The Buddha’s silhouette disappeared once more, instantly appearing in front of a deep pit. This location once harbored the Innate Spiritual Plant, Purple Bamboo. Now, transford into a huge pit, dug three ters deep, not to ntion the Purple Bamboo, even a single root or whisker was not left behind.
The Buddha stood in place, stupefied. There’s no need to look elsewhere; surely the situation is the sa as here. He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and a wave of dizziness washed over his mind.
Anan and Kasyapa flew over.
Anan cautiously said, "Buddha, we are making all efforts to trace the thief."
"No need to investigate. In the entire Primordial World, other than him, who else could do such a thing?" The Buddha’s eyes burned with towering rage.
Kasyapa asked in confusion, "Buddha, whom are you referring to?"
"Of course, it’s that sycophantic, despicable, and shaless scoundrel Bai Jin!" The Buddha’s silhouette vanished in an instant.
Anan muttered softly, "Emperor Gouchen? That can’t be right! Emperor Gouchen is known as the conscience of the Primordial World, upright and just in all his doings. How could he stoop to theft?"
Kasyapa also whispered, "Could it be the Buddha has misunderstood?
Bai Jin is the Emperor Gouchen of the Heavenly Court. How could he stoop to petty theft under the auspices of Buddhism? Even if Emperor Gouchen took away the mine veins, treasure vaults, Spiritual Springs, Purple Bamboo, Spirit Fish, livestock, dicine Fields, and so on, he certainly wouldn’t stoop to picking up fragnts of the Great Leiyin Temple! How could such a dignified Emperor resort to scavenging scraps?!"
Anan nodded, saying firmly, "That makes sense. So it must be a misunderstanding by the Buddha. We must continue to search for the thief, to recover the losses for our Buddhism."
"Brothers united in purpose, our combined strength can cut through tal!"
...
Elsewhere, within the Pure Land deep in the Chaos, Jieyin Buddha was lying on a giant rock asleep; Zhunti Buddha sat beneath the Bodhi Tree, knitting a straw-figure with her hands, gradually shaping a human form. She placed the straw figurine on the ground, and it instantly sprinted to life, endowed with vitality.
Hum~ Buddha Light suddenly burst forth, and above the Sky Vault a Buddha Wheel appeared, emitting multicolored radiance.
From within the Buddha Wheel, The Buddha erged, his face swollen and bruised, eyes like a panda’s, a nose bleeding profusely and a bruised forehead - he was an utterly miserable sight, even more so than the beggars in the mortal world.
Duo Bao Tathagata descended, walked towards the two Buddhas, and bowed respectfully on the prayer mat, saying, "I beseech the Buddha to preside over the matters of Buddhism."
"Ah~" Zhunti Buddha Mother sighed, looking at The Buddha with so disappointnt, and said, "Rise."
Duo Bao Tathagata Buddha stood up and sat cross-legged on the prayer mat, his puffy eyes filled with defiance.
Zhunti Buddha Mother extended her hand and pointed at The Buddha. The Dao injury left by the Strongest Quasi-Saint was silently and completely healed, and The Buddha once again restored his dignified and majestic deanor.
The Buddha pressed his palms together in gratitude and said, "Thank you, Buddha Mother."
Zhunti Buddha Mother spoke, "I and my elder brother are already aware of the situation. You have been too prideful.
Had you investigated carefully, you would not have found it difficult to ascertain Red Boy’s whereabouts, and none of the subsequent events would have occurred."
The Buddha nodded and said, "Yes!"
"I am aware that the Bull Demon King was already within your calculations, and Jilei Mountain is one of the Sixty-One Difficulties, but you should not have underestimated the power of Jilei Mountain. If Buddhism had taken Jilei Mountain seriously from the beginning, they could have eradicated it in their first attempt without causing the subsequent events."
"The Buddha Mother is absolutely right. My soul too was blinded by the grand montum of Buddhism. I certainly will not make this mistake in the future."
