Chapter 1079: Jieyin Wants to Surrender

In Chaos.

Looking at the ruined Jiletian, which was being assimilated by Chaos, Jieyin Daoren and Zhunti Daoren were both beyond tears.

This is truly a case of the city gate catching fire and bringing disaster to the fish in the moat.

In reality, if it were only the world of Jiletian, they would not care if it were destroyed.

With their abilities, they could open up another Jiletian at any time.

The key is that within Jiletian, there were trillions of believers and hundreds of millions of sect members and disciples.

The Great Shang Celestial Dynasty dominated the Primordial World, and Buddhism had no choice but to migrate to Jiletian.

This included all of their elite disciples.

But with the sudden, massive explosion, all the believers and over ninety-nine percent of the disciples were reduced to dust.

They scrambled in a panic, yet only managed to save fewer than a million people.

A million people.

It sounds like a lot, and in reality, it is not a small number.

But compared to the original hundreds of millions of sect members and disciples, it was practically the destruction of their sect.

The only consolation was that most of the disciples at the Golden Immortal level and above were unharmed.

Otherwise, they would truly be weeping.

Zhunti Daoren's face was full of sorrow: "Senior Brother, you and I have worked hard for millions of years, and now it has all gone down the drain in an instant. This Laozi is truly hateful."

"Sigh!"

Jieyin Daoren was also filled with a look of misery.

Although most of the disciples at the Golden Immortal level and above were saved, these people alone could not support the development of Buddhism.

The Great Shang Celestial Dynasty dominates the Primordial World; although they have not banned Buddhism, they dare not easily enter the Primordial World.

To develop, they must rely on sect members and disciples.

He had already sensed that seventy percent of Buddhism's fortune had suddenly vanished.

But at this moment, he could only comfort Zhunti Daoren: "Junior Brother, no matter what, the foundation of our Buddhism remains, and you and I are still here; it is much better than the situation back then.

The Three Pure Ones have all perished.

Even Taiqing Heaven, Shangqing Heaven, and Yuqing Heaven have all been destroyed, and the disciples of the three sects have been buried within them.

The three sects are already in name only."

Although there are still tens of billions of disciples of the three sects in the Primordial World, with the Three Pure Ones all dead and the direct disciples of the three sects all having perished, what meaning is there in having so many disciples?

They do not need the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty to take action; they will fall apart on their own.

Zhunti Daoren said resentfully: "It is all Laozi's fault. I misjudged him in the past; I never expected him to be so ruthless. It would have been one thing to harm Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu, but to drag us down with him even in death."

Jieyin Daoren's face was full of misery, and he only sighed.

He did not blame Laozi.

In his heart, there was only horror and bewilderment about the future.

One must know that Laozi had swallowed Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu, condensed the Pangu Primordial Spirit, and obtained the Immortal Execution Sword.

Yet even so, he was actually forced by Di Qi to self-destruct.

And this was just as the Immortal Execution Sword Array had been set up.

From this, one can see how desperate Laozi was at the time and just how strong Di Qi is.

Perhaps Di Qi is already on par with the Dao Ancestor.

Jieyin Daoren secretly speculated.

This speculation seemed somewhat absurd, but his reason told him that it was likely not far from the truth; otherwise, it would not have forced Laozi, who had condensed the Pangu Primordial Spirit, to despair and self-destruct.

Furthermore.

It is one thing for you, Di Qi, to be strong, but you have actually cultivated ten Saints!

Is this an attempt to defy Heaven?

Earlier, when Laozi provoked Di Qi and the two entered Chaos to fight, he and Zhunti Daoren had intended to go up and watch the battle, but when they discovered Nuwa and the others rushing into Chaos, they were immediately terrified.

The Three Sovereigns, Changxi, Longji, and the five sons of Di Qi had all actually become Saints.

Worried about being swarmed, how could they dare to approach?

With Great Shang being so strong, how can their Buddhism develop in the future?

The key is that these ten Saints are not the final number. Since Di Qi can cultivate ten Saints, he will certainly be able to cultivate twenty, thirty... or even more in the future, just like those Quasi-Saints and Great Luo Golden Immortals of Great Shang.

