There is nothing that Buddhism can do. If everyone preaches slowly and leisurely together, then the losses suffered before will be tolerated. However, the problem now is that Ye Zan has brought those cultivating sects onto the fast track, but they can still only move forward little by little. Therefore, it is completely conceivable that it will not take long for them to even smell the exhaust from the "Taoist" side, let alone grab the cake.
Although this situation is not yet a "life and death situation" for Buddhism, it is an extremely serious situation for this mission. After all, Buddhism also needs to gain enough blessings from heaven and earth through preaching, and it needs luck to make itself stronger. If Buddhism has gained nothing from preaching this time, or in other words, has gained very little, then compared with Taoism, it will be one step slower and one step slower.
Don’t think that the “Buddhist and Taoist family” are really one family. The competition between Buddhism and Taoism has continued from the dawn of time to the present. Buddhism has always had a sense of crisis. If there were no invasion of evil spirits from outside the world, and if Taoism could really stabilize Buddhism, Immortal Court would not necessarily allow Buddhism to exist anymore.
As for the contradiction between Buddhism and Taoism, it can indeed be said to be irreconcilable.
Buddhism is based on faith and is fundamentally very exclusive. Once you convert, you are no longer allowed to believe in or learn anything other than Buddhism. To put it to the extreme, if everyone in the world believed in Buddhism, then there would be no room for Taoism to survive.
On the other hand, Taoism is actually somewhat passive. After all, each sect basically does not restrict the beliefs of its disciples. The traditions of each sect are passed down from master to disciple. As long as you worship me as your teacher, no matter what kind of belief you have, I will pass on this teaching to you. Of course, your belief cannot be "devil", nor can it be the "Buddha" of Buddhism.
Therefore, Xianting, which is actually controlled by Taoism, has always been very wary of Buddhism, and will suppress it whenever there is an opportunity. Speaking of this, it seems that it should be said that Taoism has a sense of crisis, but who says that Taoism has always had the upper hand.
"Fellow Taoist Wuji, regarding this rail train and other things you do in this world, isn't there anything that needs my Buddhist help?" Monk Guangwen stood in the air facing Ye Zan, with a bit of eagerness in his tone. On the one hand, he is jealous of Ye Zan's gains, and on the other hand, he knows that this matter is not easy to handle.
Sure enough, when faced with Monk Guangwen's inquiry, Ye Zan responded very simply: "Haha, thank you so much, Monk, for your kindness, but I really don't have anything to help you, so I can only accept this kindness heartily. "
Ye Zan was quite wary of Buddhism, not to mention he didn't want to offend Immortal Court for this, giving some people an excuse to cause trouble for him. Therefore, no matter how sincere the monk Guangwen acted, it was even a bit pitiful to say that he could do it. He had no intention of letting the other party get involved.
"The poor monk knows that fellow Taoists may have concerns in their hearts, but fellow Taoists may wish to consider that Buddhism may not be an option for me!" Monk Guangwen guessed Ye Zan's concerns, so he came up with such a "best of both worlds" method.
"Is this... what you often call 'a predestined relationship with the Buddha'?" Ye Zan couldn't help but asked with a bit of ridicule when he heard that Monk Guangwen actually wanted to recruit him into Buddhism.
Strictly speaking, Ye Zan has no particular dislike for Buddhism, but it definitely does not mean that he is willing to join Buddhism. To be a single, you must also be a free single, not a single under the control of various precepts. Of course, this is actually a joke. Ye Zan's rejection of Buddhism is not just because of the "abstinence from sex", but mainly for "freedom".
"Faith" itself is a cage that requires you to dedicate everything to faith, including your life and will. Ye Zan is not willing to be a believer whose mind is full of Buddha, dedicate everything to Buddha, and lose his own free will.
"I am afraid that fellow Taoists may have some misunderstandings about my Buddhism! In fact, with my fellow Taoist abilities, once you convert to my Buddhism, you may not be unable to obtain an Arhat status in the future." Monk Guangwen said without giving up, even giving Ye a thumbs-up. Got such a generous treatment.
