Chapter 110: Zixiao Palace FinalizationHongjun did not speak, nor did he look at other people, but only looked at Hongyun. Hongyun, on the other hand, looked at Hongjun calmly. Gradually, the abnormality of the two people attracted the attention of other saints, and they could not help but look at them in shock. As the four saints were arguing, they realized that the atmosphere was not right, and soon they all quieted down. Everyone was looking at Hongjun and Hongyun. Suddenly, Hongjun took the lead in restraining his breath, looked at Hongyun, then looked at the saints, and said: "This is not a place for discussion, let's go to Zixiao Palace!" After saying this, Hongjun disappeared in a flash. After Hongjun left, everyone's eyes were focused on Hongyun. Zhen Yuanzi asked, "Hongyun, what happened?" Everyone looked at Hongyun. Hong Yun just sighed, shook his head, and then flashed to Zixiao Palace. Seeing this, the saints had no choice but to follow.
In Zixiao Palace, everyone sat on the cushions one by one. On the platform, Hongjun sat silently. Hongjun's eyes swept across the saints, and finally stopped at Hongyun, and said, "Hongyun, what do you have to say about this catastrophe?" Hongyun said: "There is no explanation." "Hmm?" Hongjun looked at him. Hong Yun said: "This time, the catastrophe is nothing more than the Jie Sect being destroyed by the Four Saints, or vice versa, destroying the other two major sects." "This is destiny, it has nothing to do with good or bad luck!" Hearing this, Zhunti could not help but get anxious and said, "Sixth Brother, Buddhism was also founded by you! How can you say such a thing?" Hong Yun ignored him and just looked at Hong Jun and said, "Teacher, I wonder if what I said is right or wrong?" Hongjun nodded slightly and said, "Good!" Then he asked the saints, "Do you have anything else to say?" Saint Taiqing was the first to shake his head, and then Yuanshi Tianzun gritted his teeth and shook his head as well. Master Tongtian just smiled faintly. Obviously, as the big winner, he had nothing to say. The face of the Saint Jie Yin was full of bitterness, but he didn't know where to start. Only Zhunti was still unwilling to give up. After thinking for a while, he said, "Teacher, it's ok that Tongtian destroyed my sect, but he also took away my treasure. Please, teacher, return the Chaos Bell to me!" As soon as Zhunti said this, Tongtian Sect Master immediately laughed. The laughter sounded particularly harsh to Zhunti's ears, making his face red, but he still looked at Hongjun pleadingly. Obviously, he doesn't want to give up the Chaos Bell, which is a treasure. Daozu Hongjun closed his eyes, as if he was thinking about how to deal with it. After a moment, Hongjun opened his eyes, but shook his head and said, "Okay, Zhunti, I have given you the Chaos Bell, but you failed to keep it, so it's not my fault." "Go back!"
