When Zhang Yusu entered Xizhou, the route to the north was the sphere of influence of the Buddhist holy land Ksitigarbha Temple. The former first generation Heavenly Master Zhang Heming and Monk Di Ku had a fierce fight in Taisui Cave, and the two sides had taken over some grudges. Although that was the grudge between the underworld and the previous generation, as people standing at the top of the cultivation world, it was impossible for both parties to extend this small grudge to the next generation. However, Zhang Yusu decided to try to avoid the sphere of influence and belief of Ksitigarbha.
So they passed through the southern territory of Xizhou, passing through the territories of Ashidafo Kingdom, Bajiaofo Kingdom, Badala River Kingdom, etc.
This area belongs to Guanyin Mountain, one of the three holy places of Buddhism. Although you can see yellow sand everywhere along the way, the closer you get to the Buddhist Pure Land Guanyin Mountain, you can see the earth veins surging and the earth's energy rising up.
There are forests everywhere, fields and paths connecting the countryside, and a big river flowing down from the distant mountains, stretching into the distance.
You can also see a large number of exotic men and women walking along the river bank with clay pots and winnowing baskets on their heads. There are temples and pagodas everywhere along the way. Thousands of Dharma images of Guanyin Bodhisattva and myriad Buddha carvings can be seen everywhere. Whether it is the clothing and customs of the people of the Buddhist country or the various buildings, they are all very different from those in Dongzhou, which makes many disciples of the Tianshi Sect who have never left Dongzhou marvel.
Most of the temples here are inhabited by nuns, and the folk customs are mostly dominated by women. The major Buddhist kingdoms and aristocratic monks along the way are mostly women. Especially since this is a world of spiritual practice, women are good at martial arts or practice spiritual practice, and are not inferior to or even surpass men in combat or in other aspects such as living, manufacturing, and compiling Buddhist scriptures, which makes women's rights completely suppress men's power.
All this is completely different from the situation in Dongzhou. Throughout the ages, most of the human territory in Dongzhou has belonged to a man's world. Even in the cultivation world, there is no distinction between men and women, but the leaders of various sects and gods are mostly men. The situation of a female celestial master like the Tianshi Sect is still relatively rare.
Many disciples of the Tianshi Sect, together with Zhang Yusu, were invited by the Venerable on Guanyin Mountain to visit the holy land of Buddhism when they passed by Guanyin Mountain.
In the city beneath the holy land of Buddhism, the flowery streets were crowded with Buddhist people on both sides. Commoners wore simple clothes and were barefoot. Only the nobles wore silk clothes and came to watch the guests from Dongzhou. To them, Dongzhou was like another world.
Those people from the Buddha's land with exotic looks had never seen people from Dongzhou. Although they also had black pupils and black hair, their faces were very different, which made the people from the Buddha's land exclaim in surprise.
Especially Zhang Yusu, who was walking in the front, wearing a heavenly master robe and looked like a goddess descending to earth, plus many Buddhist practitioners and arhats who came down from Guanyin Mountain guarding on both sides, made many mortals think that they were celestial beings and Buddhist disciples who came from afar, and they knelt down on the ground directly.
Zhang Yusu looked at the huge golden Buddha statue sitting cross-legged on the ground but taller than the mountains under the sacred mountain outside the city. The golden divine light it emitted enveloped the surrounding Buddhist land for an unknown distance, turning this area into a golden Buddhist kingdom.
Zhang Yusu couldn't help but let out a sound of shock and amazement: "If I hadn't come to Xizhou, who would have thought that the Buddhist sect, which was forced out of Dongzhou and had no place to stand, has grown to such a powerful position here!"
Several elders of the Tianshi Sect also changed their expressions slightly: "Although this Western Continent is barren and desolate, and is isolated by the forbidden sea, it is precisely because of this that the Buddhist sect has occupied this place and continued to develop. Perhaps one day it will surpass the Eastern Continent and even suppress the Taoist sect."
Zhang Yusu shook his head: "Not only that, when you reach the first level of immortal god, it is no longer a realm that mortals can dream of. Even if this Western Continent rises and falls again, it still cannot compare to the Eastern Continent, which is full of talents and spiritual beauty, when it comes to top practitioners."
However, despite this, everyone was still shocked by the prosperity and power of this Buddha land.
Here, the belief in Buddhism, especially the belief in the golden bodies of the Supreme Buddha and Bodhisattva in the three holy places, has been integrated into people's bones. What they believe in is not a certain person, but the three golden bodies of the three holy places. Over the years, generations of monks have offered sacrifices and tens of millions of Buddhists have believed in it, which has accumulated the heritage of the three holy places.
