Chapter 549: Rulai: Lingshan has never been a pushover!

Rulai was a bit bewildered at this moment; how did the situation suddenly turn out like this?

The Twelve Ancestral Witches had actually surrounded him, and it seemed he hadn't done anything, nor had he provoked anyone?

"Esteemed benefactors, what is it that you wish to do?" Rulai asked. Although he was calm on the surface, he was panicking a bit inside.

Although his strength was greater than that of the current Ancestral Witches, no matter how strong he was, he could not withstand a joint beating from eleven Ancestral Witches, and the Ancestral Witches had thick skin and tough flesh, making ordinary divine abilities ineffective.

Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, and Kunpeng breathed a sigh of relief.

These eleven brutes had finally changed targets; damn it, to think they had suffered such a great loss.

At this moment, the Three Demon Emperors were bruised and swollen; where was their initial high spirits and carefree ease?

"Dijun, Taiyi, Kunpeng, don't relax yet; I'll beat you up again in a while."

The Thunder Witch Ancestor Qiangliang turned his head to add this, which left the Three Demon Emperors stunned.

"Only a fool would stay here."

Kunpeng prepared to retreat, but he forgot that this expanse of heaven and earth had long been sealed by the Space Law of the Space Ancestral Witch, resembling a wall of copper and iron; one could enter, but one simply could not get out.

To the side, the Jade Emperor wore a strange expression; how did the Ancestral Witches and Rulai get into a conflict!

But thinking about it, it made sense; over these years, Buddhism had caused no shortage of trouble in the Underworld, both openly and secretly.

Although this Nine Nether Underworld was opened up by Houtu Great Heavenly Venerable, most of the forces within it belonged to the Heavenly Court and Buddhism.

For instance, were the Ten Yama Kings not an agency belonging to the Heavenly Court in the Underworld?

Of course, the establishment of the Ten Yama Kings did indeed reduce a lot of pressure on the Underworld; after all, in the Three Realms and Six Paths, the dead souls were endless, and if they were not governed uniformly, the Underworld would not know what kind of chaos it would be in.

As for Buddhism, they placed Dizang Wang in the Nine Nether Underworld, doing nothing but spending all day converting dead souls.

He swore, "If hell is not empty, I vow not to become a Buddha!"

Perhaps Dizang Wang was indeed a practitioner with great perseverance, and converting dead souls was also an act of Merit.

But did those dead souls really need Dizang Wang to save them?

Did Houtu not create the Six Paths of Reincarnation so that dead souls could be reincarnated, good people could be humans in their next life, and sinful beings could be cast into the Chusheng Dao, Preta Path, or Asura Path to suffer, wash away their resentment, and after thousands of lifetimes, become humans again, perhaps even becoming immortals?

Theoretically, the goals of Dizang Wang and Houtu were similar, but Houtu's Six Paths of Reincarnation were more advanced, conforming to the operation of the Heavenly Dao, and bestowed with great Merit.

Dizang Wang's conversion through Buddhist Dharma seemed as if it were forcibly converting them with cultivation, which was inferior compared to the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and from another perspective, it was clearly like snatching Merit from Houtu!

This was the Jade Emperor's view, so it was valid for the Twelve Ancestral Witches to want to find trouble with Rulai now.

Back when he was in the Purple Heaven Palace, the Jade Emperor was still a little Daoist boy, and the first time he saw the Twelve Ancestral Witches, he knew they were actually "sister-cons," crazy about doting on their sister, and couldn't bear to see their sister Houtu suffer even the slightest grievance.

Now that the Twelve Ancestral Witches had been resurrected, the things that Saint Houtu could not do, the Twelve Ancestral Witches could help stand up for.

"This guy Rulai is going to be unlucky."

The Jade Emperor had originally intended to mediate the battle, but seeing that the Twelve Ancestral Witches were about to spar with Rulai, he watched with great interest.

Below.

Sun Wukong's eyes were shining; even a fool could see that the Twelve Ancestral Witches were going to mess with Rulai, another earth-shattering battle.

Bajie sighed, holding a watermelon and gnawing on it, saying:

"There are really so many melons today!"

"Yeah, so many melons. Second Senior Brother, look, your belly is even bigger than it was before," Heixiong said.

