Following the reincarnation of Taoist Cihang, Samantabhadra and Manjusri Guangfa, Ran Deng returned to the Western religion.
Seeing the return of Ran Deng and the absence of the other three, the Two Saints of the West were filled with doubts.
"Randeng, why are you the only one returning?"
The Second Sage of the West asked.
"I'm telling you two masters that the original saint asked the three Samantabhadra to go and be reincarnated. I'm afraid they won't be able to come back for a while."
Ran Deng bowed respectfully to the Two Saints of the West.
After learning this news, the Second Saint of the West was also full of shock, but since they have been reincarnated, they only need to wait for some time and then find the three of them.
In this way, with the addition of the quasi-sage Ran Deng and the three Da Luo Jinxian, the hearts of the Second Sage of the West were filled with joy.
On the other side, Duobao was reincarnated in the West. Under the teachings of Lao Tzu, Duobao was reincarnated and reborn as Tathagata.
Tathagata always kept Lao Tzu's teachings in mind and continued to promote Buddhist teachings in the territory of the two sages of the West. The Buddhist teachings preached by Tathagata are different from Western religions.
In a short period of time, it has gathered a large number of followers, and the trend is getting stronger.
The Second Sage of the West knew about this at the first time. The Western Sect had already suffered heavy losses in the battle to seal the gods. Now Tathagata, under the guidance of Lao Tzu, intervened, making the Second Sage of the West full of shock and anger.
The two sages from the West counted with their fingers and knew that Tathagata was the reincarnation of Duo Bao, and they understood everything in an instant.
Facing Lao Tzu's move, the Second Sage of the West was helpless and filled with anxiety.
Part of the reason why Qin Feng and Sanqing chose Duobao was because Duobao was a great disciple of Jie Jiao and a quasi-sage with advanced cultivation. Ancestor Hongjun said that saints could no longer set foot on the ancient land.
If you want to deal with Duobao, only Qin Feng can do it among the saints. It is obvious that Qin Feng cannot deal with his own people.
The Second Saint of the West looked sad and was constantly thinking about countermeasures.
"Now that Duobao has been reincarnated as Tathagata, he continues to propagate teachings in the West. What should we do?"
Jie Yin said.
"What a Sanqing, what a good plan. Although our ancestors said that the Western religion will flourish in the next calamity, now the Tathagata Reincarnated by Duobao is also promoting Buddhist teachings."
"My Western religion is Mahayana Buddhism, and what Tathagata preaches is Hinayana Buddhism. If the next great rise of Buddhism is the Tathagata's, our Western religion will never be able to turn around."
Zhunti hit the nail on the head, this is exactly what I thought.
"Am I just going to watch helplessly?"
Hearing this, Jie Yin couldn't sit still at all.
After hearing the introduction, Zhunti's face showed a solemn look, and he kept pacing and thinking. After a moment, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.
"In this case, this is the only way to do it..."
Later, Zhunti told Jie Yin the solution. After hearing what Zhunti said, Jie Yin also showed a look of shock on his face.
"I think this method is feasible."
Jie Yin nodded.
Later, Zhunti asked his good corpse Bodhisattva to go to see the Tathagata in advance.
"The Tathagata pays homage to Saint Zhunti!"
The Tathagata saw Bodhi and bowed respectfully.
"Forgive me, Tathagata, since you are promoting my Buddhist teachings, why don't you worship me as your teacher?"
Bodhi opened his mouth and said.
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Tathagata's face. Although he was reincarnated as Tathagata, Lao Tzu's teachings were always in his heart.
"The Tathagata understands the saint's good intentions, but I am only a disciple of Jie Jiao. I hope the saint can forgive me."
Tathagata responded.
"Tathagata, you should know very well that our Western religion will flourish in the next calamity. Our Western religion is Mahayana Buddhism and has many disciples. What you are promoting is Hinayana Buddhism."
