As soon as Lu Changsheng saw the Red-Bearded Daoist, he got straight to the point, “Red-Bearded Daoist, do you know what the relationship between the Grand Freedom Buddha from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple and the Divine Ape King from Mount Dong’ao is?”
“You encountered the Grand Freedom Buddha?”
The Red-Bearded Daoist’s expression became unnatural when he heard Lu Changsheng mention the Grand Freedom Buddha.
“Indeed, I managed to injure him, and he fled.”
“You injured the Grand Freedom Buddha?!”
The Red-Bearded Daoist was dumbfounded.
He thought that Lu Changsheng was an Immortal Emperor, but didn’t expect that Lu Changsheng could defeat the Grand Freedom Buddha.
Immortal Emperors are divided into nine levels, with extremely huge differences between each level. The Grand Freedom Buddha was not weak among Immortal Emperors, and the fact that Lu Changsheng was able to injure him indicated that Lu Changsheng’s strength was even greater.
“If you have any grudge against the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, you can speak out.”
Lu Changsheng did not deny it.
Although he had injured the Grand Freedom Buddha by relying on the Taiyin Goddess Talisman, both the Taiyin Goddess Talisman and the Mysterious Ancient Cauldron were Lu Changsheng’s treasures; rounding it up, it could also be counted as Lu Changsheng defeating the Grand Freedom Buddha.
Only then did the Red-Bearded Daoist slowly say, “I am one of the disciples of the Grand Freedom Buddha.”
“What?!”
Everyone was taken aback.
The Red-Bearded Daoist, who had joined Mount Shu, turned out to be a disciple of the Grand Freedom Buddha!
While surprised, Lu Changsheng was not very surprised.
After all, the Red-Bearded Daoist was a Vajra Indestructible Body, extremely suitable for practicing Buddhist cultivation techniques. He was currently a seventh-level Daluo Golden Immortal with the prospect of achieving true fruit and becoming one of the Buddhas.
It was not strange for such a Buddhist talent to be taken as a disciple by the Grand Freedom Buddha.
The Red-Bearded Daoist continued, “My original dharma name was ‘Wuchen.’ After becoming a Golden Immortal, I ranked among the Arhats of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple. Later, during my travels, I encountered King Mu Lang from Huangfeng Cave causing trouble in a region, planning to eliminate this demon. It was no match for me and was about to be slain, but it claimed that its backer was my master, the Grand Freedom Buddha. Only then did I discover that the reason the seven Great Demons were committing evils was because they were backed by the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple.”
“Not just the seven Great Demons, but also the Demon Chiefs like the Black Mountain Old Ancestor from Black Cloud Cave were covertly ordered by the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to do the dirty work they couldn’t do openly. In this way, the karma of killing wouldn’t easily be traced back to them. These demon kings and chiefs caused chaos everywhere, driving people into the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple’s sphere of influence, which in turn gained the temple more Power of Faith. After discovering the ins and outs, I felt disgusted and left the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to practice Daoist cultivation, taking the dharma name ‘Red-Bearded’.”
The Red-Bearded Daoist revealed what he knew about the inner workings, to the great shock of everyone present.
The backing of the seven Great Demons was actually the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple!
Shangguan Zhao’er lamented, “No wonder all the Holy Lands turn a blind eye to the seven Great Demons. The fact that the backer of the seven Great Demons is one of the Holy Lands, and a Buddhist Holy Land at that, is truly ironic.”
Lu Changsheng had already guessed as much, as he had just let Lu Qinglian ridicule the Grand Freedom Buddha, all to make the Grand Freedom Buddha lose his defense and reveal his true nature.
Chen Yi’s complexion turned pale, and he clenched his fists tightly, trembling.
This meant that the sudden attack on Yun Cang Country by the Divine Ape King must have been instigated by the Grand Freedom Buddha, but Lu Changsheng and his group’s appearance along the way disrupted the Grand Freedom Buddha’s plans.
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Everything now made perfect sense.
“Disciple, the Buddhist teachings are also part of the Great Dao. From now on, your master will teach you both Daoist and Buddhist practices so that in the future, you may replace those vacant Buddhas of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple.”
Lu Changsheng decided to properly cultivate this disciple and reorganize the Buddhist Sect.