This time, Esoteric Buddhism won the bet. Ji Xuanyuan handed over the Unbreakable Vajra Divine Technique and the Buddha Bone Sarira to Su Xin.
This time, Su Xin and the Western Tantric Sect could be said to be a win-win situation. However, looking at the expressions of the Western Tantric Sect members, they did not seem excited at all.
Su Xin walked over and asked, "Masters, you won this time. Why does Shaolin Temple still have such a bitter face?"
The Great Master of Great Strength shook his head helplessly and said, "Lord Su, you should be able to see that we have lost this time."
Su Xin shrugged. The members of Esoteric Buddhism had seen through it very clearly. They had indeed lost this time. This was because the result of the draw had been manipulated by Su Xin.
The Six Doors of Doors had a terrifying intelligence network. Therefore, Su Xin had detailed information on both the members of Esoteric Buddhism and Shaolin Temple. Therefore, Su Xin could send whoever he wanted to fight.
The Supreme Master of Mahasthamaprapta and Xuan Ming, the two strongest experts of Tantric Buddhism and Buddhist sects, had to take the field. However, Su Xin had separated them.
In fact, it was very simple. The lottery box would be changed every round. Therefore, no matter how they drew, the result would be the one arranged by Su Xin.
Of course, the people of Shaolin Temple probably didn't expect Su Xin to be so shameless as to secretly play such tricks. Therefore, they didn't check the lottery box.
According to the order of the competition, Xuan Ming would be eliminated as soon as he won. The Great Master of Great Strength would also be eliminated as soon as he won. However, in fact, Xuan Ming was a bit stronger than the Great Master of Great Strength.
Xuan Ming, who had cultivated several of the 72 ultimate techniques to the Transformative Realm, had terrifying strength. However, what he was displaying now was not his true strength.
If Su Xin were to really do a random draw and the Supreme Meta-Power Sage was matched up against Xuan Ming, the Supreme Meta-Power Sage might very well end up being defeated.
Therefore, it could be considered that the Great Master of Great Strength had lost this round.
Moreover, Buddhism had also won the last round by a fluke.
If the Great Master of Great Strength had not burned his blood essence to seriously injure Kong Xing of Shaolin Temple, he wouldn't have been able to win this round at all.
But don't forget that Kong Xing is a Kong Generation Martial Artist. Most of the Kong Generation Martial Artists in the Shaolin Temple are about to enter their twilight years, while this Guru Vajra Zang is still in his prime.
Even though there was a difference in age between them, the Great Master of Great Strength had still used a life-risking secret technique to injure Kong Xing. Therefore, Buddhism had actually lost this round.
If they couldn't beat the other party despite having an advantage in age, how were they supposed to fight when the First Seat of Scripture Lecture Hall of Shaolin Temple, Xuan Zhen, arrived?
Therefore, the Great Master of Great Strength was unusually depressed. He knew that the difference between him and Shaolin Temple was huge, but he hadn't expected it to be this huge.
Su Xin shook his head and said, "Great Master, the pugilistic world of the Central Plains has its own rules. Everyone only looks at the results and doesn't ask about the process."
The Great Master of Great Strength shook his head helplessly and said, "It's fine for others not to ask, but we have to ask.
If we can't beat them, we can't beat them. There's nothing to say about this. Now that we know the strength of Shaolin Temple, we can save ourselves the trouble of suffering in the future. "
Su Xin raised his brows and asked, "Then Great Master, are you guys preparing to return to the western frontier?"
The Great Master of Great Strength shook his head and revealed a hint of determination in his eyes. "We will not return to the western frontier. If Buddhism is trapped in the western frontier, it will only end up worse. Therefore, we must fight with Shaolin Temple this time. Even if we can only fight for a piece of land in the central plains, it will be enough."
The Great Master of Great Strength turned to Tang Xian, who had yet to leave. He said, "Eunuch Tang, I have something to consult His Majesty about. I hope Eunuch Tang can help me pass on the message."
Tang Xian returned to the palace with a doubtful look on his face. However, Su Xin looked at the Great Master of Great Strength with a bewildered gaze and said, "Does Buddhism really want to become the national religion of the Zhou Kingdom?"
The current national religion was no longer the powerful national religion that could stand above the imperial power.
If Buddhism decided to rely on the Zhou Kingdom and become the national religion of the Zhou Kingdom, then Buddhism would henceforth become a part of the Zhou Kingdom. It would be an existence on the same level as the military and the Six Gates of Heaven.
Although it would have a certain degree of autonomy, the majority of it would still have to obey the orders of the Zhou Kingdom. It would still prioritize the orders of the Zhou Kingdom.
This was probably the first national religion in history to be in such dire straits.
Although Su Xin had previously told Buddhism that he wanted to become the national religion of the Zhou Kingdom, he reckoned that Buddhism would definitely not choose his method unless it was forced into a dead end.
However, Su Xin had not expected the Great Master of Great Strength to be so decisive. He sensed that the power of Shaolin Temple had surpassed his imagination and immediately decided on the path that Buddhism should take in the future.
The Great Master of Great Strength sighed and said, "Submitting to others is nothing. The truly terrifying thing is that the disciples of Buddhism feel despair towards their religion. That is truly something that can't be helped.
Thus, our Buddhism has nowhere to retreat. Becoming the national religion isn't that big of a deal. Since ancient times, the victors have always been kings and the losers have always been vilified. I reckon that the Shaolin Temple has also slandered our Esoteric Buddhism quite a few times in the Central Plains.
