The Thunder Ancestor Sword was powerful. With this treasure in hand, Peng Ziling clearly showed that he could fight against Su Po with just one treasure.
Everyone present was a big shot in the fourteenth realm. Naturally, their eyesight was not bad.
The Thunder Ancestor Sword was not a bluff.
But why did Su Po suddenly change his move and break it with one sword, forcing Peng Ziling to protect the treasure with his own body and end up in such a sorry state?
"At that time, someone seemed to be instructing Su Po," Venerable Jia Shu Slowly said, "But I didn't sense anyone nearby …"
Emperor Song Jun nodded, "I have the same feeling. The person who broke Sect Master Peng's treasure was not Su Po himself."
Peng Ziling naturally did not want anyone to know about the flaws of the Thunder Ancestor Sword.
Not only the people in Chang 'an who were his direct opponents, but also Song Jun, Kong Shengzhen, Abbot Huai Yong and the others who seemed to be his allies.
But since Su Po had pointed it out and everyone saw it, Sect Master Peng could only accept his bad luck.
Fortunately, Chang 'an was putting too much pressure on everyone. No one would think of dragging them down and secretly eyeing his Thunder Ancestor Sword.
Instead, everyone hoped that they could gather more strength to fight against Chang 'an.
Song Jun brought up this point without malice. He was considering something else, "Could the person who could see the weakness of Sect Master Peng's treasure be … a Daoist?"
In terms of cultivation strength, Su Po and Venerable Jia Shu were both outstanding.
But even with their eyesight, they could not see the weakness of the Thunder Ancestor Sword.
"It's not impossible."
Slowly, Peng Ziling exhaled. He actually had the same feeling, "Maybe, the person in charge of Chang 'an is Daoist Li."
Song Jun and the others heard this and were silent.
Even Venerable Jia Shu from Aparagodaniya had some understanding of the situation after contacting Abbot Huai Yong and the others.
He knew that the "Daoist Li" mentioned by Peng Ziling was the strongest Daoist in the Central Plains, or in Dongsheng Divine Land.
He was ranked fourth among the Twelve Kings of Hell, Li Shulou, Daoist Yueyang.
Among the Twelve Kings of Hell, the top five were all at the fourteenth realm.
Forty years ago, Li Shulou had already become a Yang Spirit, reaching the peak of the Daoist Primordial Spirit realm.
Although he suffered the calamity of the Immortal World and his fate was unknown, no one dared to say that he really died in that battle.
Among the various paths of cultivation, the Daoist Primordial Spirit Division technique was the best at reincarnation.
Even though Su Po's sword was sharp and incisive, looking down on all sides, faintly surpassing Li Shulu of the past.
However, more than 30 years had passed, and Li Shulou's whereabouts were still unknown. With his talent, even if he reincarnated, it was still unknown what level he had reached.
When the news of Chang 'an's rise came from the Eastern Border, many people in the Central Region began to suspect that the constant expansion and change of Chang' an was a Taoist trick. The person in charge of Chang 'an might be a Taoist master.
Now that the other party was able to see through the profundities and weaknesses of the Lightning Ancestor Sword with a single glance, it was most likely that the other party was also a Daoist.
On the other hand, the fact that the Lightning Ancestor Sword's weakness had been seen through when it had just appeared proved that the Daoist master of Chang 'an was very powerful.
Apart from the "Sword Demon" Su Po, there were indeed other masters in Chang 'an.
Defeating Su Po alone didn't mean that they could defeat Chang 'an and counterattack the Western Regions.
Thinking of this, everyone's heart sank a bit.
Slowly, Peng Ziling said, "Today, I've received some advice from the other party. I will go into seclusion later and try my best to perfect the Dharma Treasure. I won't give the enemy any chance to take advantage of me."
He glanced at the people around him, including Guru Jiashu. Everyone around him nodded. "That's for the best."
If Peng Ziling really perfected the Lightning Ancestor Sword, no one present would be a match for the old Daoist except Guru Jiashu.
However, for everyone now, the biggest threat was still Chang 'an.
Compared to Chang 'an, even if Peng Ziling had the Lightning Ancestor Sword, it was nothing.
With this treasure, everyone would have more confidence in fighting Chang 'an.
If Peng Ziling could flaunt his power in front of everyone with the Lightning Ancestor Sword, let alone Guru Jiashu and Aparagodaniya, the old Daoist himself could survive the battle against Chang 'an.
"Master Jiashu, while contacting Aparagodaniya, also listen to I's explanation of the mysteries of the formation, just in case."
Peng Ziling added, "Master Jing Ge can come too."
The Lightning Ancestor Sword was Peng Ziling's trump card.
The Taichu Six Directions Formation was everyone's trump card.
