Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 987 - 985: Supreme Buddha Nation [Third Update]

When the Buddhist sect announced the abolition of all large and small temples.

And the abolition of the four great Buddhist Nations.

Rebuilding a unified Supreme Buddha Nation, news spread and the entire Western Province erupted in complete turmoil.

This was a more terrifying tremor than earthquakes and sky collapses, an unstoppable force that swept through Western Province in an instant.

Surprisingly...

Above the land of Western Province, the four great Buddhist Nations did not voice any opposition; instead, it was the strong figures from the smaller temples who appeared repeatedly to express dissent. Some even directly instigated the followers under their temple’s control, wanting to break off from Western Province to establish a new sect.

However...

What they never expected was that this attempt to overthrow the unified Supreme Divine Nation didn’t even await suppression from Holy Spirit Mountain.

Instead, it was overturned by their own followers.

Empty Cloud Temple.

The old patriarch of this temple, Master Kongyun, a master of the First-layer Supreme Realm, felt that pursuing Buddha’s position at Spirit Mountain Holy Site was hopeless, so he established Empty Cloud Temple to harvest faith. Over the years, he has managed the temple with quite a flourish.

Suddenly hearing that the Buddhist sect would abolish the four great Buddhist Nations and temples, only venerating the Three Saint Buddhas.

This was digging at his roots!

Master Kongyun immediately mobilized strong figures under him, inciting followers to rebel out of Western Province with him.

But on this very day...

Before Empty Cloud Temple even began to act, it was surrounded by countless followers, even with the backing of the old ancestrals from the nearby Hanging Temple, and Hanging Sky Supreme personally present.

In front of Empty Cloud Temple.

Master Kongyun, with a gloomy face, knew that with Hanging Sky Supreme present, he had no hope. With an ugly expression, he looked at the gathered followers at the front of the temple, eyes blazing with fire, gritted his teeth and said: "Why? I have always treated you well, providing porridge all seasons, and spread Buddhist grace, why do you betray me?"

One of the trembling elders stepped forward, fearlessly facing Master Kongyun: "Because of injustice!"

"Hmm?"

Master Kongyun was stunned for a moment, frowning, "Who are you?"

"I am just an insignificant follower, high and mighty like you of course wouldn’t notice me. From my ancestors to me, three generations have devoutly followed you, what did we get in return? Not to mention being impoverished for three generations, my grandfather and father both died suffering from diseases, without ever enjoying the benefits of Buddha’s grace."

The elder’s face was red with excitement, "On the other hand, a minor servant of your Empty Cloud Temple embezzles offerings, exploits followers, yet enjoys wealth and honor for three generations..."

Master Kongyun angrily retorted: "I manage countless affairs every day, Empty Cloud Temple has tens of millions of followers, how could I attend to every little detail?"

"Right, you can’t, that’s why we don’t believe in you anymore... but the great Three Saint Buddhas know about me, they know how devout I have been. Just yesterday, I received a divine decree, for my generations of devout faith in Buddhism, the great Three Saint Buddhas granted me the honor to enter Holy Spirit Mountain and dwell in Buddha’s grace! From now on, I will reside within the Buddhist holy sites, at the foot of Spirit Mountain..." The elder was so excited that his beard trembled, his eyes shone, and his cane thudded on the ground.

Hiss!

Master Kongyun shuddered, his face showing disbelief.

All along.

Only those with strong cultivation or high monks or descendants of holy sites could reside in the Holy Land.

But now...

Even ordinary followers have the opportunity to enter?

The voice of Hanging Sky Supreme thundered like thunder: "By the decree of Supreme Venerable Xiao Yi, from now on, above the land of Western Province, only the unified Supreme Buddha Nation is revered. Any citizen of the Supreme Buddha Nation, as long as they devoutly believe in the Three Saint Buddhas, can have the opportunity to reside in the Holy Land for long. Regardless of birth, status, or cultivation... all beings are equal!"

"Amitabha!"

"Thank you for the grace of Buddha King..."

"Long live Buddha King Xiao Yi, forever and ever..."

For a moment.

Everyone was red-eyed, fervently praying for Xiao Yi and the Three Saint Buddhas.

The invisible power of faith, rapidly soaring.

For a moment.

Master Kongyun completely collapsed, knowing he had no chance at all, he bitterly smiled: "All this was caused by Buddha King Xiao Yi, eh? Good, a good move to undercut the foundation, good equality for all beings... Enough, enough... from now on, there is no more Empty Cloud Temple..."

The same scene unfolded across Western Province.

The progress of the unified Supreme Buddha Nation went extremely smoothly.

Especially under the oppressive might of Xiao Yi leading the Three Saint Buddhas, expelling those corrupt from the Holy Sites.

