From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 243 Driving Away Wolves and Devouring Tigers: Sharing Fortune
Wuxiang Mountain, Shiqu Pavilion

The sky had completely darkened.

With a smile on his face, Zhao Xun saw the somewhat dazed Zhao Ningshen off from Shiqu Pavilion.

After leaving Shiqu Pavilion, Zhao Ningshen left quickly, looking anxious, as if he had some important urgent matter to attend to.

He certainly had something urgent to attend to.

It's not just an urgent matter, it's a major event, a matter of utmost importance.

As Zhao Xun watched his departing figure, his smile gradually faded.

problem occurs!
Trouble!
Defeating the holy monk Nagarjuna greatly enhanced his reputation, but by shouting "Dismiss all other schools of thought and honor only Confucianism," he offended both Taoism and Buddhism. What was most fatal was that he did not know that his shout would directly tear apart the fortunes of both Taoism and Buddhism.

One in ten chance!

Wouldn't the Taoist and Buddhist sects go crazy?

In this world, fortune reigns supreme. Don't you see those immortals in the celestial realm, always up to all sorts of things, aren't they just messing around with the fortune of this world?

The current Liyang Dynasty, to put it bluntly, is essentially a front man for the Zhao family's ascended immortals to fish for fortune.

Zhang Fuyao suppressed the immortal sects for eight hundred years. Although he prevented the immortals from wantonly descending to the mortal realm to plunder fortune, he could not solve the problem of the immortals' descendants ruling as kings in the human world.

The Zhao family of Liyang, the Zhao family of Longhushan, Zhao Huangchao!

To put it bluntly, it's simply a matter of changing the world's fortune from being shared among the immortals to being monopolized by one family.

Of course, it cannot be said that Zhang Fuyao made no contributions.

His greatest contributions were solving the problem of immortals descending to the mortal realm and causing chaos, and establishing Confucianism, which perfected the system of rites and made world rulers no longer as barbaric and bloodthirsty as they had been in the past, bringing the means of governance into a civilized stage.

Even the worst rules are better than no rules at all!
From this perspective, his contribution is unparalleled.

Ultimately, the most important thing in this world is luck.

With a single sentence, he deprived both Taoism and Buddhism of one-tenth of their fortune. Although it was an unexpected move, who would believe it was an accident?
Therefore, it needs to be remedied, and remedied promptly!

How can this be remedied?

Zhao Ningshen!

This top-tier master from Longhu Mountain is no easy opponent, nor is he a good person.

In the original work, he slandered and defamed Buddhism, and led the Northern Mang to destroy Buddhism. He was an enemy of Buddhism!

Now, he needs this Buddha-enemy.

Yes, I tore apart your fortune, but it was unintentional. I have another good idea: let's take down Buddhism and divide its fortune among ourselves. To make up for your losses, you get six and I get four, how about that?

This is Zhao Xun's solution. Although it's uncertain whether it will work, there's no harm in trying.

As for what to do next...

Of course I can't shoulder this alone!!
"Grand Master, Huang Longshi, have you two seen enough just now?!"

At his call, Qi Yanglong, the Grand Master of Shangyin Academy, and Huang Longshi, who had been looking cold and indifferent, had no choice but to show themselves. "Gentlemen, please come in and have a chat," Zhao Xun said with a smile. "The Shiqu Academy's exclusive promotion of Confucianism has little impact on you two. You both heard clearly what Zhao Ningshen and I were saying just now, didn't you?"

Qi Yanglong smiled somewhat awkwardly, while Huang Longshi stared intently at Zhao Xun and asked, "Do you have a grudge against Buddhism?"

"No."

"If there's no enmity, why do this?!"

"Of course it's for profit. Nobody gets up early for nothing. This time I unintentionally weakened the luck of two families. If these two families join forces, I can't stand it. So, I can only help one family and fight the other."

Do you think Taoism is that simple?

