The Purple-Robed Celestial Master has turned into a zombie?! Who can stand that?!

Chapter 261 The Great Tribulation of Buddhism and Taoism
On the throne room of Lingxiao Palace, the Jade Emperor swallowed his anger.

But it's not so easy to hold back this anger.

After the meeting at Lingxiao Palace ended, the various gods returned to their respective celestial palaces.

The Jade Emperor spared only the Four Celestial Masters.

After all the gods left, the Jade Emperor kept the four Heavenly Masters behind for a private talk.

Zhang Daoling, one of the Four Celestial Masters, asked, "Your Majesty, is there anything you wish to instruct us to do by keeping the four of us behind alone?"

The Four Celestial Masters were all intelligent men; they knew that the Jade Emperor must have something to tell them by keeping them behind alone.

The Jade Emperor said, “Recently, the Western Buddhist sects have become increasingly rampant, and the Tathagata has become increasingly undisguised in his actions. I have kept you here to discuss this matter in detail.”

Just now in the Lingxiao Palace, among the many celestial beings, there were bound to be spies from the Buddhist sect, making it difficult to discuss certain matters. Therefore, I have kept you behind for a private discussion this time.”

The Jade Emperor said, "I have three things to tell you. First, now that a new great calamity is about to begin, our Heavenly Court must closely observe the movements of the Western Buddhist sect and pay close attention to their every move."

Of all the officials in the court, I have the utmost trust in the four of you. Therefore, Ge Xuan and Sa Shoujian, I am sending you two to the Western Buddhist sect to safeguard its every move.

"If they take any action, you two must report back to the Heavenly Court immediately."

Although the Jade Emperor had previously planted spies in the West and had dedicated personnel to keep an eye on the Heavenly Court, that was the situation in the past.

The current situation, with this great calamity about to begin, is a special case.

Special circumstances are treated specially.

Ordinary informants are unreliable; we still need to send in highly skilled individuals to keep an eye on things, and these individuals must be extremely loyal.

For this task, the Four Celestial Masters were the only candidates the Jade Emperor could trust.

Therefore, the Jade Emperor directly dispatched Ge Xuan and Sa Shoujian to keep an eye on the movements of the Western Buddhist sect.

Upon hearing this, Ge Xuan and Sa Shoujian quickly replied, "Your humble servants obey!"

The two Celestial Masters, who were extremely powerful and had already reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, accepted the order.

The two celestial masters could easily keep an eye on things at the Buddhist temple. Even if the Buddha were to attack them, they would have the ability to escape.

With Ge Xuan and Sa Shoujian keeping an eye on things, the Jade Emperor could feel at ease.

Then the Jade Emperor spoke of the second matter.

"The second matter is about the mortal realm. This time, the Western Buddhist sect attacked the mortal realm, and Zhang Tianlu almost died at the hands of the Western Venerable One. In the end, our Heavenly Court bears an inescapable responsibility for this matter."

We've been somewhat negligent in our oversight of the mortal realm, which allowed the West to slip through our fingers. Zhang Daoling and Xu Jingyang, I hereby order you two to take charge of the mortal realm and the underworld, respectively, and keep a close watch on Buddhism.

Neither the mortal realm nor the underworld is allowed to have any problems, and there's also the matter of Zhang Tianlu's ascension. With Zhang Tianlu's current cultivation level, he should not be far from ascending again.

Last time, his failed ascension was orchestrated by Buddhism. This time, Zhang Daoling! Zhang Tianlu is your grandson. This time, you will personally act as his protector. You must ensure his safety. Our Heavenly Court needs such talent.”

The Jade Emperor greatly admired Zhang Tianlu.

He discovered that the Buddhist sect had tried to bring down Zhang Tianlu many times, but none of them had succeeded.

Instead, they were repeatedly outmaneuvered and killed by Zhang Tianlu, suffering considerable losses. This kind of talent is exactly what their Heavenly Court needs.

Furthermore, Zhang Tianlu, despite being only at the Earthly Zombie Realm, was able to directly kill two Celestial Immortals.