Anyone who dared to resist was suppressed like a thunderbolt.

The vast Western Province.

There were no voices of opposition anymore.

Under Xiao Yi’s supervision, the establishment of the Supreme Buddha Nation designated Holy Spirit Mountain as the capital. Meanwhile, the Western Province was divided into eighteen Buddha Counties, each entrusted to a Supreme Venerable Buddha for guardianship, akin to the imperial court’s appointed officials. They were only responsible for governance and had no right to harvest faith.

Because Xiao Yi had slain many Supreme Venerable Buddhas, he also promoted a batch of them.

These people were even more grateful to Xiao Yi.

The entire Western Province was united like never before.

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed...

During these three months.

The Western Province was completely stabilized.

The Supreme Buddha Nation was thriving splendidly.

Within the Boundless Buddha Sea...

Xiao Yi’s Buddha Island was located right in the center, his nine hundred million square kilometers Buddha Island and the nine thousand li tall Holy Buddha Dharma Aspect remained unique. However, to the east and west, the Buddha Island’s of Buddha Father and Buddha Mother also expanded tenfold, reaching an enormous size of one million, and their Holy Buddha Dharma Aspects also broke through a thousand li.

Especially the Holy Buddha Dharma Aspect of the Buddha Father, which even reached a height of two thousand li.

The Buddhist karmic fortune they felt enhanced not only did not decrease but was dozens to hundreds of times more than before. Moreover, the ten percent loss of Buddhist karmic fortune, caused by Xiao Yi slaying Supreme Venerable Buddhas and damaging Spirit Mountain, was also replenished within the short span of three months.

It even surpassed its peak period by an increase of fifty percent.

Since then...

Buddha Father and Buddha Mother held no grudges against Xiao Yi.

They fully respected him as the leader of Buddhism!

Clap clap!

Xiao Yi clapped his hands, satisfied, looking at the three colossal Buddha Islands and smiling lightly, "Finally, it’s accomplished, and I’ve fulfilled my mission!"

Buddha Father and Buddha Mother expressed their respect and gratitude, "Thank you, Buddha King, for your generosity!"

"Buddha King, are you really not going to hold a foundation ceremony?" Buddha Mother cautiously asked. She and Buddha Father had proposed several times to hold a foundation ceremony and invite experts from the six Holy Lands to witness the grandeur of Buddhism.

Xiao Yi waved his hand.

It had been over a year since he left the Southern State, and it was time to return.

Moreover...

He had yet to become a Holy Venerable but could control Buddhism. If the news were spread, it might attract unnecessary troubles. Not to mention others, just the Changsheng Sect, which had always thought of overthrowing the Qingtian Realm, would probably stop at nothing, trying to control Buddhism through him.

After all.

Attacking a non-Holy Venerable Buddhist leader is much simpler than dealing with other Holy Lands.

The principle of a man being guilty for possessing a gem is something he understood quite well.

Instead of being overly prominent and having many concerns,

It’s better to be low-key and just be a Buddha King!

Moreover.

Apart from this, he also needed to hurry to find news of the Ancient Sky-Devouring Dragon clan and awaken Little Lin from his coma. Moreover, the time foretold by Fang Tianmiao, the three years, was approaching, and he also needed to make a trip to Baiyu.

This was also one of the reasons why he didn’t want to hold a foundation ceremony.

Of course, these were not the things he could directly tell them, Xiao Yi said, "I have said before, I do this without selfish motives, all for Buddhism, for the believers." He paused, then continued, "Buddha Mother, now that the Buddha Nation is stable, you can leave the supervision of Spirit Mountain to Buddha Father and proceed to the outer realms’ battlefield!"

"Command of the Honored Buddha!" Buddha Mother nodded.

This was ultimately a Buddhist heart contract, even though they reconciled, he couldn’t break it.

Buddha Father frowned and asked, "Buddha King, you are entrusting me to guard Spirit Mountain? What about you?"

Xiao Yi gave a slight smile and said, "Both of you have already attained the position of Holy Venerables, while I, this Buddha King, am still merely at the Supreme level, so of course, I should seek to break through to the Holy Venerable status. Tomorrow, I will return to the Southern State, and by the day I return to the Western Province, I will have achieved the Holy Venerable status!"

Seeing Xiao Yi’s firm attitude, the two could not say much.

They could only put their hands together, respectfully saying, "Then we shall congratulate the Buddha King in advance for stepping into the Holy Venerable realm!"

"Holy Venerable, huh?"

Xiao Yi slightly curved the corners of his mouth upwards, brimming with strong confidence, and murmured, "It probably won’t take long!"