[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-prehistoric-i-was-told-to-sell-goods-but-i-becam":3,"chapter-prehistoric-i-was-told-to-sell-goods-but-i-becam-prehistoric-i-was-told-to-sell-goods-but-i-becam-chapter-545":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Prehistoric: I Was Told to Sell Goods, But I Became the Supreme of the Myriad Worlds",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2146188,3561,"Chapter 545: The Buddhist Sect Soars in the Great Tang","prehistoric-i-was-told-to-sell-goods-but-i-becam-chapter-545",545,"\u003Cp>Therefore, the Cihang monk initially set a forty-nine-day Buddhist scripture deliverance, and if that didn't work, the Cihang monk was also prepared to extend the time to eighty-one days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goal was to completely deliver the Jinghe Dragon King, resolve the worries of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, and thereby make Buddhism flourish in the Great Tang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Cihang monk had an indifferent heart toward worldly things like wealth and fame, he was very concerned about the propagation of Buddhism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, having such a good opportunity this time, the Cihang monk would not, would not want to, and could not miss it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what the Cihang monk did not know was that this matter, under the arrangement of the Maitreya Buddha, was already all set, with only the east wind missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eyes of the Maitreya Buddha, the so-called Water and Land Dharma Assembly was just going through the motions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the soul of the Jinghe Dragon King, in the end, was still under his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Maitreya Buddha were willing, I fear the soul of the Jinghe Dragon King would have been \"delivered\" on the first day of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Maitreya Buddha would not do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because although the Water and Land Dharma Assembly was just a process, it was a key step in starting the Journey to the West.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the longer the Water and Land Dharma Assembly lasted, the more it could elevate the status of the Western Buddhist Sect in the heart of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, it would be able to lay a sufficient foundation for the Cihang monk after he returned from obtaining the scriptures on the Journey to the West, making the Buddhist Sect soar in the Great Tang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was the first day of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly. At this moment, the Cihang monk was seen leading one thousand three hundred and fourteen eminent monks who had walked out of the Jinshan Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, in the eyes of others, this group of monks all looked like eminent monks who had attained the Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They walked all the way, led by Qin Shubao, and came directly to the venue of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly that had been specially prepared for them outside the Xuanwu Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, under the command of the Cihang monk, this group of monks sat down one after another and began to chant Buddhist scriptures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, the originally quiet Great Tang imperial palace suddenly heard the Sanskrit of the Buddhist Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the chanting of these more than a thousand monks, half of Changancheng could hear the Sanskrit of the Buddhist Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tang Emperor Li Shimin was originally sitting in the main hall of the imperial palace, holding the morning court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since it was established that the matter of the Jinghe Dragon King’s soul would be handled by the Buddhist Sect, the Jinghe Dragon King had never troubled the Tang Emperor Li Shimin again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this rarely allowed the Tang Emperor Li Shimin to have a good rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, today the Tang Emperor Li Shimin was full of energy, so he had the ministers hold the morning court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Great Tang was now at its peak, so all the officials were performing their duties, and no major events had occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, even for the morning court, there were no urgent matters to report; instead, they were reporting some trivial matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also at this moment that he heard bursts of Sanskrit coming from outside the Xuanwu Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin’s expression was calm, but his eyebrows had some slight changes, making it impossible for others to see what he was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after a while, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin revealed a smile, looked at the ministers in the main hall, and said with a smile: \"Since there are no major events today, and it happens to be the first day of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly, why not go and observe it with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"After all, I believe none of you, like me, have ever seen this grand ceremony of the Buddhist Sect. It will be a feast for the eyes today!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you command!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way to the Xuanwu Gate, the ministers and the Tang Emperor Li Shimin had different thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some ministers were very curious in their hearts, holding a brand-new mindset to observe this Water and Land Dharma Assembly held by monks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And some ministers thought more about this matter; now that the Tang Emperor Li Shimin was employing monks, did it mean that the Buddhist Sect was about to flourish in the Great Tang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, what should they do to benefit themselves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tang Emperor Li Shimin was walking at the very front of the civil and military officials, followed by Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong, then Zhangsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, and finally the civil and military officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the arrival of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, the monks who were chanting scriptures at the Water and Land Dharma Assembly were chanting absent-mindedly, instead looking at the figure of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eyes of the cultivators of the Primordial World, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin was just an ant, but in the eyes of mortals, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin was an emperor through the ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, for this group of monks, now that they finally had a chance to observe the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, they naturally did not want to miss it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, the originally uniform chanting of scriptures now had intermittent gaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, such a situation had no effect on the Cihang monk; on the contrary, set off by this group of monks, the Cihang monk appeared even more unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tang Emperor Li Shimin, seeing that this group of monks performed so poorly, was a bit displeased in his heart; fortunately, in the end, looking at the figure of the Cihang monk, his impression of the Buddhist Sect was not so bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin took the lead and bowed before the Buddha statue that represented the face of the Buddhist Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the Buddha statue of the Buddhist Sect was no longer the Tathagata Buddha of the past, but had been changed to the Ancient Buddha Dipankara and the Maitreya Buddha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Tang Emperor Li Shimin taking the lead, the civil and military officials following behind him followed suit and began to offer incense and worship the Buddha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Tang Emperor Li Shimin finished worshiping the Buddha statue, the Cihang monk, also leading a group of monks, paid respects to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the Tang Emperor Li Shimin was giving the Buddhist Sect so much face, as the host of the current Water and Land Dharma Assembly, the Cihang monk naturally would not let the Tang Emperor Li Shimin lose face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, in the eyes of outsiders, the relationship between the Tang Emperor Li Shimin and the Buddhist Sect looked simply harmonious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, neither the Tang Emperor Li Shimin nor the Cihang monk could know the thoughts in each other’s hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at this moment, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin looked at the Cihang monk and affectionately held the Cihang monk’s palm: \"Don't delay the Water and Land Dharma Assembly because I am the Son of Heaven. Deliver the souls of the dead well; this is the matter of great merit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this matter can be accomplished, I will renovate your Jinshan Temple, and you, Cihang monk, can enter and leave the imperial palace to pay respects at will!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this reward did not seem like much, its significance was extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must know that those who could enter and leave the imperial palace to pay respects to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin at will were only a few people, such as Qin Shubao, Yuchi Gong, Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wuji, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must know that these were all the confidants of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, so one could imagine that the Tang Emperor Li Shimin’s reward was not ungenerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This poor monk thanks Your Majesty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cihang monk, upon hearing this, rarely revealed a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not because of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin’s deep love for him, granting him the right to enter and leave the imperial palace to pay respects to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin at will, but because the Cihang monk heard that the Jinshan Temple would be renovated afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>",1442,"2026-06-16T17:41:10.335Z","2026-06-16T17:59:16.012Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","b94488029ed08dfb385851a7a1c5989d0dcdf27a0cf3f232183d07808f57c24c","prehistoric-i-was-told-to-sell-goods-but-i-becam-chapter-546","prehistoric-i-was-told-to-sell-goods-but-i-becam-chapter-544",548,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fprehistoric-i-was-told-to-sell-goods-but-i-becam-cover.jpg"]