Chapter 497

Once touched, even the Heavenly Dao cannot save them.

The current Underworld has established no small amount of majesty within the Three Realms.

No one is permitted to offend it.

Except for the Nether Underworld itself.

The disciples of the four teachings have also had their own developments.

Under the leadership of Daoist Duobao, the Jie Sect, as expected, did not deviate from Xiang Hongxuan's expectations.

Over these years, the Jie Sect's orthodoxy has not fallen behind.

On the contrary, its scale is extremely vast.

Duobao was always a person of ambition.

He had always wanted to accomplish something great.

To develop the Jie Sect, Duobao had always exhausted his efforts.

He even made numerous reforms.

The former ten thousand immortals of the Jie Sect had either fallen, were on the list, or were converted; very few remained.

Now, after several thousand years, Duobao has once again recruited a large number of disciples.

The number of people in the Jie Sect has increased once more.

Moreover, unlike the Tongtian of the past, Duobao does not recruit disciples without restraint.

Today, the standards of the Jie Sect are much stricter than one might imagine.

At the very least, those "bad apples" who damage the Jie Sect's fortune are absolutely never recruited.

Even if they appear internally, they are purged at the first opportunity.

And it must be said, after these years, Duobao has truly achieved something.

It is not just Duobao who is diligent.

The other remaining disciples of the Jie Sect have also one by one passed down their orthodoxy in the Earth Immortal World.

Each of them has also developed well.

Especially Wudang and Guiling, who enjoy no small reputation throughout the Three Realms.

They are already capable of interacting with those top-tier Quasi-Saint powerhouses.

Because of this, although the current Jie Sect cannot reach the level where it once crushed other sects,

it is still one of the top-tier forces in the Three Realms.

It has never fallen out of the first tier.

Also because of the Jie Sect's existence, the lives of those Jie Sect disciples on the list in the Heavenly Court are quite decent.

At the very least, they are not isolated or bullied by others.

Compared to the Jie Sect,

the former Western Sect, now the Buddhist Sect, has developed in a way that is not the least bit inferior, and perhaps even more so.

The inheritance of the Buddhist orthodoxy can be described as even more fanatical.

Especially in their base, the West Aparagodaniya Continent, orthodox inheritances are everywhere.

Not only the orthodox forces, but even the kingdoms are all incredibly devout to Buddhism.

Any that do not believe can hardly exist.

Except for the East Purvavideha Continent, where the three sects guard strictly and do not allow Buddhism to preach.

The South Jambudvipa Continent has also begun to be slowly infiltrated by Buddhism.

It is estimated that before long, the Buddhist forces within the South Jambudvipa Continent will also become more and more numerous.

At that time, Duobao of the Jie Sect also seems to have set his sights on the South Jambudvipa Continent.

He also intends to preach there.

The open strife and veiled struggles within are even more intense and exciting than imagined.

Xiang Hongxuan cannot help but sigh at the magnitude of Duobao's change.

Because of the change in Duobao's fate, Xiang Hongxuan also has a deeper understanding of the Great Dao of Fate.

Xiang Hongxuan even unexpectedly discovered that the former Chan Sect disciples—Guangchengzi, Chijingzi, Cihang Daoist, Juliusun, Daoxing Tianzun, and Qingxu Daode Zhenjun—have now also one by one sincerely converted to the West.

They have even become Buddhas or Bodhisattvas of the Buddhist Sect.

Of course, there is no lack of former Jie Sect disciples among them.

The conversion techniques of Jieyin and Zhunti are truly something to be wary of.

Because of this, the East has always been extremely wary of and extremely disgusted by the West's conversion techniques.

They have even classified them as evil arts.

For this reason, the East and the West have had no shortage of slaughter and battle.

The current master of the Buddhist Sect is Shakyamuni Buddha.

The reincarnated body of Jieyin's Good Incarnation.

He awakened countless ages ago.

He returned and completely took control of the Buddhist Sect.

This Good Incarnation avatar, after undergoing reincarnation, actually formed an independent personality.

It can no longer return to the original Jieyin.

It has directly become a complete individual.

Because of this, Shakyamuni Buddha can no longer reach the former realm of Sub-Saint.

In several thousand years, he has only cultivated to the late stage of Quasi-Saint.

Without the foundation of a Saint's avatar, reaching Sub-Saint is no simple matter.

Of course, for Shakyamuni Buddha,

this matter is not necessarily a bad thing.

At the very least, forming an independent individual now means having an infinite future.

If he were still a Three-Corpse avatar, even if he recovered the Sub-Saint realm, he would never be able to break through to the Saint realm.

But the current Shakyamuni Buddha is different.

Although he is only at the late stage of Quasi-Saint now, far from the Sub-Saint realm,

in the future, he may not be unable to achieve the Saint realm.

And rival the original Jieyin. ===== CHAPTER 498 =====