"I was caught by Kunpeng Old Ancestor before, and I was so scared that I lost over ten pounds. What's wrong with eating more now to make up for it?" Bajie said as a matter of course.

"This fool." Sun Wukong shook his head.

If it were before, he would have kicked him over long ago.

But considering the previous bitter-meat trick, he would let this fool enjoy himself for a while.

"Guanyin, Rulai is about to be mobbed, and you're just watching?" Xuanzang teased.

He had not expected such behavior from the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

However, if Rulai was unhappy, he was very happy.

"..., Xuanzang, you are also a member of Buddhism, and the heaven-ordained Scripture Seeker, and your cultivation is at the Great Luo Golden Immortal Late Stage. Now that the Buddha is in danger, how can you turn a blind eye?" Guanyin said.

"I am just an ordinary mortal. Buddhism has no name for me, the Heavenly Court has not conferred any official position, and there is no monthly salary. Why should I risk my life?" Xuanzang said.

"Since you have entered the Empty Gate, all four elements are empty; why care about those external things? And with your realm, what use are they to you?" Guanyin said, her eyes showing a bit of disappointment.

Actually, one couldn't blame Guanyin; under the cleansing of Buddhist Dharma in Buddhism, all Bodhisattvas and Arhats basically took the Buddha as their standard, wholeheartedly dedicating themselves to Buddhism and forgetting the self.

If Xuanzang had grown up in Lingshan since childhood, even if he had transmigrated here, bathing in Buddhist Dharma every day, he would likely have had his nature twisted, his true self changed, and become a pawn of Buddhism.

Fortunately, although the Old Monk was strict, he was not that unscrupulous, and in terms of education, it was all thunder and little rain.

"If all four elements are empty, then why seek scriptures, save people, or want Merit?

Bodhisattva, let's speak plainly. This Scripture Seeking is, to put it bluntly, just a plan to build momentum for Buddhism and completely suppress Taoism. In the end, isn't Rulai just wanting to be the sole power rather than a three-legged balance?" Xuanzang said.

Hearing this, Guanyin wanted to refute, but since things had reached this point, those grand principles were just empty words and meaningless.

Although Rulai was surrounded by the Twelve Ancestral Witches, he still heard these rebellious words from Xuanzang, which made him feel stifled with anger; if not for the situation, he would have really wanted to give Xuanzang two slaps.

"Ancestral Witches, I am the present Rulai Buddha of Lingshan of the Western Sect. I do not wish to be entangled in Karma with you all, so please make it convenient," Rulai said.

A flash of lightning crossed Qiangliang's mind, and he suddenly realized: "The Western Sect, isn't that the sect of the two Saints, Zhun Ti and Jieyin?"

Zhurong continued: "I vaguely remember that when the Dao Ancestor gave his first lecture, those two shameless guys were crying and wailing, and they even occupied the prayer mat of that bird-man Kunpeng."

"..." Kunpeng was speechless, and his heart was filled with regret.

If he hadn't given up his seat back then, he would surely have had a seat among the Saints today.

It was a pity that he hadn't understood the Heavenly Dao at that time, otherwise, he would never have given up the prayer mat, no matter what.

Rulai's face gradually darkened; these twelve brutes were actually making fun of Saints.

"The Way of the Saint is not something we can speculate about. Ancestral Witches, since you have been reborn, you should grasp the opportunity to start over, rather than being so reckless, forgetting the lessons of the ancient times, and repeating the same mistakes," Rulai Buddha said, implying that the Ancestral Witches should not ruin themselves.

Since the Ancestral Witches would not give him face, he did not need to give them face either.

Although they were a bit hard to fight, their Lingshan gang was not to be trifled with.

"Ouch, Big Brother, this big-headed guy is lecturing us," Qiangliang said loudly.

"Why waste more words? Hit him," Gonggong said with a cold expression, staring fixedly at Rulai.

"Thunder Law: Lightning Dragon Technique!"

Qiangliang took the initiative, unafraid of Rulai, and instantly ten thousand bolts of Thunder enveloped Rulai.

Rulai's expression remained unchanged; he raised his hand and unleashed the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, turning the world upside down.