Chapter 1454: Chapter 514: Return to the Netherworld, Wuque Lineage

Intending to establish Buddhism...

Ji Jingqiu’s eyes were deep and mysterious.

Since the time of Master Mu, there has only been the World Venerable, without a Buddhist Sect, Buddhism, or even Buddhist Scriptures, only Buddhist Law.

In Ji Jingqiu’s generation, there was similarly no intention to establish a sect, merely inheriting the Buddha Country created by Wuzhou in Yanfu State.

But at this moment.

Doumu Yuanjun proposed that the Heavenly Court assists him in founding Buddhism, combining with the remnants of the Nether Mansion to establish reincarnation, achieving a unified Buddhist ideology, spreading to all subordinate realms.

She even feared he might disagree, finally pointing out the Dao Struggle in the Netherworld, was this a threat to him?

It was more than that; the presence of Zhang Tiancheng and Luo Xuan, in Ji Jingqiu’s view, was another kind of warning—

If he didn’t cooperate, this "favorable task" would inevitably have others eager to undertake it.

Ji Jingqiu cut off the clutter and chaotic thoughts in his mind, calmly looking at Doumu Yuanjun, gaining a new understanding of her scheming and methods.

Not to mention other things, just following the "future" depicted by Doumu—

If someone could become the founder of Buddhism with the assistance of the Heavenly Court, every land under the Heavenly Court’s jurisdiction would become a base for Buddhism, and merely the merit accumulated by establishing such a sect would be enough to elevate any Divine to the supreme God of Gods level, directly peering at the Great Dao Ancestor!

The essence of the Great Dao Ancestor is the Dao Transmission Sea, if a Divine can truly let their sect and followers spread across the Sea of Realms, it is essentially a different kind of achieving the Dao.

As far as Ji Jingqiu knows, no one has accomplished this in a hundred eras, not even those few who achieved transcendence by walking the Divine Dao path.

"The Heavenly Court currently faces internal and external troubles, establishing a sect should wait for the situation to stabilize."

Ji Jingqiu spoke, attempting to postpone the Heavenly Court’s establishment of Buddhism.

Doumu shook her head: "This matter should be sooner rather than later, the earlier, the more the situation will be in favor of the Heavenly Court."

Ji Jingqiu’s expression was serious.

Sure enough, the Heavenly Court intends to establish Buddhism, not just to win him over, but because of the current situation!

"Was there a problem with the Investiture of the Gods?" Ji Jingqiu suddenly asked, "Is it because the Power of Faith and Will of all beings is insufficient?"

In his view, the sudden attempt by Doumu to establish Buddhism to govern the realms under the Heavenly Court’s jurisdiction is likely for the Power of Faith and Will.

So far, the Heavenly Court has been able to bear most of the gates of the Sea of Realms by its strength, and even becoming stronger in battle, this strength, background, and even strangeness are all built on the Investiture of the Gods.

The high-end combat power of the Heavenly Court is unafraid of death, even if killed in the Outer Realm, they can return in a short time through the Investiture of the Gods.

But the Investiture of the Gods is not a perpetual motion machine, its foundation is the Power of Faith and Will, which is to say—incense.

Doumu nodded then shook her head:

"This is just one aspect, the Heavenly Court has accumulated a lot of incense over the years, enough to sustain this great battle, the real key is how to regain control over the realms."

"The Heavenly Court has been sealed for a long time, the tribes of the Sea of Realms have long forgotten the glory and authority of the Heavenly Court, this emperor is also unwilling to wage a great campaign, so a relatively peaceful way is chosen to let the realms of the Sea of Realms return to the glory of the Heavenly Court."

Doumu spoke nicely, but Ji Jingqiu didn’t believe a word.

The more she spoke like this, the more Ji Jingqiu believed that no matter if it’s the Heavenly Court, this battle, or the future, all the keys actually lie in the—Investiture of the Gods!

To curb the Heavenly Court, it’s necessary to suppress the Investiture of the Gods.

"In the future, when Buddhism is newly established, if you are short of manpower, I will deploy some divines from the Heavenly Court to serve as Guardian Bodhisattvas in your Buddhism." Doumu Yuanjun said.

Ji Jingqiu said calmly: "When will the sect be established?"

Doumu Yuanjun smiled: "Soon, the Heavenly Court is already preparing, you can first go to the Netherworld and check the situation."

"What about the method?" Ji Jingqiu opened his mouth, asking about Doumu’s thoughts on how to reasonably intervene in the Dao Struggle within the Netherworld.

"It’s this little guy." Doumu Yuanjun smiled slightly and pointed at Zhang Tiancheng.

Facing Yuanjun’s gaze, Zhang Tiancheng bowed respectfully.

Doumu smiled faintly: "This is the backup the Netherworld Lord prepared for himself back then, using him as the vessel, you should be able to smoothly reclaim the Fruit Position of the Netherworld Lord."

Ji Jingqiu’s gaze fell on Zhang Tiancheng.

The latter still bowed his head, seemingly not daring to look directly at this World Venerable.

"What I need is the method to intervene in this matter, not a vessel." Ji Jingqiu withdrew his gaze, speaking lightly.

"The crux of this matter is not allowing external karmic involvement." Doumu slowly said, "Therefore, outsiders must not intervene, but you bringing this child should allow smooth intervention."

"Oh?"

Ji Jingqiu had long guessed Zhang Tiancheng’s origins, but didn’t expect him to be directly connected to the Netherworld Lord, one of the backups left by the Netherworld Lord.

"I will go to the Netherworld once more." Ji Jingqiu agreed, but then added, "I may not be able to fulfill your wish and bring back the Dao Fruit of the Netherworld Lord."

"It’s no matter." Doumu Yuanjun said meaningfully, "We and Emperor Yi had early plans and arrangements in the Netherworld, although now intercepted by various factions of the Sea of Realms, severing our connection with the Netherworld, since you are involved, there will inevitably be gains."

"Even if it ultimately doesn’t fulfill the wish, it will merely delay the rise of the Heavenly Court by some time."

Ji Jingqiu’s gaze sharpened: "The Heavenly Court’s connection with the Netherworld has been severed by the Transcendence Gates of the Sea of Realms?"

Doumu nodded: "So, it still requires you to handle it. The name of the World Venerable, coupled with your lack of participation in this battle, means those Gates will have to show you some respect."

Ji Jingqiu was expressionless.

He previously thought this was Doumu using the survival of Master He to coerce and threaten him, but now it seems far more than that.

Being able to lay out the Heavenly Court requiring his aid and turning it into a threat against him is truly a remarkable tactic!