Buddhist Dharma Shakes Mount Sumeru! The Merit Golden Lotus Is Fated with Me!

Boom!

Buddhist chants surged mightily, and the Buddhist Dharma was boundless.

The Buddhist Path Relic appeared out of thin air, blooming with billions of rays of golden light as it hovered before Lingxiao's brow. Then, Buddhist Path laws swelled ever more fiercely like crashing waves, making the entire Mount Sumeru tremble.

He sat cross-legged atop the World-Destroying Black Lotus, yet the Buddhist Path Relic at his brow radiated golden merit light.

Lingxiao's Daoist robe glimmered in black and gold. The Nine Nether Demon Fire evolved, Buddhist Path laws emerged, and the two gave rise to one another without end, fitting together perfectly under Lingxiao's control.

"Impossible!"

"Buddha and demon cannot coexist. How can you possess both powers at once? Could it be the profound effect of that relic that allowed you to achieve this?"

Medicine Master Lapis Lazuli Light Buddha pointed at Lingxiao, his face full of disbelief.

Having cultivated Buddhist Dharma for countless ages, he had never witnessed anything so earth-shattering.

He had thought Lingxiao's claim of becoming a Buddha with one thought and entering demonic ways with another was arrogant nonsense. Yet this scene of Buddha and demon merging had truly appeared before his eyes.

His Dao heart trembled, and his Buddhist heart wavered.

"Foolish child!"

Zhunti sensed that something was wrong with Medicine Master Lapis Lazuli Light Buddha and hurriedly uttered Buddhist chants. Only then did the latter awaken and cast all distracting thoughts from his Dao heart aside.

Otherwise, if he kept letting his imagination run wild, Medicine Master Lapis Lazuli Light Buddha would stray onto the wrong path!

"Though I have never heard of Mahayana Buddhism, it must possess merits worth learning from. Little Friend Lingxiao, you possess both the World-Destroying Black Lotus and the Buddhist Path Relic. You truly make us martial brothers envious and jealous!"

Jieyin looked at Lingxiao wistfully, then let out a soft sigh.

The foundation upon which the Western Sect had been established was the Buddhist Path created by the two martial brothers.

The Buddhist Path encompassed all Buddhist teachings in the world, yet Mahayana Buddhism and the theory Lingxiao had just expounded were not among them. There was only Hinayana Buddhism, which was also the Western Sect's core method.

Jieyin silently wondered which of the two was superior.

"You praise me too highly, Saints!"

"Mahayana Buddhism is part of the Buddhist Path and cannot be separated from the Buddhist Path created by you two Saints! I have never cultivated Buddhist Dharma in my life. My ability to discuss the Dao with you here is merely due to the Buddhist Path Relic."

"Perhaps this top-grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasure is fated with the Western Sect?"

Lingxiao spoke calmly and without revealing anything.

Yet his eyes covertly glanced toward the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus within the Western Paradise Buddha Kingdom. The Two Sages of the West noticed his movement, but neither said anything.

"All dharmas arise from causes and conditions; all dharmas perish from causes and conditions!"

"All conditioned things are impermanent, the dharma of arising and ceasing; when arising and ceasing have ceased, quiescent extinction is bliss!"

Very quickly!

Zhunti composed himself and spoke lotus flowers, wave after wave of Buddhist chants spilling from his mouth.

Buddhist Path merit shone with dazzling brilliance. Countless chanting voices rose from the Western Paradise Buddha Kingdom, as Western Sect disciples pressed their palms together and bowed in worship, comprehending Zhunti's Buddhist Dharma.

Phenomena shifted, while arising and ceasing followed their natural course.

Lingxiao sat cross-legged upon the World-Destroying Black Lotus, yet at this moment he seemed like duckweed without roots, drifting amid a rushing torrent. It seemed that in the next instant, he would be drowned by Zhunti's Buddhist Dharma and converted.

"Hinayana Buddhism emphasizes individual liberation and nirvana, but my Mahayana Buddhism emphasizes delivering all living beings. I ask the two Saints to offer guidance!"

Lingxiao remained as immovable as a mountain as he spoke slowly.

The next instant!

Lingxiao began speaking in a flowing torrent, saying calmly, "Treat all living beings as oneself; rescue and bear their burdens, delivering them all to the other shore! All conditioned things are impermanent, all dharmas are without self, nirvana is tranquil..."

The Buddhist chants rang magnificent and resplendent, seizing the soul.

With the enhancement of the Buddhist Path Relic, Lingxiao expounded the concepts of Mahayana Buddhism.

Beyond the heavens, Buddhist light shone everywhere.

Demonic qi and Buddhist Path laws surrounded Lingxiao, while the Heavenly Dao Merit Golden Wheel, more than ten feet across, manifested behind him. Medicine Master Lapis Lazuli Light Buddha could not help but enter sudden enlightenment, while countless Western Sect disciples and believers also let their spirits wander beyond the heavens.

Buddhist chants filled their ears, and Buddhist Dharma was boundless.

Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance. There was neither anger nor killing intent in their eyes; instead, they quietly contemplated Lingxiao's Mahayana Buddhism.

"Bodhi originally has no tree, nor is the bright mirror a stand. Originally there is not a single thing—where could dust alight?"

"To revive the Western World, my martial brother and I exhausted every possible means. Over countless ages, we accumulated so many obsessions that we have now even forgotten our original intentions."

"Since those human beings multiply and thrive upon the Western Continent, they ought to receive the Western Sect's protection. Yet I allowed the demons of Lion Camel Ridge to wreak havoc. I was truly muddle-headed for a time..."

