Chapter 915: The Defeat of Buddhism

Lingqing Star, Star Domain

Xuan Fa self-destructed and died, but did not harm the enemy. This caused two reactions among the remaining Buddhist cultivators. Some, in their excitement, decided to follow Xuan Fa’s example and sacrifice themselves for Buddhism.

Others chose to break through and try to escape. Xuan Fa was their leader, and when their leader fell in battle, their morale shattered, how could they not flee?

"Not a single one escapes, kill them all!"

Lin Jiang’s cold voice rang in everyone’s ears. In this battle, they not only aimed to take Lingqing Star but also to eliminate all the high-level Buddhist cultivators to strengthen Cao Ying and the others.

Without Lin Jiang’s command, the Space Battleships stationed on the outskirts had already begun to act. In terms of speed, the Buddhist cultivators were no match for the Space Battleships, especially those specialized in speed.

For the upcoming battle, Lin Jiang no longer needed to worry. He just had to keep an eye on a few old friends to make sure they weren’t taken out by the self-destructing Buddhist cultivators.

Originally, Lin Jiang did not want his old brothers to go to the battlefield, but upon thinking it over, it seemed wrong. Without them holding the line, the young Tao Achieving’s combat ability seemed a bit lacking, so he let them go to the battlefield.

Under the overwhelming number of enemies, the Buddhist cultivators quickly diminished, their resistance growing weaker. The battlefield was set, and Lin Jiang’s gaze turned to the Immortal battlefield.

The Immortal battlefield was still fierce. The Buddhists were unwilling to accept defeat and continued their strong attacks. In this aspect, Blue Star faced some disadvantages because Cao Ying and the others were relatively weak and unable to change the course of the battle. Li Canghai and his group were working for money, so they certainly wouldn’t fight hard; they were just there to hinder the Buddhist cultivators, and it was unclear how long it would take to end the fight.

"Ancestor Lin, I have sent robots to Lingqing Star to clean up the low-level Buddhist cultivators. Should we release the rule bomb to end the Immortal battle?"

Liang Long’s voice echoed in Lin Jiang’s ears. There were not many low-level Buddhist cultivators on Lingqing Star since it had only fallen for a few hundred years; they had not fully grown yet.

"No need, let’s wait and see."

Lin Jiang said that the rule bomb was a trump card and should not be used lightly. Once it was released in front of Li Canghai and the others, even the Heavenly Court would be wary of them. If that led to any consequences, it could be a loss instead of a gain.

Inside Lingqing Star, a large number of robots appeared. At the same time, the spies Lin Jiang had planted also made their move. Many of these spies followed the enlightened Buddhist cultivators, but some stayed behind. They no longer needed to hide and began a large-scale counterattack.

Lingjing Star was rapidly falling, and the true Buddha of the Buddhist sect looked around, filled with despair. However, he did not dare to sacrifice the living. If the Buddhist sect did this, it would severely contradict their beliefs, potentially crushing his Buddhist Heart and chilling the hearts of other Buddhist cultivators.

"Taoist Friend Cao, send some strength into Lingqing Star to fight for the planet."

When Li Canghai saw that the situation was almost ready, he communicated with Cao Ying, asking her to send some strength to seize control of Lingqing Star and compete with the Buddhist sect for the planet.

However, Cao Ying did not send out her own strength. Her own power was not very high, and if she divided her strength, she feared something might go wrong. If the true Buddha targeted a regular cultivator, she would not be able to stop it in time, so Cao Ying communicated with Liang Long instead.

Liang Long didn’t mind; the battle was nearing its end. He immediately disappeared from the Space Mother Ship and entered Lingqing Star.

However, the end of the celestial battle was not caused by Liang Long, but by the arrival of more celestial beings. In this regard, the Heavenly Court had an advantage in the Tiannan Star Domain. Out of about ten planets, all were under the control of the Heavenly Court except for Lingqing Star, allowing Li Canghai to find more allies.

Seeing that there were more celestial beings than true Buddhas, the true Buddhas ultimately had to give up and retreat. They could not find more allies. The Buddha Master could not simply be called upon; he had to admit defeat.

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"Taoist Friend Cao Ying, congratulations! Blue Star has gained another planet."

Li Canghai, holding the dao auras in his hands, smiled cheerfully at Cao Ying, but Cao Ying’s expression was not as good, because a large part of the dao auras from this battle had been taken by Li Canghai and his team.

