Chapter 311: Our Buddhist Sect Knows No Fear

It's not that he won't let go, nor that he will let go; the monk stands there, somewhat dull-witted.

Seeing that he neither allowed passage nor spoke, Hong Zun had not yet said anything when the black tiger demon king beneath him roared angrily.

"Bald donkey, why don't you open the door and let them through? What are you standing there stupidly for?"

Huh???

Hearing this, the monk turned his gaze toward the sound; he had only been paying attention to the Dao Yi Sect disciples earlier, not noticing the mounts of the crowd, and merely glanced over casually.

But upon looking now, the monk's eyes widened instantly—what the hell is this?

He saw a stout black tiger glaring at him with a fierce expression; most astonishingly, this fellow was actually a demon king–level cultivator.

Holy crap, a demon king actually willingly serves as a mount?

"What are you looking at? Be careful I eat you."

Faced with the monk's stare, the black tiger demon king bellowed angrily, but before his words finished, he got a slap on the head, and then all that was heard was Hong Zun shouting.

"Can't you speak politely? Show some respect to this Buddhist high monk."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Hearing this, the black tiger demon king turned his head with a sheepish grin, his words full of fawning; his attitude was completely different from before.

After having tasted the blood tiger demon king and the white tiger demon king, and upon learning that Hong Zun actually wanted to replace it,

this fellow suddenly seemed to have opened his mind overnight, his attitude toward Hong Zun being extremely fawning and respectful, exactly like a loyal beast pet.

In response, the blood tiger and white tiger behind him wore looks of contempt, inwardly cursing.

"This is truly a disgrace to our tiger clan."

Meanwhile, Qing Shi and Shi Song, who were on their backs, smiled and nodded.

"Not bad, as the saying goes, those who know the times are outstanding; you should learn from them and cooperate more when you have nothing to do."

Huh???

Hearing this, the blood tiger demon king and the white tiger demon king were both stunned—cooperate? Cooperate with what? This beast, they'd rather kill it than cooperate at all.

As for those few monks, they were even more shocked to the extreme.

Has the Dao Yi Sect become this powerful? Even demon kings of the demon race bow and submit, willingly serving as beast pets?

As for what happened, these monks naturally don't understand; they only know that the Dao Yi Sect is truly overwhelmingly strong, even their beast pets are at demon king level.

But the more this is so, the leading monk dares not let them through; after thinking it over, he can only ask for instructions.

Upon hearing this, Hong Zun frowned slightly, but still nodded and said.

"Hurry up."

"Yes, yes, senior, please wait a moment."

Hearing this, the monk didn't dare delay; he quickly took out the manifestation formation disk and contacted a Buddhist stronghold elsewhere.

Inside Putuo Temple, the abbot Juexin was chatting with an old monk when the manifestation formation disk suddenly lit up—someone from below was coming to report.

They said the Dao Yi Sect had arrived.

Hearing this, Juexin said indifferently.

"Since they've come, receive them well; don't be neglectful."

The proceedings of the Ten Thousand Buddha Grand Assembly had long been set; what's there to ask? In response, the monk inside the formation light curtain wore a helpless expression.

"Abbot, no, something has changed—there are a lot more people coming from the Dao Yi Sect."

"Many people? What kind of change is that? Just receive them according to the plan."

"But they've come with over twenty thousand people."

"Just two......... how many did you say?"

"Over twenty thousand."

Juexin heard this, his old face wrinkling—over twenty thousand people? What are they planning to do?

"Who are they?"

"The Divine Sword Peak's peak master Hong Zun, the Grand Elder Qing Shi, the Jade Maiden Peak's peak master Bai Hua Xianzi, the Ten Thousand Formations Peak's peak master Zhang Tianzhen, the host Second Elder Shi Song, as well as Divine Sword Peak, Jade Maiden Peak, all the elders, stewards, and disciples."

Good grief, this lineup doesn't look like they're here to attend the Ten Thousand Buddha Grand Assembly at all.

