All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

After that, the Buddha never appeared again. The Bodhisattvas said that the world was filled with the fires of karma, and the Buddha, with his supreme attainment, quelled the fires of karma in the world.

And so he fell into a deep sleep.

The nine-tailed celestial fox suddenly turned its head and looked at Li Chang'an, "You said that Buddha was sealed by the Confucian sage."

Li Chang'an nodded.

"The Confucian sage seals away the Buddha?!"

Du'e Luohan was slightly taken aback, staring intently at Li Chang'an, "What does this mean?"

Du'e was a compassionate Mahayana believer. In the original story, in order to divide the fortunes of the Western Regions, Huaiqing even appointed him as the Grand Preceptor of Feng State.

In the current timeline, Luo Yuheng no longer needs the position of Imperial Preceptor. Even if the position of Imperial Preceptor of the Great Feng Dynasty were given to Mahayana Buddhism, it could only be given to Hengyuan.

However, this does not prevent Li Chang'an from trying to overcome the calamity.

Therefore, he revealed to Du'e the story of the Confucian sage sealing the Buddha.

Du'e Luohan murmured, "If that's the case, then who was it that subdued Shenshu five hundred years ago?"

Li Chang'an said, "Buddhist bodhisattvas will naturally have some trump cards."

“But… five hundred years ago, the Buddha did indeed intervene, and I saw the form of Vairocana Buddha,” said Arhat Du’e slowly.

He immediately added, "The form of Vairocana Buddha is a unique form of the Buddha and is the first of the nine major forms."

At this moment, Asura suddenly said, "Back then, I couldn't hold out until the Buddha made a move, and I was killed by the Lord of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom."

Unless you witness the Buddha appearing in person, you cannot be certain that the image of Vairocana Buddha originated from the Buddha.

As he spoke, he glanced at Shen Shu, who sat silently.

This person who called himself "Buddha" must have been present at the time; who can determine that he was not the Buddha Mahavairocana?

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox shook its head: "There must have been a Super Grade being involved in the battle back then, otherwise who could have sealed Shen Shu?"

Everyone fell into silence.

Li Chang'an reminded him, "There are only two possibilities now. One is that Shenshu and Buddha are the same person."

Secondly, Shenshu possesses a portion of the Buddha's memories; he is a part of the Buddha.

Du'e Luohan frowned, "One person can split into several people. Buddhism is not Taoism, and it does not have this kind of supernatural power."

Even the three great stages of enlightenment and the nine great manifestations cannot accomplish such a thing.

"The Buddhist sect doesn't have it, but the Taoist sect does..." Li Chang'an thought to himself.

If you told them that their Buddha was one-third the size of the Daoist master, wouldn't these believers go crazy...?

No, because they certainly wouldn't believe it.

Therefore, we still need to guide Du'e to discover the truth on his own.

As for Asura, it doesn't matter.

As an enemy of Buddhism, the Buddha, whether an incarnation of Taoism or a demon, would only excite him more.

Li Chang'an continued to guide, "After the Arhat Du'e returned to Aranda, he went to see if the statue of the Confucian sage was still there."

If the sculpture is missing or cannot be found, then that's the second guess.

If the sculpture is intact, it means that the deity is an independent part of the Buddha.

Du'e Luohan and Asura exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.

"So, farewell?"

Du'e Luohan and Asura exchanged another glance, and the former nodded:

"Farewell!"

……

Ten days later.

Princess Yoru and Princess Kiyohime sat in the barbican of the southern city, while bird spirits rose and fell on the city walls, bringing or sending letters.

"Elders, Black Wind City in the west has been captured. We have wiped out 20,000 enemy troops from the Western Regions, captured 800 enemy soldiers, and taken 150,000 civilians from the city. What should we do with them?"

"Prisoners of war were enslaved, and the people in the city were temporarily settled and awaited the end of the war."

If any citizen in the city dares to secretly cause trouble or resist, they shall be killed without exception.

"Elders, the city of Baibi in the north has been recaptured by the Western Regions army, and the demon soldiers left to defend the city have been completely wiped out."

"Block Baibi City's supply lines, surround it for now without attacking, and deal with Xu Yinluo when he has time."

"Elders, when the Bear King attacked Wocheng on the eastern front, he accidentally fell asleep, and the tens of thousands of Western Region people in the city fell into a deep sleep."

