Lin Tian nodded and said, "I know. I know the Buddhist Sect is bound to flourish, and I'm not going to stop it. The Journey to the West needs eighty-one trials, and that's fine. If there aren't enough, I'll throw in a few more! That'll earn them even more merit!"
Zhen Yuanzi frowned at Lin Tian. "Then what are you...?"
"Great Immortal, Buddhism and I are bound to be enemies. My father belongs to Jiejiao, I'm half demon, and my mother comes from the Asura Realm. None of those three backgrounds gets along with Buddhism. The very existence of my Spirit Vine City is a thorn in the side of its rise. If I don't go after them, they'll inevitably come after me. Once Spirit Vine City's fortune grows strong enough, the entire Buddhist Sect will attack. Right now, they simply lack an opening. Once they get one, they certainly won't let it slip. They don't have an opportunity now, but I do, so of course I'm going to give them a hard time!"
Lin Tian was right. Along the Journey to the West, Buddhism had pursued the extermination of Yuanshi's demons and Bull Devil King's forces.
Meanwhile, Ksitigarbha King spent every day in the Underworld chanting sutras toward the Sea of Blood, sending countless souls bound for it into the Six Paths of Reincarnation instead. This affected the Asura Race's reproduction.
That was because the Asura Race and Buddhism were natural enemies.
Thus, no matter how one looked at it, the conflict between Lin Tian and Buddhism was irreconcilable.
Yes, Buddhism had yet to be seen making trouble for Lin Tian, but that was only because all his maneuvering and his many powerful backers had left the Buddhist Sect no opening.
Once an opportunity arose, Buddhism would inevitably bare