However, from Ye Zan's point of view, the Arhat is also a believer of Buddha, and can also be regarded as an existence without self. Not to mention Arhat, even the Buddha in Buddhism is, in the final analysis, just a follower of the Buddha who "is the only one in heaven and on earth."
And Ye Zan has been practicing Taoism for so many years. What he really yearns for, or is the goal, is the transcendence that Taoism talks about "jumping out of the three realms and not in the five elements." In his opinion, only a free immortality is immortality. An immortality controlled by others is torture. It is a real life sentence. It is better to end it as soon as possible.
"No need to say more, great monk. I have no interest in Buddhism at all. That kind of immortality is not what I want. Since the great monk also sees what I am worried about, please don't make it difficult for me anymore." Ye Zan was very happy. He directly rejected Monk Guangwen and made his attitude clear on this matter.
"Forgive me for this, fellow Taoist Wuji. The poor monk also knows that this matter has put fellow Taoists in trouble, but if I don't do it for my fellow Taoists, I, the Buddhist religion, will be in trouble..." Monk Guangwen said helplessly.
When Ye Zan heard this, he raised his eyes and looked around him, then turned his eyes back to Monk Guangwen, and said with a smile: "Listening to what the Monk said, it seems that this matter is difficult to solve! But, Monk, is it possible? I have never thought that if you fail to do this, it will be difficult for you to gain a foothold in this morning world!"
Ye Zan heard from Monk Guangwen's words that the other party was determined not to give up until he achieved his goal. So, if persuasion was unsuccessful, he could only see who had the bigger fist. However, despite facing a Dharma-phase-level power, Ye Zan was not timid at all, but went a step further to express his attitude.
Ye Zan's meaning is very simple: If you want to be aggressive, I will accompany you to the end, but as long as you make a move, there will be nothing left for you in this morning world.
"Amitabha! This poor monk doesn't want to be like this, but now, for the sake of the future of Buddhism, I have no choice but to wrong my fellow Taoists!" Monk Guangwen clasped his hands and recited the Buddha's name, with a look of sorrow on his face.
The sad look on the face of the monk Guangwen is not really due to any intolerance or emotion in his heart, but a small characteristic of Buddhism. It is said that when Buddhism was first established, the face of the Buddhist Buddha was always full of sorrow, which made people look like he was compassionate and compassionate. However, the Buddhist Buddha was never unbearable when doing things, and he could definitely be called a ruthless person.
And as the monk Guangwen chanted the Buddha's name, a great Buddhist monk also appeared in the three directions to the left, right and behind Ye Zan at the same time. Those three great monks have all been to the Holy Land of Dawn Church, and they all have Dharma-level strength. They are the brothers of Monk Guangwen. They are: Monk Guangzhi, Monk Guangliang and Monk Guangfa.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Zan was surrounded by four shining bald heads, and they were also four Dharma-level powerful men, as if he was already in a desperate situation.
Four great monks surrounded Ye Zan in the Yuanshen realm. Monk Guangwen was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he said with a tone of concern for Ye Zan: "Fellow Taoist Wuji, what the poor monk said before is still valid. Since Taoist friends have many worries in their hearts, the poor monk and others will help Taoist friends get rid of those worries!"
What fairness and morality are worthless in the face of interests! In those monastic sects, when the righteous way and the evil way conflict, no one goes "one-on-one" for the sake of fairness. At most, when one is surrounded and beaten, one can scold the other party for being "unethical." And when one's own side has the advantage in numbers, they will say, "There is no need to argue morally with them."
Now, four Dharma-level monks surrounded Ye Zan, a Yuanshen realm monk. Naturally, no one took that "fairness" seriously. It is precisely because of this that in Monk Guangwen's view, the final result is already foreseeable, so he said he would help Ye Zanzhan to get rid of the trouble. In other words, in his heart, it is absolutely certain that his four Dharma-level powers can deal with a Yuanshen realm, and he can even capture the opponent alive and force him to transform.
"Haha, I haven't seen you for a long time. The great monks are still as elegant as before! It's just that I don't have to worry about the troubles in my heart." After Ye Zan said this, he didn't hesitate anymore and used the pinching technique. That fake Dharma image.
