Boom!
Upon hearing this, Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality's pupils contracted, and huge waves surged through his heart.
Is this really my second brother?
He shared Tongtian's thoughts. They had only wanted the three brothers to join forces and beat Zhunti and Jieyin up again, teaching the Two Sages of the West a lesson.
However, the moment his second brother opened his mouth, he was actually preparing to cripple the entire Western Teachings—even uprooting them completely!
Tongtian froze in place as if struck by thunder from above.
I was thinking too small!
My vision really was too narrow!
The Two Sages of the West had repeatedly offended the three brothers over the position of Human Sage Teacher. Wasn't the root of it all the Western Teachings?
After all, it was also a Saint's Lineage. They had originally only wanted to beat Zhunti and Jieyin up.
Yet they had never expected their second brother to directly cripple the entire Western Teachings, even uprooting them completely.
Second brother's scheme is truly ruthless!
But I like it!
His mind trembled, and he immediately said, "Second brother, I'll do as you say. However, no matter how weak the Western Teachings are, they're still a Saint's Lineage. They arose during the Dragon-Han Initial Tribulation, and their origins are difficult to trace."
"Uprooting them completely won't be easy. Could it be that second brother already has a plan?"
Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality looked toward Primordial Lord, quite curious about the plan that would follow.
A smile appeared on Primordial Lord's face as he slowly said, "The first part concerns the Jiu Li Tribe."
"The Western Heaven is assisting the Jiu Li Tribe and has sent several hundred Buddhist Gate Venerables. Among them is a crucial human, Maitreya of the Western Teachings!"
"He is the Future Buddha in the Western Heaven and possesses immense fortune. If we can kill him during the battle for the position of Human Emperor, the Western Heaven's fortune will inevitably suffer a heavy blow!"
"Moreover, we can help Xuanyuan Clan become the Human Emperor in the process. It will accomplish two goals at once."
Primordial Lord revealed his plan.
Of course, what he had in mind was not so simple.
This was only the first part. Primordial Lord did not mention the second plan.
There was no other reason. This matter could only be done by him.
That was to borrow the power of the Netherworld to kill Ksitigarbha—or make Ksitigarbha leave the Western Teachings!
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was deep in the Netherworld and was famed for his vow that he would not become a Buddha until hell was empty.
Yet instead of preaching Buddhism in hell or along the Yellow Springs Road, he spent every day by the Blood Sea copying scriptures, chanting Buddhist sutras, and converting the Asura clan.
In truth, he was a chess piece placed by the Western Teachings.
Wasn't the Asura clan one of the Eight Legions of Devas and Nagas of the Western Teachings?
First cripple Maitreya, then cripple Ksitigarbha!
With two key disciples suffering successive losses, the Western Teachings would inevitably be dealt a heavy blow!
"I'll do as second brother says. This time, we must teach the Western Heaven a proper lesson!"
Tongtian slowly spoke.
Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality also nodded and said, "We'll proceed according to second brother's words. I'll have Xuandu assist us and bestow the Witch-Slaying Sword upon Xuanyuan Clan."
In the past, during the war between the Demon Race and the Witch Race, the Demon Race had slaughtered countless human tribes to deal with the Witch Race, refining the Witch-Slaying Sword.
After the war between the Demon Race and the Witch Race ended, the Witch-Slaying Sword had fallen into the hands of Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality.
It had to be known that the leader of the Jiu Li Tribe, Chiyou, was a Human-Witch hybrid.
Great Shaman Xing Tian had once been the Witch Race's God of War.
Now that they were going to deal with the Jiu Li Tribe, the Witch-Slaying Sword was perfect for the task!
Tongtian and Primordial Lord said no more. They left the Jade Palace and began making plans for the upcoming struggle over the position of Human Emperor.
For example, Tongtian acted decisively and sent all eight Eight Core Disciples to the Youxiong Tribe to assist Xuanyuan Clan.
Since the Western Teachings dared to send Maitreya into the fray, they could not blame him for showing no mercy!
After Primordial Lord returned to the Chan Sect, he also sent out the Twelve Golden Immortals.
