Chapter 837: Chapter 837

Seeing the great battle about to begin, the Bull Demon King hastily took Princess Iron Fan and Red Boy towards the Blood Sea.

In the Three Realms, many of the great powers also sat upright, watching the Yin Mountain with solemn expressions.

If this battle begins, it would signify Buddhism’s official challenge to the authority of the Heavenly Court. If Buddhism wins, the Heavenly Court would be completely suppressed by Buddhism. If the Law Enforcement Team wins, the Heavenly Court can maintain its current prestige, and the situation will not reverse in the short term.

At this moment, a few crisp cries sounded in the deathly silent Yin Mountain, breaking the cold and solemn atmosphere between Heaven and Earth.

A massive vortex appeared within the Yin Mountain Range, and from the vortex emerged a giant Iron-eating Beast, ridden by a burly big man with disheveled hair.

The killing intent lingering over the Yin Mountain was immediately drawn towards the big man, pouring onto him. Several terrifying fighting spirits entwined together, leading to the collapse of time and space atop Yin Mountain, seemingly aiming to destroy everything.

"Whoa! So ruthless? Right when I appear, they’re after my life!" Chi You exclaimed.

"Ying ying ying~" The Iron-eating Beast beneath him stumbled in fright, turned its head, swung its arms, and was about to flee into the black hole.

"Ping Xin’s Dharma Decree!"

Chi You shouted, raising a token. On the dark yellow token, a halo swirled around it.

The entangled murderous intent immediately vanished into obscurity, as if it had never appeared.

Chi You let out a sigh of relief; fortunately, the goddess’s protection was there, her might invincible! He loudly proclaimed, "Ping Xin’s Dharma Decree states, the Underworld being the place of Reincarnation in the Three Realms, no Immortal, Buddha, Demon, or Monster may engage in battle here. Violators will be cast into Reincarnation."

All the Buddhas and the Law Enforcement Team hurriedly bent over to bow, respectfully saying, "We honor the goddess’s Dharma Decree!"

The warlike intentions in the world instantly dissipated, and the apparent phenomena of power also vanished.

Chi You put away the token and laughed, "You may all rise!"

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Ran Deng Buddha hurriedly said, "Please, Warlord, convey to the goddess that we never intended to offend her; it’s just that the Heavenly Court has bullied the Buddhists far too much."

Zhao Gongming scoffed, "Who’s been bullying whom, intercepting our Heavenly Court Emperor by force?"

"That was a Buddhist Bodhisattva!"

"It was our Heavenly Court Emperor!"

The two shouted back and forth, neither willing to give in, and the serious atmosphere rose again.

Chi You, riding atop the Iron-eating Beast, chuckled and said, "The goddess said, whoever dares act in Yin Mountain will be cast into Reincarnation, first into Beast Path, then to Hungry Ghost Path. Who wants to try?" His gaze floated over Ran Deng Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, and others.

The numerous Buddhas immediately restrained their aura, lowered their heads and eyes, obediently submitting. In the Underworld, Ping Xin was the supreme authority, a rule that all in the Three Realms had to follow, even Saints were no exception.

Emperor Ksitigarbha rose, got off Diting, and respectfully bowed to the Underworld, expressing gratitude, "Thank you, goddess, for your protection!"

Chi You nodded and said, "You may go now! The goddess said, you have worked hard in the Underworld over the years, and in the future, as the Heavenly Court Emperor, you will need to benefit all creatures of the Three Realms."

Emperor Ksitigarbha replied, "Yes! Ksitigarbha will adhere to the teachings of the goddess!" Rising, he gracefully mounted Diting again.

Diting, stepping on the Star Ancient Road, headed upwards. The many great Buddhas could not stop him, only watching Emperor Ksitigarbha leave longingly.

On the Star Ancient Road, Emperor Ksitigarbha suddenly laughed heartily, and sang: "Born from Innate, knowing no years, one scripture sets the foundation before the master.