"As for the subsequent events involving the Blood Sea Nether River, Vermilion Bird Venerable Sage, Kunpeng Demon Master, and Heavenly Emperor, all these incidents were beyond your control, and you cannot be blad for them."
Duo Bao Tathagata imdiately said, "Buddha Mother, I feel that there is more to these incidents. If the beginning was a misunderstanding, the chaos that it evolved into was no longer under control, ultimately even involving the supre strong into the battlefield.
It’s as if an invisible hand has shrouded everyone and is pushing many forces in the Primordial World against our Buddhism."
"Are you talking about Bai Jin?"
"Yes! The Law Enforcent Team intervened in the dispute between Buddhism and the Asura Clan, and amidst the chaos, Bai Jin looted the centuries of accumulated foundation of Buddhism; all of these can serve as corroborating evidence."
"Brother, what do you think?" Saint Zhunti turned his head to look at Jieyin Buddha, who was sleeping beside him.
Jieyin Buddha yawned as he woke up and said, "Bai Jin has repeatedly obstructed the Westward Journey, intending to trigger the Calamity and spark a war across the Three Realms, aiming to destroy heaven and earth. His sins are unforgivable!"
With a smile, Zhunti said, "Indeed, it is ti to give him a warning!"
With a wave of his hand, the world spun around, and the three of them arrived in a void space where streams of light flashed across the outside of the space, just like shooting stars.
Hum~ Several silhouettes erged from the void: Taishang Saint, Saint Tongtian, Primordial Saint, Nuwa, Ping Xin! The seven saints each greeted one another and took their seats on the Cloud Bed.
Taishang Saint smiled towards Jieyin and Zhunti and said, "Fellow Daoists, for what matter have you called upon us?"
Jieyin Saint said, "It’s all because Bai Jin intends to disrupt the Westward Journey and trigger the outbreak of the Calamity. That’s why we’ve asked our brothers and sisters to co and discuss counterasures."
Nuwa covered her mouth with a light chuckle and said, "Fellow Daoist, you might have made a mistake! There is no one in the Three Realms with great abilities more honest than my nephew Bai Jin.
Recently, Bai Jin has been crafting Immortal Dresses every day; how could he have ti to think about destroying your Westward Journey to obtain the scriptures?"
"Oh~ Immortal Dress?" Ping Xin showed an inquiring look towards Nuwa.
Nuwa extended her hand, and a Flowing Cloud Immortal Skirt appeared in it. She said with a radiant smile, "Sister, take a look, this is the Immortal Dress that Bai Jin made. He embroidered it himself to give to . It’s of Spiritual Treasure grade, barely acceptable. He said he must express his filial piety."
A twinkle appeared in Ping Xin’s eyes as she said with a smile, "I didn’t expect Bai Jin to have such skill!"
With a reach of her hand, a bag appeared in her palm: "Bai Jin did not make an Immortal Dress for , but he made a thousand bags, all handcrafted by himself~ He also said it was to express his filial piety.
Alas~ No matter how many bags there are, they’re of no use! I’m truly envious of my sister’s ’one hundred’ Immortal Dresses."
Nuwa’s expression stiffened. A thousand bags? She seethed with frustration inwardly. Oh, you Little White, I treated you so well; you gave only a hundred Immortal Dresses, and those I had to ask for myself, yet you gave her a thousand bags.
Ping Xin was equally furious inside. Oh, you Little White, I treated you so well; you gave Nuwa a hundred Immortal Dresses and only gave one bag— not a thousand, not a hundred, just one. To one-up Wa Niangniang, the Great Compassion Grand Ping Xin also lied. But it wasn’t exactly a lie; there were a thousand, and the remaining nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine were yet to be delivered.
Inside the Yuxu Palace, Bai Jin sneezed~ sneezed~ twice in succession.
The Primordial Venerable sitting in the main seat looked down with an odd expression on his face.
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