The first battle between the Future Buddha and the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord erupted just like that.
“During the calamity, there were a few fellow Daoists who never showed themselves.”
The Incongruence Divine Mother’s voice seemed to have penetrated through the ages and reached the present, “According to what the South Pole and North Star Daoists said, they were most likely within that jade door. However, the truth isn’t something we know.”
The Western Queen Mother’s West Kunlun Jade Pool was destroyed.
The Taiyi Nirvana Heavenly Lord’s East Green Flower World of Perpetual Joy was destroyed.
The Zhen Yuanzi’s Five Manor Locale was destroyed.
These Daoism bigwigs never showed themselves during the Great Calamity, and no one had heard of them after that.
The jade door originated from the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace. Naturally, it was the handiwork of the bigwigs within the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been able to conceal itself from so many people.
However, the situation back then was bizarre, and it was still confusing.
“If we can locate the Taiyi Nirvana Heavenly Lord’s whereabouts, or find some clues that might exist, we might be able to understand what happened back then.” Yan Zhaoge muttered to himself.
Regarding the Humanly Essence Stone’s fragment, the possibility of obtaining it was too low.
In the past, Yin Tianxia obtained the Heavenly Essence Stone’s fragment during the battle between the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord and the Future Buddha.
At that time, the Immortal Court received news of it. However, they couldn’t spare any experts to fight against the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus. They could only secretly search for the Heavenly Essence Stone’s fragment and bring it back to the Immortal Court. In the end, they were robbed by Yin Tianxia and his men.
Now, the fight for the Humanly Essence Stone’s fragment had become the focal point of the battle.
The renewed war was precisely because of this. The Immeasurable Heavenly Lord and the Future Buddha might enter the fray at any time.
Under such circumstances, even the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord and the Future Buddha might not be able to benefit from it.
The Incongruence Divine Mother came here mainly to investigate the Taiyi Nirvana Heavenly Lord’s personal information and clues.
If the Taiyi Nirvana Heavenly Lord wasn’t the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord and didn’t perish within the jade door, his current situation would be worth paying attention to.
“Back then, when the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord was about to ascend to the Dao Realm, he probably hoped that he could forcefully illuminate the many experts of our Dao Sect to aid him in his ascension to the Dao Realm. The jade gate suppressing the heavens was for this reason.”
Yan Zhaoge exhaled slowly, “When the Maitreya Buddha attained the dao, he only used a portion of the Humanly Essence Stone fragments. Meanwhile, when the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord attained the dao, other than the Humanly Essence Stone fragments, he also used the Heavenly Essence Stone.”
The shaking of the intersecting figures in the jade door might be the other mighty figures of the Daoism trying to stop the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord from enlightening his fellow Daoists.
Just as the two sides were locked in battle, the Future Buddha arrived. The curtains to the great tribulation had officially begun.
Later on, when the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace was destroyed, the majority of the Three Clear Lineage suffered a calamity. Many of the rogue cultivators were either killed or dispersed.
The universe was shattered, and the martial arts civilization of the human world, which had already reached a flourishing age, came to an abrupt end.
Countless commoners lost their lives without even realizing it.
If it were in the present, the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, the Future Buddha, the Immortal Court, and the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus might have to preserve their population and keep their incense.
However, to the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord who had just been born with an unstable foundation, this was the cornerstone of his foundation.
As for the Future Buddha, he wouldn’t allow the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord to gain a stable footing.
As such, the human world under Daoism’s rule didn’t turn into hell.
Instead, it simply vanished.
Under the Buddha light’s envelopment, the Buddhists’ territory became a joyful and peaceful Blessed Lands. The calamity was averted, and the Future Buddha’s great merit of saving the world and saving the suffering.
First, there was internal strife. Then, there was the Buddha’s Calamity. The orthodox Daoism had fallen to the bottom of the abyss. Even now, they were still slowly recovering their vitality.
“Despite being heretics, a bunch of spineless cowards joined them,” said the Incongruence Divine Mother calmly.
Although the population and incense were sparse in the beginning, the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord still managed to win over the Main Smallpox Emerald Cloud Origin Monarch – Yu Hualong, Treasure Confinement Heavenly Monarch – Cao Bao, and other experts that belonged to the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace or orthodox Daoism.
“The Western Pure Lands had long been in cahoots with the heretics. Otherwise, the heretics wouldn’t have been able to survive the initial stage.” Yan Zhaoge sneered.
After all, the Immortal Court’s disadvantage was too obvious when they were first established. In fact, they were in a situation even earlier than when they suffered heavy losses.
To put it bluntly, the Immortal Court didn’t rely solely on themselves to survive. They either had helpers, or the enemy had internal issues.
“Thinking about it, the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord might have been born under the Western Pure Lands’ instigation.” The Incongruence Divine Mother’s voice was cold.
Yan Zhaoge narrowed his eyes, “… It’s possible.”
“Let’s see if we can locate Daoist Brother Eastern Extreme’s whereabouts.” The Incongruence Divine Mother’s voice became gloomy.
Yan Zhaoge’s North Ocean Clone also looked far away and regained his silence.
Within the boundless void, Yan Zhaoge, Feng Yunsheng, Yan Di, Gao Qingxuan, and the others brought along the Immortal Trapping Sword and returned to the Awakened Sky Cosmos.
Along the way, everyone remained silent after hearing Yan Zhaoge’s narration.
“There’s another possibility regarding the scene within the jade door …” said Yan Di with a deep voice.
After a moment of silence, Yan Zhaoge nodded and said, “The other possibility is that the jade door’s construction wasn’t done by a single person.”
Only, in order to obtain the final result, an internal conflict broke out among the group.
“This possibility is relatively low. After all, internal strife would only result in everyone’s efforts being in vain before they even succeeded.”
Yan Di said slowly, “The few suspects are all Daoism’s pinnacle bigwigs. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn’t commit such a mistake. However, a person’s heart is unpredictable …”
“It’s hard to say now. Perhaps, only the people within the jade door are aware of the truth?”
After letting out a sigh, Yan Zhaoge’s gaze turned calm, “However, this doesn’t affect our path.”
Beside him, Feng Yunsheng smiled.
Yan Di and Gao Qingxuan also revealed a faint smile. Their gazes were calm and resolute.
“No matter what, if the battle between the two heretics intensifies, it’s naturally a good thing for us. The more intense the battle, the better.”
The longer they fight, the better, “Yan Zhaoge laughed lightly.
While the Pill Hall was great, and the Awakened Sky Cosmos was hidden, if Dao Realm bigwigs were to focus on searching for them, even if Yan Zhaoge and the others remained hidden, they would still face immense pressure.
The Awakened Sky Cosmos could only last for a long time if their enemies held each other back.
This was why Yan Zhaoge had been plotting against them.
Only by plotting against them would they be safe.
Now that the outcome was better than expected, Yan Zhaoge and the others could finally let out a sigh of relief.
…
While Yan Zhaoge let out a sigh of relief, the others weren’t.
When Wang Guan brought the Percussion Heavenly Lord back to the Immortal Court’s Heavenly Palace, the person welcoming them frowned, “How did it end up like this?”
“They brought the Ru Yi Golden Cudgel.” Wang Guan yawned, “The Immortal Trapping Sword has fallen into the hands of those heretics.”
He raised two fingers, “The heretics already have two of them.”