Chapter 71

In the past Primordial World, with ten thousand immortals coming to court, the Jie Sect’s power was extremely prosperous.

The Chan Sect and the Western Sect could not compare to it at all.

So it could be said that it was the world of the Jie Sect back then.

"Not the Jie Sect, then it’s Buddhism?" the Holy Mother Jin Ling said.

"That’s right, junior sister; not only does it belong to Fomen now, but it will also belong to Fomen in the future," Tathagata smiled. "This is the general trend of the Heavenly Dao, the heaven and earth calamity; no one can stop it."

Heaven and earth calamity.

The past dominance of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin tribes, or the Lich Great Calamity, or the Investiture of the Gods Great Calamity.

In the end, there were people who responded to the calamity, and there were also creatures who rose up.

After the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin came the Lich tribes.

After the Lich tribes came the human race.

After the Investiture of the Gods Great Calamity came the era of gods and Buddhas.

"Senior brother Duobao, I don’t believe it, and the Master doesn’t believe it either," the Holy Mother Jin Ling said in a deep voice. "So, is this the reason you joined Fomen and became the Buddha?"

Tathagata’s eyes were complex upon hearing this.

Duobao of the Jie Sect becoming the current Tathagata had also gone through many things.

"Junior sister, everyone has their own fate; perhaps this is my fate, and breaking free from the Investiture of the Gods is also your fate," Tathagata said slowly, speaking in Buddhist language.

"Fine, Tathagata, I didn’t come here to waste words; hand over the Jie Sect disciple Wu Yun Xian," the Holy Mother Jin Ling stated her purpose.

Wu Yun Xian.

The head of the Seven Attendant Immortals, who had defeated Guangchengzi and the others, was also a leader among Quasi-Saints.

He was a Quasi-Saint powerhouse comparable to Lu Ya, Kong Xuan, Randeng, Zhao Gongming, and others.

This was one of the top powers of the Jie Sect, and the Holy Mother Jin Ling naturally wanted Wu Yun Xian to return.

"Wu Yun Xian." Tathagata shook his head. "Junior sister, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but Wu Yun Xian is trapped in the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool, and it is a restriction set by a Saint in the Merit Pool. How could I have the power to lift this restriction?"

"Tathagata, you don’t need to worry about that; tell me where the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool is. I believe the Saint left the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool in Lingshan," the Holy Mother Jin Ling said in a deep voice.

"Otherwise, don’t blame me and Wudang."

Looking at the high-spirited Holy Mother Jin Ling, Tathagata’s eyes closed slightly, accompanied by a sigh.

"Fine." Tathagata nodded, stretched out his palm, and pointed slightly toward the Great Leiyin Temple.

Buddha light permeated and fell to that place.

"Boom..."

Terrifying energy raged constantly in that world, and the Buddha light vibrated endlessly from time to time.

A moment later.

A thick Fomen power spread out from within, and under the shroud of this power.

Those weak Fomen powerhouses could feel their strength had a shocking improvement.

This was a supreme treasure.

The supreme treasure of Fomen.

This was also natural.

The Eight-Treasure Merit Pool was the treasure of the Saint Jieyin, gathering a certain amount of Fomen merit power.

It could be said that the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool was also the foundation of Lingshan.

So it was normal for the Holy Mother Jin Ling to say that Tathagata knew about the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool.

As the Buddha Tathagata of Fomen, the biggest big shot in the current Great Leiyin Temple was Tathagata.

If he didn’t know, who would?

It was just that before it was born, the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool was hidden by Tathagata.

Now, according to the Holy Mother Jin Ling’s request, Tathagata let it come out.

This was also Tathagata looking at his past as Duobao, having the senior brother and junior sister relationship with the Holy Mother Jin Ling.

But he could only help to this extent; more things were impossible to do.

He was the Tathagata of Fomen.

Not Duobao of the Jie Sect.

If the Holy Mother Jin Ling came to deal with Buddhism, he, Tathagata, would also take action.

"Junior sister, this is the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool, and Wu Yun Xian is inside, but there is a Saint’s restriction there. What can you do?" Tathagata shook his head.

Wanting to rescue Wu Yun Xian was impossible.

Even if the Holy Mother Jin Ling had broken free from the Investiture of the Gods, it was the same.

There was a huge gap between a Saint and a non-Saint.

It was precisely because of this that Tathagata also had a goal in his heart: to prove the Dao of Hunyuan and become a legendary Saint.

Being the leader of Fomen was a big part of the reason for this.

"Tathagata, you don’t need to worry about that," the Holy Mother Jin Ling said, flipping her jade hand, and a long sword appeared in her hand.

This long sword rippled with shocking Great Dao laws.

Those Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and other Fomen powerhouses couldn’t even look directly at it; they could only feel the terrifying tearing sensation in their souls.

Only those above the Da Luo Golden Immortal could look directly at it slightly.

Just a long sword had such a terrifying feeling; this was probably a true top-tier spiritual treasure.

Top-tier spiritual treasure.

Apart from those few innate supreme treasures, they were the most terrifying spiritual treasures.

Like the three sisters’ Hunyuan Golden Dou, it could be considered a top-tier spiritual treasure, but in terms of ranking, it was not truly the top.

The long sword in front of her could be like this.

The Holy Mother Wudang was not surprised.

She had known before that the Holy Mother Jin Ling had this weapon.

And that was exactly why.

The Holy Mother Wudang had followed Jin Ling here.

This long sword proved that what Jin Ling said was permitted by their Master, Tongtian Jiaozhu.

"Qingping Sword." Tathagata felt a shock in his heart when he saw this long sword.

As the former Duobao, Tathagata naturally knew this long sword; it was Tongtian Jiaozhu’s treasure of enlightenment.

It could be said that compared to the four Immortal-Slaying Swords, the Qingping Sword was even more important to Tongtian.

How could Tongtian Jiaozhu give the Qingping Sword to the Holy Mother Jin Ling?

Even as a personal disciple, this was impossible.

"Qingping Sword." The Medicine Buddha, Moonlight Bodhisattva, and other Fomen powerhouses were also shocked.

Although some weak Fomen powerhouses didn’t know the legend of Tongtian Jiaozhu, those who survived the Investiture of the Gods and then became Fomen powerhouses all knew Tongtian Jiaozhu.

Even though Tongtian Jiaozhu failed back then.

That was also one against four.

One person fighting against four Saints.

Losing was also understandable.

It wasn’t that Tongtian Jiaozhu was useless; it could only be said that the enemy was too powerful.

"No, it’s not the Qingping Sword." Tathagata took a deep breath and looked carefully. "This is an incarnation of the Qingping Sword’s power."

"That’s right, senior brother Duobao, it seems your vision is still good; you were worthy of being called Duobao in the past," the Holy Mother Jin Ling smiled.

"Jin Ling, the Dao Ancestor ordered that Saints cannot intervene in mortal affairs; does the Sect Leader want to defy this?" Tathagata said quickly.

With the power of the Qingping Sword, breaking the restriction of the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool should still be very easy.

Tathagata knew this.

But doing so meant Tongtian Jiaozhu was defying the Dao Ancestor’s orders.

"Tathagata, you are no longer the senior brother Duobao of the past; this is not something you need to worry about," the Holy Mother Jin Ling snorted coldly.

Immediately after, she stepped forward, and the Qingping Sword in her hand turned into a terrifying sword light and blasted toward the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool.

Terrifying Saint power spread from the Qingping Sword.

The surrounding Bodhisattvas and Buddhas were firmly suppressed to the ground.