Chapter 1089: Thunder Tribulation, the storm is about to come
In the spring of the 14th year of the Western Qin Dynasty, on the outskirts of Chang'an City, the three-thousand-foot-tall sacred tree moved without any wind, its branches and leaves swayed, and faint sounds of wind and thunder came from the crown of the tree.
In front of the Jianmu Sacred Tree, there stands an altar nine feet, nine feet, nine inches and nine minutes high.
Lin Ze wore a flat crown on his head, a black dragon robe with gold threads, and cloud shoes on his feet. He sat cross-legged on the altar, showing no anger or authority.
"Namo Amitabha."
A sound of Buddha's trumpet sounded from the south. The God of Mount Tai, no, Tathagata Buddha came on a colorful cloud platform and landed not far in front of Lin Ze. He clasped his hands and said, "I have seen the Human Emperor. I haven't seen you for a long time. You are well."
Lin Ze smiled and replied: "Long time no see, Tathagata Buddha's demeanor is far better than before. I really envy others. I wonder why Tathagata Buddha comes here?"
Tathagata Buddha said with a smile: "The poor monk just went to the Taoist palace to visit the Taoist sage. He heard from the old man that the sacred tree of Jianmu was about to survive the calamity, so he came here specially to see if he could do his best."
Lin Ze's expression moved slightly and he said calmly: "Tathagata Buddha has a heart."
It’s a lie to be afraid of helping, but it’s true to see if you can gain benefits.
Before becoming a saint, this God of Mount Tai was such a tolerant god. Ever since Li Daitao took over the Buddhist sect and took the opportunity to become a saint, he has had many thoughts.
In addition to going to Taoist palaces to curry favor with Taoist saints, he also seeks benefits for Buddhism everywhere. He is a hundred times more serious and responsible than the original Buddha.
Buddhism, which has lost all realms of heaven and man, experienced many turmoils, and fallen to the bottom of its power and status, is faintly showing signs of revival under his hands.
In the past ten years, the ancestors of Tathagata Buddha have concentrated their resources to cultivate two celestial beings, and took the opportunity to expand their influence. The number of disciples has doubled or tripled. If Lin Ze had not consciously suppressed them secretly, who knows how far it would have developed.
What Lin Ze couldn't understand was that instead of containing him, Tao Sheng secretly supported him and specifically approached Lin Ze for this matter.
This made Lin Ze suspect for a time that the saint state that the Taoist saint used to sacrifice to help the tree transform was himself, not the Tathagata Buddha.
For this reason, Lin Ze privately prepared multiple back-ups to prevent unexpected events.
Seeing Tathagata Buddha standing motionless beside him, Lin Ze couldn't help but frown slightly and said calmly: "Senior brother, I'm in that house. Why don't Tathagata Buddha go there to drink some hot tea?"
"Senior brother, a guest has arrived. Come out to pick him up."
Zhuang Zhou, who was wearing a green Taoist robe, appeared in front of the two of them and said calmly: "Please, Lord God."
Tathagata Buddha said with a smile: "It's okay, I want to see how the sacred objects can survive the calamity."
Zhuang Zhou's tone remained unchanged and he said: "Please, Lord God."
Tathagata Buddha's expression changed slightly, and just as he was about to finish speaking, he suddenly sensed something and looked at the sky in the distance without saying a word.
I saw a long river of awe-inspiring righteousness winding in the sky, hanging in the sky.
The magnetic voice of the Confucian sage came slowly: "How can I be missing in such a grand occasion?"
Lin Ze looked at the Confucian sage hanging on the vast river of righteousness with an unkind look. He was really like a green-headed fly. You are indispensable wherever there is shit.
I'm afraid another blowfly is about to arrive.
Just as this thought came to Lin Ze's mind, a sword light came from the east, emitting a murderous intent that made people's hair stand on end.
"I am a poor Taoist, and I am here to congratulate Brother Li Er and his disciples for cultivating the divine object of heaven and earth."
As expected, Jiao Bu Li Meng, Meng Bu Li Jiao, and as soon as the Confucian Sage appeared, the Master of the Tongtian Sword came, as if he had made an appointment in advance.
In just a short moment, the five great saints gathered in one place.
Currently, the known saint realm is short of the Taoist saint who has been in seclusion in the Taoist palace for many years, the Xuanwei saint who has never shown a trace, the demon saint who is hiding in the demon clan, and the Xuanwei saint who is comparable to the saint realm but has been missing for ten years.
Tang, they are all here.
It’s truly an extraordinary meeting.
It's just that none of these people have good intentions.
Ten years ago, Taoist Saint gave Lin Ze a fragment of the sacred tree of construction and taught him some techniques.
