CHAPTER 512: CHAPTER 455, BUDDHA’S ASCENSION CALAMITY

Nuwa smiled and said, "His bond with you as a mentor and disciple is also his creation. Naturally, I will not stop it."

Zhunti joyfully said, "Thank you, Senior Sister!"

Nuwa furrowed her brows again and said, "Don’t be happy too soon. If you don’t teach him well, I won’t let you off the hook."

Zhunti laughed heartily and said, "Senior Sister, you jest. As my disciple, I will naturally train him with all my efforts. In the future, he shall become the protector Buddha Ancestor of Buddhism, and with the prosperity of Buddhism, he will also be blessed by the Qi Fortune of Buddhism."

Nuwa nodded and said, "I hope so!"

Zhunti’s expression changed slightly, and he chuckled, "Senior Sister, I just passed the garden below and saw a scarecrow standing there, which really doesn’t match the beautiful, natural environment here. It spoils the scenery. Why not give it to Junior Brother? I will take the trouble to handle it for you."

Nuwa glanced at Saint Zhunti and said, "No!"

"Senior Sister, how about this! I will give you a Jade Person in exchange for that scarecrow. Only Chaos Divine Jade can match your taste."

Nuwa smiled and said, "Chaos Divine Jade, you are indeed generous, Junior Brother."

Zhunti spoke generously, "If it were for others, I would certainly be reluctant, but for you, Senior Sister, what does a mere piece of Chaos Divine Jade count for?

Let’s settle it then. I will bring the jade statue later, and I’ll take care of the scarecrow for you."

Nuwa’s smile disappeared, and she calmly said, "No exchange!"

Zhunti’s smile froze on his face. Not even exchanging it for Chaos Divine Jade?

Nuwa questioned with doubt, "Do you, Junior Brother, know the origin of this scarecrow?"

Zhunti laughed and said, "This is the first time I’ve seen it; I too have just seen it for the first time. How would I know its origin? I thought it was just an ordinary mundane scarecrow."

Nuwa smiled and said, "I thought you knew!"

Saint Zhunti chuckled dryly.

Nuwa picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip of tea.

Saint Zhunti stood up smiling and said, "Senior Sister, I shall take my leave now."

"Take care, Junior Brother!"

Zhunti took a few steps, stopped, turned around, and said, "I almost forgot something.

In a few days, please honor me with your presence in the Outer Pure Land."

Nuwa looked at him and frowned, "What for?"

Saint Zhunti seriously said, "The teacher once said, the Buddha and Demon Tribulation is divided into Buddha’s Ascension and Demon’s Rise. The Demon Rising Tribulation is likely related to the Demon Realm, and we cannot control it.

But the Buddha’s Ascension Tribulation is different; it should occur in Buddhism and the Eastern, where there is a possibility to intervene!

We suspect that the Buddha’s Ascension Tribulation is likely the spread of Buddhism to the East, clashing with the Eastern Mystic Sect and leading to a great battle, thus triggering a vast calamity."

Nuwa nodded slightly; her guess was the same.

Saint Zhunti smiled and said, "The grand rise of Buddhism is an inevitable trend of Heaven and Earth.

If All Saints join forces to promote the grand rise of Buddhism, the Buddha’s Ascension Tribulation can be controlled within a smaller range. What do you think, Senior Sister?"

Nuwa’s expression shifted slightly and said, "What do you want?"

"The scarecrow!"

"No!"

Saint Zhunti expressed regret and said, "All Saints join forces to determine the calamity!"

Nuwa nodded slightly and said, "I will go."

"Master, I will be in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, eagerly waiting for the arrival of my senior sister."

"Take care, junior brother!"

Saint Zhunti turned around and left. As he passed the small garden below, he subconsciously turned his head to look at the scarecrow dressed in women’s clothing and felt irritated no matter how he looked at it. He could only leave quickly.

In the pavilion, Nuwa set down her teacup and called out, "Qingluan!"

Cai Feng floated over and respectfully said, "Lady, Qingluan was poisoned by your hand and has not yet woken up!"

Nuwa responded irritably, "Don’t talk nonsense, what do you mean ’poisoned by my hand’? It was she who poisoned herself."

Cai Feng nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Lady, it was she who poisoned herself."

"Go and put some flowers on the scarecrow’s head."

Cai Feng asked puzzledly, "Why put flowers?"

Nuwa said slowly, "Do you know where you differ from Bai Jin?"

Cai Feng’s eyes lit up, ’Where do I differ from brother Bai Jin? Is Lady going to enlighten me? If I can address this shortcoming, can I call the wind and rain in the Three Realms like brother Bai Jin?’

Cai Feng hurriedly bowed, looking forward to her guidance, "Please enlighten me, Lady!"

"Bai Jin never asks why."

Cai Feng turned and ran outside.

...

Inside Chaos, atop the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, several towering figures stood: Taishang, Primordial, Tongtian, Nuwa, Ping Xin.

Primordial and Tongtian had stern expressions.

Nuwa and Peace Heart Lady looked at each other, both with smiles in their eyes.

The Sanskrit chants of the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss resonated loudly. Saints Jieyin and Zhunti walked out from within, both bowed with clasped hands and cheerfully said, "It is our honor to have all our senior and junior brothers and sisters visit the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, please come in!"

Many saints followed Jieyin and Zhunti into the depths of the realm, restoring calm within the Chaos.

All Saints entered the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss and sat around a round table in a great hall, with several lotus flowers blooming at the center.

Taishang slowly said, "You two junior brothers have invited us here, may I know what this is about?"

Saint Jieyin said with clasped hands and a sorrowful tone, "The Calamity is approaching, and all beings in the Primordial World are in the midst of it, how innocent they are. We have troubled our senior brothers, sisters, and junior sisters to come here to find a way to resolve this Calamity."

Primordial said calmly, "Calamity is a force decreed by the Heavenly Dao, how can it be resolved?"

Saint Zhunti suddenly expressed his feelings, "This Calamity is the Buddha’s Ascension Tribulation, established on the endless corpses of the Immortal Gods of the East to foster the great rise of Buddhism, which truly fills my heart with dread!"

Saint Tongtian coldly said, "Zhunti, what do you mean by that?"

Saint Zhunti looked sincerely at Tongtian and said solemnly, "Senior brother, with the Buddha Ascension Calamity, the trend is in our favor. Once the Calamity begins, the Buddha’s son will cross to the East, plunging the entire East into war, with countless disciples of the Xuanmen losing their Primordial Spirits to the disaster, reducing Xuanmen to one-tenth."

The faces of The Three Pure Ones changed immediately, Nuwa also frowned, after all, they were all part of the Xuanmen, even Peace Heart Lady once heard teachings in the Zixiao Palace, making her somewhat a disciple of Xuanmen.

Saint Zhunti quickly said, "Senior brothers, sisters, and junior sisters, please don’t look at me like that, I am uneasy!"

Taishang stared at Saint Zhunti and calmly said, "Junior brother, surely you did not summon us here just to show off."

Saint Zhunti quickly replied, "Brother, what are you saying? How dare I show off in front of you!"

Saint Jieyin said with compassion, "Our Buddha Sect advocates saving all beings and acting with kindness. Today, sacrificing the Eastern Mystic Sect to aid the grand rise of our Buddha Sect is indeed not our wish. After consulting with my junior brother for a long time, we have decided to take a step back."

Primordial Venerable raised an eyebrow, asking, "Do you intend to give up the momentum of rise?"

Saint Zhunti chuckled, "Senior brother jests, the grand rise of the Buddha Sect is the will of Heaven, Primordial World needs our Buddhism, naturally, we will not give it up."