Buddhism and Taoism
After this sermon, the magical nature of the Mysterious Bookstore was amplified once again. Especially for these great figures standing at the Azure Dragon's Peak, there was a vague feeling deep in their hearts that this magical Bookstore might be the hope to break the curse that the Azure Dragon had not become an immortal for 30,000 years.
In fact, the Legendary-grade book "Journey to the West" that came out this morning has amplified this hope infinitely. Saint Chu's time is running out, and now the only thing he can rely on is the Mysterious Bookstore to possibly step into the Immortal Realm. However, since Saint Chu is one of the five leaders of the Phantom Organization, and the Phantom Organization once accepted the mission to assassinate the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore, Saint Chu must first extricate himself from the situation if he wants to take a chance and step into the Immortal Realm with the help of the Mysterious Bookstore.
Leaving the Phantom Organization was one thing, relinquishing the title of Conferred Saint and personally leading the employer to apologize was another. For Saint Chu, these two things were the most important things.
Saint Chu's departure from the Phantom Organization and the removal of his Conferred Saint title meant that he had given up everything, and from then on, he had nothing but his cultivation.
All Saint Chu did was to sever his past antagonistic relationship with the Mysterious Bookstore, rebuild a new friendly relationship with it, and use the Mysterious Bookstore's magical abilities to enter the Immortal Realm.
But can this approach truly gain the forgiveness of the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore? It's worth noting that the Phantom Organization has attempted to assassinate the owner twice since last year, both times unsuccessfully. However, the acts of assassination are undeniable and cannot be erased.
Of course, Sage Qi didn't press the matter further. This was Saint Chu's own choice as his time was drawing to a close, and Qi Sheng wouldn't stop him, nor could he.
"And who will be the next Conferred Saint of the Chu Kingdom?" Sage Qi asked.
The appointment of Conferred Saint a nation represents not only the guardian deity of the nation's cultivators, but more importantly, the new Conferred Saint will also inherit the important responsibility of being one of the five leaders of the Phantom Organization.
To ensure the Phantom Organization's control over the five kingdoms, each new Conferred Saint is secretly cultivated by the Phantom Organization. Once the old Saint dies, the new Saint will take over the heavy responsibility of being the guardian deity of the country and one of the five giants of the Phantom Organization.
In fact, apart from the Qin State, the other four states have been basically under the control of the Phantom Organization for thousands of years. This is why there have always been kings who have been assassinated by the Phantom Organization over the years. All the kings who died were disobedient kings.
"Zhou Wuji, he's not bad," Saint Chu said after a moment's thought.
Upon hearing this, Sage Qi frowned and said, "His strength is somewhat lacking. He barely broke through to the Spirit Saint First Stage realm yesterday. More importantly, the reason why the Azure Dragon Envoy failed in the assassination attempt on the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore last year was because Zhou Wuji intervened."
"That's why I said he was good," Saint Chu said meaningfully.
Sage Qi was stunned.
Saint Chu picked up the teacup on the stone table, held it in his hand, and stared at the exquisite patterns on it. He said, "The organization should change its plans. The Mysterious Bookstore cannot be made an enemy. You must find a way to ease the tension with the Mysterious Bookstore, otherwise you will inevitably suffer annihilation in the future. Making Zhou Wuji one of the five giants is the key to easing the tension between the Phantom Organization and the Mysterious Bookstore."
Today, the Mysterious Bookstore has reached its peak in terms of both strength and prestige. Looking across the entire Azure Dragon Continent, no other force can gather nearly a million cultivators in one place year-round and provide them with various opportunities and benefits.
It can be said that, without realizing it, everyone has developed a great dependence on the Mysterious Bookstore. This dependence may not seem to have any effect in normal times, but it can unleash amazing power at critical moments, a power that even the Phantom Organization cannot ignore.
Not to mention that the Mysterious Bookstore is currently the most promising place on the entire Azure Dragon Continent to achieve the Immortal Realm. This alone is enough to drive cultivators crazy, making them willing to do anything for the Mysterious Bookstore. If the Phantom Organization were to oppose the Mysterious Bookstore, the outcome would be predictable.
Sage Qi wasn't stupid, and he naturally understood the current predicament of the Phantom Organization. However, his thoughts differed somewhat from Saint Chu's. Sage Qi didn't believe that the Phantom Organization could gain the Mysterious Bookstore's forgiveness simply by canceling the assassination mission, even if they recruited Zhou Wuji.
"Let's hear what the other Conferred Saint have to say." This isn't something the two of them can decide on their own. Major decisions like this, which determine the future of the Phantom Organization, must be discussed by all five leaders. If there are differing opinions, a vote will be held, and the side with the most votes will prevail.
Saint Chu nodded without saying a word.
Sage Qi remained silent; only the hot summer breeze blew through the courtyard, making it utterly quiet.
The lecture on the Tao Te Ching has ended, and the Mysterious Bookstore has resumed normal business. The Bookstore is packed with people every day, and practitioners often watch from the doorway. Unfortunately, the copy of Journey to the West to the West has been missing ever since that brief appearance, which has caused the practitioners in Dubian Town to worry themselves sick.
For those important figures who were still lingering in Dubian Town and had not yet left, the appearance of "Journey to the West" once again gave them a glimmer of hope to step into the Immortal Realm.
Besides the highly anticipated "Journey to the West," another announcement previously released by Mysterious Bookstore has once again attracted everyone's attention.
Divine Abilities and Spells!
Previously, people didn't quite understand its meaning, but after the last sermon, many cultivators discovered that their Spiritual Power had changed slightly, seemingly able to be transformed into another kind of power. Considering the Plum Blossom they ate and the sermon, it's not hard for people to guess that this power is related to Divine Abilities and Spells. Some have even directly speculated that the Dharma Power mentioned on the notice board is the fundamental force that drives Divine Abilities and Spells.
Now that they possessed magical Dharma Power, everyone naturally became very interested in Divine Abilities and Spells, hoping that the Mysterious Bookstore would start selling Divine Abilities and Spells as soon as possible. However, to everyone's surprise, the Mysterious Bookstore seemed to have forgotten about it. After "Journey to the West," there was no news of selling Divine Abilities and Spells for three consecutive days, which made these cultivators with Dharma Power extremely frustrated.
In fact, Ma Feifei hadn't forgotten about selling Divine Abilities and Spells; he simply didn't have the money!
Ma Feifei still owes the system 8.1 billion in loans, and he cannot take out any more loans until he has paid them off. Therefore, the sale of Divine Abilities and Spells can only be temporarily put on hold until he has earned enough Spirit Crystal.
Of course, Ma Feifei was not idle during these three days. He had been studying the situation where the Innate Purple Qi and the Power of Faith in his body merged into a yin-yang diagram after he opened the altar to preach. And sure enough, this research really led Ma Feifei to discover some problems. For example, Ma Feifei discovered that the Innate Purple Qi and the Power of Faith represented Taoism and Buddhism, two completely different religions.
In Buddhism, those with great Power of Faith can attain the supreme golden body and achieve enlightenment.
In Taoism, those who possess Innate Purple Qi can attain enlightenment and become saints, achieving the status of a sage.
But Ma Feifei has now combined these two completely unrelated things. Does this mean that Ma Feifei has the strengths of both?
At that time, I'll hold the Diamond Sutra in my left hand and the Tao Te Ching in my right.
He also possessed Journey to the West in his left hand and Investiture of the Gods the Gods in his right.
Does he accept both Buddhism and Daoism?