Kun Province, Great Buddha Temple. Ever since Xuan Kong convened the Grandmaster Conference, the Buddhist community has decided to take the initiative to act.
Now, with the help of the Lotus Sect as a mediator, the Daoist and Buddhist sects have temporarily united.
Therefore, there is no need to keep so many people on guard in Kun Province. So the Buddhist sect is preparing to send more Grandmaster to launch a full-scale attack to eradicate the Ghost School.
Because Xun Province, where the Ghost School is located, has an extremely bad reputation, if the Buddhist sect were to launch a full-scale attack now, it would not only gain a better reputation but also likely recruit many people.
Finally, it was unanimously decided that only Xuan Kong would remain in Kun Province for defense. Then, the other four Grandmaster would all be sent to Xun Province to participate in the battle.
The four Grandmaster, Xuan Wen, Xuan Zhi, Xuan Jian, Xuan Xing, led more Minor Grandmaster and Entry Grade martial monks to Xun Province to provide support.
After several days of non-stop travel, the four Grandmaster of Buddhism finally arrived in Kun Province, the neighboring prefecture of Xun Province.
The Lotus Sect alliance, led by Kuang Qianzi and composed of Grandmaster, were surprised to see that the Buddhist sect had sent four Grandmaster to provide support.
Everyone was overjoyed, and Kuang Qianzi immediately ordered a grand welcome banquet to be held to welcome these Grandmaster.
It should be noted that although the Buddhist sect had previously agreed to the alliance, only Xuan Zhi, a Grandmaster, had come to participate in the battle.
Even the number of monks who Entry Grade is not large, let alone those Minor Grandmaster.
Now, four Grandmaster have been dispatched together, and there are also quite a few Minor Grandmaster. The number of Entry Grade Martial Monks is even more than Kuang Qianzi expected.
During the meal, Xuan Zhi also mentioned his intention to gather several Grandmaster from other Buddhist temples in different prefectures to come and provide support.
This greatly pleased Kuang Qianzi and the others, as they would no longer be short-handed in dealing with the alliance of the five great families and the Ghost School.
However, Dao Sheng's expression was not good, because this time the Daoist sect only sent Dao Sheng and Dao Xing, two Grandmaster, to deal with the Ghost School together.
However, the Daoist sect had no intention of competing with the Buddhist sect. Their joining the Lotus Sect alliance was precisely to strike at the Ghost School.
Moreover, striking at Ghost School and Corpse Valley in Xun Province is a double win.
That's why the Daoist sect is so proactive. Of course, besides these reasons, the Daoist sect also has its own considerations.
Otherwise, the Daoist sect wouldn't have joined this alliance.
In any case, the welcome banquet was a success, with both hosts and guests enjoying themselves.
The Buddhist sect began its operation early the next morning, starting by sending out a large number of people to gather intelligence.
Of course, gathering intelligence is true, but their main purpose is to promote the benefits of joining Buddhism and the fact that Buddhism has always been committed to combating heresy.
The implications of targeting the Ghost School and Corpse Valley are quite obvious, which makes the people of Qi County in Xun Province very happy.
It should be noted that of the eleven counties in Xun Province, nine were previously occupied by the Ghost School, and now the Lotus Sect has seized Qi County, intending to use it as a base to gradually annex the entire Xun Province.
Seeing the Lotus Sect Alliance's overwhelming momentum, the Ghost School angrily chose to join the Five Great Families Alliance.
The five major families were well aware of the Ghost School's strength, so they welcomed its joining with great enthusiasm.
Therefore, the two sides hit it off immediately, and the five major families sent their Grandmaster to Xun Province to help the Ghost School fight against the invasion of the Lotus Sect. The two forces formed an alliance and immediately began fighting fiercely throughout Xun Province.
Both sides suffered numerous casualties, and the plight of civilians was even more appalling.
Previously, the entire Xun Province had been exploited by the Ghost School, causing widespread suffering. Now that the two sides are at war, they have been directly used as sacrificial lambs.