In the future, if our Buddhism can really destroy the Shaolin Temple and regain control of the Buddhist religion of the Central Plains, then this matter will naturally not be recorded in history. Moreover, those people of the martial arts world will help us spread our name. "
Su Xin looked at the many martial artists behind the Great Master of Great Strength and whispered, "Master, are you sure you don't want to discuss such an important matter with the other members of Buddhism first?"
The Great Master of Great Strength shook his head and said, "Our Buddhism is not the Shaolin Temple. We don't have that many rules and rules.
Moreover, our Buddhism is now on the brink of life and death. At a time like this, all of Buddhism can only have one voice. "
Su Xin nodded. Buddhism was quite decisive. If Buddhism still cared about fighting for power and benefits at a time like this, it would really be courting death.
An hour later, Tang Xian returned and asked the Great Master of Great Strength and the other experts of Buddhism to make a trip to the palace.
Since Ji Haodian was prepared to let the Great Master of Great Strength and the others enter the palace, it meant that he had already decided to make Buddhism the national religion.
This matter did not have much to do with Su Xin. Therefore, Su Xin did not participate too much and returned to the Six Doors.
He had gained quite a lot this time around. The Indestructible Vajra Divine Art could make up for his lack of defense.
The Dragon Elephant Prajna Art was indeed very powerful. The further one cultivated it, the more powerful it became. However, its defense was much weaker than ordinary body-tempering techniques.
On the other hand, the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art was the opposite. It focused on cultivating the strength of one's body, so it could complement Su Xin's Dragon Elephant Prajna Art.
Therefore, after Su Xin obtained the cultivation technique, he returned to the Six Doors and went into seclusion.
The prowess of the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art in the early stages was actually not very strong. It was even considered a common cultivation technique in the Shaolin Temple. Ordinary warriors could not even be bothered to cultivate it.
This was because the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art did not have any other powers apart from its strong defense. Therefore, most warriors would choose other body-tempering techniques instead of the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art.
Only when this martial art was cultivated to the phenomenal success stage, like what Jueyan had done in the past, would one be able to unleash its true might.
However, it was not that easy to cultivate the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art to the phenomenal success stage. It was impossible to cultivate it unless one had outstanding talent and perseverance. Otherwise, this divine art would not have become a common cultivation technique.
Cultivation techniques obtained from the outside world were not like those obtained from the System, which could be directly initiated. Therefore, the cultivation speed was much slower.
However, Su Xin was confident that he could cultivate the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art in a short period of time. The reason for this was the Buddha bone relic in Su Xin's hands.
Borrowing the power of the Buddha bone relic to cultivate Buddhist techniques had a huge improvement effect. However, this was only to assist in cultivation. What if Su Xin directly used the Shaking Heaven and Hitting Earth Great Technique to directly strip the power of the Buddha bone relic?
In essence, the Buddha bone relic was actually the same thing as the Black Lotus Seed of the White Lotus Sect. They were both condensed from the essence of a warrior's entire body.
Most of the cultivation techniques of the White Lotus Sect originated from the Buddhist Sect. Therefore, they created a lotus seed similar to the Buddha bone relic.
However, one of these two things was good while the other was evil. The effects of the White Lotus Sect's lotus seed were much better than the Buddhist bone relic. After all, the Buddhist bone relic could be passed down as an inheritance. However, the White Lotus Sect's lotus seed could only be used by one or a few people.
Normally, disciples of a Buddhist sect would worship the Buddha Bone Relic properly after obtaining it. They would cultivate around the Buddha Bone Relic every day. Not only would this increase their cultivation speed, but it would also allow the Buddha Bone Relic to be passed down forever.
However, Su Xin did not have such thoughts. He was not like the monks of the Shaolin Temple who would worship the Buddha bone relic as if it was their ancestor. In his eyes, the Buddha bone relic was a pill used for cultivation. There was nothing to be reluctant about.
Therefore, when he was in seclusion, Su Xin was not busy cultivating. Instead, he first studied how to use the Supernatural Power of Shaking Heaven and Hitting Earth to extract the power from the Buddha bone relic.
The Buddha bone relic came from the same source as the White Lotus Sect's lotus seed. Since Su Xin had the experience of extracting the power from the lotus seed, he estimated that it would not take long for him to deal with the Buddha bone relic.
However, during the time that Su Xin was in seclusion, a wave was set off in Jianghu because of Buddhism.
Buddhism going north was not a big deal. However, many sects in Jianghu believed that Buddhism would not be able to stay in the Central Plains for long. Sooner or later, it would be chased back to the Western Frontier by the Shaolin Temple.
However, they did not expect that Buddhism would win against the Shaolin Temple in Shengjing City, causing the Shaolin Temple to lose face.
Although everyone knew that this was not the true strength of the Shaolin Temple, the fact that Buddhism could do this proved that Buddhism had the qualifications to wrestle with the Shaolin Temple.
As the saying goes, when a wall is down, everyone gives it a push. There were many forces in Jianghu that did not like the Shaolin Temple. This time, Shaolin Temple only suffered a small loss. However, the rumors spread by others in Jianghu were very unbearable. This made the people of the Shaolin Temple furious.
What was even more shocking was that the Zhou Kingdom suddenly announced that Esoteric Buddhism would be the national religion. From then on, it could preach in the Zhou Kingdom.
Although becoming the national religion of the Zhou Kingdom did not mean that the Zhou Kingdom would use all its strength to help Esoteric Buddhism compete with the Shaolin Temple for orthodoxy, it would at least allow Esoteric Buddhism to take root in the Central Plains. At least, as long as the Zhou Kingdom existed, the Shaolin Temple would not be able to completely chase Buddhism back to the Western Frontier.
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