Finally, he walked along the bright avenue paved with white jade and colored glaze, entered under the illumination of the golden body of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and was received by the venerable master of the holy land of Buddhism.
The Venerable Master of Guanyin Mountain only kept the group of people to tour the Buddhist land and many temples for a few days. The group of people sent by the Heavenly Master did not stay any longer and hurriedly said goodbye to the Venerable Master of Guanyin Mountain and left.
Although the Tianshi Sect did not reveal any purpose or information about this trip, nor did they mention the layout of the first Tianshi Zhang Heming, but after seeing that several extremely powerful figures had hurried westward and headed for the polar regions overseas, the holy places in the Buddhist land could vaguely deduce their purpose.
Buddhism is not short of powerful people who are good at deducing the secrets of heaven and calculating the future. Anything that could make the first Heavenly Master or even the Soul-Catching Judge of Yin Tianzi City take action must be something that is closely related to Shinto or the path to immortality.
The Buddhist sect, which had already been unable to sit still, finally took action.
As the three holy places gathered together, the three venerables and a dozen arhats held a meeting in Lingshan Leiyin Temple, and the venerable of Guanyin Mountain finally left the Buddhist land of Exizhou.
The thousand-meter-tall golden body of the Bodhisattva turned into golden light that soared into the sky amid the golden lotus and millions of Buddhist chants in the sky, then dissipated into golden rain and disappeared.
At this moment, the treasure ship of the Tianshi Sect on the sea also crossed the West Sea. From afar, they could see strange beasts and giant birds constantly emerging on the sea, and all kinds of ghosts and demons constantly emerging. They knew that they had gradually left the West Sea and entered the abyss.
However, what the Tianshi Sect did not expect was that they encountered an existence here that was only recorded in legends but rarely encountered by anyone.
"Moo!"
A dull humming sound came from the end of the sky, rumbling like thunder into the distance. The demons and strange beasts within a radius of thousands of miles fled into the distance without even looking back, as if they had encountered an irresistible existence.
The disciples of the Tianshi Sect on the treasure ship rushed out one by one and stood on the deck. The surrounding area was billowing with a sea of clouds, and the upper and lower parts were obscured by clouds and mist, making it look like a fairyland in the sky.
The disciples standing on the deck raised their heads, expressions of horror and panic in their eyes.
Higher up in the sea of clouds, one could see a huge, terrifying beast tearing through layers of clouds and blocking the entire sky.
As it passed above, people on the treasure ship could only see its belly vaguely visible in the upper clouds, and could not see the whole picture. The dense flesh whiskers were swaying, and there was shocking divine power surging outside the body. All the magic power in their bodies was suppressed in an instant and they could not move. All the spiritual power within dozens of miles was locked in an instant.
"What?"
"Has any big demon escaped from this sea abyss? This is too big!"
"It's at least a thousand meters long. The power and inspiration extend to places that cannot be seen!"
It was a strange beast that looked like a giant sea fish, but its size was terrifying. Even the legendary beasts and the giant monsters that often appeared in the abyss had never been seen to be so big.
Some of the older practitioners immediately recognized what it was.
"It's Kun!"
"The legendary beast Kun!"
"Isn't this mythical beast recorded sleeping in the North Sea? Why did it come to the abyss of the West Sea?"
Heavenly Master Zhang Yusu, however, watched calmly as the Kun passed by from above, through the treasure ship, without noticing them below, and went off into the distance.
"Don't panic! Kun is a mythical beast. As long as we don't attack it, it won't attack us!"
However, as he watched the giant Kun's figure going away and gradually disappearing into the sea of clouds, Zhang Yusu's eyes began to gleam.
“I heard that the last time a star fell into the ruins, this divine beast finally reached the end of its lifespan, and fell along with the Cave Heaven Star Mansion. The old Kun died, and the newly born Kun swam out of the ruins again and roamed the North Sea.”
"Could it be that it also sensed that a star was about to fall to ruins again this time?"
At the same moment, above the boundless darkness of Youdu Fairy Island, rays of light suddenly appeared. All the monsters on the entire island cheered and rejoiced. Monster fire lamps and ghost head lamps rose into the sky and hovered under the bright moon.
In the demon market where the streets are decorated with lights and flowers, thousands of demons are parading through the streets in gorgeous costumes, as if they are celebrating some grand festival.