Juexin's brow furrowed ever tighter.

"Are they really here to attend the Ten Thousand Buddha Grand Assembly?"

"According to what Hong Zun said, they were ordered by the Dao Yi Sect's sect master Qi Xiong to represent the Dao Yi Sect in attending the Ten Thousand Buddha Grand Assembly."

"Qi Xiong?" Upon hearing this, Juexin felt increasingly uneasy.

I had only spoken with Qi Xiong a few days ago about spreading the Dharma, and now this fellow has brought over twenty thousand people to attend his Putuo Temple's Ten Thousand Buddha Grand Assembly.

Could there be some scheme behind this?

As for Qi Xiong, Juexin is not very familiar with him, nor does he understand him.

But regarding Su Luoxing, he is quite clear; from Su Luoxing's perspective, Juexin is certain that this is a deeply scheming person.

Otherwise, why would Su Luoxing repeatedly suffer losses at his hands?

We must guard against it, but we also cannot keep the Dao Yi Sect out.

First, because Juexin originally planned to take advantage of this Ten Thousand Buddha Grand Assembly to discuss spreading the Dharma with the Dao Yi Sect.

Other sects are easy to talk to, but the Dao Yi Sect must absolutely nod; without its approval, the Buddhist gate cannot accomplish this.

He dare not go to the Dao Yi Sect to court death; Juexin is a very cautious person who also knows how to endure.

That's why he wants to discuss this on his own turf, so he'll have more room to maneuver and more means at his disposal.

Second, simply refusing the Dao Yi Sect at the door wouldn't work either—how would the other sects view that?

If the Dao Yi Sect doesn't come, probably about half of the sects would leave.

Don't underestimate the Dao Yi Sect's foundation in Dongzhou.

After thinking it over, Juexin still spoke in a low voice.

"Let them pass, but keep them under strict surveillance; don't let them cause any trouble."

With over twenty thousand people, although the lineup is not small, on their Fomen territory it seems there's no need to worry too much.

If the entire Dao Yi Sect were to come, then Fomen would probably have to go into full alert.

But if it's only the disciples of the two peaks, that's still fine; it wouldn't leave Fomen unable to cope.

There are some dangers, but they should be controllable; being careful will keep things fine—this is Juexin's idea.

Having obtained Juexin's permission, Ye Zhangqing's group finally passed through the Formation at the entrance.

However, as soon as they entered the Formation, a group of strong cultivators from Putuo Temple came forward, led by the Head of the Precept Court of Putuo Temple, Juehui, a powerful cultivator who had attained perfect cultivation in the Shèngjìng realm.

With palms pressed together, Juehui spoke with a fierce expression.

"I, a humble monk, have greeted you all, fellow cultivators."

It's not that Juehui harbors any malice; it's just that this guy looks fierce and evil.

Especially with a shaved head, shiny and bright, triangular eyes, thin lips, and sharp gaze, this person gives off an extremely sinister feeling.

After exchanging greetings, Juehui immediately invited everyone to go to Putuo Temple, saying that lodging had already been arranged.

Everyone didn't think much of it, nodded in agreement, and then, under Juehui's lead, they all went to Putuo Temple.

It is huge, not inferior to the Dao Yi Sect in size; the entire Putuo Temple is divided into six courts and eighteen temples.

The eighteen temples, built according to special positions, make the whole Putuo Temple look, at a glance, like a massive beast crouching on the ground.

Unlike ordinary temples, Putuo Temple was not built in the mountains but on a vast plain.

They arranged a huge courtyard for the Dao Yi Sect people, large enough to accommodate over twenty thousand, and yet it did not feel crowded at all.

At the same time, for ease of surveillance, following Juexin's order, it was also placed very close to the main temple, almost sharing a wall.

They called it a sign of importance, but in reality it was just placing you under the watchful eyes of the many powerful cultivators of Putuo Temple.