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Chapter 376 Golden Crow Relics
"Zen Master Wuchao?"

Inside the central military tent, Jiang Lin and Nezha both stared at Marshal Tianpeng with wide eyes, each more shocked than the other.

Nezha was shocked because it was the first time he heard of such a person.

Moreover, according to Marshal Tianpeng, the real background of this so-called Zen Master Wuchao is probably...

As for Jiang Lin's shock, it was due to some other reasons.

He knew about Zen Master Wuchao, but that was just a passing mention. In the previous and modern Journey to the West, Zen Master Wuchao's name did appear. Although his role in the show was very small, he was extremely mysterious.

And in the speculations of modern book fans in the past and present, there are many different opinions about the true identity of Zen Master Wuchao.

Some say that this is the incarnation of Bodhi Patriarch, who came to enlighten Monkey King and Tang Monk, while others say that this is just a great Buddhist who has practiced Buddhism.

There is another theory that is not based on Journey to the West alone, but instead combines the ancient background to create a cult theory that is logically self-consistent, but to some extent detached from Journey to the West itself.

It is said that the true identity of Zen Master Wuchao is one of the ten golden crows in ancient times.

In order to avoid disaster, he joined Buddhism and took the pseudonym Master Wuchao.

Originally, if Marshal Tianpeng had not mentioned this name, Jiang Lin would not have associated it with this.

But now it seems that this is really the case.

"That's right, Master Wuchao."

Marshal Tianpeng nodded and sighed, "The Three Realms are very large. Even if people with great magical powers are rare, there will always be some unknown people with great magical powers in this vast Three Realms."

"This Zen Master Wuchao is one of them. Even I heard this name from the Emperor recently."

"The Emperor said that the focus of exterminating the demon race has never been the demon race itself, but this Zen Master Wuchao and the Buddhist sect standing behind him."

"A great master of divine power... an ancient pure-blooded golden crow!"

Nezha frowned when he heard this. Jinwu and his script were born with unique advantages. After being promoted to great masters, they hardly need to practice. Just relying on the advantage of their bloodline, they can exert extremely terrifying power.

Not to mention, he was a great master of supernatural powers, the Golden Crow, who had ascended from ancient times. With the accumulation of two epochs, even if he had not been exposed to the Buddhist way of learning by analogy, or even had not practiced, but just played around every day, he could have tapped a considerable part of the potential of the Golden Crow bloodline.

What's more, this assumption does not exist.

The true strength of Zen Master Wuchao is probably stronger than one can imagine.

"If this Zen Master Wuchao has been hiding in the Buddhist sect and unknown to the public, then why doesn't he take this opportunity to step forward and rule the demon race?"

"Since the Buddhist sect is preparing to intervene, and is against the Heavenly Court, then wouldn't a pure-blooded Golden Crow master from ancient times be more capable of uniting the demon race than this cripple now?"

After Nezha asked the question, he already had a vague answer in his mind, but he still wanted to hear it from Marshal Tianpeng to confirm.

"Buddhism will intervene, but it will never intervene openly."

Marshal Tianpeng shook his head slightly and said, "Whether it's because the Buddhist sect still has some dignity, or because if it jumps too obviously, it will be targeted by the Heavenly Court."

"The Buddhist community nowadays has walked a fine line."

"While intervening, he openly used empty but absolutely tenable excuses to evade the Heavenly Court."

"And the Heavenly Court can't spare any effort to target us too much for the time being."

Jiang Lin couldn't help but nodded, he could understand the Buddhist's actions.

It's better to keep it a secret. If it succeeds in the end, the overall strength of Buddhism will definitely make a big leap, and then there will be no need to care too much about whether there is a break with the Heavenly Court or not.

If it fails, the Buddhist sect will also have something to say. At least on the surface, everyone can get along. Besides, by that time, the first priority of Heaven will be to deal with the final work after the demon race is wiped out, and it will still have no time to deal with Buddhism.

It can be said that if this is a gambling table, then Buddhism is now like this, with a guaranteed minimum for losing and no upper limit for winning.

Sand Dollar knows when to bet big.

This is the situation in Buddhism now. If you lose, you don’t lose anything, and if you win, you make a lot of money.

"Grand Marshal, what exactly is the Buddhist sect planning?"

Jiang Lin asked with some curiosity.

It now seems that there is still a certain tacit understanding between the Heavenly Court and Buddhism. Both sides are well aware of some of the other party's plans, but under the tacit understanding, the fighting between the two sides is limited to a certain extent.

Buddhism cannot directly interfere with the Heavenly Court's efforts to exterminate the demon race, but in the end it is definitely the Heavenly Court and Buddhism that will attack the demon race.

So in this case, what role did the Zen Master Wuchao, who was arranged by Buddhism, play in this layout?
"Xuanying, you have to know that the Emperor is not omniscient, nor omnipotent."

Marshal Tianpeng smiled unhappily and said, "If you know everything and can counter everything, then there is no point in Buddhism. Tathagata would have gone to Ziweiyuan to apologize long ago."

"So, what exactly does Buddhism want to do? Even the Emperor can only make some guesses, but there is no final conclusion."