Killing celestial beings is child's play for him; after his ascension, he will surely become a fierce general in the Taoist Heavenly Court!
Which leader wouldn't like an employee like this?

Highly capable and has great potential!
Of course we must do everything we can to protect him.

Therefore, the Jade Emperor sent Zhang Daoling and Xu Jingyang to keep an eye on the lower realm, one to watch over the mortal world and the other to watch over the underworld.

Firstly, it was to prevent the Buddhist sect from continuing to cause trouble in the mortal world and continue hunting down Zhang Tianlu.

Therefore, having Zhang Daoling act as Zhang Tianlu's protector will prevent Zhang Tianlu from being harmed by villains in the Buddhist sect during his ascension, thus increasing the success rate of his ascension!

Secondly, there are Buddhists in the underworld, and who knows what might happen during a great eon.

Therefore, someone in the underworld definitely needs to keep an eye on things, and this task will be assigned to Xu Jingyang. He will follow the Jade Emperor's instructions.

The two great celestial masters, Zhang Daoling and Xu Jingyang, also accepted the order.

Next, they asked the Jade Emperor what the third matter was.

The Jade Emperor said, "This third matter is something I shouldn't tell you, but now that the Great Tribulation is about to begin, which concerns the life and death of the Daoist sect, I can tell you. My intention is to hope that you will reveal all the strength you have been hiding during this Great Tribulation."

Because this great calamity could very well be a direct conflict between Buddhism and Taoism!

The third thing was that the Jade Emperor directly discussed the origin of this great calamity.

Upon hearing the Jade Emperor mention this, the Four Celestial Masters exchanged glances and couldn't help but gasp.

Because the Jade Emperor's words contained profound information.

The big piece of information is that this great calamity is very likely to be a direct conflict between Buddhism and Taoism.

This is a case of two tigers fighting, and one of them is bound to die!

From this perspective, this great calamity is indeed more brutal than the Journey to the West calamity!
Since the beginning of time, the universe has undergone numerous great eons.

These are the Creation of Heaven and Earth, the First Tribulation of the Dragon and Han Dynasties, the Tribulation of the Witch and Demons, the Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, and the Tribulation of Journey to the West!
It went through five great eons before the current order of heaven and earth was established.

Originally, everyone thought that after these five great calamities, the great calamities of heaven and earth would disappear.

The order of heaven and earth will continue as it is now.

But no one expected that a new catastrophe would descend upon the world once again.

And they came so quickly!

However, many top-tier experts have only sensed that a new great calamity is coming, but they are still unclear about what kind of calamity it is or what its contents are.

Even the Four Celestial Masters, the Great Luo Golden Immortals, could not sense it.

But at this moment, the Jade Emperor directly told them the essence of this new great calamity.

This new eon is the conflict between Buddhism and Taoism.

Under the new eon, only one of Buddhism and Taoism can exist.

This is the cultivation system by which the Heavenly Dao unifies heaven and earth!
The path of incense offerings and the path of the true self can only be one!

The superfluous one must be eliminated and cease to exist in the world.

At first, the Jade Emperor was unwilling to believe that the new great calamity would be this.

However, he repeatedly used the top-tier magic weapon, the Haotian Mirror, to deduce the same result.

In the end, he had no choice but to believe in the true nature of this great calamity.

The day of conflict between Buddhism and Taoism has finally come.

It's similar to the Dragon-Han First Tribulation and the Lich Tribulation.

The great calamity that descended upon heaven and earth was also because the fortunes of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans reached their peak, making them the true protagonists of heaven and earth.

The same applies to the lich; once both sides' fortunes reach their peak, a great calamity will descend upon the world.

Ultimately, the universe does not allow the existence of two or more clans at the pinnacle of fortune.

The only way of heaven!

Only one system can exist!
Now, Buddhism and Taoism have become the two main protagonists of the world, and this has continued after the Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West.

Both Buddhism and Taoism reach their peak in fortune at this moment.

Therefore, what follows is a great eon of Buddhism and Taoism!
(End of this chapter)