The Great Battle of Zhuolu: Slaying Maitreya

Boom!

Upon hearing this, the pupils of the Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality constricted, and a tempestuous wave surged in his heart.

Is this still my second brother?

He shared the same thought as Tongtian. They had initially planned to join forces and beat up Zhunti and Jieyin again, to teach the Two Sages of the West a lesson.

However, with his second brother's opening words, he was already preparing to cripple the entire Western Teachings, even uprooting it completely!

Tongtian stood frozen in place, as if struck by heavenly thunder.

My scope was too narrow!

My perspective was indeed too small!

The Two Sages of the West had repeatedly offended their three brothers over the position of Human Race's Sage Teacher. At its root, wasn't it because of the Western Teachings?

After all, it was a Saint's lineage. They had originally just wanted to beat up Zhunti and Jieyin.

They never expected their second brother to directly aim to destroy the entire Western Teachings, even uprooting it.

His second brother's plan was so ruthless!

But I like it!

His mind trembled, and he immediately spoke, "Second brother, I'll listen to you. But the Western Teachings, no matter how weak, is still a Saint's lineage. It originated from the Dragon-Han Initial Tribulation, and its source is difficult to trace."

"Now, to uproot it is not an easy task. Do you already have a plan in mind, second brother?"

The Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality looked at Primordial Lord, very curious about the plan that would follow.

Primordial Lord revealed a smile and slowly said, "The first is the Jiu Li Tribe."

"The Western Heaven has been assisting the Jiu Li Tribe, sending hundreds of Buddhist Venerables. Among them is one particularly crucial Human Race member, Maitreya of the Western Teachings!"

"He is the Future Buddha in the Western Heaven, with profound fortune. If he can be killed in the great battle for the Human Emperor position, the Western Heaven's Destiny will inevitably suffer a severe blow!"

"Furthermore, it will allow us to smoothly help Xuanyuan Clan become the Human Emperor, killing two birds with one stone."

Primordial Lord revealed his plan.

Of course, what he truly had in mind was not that simple.

This was only the first part. The second plan, Primordial Lord did not reveal.

There was no other reason; this matter could only be handled by himself.

It was to use the power of the Underworld to kill Ksitigarbha, or to make Ksitigarbha leave the Western Teachings!

That Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva resided deep within the Underworld, vowing not to become a Buddha until the hells were empty.

However, instead of preaching Buddhism in hell or on the Yellow Springs Road, he spent his days by the sea of blood, copying scriptures and chanting Buddhist prayers, converting the Asura race.

In reality, he was a pawn of the Western Teachings.

Did one not see the Asura race among the Eight Legions of Devas and Nagas of the Western Teachings?

First, strike down Maitreya, then strike down Ksitigarbha!

With the continuous loss of these two key disciples, the Western Teachings would inevitably suffer a heavy blow!

"I'll listen to second brother. This time, we'll definitely make the Western Heaven remember their lesson!"

Tongtian spoke slowly.

The Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality also nodded and said, "As second brother said, I will have Xuandu assist and bestow the Witch-Slaying Sword upon Xuanyuan Clan."

In the past, during the Witch-Demon War, the Demon Race had killed countless Human Race tribes to deal with the Witch Clan and forged the Witch-Slaying Sword.

After the Witch-Demon War ended, this Witch-Slaying Sword fell into the hands of the Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality.

One must know that the leader of the Jiu Li Tribe, Chiyou, was a Human-Witch.

The Great Witch Xing Tian was a former War God of the Witch Clan.

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, and left the Jade Palace to make plans for the upcoming Human Emperor competition.

For example, Tongtian was very decisive. He directly sent all eight of his personal disciples to the Youxiong Tribe to assist Xuanyuan Clan.

Since the Western Teachings dared to send Maitreya into the fray, they couldn't blame him for being ruthless!

After returning to the Heavenly Origin Sect, Primordial Lord also dispatched the Twelve Golden Immortals.

