to appoint Jinling as the head of Chan Jiao. He truly had courage.

Although they had also made Minghe the World Honored One of Buddhism, the two matters could not be mentioned in the same breath.

The orthodox lineage of the Primordial Era was the Mystic Gate, while the Western Teachings had always been called a deviant side path.

The Western Teachings had always struggled to recruit disciples and had never had any rigid barriers between schools.

Whenever a great power was willing to join the Western Teachings, they were already overjoyed.

In the barren West, if disciples were willing to join them, how could the two Sages concern themselves with so much else?

Besides, the current Rulai, the former Minghe, was no ordinary cultivator.

He was the current leader of the Demon Sect, and the demon followers under his command outnumbered the disciples of the two Sages by no one knew how many times.

For such a great power to join the Western Teachings through a twist of fate, Whenever Jieyin and Zhunti thought of it, they secretly rejoiced!

But Chan Jiao was different!

It was the great sect founded by Yuanshi, one of Pangu's Three Pure Ones!

It was the direct lineage of the Mystic Gate, Pangu's orthodox inheritance.

Yuanshi was famously harsh in selecting disciples.

Every one of his disciples had been meticulously chosen: those without profound foundations were not accepted, those without vast blessings were not accepted, those without extraordinary comprehension were not accepted.

After the Witch-Demon Calamity, Chan Jiao's Twelve Golden Immortals had all been renowned throughout the Primordial Era!

Who could have imagined that after the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, Yuanshi would abandon the Twelve Golden Immortals?

He had actually invited Jinling from Biyou Palace to serve as the head of Chan Jiao.

He did not care in the slightest that Chan Jiao was not being led by one of his own disciples!

This left Jieyin and Zhunti deeply impressed.

If they possessed Yuanshi's resources, they absolutely could not have done such a thing.

Of course, it was good for Rulai to lead Buddhism; everything within Buddhism was kept in perfect order.

But truth be told, If even one of their own disciples had shown promise, they would not have allowed Rulai to lead Buddhism.

But there was no other way!

The Rise of the West was close at hand, And the Dao Ancestor had commanded that the Sages were not to intervene.

Jieyin and Zhunti had no choice but to seek someone worthy of trust and responsibility. That was how they found Minghe, who was now Rulai.

It had been a choice made out of helplessness.

Yet Rulai had done excellently, which was their unexpected delight.

The two Sages of Buddhism looked toward Jade Void Palace with particularly grave eyes.

Jinling possessing Great Fortune was no good news.

Western Buddhism Spreading East.

This was the great trend of the Heavenly Dao.

Accordingly, as Buddhism rose, the Mystic Gate should have declined!

But looking at the Mystic Gate now, where was there even the slightest sign of decay?

There was no need to mention Biyou Palace. Even with Jinling gone, it still had its seven great disciples.

So long as Duobao remained, Biyou Palace's fortune would remain stable.

There was even less need to mention the Human Sect. Taishang had used his Good Corpse, Taishang Laojun, to directly remove Xuandu from the calamity, leaving him unaffected in the slightest.

And the only point of breakthrough was Chan Jiao!

Chan Jiao was not only one of the great sects of the Three Pure Ones, but it also guarded the gateway to Kunlun.

If Buddhism wished to spread its teachings, it absolutely could not bypass them.

It could be said that Chan Jiao had always stood on the front line against Buddhism.

Not only had they directly blocked Buddhism's eastward advance in the Earth Immortal Realm, they had also held a tight defense among the Human Race.

If not for Chan Jiao, Buddhism would long since have completed its arrangement of faith among the Human Race!

The two Sages of Buddhism had thought that Chan Jiao would be nothing to worry about after the Western Calamity, But they had never expected, Yuanshi had actually cast aside his pride and gone to Biyou Palace to invite Jinling!

This was troublesome!

Jinling possessed Great Fortune; Jieyin and Zhunti saw that with perfect clarity.

Not to mention the immense Golden Wheel of Merit behind her head—the mark of an immortal blessed with fortune and virtue.

Still less to mention that her cultivation was at the Peak Quasi-Saint level, making her a bona fide titan of the Primordial Era.

Her fortune alone surpassed that of every immortal in Chan Jiao!

Not only Chan Jiao—if the scope was expanded to encompass the Primordial Era, she was still among the very strongest!

At the very least, she was no less fortunate than Rulai, perhaps even faintly a notch above him!

One had to know that Rulai was the supreme figure of present-day Buddhism, as well as one of the protagonists of the Primordial Era.

He bore the blessing of two great forces.

With fortune so abundant, there should have been no one in the Primordial Era who could rival him apart from Sages.

The two divine figures of Buddhism had truly believed that Buddhism's chance had come.

But unfortunately, the fortune Jinling displayed dealt them a fierce slap across the face!

No!

Stop dreaming!

There were still cultivators in the Primordial Era with greater fortune than Rulai—such as... Jinling!

The two Sages were quietly alarmed.

Apart from the Supreme Merit Treasure and the fortune blessing of Chan Jiao, there seemed to be another immense current of fortune seeping forth from within Jinling's body.

Even Chan Jiao's fortune had swelled by thirty percent because of Jinling!

How could the two Sages of Buddhism not be moved?

Chan Jiao was a great enemy on the path of their teachings!

Zhunti was somewhat worried. "Senior Brother, Jinling possesses Great Fortune. Do you know the reason why?"

From a Sage's perspective, this fortune was abnormal!

It was too vast, too terrifying!

It could be put this way: if Jinling did not control Chan Jiao, but instead founded a sect of her own, her lineage would never be severed.

It had reached such an exaggerated extent, yet even Buddhism dared not claim it would endure eternally through the ages.

And Jinling actually possessed such fortune!

Jieyin's brows furrowed tightly.

After thinking it over, he said solemnly, "After much consideration, there is only one possibility that can explain this situation!"

Zhunti hurriedly listened.

Jieyin's expression grew ever more grave.

"Jinling possesses a treasure above an Innate Supreme Treasure, suppressing her own fortune!"

Zhunti abruptly shook his head. "Impossible!"

"The Innate Supreme Treasures of the Primordial Era are all accounted for, let alone Chaos Spirit Treasures above Innate Supreme Treasures!"

Jieyin shook his head and said gravely, "That was before the Investiture of the Gods Calamity. Think of the Immortal Slaying Sword Array, think of Duobao within the Immortal Slaying Sword Array, then think of Tongtian!"

Zhunti fell silent.

How could he possibly forget Duobao?

That Earth Splitting Chisel, highly suspected to be a Chaos Spirit Treasure, had killed Yang Liu Daoist in a single strike.

That had been Great Immortal Yang Mei's avatar—something even the avatars of Sages like them could absolutely never accomplish;

how could he possibly forget Tongtian's strike?

With one blow, he had ignored the enormous gap in realm—though the Peak Dao Integration Realm and the Eleventh Heaven of the Dao Integration Realm appeared to differ by only one heaven, in truth they were as far apart as heaven and earth.

That same single blow had utterly slain Great Immortal Yang Mei!

They likewise strongly suspected Tongtian's axe to be a Chaos Spirit Treasure!

And that Immortal Slaying Sword Array had been transformed from the true Chaos Spirit Treasure, the Earth Splitting Chisel.

Thus, there were already three treasures above Innate Supreme Treasures.

Would it be strange for Jinling to have one more?

Having thought of this, the two Sages' expressions became even uglier.

They faintly felt that Jinling likely also possessed a suspected Chaos Spirit Treasure similar to Duobao's.

This was truly not good news!

Just as the two Sages were feeling vexed,