Chapter 971: Killing to Silence

The monk revealed his murderous intent; they had only been in this Nanzhan Buzhou for a few years, and compared to those sects, the gap was truly too vast.

Wishing to spread the teachings was fraught with difficulties.

Those commoners did not know of the Buddhist Sect, so naturally, they did not trust these monks; the wealthy classes in the towns were almost all connected to the disciples of the major sects, so naturally, they would not believe in Buddhism.

As for the bottom-tier commoners, they did not have much faith, though of course, it was not entirely absent; if the sects in various regions had Ancestors in the Heavenly Court behind them, they would certainly promote it vigorously, and if they did not, they would naturally ignore it.

In reality, there was not much worship of Immortals and deities on the side of the Taoist Sect.

Those who followed the Divine Dao of incense and fire were at most those who were on the Investiture of the Gods list; other Immortals were Immortals, so naturally, they did not care.

In the eyes of the Buddhist Sect, that was truly too wasteful.

However, after several years, their gains were not significant.

Firstly, sects in various regions often obstructed their proselytizing; secondly, their Buddhist Sect had no reputation in Nanzhan Buzhou, so naturally, no one was willing.

Although the bottom-tier commoners had not read books, it did not mean they were fools; the places where they lived were all controlled by those sects.

The sects would dispatch disciples to frequently patrol the surroundings to defend against demon beasts and monsters.

And since the Buddhist Sect had provided no help, yet wanted them to worship and believe in Buddhism, how could that be possible?

Therefore, some disciples of the Buddhist Sect thought of some dark methods.

The monk Zhixin was one of them; he was in the Earth Immortal Realm, and he chose to come to the territory of the Qian'an Sect because the Qian'an Sect's strength was not great.

The plan was originally well-laid: start from remote villages and towns, then slowly expand to the surrounding cities.

As a result, they encountered several Taoist practitioners right at the beginning.

It just so happened that his actions were discovered by the other party; once this spread, it would be a significant blow to their Buddhist Sect.

Those of the Taoist Sect would certainly make a big issue out of this, and by then, it would be even more difficult for them to spread their teachings here.

Once he thought of this, the monk Zhixin felt increasingly anxious, and naturally, he unconsciously thought of killing them to silence them.

As long as he wiped out everyone who knew about it, then their Buddhist Sect would remain as pure as a white lotus.

"Heh!"

"Discovered, and the bald donkey wants to kill to silence us?"

Zhang Liang looked at the other party and suddenly sneered; these people were naturally very sensitive to murderous intent.

Moreover, the leading monk was only in the Earth Immortal Realm, while they were either True Immortals or had the cultivation of Heavenly Immortals; how could the other party's hidden murderous intent be hidden from them?

"Amitabha! Fellow Daoists, you jest. This poor monk is a person who has left the secular world; how could I kill?"

Zhixin's intentions were pointed out, and his heart tightened instantly; he almost lost his composure, but after taking a deep breath and clutching his Buddha Beads, he slowly spoke after reciting a Buddhist name.

"Hmph!"

"A person who has left the world? Bald donkey, do not gild your own face; your actions are simply no different from the Demonic Path. The Buddhist Sect is indeed worthy of being called Heterodox Paths, no different from those evil demons and heretics."

Zhang Liang mocked him again.

At this, Zhixin and the few monks behind him could finally no longer hold back; they had not cared when the other party called them bald donkeys one time after another.

After all, in the Buddhist Sect, being called a bald donkey was quite common.

Especially over in the Western Niuhe Continent, when those evil demons and heretics encountered the Buddhist Sect, the names they used were even more unpleasant.

They could tolerate the other party calling them bald donkeys, but they absolutely could not tolerate anyone slandering the Buddhist Sect in any way, even if what they had just done was indeed like the Demonic Path, that was only their personal behavior.

"Heh!"

"The Buddhist Sect is truly worthy of being a group of sanctimonious people."

Zhang Liang continued to mock, and the few monks could no longer restrain themselves.

They charged toward Zhang Liang and the others to kill.

The few of them were fierce and malicious, no longer wearing the kind expressions they had before; this sudden change also gave the people in the village a big fright.

The village elder who was leading them could not help but exclaim: "Immortals, be careful!"

Clearly, he had not expected these monks to launch a sneak attack.

However, what they saw was Zhang Liang and the others standing there motionless, wearing smiles.

Except for Zhixin, who was in the Earth Immortal Realm, the other monks were only in the Refining Spirit Realm; compared to Zhang Liang and the others, who were already True Immortals.

In their eyes, these few monks were no different from mortals.

The monks' attacks struck in front of the group but were blocked by a defensive Immortal light; that layer of Immortal light, like a galaxy, separated their attacks.

In just an instant, the great monk Zhixin felt a shock in his heart; he finally understood where the trace of crisis he had felt earlier had come from.

It turned out that all of this came from these few people.

Previously, he had felt that the other party's cultivation was not high, but now he suddenly discovered that he could not see through these people at all.

Seeing their defensive Immortal light, the monk Zhixin understood in an instant that these people were actually playing the trick of "playing the pig to eat the tiger" on him.

Anger, fear, and terror—all sorts of emotions flooded into his mind.

In the end, only one thought remained in the monk Zhixin's heart: to run away.

He abandoned his companions directly and fled without looking back.

This escape technique was clearly also a divine ability of the Buddhist Sect, and it looked like the Inheritance was not simple.

However, in the next second, he felt a force in front of him blocking him.

"Wanting to leave now? I'm afraid it's a bit too late."

Looking at Zhang Liang who had appeared in front of him, the monk Zhixin felt his heart grow increasingly cold.

"What do you want to do? My master is the Daluluohan; if you dare to touch me, my master will not let you off!"

The monk Zhixin immediately roared at Zhang Liang, though his words were fierce, his heart was cowardly.

But although his voice was loud, it could not cover up the fear in his heart.

"Not even putting up a fight, just using your backing to scare me."

Zhang Liang sneered even more.

"Daluluohan, it sounds quite impressive."

After Su Fan's pointers, he also roughly understood that an ordinary Arhat has roughly the cultivation of a Golden Immortal.

This strength is indeed not bad.

If it were before, he would probably have had to struggle with the decision; of course, it was not about whether to let this person go or not, as he was definitely going to kill him.

But he would have had to consider how to avoid that Golden Immortal Arhat.

But now, he is not worried; a mere Golden Immortal-level Arhat cannot threaten them, as he has a Golden Immortal with the combat power of a Taiyi Golden Immortal by his side.

If they really dare to come over, they would not mind slaughtering an Arhat Golden Immortal.

After truly seeing the methods of the Buddhist Sect, Zhang Liang did not have a single shred of good will toward the Buddhist Sect; previously, he even wondered if Su Fan had some prejudice against the Buddhist Sect.

Now it seems, just as Su Fan said, that the Buddhist Sect is not full of good people.

If the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will go aslant; from the behavior of these monks, it can be seen that the higher-ups of the Buddhist Sect are not all people of high moral character either.

Although every faction has its treacherous villains, the behavior of these people from the Buddhist Sect has already crossed his bottom line.