Chapter 543: The Water and Land Dharma Assembly Should Be Hosted by You

Once that happened, they would inevitably be punished by the Tang Emperor Li Shimin.

The monks of the Jinshan Temple were not unaware of this, but facing the huge benefits of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly, they had been blinded.

The Maitreya Buddha outside the Thirty-Third Heaven, looking at the scene before him, wished he could slap all the monks of the Jinshan Temple to death with one palm.

Looking at the Tang Emperor Li Shimin who had already embarked on the path arranged by their Western Buddhism, the Maitreya Buddha had originally thought that things would proceed smoothly, but he did not expect the problem to arise here.

And the most critical point was that the Maitreya Buddha could not make a move now.

It was not that there was any existence that the Maitreya Buddha feared; they were all just a group of mortals.

It was just that among them was Cihang, the reincarnation of Avalokiteshvara. Once he made a move in front of Cihang, the Buddhist teachings contained in the Maitreya Buddha’s magic power would very likely awaken Cihang’s memory as the Great Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.

In that case, the person to obtain the scriptures for the Buddhist Sect’s Journey to the West plan would be unable to serve.

After all, this position could only be held by someone who had forgotten the memories of their past life.

Just when the Maitreya Buddha was grinding his teeth in hatred, fortunately, Qin Shubao stood out at this moment.

"What are you arguing about, a group of mediocre people? If I let you host the Water and Land Dharma Assembly, you will only harm His Majesty. Where is Cihang?"

Qin Shubao knew very well that the main purpose of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly was to rid the Tang Emperor Li Shimin of the soul of the Jinghe Dragon King that was entangling him.

Therefore, he naturally could not choose this group of mediocre people; otherwise, if any mistake occurred, it would lead to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin facing the Jinghe Dragon King again.

Although previously, with the reminder from the Buddhist Sect, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin had already agreed to the Buddhist Sect’s conditions, who could guarantee that no accidents would happen?

Therefore, if Qin Shubao was going to do this, he would do it perfectly, leaving no flaws.

Otherwise, the fate of Yuan Tiangang was still fresh in Qin Shubao’s memory!

"General Qin, this little monk is Cihang. I wonder what instructions the General has?"

Cihang, having been named by Qin Shubao, stood out directly.

"What instructions? The Water and Land Dharma Assembly will be hosted by you. If anyone in your Jinshan Temple dares to disobey, they will be like this wall."

Qin Shubao directly smashed the courtyard wall of the Jinshan Temple with one punch, using this to threaten the monks in the Jinshan Temple so that they would not dare to sabotage it in secret.

After all, this concerned the life of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, and Qin Shubao could not allow any accidents to occur.

"Amitabha!"

At this moment, seeing Qin Shubao’s violent methods, the group of monks who had been arguing endlessly were also frightened, so they had to chant the Buddha’s name to calm their fearful hearts!

Outside the Thirty-Third Heaven, the Maitreya Buddha, looking at the violent Qin Shubao, was not angry at all; instead, he decided that Qin Shubao was a person with Buddhist affinity.

After all, if it weren't for Qin Shubao violently breaking the deadlock, I fear the Buddhist Sect’s Journey to the West plan would have been ruined by this group of old monks.

"Amitabha! Cihang pays respects to Master, pays respects to all the Great Masters!"

Although Cihang had been directly chosen by Qin Shubao, there was not a ripple in his heart; instead, he remained as calm as water, as if he did not know what the Water and Land Dharma Assembly meant.

Although Cihang no longer had the memories of the Great Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara from his past life, some things were engraved in his bones, and even reincarnation could not erase them.

"Haha! The Buddhist disciple’s comprehension is profound; the Water and Land Dharma Assembly should be hosted by you!"

After being threatened by Qin Shubao, this group of old monks did not dare to fight for power and profit in this matter anymore; after all, Qin Shubao really dared to kill people.

On the other side, in the Great Tang imperial palace.

Qin Shubao naturally reported everything about the Jinshan Temple to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin in detail.

Upon hearing how unbearable the monks of the Jinshan Temple were, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin also felt some worry in his heart.

After all, this was a major event concerning his own life, so naturally, it could not be too cautious.

Fortunately, compared to Yuan Tiangang of the Daoist Sect, because the Jinghe Dragon King had been driven away by the Buddhist teachings chanted by the Buddhist Sect, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin still had some confidence in his heart.

However, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin’s confidence existed under the condition that all of this had been arranged by the Western Buddhist Sect.

Thinking of this, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin felt very wary and angry in his heart!

As the emperor of the human world, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin could be said to have never been so aggrieved, but in this Primordial World, facing the gods and Buddhas all over the sky, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin had no way out.

"Shubao, according to what you said, is the Buddha-nature of that Cihang monk truly so profound?"

The Tang Emperor Li Shimin finally asked, still feeling a bit uneasy.

"Your Majesty, how profound the Cihang monk’s Buddhist teachings are, this subject does not know for now, but compared to the other monks of the Jinshan Temple, Cihang is far superior."

"Therefore, in this subject’s view, to be able to host this Water and Land Dharma Assembly and deliver the soul of the Jinghe Dragon King, it must be Cihang!"

Qin Shubao had only heard that the Cihang monk’s Buddha-nature was profound and that he had been chosen as a Buddhist disciple by the Buddhist Sect.