"That's why I asked you to take action. You are the greatest strategist in the world, and stirring up conflict is your forte. You can instigate the chaos of the Spring and Autumn Period, so why can't you instigate hatred between Taoism and Buddhism? This is not just my business, but the business of the entire Confucian school. In any case, you are Zhang Sheng's last disciple and a true successor of Confucianism. You have an inescapable responsibility for this matter."

"I...!" Huang Longshi suddenly had a strong urge to beat him to death, to kill him once, then to kill him again, and then again...

Centuries have passed, and someone actually dares to morally blackmail Huang Longshi to his face, and with such rude words. This kid...

Qi Yanglong, standing to the side, couldn't bear to watch any longer. "Zhao...Young Master...!" He racked his brains for a long time, but he just couldn't bring himself to say "Saint Zhao"!
“Young Master Zhao, this is not a good thing to do. Over the years, although we have had some disagreements with the Taoist and Buddhist sects, overall we have cooperated very well and our relationship has been quite harmonious. What we are doing now…”

"No matter how glamorous we may appear on the surface, we cannot deny our true nature. We steal, we lie, we deceive. We even have a course called the Art of Diplomacy specifically to teach these things. This is Confucianism. You are the Grand Master of the Shangyin Academy, surely you are not that naive?!"

Qi Yanglong stared intently at Zhao Xun for a long time before sighing and saying, "You're too direct and insightful. It seems I was worried for nothing. Besides doing all this, we're also shrewd, fickle, opportunistic, and hypocritical... all for the sake of Confucianism."

At this point, he turned his gaze to Huang Longshi, "Huang Sanjia, what do you think?!"

"This is not right, there's something wrong, it's all messed up, everything's a mess!" Huang Longshi muttered to himself, seemingly lost in thought.

"His desire for control is too strong. He thinks his predictive abilities are unparalleled and that the world should follow the direction he predicts. Do you think Old Turtle Zhang is blind to have taken on such a stupid disciple?"

Well, Zhang Sheng has turned into Zhang the Turtle again!
"This matter requires careful consideration. Besides us, the Confucian school also has…!"

"They are not important. Do you know why I am giving lectures at Shangyin Academy? This is the center of Confucianism, with many true geniuses and talents. Some of them have been accumulating knowledge for many years. With the full blessing of Confucianism now, tomorrow, there may be more than one master who has stepped into the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. What we lack now is time, so this is the most crucial thing. Huang Sanjia, stop going crazy. This matter is none other than yours."

Huang Longshi took a deep breath, his face growing increasingly gloomy. He didn't answer directly, but simply snorted coldly before disappearing.

"Isn't it a bit too exaggerated to enter the celestial realm in one step?!" Seeing Huang Longshi disappear, Qi Yanglong didn't react much. Anyway, the relationship between the Shangyin Academy and Qi Yanglong wasn't very harmonious. However, Zhao Xun's words piqued his interest.

A single step into the celestial realm!
I've heard of such things, but how many people can actually do them?

In today's world, perhaps only Zhao Xun, who is right in front of us, can do this?

Oh, he did it. When he fought against Zhang Sheng, he entered the Celestial Phenomenon Realm in one step. Judging from his fight with the Holy Monk Longshu today, he is probably already at the Great Celestial Phenomenon Realm. Only in this way can he defeat the Holy Monk Longshu, who is at the Great Vajra Realm.

"You are the Grand Master of the Academy, how can you have so little confidence in the scholars of the Academy?!" Zhao Xun said with a smile. "They are all your subordinates!"

"Ha, let's hope they really live up to expectations!" Qi Longyang smiled helplessly. "But tomorrow probably won't be peaceful...!"

"The Shiqu Pavilion has been activated. Within a mile radius of this valley is a forbidden zone for outsiders. Of course, unless one is a top-tier expert who has truly honed their physical body through rigorous training, neither Buddhist golden bodies nor Taoist Yang spirits can get within a mile."

"A forbidden zone for non-Buddhist practitioners?!" Qi Yanglong was speechless!

Does this mean that Taoism and Buddhism are considered heretical?

(End of this chapter)