Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 1069 - 676: The Buddhas of Spiritual Mountain Threaten the Demon Child, and the Uxorilocal Son-in-law Plots the Campaign Against Tang (Part 2)
"This step falls upon my disciple."
"You are still amidst the Emotion Tribulation, entangled with the Source Sea Fire God, Primordial Dao Sect, Emperor Mother, Thousand-Headed Snake Father, Motherly Sect, the Xiu Family, Demon Buddha Temple among others, all giving you considerable trust, nearly influencing all Human Clan nations within the Search God Realm."
"Given this, my disciple, you ought to harbor compassion, using the power of your Emotion Tribulation to open a Convenient Gate for these forces and nations, inviting the Spiritual Mountain to settle in." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"We will also dispatch numerous [Medicine Glazed Monks] to various countries to eliminate calamities, helping you to Perfect your Emotion Tribulation in return."
"On the day the calamity in the Search God Realm falls to our Sramana, it will be the time for you and your master to each attain the Bodhisattva and Buddha status."
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A straightforward and brutally direct statement.
Even the most foolish could understand.
Those countless Mystical Pearl Avatars of Tao Buddha's son are now all Love Sages, being the uxorilocal sons-in-law of major powers. Though the title sounds unattractive, their actual influence is extraordinary.
Compared to the bashful original, the Demon Child Body is indeed free-spirited, and immensely skilled in romance.
Zhu Rong's Daughter Ba, the Green Lotus Fairy of Primordial Sect, Rainbow Maidens, Green and White Snakes, the Xiu Family's legitimate daughter...These strikingly beautiful women have all been bewitched by this Secret Demon pretty face, bewitched in body and soul, loving and obedient.
Jin Tuo Monk is also aware of these, hence requiring Tao Qian to utilize all his "Mystical Pearl Avatars", acting as undercover agents to influence these women ensnared in his emotional web, to make their respective forces open a passage for the incoming Medicine Glazed Monks from the Spiritual Mountain, to eradicate the slowly spreading Tarnished Compassion Evil Poison.
On the surface, this seems to be all profit without harm.
After all, even the Xiu Family cannot solve the Tarnished Compassion Evil Poison.
Since All Heavens Buddhism can solve it and is willing to help, who would refuse?
In other realms, indeed so.
Yet in the Search God Realm, it's entirely different.
The realm has reached its final stage, whoever can grasp the great advantage, earning the full recognition of the Heavenly Dao Origin, will devour the entire world.
Winner takes all!
These calculations were already clear to Tao Qian when he saw the projection of the Ten Trillion Buddha Lands entering the realm and the Tarnished Compassion Buddha Dust revealing its flaws, thus requiring no further thought.
Tao Buddha's son instinctively thought of refusing.
Unfortunately, he hadn't even conceived his first excuse when.
Sensing his hesitation, Jin Tuo Monk's expression slightly cooled before cheerfully pointing in all directions, saying:
"Nephew disciple, look around, hearing you are about to attain the [Peach Blossom Pure Land Bodhisattva] fruit status, even the Buddhas of the Spiritual Mountain can't resist coming to witness the talent of their junior."
"All the Arhats, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas are satisfied, this disciple chosen by Daoist Jin Chanzi, a prominent future disciple of the Merit Buddha lineage."
Before these words settled.
An alarming bell rang in Tao Buddha's son's heart.
Looking around, indeed seeing around Peach Blossom Temple's surroundings, the temples and monasteries belonging to different Arhats, Bodhisattvas, and even Buddhas, originally only filled with incense, now each divine statue became vivid, a terrifying aura brewing within them.
Though still void, but already surrounded by different Buddha Qi, evidently capable of descending and showing saintly presence at any moment.
Witnessing this, feeling the ominous pressure overwhelming this territory, Tao Buddha's son maintained a radiant smile outwardly, cursing inwardly.
Meanwhile, connecting his thoughts to his original self and to Tao Buddha Child who was arduously rowing, complaining:
"The Buddha's Son Body was indeed correct, I, the Demon Child Body, am about to lose control."
"Those cultivating Buddhism, are indeed all this insidious."
"Afraid that I won't comply, nearly making the true forms of the Eighteen Arhats, Ten Great Bodhisattvas, and even some Buddhas descend over a mere invitation."
"Oh well, cultivation must have its price, anyway earlier I have reaped much from my Cheap Master Saint Monk Jin Chanzi's generous bait, indeed cannot exempt from paying the due price now."
"Isn't it just about having an insider spy? I, as the Demon Child, am well-versed in such matters."
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Once Tao Buddha Child had an inkling, the rest was easy to manage.
This fellow was incredibly thick-skinned, as if he had never hesitated, and took on the task without delay.