With pure intention, creations form, and clear and pure Liu Li casts the Dao platform.

Complete energy, complete spirit, complete compassion, seated in Yin Mountain for countless eras.

The Linglong Relics give birth to purple flames, and ascend to shine with heaven at the Emperor Palace.

The Buddhas were both enraged and irritated, watching as Emperor Ksitigarbha disappeared into the extreme light.

The Immortals of the Law Enforcement Team saluted Chi You with a fist salute and vanished into the extreme light. The gods retreated to the South Heavenly Gate, and the auroras circling Heaven and Earth faded away and vanished.

Guanyin Bodhisattva quietly asked, "Buddha, what now?"

Ran Deng Buddha sighed helplessly and said, "Ping Xin has issued a Dharma Decree, what can be done? Withdraw then!" His figure faded and disappeared.

The remaining numerous Buddhas, although unwilling, could only leave with pain in their Buddha hearts twitching intensely.

In a blink, Yin Mountain returned to its cold nature, with gusts of ghostly winds, wailing ghosts and wolves, and the Buddha Light that had existed for countless ages completely vanished without a trace.

Chi You leaped down from the Iron-eating Beast, lightly landed before the Ksitigarbha Palace, pushed the door open, and murmured to himself, "Vengeful spirits and fierce ghosts still need purification."

He stretched out his hand, revealing a golden glinting relic, within which a Buddha’s shadow sat cross-legged. With a slight lift, the relic floated out, lightly landing on the main Lotus Seat. In an instant, Buddha Light illuminated, and a Buddha shadow sat cross-legged on the Lotus Platform, emitting golden light from its chest, reciting Buddhist Scriptures, with Sanskrit chanting echoing in the Yin Mountain.

In the Chaos Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, Jieyin and Zhunti sat on the green stone beside the Eight Treasures Merit Pond.

Jieyin sighed, saying, "Ksitigarbha has left."

Zhunti nodded and calmly said, "If it weren’t for Bai Jin, Ksitigarbha should have remained in the Underworld forever, perpetuating Qi Fortune for Buddhism."

He smiled and continued, "Initially, I intended for Ksitigarbha to form a half-master bond with Bai Jin, hoping to draw Bai Jin into Buddhism through him. Yet I hadn’t expected that Bai Jin would ultimately draw Ksitigarbha to the Heavenly Court. Truly the one I favored!"

"Doesn’t this anger you?"

"Why should I be angry? Ksitigarbha sat in Yin Mountain for countless years; my gratitude for his receiving the teachings has already been repaid. In essence, it was I who wronged him. Now that he can become the Heavenly Court Emperor, it’s a grand creation, allowing him to continue exploring the Great Dao. I am happy for him."

Jieyin Buddha sighed with emotion, saying, "Ah! If Duo Bao hadn’t rejected Ksitigarbha and instead sought to win him over, Ksitigarbha might not have left."

Zhunti smiled and said, "I knew long ago that Ksitigarbha would feel estranged."

"Then why didn’t you advise Duo Bao?"

"Sovereignty belongs to me alone, this is the Tao of Duo Bao Tathagata. Those who follow me will prosper, those who oppose me will wither; this is Duo Bao’s code of conduct.

I wouldn’t have Duo Bao change because of one Ksitigarbha. Compared to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Duo Bao Tathagata is more important to Buddhism, and it has thrived step by step under his guidance."

"You’ve chosen Duo Bao! Yet I still think Maitreya is quite good."

Zhunti lifted his hand to cover his chest, sighing, "Actually, Ksitigarbha’s departure aches my heart too, I feel suffocated."

Jieyin Sect Hierarch sighed with emotion, saying, "Indeed! I vividly recall him practicing under us, and now he is someone else’s great emperor, it’s a heavy feeling in the heart, very upsetting."

The two exchanged a glance, instinctively sensing something amiss; why did we both feel heavy in our hearts simultaneously? In the next moment, a sense of alarm gripped their hearts.