Rewriting the Gods

Chapter 635 The Pool of Profound Merit! A World Beyond the Primordial Chaos! The Final Scheme of Buddhism!
P.S.: In the last chapter, Zen and Tantric Buddhism were reversed. Tantric Buddhism accounted for 40% and Zen Buddhism for 20%. After readers pointed this out, the original text has been corrected. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Zhonghuang Mountain!
Jiang Haofeng sat cross-legged on the enlightenment futon atop the mountain, his eyes shining with nine-colored divine light as he quietly observed the situation in the primordial world.

The current situation in the prehistoric world is quite similar to what Jiang Haofeng predicted back then.

The three schools of Esoteric Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and Vinaya Buddhism were like removing the fuel from under a pot; while the pilgrimage to the West was successful, it also dispersed the fortunes of Buddhism.

Buddhism has not been eradicated, but it has been severely weakened, let alone spreading its teachings throughout the world and promoting its influence in the West.

Jiang Haofeng turned his head and saw that in front of the original Human Ancestral Pavilion, there was a pool of water. A dazzling golden lotus floated in the pool. The golden lotus had twelve petals and emitted a misty golden light.

It was none other than the once most precious treasure of Buddhism—the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit!

On the tenth day after the journey to the West ended, Maitreya Buddha delivered this treasure to Jiang Haofeng.

Thus, the human race gained another top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

Although Buddhism and humanity are sworn enemies, and the two saints are not particularly magnanimous, it must be said that Jieyin and Zhunti have excellent judgment.

The Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit is one of the most suitable treasures for suppressing destiny in the primordial world.

In terms of fortune, no force in the entire prehistoric world can compare with the human race.

Jiang Haofeng dug a large pit in front of the ancestral pavilion, placed the treasure in it, and then nourished the Golden Lotus of Merit with the fortune of the human race.

In an instant, this top-grade innate spiritual treasure burst forth with indescribable brilliance. Even if only a portion of the human race's fortune was allocated to the Twelfth Grade Merit Golden Lotus, it still far surpassed the fortune of the Buddhist sect.

This treasure has fully unleashed its power in the hands of the human race.

The human race possesses its own unique treasures of destiny: the Kongtong Seal, the Nine Cauldrons, and the Twelve Golden Men.

However, as a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit has its own unique features.

This treasure can purify and condense one's fortune, transforming it into human merit. This is how the Buddhist Eight Treasures Merit Pool came about.

Although it is a meritorious act of humanity, which may not sound as good as the meritorious acts of heaven that are rewarded by the heavens, and the output is not as high, it is still a real meritorious power that can be used as a real resource.

What's in the pool before us isn't anyone, but rather the condensed power of merit. Every strand and every bit is a crystallization of the human race's fortune, a treasure sought after by countless immortals throughout the primordial world.

The power of merit is lacking in everyone, even saints!

Nobody can ever have too much of this stuff.

Inside the pool, twelve lotus seeds rise and fall. These are the newly born lotus seeds of the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus. As long as they are nurtured with the power of merit, these lotus seeds will sprout and grow, eventually transforming into the Ninth-Grade Merit Golden Lotus.

A treasure formed innately is equivalent to a high-grade innate spiritual treasure when it grows up, and it is constantly being created. Even though the process of its creation is extremely long, it still requires a large amount of luck power to nourish it.

But without a doubt, the human race's foundation has become even stronger.

From this point on, the Buddhist community no longer has the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, but only the Human Race's Xuanhuang Merit Pool!

Xuanhuang is the name of the pool in front of us.

Looking at the vast amount of merit power accumulated inside, Jiang Haofeng smiled like a farmer who had just harvested a bountiful harvest. This was the foundation of the human race, and it could not be taken lightly.

Once the Nine-Rank Merit Lotus in the pond matures, the human race will have a continuous supply of spiritual treasures, unlike before when it would take a large amount of precious materials to refine a post-natal treasure comparable to a high-grade innate spiritual treasure.

In the primordial world, the human race has the strongest foundation and the most immortals, but it is also the poorest among the top powers.

First, the human race was inherently lacking. By the time the human race was born, most of the primordial treasures had already been distributed. Second, the human race had a large number of immortals, but resources were insufficient, and many immortals did not have suitable magical weapons.

When it comes to the magical treasures possessed by individual immortals, human immortals can be compared to the impoverished Western religion.

However, with the Xuanhuang Merit Pool, the pressure on magical artifacts within the human race can be alleviated to some extent.

