Primordial World: Big shots are all my friends-Chapter 898 - 821: Changes in the Three Realms

"Alas~ Heavenly Demon King, your words are misplaced. Since you’re already here, going back now would make me seem inhospitable. I’ve already had Huan Tao prepare a feast. No matter what, you must eat and drink to your heart’s content before leaving today." Bai Jin looked at Kui Gang Dharma Ancestor with a generous expression.

Kui Gang Dharma Ancestor declined politely: "Thank you for your kind offer, Sect Hierarch, but I have long abstained from food, so there’s no need for a feast."

"Do you despise me? Do you think that the Demon Sect Headquarters is too simple?" Bai Jin looked at Kui Gang Dharma Ancestor with displeasure, thinking, having run into this Black Demon Mountain, you want me to let you off easily?

Seeing no escape, Kui Gang Dharma Ancestor immediately extended a hand and declared: "How could I despise you, brother? Today, we brothers won’t leave until we’re thoroughly drunk." Once drunk, you can’t do anything to me.

"Haha~ Dharma Ancestor, how straightforward! Please~" Bai Jin laughed, extended his hand, and led Kui Gang towards the mountain.

"Dharma Ancestor, what do you think of the trees here?"

"They have a myriad of postures, each with its own character."

"But they lack some spiritual energy! I’ve heard there’s a banyan tree in your place that forms a forest by itself, and it’s an Innate Spirit Root."

"If the Sect Hierarch hadn’t mentioned it, I would have forgotten. I’ll give it to you."

"I feel so embarrassed about this."

"As brothers, it’s the right thing to do. How can a mere tree compare to our friendship?"

"Then I must thank the Dharma Ancestor."

"Dharma Ancestor, what do you think of this grand hall? Magnificent, isn’t it?"

"It’s somewhat lacking. How could such a grand hall match the status of the Sect Hierarch? Fortunately, there is an abandoned grand hall in the Dark Abyss. I’ll give it to you."

"How can I accept this?"

"Brother, you must accept it; otherwise, I will be uneasy."

Bai Jin noticed that Kui Gang Dharma Ancestor was getting the hang of things.

...

As time slowly passed, Bai Jin steadily and surely established himself in the Demon Realm. With the help of the Taoist Ancestor, he completed some of the tasks of the Demon Ancestor, gradually securing his position as the Demon Realm Young Ancestor, above Kui Gang Wutian.

At this moment, Buddhism flourished across the Three Realms, with its influence spreading everywhere. In the Tang Dynasty’s 108,000 temples, many buildings lingered in mist and rain. Buddhist cultivators also roamed the Primordial World, establishing sites of great power from the Buddha Sect in the three realms and four continents. Although Buddhism was still poor, its prestige peaked.

The reputation of the Heavenly Court was overshadowed by Buddhism, its image reversed. In the eyes of the Three Realms Creatures, the Heavenly Court Gods were seen as mighty as prisons, indifferent and cold.

However, the impression of the Buddha of Buddhism was one of compassion, wisdom, detachment from fame and fortune, all eager monks to help rescue the common people from fire and water.

In the Heavenly Court, Nezha angrily stormed into the Judicial Temple, with a Fire-tipped Spear in hand, muttering: "Damn it! Damn it!"

In the back garden, Yang Jian, Sun Wukong, and Ao Bing were lounging in reclining chairs, basking in the sun. Ordinary tasks could be handled by the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, and it was rare that they were needed.

Seeing Nezha storm in, Yang Jian laughed and said, "Nezha, what’s wrong? Who made you so angry?"

Ao Bing glanced over and chuckled, "Nezha, I remember you went to the Lower Realm to capture the Nine Netherworld Ghost Mother. From the looks of it, you failed, didn’t you?"

Shaking his head, he said, "You couldn’t even capture a mere Ghost Mother? You’re slipping."

Nezha fumed, "Ao Bing, what do you mean I’m slipping? I already killed the Ghost Mother, in accordance with the Heavenly Rules."

Ao Bing asked in confusion, "Then why are you still upset?"

Nezha jumped into a reclining chair, exclaiming in frustration, "I’m angry at Buddhism.

The Nine Netherworld Ghost Mother emerged, using her Innate Divine Ability to smuggle herself back to the mortal world from the Underworld. After being detected by the Underworld, they immediately reported it to the Heavenly Court. I was ordered by Brother Yang Jiao to descend and capture the Nine Netherworld Ghost Mother.

After descending, I commanded the Mountain God, Land, River God, and Door God in the mortal world to track the Ghost Mother’s whereabouts. After numerous investigations, I finally found the Nine Netherworld Ghost Mother in Baili City on the Nan Zhanbu Continent. She had already transformed into a beautiful woman, married a man, and was using this to conceive ghost children. By the time I discovered her, she had already had three ghost children, and harmed three men."

Yang Jian sighed, "Mortals believe that as Immortal Gods with vast divine skills, we can do whatever we want, that we are omnipotent, yet they do not know that even immortals have moments of powerlessness. Do not blame yourself too much, this matter isn’t your fault."

Sun Wukong chuckled, "When I, Old Sun, enforced the Heavenly Rules, I also saw many evil deeds. Feeling angry, Old Sun’s way was to smash those miscreant demons and ghosts into pieces with my staff.

Nezha, you should learn from Old Sun. Release your anger."

Nezha snapped, "Listen to me first."

Yang Jian replied with a laugh, "Go on~"

"After discovering the truth, I immediately acted to suppress the Ghost Mother. But she was very cautious, and her first move was to escape into a temple in Baili City. When I was about to enter to suppress the Ghost Mother, I was blocked by monks inside the temple, along with a crowd of Buddhist believers.

The elder inside the temple fabricated a ridiculous story, claiming that the Ghost Mother was actually a pitiful woman who died for love and was thus trapped by it. Her marriage with another man was an attempt to see through passion.

As for the three husbands she killed, they were all faithless and heartless, deserving retribution from the Ghost Mother.

Those foolish believers actually believed these lies, and thousands of citizens and children gathered at the temple, swearing to resist the Heavenly Court and protect that pitiful female ghost, even saying that those men died because of their own past life’s karmic debts.

Fools, utter fools, unable to distinguish between right and wrong." Nezha fumed with anger.

Yang Jian frowned and asked, "Nezha, what did you do?"

"I dismantled the temple, killed the Nine Netherworld Ghost Mother, and abolished the cultivation of all the monks."

Yang Jian slightly shook his head, saying, "Not good, by doing so, you’ve undoubtedly gained a bad name in Baili City."

Nezha grumbled, "What could I do? They’ve all gone mad."

Ao Bing couldn’t help but add, "Second Brother, don’t blame Nezha. I’ve encountered quite a few similar things myself.

The one that sticks out the most is when I was ordered to capture a demon that liked to eat human entrails. That demon suddenly sought refuge with Buddhism, shaved his head, became a monk, and uttered ’lay down the butcher’s knife, become a Buddha immediately,’ saying things like cutting off the mortal world and letting bygones be bygones, becoming a Bodhisattva under Ma Yuan Venerate King Buddha.

I wasn’t as lucky as Nezha. At that time, Ma Yuan Venerate King Buddha personally intervened to stop me, and the demon was converted to Buddhism.

There have been too many such incidents. It’s infuriating that Buddhism converts demons who violate Heavenly Rules, and not those who violate Heavenly Rules. Otherwise, one might really wish to see the Heavenly Rules flatten Buddhism."

Nezha also nodded, "Since Emperor Gouchen left for the Demon Realm, Buddhism’s great momentum has left us feeling stifled. Buddhism is too good at seducing people’s hearts."