"As long as you are willing to worship me as your teacher, I can hand over Western Buddhism to you and make you the leader of Mahayana Buddhism. Why not just become a disciple of the religion?"
Bodhi spoke again.
Hearing this, a look of shock appeared on Tathagata's face. He never thought that Bodhi would hand over Western teachings to him, and Tathagata was very moved in his heart.
He knew very well what kind of benefits he could get if he became the leader of Mahayana Buddhism during the next great calamity. With such a temptation in front of him, it would be a lie to say that he would not be tempted.
However, Tathagata still had worries in his heart. He had sworn before that if he betrayed Jie Jiao, everything he gained would be replaced by his inner demons.
Seeing Tathagata's face full of confusion and solemnity, Bodhi immediately made another plan.
"I know what you are worried about. As long as you worship me as your teacher, I will not only give you the position of leader of Mahayana Buddhism, but if you really have inner demons, I will help you eliminate them. What do you think?"
Bodhi promises the way.
After hearing Bodhi's words, Tathagata could no longer hold on and immediately made a decision.
"Disciple Tathagata, pay homage to the Master."
The Tathagata bowed respectfully to Bodhi.
"Okay, in that case, you can come to teach me in the West."
After saying that, Bodhi took Tathagata to the Western Sect and met the Two Sages of the West.
"Disciple Tathagata, pay homage to the two saints."
The Tathagata bowed respectfully to the two sages of the West.
"Forget it."
The Second Saint of the West said with a smile.
"Since you already know everything, I will hand over the position of leader of Mahayana Buddhism to you. Are you willing?"
Zhunti spoke again.
"Disciple Tathagata, thank you Master."
Hearing this, Tathagata's heart was suddenly filled with surprise, and he bowed respectfully to the two sages of the West.
"Okay, from today on, you are the leader of Mahayana Buddhism."
The Second Saint of the West also nodded with satisfaction.
Ran Deng on the side saw Tathagata becoming the leader of Mahayana Buddhism, and his eyebrows were full of envy. He did not expect that by apostasy and worshiping the two sages of the West, Tathagata would get such an opportunity in the end.
This made Ran Deng feel a little uncomfortable and unwilling at the same time.
Naturally, the Second Sage of the West noticed Ran Deng's look at the first time, and immediately his heart moved, saying: "Randeng, are you willing to become Ran Deng Buddha and prosper our Buddhism together with Tathagata?"
Ran Deng was originally crestfallen with an envious look on his face, but when he heard the words of the Second Sage of the West, he was immediately filled with shock, and his brows were full of disbelief.
"Disciple Ran Deng would like to thank the two masters."
After a while, Ran Deng immediately bowed respectfully to the Two Saints of the West.
Later, the Second Sage of the West also summoned the Medicine Master again and asked him to serve as Medicine Buddha.
The Medicine Master is a direct disciple of the Second Sage of the West, and he has no second thoughts about Western religions. This incident also made the Medicine Master burst into tears of gratitude.
At the same time, after the reincarnation of the three Samantabhadra, they were also brought back to the Western religion by the two sages from the West. At this time, they became Manjushri, Samantabhadra and Guanyin Bodhisattva.
It is worth mentioning that when the three Samantabhadra apostates and reincarnated, the light that penetrated the body of Cihang Taoist caused an accident and caused him to change from male to female.
This also filled Cihang's heart with anger and unwillingness. He believed that this was the original act, but could not prove it.
After arranging the Tathagata and others properly, the two sages of the West were also full of excitement. Although they handed over the position of leader of Mahayana Buddhism to the Tathagata, in fact, the two sages of the west did it as a last resort.
They also do this to plot against Tathagata. As long as Western religion flourishes next time, everything they do will be worth it.
At the same time, the two sages of the West also reserved a hand to let Ran Deng become the Ran Deng Buddha and the pharmacist become the Medicine Buddha. The most important purpose is to let Ran Deng and the Medicine Master check and balance the Tathagata. In this way, the two sages of the West will have no worries!