Jiang Haofeng thought to himself.

He then withdrew his gaze and looked back at the primordial land.

A full cycle has passed. During this cycle, the Western Religion has suffered repeated defeats, and its fortunes have declined steadily, yet it has not launched any significant counterattacks.

This made Jiang Haofeng even more vigilant. Given the personalities of Jieyin and Zhunti, at this point, any further retreat would mean certain defeat and death. The two of them would never surrender and wait to die.

Based on Jiang Haofeng's understanding of the two of them, he knew they would inevitably try to save themselves.

Even if it means giving up entirely, they will still go all in, and they will not give up as long as there is even the slightest hope.

There's no way we can retreat any further; any further retreat would mean certain death!

The Buddhist sect will inevitably launch a desperate counterattack. Jiang Haofeng has been wary of this desperate counterattack all these years. Put yourself in the shoes of Jieyin and Zhunti.

At this moment, Jiang Haofeng would definitely do anything to survive. The crisis of his demise was right in front of him. Even an ordinary person would struggle to survive, let alone two saints with supreme power.

But now, a whole era has passed, and apart from those conventional enemies, Lingshan has made no further moves.

No measures were taken, which made Jiang Haofeng even more vigilant.

The longer you prepare, the more violent the storm will be when it comes!
Jiang Haofeng thought to himself that he needed to pay more attention to the situation in Buddhism in the future. At this moment, the mind of this avatar of Jiang Haofeng was entirely focused on guarding against the Buddhist sect of Mount Ling, and he did not pay any attention to his true self in the depths of chaos.

My true self has long since severed ties with me. With the Dao Ancestor in the primordial world, any causal force will be detected. Once the Dao Ancestor catches me in the act, all the causal storm that my true self unleashed across the chaos will have been wasted. The human race's foundation is now sufficient; even without my true self, they can still contend with Buddhism. Maintaining the current situation does not require my true self's intervention.

Once I break through, all problems will be solved. My current goal is to protect the human race and wait for my main body to return from the depths of chaos!
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Just as all the forces in the primordial world were focused on the struggle for supremacy among the four Buddhist sects, a figure silently traversed the vast chaos under the cover of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, arriving at the depths of the chaos.

Subhuti wandered through endless chaos, his face full of exhaustion.

One eon ago, his master used the Great Dao of Cause and Effect as a cover to send him out of the primordial world. With the help of his master's saintly power, Subhuti traversed immeasurable distances in a single day and arrived at the depths of chaos.

But in the depths of chaos, near the primordial wilderness, no chaotic being dares to linger.

But this is not Subhuti's end; his journey has only just begun.

Having chosen his direction, Subhuti immediately set off in one direction, and this journey lasted for a whole cycle!
Subhuti walked for 129,600 years. From the beginning to the present, all he could see was a gray, chaotic void, as if nothing had ever changed.

Even though Subhuti was a powerful being at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm, he once had the idea of ​​changing direction. Fortunately, he suppressed these thoughts. The probability of encountering chaotic beings while wandering aimlessly in the chaos was far less than that of encountering them while walking in a straight line.

At this moment, Subhuti, as always, ventured into the depths of endless chaos. Now, Subhuti was beginning to have some doubts about what his master had said.

What if those top gods and demons didn't establish worlds deep within the chaos? And unless they create worlds on a large scale, this method of searching will most likely not yield any new worlds.

But we've already come this far, so we have no choice but to grit our teeth and keep going.

Just as Subhuti was casually making his way, a huge phantom appeared before him, and Subhuti was instantly startled.

found it!
Beyond the primordial wilderness, there truly is another world!
Subhuti's weariness was replaced by excitement, and he hurriedly looked at the world before him.

Three months later, Subhuti's figure appeared at the edge of the world.

Looking at the world before him, which was countless times smaller than the primordial world, Subhuti's face was filled with surprise and delight.

Although the total power of this world is comparable to that of a Golden Immortal, Subhuti could destroy the entire world with a single thought if he so desired.

But Subhuti was still very excited, because this meant that there were many other worlds beyond the primordial wilderness.

Just as Master said, when Pangu separated heaven and earth and created the primordial world, those beings who were defeated in the primordial world, or those who did not want to stay in the primordial world, or those who could not stay in the primordial world, would inevitably flee to the chaos.

Surely someone among them would be willing to emulate Pangu and create a new world.