"Similarly, the Buddhist sect does not know how many things are hidden in my heaven."

Jiang Lin blinked when he heard that, and changed the way he asked, "Then, may I ask, Grand Marshal, what do you think is the chance of our Heavenly Court winning?"

Marshal Tianpeng thought about it, as if weighing something, and finally slowly raised a finger.

"Only 10%? Old Bian, are you crazy?!"

Nezha couldn't help but exclaim, and without even bothering to address anyone, he just shouted out what was in his heart.

"so rude."

Marshal Tianpeng glared at Nezha, then grinned and shook his carrot-like index finger.

“Always winning.”

…………

"Only one tenth of it!"

"Great Strength! You are only treating the symptoms but not the root cause. Is this the sincerity of your Buddhist sect?"

At the same time, in the meeting hall of the demon clan’s ancestral temple.

There was a red-gold light flashing in the Golden Crow's eyes, and that light seemed to be about to turn into flames and burst out.

And in front of Jinwu was his incarnation constructed using the relics of his reincarnation.

However, this incarnation no longer had the same appearance as the Golden Crow. Instead, it had become bloated and deformed, with a body as big as a water tank, covered with bulges of various sizes. Red-gold flames could be vaguely seen flowing inside those bulges.

Needless to say, this relic has reached its limit.

Jinwu took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the extremely active and violent yang energy in his body.

He felt that he had been cheated by Dashizhi.

Originally, if he did not have this incarnation and the relic of his rebirth, although he would not be able to dissolve the extremely yang energy in his body, he would not easily riot for a while and would be able to maintain his own stability.

But after having this incarnation of the relic, he transferred a part of the extremely yang energy over to it and created such an incarnation.

It seems to relieve some of the body's extreme yang energy.

But the problem is that if Jinwu wants to attract the Yang energy, he needs to make it active. It is easy to make it active, but it is difficult to calm it down.

Moreover, the amount of extremely yang energy that this relic could contain caught Jinwu off guard.

It only held 10% of the capacity and it looked like it was about to burst.

And the remaining 90% of the active Yang energy is still 90%!

Jinwu is feeling very aggrieved now, extremely aggrieved.

Once he continues to guide the Yang energy into the relic, when this thing explodes, it will eventually return to his body, and he will become even more unsuppressible.

But if it stopped, the extremely active and agitated Yang energy at this moment would never be able to stop.

It's like you are stuck in a highway traffic jam and you finally find a water bottle so you don't have to squeeze your legs together. But when you are about to drink, you just start to realize that the bottle is full.

But you've already started this thing, and if you want to hold it back, it won't be an easy thing.

The Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta, who was being glared at by the Golden Crow, was extremely indifferent, as if he could not feel the flames that were making the surroundings so blazing.

Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva smiled and said, "Your Highness should have thought of this long ago. Why are you still so aggressive?"

Faced with the question from Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta, Jinwu fell silent.

After a long while, in the extremely nervous look of the Flower Fairy, Jinwu snorted coldly, raised his hand and pointed at Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, and said, "You are not good at speaking."

The Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta just smiled.

Yes, there is a limit to the relic of the rebirth, and it is difficult to suppress the Yang Qi once it is stirred up. Jinwu knows all these things. Cooperation requires both parties to show sincerity.

Buddhism is a vast and powerful organization, and the sincerity it can offer is of various kinds, including blue lions and white elephants, as well as this relic.

It may seem like nothing, but both sides know that this is just the beginning. Once Buddhism gets involved, it won’t be easy to withdraw.

But Jinwu is different. He is called the Demon King, but in fact he is just a figurehead. The current demon clan does not have the ability to show sincerity.

Therefore, all Jinwu can do is show sincerity.

That is to make himself become this sincerity.

Hence, Jinwu is now in this awkward state.

Having used the relic of the rebirth to fully mobilize his own yang energy, Jinwu had no chance of turning back.

Jinwu still wants to save face, and he tries to take the lead in the cooperation, but it is obviously a pipe dream.

The frank words of Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta tore off the last fig leaf of the Golden Crow.

"Take it out. This is the method that you Buddhists have prepared for me."

The Golden Crow stretched out his hand toward the Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta.

The Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta did not fish anymore, but touched his sleeve and took out another relic.

This relic looks no different from the relic from the body, and seems to be a container with very limited capacity.

But when Jinwu saw this relic, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

First there was surprise, then confusion, and finally it turned into complete rage.

"You Buddhists... Damn it! This is an overstepping of authority!"

The Golden Crow roared and stared closely at the seemingly ordinary relic.

"Does Your Highness want to use it?"

Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva didn't care about the anger of the Golden Crow at all. He just stroked the relic in his hand and sighed, "My Buddha used his supreme magical powers to put the Golden Crow's remains into the Buddha's fire to smelt it. In the end, he obtained this Golden Crow relic. If Your Highness doesn't use it, then I will give it to you."

Jinwu said nothing, but the anger in his eyes grew more intense.

On this relic, Jinwu sensed a very, very familiar aura, the original aura coming from one of his brothers!