After all, the Tai Qing Palace alone couldn't set up the formation.
After Jie Feng's betrayal, including Guru Jiashu, they could only gather six more people.
If Aparagodaniya couldn't send any more masters, or if Dragon Elephant Temple's Abbot Jing Ge couldn't break through to the fourteenth realm in a short time, they could only let Guru Jiashu do it himself if they wanted to set up the Taichu Six Directions Formation again.
After the few big shots finished their discussion, they couldn't help but feel emotional again. They turned their heads and looked to the east at the same time.
After leaving the Western Region and stepping into the Huang Sea, they were considered to have left Dongsheng Divine Prefecture's territory.
Whether it was Peng Ziling, Kong Shengzhen, Song Jun from the Central Region, or Abbot Huai Yong and Abbot Xiankong from the Western Region, all of them had left their homes.
According to the news from Northern Mang and Southern Wilderness, these two places had already fallen under the control of Chang 'an before the Western Region.
Eastern Border, Central Region, Northern Mang, Southern Wilderness, Western Region … The entire Dongsheng Divine Prefecture now belonged to the same master.
This was the first time in the history of Dongsheng Divine Prefecture.
The Twelve Kings of Hell had made a comeback, and Chang 'an was indeed an unprecedented and terrifying enemy …
Even Guru Jiashu, who came from Aparagodaniya, looked back in the direction of Dongsheng Divine Prefecture with an unusually serious expression.
The Buddhists who retreated from the Western Region looked for islands to settle down in the Huang Sea in the west.
They did not collapse after the setback. After regaining their footing, they began to actively contact the Western Region.
Most of the disciples of Tai Qing Palace, Saint Yan Mansion, and the local Buddhist temples in the Western Region who stayed as guests, followed their masters and withdrew from the Western Region.
Without Abbot Xiankong and Abbot Huai Yong, the Buddhist temples naturally could not resist the invasion of Chang 'an.
However, while most of the people retreated, a small number of people did not leave the Western Region. They insisted on staying, scattered among the people, and temporarily lurked.
The Buddhists had ruled the entire Western Region for many years. Not to mention that the sects under the holy lands were all disciples of Buddhists, even the ordinary people were almost all Buddhists and had countless believers.
Such a foundation could not be destroyed in a day or two.
Unless Chang 'an started a massacre in the entire Western Region …
However, according to their previous understanding and observation, Chang 'an obviously would not do that.
Although they did not understand why the Twelve Kings of Hell, who used to be cruel and merciless, suddenly became vegetarians, this was undoubtedly a good thing for the monks in the Western Region.
At present, the Western Region was certainly the world of Chang 'an.
However, no one knew how long it would take for this ruling power to really penetrate into the ordinary people at the grassroots level.
This time was enough for Abbot Huai Yong and the others to leave their seeds in the Western Region.
They did not expect these seeds to take root and germinate to overthrow Chang 'an's control, but it was not a problem to ask for information.
In this way, they could pave the way for their counterattack in the future.
On the western seashore of the Western Region, Su Po stood on the shore, quietly watching Master Jiashu and the others withdraw Slowly.
"I'm not good at dealing with the aftermath. Brother, send more people."
Standing alone on the seashore, Su Po opened his mouth, as if he was talking to the waves in front of him.
However, soon he heard Zhang Dongyun's answer, "Don't worry. I've sent people out."
"Twilight once said that the place where she met with Eighth Sister was in the Western Region. I'll go and find her." Su Po said, "But now we've occupied the Western Region. If Twilight gets the news, she may not dare to come."
Zhang Dongyun said, "It doesn't matter. Let her be. She can't fly out of our hands."
Su Po nodded, "Okay."
He turned and left the seashore of the Western Region, heading inland.
There were still thousands upon thousands of Buddhist temples and Buddhist disciples in the Western Regions.
However, Su Po did not bother to pay attention to them.
He only wandered around the Western Region, trying to find the place Twilight mentioned.
Naturally, the hope was slim. However, Su Po did not care. He just calmed down and slowly measured the land of the Western Region.
As for Zhang Dongyun, he sent more people to the Western Region.
Su Po did not care about those innumerable Buddhist temples and Buddhist monks, but he would not let them go.
Just as Abbot Huai Yong and the others expected, he did not think that slaughtering people in the Western Region would be so crazy.
He did not even particularly care about the people believing in Buddhism.
It was the same with faith.
Zhang Dongyun had no intention of forcefully interfering with such beliefs.
However, all of this was based on the premise that it would not affect his control of the local area.
In other words, it did not matter what they believed, but before they believed, they had to listen to him …
Eradicating the influence of the Buddhist League on the Western Regions was not something that could be accomplished in a short period of time.