Now, the Buddhist sect is promoting itself on the streets of Qi City, claiming that joining the sect can bring many benefits, the most important of which is that one's life and property will be protected.
Those who wanted to join the Buddhist order immediately formed long queues at several of the Buddhist recruitment points, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Xuan Zhi looked at the long line of people waiting to join the Buddhist order and couldn't help but nod in approval.
It's not easy to recruit so many servants under normal circumstances. After all, these are servants who are selling themselves to the Buddhist order, whose lives are not in their own hands.
These people call themselves Buddhist disciples, but in reality they are Buddhist slaves. They do odd jobs in times of peace and are sacrifices in times of war.
Moreover, the recruitment is open to both men and women. Men who are young and strong and women who are young and beautiful are all welcome to apply.
As for their ultimate fate, only those in the Buddhist community know.
The Buddhist community in this world is said to be compassionate, but it has just as many evil practices, and quite a few people practice them.
Just like the Grandmaster in Yunzhou, such as Jiekong and Great Buddha Temple, they all practiced the Joyous Meditation Art. There's nothing wrong with normal practice; both men and women can gain tremendous benefits.
The concern is that not all Buddhist practitioners are so upright, and some might use another method within their practice to absorb yin energy to replenish yang energy, or vice versa.
It was only in Xun Province, where the Buddhist community was terrified of being exploited by the Ghost School, that it was so easy for them to recruit people. In other prefectures, it wouldn't be so easy to recruit so many menial laborers.
Moreover, forces from other states will also come out to obstruct the Buddhist sect from recruiting members.
The most obvious example is in Kun Province, where the conflict between Daoism and Buddhism arose in this way.
Of course, some Daoist sects also knew about some of the dirty deeds of Buddhism, which is why the two sects have always been at odds.
Because the Daoist school practices the principle of following the natural way, which is similar to the doctrine of the Heaven One Sect, both of which follow the unity of heaven and man and follow one's heart.
Therefore, the conflict between Daoism and Buddhism has deepened and become increasingly difficult to resolve.
Although the alliance is currently formed because the Lotus Sect is the central force, both the Daoist and Buddhist sects know that a war between them is inevitable sooner or later.
Therefore, the Daoist sect sent so many people to support the Buddhist sect this time. Then, early in the morning, they sent people out to recruit laborers, and immediately knew that something bad was going to happen.
However, the Daoist sect also has its own considerations and it is impossible for them to send more people to provide support. After all, their joining the Lotus Sect alliance was only to strike at the Ghost School and Corpse Valley.
Therefore, the Daoist sect quickly came up with a countermeasure, sending people to recruit members as well.
However, this measure by the Daoist sect has had little effect because the Daoist sect has a very high threshold for accepting members.
Not just anyone can join. The basic requirement for Daoist sects to accept members is that they must be able to practice Daoist methods. Only by passing the examination can one be accepted as a miscellaneous Daoist disciple.
Unlike Buddhist temples, which only accept menial laborers, and even those who sell themselves into servitude, these temples accept all comers.
The Buddhist sect's actions in Qi County also drew criticism from other forces.
However, now that Buddhism is powerful, they dare not say much.
Therefore, the entire Lotus Sect alliance was thrown into an eerie atmosphere by this move by Buddhism.
Both overtly and covertly, various forces are intensifying their efforts to exploit the common people, quickly creating a more chaotic situation in Qi County than when the Ghost School was in control.
The Lotus Sect Alliance has only managed to seize one Qi County from the Ghost School, and is now planning to take over the next county.
Ghost School still occupies eight counties: Pan County, Xun County, Yu County, Zheng County, Rong County, Gan County, Dou County, Kui County.
Adjacent to Qi County are Xun County, Kui County Dou County, and Kui County.
Finally, everyone unanimously decided that the next step would be to seize Kui County, because after seizing Kui County, they could also take Gan County into their possession.
Not long after, the war that had been temporarily suspended in Xun Province reignited thanks to the strong support from the Buddhist community.