Our army captured the city without losing a single soldier, but no demon dared to enter.

"Take the information to Her Majesty and let her make a decision."

After twenty days of fighting, the armies of the Western Regions led by Bodhisattva Guangxian, Venerable Asura, and Arhat Du'e finally lost to the demon race and withdrew from the southern border to retreat to the Western Regions.

The demon race annihilated 180,000 troops from the Western Regions, captured 30,000 enemy soldiers, and 620,000 civilians.

The day after the Western Regions garrison withdrew from the southern border, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox summoned all the demons at Ten Thousand Demon Mountain and announced the restoration of her kingdom.

The demon race, which had been wandering for five hundred years, returned to their homeland.

Later historical records refer to this day as the "Revival of the Southern Demons".

In this process, Li Chang'an, the actual ruler of the Central Plains, played a crucial role.

……

South City.

At dawn, Li Chang'an lay on the soft and comfortable bed, covered with a light fur coat made of silk unique to the south.

Ye Ji turned to the side, close to him, in a languid posture as if she were being helped up by a maid.

Having lived in the capital for many years, I have become accustomed to everything about the human race.

Upon returning to the southern border, I realized that the demon race's past life was quite crude and lacked refinement.

Ye Ji sighed and said, "I thought Her Majesty would burn down the South City and rebuild the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons."

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox preserved twenty-seven cities built by the people of the Western Regions as strongholds of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons.

Such a decision actually requires great courage, because not all demons can transform into human form, nor do all demons like to live in human towns.

Gathering in the mountains and forests, living freely in nature, is the ideal life for many demons.

“Preserving the city and emulating the human system would be more beneficial to the demon race,” Li Chang’an said with a smile.

Beneath the light fur coat, her smooth, soft body pressed tightly against him. Night Princess, oblivious to the danger, relentlessly seduced him while sighing:

"What Your Majesty is worried about is that the Western Regions countries do not want prisoners. So, whether to kill or spare these Western Regions people is a problem."

In the past, people from the Western Regions came to the southern border to "reclaim wasteland", relocating tens of thousands of people to build cities in the southern border and enjoy the herbs, timber, mountain delicacies and so on from the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Five hundred years later, the twenty-seven cities, along with the surrounding villages and towns, now have a total population of over one million.

Of these people, some died in the war, some escaped back to the Western Regions, and many more became prisoners of war.

For the various countries in the Western Regions to accommodate so many people, the first problem was food, followed by housing, land allocation, and so on.

Whether they are willing to take responsibility is highly questionable.

“I will arrange for Master Hengyuan to spread the teachings. These people will become followers of Mahayana Buddhism, and they will continue to live here, coexisting with the demon race,” Li Chang’an said.

He is the supreme ruler of the human race in the Nine Provinces. If he were to disregard the life and death of a hundred human beings, it would be an obstacle to his Dao heart.

Ye Ji adopted a submissive demeanor and flattered, "Your Majesty still has to listen to Li Lang."

Li Chang'an had to admit that Fu Xiang was the best at pleasing men.

In trendy terms, she provides emotional value in every way.

Seeing that she had successfully pleased her lover, Ye Ji smiled charmingly and continued:

"Yes, the demon race lives freely and is not as particular as the human race, so they don't need slaves."

Only the nobles among humans consider themselves superior, adhere to rules, enslave servants, and demonstrate their status.

Reclaiming Wan Yao Mountain is only the first step. The demon race will then deploy troops to the border to help the Central Plains restrain Buddhism.

"Perfect, these people from the Western Regions can serve as militia; making the best use of them."

Li Chang'an nodded, saying that the arrangement was reasonable.

"A good method."

Ye Ji's slender, fair fingers traced circles on Li Chang'an's chest.

"Li Lang, what do you think of Kiyohime?"

Li Chang'an shook his head, "Xue Ji is as smooth as you, and I've only seen Qing Ji a few times."

Yoruhime seemed relieved and smiled, because Kiyohime seemed to have also developed an interest in Li Chang'an, which made her somewhat uneasy.

"We have nine sisters in total. Bai Ji is the youngest. She is indeed not a simple fox, but she is more noble than the fox clan."

We are the fragments of the Empress's soul.