"Thank you, Taoist Friend Li. Next time, I’ll call you again."

"Haha, that sounds great! I will definitely come again."

Li Canghai laughed heartily; this deal was worthwhile. He didn’t have to put in much effort and gained several dao auras for free, while also doing favors for many people. The immortals around him were all called by him, and next time he might even receive a little kickback.

"Taoist Friend Li, if we attack Buddhist Planet again, will Buddha Master come personally?"

"Most likely not. There are many planets in the Heavenly Court and Buddhist sect, and he can’t manage them all. Also, if Buddha Master moves, Heavenly Emperor will move too. Unless the Buddhist sect wants a decisive battle, where both sides suffer and let other forces benefit."

"So the unspoken rule between both sides is to gradually weaken each other. If the Buddhist sect is not strong enough, they have to accept it, even if they don’t want to. Just like this time, if the Buddhist sect had reinforcements, they would just be cannon fodder."

Li Canghai said that the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist sect have an understanding: those below weaken each other, and if someone can’t compete, it’s because they lack ability. If Buddha Master had to step in every time, it would be chaotic.

"I understand now; this makes us feel at ease."

"But don’t let your guard down. The Buddhist sect from Tiannan Star Domain mainly comes from Tianbei Star Domain, which is their ancestral ground. Now that the Buddhist sect in Tiannan Star Domain has lost, it’s possible that the Buddhist sect from Tianbei Star Domain will attack us at any time, as they are even stronger."

"Are there many true Buddhas?"

"Yes, there are more true Buddhas than there are immortals like us, and it’s very hard to kill those at our level. In several battles, neither side lost a single one. Tsk tsk…"

As Li Canghai said this, he remembered Xia Qingshan. If both immortals and true Buddhas are difficult to kill, how did Xia Qingshan die so unexpectedly? The Blue Star still has cards left to play.

Cao Ying knew what he was thinking and said nothing more. She respectfully saw the immortals off and then returned to Lingqing Star, which Liang Long had already left under Cao Ying’s control.

The resistance on Lingqing Star was quickly put down, and hundreds of thousands of robots were patrolling the entire Lingqing Star. The crew on the Space Battleship was rushing to different places to take over territories and properties.

"I discovered something interesting; I now know how to bring a planet into a dark age."

Cao Ying stood in front of Lin Jiang and said this skill came to her when she was handing over Lingqing Star to Liang Long.

"Are you talking about what happened with the Blue Star years ago?"

"Yes, that’s right. When I think back, we all fell for Xia Qingshan’s tricks, everyone was deceived by him."

Cao Ying said that before the spiritual energy recovery of Blue Star, its history was all about deception. Xia Qingshan had tricked them badly; the energy vanished and the paths disappeared, all because of Xia Qingshan’s trickery. No wonder the word ‘trick’ was often mentioned back then.

"I knew it long ago."

Lin Jiang said that he actually knew about this a long time ago.

Xia Qingshan must have done something to Blue Star, like covering it with his own path, hiding the true path and causing the energy to vanish.

Even before this, because Xia Qingshan’s own path had a flaw, he also intentionally gave the cultivators of Blue Star a wrong hint, making them feel they could not become immortal, so they wasted their efforts trying to make up for Xia Qingshan’s path, and so on.

Although he didn’t know exactly how it was done, Lin Jiang already knew Xia Qingshan was up to something. As for why he didn’t say anything, it was simply because he felt embarrassed. If it were you, would you feel comfortable bringing it up after being tricked for so long? Did Ancestor Lin have no shame?

"Hehe, that’s not what I wanted to say. What I want to say is, in the future, there may be opportunities to transform some planets."

"Transform planets?"

"Aren’t there many planets in the universe that we originally thought had life, but it turns out they don’t?"

"Indeed, there are factors like the distance from the sun, temperature differences, gravity, and so on; all conditions meet the requirements for a life-sustaining planet, but in reality, there is no life at all."

"Yes, if it is such a planet, there may be a chance to transform it into a life-sustaining planet in the future."

"Is it very difficult?"

"We haven’t tried yet. We will see in the future. We will also need help from technology, but we will talk about that later."

Cao Ying did not want to say much more because this was just her sudden idea for now, and she could not make any guarantees. She didn’t want to give anyone hope, only to have them be disappointed later.