The matter of Merriment Temple was very tricky for Buddhism. They knew Su Xin's character very well, and they also knew Su Xin's strength very well.
Should they take care of Merriment Temple after such a thing had happened? This made Supreme Master and the others feel very conflicted.
A Yang Spirit Realm martial artist from the True Word Sect frowned and said, "If we had known this would happen, we wouldn't have helped Merriment Temple. Look at the mess they have caused now!
Provoke those who should be provoked, and provoke those who shouldn't be provoked. If you had done as I said and directly expelled Merriment Temple from Tantric Buddhism, would things have turned out like this? "
Merriment Temple had caused such a big trouble in the past. Moreover, they had learned that Ye Jianan had cultivated the techniques of the Blood Demon Sect and had even desecrated the remains of their Buddhist ancestors. Supreme Master and the others had almost agreed to expel Merriment Temple from Buddhism after learning about this matter. They had even wanted to punish them severely and completely exterminate Merriment Temple.
However, they had later learned that Ye Jianan had died and that Venerable Hidden Dragon had pushed all the blame onto Ye Jianan and the other three people. Ye Jianan had also repented very sincerely, which made Supreme Master and the others unable to do it.
They had not expelled Merriment Temple not because the other sects of Buddhism had a good relationship with Merriment Temple, but because Buddhism was originally a union of several sects. Although Vajra Temple was the strongest and ranked as one of the three Buddhist temples, they could not command the other sects of Buddhism. Instead, they had to maintain the strength and integrity of Buddhism as much as possible so that they could compete with Shaolin Temple.
It was indeed very easy to expel a Merriment Temple. However, if they really did that, it was hard to guarantee that the other small Tantric Sects would not think too much about it and think that the Tantric Sect was too practical. Once something happened to the other Sects, they would expel them from the Tantric Sect, regardless of their contributions to the Tantric Sect.
After all, although Merriment Temple had done things a bit dishonorably, it had also made a lot of contributions to Buddhism.
When Merriment Arhat Great Joy of Merriment Temple was still around, the strength of Merriment Temple was second only to Vajra Temple.
Therefore, the Merriment Temple had put in a lot of effort to resist the Shaolin Temple and develop the whole Buddhism.
Now that the Merriment Temple was in trouble, the Buddhism sect kicked them away. Even if the other Buddhism sects did not say it out loud, they would definitely think about it.
Once a crack appeared, it wasn't easy to mend it. That was why the Grand Master and the others had decided not to expel the Merriment Temple, but they couldn't let them off either.
While the other sects were developing their strength and preaching in the Central Plains, the Merriment Temple had no choice but to be banished back to the Western Frontier to linger on. This was a very heavy punishment for them.
Almost all the other sects of Buddhism agreed with this idea. Only the people of the Shingon Sect objected and insisted on expelling the Temple of Joy from Buddhism.
The enmity between the Shingon Sect and the Merriment Temple had lasted for many years. If there was an opportunity to completely expel the Merriment Temple from Buddhism, they would never give up.
The Grand Master and the others shook their heads. Previously, they thought that the Shingon Sect was abusing their power to avenge their personal grudges, so no one stood with them. But now, it seemed that it was better to directly expel the Merriment Temple from Buddhism.
However, that was then, and it was now. Even if they wanted to expel the Merriment Temple from Buddhism now, it was too late.
Su Xin had already led his army to the Western Frontier, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell what was going on at a glance.
What would the people in Jianghu think if the Buddhism expelled the Merriment Temple from Buddhism at this time? They would say that Buddhism was afraid of Su Xin. As soon as Su Xin attacked, they immediately expelled their own people from Buddhism and distanced themselves from it. They were very timid.
In the past, Buddhism did not care about such rumors. After all, Buddhism had not set foot in the Central Plains. What did the rumors in the Central Plains have to do with them?
But now that Buddhism had decided to take root in the Central Plains and preach, they could not ignore these rumors.
In the Central Plains, reputation was very important. It was so important that they would not hesitate to shed all pretense of cordiality to earn it. For most warriors and sects, fame and wealth could never be avoided.
Therefore, it was the same for Buddhism. They could not give up the Merriment Temple at this time, nor could they sit back and watch the Merriment Temple be destroyed by Su Xin.
Otherwise, the people in Jianghu would say that Su Xin had attacked the hometown of Buddhism, and they would not dare to say anything.
Great Strength Guru sighed and said, "Since it has come to this, there is nothing more to say. Let's go back to the Western Frontier. This time, we must stop Su Xin. We can't let him destroy the Merriment Temple.
During this time, Buddhism has been on good terms with several imperial consecrators in the Imperial Consecrator Hall of the Zhou Kingdom. I'll see if I can invite one or two of them to be my lobbyists. After all, Su Xin is also from the Zhou Kingdom. He should be willing to give us face. "
Although the Buddhism people present were very dissatisfied that they had delayed their preaching in the Central Plains because of the Merriment Temple, this trip was not only for the Merriment Temple, but also for their own reputation. Therefore, even the True Yan Sect, who had a grudge against the Merriment Temple, did not say anything.