Zhunti pressed his palms together and gave Lingxiao a slight bow.

His obsessions dispersed, resolving his heart demon.

Seeing this, Lingxiao withdrew his Dao aura and nodded in response.

The Two Sages of the West were thick-skinned and utterly without scruples in their actions, but at least they were willing to listen to advice.

Jieyin wore a peaceful expression as he said, "Regarding Lion Camel Ridge, our Western Sect will help Little Friend resolve the matter. However, Spirit Fang Immortal and Qiushou Immortal are among Senior Brother Lord Tongtian's Seven Attendant Immortals. Even we martial brothers do not dare take their lives."

"After the Demon Court was reestablished, the Golden-Winged Great Roc began throwing its weight around on Phoenix Perch Mountain. Our Western Sect cannot interfere there either!"

"Of course, aside from Spirit Fang Immortal and Qiushou Immortal, our Western Sect will send all other fiends and evil demons into the Avici Hell..."

Upon hearing this,

Lingxiao showed no dissatisfaction and instead understood the Two Sages of the West's concerns.

Among all the Saints, Jieyin and Zhunti had made great vows and borrowed merit from the Heavenly Dao to attain the Saintly Dao Fruit. Their foundation simply could not compare to Lord Tongtian's.

In terms of top-grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasures alone, they ranked at the bottom among Heavenly Dao Saints.

Even Lady Nuwa possessed numerous supreme treasures such as the Cosmos Cauldron, the Landscape and Kingdom Diagram, and the Red Embroidered Ball. Yet the total number of top-grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasures possessed by the Two Sages of the West would not exceed the fingers on one hand.

"I will deal with Spirit Fang Immortal and Qiushou Immortal myself, so I will not trouble you two Saints."

"The Western World may have Demon Race members who absorb the essence of the sun and moon and the spiritual qi of heaven and earth, but it cannot allow heretical demons who slaughter living beings and disregard all creatures!"

Lingxiao spoke with righteous severity, each word striking the ground like gold and stone.

Seeing his solemn expression, Jieyin and Zhunti did not refute him.

Yet before long, their gazes fell upon the Buddhist Path Relic in Lingxiao's hand.

The Western World was barren and desolate. They had been poor for too long!

His expression turning serious, Zhunti was the first to speak. "Little Friend Lingxiao possesses the origins of the World-Purifying White Lotus. Aside from discussing Buddhist Dharma, would you be interested in making a trade?"

As he spoke, the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus floated into the air.

Golden merit light flickered around it, and all manner of auspicious divine patterns entwined across it. It was clearly a supreme treasure.

It also bore the Western Sect's fortune!

"Let us be frank. This Merit Golden Lotus is fated with me."

"I will exchange this Buddhist Path Relic, along with the Heavenly Dao Merit Golden Wheel behind me, for the Merit Golden Lotus. What do you two Saints think?"

"If you two Saints would grant me this fulfillment, I have other treasures to offer as gifts!"

Lingxiao no longer hesitated and directly stated his purpose.

The Merit Golden Lotus, Karmic Fire Red Lotus, Taiyi Whisk, and Three Treasures Jade Ruyi—once he obtained these treasures, he could attempt to elevate his origins and complete his transformation.

A Thirty-Six-Grade World-Purifying White Lotus—just thinking about it made him excited!

"To be honest, I am tempted."

"Besides being a top-grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasure, this Buddhist Path Relic also contains the Mahayana Buddhism that Little Friend just expounded. It can serve as a supreme treasure to suppress the Western Sect's fortune, and it is far more suitable than the Merit Golden Lotus."

"However, Little Friend also knows that our Western Sect's foundation is shallow, and we have lived bitterly! Over these countless ages, we have also incurred some karmic debts of slaughter. How about Little Friend showing us a little mercy?"

Finally!

Zhunti's shameless side was exposed before Lingxiao.

Carried away by his own emotions, he had moved himself so deeply that cloudy old tears seemed ready to fall at any moment.

The sight left Lingxiao caught between laughter and tears.

"I will help the two Saints sort out the Western Sect's fortune. Furthermore, there is no need for you to act—I will personally strip the Western Sect's fortune from the Merit Golden Lotus and fuse it into the Buddhist Path Relic."

"As for this Heavenly Dao Merit Golden Wheel, do you intend to fuse it into the Buddhist Path Relic, or...?"

With a movement of his divine sense, the Heavenly Dao Merit Golden Wheel, more than ten feet across, shrank to the size of a fist and hovered before Lingxiao.

He wielded the Purification-Creation Dao, was the East Pole Qinghua Emperor, and had even sent local specialties to Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Lingxiao had no need for the Heavenly Dao Merit Golden Wheel to protect him, so he might as well give it to one fated to receive it!

It appeared that he was taking a loss, but compared to the origins of a Thirty-Six-Grade World-Purifying White Lotus, Lingxiao considered it a guaranteed profit!

Lingxiao had always believed that greed for petty gains would only bind oneself!

"Little Friend's breadth of heart puts me to shame!"

"Fuse the Heavenly Dao Merit Golden Wheel into the Buddhist Path Relic! I must trouble Little Friend."

"Once you have finished this matter, I will dispatch Western Sect disciples to follow you to Lion Camel Ridge and slay demons and exterminate devils, returning clear skies and bright lands to the Western World..."

Saint Jieyin's smile was radiant, his eyes filled with anticipation.

The Western Sect was going to improve...