According to Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta, this relic is a divine object forged with the Buddha's fire using the remains of one of the ten ancient golden crows.

To other cultivators, this is of course a divine object, but to Jin Crow at this moment, it is a desecration of his brother and an infringement on the Jin Crow's bloodline!

However, this Golden Crow Relic can definitely solve his problem.

Each of the ten golden crows in the past was a being at the level of a great supernatural being.

This also includes the current Jinwu.

In ancient times, although it was extremely difficult to neutralize the Golden Crow's extremely yang energy, this problem was a piece of cake for the Ten Golden Crows, who had a father who was a Demon King and an uncle who was a Demon Emperor during the heyday of the demon clan.

Therefore, the ten ancient golden crows were not troubled by the extreme yang energy.

A person with great supernatural powers would not have such a flaw.

But the current Golden Crow is different. Strictly speaking, although he was once one of the ten golden crows in ancient times, he is now independent of the ten golden crows.

The price paid to avoid countless calamities and even to recover after two epochs is really too high.

It was so great that even the former Demon King and Demon Emperor could only leave behind this one bloodline.

This bloodline is the current Golden Crow. It has the memory of the smallest Golden Crow among the ten Golden Crows, but it is only a memory. In terms of bloodline, it does belong to the Golden Crow, but it is no longer one of the ten Golden Crows.

But no matter what, it is indeed a pure-blooded Golden Crow.

And this Golden Crow relic, which was forged from the origin of one of the ten Golden Crows, can indeed solve the Golden Crow's troubles, and even go a step further.

But this is a relic.

This means that if Jinwu chooses to fuse this relic, not only can he solve his own problems, he can even be perfectly promoted to a great master, regain his former strength and go one step further.

But there is also a price.

If one ascends to higher realms based on Buddhist relics, it is doomed to be impossible to clear off the cause and effect relationship with Buddhism.

This is what Jinwu is struggling with.

Of course, there is another very important point besides this.

To fuse this Golden Crow relic would mean to devour one of his brothers.

Ghoul, no, worse than a ghoul!
Whenever Jinwu thought of this, he couldn't help but feel nauseous and resisted from the bottom of his heart.

"Your Highness doesn't have many choices."

At this time, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva said leisurely: "Of course, I will not advise Your Highness too much, Your Highness should consider it yourself."

After saying that, he kept his palms open and did not move forward, but just looked at Jinwu quietly.

Jinwu was silent for a long time, raising and lowering his arms several times.

The Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta looked at the struggling Golden Crow, and suddenly a hint of inexplicable meaning flashed in his eyes.

‘Buzz! ! ’

At this moment, extreme power suddenly erupted from the hundred thousand mountains in the outside world!
The tremendous power that belongs only to those with great supernatural powers made all living beings in this world freeze.

A large shadow suddenly fell, blocking out the sun and all the light.

It was a great roc, a roc whose wingspan almost covered the entire Ten Thousand Mountains!
However, the Dapeng did not come here to show off its power. Behind the Dapeng, there was a bright starlight. The starlight was extremely dense, like a river of stars that was about to drown the Dapeng!
Dapeng and the galaxy occasionally collide, and every collision will produce waves that are enough to shock even those with great supernatural powers!
"Oh?"

The Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta was not affected too much. He turned around and looked up, but he only took a glance and then withdrew his gaze as if he had been electrocuted.

"It seems that the situation of the demon master has also worsened."

The Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta seemed to say with emotion: "The power of the Purple Palace is truly terrifying."

"Sah..."

Before Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva finished speaking, the figure of the second elder of the demon clan, who had been sitting in concentration, suddenly disappeared.

As if it was a signal, the other powerful demon masters who were confronting the powerful master from Heaven from a distance also disappeared one after another!

The Flower Fairy couldn't help but look at the Golden Crow and said anxiously, "Your Majesty! Let's begin!"

What started?

Naturally, a real clash began between the demon clan and the great masters of heaven, rather than a tug-of-war-like confrontation in the air.

The confrontation between those with great supernatural powers is like walking on a tightrope thousands of feet in the air. If there is even the slightest relaxation, a ruthless counterattack from the enemy is likely to follow.

Originally, under some tacit understanding between the two parties, although this thread was shaky, it was still there.

However, the fluctuations caused by the collision between the sudden appearance of Kunpeng and the sea of ​​stars that followed Kunpeng became the signal and the initiator of the collapse of this silk thread.

Thus, the battle between those with great supernatural powers began.

The demon clan was certainly not the one that took the initiative to provoke a fight, but it was obvious that the powerful people on the side of heaven would not miss such a good opportunity.

The demon clan had no choice but to fight back; there was no other option.

Although the sudden change lasted only a few breaths, there is no doubt that the situation has undergone tremendous fluctuations.

If the original demon clan was standing on the edge of a cliff, then the current demon clan has fallen off the cliff.

If nothing unexpected happens, the demon race will fall unstoppably until they disappear into thin air with a bang.

But there are still surprises.

For example, a falling demon suddenly grew wings.

The Golden Crow is that pair of wings.

With this thought, Jinwu no longer hesitated and raised his hand to grasp the Jinwu relic.

(End of this chapter)