Chapter 118: The Founding of the Buddhist Nation

  Zhao Gongming was extremely depressed all the way, he himself was defeated and captured, and also lost Feng Cheng, causing Jie Jiao to lose its leader. Zhao Gongming had a fire burning in his heart, but he didn't dare to vent it on Yun Xiao, after all, his sister did it to save him.

  "Sister, this time back to Jin'ao Island, if the teacher and eldest brother blame me, I will take it upon myself. It's all because my skills are not good enough, and compared to Maitreya, I am far inferior."

  "Big brother doesn't have to be like this, the teacher is wise and will naturally understand everything. We just need to tell him the truth, as for punishment, I think the teacher will show mercy."

  Three Taoists returned to Jin'ao Island and came to the Biyou Palace to meet the Tongtian Sect Master. Zhao Gongming quickly walked a few steps, kneeling in front of his teacher.

  "Unjust and incompetent, lost Fengcheng, and humiliated our sect. I hope the master will punish me." Zhao Gongming voluntarily pleaded guilty, Tongtian's face was expressionless, and the many disciples sitting on both sides had some resentment on their faces, unexpectedly, the sect's grand mobilization ended in a whimper.

  "Yun Xiao, what do you think I should do with your brother?"

  "Reporting to Master, I think retreating is what I did, Big Brother has always been diligent and shouldn't be punished."

  Tongtian smiled slightly and said, "Then what do you think your master should punish you with?"

  "The disciples thought I shouldn't be punished." As soon as this was said, all the disciples were somewhat surprised. Yun Xiao, who looked like a clever person, was now talking nonsense. Unexpectedly, when Tongtian Sect Master heard Yun Xiao say this, he burst out laughing loudly.

  "Yun Xiao, tell me the reason behind it."

  "It's Master, the disciple thinks that Maitreya, although he is alone, can represent both himself and Buddhism. At this critical moment, it's really not suitable to provoke a strong enemy."

  Moreover, the disciple saw that Maitreya was wholeheartedly willing to help Su Hu, and the relationship between him and Chan Jiao was not so close. It seemed that both sides were not really allies, so the disciple thought it would be better to take a step back. If they pressed on, it might lead to an alliance between Buddhism and Chan Jiao. Now, if they took a step back, Buddhism and Chan Jiao would conflict again due to their interests, which would be beneficial to them.

  Moreover, the teacher had long said that we do not interfere too much in the rise and fall of human dynasties, but only need to complete the heavenly killing calamity. Therefore, whether Feng City is lost or not will not have a great impact. The disciple spoke randomly for a few sentences, and asked the teacher to take charge.

  "Yun Xiao, you're very good at seeing through things. The two saints of the Buddhist sect are deeply hidden and not revealed, calculating without equal. Even as a master, one has to be cautious of them, especially when it comes to selecting disciples, which is an exceptional skill. His five great disciples have already achieved enlightenment, plus Maitreya Buddha's door has six quasi-saints. Although the Buddhist sect doesn't have many disciples, none of them are easy to deal with. Don't clash with the Buddhist sect unless absolutely necessary."

  Moreover, the Buddhist door did not directly come forward to help Ji Fa this time, but instead went to Su Hu's side. There is a big article here, let's quietly observe and wait for the opportunity to move. The army will attack Xiqi soon, you must make good preparations for the battle of evil spirits. This time it won't be as simple as just being a disciple of Yan Jiao."

  Without mentioning the preparations for the great war, after the Quanzhen Taoist priests left, Chong Houhu had no support, and Su Hu and the Western Qi army launched a fierce attack on Fengcheng, which was in a precarious situation.

  Chong Hei Fu did not leave with the Jie Teach monks, but chose to help his brother fight to the end. That night, Chong Hei Fu protected Chong Hou Fu as they were about to break through the city's defenses and escape to Zhao Ge.

  Chong Hou Hu and his brother had just arrived at the middle of the Allied Army's camp when they ran into Su Quan Zhong, who was patrolling the camp. Chong Hei Hu knew that this was a life-or-death moment, so he swung the short axe in his hand and charged forward to attack.