In an instant, surrounded by four great monks, a huge human figure that seemed to be wrapped with countless silk threads appeared in front of several people as if it stood tall and tall. At the same time, Ye Zan, who had sacrificed the fake Dharma image, was hanging in front of the fake Dharma image, as if a person had a pendant hanging on his chest.
"No wonder fellow Taoist is so confident, it turns out he has such means. However, fellow Taoist's self-confidence is probably just arrogance. Not to mention such a fake Dharma image, even if he has the cultivation level of the real Dharma phase, he will never be able to escape today. Come out of our hands!" Monk Guangwen said in a deep voice, while clasping his palms together, a huge golden Buddha statue appeared around him.
The cultivation methods of Buddhism and Taoism are different, and the division of realms is also different, but the performance at the same level of power actually has many similarities. For example, in the realm of Dharma, the ascetics condense and manifest the Dharma by condensing their own great ways, and Buddhism is also able to condense the existence of similar Dharma, which is this huge Buddha statue.
Originally, surrounded by four monks, Ye Zan sacrificed the fake dharma image, and for a moment he seemed to be overwhelming the four monks. However, when the four monks each revealed the golden Buddha statue behind them, the scene immediately returned to its original surroundings. Each of the four golden Buddha statues with Dharma-like appearance was no lower than Ye Zan's pseudo-Dharma appearance, turning the scene into a confrontation between five giants.
However, even so, Ye Zan did not show any cowardice. Instead, he manipulated the pseudo-faxiang to attack first. Seeing the huge Dharma form that seemed to be twisted by silk threads, he rushed toward the monk Guangwen in front with Ye Zan, and at the same time he raised his fist like a mountain and slammed it down.
You know, although Ye Zan only has one pseudo-dharma image, this pseudo-dharma image is blessed by the small world. Therefore, Ye Zan manipulated the pseudo-faxiang to punch out, which not only contained the power of the faxiang itself, but also contained the power of the small world. This punch was huge but fast, without any slowness or sluggishness. There were endless mysterious runes on the fist, each of which was a great law of the small world.
Monk Guangwen didn't know that Ye Zan not only had a false appearance, but was also the master of a small world. Facing Ye Zan's attack, he didn't panic at all and silently chanted scriptures. As he chanted, the huge golden Buddha statue behind him immediately moved towards Ye Zan.
The golden Buddha statue, holding the so-called "Vajra Seal" in its huge palm, met Ye Zan's punch without any hesitation. In an instant, a roar that seemed to make the world tremble erupted between the two huge figures.
"Huh? This dharma image of my fellow Taoist actually surprised even the poor monk!" With just one contact, Monk Guangwen had already sensed the extraordinary power of Ye Zan's dharma image. After all, if it is a purely false image, even if it will not be blown away by this golden Buddha statue, it will at least show some decline. But now, he felt that in this confrontation, his side seemed to be at a disadvantage.
Fortunately, Monk Guangwen is not alone here. Even if Ye Zan's fake Dharma Appearance is weird, it will be difficult to fight against four real Dharma Appearance level powers at the same time.
While Ye Zan was fighting with Monk Guangwen, the other three monks were not idle either. Each of them urged the golden Buddha statue to attack Ye Zan. At this time, they will not talk about "fairness" and "morality". If they win Ye Zan, nothing will be a problem.
Ye Zan, on his side, manipulated the pseudo-faxiang to attack Monk Guangwen. It seemed that he had no ability to resist attacks from the other three directions. However, Ye Zan's magic technique changed, and three pairs of arms suddenly appeared on both sides and behind the pseudo-dharma image. When people talk about the vast supernatural power, they always say "three heads and six arms", but the Dharma form of Ye Zan actually has eight arms at this time. These eight arms each faced enemies in different directions, and they happened to be able to defeat the four great monks including Guang Wen.
"Wuji Tao's friendly means, this pseudo-dharma appearance actually has such changes. Unfortunately, after all, these are just a few more arms, but it does not mean that you can have more helpers. Your pseudo-dharma appearance itself is just the equivalent of It’s just a statue, even if it has extra arms, how could the power of the statue be increased?" Although Monk Guangwen was surprised, he was not worried at all. Instead, he reminded Ye Zan as if he was kind-hearted.