Similar to the Incongruence Divine Mother, Yan Zhaoge had also thought of the Buddha's relic.
The Western Pure Lands' recent abnormal actions might be due to them searching for the relic.
In reality, they had been searching for it all this while.
To be precise, it wasn't just the orthodox Buddhism. Even the orthodox Daoism, the Demon Race, the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus, and the Immortal Court were doing their best to search for it. Even the Nine Underworlds might not be an exception.
Now, the Western Pure Lands seemed to have made a breakthrough, which was why they were gathering their manpower.
This was something worthy of their manpower.
Mahamayuri's pursuit of the Buddha's relic was no longer a secret.
His opportunity to ascend to the Dao Realm might very well lie in the Buddha's relic left behind by the Gautama Buddha.
During the Ancient era, he was defeated by Daoist Zhunti and entered Buddhism. He cultivated the Golden Body with twenty-four heads and eighteen arms, which was the standard Daoist Zhunti's lineage.
Now that he wanted to ascend to the Dao Realm, it was reasonable for him to involve the relic left behind by Daoist Zhunti.
Although he didn't know if this was the only condition, or if there were any other requirements, it was undoubtedly what he desired the most.
In Yan Zhaoge's words, this had created the strongest mercenary.
No matter if he didn't care about the conflict or if he wanted to wait for the right price, Mahamayuri's actions during this era were all because of the Buddha's relic.
On the other hand, the two attacks of this top great expert at the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm could be said to be world shocking.
During the first time, he single-handedly defeated the numerous Demon Race Great Sages and Small Saints, including the Roc of Ten Thousand Cloudy Miles. He single-handedly reversed the Immortal Court's perilous situation, directly changing the outcome of the war.
During the second time, a huge change occurred in the orthodox Daoism's battle for the Immortal Extermination Formation, which nearly caused them to fail.
With the Jade Emperor's disappearance, and the Great Sage Equalling Heavens's unique situation, Mahamayuri was practically the strongest Overarching Heavenly Immortal.
Especially since his five-colored divine radiance was extremely tyrannical, and there was nothing it couldn't destroy. Against opponents weaker than him, even if they were also Grand Heavenly Immortals, he would be able to suppress them. As such, he posed a huge threat to others.
For the current orthodox Daoism, Mahamayuri was extremely terrifying.
A hundred years ago, during the Immortal Extermination Formation, Yan Zhaoge relied on the Great Sage Equalling Heavens to manifest his true body and returned to his peak state to block Mahamayuri.
However, that was not the real Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong.
The duration was limited.
If he could not defeat Mahamayuri within a certain period of time, Mahamayuri would naturally emerge as the victor when the time was up.
Furthermore, after that battle, the three Golden Bodies of the Great Sage were still unable to fuse together. They needed a long time to recuperate.
Even if he could fuse them again, who knew how long it would be before he could refine the Earthly Essence Stone again.
It could be said that Mahamayuri would be a huge threat to the orthodox Daoism for a long time to come.
During this period of time, if the old peacock wanted to make things difficult for Yan Zhaoge and the others, the Great Sage Equalling Heavens wouldn't be able to stop him again.
Of course, the Immortal Extermination Array could be used, but the problem was that it was the capital of the orthodox Dao sects to balance the few Dao Ancestors.
The greatest significance of its existence was to, to a large extent, control the enemies that the Dao Sect was facing at the moment to be below the Dao Realm.
Apart from that, before the Great Sage Equalling Heaven could return to his peak, Yang Jian would most likely have to face Mahamayuri head-on.
If he couldn't withstand it, there was nothing more to say.
However, even if he could, Daoism's current pinnacle figures would be distracted. By then, the Dipankara Ancient Buddha, Daolord Lu Ya, and the others would inevitably unleash their might.
Beneath the Dao Realm, the old peacock was undoubtedly the orthodox Daoism's greatest threat. In fact, it was an actual threat.
Fortunately, regardless of whether Kong Xuan was someone with principles or someone with high status, he wouldn't make a move if there wasn't a sufficient price like the Shakya Śarīra.
No matter if it was the battle between the two heretics, the battle between the Demon Race and the Western Pure Lands, or even the battle between the orthodox Daoism and the Nine Underworlds, he wouldn't interfere in any of them.
Even during the battle for the Immortal Extermination Array, where he was defeated by the Great Sage Equalling Heavens, he didn't have the intention to regain his reputation.
A Shakya Śarīra in exchange for him to make a move. He wouldn't go easy on his opponent, but he wouldn't be responsible for the outcome.
As such, from a certain perspective, not only did he pose a threat to the orthodox Daoism, but he also posed a threat to the other forces, including the Western Pure Lands where Kong Xuan had been residing.
However, it was clear that he wanted something. While he was using his own strength as a bargaining chip to seek for gains, he was also easily restricted by others. Thus, he did not attract the Dao Ancestors to attack him.
As the number of Buddha's relics in his hands increased, Mahamayuri's situation gradually became more and more difficult.
Because everyone had to start considering how to restrain him.
However, as the strongest person below the Dao Realm, Mahamayuri had the capital to play games with the help of the disputes between the other forces.
The final result would depend on the means of all parties.
"It's a pity that the Xuandu Great Daoist isn't clear on how many Shakyamuni Śarīras there are. At the same time, he isn't sure how many Mahamayuri needs or whether he must collect all of them," Yan Zhaoge lightly rubbed his temples, "Otherwise, we could have done more."
The Incongruence Divine Mother said, "Although I don't know who else has a Sarira in their hands, even if they do, they will start to be cautious when dealing with Fellow Daoist Kong Xuan. They won't easily give him a Sarira anymore."
"However, if we can find one, it'll be a huge bargaining chip, just like the Immortal Extermination Formation in our hands." Yan Zhaoge smiled.
From a certain perspective, it wasn't too much to say that Kong Xuan was a mini version of the Immortal Extermination Formation.
He couldn't go against a Dao Ancestor. However, to existences beneath the Dao Realm, his deterrence was already very close to a Dao Realm bigwig.
The fact that he was feared and fought over by the various Dao Ancestors meant that he was equivalent to a Pseudo Dao Ancestor in a situation where the Dao Ancestors kept each other in check.
"The Western Pure Lands most likely have another Shakyamuni Śarīra's clue," said Yan Zhaoge, "It might originate from Shang Na, the Exalt Xiu, and the Exalt Ananda."
In the past, the central Blessed Lands of Saha underwent a huge change, and the Exalt Ananda perished.
However, the situation back then was complicated and chaotic. Moreover, eras were changing, and some things might have been buried in the dust of history.
The Buddhists never stopped searching for it. After so many years, it seemed like they had some new gains.
"If Mahamayuri learns of this, things will get interesting." Yan Zhaoge thought without any ill intentions.
"Regarding the Jade Clear's Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag, do you have any information about it?" asked the Incongruence Divine Mother.
Yan Zhaoge shook his head, "Daoist Yang Jian and the Southern Extremity Longevity Emperor have been searching for it for the past few years. However, there hasn't been any progress."
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