He even went so far as to involve Jin Tuo Monk and a group of "good brothers from Ling Mountain," even directly casting spells to make all the believers in Taoyuan Country passionately offer incense for all the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas to enjoy, proactively leaving a bit of their divine thought and taking the initiative to offer strategies, making a show of willingness to go through fire and water for Ling Mountain.
This show of respect indeed fooled the Buddhas of Ling Mountain.
These Arhat Bodhisattvas and Buddhas, each of them experienced and possessing great divine skills.
Yet they could not imagine for the moment that a Secret Demon Child who had pledged himself to the Saint Monk was behind mastering a Divination Worm.
Earlier, when they were all on Ling Mountain and were heavily guarded, although Tao Buddha Child had gleaned quite a bit of insider information through the Divination Worm, some critical points remained obscure.
Now they had delivered themselves willingly, and all believed it was the time when the major situation was about to be achieved, dropping their guard entirely. The previously hidden secrets were gradually being fully spied upon by the Divination Worm.
These realizations were completely unbeknownst to them.
Before leaving, Jin Tuo Monk, smiling, advised Tao Qian with these words:
"Nephew, do not blame the old monk for being verbose. Now you are on the verge of achieving Bodhisattvahood, it's time you make a decision quickly."
"Some secret demon divine skills do indeed have impressive power, but how can they compare with the Great Methods of our Buddhist Sect?"
"If you don't wish to waste years of cultivation in vain, you might as well learn from the One-horned Buddha Mother, practice or create some Dharma Protector Venerables to separate out the secret demon powers and Source Qi, using Buddhist methods to control demons, achieving the best of both worlds."
"I have received your teachings and will surely comply."
Seeing the obedient look on Tao Buddha Child's face, Jin Tuo Monk smiled with satisfaction and returned to Ling Mountain with his good brothers.
Finding peace and quiet once more, and confirming that those Bodhisattvas and Buddhas who nearly descended have returned to the Buddha Lands, Tao Buddha Child maintained a smiling expression and returned to the main temple to sit cross-legged.
In his heart, he directly linked with his true self, the Buddha's son body, sharing the secrets he just extracted from these good brothers, and without hesitation began pondering how to scheme against the Buddhas of Ling Mountain.
"The bald monks have devised a poisonous plan, but they do not intend to immediately dispatch the Medicine Glazed Luminous Tathagata Monk."
"They plan to wait another nine days until the Tarnished Compassion Evil Poison fully erupts, and the entire Search God Realm is filled with Tarnished Compassion Evils before launching formally."
"Subsequently, thousands of Glazed Monks will descend the mountain with the Medicine Master's Pots to collect all the Tarnished Compassion."
"But this is just the first wave. The Tarnished Compassion Evil Poison is deeply rooted in this realm, removing the first wave is only scraping off the surface rot, not touching the root of the problem. A second wave of catastrophe, ten times more ferocious than before, will erupt in a month, at which time Ling Mountain will shirk responsibility, claiming that within the realm is Little Ling Mountain, just avatars of the Buddhas, unable to quell such a ferocious catastrophe."
"Afterward, my Cheap Master, who has been imprisoned by the line of the Forbidden Mountain Lord, will voluntarily step forward to sacrifice himself, transforming all his cultivation, flesh, and accumulated merits over the lifetime into a single column of Sandalwood Merit Incense. Once ignited, it can invite the true bodies of the Buddhas to descend, especially the Medicine Glazed Luminous Tathagata Buddha."
"By that time, the great momentum is unstoppable."
"The descent of thousands of Buddhas will conveniently swallow the entire Search God Realm, and the Saint Monk Jin Chanzi will achieve perfect merit, attaining Buddhahood."
Speaking to this point, Tao Buddha Child paused for a moment.
Then, with a sinister smile, he continued:
"I plan to go along with their first wave, allowing those Medicine Glazed Monks to descend the mountain, after all, to catch a thief, one must seize the stolen goods."
"These gods and demons, the Daoist lineage, each are incredibly powerful, but they are also scattered and disorganized, to unite them against the All Heavens Buddhism won't be easy, it requires ironclad evidence."
"The operation is rather simple, my avatar, Ma Jia Taixu Daoist, has completely gained the trust of the Eight-Armed Demon Third Prince, using him as a breakthrough point to first persuade the Primordial Sect, urging the sect to connect with other gods, demons, and Daoist lineages, secretly uniting them... taking advantage of the moment when my Cheap Master is self-sacrificed to invite the thousands of Buddhas to descend."
"Then come forward to expose the details of the Tarnished Compassion Great Tribulation. With the face of the Buddhas of Ling Mountain, they surely won't admit it at that time."
"The goal is for them not to admit it, otherwise, the ongoing Worldwide Attack on Tang drama cannot proceed."
"My true self, Tao Buddha Child, what do you think of this scheme, is it worth a look?"
