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Chapter 268 Manjushri Bodhisattva Takes Action
The Buddha's gaze turned downwards.

The Great Thunder Temple contains numerous Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Venerable Ones.

These are their Western elites.

They are like the heavenly soldiers and generals in the Taoist Heavenly Court.

The Buddha asked who was willing to make the trip?
Many of the Arhats present exchanged glances, but none of them stepped forward, because three Arhats had already set an example for them.

Those three Venerable Ones were not weak among the Arhat Venerable Ones present.

Their strength is above average.

The only ones who could reliably suppress them were probably the Eighteen Arhats of Buddhism.

But the key point is that Zhang Tianlu defeated three opponents at once, not one against one.

Who the hell would dare go there?
Even if all eighteen Arhats of the Great Thunder Temple were to come, they might not be able to win.

Weren't these ordinary Venerables courting death in the past?

None of these venerable ones spoke, but this was within the Buddha's expectations.

After all, these venerable ones are not actually very strong; they can only be considered as the lower-level forces within Buddhism.

It's practically impossible to rely on them to destroy Zhang Tianlu's tribulation, kill him, and eliminate this major threat.

The Buddha never expected anything from them.

The Buddha turned his gaze to the eighteen Arhats of the Great Thunderclap Temple.

These 18 Arhats all possessed cultivation levels above the Xuanxian realm, with many of them being Golden Immortals. They were the backbone of his Western Great Thunderclap Temple.

If they intervene, there is still a chance they can stop Zhang Tianlu.

The eighteen Arhats exchanged glances, sensing the Buddha's gaze upon them.

But in the end, they didn't say anything.

Because even these eighteen Arhats had their own concerns.

Although their strength is the strongest among all the Venerables.

Those who can be named as the Eighteen Arhats must at least be at the peak of the Profound Immortal realm, and many of them are Golden Immortals!
With their strength, they could indeed overwhelm Zhang Tianlu, but Zhang Tianlu was undergoing his tribulation alone on the surface, though things might not be so simple behind the scenes.

Not long ago, the Western Buddhist sect laid a trap in Panshan City to kill Zhang Tianlu.

This matter caused quite a stir, and even the Taoist Heavenly Court knew about it.

Zhang Tianlu received a personal appointment from the Jade Emperor and was designated by the Jade Emperor as a future general of the Heavenly Court.

Having learned from the previous experience in Panshan City, the Heavenly Court cannot afford to be inactive or unprepared this time when Zhang Tianlu is undergoing his tribulation.

In addition, the Buddhist sect intervened when Zhang Tianlu underwent his tribulation more than 2000 years ago.

With precedents to follow, the Heavenly Court must have made preparations well in advance.

Therefore, when they went to stop Zhang Tianlu this time, their opponent was definitely not Zhang Tianlu.

Rather, they were top experts from the Heavenly Court.

There are many powerful figures in the Taoist Heavenly Court, and the hidden masters are far more than just Li Jing and Nezha on the surface.

Who knows what kind of experts the Jade Emperor would send to protect Zhang Tianlu?
Although some of the eighteen Arhats were Golden Immortals, they were still not enough to compete with the true top-tier combat power of the Heavenly Court.

The Buddha was somewhat disappointed that the eighteen Arhats remained silent.

Just then, one of the four great bodhisattvas, with five topknots on his head, stepped forward.

“Amitabha Buddha, your disciple is willing to go down to the mortal realm and kill Zhang Tianlu.”

The Buddha smiled as he watched the Bodhisattva emerge.

Because at this moment, this Bodhisattva emerged, and it was none other than Manjushri Bodhisattva of the West.

Manjushri Bodhisattva is one of the four great Bodhisattvas of the Western Paradise.

As the left attendant of Shakyamuni Buddha, he is in charge of wisdom and is mentioned together with Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, the right attendant who is in charge of "reason".

In addition, Tathagata, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra are revered as the "Three Sages of Huayan".

Those who can be compared to Buddha must have undeniable strength.