Di Qi must have mastered a mature method for cultivating Saints.

This is unsolvable.

Seeing Jieyin Daoren's expression, Zhunti Daoren quickly understood what the other was thinking, and his face grew even more sorrowful: "Senior Brother, what shall we do next?"

Jieyin Daoren pondered for a long time before looking up and saying faintly: "Junior Brother, let us submit to Di Qi."

"Ah!"

Zhunti Daoren exclaimed, completely stunned.

They are Saints, after all, high and mighty; to think they would have to submit to Di Qi.

Jieyin Daoren said calmly: "Di Qi is too strong; we are simply no match for him. In the past, we still had Jiletian, and we could still scrape by. But now, what do we have left?

Di Qi does not spread his orthodoxy, so he has no direct conflict of interest with us, nor will he restrict us from preaching.

Only by returning to the Primordial World can we achieve better development.

You must know that now, not only the Three Pure Ones, but even Zhenyuanzi and the others are all dead.

【Note: This line appears to be a garbled anti-scraping message and is not part of the narrative.】

If we return to the Primordial World to preach, who would be our opponent?"

Nuwa did not establish a religion, and now that she has entered the inner palace of Di Qi, she is even less likely to proselytize in the future.

Houtu, whose roots are in the Wu Clan, likewise has not established a religion.

Haotian and Yaochi returned to Zixiao Palace.

The Quasi-Saints of the Yin Shang, who enjoy the destiny of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty, will likewise not proselytize.

It can be said that if Buddhism returns to Honghuang, it will have absolutely no rivals.

To make Buddhism flourish is their obsession.

Besides, is it really so shameful to bow one's head and concede to someone comparable to the Dao Ancestor?

When all is said and done, Honghuang is still a place where the strong are respected.

Zhunti Daoren fell into deep thought, and only after a long while did he slowly nod and say, "But Senior Brother, will Di Qi accept it?"

Jieyin Daoren affirmed, "If it were in the past, Di Qi certainly would not have, nor would he have dared to accept. But with his current cultivation and the strength of the Yin Shang, we are already no longer held in his eyes."

Zhunti Daoren's expression was unsightly, yet he had no choice but to nod.

The Yin Shang is too strong.

Strong enough to accept the surrender of Buddhism without any worries whatsoever.

……

In the Chaos Beyond the Heavens, there are the six Great Worlds of Wa Palace, Taiqing Heaven, Shangqing Heaven, Yuqing Heaven, Jiletian, and Wuzu Heaven; only Wuzu Heaven was spared in this great explosion.

Because Wuzu Heaven has Pangu Hall.

With Pangu Hall to Suppress it, Wuzu Heaven could be described as impregnable, but it was impacted by the great explosion into the depths of Chaos, already trillions of miles away from the Primordial World, and its speed has not yet ceased.

By the time Wuzu Heaven stops and Houtu pushes it back near the Primordial World, it is estimated to be hundreds or thousands of years later.

……

Pfft!

In the depths of Chaos, Luo Hou sprayed demonic blood wildly all the way, his aura fluctuating unsteadily.

He was lucky.

Upon discovering Nuwa and the other eleven Saints, he was so frightened that he hurriedly fled far away, and thus he was able to survive the great explosion.

Yet he was also severely wounded and on the verge of death.

A thousand years of healing, only to end up healing for nothing.

"Di Qi! Di Qi!"

Luo Hou gritted his teeth, filled with hatred.

At this moment, his hatred for Yin Qi had long since surpassed that for Hongjun.

If not for Di Qi, how could he have failed to achieve his ambition, instead suffering heavy injuries time and time again?

"Sigh."

Yang Mei sighed and walked out from the Chaos.

Looking at Luo Hou, whose injuries were even more severe than they had been a thousand years ago, he was also quite speechless.

Luo Hou smiled awkwardly: "Fellow Daoist, you mock me. It is just that in this state of mine, I fear the time to enter the Return Ruins must be postponed." (End of this chapter)