Zhunti had no choice but to sit back. In this calamity, he really lost completely. Not only was his incarnation beheaded and his great sect destroyed, but he also lost an innate treasure. Such a loss made him sad just thinking about it. When the Saint Jie Yin standing nearby saw this, his face became even more bitter. But at this time Hongjun had already made his conclusion, even if they were saints, he had no choice but to accept it. Fortunately, Buddhism is divided into Mahayana and Hinayana. Now, in fact, it is Mahayana Buddhism that is being destroyed, while Hinayana Buddhism, due to its special doctrine, cannot be destroyed. The doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism is to save all living beings, while the doctrine of Hinayana Buddhism is to save oneself and not others, and to practice alone and become a Buddha after experiencing countless hardships. The Buddha of Mahayana Buddhism is different from that of Theravada Buddhism. The Buddha of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizes that "if you have Buddha in your heart, you can become a Buddha." No matter whether it is heaven, earth, humans, gods, ghosts, or any evil ways, as long as you put down your butcher knife, you can become a Buddha right away. The Buddhas of Mahayana Buddhism have varying levels of cultivation, with the weakest even only at the level of Taiyi Jinxian. However, it is different in Theravada Buddhism. Once one achieves success, one will have great supernatural powers and immense magical powers. Every Buddha in Theravada Buddhism has the strength of a quasi-saint. Therefore, Mahayana Buddhism will be destroyed, but Hinayana Buddhism will not, because several Buddhas of Hinayana Buddhism include the incarnations of Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi. There are the World-Honored King Buddha, the Ancient Buddha of Pure Merit, as well as the Amitabha Buddha who guides people, and the Cundi Buddha Mother. These four Buddhas are the foundation of Theravada Buddhism and ensure that Buddhism will not be completely extinct. This is to prevent the great religion from being destroyed and the merits from being dissipated, thereby preventing one from being knocked down from the sainthood. Otherwise, Mount Xumi would have been destroyed by the Jiejiao, and Zhunti and Jieyin would have been knocked down from their saintly positions long ago, and their lives would have been even more miserable than they are now. But the root of Theravada Buddhism is the four saints themselves. It is too difficult to completely destroy Buddhism. As a result, Zhunti and Jie Yin still maintain the realm of saints. However, even so, the destruction of Mahayana Buddhism caused the two to lose a lot of merit and cultivation. Now among all the saints, there is no doubt that the two of them are at the bottom again. This also makes everyone more aware that the truth of enlightenment through merit is unreliable and will change with the increase and decrease of merit. If one day all merits are wiped out, one will truly be knocked down from the saintly position. But to be honest, as of now, all the saints have their own defenses against this, and it is difficult for them to be knocked down from their sainthood. Not to mention the saints Hongyun and Taiqing, in addition to their merits and virtues, they also achieved the true Hunyuan Dao fruit by proving the Dao through the world and beheading the three corpses respectively. However, no matter how merits and virtues increase or decrease, it is difficult to affect the two of them. Next, although Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu only achieved enlightenment through merit, their merit mainly came from the merit of creating the world. This is their foundation, so as long as this ancient world is not destroyed, the merits of the two of them in creating the world will be secure, and they don’t have to worry about being knocked down from their saintly positions. Furthermore, as long as Nuwa can ensure that the primitive human race is not completely extinct, her merit in creating human beings will be extremely stable. Nowadays, the human race is the protagonist of heaven and earth, with the most luck and the greatest merits. However, Nuwa's cultivation is unprecedentedly powerful, so there is no need to worry at this time. Zhen Yuanzi's merits mainly include two parts: one is his own Earthly Immortal Religion, and the other is Theravada Buddhism.
But it is similar to Jie Yin and Zhunti. As long as these two religions are not destroyed, Zhen Yuanzi's merit will be stable. After all, not to mention the Earthly Immortal Sect, to destroy Theravada Buddhism would actually mean killing all four saints. Who can do it? It is precisely because of this that when Buddhism was first established, everyone said that Hong Yun was a scoundrel. This method of forcibly locking merits is really too shameless. At this time, Daozu Hongjun said again: "Due to the battle between you saints, the great land of Honghuang was divided into four parts during this catastrophe. Since then, it has become four continents, namely: Dongsheng Shenzhou, Nanzhanbuzhou, Xiniuhezhou and Beijuluzhou." "These four continents, plus the four seas of the wild world, are the earthly immortal world. Apart from this, you saints are very powerful, so you can no longer easily enter the three realms in the future, especially fighting within the three realms, otherwise there will be heavenly punishment." Upon hearing this, the saints were shocked, but they did not dare to object and nodded in agreement. Finally, Hongjun said to Master Tongtian: "Although you have won a great victory this time, you must remember that too much is as bad as too little. After you go back, you can ask Shen Gongbao to establish the List of Gods and confer titles to the gods, and then this matter of conferring gods will be completed." Tong Tian Jiaozhu naturally agreed when he heard this. However, when Yuan Shi Tianzun heard the name of Shen Gongbao, his eyes lit up and flickered slightly, as if he was thinking about something. After saying this, Hongjun let all the saints leave, leaving only Hongyun. (End of this chapter)