Moreover, Abbot Huai Yong and the others were still thinking about counterattacking.
The situation in the Western Region was likely to change in the future.
The reason why he was not worried about scaring Twilight Mist away was because of this.
He would give her, or rather, she would always find an opportunity to sneak into the Western Region.
All of this was within Zhang Dongyun's expectations, and at the same time, it was within his acceptable range.
For him, the entire Western Region was still very far from the border of Invincible City.
Even the ninth expansion only covered a corner of the eastern part of the Western Region.
If he wanted to expand the entire Western Region, or even the entire Dong Sheng Divine Continent, into Invincible City, he would need at least the tenth expansion.
For Zhang Dongyun, the places that could be covered by Invincible City were one hundred percent under his control.
Before that, if he wanted to have enough control over the Western Region, he would have to wait until the ninth expansion.
At that time, he would find an opportunity to completely cripple the original Abbot Huai Yong, Peng Ziling, and the others, and then the Western Region would be peaceful.
Even if Aparagodānīya wanted to spread Buddhism in the West again, he would have to be careful.
Of course, before that, Master Zhang would also build a foundation for his family in the Western Region.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
In the Daming Palace in Chang 'an, an old monk appeared in front of Zhang Dongyun and bowed with his palms together.
"Rise," Zhang Dongyun said indifferently.
The old monk raised his head. It was obviously Abbot Xin He of Bodhi Temple, one of the three Buddhist temples in the Central Region.
Bodhi Temple had been persuaded by Master Kong Ru to submit to Chang 'an.
Zhang Dongyun naturally did not make things difficult for them.
These days, the Central Region had gradually stabilized, and monks from Bodhi Temple often walked around the Central Region.
They helped the needy and treated the people well as usual. Zhang Dongyun saw it all.
Although Abbot Xin He and the others came to Chang 'an from time to time to intercede for the monks of Zhongyue Temple and Lingguang Temple, Zhang Dongyun did not often refute them.
Now that he had taken down the Western Region, Zhang Dongyun was not without means to control the Western Region.
Jie Feng and his Caged Dragon Sect were ready-made helpers.
They were the locals of the Western Region and knew the situation here very well.
It was expected that Abbot Huai Yong, Abbot Xiankong, and the others might have left some sand in the Western Region.
And Jie Feng and the others could just check.
Zhang Dongyun did not mind that the people believed in Buddhism.
There were large and small Buddhist sects here. As long as they sincerely submitted to Chang 'an, Zhang Dongyun did not mind.
But if they played tricks behind his back, he had to deal with them with Thunder.
However, besides Jie Feng's Thunder, Zhang Dongyun also had rain and dew.
Bodhi Temple's Abbot Xin, Huijing, Huiming, and the other monks of the Central Plains crossed the sea to the Western Region.
Of course, this rain and dew might have hidden sharpness.
The undercurrent between the Western Region Buddhism and the Central Plains Buddhism was never weaker than the waves between the Buddhists of the Dongsheng Divine Continent and the Pure Land of the Aparagodānīya.
It was not necessary to use Buddhism to rule Buddhism. But if the Central Plains were splashed with water, it would be clear who was the water and who was the oil in the Western Region.
As for the secular world, other than the Caged Dragon Sect in the Western Region, the Great Xuan Dynasty of the Central Plains had been continuously heading to the Western Region under the leadership of King Xuan Liu Chengyu.
The Western Region was vast. If he wanted to spread his influence, it was definitely not enough to rely on the Great Xuan Dynasty alone.
But the Central Plains had just been settled. The Northern Mang and the Southern Wasteland also needed to be dealt with. So Zhang Dongyun was not in a hurry. He simply relaxed and asked Liu Chengyu to fight steadily step by step.
"Liu Chengyu and Xuan Chao, focus on the local people. As for other matters, help him to share some of the burden."
After Abbot Xin and Abbot Xin left, Zhang Dongyun instructed the second group of people who came to meet him, "Decide on your own."
The middle-aged man below was the leader of the Mount Shu Sect, Gu Pu.
Gu Pu's expression was serene and healthy.
The injury that had troubled him for many years seemed to have disappeared.
He solemnly bowed to Zhang Dongyun, "Your Majesty's love for the people is the blessing of the people in the Western Region. It is also the blessing of the people in the Dongsheng Divine Continent. I will not let Your Majesty down."
Although he cultivated the way of the sword and showed off his abilities, Gu Pu was not bloodthirsty. Instead, he was calm and collected.
After bowing to Zhang Dongyun, he left the Great Ming Palace.
Then, the third person appeared in the palace and bowed to Zhang Dongyun, "Your Majesty."
Zhang Dongyun looked at Lou Ning, "You don't plan to go to the Northern Mang?"
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