  Su Quanzhong's power increased greatly after his cultivation, and Chong Heihu found it difficult to resist him in a few rounds. Chong Heihu took out the iron-beaked divine eagle behind him, intending to use his treasure to hurt Su Quanzhong. Although Su Quanzhong had not been cultivating for long, Maitreya's skills were indeed too high. The beginner's technique handed over to Su Quanzhong was absolutely stunning in power.

  The sky suddenly produced a loud noise, several purple thunderbolts appeared in mid-air, and three thunderbolts struck the Iron-beaked Divine Eagle's body in an instant. The eagle let out a mournful cry, fell to the ground, and Su Quanzhong immediately summoned two thunderbolts, killing Chong Hei Hu. Then, Quanzhong wielded his large spear with a flourish, charging towards Chong Hou Hu like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

  A silver spear danced in the air, bringing death to those it touched. Just as it was about to reach General Chong Houhu's side, General Mei Wu, who had originally been a defeated general under Zhang Quan's command, charged forward with a determination to die. He wanted to sacrifice himself to buy time for General Chong Houhu.

  Chong Hou Hu, although not a good person, still had people willing to die for him, which was commendable. Su Quan Zhong knew that the clash of the two armies was nothing to be sentimental about, and with a swing of his large spear, he struck Mei Wu off his horse in less than two rounds.

  At this time, Chong Hou Hu led the remnants of his troops to escape back to Feng Cheng, and was caught by Yang Jia. Yang Jia easily captured Chong Hou Hu, and the city of Feng Cheng collapsed without a fight.

  The next day, Ji Fa, Jiang Shang and Su Hu led a large army into the city, occupying the first stronghold in the north. At this time, Wen Zhong's army was still three days away from Fengcheng. When Wen Zhong received the news, he beat his chest and stamped his feet, knowing that it was too late. He ordered his troops to divide into four routes and quickly return to Chao Ge, and the northern border could not be stayed for long.

  Wen Zhong was indeed a versatile talent in both literature and martial arts, cleverly arranging for several troops to be intercepted by Jiang Ziya's army on just one route. Wen Zhong successfully led most of the troops back to Chao Ge, although they returned with a somewhat pathetic appearance, having lost all their equipment and supplies. The old general-in-chief, who had been undefeated his whole life, now also got a taste of fleeing in disarray.

  Having obtained Fengcheng, the 2.5 million troops of Wen Zhong were annihilated, and the morale of Xiqi reached an all-time high. Ji Fa immediately appointed Su Hu as the Marquis of Pingbei, in charge of the northern garrisons, and then celebrated with great fanfare before returning to Xiqi with his army to plan the next war.

  Su Quanzhong led the army to sweep away various forces opposing Su Hu, even the remnants of Yuan Futong were among those attacked. Under the powerful attack, all 200 northern towns and lords surrendered to Su Hu. Su Hu was also a great talent, knowing that the north had long been plagued by war and was originally not wealthy, now naturally focused on recuperation and growth.

  Su Hu rose from a small vassal of one town to the leader of two hundred towns, with great satisfaction. The greatest contributor to this achievement was undoubtedly Maitreya, that is, Buddhism. Su Hu and his son discussed it, and Su Quanzhong suggested that his father establish Buddhism as the state religion, worshiping Buddha throughout the country, and everyone paying homage to the Western Paradise, helping Buddhism spread its teachings.

  Su Hu thought it was a good idea, and immediately discussed it with Mile. As soon as the matter was mentioned, Mile agreed, but stipulated that Su Hu should not exhaust the people or waste money, and should not force implementation, with everything being voluntary. Su Hu also agreed to this.

  The whole northern region is enthusiastic about Buddhism, and the atmosphere of Buddhist Dharma is rising day by day. In the outer gate, some excellent Buddhist teachings are selected, and they actively go to the territory of Pingbei Hou to spread scriptures and preach the Dharma. Many disciples of the Medicine Master also come down from the mountain to preside over the transmission of the Dharma.

  The great calamity has just begun, and the Buddhist door has taken the lead. With the help of secular power, it is widely preached in the north, and the Buddhist Dharma is widely spread for a time. Maitreya is the mastermind behind this matter, with the blessing of the air transport, Maitreya beheaded two corpses, and his strength was greatly increased.

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