The Daoist Order in the Eastern Lands had nothing of the sort at present. Though there were plenty of temples to the Three Pure Ones, no one had ever considered cultivating through faith.
This had been the Buddhist Sect's grand plan for ten thousand years of development, yet now it had all gone down the drain. That was the most terrifying part.
The Buddhist Sect had its methods for gathering faith. It had discovered that golden statues absorbed faith more readily and prevented it from dissipating.
Clay statues, however, could not gather faith, so the Buddhist Sect had begun promoting the use of brass or gold to collect it.
Now Buddhism faced the task of setting new goals for its development.
This Demon-Buddhist War had also been an enormous challenge for the Buddhist Sect.
Even more terrifying was that Tathagata's dignity had been swept into the dust. Now he had to cow everyone into submission while reassuring them all, or the sect might fall apart!
Maitreya Buddha and Ksitigarbha King were both trembling, for Tathagata's gaze had just swept over them with boundless severity.
Tathagata continued, "Amitabha. Our grand plan for ten thousand years of Buddhist development has gone awry, yet we do not know how it was leaked. We will pursue that matter no further. Tell me your thoughts on this war!"
"Amitabha. This humble monk has something to say!"
Tathagata immediately pressed his palms together. "Amitabha. Please speak, Ancient Buddha!"
"Buddha, we did not lose this war because our strength was lacking. The Demon Race's power remains far from sufficient to oppose our Buddhist Sect. The first reason for our defeat was that Lin Tian actually contributed five hundred billion Spirit Stones, while the entire Demon Race contributed a trillion Spirit Stones, raising the concentration of spiritual energy