Lin Ze was like raising a child. He devoted all his efforts in the world and dug out the foundations of Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism and the demon clan. He carefully cultivated the Jianmu Sacred Tree for ten years. Now he was just about to finish the Jianmu Sacred Tree.
You can enter the maturity stage.
These people probably thought that heaven might have a chance to come to them, so they hurried over to see if they could pick up the missing items.
Lin Ze thought of this and said to Zhuang Zhou: "Brother, these saints have taken the trouble to come here. You and I can't wait any longer. Junior brother is still busy. Please invite them to the house to have tea."
Zhuang Zhou immediately understood and said: "Confucian sage, divine king, uncle Tongtian, please follow the poor Taoist to drink tea."
The three people's eyes met and they said in unison: "Zhuang Sheng is too polite. I want to watch the ceremony here, so I won't bother."
Lin Ze said meaningfully: "The thunder calamity of divine objects is extraordinary. If a saint is hit by one, he will also suffer a lot of damage. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for you to stay here."
Tathagata Buddha clasped his hands and said, "The poor monk told the Taoist Sage about this matter before he came. Since the Taoist Sage didn't object, I guess it's not a big problem."
He said he was casual, but in reality he was trying to pressure Lin Ze with the Taoist Saint.
Lin Ze coughed lightly and said, "Maybe the teacher doesn't know what Tathagata Buddha is going to do. If he is struck by lightning later, I hope he won't blame the teacher."
The Confucian Sage and Tongtian Sword Master's eyes lit up, and they immediately found a suitable reason.
"Since Taoist Sage thinks it's okay, we don't have to avoid it. The Human Emperor and Zhuang Sheng won't try to drive them away in the future, right?"
Zhuang Zhou looked at Lin Ze, as if waiting for his answer.
In the past ten years, most of the heavenly rewards related to cultivating the Jianmu Sacred Tree have been divided between him and Lin Ze. Although there are often disputes internally, they have always been consistent externally.
Lin Ze thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Since you insist on staying, how can I be so unkind and drive you away?"
"Brother, this place is not very safe, please stay away."
The latter sentence was addressed to Zhuang Zhou.
Zhuang Zhou nodded slightly and left without saying a word.
As far as he knew, Thunder Tribulation was indeed not a good thing. If possible, he should try not to provoke it.
Lin Ze took a breath and said, "Everyone, be careful."
After saying this, he closed his eyes and silently recited a spell.
Boom!
Suddenly the sky was covered with dark clouds, a flash of lightning suddenly exploded, and then thunder and fire fell, as if the sky was about to collapse.
Then the thunderous explosions continued, countless lightnings were connected, and they gathered into a giant dragon made of thunder and lightning, hovering in the sky, and seemed to fall down at any time.
The next moment, the thunder dragon seemed to have found the right direction, and at a speed that flickered for countless miles, it fell to the place where the Jianmu Sacred Tree was.
The eyes of Confucian sages, Tathagata Buddha, and Tongtian Sword Master flashed, and they didn’t know what they were thinking.
When the Thunder Dragon was about to come into contact with the Jianmu Sacred Tree, Tathagata Buddha could not hold back and reached out to grab the Thunder Dragon.
Lin Ze was shocked: "No."
Tathagata Buddha turned a deaf ear to this.
"Boom, boom, boom", the thunder echoed endlessly, and Tathagata Buddha flew backwards, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Seeing this, the Master of Tongtian Sword said with disdain: "Those who take shortcuts to become saints are so unworthy. Do you think you can get rewards from heaven by blocking the Jianmu Sacred Tree?"
"What a joke. This lightning disaster is an indispensable step for the Jianmu Sacred Tree to mature before it completely degenerates."
"You think you are helping it, but you are actually harming it, do you know? Not to mention the rewards from heaven, it would be nice if there is no backlash for you."
Tathagata Buddha heard a hint of shame and anger on his face, and subconsciously distanced himself, but was unwilling to leave.
As for his anger towards the Master of Tongtian Sword, he was extremely angry.
The Master of Tongtian Sword smiled disdainfully. Even if a so-called powerful person in the Shinto realm has reached the saint level, what does it mean to him?
After the first thunder dragon descended, the nine heavens turned into a thunder pool. The thunder slurry hung down like a waterfall, washing and scouring the sacred tree. The tree body, which was originally three thousand feet high, rose again.
The green leaves have a faint silver light flashing through them.
This thunderstorm lasted for a full hour before it stopped, and the sky became cloudless and clear again, as if there had never been a thunderstorm.
The Confucian Sage and the Master of the Tongtian Sword stopped for a moment, but did not see any strange phenomena, so they decisively turned around and left.
Lin Ze looked at the backs of the two of them and sighed slightly. The Jianmu Sacred Tree has matured and is about to transform. The realm of transcendence will appear soon. Saints from all sides are secretly gearing up for the coming storm.