The Seven-story Pagoda escaped back to Lingshan, and the foundation of Buddhism was saved. As long as the world of Whirlpool Pure Land is not destroyed, even if Medicine Buddha and others are killed in battle, there will still be a chance for rebirth in the future.
A trace of their soul has long been placed in the Pure Land World. As long as the Pure Land World still exists, at worst, they can rely on that trace of soul to rebuild it again. Although it will take several epochs to return to its heyday, it is better than following the Pure Land World.
It is much better to die completely!
The Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats were prepared to risk their lives to stop Emperor Gou Chen from killing the clone. However, Lin Nuo, who was dressed in a red robe, ignored their thoughts at all. He raised his hand and waved, directly tearing open the space and moving towards Qi.
He chased after him in the mezzanine of the space where he escaped from the pagoda.
"Medicine Buddha, are we still chasing him?" a Bodhisattva asked.
"Chasing? Where to pursue?" Medicine Master Liuli Buddha looked confused. With the strength that he and others relied on, Emperor Gou Chen didn't even bother to take a second look. This feeling of being ignored was worse than dying in battle.
To make him feel frustrated.
"What about the two of them? Do you want to capture them?"
The Buddha pointed to the two people on the opposite side of the battlefield, hundreds of millions of miles away in the void.
"Forget it, the situation is over, there is no chance!"
Medicine Master Glazed Buddha stared at the void in front of him filled with the aura of great destruction, shook his head, and sighed: "Let's go back to Lingshan. If the seven-story pagoda has returned, we will prepare for war. Soon, Heaven will definitely fight with me.
Buddhism has declared war!”
In this battle, even the Emperor's treasures were used. It can be said that Buddhism and Heaven have been completely torn apart. The war between the two sides is expected to officially begin soon.
"Then what should we do if the Seven-story Pagoda does not return?"
"What should I do?" Medicine Master Liuli Buddha chuckled, his smile full of bitterness and unwillingness, "What else can I do? Go back and wait to die!"
The strong men from the Buddhist sect left and headed towards Lingshan. However, Huanwan and Emperor Donghua did not leave immediately. They looked at the battlefield ahead filled with endless aura of destruction and were speechless for a while.
"Although I knew the Emperor was strong before, I always thought I could withstand it for a while. Now that I have witnessed this battle with my own eyes, I understand that from beginning to end, we are still just ants!"
Emperor Donghua let out a long sigh, but in his heart he hated Buddhism even more. If the sea of Buddhism hadn't blocked his path, maybe he would have the opportunity to get rid of his identity as an ant and become a high-ranking existence in the Taiyi realm!
"Let's go. Although the sect master's killing clone is strong, the seven-story pagoda is the most precious treasure of Buddha after all. We may be able to hurt it, but we probably won't be able to keep it. Next, if we want to destroy Buddhism, we still need to do it ourselves!"
Huanhua waved her hand, the battle was over, and she felt a little sad in her heart.
The killing clone of the sect master was originally a trump card left by the sect master before he left. She did not want to use it unless it was absolutely necessary, but today the Buddhist sect summoned even the seven-story pagoda. If the trump card is not revealed, she and Donghua will definitely die.
Exposing the killing clone of the sect master prematurely may not necessarily be a good thing. When the sect master confronts the Emperor of Heaven in the future, the other party will definitely prepare for this in advance. If he wants to make a surprise attack, there is basically no chance!
"Next, I will go to the Tang Empire and issue a war mobilization order. As for the Heavenly Court, I need you to contact me. However, the fighting is so fierce today. Zhenwu and Yang Jian probably already know that hundreds of millions of people in the Heavenly Court are already here.
The army of ten thousand is probably ready to go!"
After the two discussed countermeasures, they left separately.
After Huanwen returned to the Imperial Capital of the Tang Dynasty, she stood directly in the sky above the Imperial Capital without saying a word, and her voice spread with magical powers and secret methods, resounding throughout the entire Tang Dynasty.
"Starting today, the Tang Empire and Buddhism have officially declared war. All Buddhist forces in the Tang Dynasty are required to leave the Tang Dynasty within ten days. After ten days, any Buddhist personnel who have not left will be killed without mercy!"
As soon as this statement came out, it immediately caused an uproar in the Tang Dynasty. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who was presiding over the court meeting in the Jinluan Palace, stood up quickly after hearing the words. He was also shocked by Lord Huan's decision.
"Your Majesty, Buddhism has always been stable in our territory of the Tang Dynasty and has not caused trouble. Moreover, when you traveled to the west to obtain scriptures, your Majesty also approved it. Now, Venerable Huan, who is a member of the royal family, has issued an order to go to war with Buddhism without authorization. This is simply provoking Your Majesty.
authority!"
The relationship between Master Huan of the Taichu lineage and the royal family of the Tang Dynasty is not a secret in the spiritual world, but for some ordinary mortal officials, not everyone knows it.
No, before His Majesty the Emperor expressed his position, some flattering ministers who thought they had figured out the holy will, but they thought they had understood the Holy Will, bumped into him hard.
This is a sixth-rank imperial envoy from Yushitai. His official rank is not high, but he has the power to make troubles based on rumors. It can be said that he arrests and slanders whom, even if the slander is wrong, it doesn't matter. The emperor rarely punishes him for it.
Perhaps because they have been trolling for a long time, many of the guys at the Yushitai have lost their minds. After this person was the first one to come out and start trolling, several other envoys came out one after another, and they also turned on
Entered troll mode.
From the royal enshrinement that ignored the majesty of the emperor, to the enshrinement that jeopardized the royal authority, and then the charges were brought to conspiracy to usurp the throne and bring disaster to the world, one by one serious crimes were deducted, and it was a joy to complain about.
"...To sum up, I also request Your Majesty to put the country and the country as the top priority, abolish the worship system, arrest the royal family for worship, and recruit all practitioners in the Tang Dynasty. If they dare to disobey the Holy Will, they will be considered treason and punished.
Nine tribes!”
The emperor sat on the throne without any change in his expression. After several trolls in the hall finished spraying, he asked calmly: "Dear sirs, is there anyone else who seconded this matter?"
There was silence in the main hall.
Among the hundreds of officials, there were those who knew how powerful the Taichu lineage that the royal family worshiped was, so they naturally warned them, for fear that if they said the wrong thing, they would be doomed.
Even those officials who don't know the secrets, except for the envoys at the Yushitai who have ruined their brains, are all veteran officials. They can naturally sense that something is wrong in this matter.
No one wants to be the first one to stand out.
"Very good. It seems that all of you, my dear friends, are people who understand the general principles and righteousness!"
The emperor didn't know whether he was praising or belittling. He smiled lightly, and then his expression suddenly turned cold.
"Where is the Director of the Overwatch Council?"
The next moment, a handsome, young-looking official wearing court uniform slowly stepped out of the queue and bowed in salute.
"I'm here!"
"Throw these people into the Overwatch Council's prison...kill the Nine Tribes!"
As soon as these words came out, needles could be heard in the hall, and for a while, no one came forward to intercede for those imperial envoys.
On the other hand, the director of the Overwatch Council, who had all the power in the government and had the responsibility of supervising all officials, frowned and bowed again.
"Your Majesty, some of the imperial envoys may be guilty, but is it too much to punish the nine tribes?"