However, because the Dao Ancestor was suppressing them, these people dared not open up these worlds around the prehistoric world. Once they were far away from the prehistoric world, they would surely find new worlds!
Although the world before us is nothing special, the existence of a weak world means that there is an even stronger one. Among the cultivators who left the prehistoric world, there are still ancient beings from the same era as the Dao Ancestor.

Moreover, since the beginning of time, during every great calamity, many immortals have fled into the chaos, including many renowned figures. If these people could be gathered together, they would form a tremendous force!

These are the people I'm targeting.

Currently, in the primordial world, the human race is powerful, occupying 60% of the human realm and almost all of the three thousand great worlds, in addition to two allies, the Nuwa Palace and the Jie Sect, and two vassal forces, the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan.

With the current strength of Buddhism, even if it joins forces with other powers, it is probably no match for the human race.

Moreover, if the human race wants to destroy Buddhism, there may be other major powers who want to take advantage of the situation and seize the legendary position of saint, even if the hope is slim!
Focusing solely on the internal forces of the Primordial World, Buddhism has reached its limit and has virtually no chance of turning the tide. Even with diligent research and management, it can only delay the inevitable demise of Buddhism.

If you want to rise from the ashes in a desperate situation, there is only one way to break the deadlock: introduce a sufficiently powerful external force.

When there are enough external forces, so many that the entire primordial world combined needs to exert all its strength to deal with them, that is the best time to break the deadlock.

These forces would never listen to Buddhism. Subhuti knew this, and so did his master. External forces would not obey Buddhism's orders just because it led the way; that was absolutely impossible.

However, when external forces poured in, they discovered that there was an extremely powerful force in the primordial world that had taken over the most fertile land in the primordial world.

Without a doubt, everyone will join forces to attack this largest force immediately.

This is the Buddhist sect's plan. The human race is powerful, putting pressure on the Buddhist sect to the point of being unable to breathe. Since that's the case, then let the human race fall from its pedestal as the number one power in the prehistoric world. When the human race is no longer the number one power in the prehistoric world, the pressure on the Buddhist sect will be reduced by several times in an instant. The human race, which is severely weakened, does not have the strength to destroy the Buddhist sect!
Of course, that's the plan, but there are still many difficulties in actually implementing it.

It's not that I'm worried about the Dao Ancestor. The Dao Ancestor is in harmony with the Heavenly Dao. Seeing so many external primordial forces rushing into the prehistoric world, the Dao Ancestor certainly won't refuse them. The Great Dao and magical power in these people will benefit the prehistoric world.

If a large number of immortals from outside the world were to enter the prehistoric world, the Dao Ancestor would probably be laughing all the way to the bank. Even if the prehistoric world has reached its limit and the total amount of energy can no longer be increased, the large number of living beings that perish in the prehistoric world can still provide a short-term increase in the concentration of spiritual energy in the prehistoric world.

Moreover, and most importantly, the Great Dao carried by these people can help the Dao Ancestor perfect the prehistoric world. The Dao Ancestor would never stop such a thing.

The real challenge is finding them and persuading them to go to a world with a Great Dao Saint and six Heavenly Dao Saints to run rampant.

This is the real challenge.

Moreover, to defeat the human race, one would need the strongest individuals in the world, and these individuals are often aware of the Dao Ancestor's power.

The fact that the other life forms around us are so far from the primordial world owes a great deal to these top-tier powerhouses.

These top experts are not easily fooled, and many of them are beings who originated from the primordial world. They know more or less about the situation in the primordial world, so it is very difficult to gather them.

Thinking of this, Subhuti's face also showed a solemn expression. It would be good not to do this job.

But even if I dare not, I have to do it!
Subhuti suppressed the thoughts in his mind and probed the world below with his divine sense. In the blink of an eye, the entire situation of the world appeared in Subhuti's mind.

Before a powerful being at the peak of the Quasi-Saint level, a world at the Golden Immortal level was as transparent as a mirror. There was nothing that could be hidden from Subhuti. The difference in strength between the two was too great; they were not even on the same level.

Getting back to the main point, this world is called the Armored Dragon Realm, a world ruled by the Armored Dragon Clan. The founder of the Armored Dragon Realm was the ancestor of the Armored Dragon Clan, a Golden Immortal with the bloodline of a true dragon!
True dragon bloodline?
A glint of light appeared in Subhuti's eyes. Could it be that there are dragons here too? Could it be the same dragon clan as the one in the primordial world?
(End of this chapter)