Having made up his mind, Youtan decided to tell the truth! If you want someone to help you, you should at least tell the truth, right? It was simple logic!
"We can still hold on! Scarlet still has dozens of Great Buddhas, hundreds of Buddhas, and countless Yuanying. They are also a force to be reckoned with, and have no problems in battle!
Our problem comes from within. It's not about whether or not to go to war, but the direction of Scarlet Orthodoxy! "
Since he had chosen to speak, Youtan spoke faster and faster, as if he would never finish.
"Scarlet is the Buddhist Sword Vein, and cultivates the Zen Sword! The so-called Zen Sword is both Zen and sword! After tens of thousands of years, is Zen more important? Or is the sword more important? This has always been a debate within Scarlet Orthodoxy!
If we had chosen Zen, which is also a requirement of the Western Buddhist sects, then perhaps we would not be in this predicament! But this also means that one day, Scarlet Orthodoxy will no longer live by the sword, and will become like other Buddhist orthodoxies, with many branches, each with their own Dao. The Zen Sword is just one of them, and the proportion will continue to decrease!
If we had chosen the sword, we would not have been able to avoid the suppression of the Western Buddhist sects! We may be Swordsman forever, but the biggest problem is how to survive, just like now! "
Lou Xiaoyi nodded. This was a bit like the Huashan Sword Sect and the Master of Qi! Things were getting more and more complicated, and his head was hurting!
"What about history?"
Youtan explained, "In history, the Scarlet Sword Vein originated from a group of wandering Swordsman, but it was too far away to investigate!
They took root in Scarlet Orthodoxy, and because of the environment of the universe at that time, they began to fuse with Buddhism in order to survive. They fought and killed, and in the end, a genius Swordsman created the Zen Sword Technique, and finally established a foothold in Scarlet Orthodoxy!
But at the core, the sword was the most important, and the Zen was the least important. That was the true philosophy of the ancestors! The so-called Zen was just a cover to fool the surrounding Buddhist sects.
That was the original intention! But the original intention can change! "
Youtan sighed, "The environment determines the orthodoxy, that is the truth! If the ancestors were to settle down in the Eastern Sky, it would definitely be a Sword Vein! However, once they set foot in crimson, they would inevitably deviate towards Buddhism.
In the mortal world, if this place doesn't want me, there will naturally be a place for me. Our ideals are different, so I'll just leave! But in the cultivation world, the place was bigger and the space was wider, but there was no place to stay! Unless they leave the Western Paradise. But you also know that when a Dao orthodoxy moves across the Celestial Realm, it is no longer a matter of injuring their muscles and bones. It is a matter of losing their arms, legs, and heads!
He could only persevere here! In perseverance, when the pressure from Buddhism was greater, he would lean towards the direction of Zen. When the pressure was less, he would lean back towards the direction of the sword! However, being in the Western Heaven, Buddhism was always under great pressure. It was under such imperceptible influence that the Crimson Orthodoxy started from the core position of the sword, to the rise of the Zen, and finally to a tie in the end …
Especially in the last 10,000 years, because the epoch is about to change, this shift has become even more obvious! "
Youtan said hatefully, "We are very clear about the alliance's intentions. It is not that they have set their sights on the Crimson Star, nor is it that they want to uproot us! What they mean is that they hope for the Zen to take over the dominant position in the Crimson Orthodoxy, slowly squeezing out the living space of the Sword!
Over time, the Crimson Orthodoxy will be completely assimilated into the power of Buddhism. At that time, it is hard to say if there will be any Zen swords left! "
Lou Xiaoyi couldn't help but sigh. Another Dao orthodoxy's tragedy! He could guess what would happen next! Originally, if there was no great change in the epoch, such subtle changes would have happened in another 10,000 years. When the time came, the Crimson Orthodoxy would have been completely controlled by the Zen, and there would not even be any resistance. It would have been a natural change, and there would not even be a single Dharma Assembly!
This was the method that Buddhism was best at. They would not even have the strength to struggle when they realized what was going on. Perhaps there would only be a few old and young survivors singing sad songs, and they would not even be able to see the splash of water when they fell into the tide.
On this point, even Taoism could not compare! In terms of ideology, Taoism was more tolerant. You just had to admit that you were a branch of Taoism. If you did not want to, you must become the orthodox Taoism like the Three Pure Ones or Zhou Yi!
Of course, there was also the determination of the founding ancestors like Emperor Xuanyuan. They mercilessly extinguished all methods other than the sword! They did not give any chance for other ideologies to grow stronger! That was why there was the current Xuanyuan!
The Crimson Orthodoxy was not good. The environment was not good, and the founding ancestors were not firm enough. As a result, the loopholes became bigger and bigger, to the point that it could even compete with the mainstream Sword!
Originally, this should have been a natural transition process, but the epoch change disrupted the rhythm of Buddhism's layout in the Western Paradise. In the two universe wars in the Eastern Paradise, Lou Xiaoyi's little shit stick made a commotion, completely messing up the already urgent rhythm. Buddhism had no choice but to follow this chaotic rhythm, and they could only take action in advance!
In the Western Paradise, taking the Crimson Orthodoxy as an example, now was not the right time to take action! Originally, the Zen monks of the Crimson Orthodoxy could have peacefully transitioned after a few years. Now, with the siege of the Buddhist Alliance, they were gathered together again!
In the current situation, the heart of the Sword was not dead yet! They would rather die than submit to the invasion of foreign enemies!
"After several years of war, the situation is not good! Morale has begun to drop, and there is no hope! At this time, the Zen school of thought has begun to rise again. After several years of war, the backbone of the Sword school has suffered great losses. Under the contrast of power, the situation has begun to develop in an inexplicable direction!
This poor monk is from the Sword school! I admit that I am a monk! But I am also a Swordsman! I do not wish for the future Crimson to become a completely lifeless Buddhist land, but there is nothing I can do about it!
Staying in the secret base is too stifling, so I asked for this job to relieve my boredom. I did not expect to meet you, Great Immortal! "
Lou Xiaoyi roughly understood, but his headache worsened. "Then, as a member of the Crimson Orthodoxy, if you had the ability to manage the entire situation, what would you do?"
Youtan was a little confused. "I …"
Lou Xiaoyi was even more straightforward. "Let's put it this way! Do you know Tu Muyun? If you were Tu Muyun from the Exterior world, what would you do? "
Youtan was a little stuttering. "Ancestor Yun, Ancestor Yun is still alive?"
Lou Xiaoyi was impatient. "He won't die for a while, but if he knew that you guys were so talkative and timid, he probably wouldn't have needed to ascend to immortality. He might as well have climbed the ladder and hung himself!
That would have saved me a lot of trouble!
You have to know that in the later period of the universe's chaos, even half immortals could come down, including your Ancestor Yun!
You don't want him to see Scarlet in such an unlucky state where she can't even solve her own internal problems, do you? "
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