Outside Chang 'an City, the sound of hooves that had not been heard for decades resounded.
"The Duke of Huainan is here!"
Someone shouted from the city wall.
A shadow of a cavalry appeared on the main road, followed by a second, a third, and more and more shadows, turning into a vast black tide.
The defenders were in chaos. In the midst of shouts and screams, someone opened the city gate for the black tide.
The flames of war randomly ignited in Chang 'an City.
The panic-stricken people ran into their houses and hid their children.
Those who could not escape in time knelt on both sides of the street.
The boy quietly looked up at the cavalry running past.
"Grandma, who are they?"
He asked in a low voice.
"Don't ask, lower your head."
The old woman pressed the boy's head, her body trembling, and she did not dare to move.
She could not understand. His Majesty was wise and benevolent, how could there be chaos?
Outside Chang 'an City.
The air was mixed with the smell of killing, and the blood on the ground emitted a pungent smell.
Ksitigarbha stood on the city wall to expiate the souls of the dead, his body spotless, without the slightest sin.
Donghua Emperor descended from the sky.
Ksitigarbha sensed his appearance and turned to look.
The two looked at each other silently.
After a while, Ksitigarbha patted Di Ting. "What is the Emperor talking about?"
"He is asking you."
The Harken asked, "Why aren't you tainted with any sins even though you've helped the rebel army?"
Donghua Emperor's thoughts were accurately conveyed to Ksitigarbha by Di Ting.
Unlike the immortals in the Heavenly Palace, Buddhist cultivators were more restricted, and too much sin could easily lead to their death.
Ksitigarbha should have committed a heinous crime by intervening in the human war.
However, it did not make sense that Donghua Emperor could not see his sin.
"Where did your sins go?"
Di Ting asked on behalf of Donghua Emperor.
"Spirit Mountain."
Ksitigarbha replied.
Donghua Emperor was taken aback. He used his Dharma Eyes and saw endless black gas rising into the sky, flying towards the west.
"Buddha is merciful."
Ksitigarbha put his palms together.
Donghua Emperor understood and could not help but frown.
On Spirited Mountain, clouds of black gas surged from the mortal realm and landed on Gautama Buddha's body, adding many colors to his radiance.
The Monkey King looked at the Buddha.
It was not like the Buddha to launch a rebellion in Nanshan so decisively without any mercy.
His sins gradually engulfed him.
If this continued, Gautama Buddha would fall from the Spirited Mountain sooner or later.
Some of the black gas also flew onto Monkey King's body.
However, the Monkey King was different from Gautama Buddha. Most of his powers had nothing to do with good or evil. No matter how great his sins were, he would not fall.
"Why bother?"
The Monkey King said to the Buddha, "You are possessed by the devil."
"That's not the case."
The Ancestral Buddha shook his head. "You and I both know that if I didn't have such determination, how would I have stopped you?"
In order to stop the Monkey King, he had to do anything.
Even if it was against the rules, even if it was against the Heavenly Dao, he still had to succeed.
"Buddha has to bear all the sins alone."
On the city wall, the wind gradually weakened. Ksitigarbha said to the Donghua Emperor, "In order to stop the Monkey King, Buddha has turned into a devil."
Ksitigarbha was deeply moved by Gautama Buddha's determination, so he came to the South Continent.
"The Monkey King can't win."
Ksitigarbha said, "Gautama Buddha is stronger than him now."
"The Emperor will help the Monkey King."
Di Ting relayed the words of the Donghua Emperor, "The Emperor will save the South Continent."
"You can't do it."
Ksitigarbha said, "The Mountain of Flowers and Fruits didn't send many people here. How can you save the situation?"
He had just received news that the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits had sent all their elites to the East Continent and the Aparagodaniya Continent. They had only sent a few thousand people to the South Continent.
How could these few thousand people defeat the Duke of Huainan, who was assisted by the Spirited Mountain and the civil and military officials?
"You are wrong."
The Donghua Emperor suddenly let out a heavenly voice.
Ksitigarbha was stunned and then noticed that the Donghua Emperor had turned his gaze to the southeast.
At Hangu Pass, a pillar of light shot into the sky.
The killing in the barracks was going wild, and the army supervisor was forced to a corner.
He looked at the figure in front of him in panic. "Why?"
The soldiers raised their swords. "For the Heavenly Dao."
After a sword strike, a new flag appeared at Hangu Pass.
"What is that?"
Ksitigarbha saw the pillar of light at Hangu Pass.
"The Myriad Spiritual Web."
Di Ting heard the voice of the Donghua Emperor, "That is the light of the Myriad Spiritual Web."
"You instigated the soldiers to defect?"
Ksitigarbha looked at the Donghua Emperor.
"It's not difficult."
The Donghua Emperor replied.
"The Heavenly Dao?"
Ksitigarbha sighed. "That's true. How can mortals not follow the power of the Heavenly Dao of All Spirits?"
Although he knew that such a situation would happen, he did not expect it to happen so quickly.
"It's not just power."
The Donghua Emperor looked at Ksitigarbha. "Bodhisattva, you have underestimated the human race."
The Spiritual Mountain could persuade the civil and military officials, but it could not win the hearts of the people.
Only then did the Donghua Emperor realize that they could not see the real problem.
"The South Continent is conservative and lacks a breakthrough. This is the current South Continent."
The Emperor said.
The South Continent had undergone great changes in the past few decades, but the system was still the same. The civil and military officials were easily bewitched. Only a great change could be made.
The Human King realized that the human race desired change.
"Change leads to understanding. This is the process of change."
The goal of the Donghua Emperor was to integrate the Han Dynasty into the Myriad Spiritual System and completely transform the South Continent.
The people of the Heavenly Dao were all over the South Continent. The appearance of the rebel army had given them a reason to take action.
"Bodhisattva, every time the Heavenly Dao Sect occupies a city, they will ignite the Myriad Spiritual Web."
Truth Listener heard Emperor Donghua's hidden thoughts and said to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, "The Spiritual Qi nodes formed by the light can enhance the power of the Heavenly Dao of All Spirits and also enhance Sun Wukong's power.
Ksitigarbha felt a chill on his back. It was as if a huge eye was looking at him from the sky.
"I have one more question."
Ksitigarbha calmed down and asked the Donghua Emperor, "What is the secret of the Myriad Spiritual Web?
When was it created? "
The Donghua Emperor shook his head.
How could he tell Ksitigarbha about this?
Moreover, the appearance of the light was beyond his expectations. Before this, no one had ever told him about this.
"Bodhisattva, we have to destroy those light pillars."
Di Ting said, "The Monkey King's determination is not inferior to the Buddha's."
It guessed from the thoughts of the Donghua Emperor that the war in the South Continent was the result of the joint choice of the Monkey King and the Buddha.
The Buddha was willing to become a demon, but the Monkey King was not kind either. He treated all living beings as chess pieces.
In his heart, the suffering and pain brought about by the war were necessary.
Only by doing so could he make a great change and unify the minds of the people.
Ksitigarbha and Di Ting felt the same way. They had tried so hard to win over the civil and military officials, but they might not have been taken seriously by the Monkey King in the first place.
They were all people who needed to be sacrificed.