This was none other than a powerful Grand Luo Golden Immortal from the Western Buddhist sect!
With this person involved, I can rest assured.

The Buddha said, "Then I will trouble Manjushri Bodhisattva to make the trip."

Manjushri nodded and turned to leave.

That's why they were willing to take action.

It is because at this moment, it is most appropriate for him to take action.

In the Buddhist community today, it's impossible for the Buddha himself to deal with someone like Zhang Tianlu.

It would be a bit much for Buddha to take matters into his own hands.

If even Buddha has to personally intervene to resolve the issue of Zhang Tianlu, what will outsiders think of Buddhism in the future?
When I arrived, I thought there was no one inside the Buddhist temple. Below are the Arhats and Venerable Ones.

They're not strong enough to reliably defeat Zhang Tianlu, so going there would be pointless.

The Eighteen Arhats also had their own concerns.

In Buddhism, only the Four Great Bodhisattvas are currently capable of taking action.

However, among the four great Bodhisattvas, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is not at the Great Thunderclap Temple.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva resides in the underworld, laying out the Buddhist path within the cycle of reincarnation, and cannot easily leave.

Guanyin Bodhisattva is a Bodhisattva of great compassion. She believes that all living things in the world have a spirit. If Guanyin were to take action against Zhang Tianlu, it would go against the path she has followed, so it would be inappropriate.

As for Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, he has been in seclusion recently and is unable to take action.

Therefore, Manjushri is the only one who can make a move now.

At this time, Manjushri had no choice but to step forward.

Buddha looked at Manjushri's back.

This time, it's finally stable.

With a Grand Immortal making a move, he refused to believe that he couldn't defeat Zhang Tianlu.

Moreover, since Manjushri has taken action this time, Tathagata is not worried that he will not be able to return.

Even if a powerhouse of this caliber couldn't defeat a top-tier deity of the Heavenly Court, they could still return.

Buddha shook his head.

Who could have imagined that Zhang Tianlun would cause such a huge upheaval?

If I had known this kid was so strong, I should have sent Manjushri a long time ago.

Hopefully, this time it can be resolved.

The Buddha looked at the sky outside the Great Thunderclap Temple.

The Great Calamity is about to begin.

The reason he was so eager to deal with Zhang Tianlu was that he didn't want the Heavenly Court to have another fighting force.

After all, this great calamity is a conflict between Buddhism and Taoism.

Too cruel.

It's either you die or I die; we must do everything we can to weaken the enemy's strength.

Zhang Tianlu, this variable, always made Tathagata feel somewhat uneasy.

In every great calamity, a chosen one will rise to face the calamity.

Yang Jian and Nezha from the Investiture of the Gods; Sun Wukong from Journey to the West...

This time, Zhang Tianlu put immense pressure on him.

It must be eliminated, otherwise this variable will always exist, and he will never be at ease.

……

After leaving the Great Thunderclap Temple, Manjushri summoned his mount, the Azure Lion with a Curly Head.

Immediately afterwards, a huge blue lion flew towards this place, riding on blue clouds.

They carried Manjushri Bodhisattva away from the West and headed down to the lower realm.

Meanwhile, the two Heavenly Masters who had been keeping an eye on the West were Ge Xuan and Sa Shoujian.

They watched as Manjushri Bodhisattva from the Great Thunderclap Temple emerged riding a blue lion.

They then exchanged a glance.

They knew that the West was starting to make moves.

The two celestial masters immediately informed the Jade Emperor of this news.

Then they appeared and stood in front of Manjushri.

Ge Xuan and Sa Shoujian blocked Manjushri's path.

"May the Heavenly Venerable of Boundless Blessings grant you blessings, Manjushri Bodhisattva, where are you going?"

Celestial Master Ge Xuan, holding a nine-dragon whisk, stood in front of Manjushri.

Manjushri looked at the two Heavenly Masters who had suddenly appeared.

He frowned.

These two guys have been hiding outside the Great Thunderclap Temple, keeping an eye on things?

I was blocked by these two guys as soon as I came out, which is a bit troublesome.

(End of this chapter)