After all, Maitreya was the Future Buddha of the Western Heaven, possessed immense fortune, and was also a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.
If a Grand Luo Golden Immortal wanted to flee, it was difficult to truly kill him. They had to be careful!
If they said they would kill Maitreya, then they absolutely had to kill him. They could not even leave his soul behind!
At the same time.
Within the human tribes, the great battle had already erupted.
Chiyou led the Jiu Li Tribe, aided by the Western Teachings. Relying on their numerical superiority, excellent weapons, and other advantages, they took the initiative and launched an attack on Xuanyuan Clan.
Taking advantage of his position upstream, Xuanyuan Clan built earthen dams across the river and stored water to block Chiyou's advance.
However, the humans led by Xuanyuan Clan were accustomed to fighting under clear skies. When they encountered the current dense fog, strong winds, and torrential rain, they suffered defeat several times and could only retreat to the Zhuolu region.
"Chief, that Chiyou is too fierce. And Xing Tian is practically a God of War. I'm afraid we're going to lose."
A tribesman stood beside Xuanyuan Clan and spoke anxiously.
They had fought several battles, without winning a single one.
The morale of the entire army had fallen considerably.
Xuanyuan Clan also furrowed his brows tightly as he looked at the sky. "Could it be that I'm truly unsuited to become this Human Emperor?"
Before his gaze could dim, he saw someone approaching through the firmament.
"Xuanyuan Clan, my master sent me here to assist you and deliver a magical treasure."
The voice arrived before the person.
Only after the man approached did some people recognize his identity.
The teacher of Earthly Emperor Shennong: Xuandu!
Countless people immediately prostrated themselves in worship.
Xuanyuan Clan hurriedly saluted as well. Xuandu wore a smile and said, "There's no need for such formality, Xuanyuan Clan. My master asked me to bring this magical treasure and bestow it upon you."
Xuandu took out the Witch-Slaying Sword and handed it to Xuanyuan Clan.
"What is this?"
Xuanyuan Clan accepted the Witch-Slaying Sword, somewhat puzzled.
He sensed a dense human aura within the sword, as though it had been forged from the lives of countless humans.
"This sword is called the Witch-Slaying Sword. It was refined by the Demon Race during the ancient war between the Demon Race and the Witch Race, specifically to slay the Witch Race!"
Xuandu explained.
He could see the anger showing on Xuanyuan Clan's face.
Although Xuanyuan Clan had been born later, he knew about that period of history.
The humans of that era had suffered terribly!
Holding the Witch-Slaying Sword, he said, "The Demon Race showed no mercy. They refined the Witch-Slaying Sword with the blood of our people. After this war ends, this sword should be hung among the human race, so that future generations will remember that history!"
"Even if we become more powerful than ever, we must never forget the humiliation of the past!"
"Nor must we forget the slaughter that came before!"
Xuandu nodded heavily. "You have a good heart."
In the past, when the Witch Race had refined the Witch-Slaying Sword with human blood, how could he, as a member of the human race, never have considered helping humanity?
Yet Heaven was unkind. Even Nuwa, the Sage Mother of the human race, had been restricted. At that time, he had only been a Grand Luo Golden Immortal—how could he possibly defy Heaven's will?
In the end, he could only watch helplessly as humanity suffered such slaughter.
His heart had ached deeply!
Before the two could say more, successive voices rang out across the firmament.
"I, Guangchengzi of the Chan Sect, have come to assist!"
"Chijingzi of the Chan Sect!"
"..."
"I've come to assist you, disciple!"
"Golden Spirit Holy Mother of the Interception Sect!"
"Zhao Gongming of the Interception Sect!"
"..."
One voice after another rang out.
The eight Eight Core Disciples of the Interception Sect and the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect had all arrived to assist Xuanyuan Clan!
Xuanyuan Clan saluted each of them in turn.
After all, his master was Daoist Duobao, and these people were all of the same generation as Daoist Duobao. Naturally, he could not neglect proper etiquette.
After briefly reminiscing with them, Xuanyuan felt completely confident.
This time, he would decide the final victor against Chiyou in the Zhuolu region!
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