Over at the Sea Realm, the news of Ao Qing marrying the Ancestral Phoenix had caused a commotion, shaking the entire mythological world.
At this moment, a ray of light flashed. Shakyamuni and Daoist Zhunti, who had barely managed to escape with the help of a Virtuous Treasure, were sitting in front of a temple in ragged clothes.
At this moment, around the temple, a group of followers wearing the attire of the Heavenly Dragon Sect were holding hoes, machetes, and other things, dismantling a Western Sect temple.
In the temple, the statues of the Western Sect's Heavenly Way's Great Burning King, Daoist Zhunti, Daoist Zhunti, and Shakyamuni were sitting there solemnly.
Suddenly, with a bang, the statue of the Western Sect's Heavenly Way's Great Burning King was chopped in half by a Heavenly Dragon Sect follower with a hoe. It turned into flying debris, and the entire statue was shattered.
Soon, the statues of Daoist Zhunti, Daoist Zhunti, and Shakyamuni were all chopped into pieces.
After a while, under the laborious efforts of several Heavenly Dragon Sect followers, the statue of Long Sheng Ao Qing was slowly carried up to the temple, along with the statues of Kamehameha and Kunpeng Patriarch.
Seeing this, Daoist Zhunti was immediately furious. He was about to stand up and argue with the followers. Why should they dismantle the statues of the Western Sect?
One had to know that these temples condensed the luck of the Western Sect, as well as the efforts and energy of Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Zhunti. How could they let others touch them?
However, before Daoist Zhunti could argue, he was stopped by Shakyamuni, who shook his head and signaled Daoist Zhunti not to cause trouble.
Daoist Zhunti sighed inwardly and slumped to the side. His eyes flickered with deep depression, and he was extremely depressed.
How could he not be depressed?
As one of the dignified Saints and with the help of Saint Shakyamuni, he could not even stop a small Long Sheng Ao Qing. He even allowed Long Sheng Ao Qing to destroy the Western Sect, causing them to have no place to stay and almost lose their lives in the Western Sect.
If that was all, it would have been fine. But when they finally had a chance to rest, the Heavenly Dragon Divine Sect was still tearing apart their few remaining Western Sect!
Shakyamuni suddenly asked several Heavenly Dragon Sect believers, "Fellow believers, did you just join the Heavenly Dragon Sect?!"
One of the disciples nodded and said: "Yes, that's right, we have just joined the Heavenly Dragon Divine Sect. I have to say that His Excellency Long Sheng is a manifestation of his spirit. When we kowtowed, many of our wishes came true. Moreover, the Heavenly Dragon Divine Sect is not like the Western Sect that pays attention to the afterlife. Instead, it cultivates the present and pursues the path of dragons. You see, we only cultivated a little bit of the sect's teachings and already obtained a little bit of magic power!"
"The few of you look like beggars on the streets, right?!
Don't worry, even if you are a beggar, if you join the Heavenly Dragon Divine Sect, you can also ascend to immortality. If you are lucky, you might even be personally enlightened by His Excellency Long Sheng! "
The disciple revealed a fanatical expression as he spoke.
Shakyamuni hurriedly asked: "So, you were a disciple of the Western Sect before?!
Why don't you worship the Western Sect? "
Taoist Zhunti's ears pricked up at the mention of this. In his view, these fools were just following the trend. The only reason they practiced the Heavenly Dragon Divine Sect was because there were more people practicing it. In a few more days, the Western Sect would have a chance to rise again.
Unexpectedly, the disciple shook his head fiercely and said: "Western Sect?
That swindler sect!?
The elders of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Sect have said that we must never join the Western Sect because there are five major sins! "
Taoist Zhunti was infuriated to hear that he was being treated as a swindler sect. But in the end, he suppressed his anger and allowed the disciple to continue.
Five major sins?
Zhunti thought for a long time but still could not figure out what the five major sins were!
"The first sin is to teach people to escape. The Western Sect says that life is like a sea of bitterness. Only by practicing the teachings of the Western Sect can one transcend it. If one practices the teachings of the Western Sect, then one will escape and retreat from anything. Because you say that the four elements are empty, everything is empty. The sea of bitterness is also empty. If one does not work hard, how is he different from a cripple?"
"The second sin of the Western Sect is hypocrisy. The Western Sect says that all life is equal and there is no distinction between nobility and nobility. But you also say that there is the Six Paths of Reincarnation. If one works hard to practice Buddhism, one can be reincarnated into a good family!
Even the reincarnation has upper and lower levels. How can all life be equal?!
How can anyone believe such hypocrisy?! "
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"The fifth sin is desire. The teachings of the Western Sect say that the four elements are empty and there is no desire. Later on, they say that those who practice the teachings can pursue eternal life. They make themselves look like white lotuses while saying that they want everything …"
"It's hard to imagine what kind of followers the Western Sect will cultivate in the long run …"
The Heavenly Dragon Sect follower hurriedly said. His voice was like a bell, powerful and resonant. His words made Shakyamuni and Daoist Zhunti's faces turn red, green, and white. They could not refute him.
"You see, I used to be a follower of the Western Sect. But after I joined the Heavenly Dragon Sect and heard the details of the Western Sect's crimes, I immediately joined the Heavenly Dragon Sect. After all, only those cowardly and weak people will join the Western Sect!"
"That's right, we joined the Heavenly Dragon Divine Sect because of those crimes!"
"Compared to the Heavenly Dragon Sect, the Western Sect is a trashy sect. Who would join them?!"
The followers discussed animatedly. Shakyamuni and Daoist Zhunti's faces were flushed red. Shakyamuni, especially, felt that his worldview was a little affected.
He originally thought that he was promoting the teachings of the Western Sect to save all life and let them escape from the sea of bitterness. But after hearing these crimes, he suddenly felt that the Western Sect was trapping people in the sea of bitterness.
If they thought the sea of bitterness was illusory, then the sea of bitterness was illusory?!
In the end, such a sect would only cultivate cowards who shunned the world …
For some reason, Shakyamuni suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and a blood sword fell to the ground. Seeing this, Taoist Zhunti's expression changed slightly. He did not expect the words of the believer to be so shocking to Shakyamuni.
"Little brother, are you alright?!"
The leader of the followers was completely unaware that he had caused a disaster. After confirming that Shakyamuni was fine for a long time, he led the followers away.
Looking at the departing figures of the Heavenly Dragon Sect, Daoist Zhunti finally felt the terror of Long Sheng Ao Qing.
He had almost killed Shakyamuni by killing him in the heart.
One must know that Shakyamuni had always believed in the teachings of the Western Sect. Now that his faith was being questioned, one could imagine his inner feelings!