After all, Maitreya, as the Future Buddha of the West, had great fortune and was also a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

If a Grand Luo Golden Immortal wanted to escape, it would be very difficult to truly kill them, so it had to be done with certainty!

If they said they would kill Maitreya, then he must be killed, leaving no trace of his soul!

Meanwhile.

In the Human Race tribes, a great battle had already erupted.

Chiyou led the Jiu Li Tribe, with the assistance of the Western Teachings. Relying on their superior numbers and excellent weaponry, they proactively launched an attack on Xuanyuan Clan.

Using his advantageous position upstream, Xuanyuan Clan built a dam on the river to store water and block Chiyou's advance.

However, the Human Race led by Xuanyuan Clan, accustomed to fighting in clear weather, had been repeatedly defeated in the current dense fog and heavy storms, forcing them to retreat to the Zhuolu region.

"Leader, that Chiyou is too fierce, and Xing Tian is like a god of war. I fear we are going to lose."

A tribesman stood beside Xuanyuan Clan, saying with deep worry.

After several battles, not a single victory had been achieved.

This caused the morale of the entire army to drop significantly.

Xuanyuan Clan also frowned, looking at the sky, "Am I truly not suited to be the Human Emperor?"

Before his gaze could dim, he saw a figure descending from the sky.

"Xuanyuan Clan, my master sent me to assist you and bestow upon you a magical artifact."

The voice arrived before the person.

As the person approached, some recognized his identity.

The master of the Earthly Emperor Shennong: Xuandu!

Instantly, countless people prostrated themselves in reverence.

Xuanyuan Clan also quickly bowed. Xuandu, with a smile on his face, said, "Xuanyuan Clan, there's no need for such formality. This magical artifact was sent by my master for me to bestow upon you."

Xuandu took out the Witch-Slaying Sword and handed it to Xuanyuan Clan.

"This is?"

Xuanyuan Clan took the Witch-Slaying Sword, looking puzzled.

Within this sword, he felt the strong aura of the Human Race, as if it were 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 Witches and Demons, specifically to slay the Witch Clan!"

Xuandu explained.

He could see the anger on Xuanyuan Clan's face.

Although Xuanyuan Clan was born later, he knew of that history.

The Human Race suffered greatly during that era!

He held the Witch-Slaying Sword, "The Demon Race is cruel, refining the Witch-Slaying Sword with the blood of our people. After this war, this sword shall be hung among the Human Race, so that future generations may remember that history!"

"No matter how strong we become, we must not forget the shame of the past!"

"Nor forget the past massacres!"

Xuandu nodded heavily, "You have a good heart."

In the past, the Witch Clan refined the Witch-Slaying Sword with the blood of the Human Race. As a member of the Human Race, how could he not have thought of helping them?

But alas, the Heavenly Dao was unkind, even restricting the Sage Mother Nuwa. At that time, he was merely a Grand Unity, how could he defy the Heavenly Dao?

In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the Human Race endured such slaughter.

His heart ached deeply!

Before the two could say more, voices echoed from the sky.

"I, Guangchengzi of the Heavenly Origin Sect, have come to assist!"

"Chijingzi of the Heavenly Origin Sect!"

"..."

"Disciple, I am here to help!"

"Golden Spirit Holy Mother of the Intercepting Sect!"

"Zhao Gongming of the Intercepting Sect!"

"..."

Voices rang out one after another.

All eight direct disciples of the Intercepting Sect and the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Heavenly Origin Sect had arrived to assist Xuanyuan Clan!

Xuanyuan Clan bowed to each of them.

After all, his master was Daoist Duobao, and these individuals were of the same generation as Daoist Duobao, so he naturally could not neglect proper etiquette.

After a brief reunion, Xuanyuan Clan felt full of confidence.

This time, he would decide the final victor against Chiyou in the Zhuolu region!