At this time, Su Xin was directly leading the army to the Western Frontier.
The Western Frontier was not too far from the Longxi Path. With Su Xin's speed, it only took them 10 days to arrive at the Western Frontier.
The Western Frontier had been a bitter and barren land since ancient times. Su Xin had always heard people talking about it, but it was the first time he had actually come here.
Originally, Su Xin had always thought that even if the Western Frontier was really bitter and barren, how barren could it be?
After all, Su Xin had been to both the Northwest and the Western Regions. Even if it was not as beautiful as the Central Plains, there were still some places that were not bad.
But the Western Frontier was different, because there weren't many places for people to live here.
The climate of the entire Western Frontier was extremely cold and abnormally dry. As far as the eye could see, it was almost a desolate frozen land with very few green plants.
Even so, it was still one of the only places in the entire Western Frontier that was suitable for people to live in. The depths of the Western Frontier were almost uninhabited areas. Only some disciples of Buddhism would go there to practice in order to temper themselves.
The Merriment Temple was not considered weak in terms of strength in Buddhism. Therefore, the location of the Merriment Temple in the Western Frontier was not bad. It was located on a majestic mountain.
The other side of the cliff was carved into the appearance of a Merriment Buddha. On top of the Buddha statue, several temples were located. This was the Merriment Temple of Buddhism.
Compared with the Merriment Cult's Buddhist city, the scale of the Merriment Temple was undoubtedly much smaller.
Because the Western Frontier was vast and sparsely populated, the various sects of Buddhism also took the elite route because it was more resource-saving.
Therefore, the number of people in the entire Merriment Temple was not too many, only about 2,000 to 3,000.
At this time, Su Xin's army was here, and Venerable Hidden Dragon did not even dare to go out.
News had come from the Merriment Cult that the entire Merriment Cult had been slaughtered by Su Xin. How much stronger could the Merriment Temple be compared to the Merriment Cult now?
Most importantly, Venerable Hidden Dragon and the others did not even have the chance to escape.
If the people of the Merriment Cult wanted to run, they could run to the deepest part of the Western Regions. How could the Merriment Temple run?
The deepest part of the Western Frontier was a real uninhabited area. There were even very few living creatures there.
If he really ran to the deepest part of the Merriment Temple, a large number of disciples below the Innate Realm would probably die. The rest of them would not be able to hold on for long.
Even if a warrior could reach the realm of inedia, it did not mean that they did not need to eat and drink. At least for warriors of the Innate and Acquired Realm, they still belonged to the stage of refining essence into qi and refining qi into spirit.
Moreover, although warriors in the Divine Transformation Realm could go into seclusion for several years without eating or drinking, they still needed to swallow some medicinal pills and absorb the qi of the world. In the deepest part of the Western Frontier, even the qi of the world was pitifully thin, let alone some spirit herbs.
Therefore, Venerable Hidden Dragon had no other choice. He could only choose to stay in the Merriment Temple and deal with Su Xin with the formation left by the ancestors of the Merriment Temple. He hoped that the other warriors of the Buddhism Sect would arrive soon.
Looking at the empty foot of the mountain, Su Xin sneered and said, "Go up the mountain and kill all the people of the Merriment Temple!"
As soon as Su Xin gave the order, a group of Shadow Guard warriors took the lead. However, just as everyone reached the top of the mountain, Venerable Hidden Dragon came out with seven or eight Harmonious God Realm warriors of the Merriment Temple. They directly formed a seal with their hands, and suddenly, layers of golden-red halos shone on the ground.
The halos exuded a terrifying pressure, immediately blocking the Shadow Guard warriors outside. Even some of the Innate Realm Shadow Guard warriors did not have the courage to attack when they saw the halos. Their own strength was suppressed to the extreme.
Su Xin coldly snorted. Invisible sword qi tore through the world, and in the blink of an eye, his Shadow Guard warriors were isolated from the halos.
This was the formation of the Merriment Temple. It was a mountain-protecting formation personally laid out by the True Martial Realm ancestor of the Merriment Temple.
Su Xin looked at Venerable Hidden Dragon and said faintly, "I didn't expect your Merriment Temple to have some foundation. This formation is not bad. After destroying your Merriment Temple, if this formation is not damaged, I will bring it back to the Northwest Path."
Venerable Hidden Dragon said with a gloomy expression, "Su Xin, my Merriment Temple is also a branch of Buddhism, and Buddhism is the national religion of the Zhou Kingdom. Just like you, we belong to the imperial court. Do you really want to be so ruthless?
Today, you have destroyed my Merriment Temple. You should know the attitude of Buddhism towards you in the future.
It was my Merriment Temple's mistake in the ancient battlefield. It was my Merriment Temple who overestimated its strength and wanted to attack you.
As long as you retreat today, my Merriment Temple will give you a satisfactory explanation. What do you think? "
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