My brother is so cunning

Chapter 1180 The Black Primordial World: Peace is Paramount
"The Chan Sect can grant the Western Sect the right to educate the people of Jambudvipa, because their doctrine does not include educating sentient beings, nor are they good at educating them. Sentient beings only need to listen to the divine mandate they convey."

Wen Rui sneered, “Based on this, the Chan Sect can share the spoils with the Western Sect and jointly govern the world with them. As long as the Western Sect shows outward respect and regards the Jade Emperor as the main god, whatever they want to do—whether it's persuading mortals to believe in reincarnation, using missionary work to amass wealth, or even seizing land—it's all within the bounds of what is permissible.”

"Our Jie Sect is different. Teaching and enlightening sentient beings is our basic doctrine and a fundamental principle that we must never compromise on. We can coexist peacefully with Western religions, but in terms of teaching and enlightening, our sect must take the lead. Believing in Buddhism is not wrong, but believing in Buddhism also requires believing in science. Buddhist scriptures can relieve mental stress, but they cannot be regarded as theories that guide all production and life."

At this point, Wen Rui spread his hands and shook his head, saying, "So even if we could gather all four saints together, we can't do it."

The Tongtian Sect Leader slowly nodded and sighed, "Good grandson! Why didn't your grandfather discover you sooner? Otherwise, even if we lost, we wouldn't have lost so miserably."

"Ahem, Great-Grandmaster, may I use my job title when I'm working?"

"Yes, my dear grandson!"

The Tongtian Sect Leader smiled and agreed, then frowned and asked, "How can we break the Zhuxian Sword Formation without gathering the Four Sages? Even though the original form of this sword formation has been studying it for much longer than Junior Brother Yuanshi, I still can't think of any other way to break it."

Wen Rui tried but failed and had to give up. He chuckled and said, "Yuanshi Tianzun forgot that what is higher than the Four Saints is the Heavenly Dao itself. As a supreme innate treasure, the Zhuxian Sword Formation is 'unbreakable by the Four Saints' as a rule set by the Heavenly Dao. But 'defying the Heavenly Dao and creating karma will surely incur divine punishment' is the unshakable foundation of the Heavenly Dao."

"Back then, the Chan Sect, under the guise of 'the rightful successor of Heaven,' shifted all the blame for their own bloodshed onto the Jie Sect, making the disciples of Biyou Palace fill the holes in the Investiture of the Gods for them. They relied on their righteous facade to deceive Heaven's fortune, and now they think they can run rampant with the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation?"

“Look at the towns affected by this chaotic energy, the people suffering from the disaster, and the extinction of ethnic groups. Every single one of them is a real karmic debt.”

Wen Rui pointed to the rescue footage on the public monitoring screen: "The foundation of the Three Realms is the vitality of all living beings. If the Primordial Celestial Venerable insists on pushing forward, the Chaos Realm will trigger a chain reaction of collapses—the mortal world will be devastated, the demon race, the monster race, the beast race, and the bird race will be wiped out, causing ecological imbalance, and eventually even the spiritual energy of the immortal and Buddha realms will be drained. How can the Heavenly Dao sit idly by in the face of such a man-made calamity that could wipe out the Three Realms?"

He swiped his finger across the screen of the "Cause and Effect" computer, where the red karmic debt value was still climbing: "I save all living beings and calculate karmic debts. It may seem unrelated to breaking the formation, but in fact, I am 'conversing' with the Heavenly Dao."

"Back then, the Chan Sect deceived the Heavenly Dao by relying on the moral high ground. They relied on words, but I relied on actions. I don't know if Heaven has ears, but if it has eyes—even if these rescues may not be able to immediately reverse the situation, at least let the Heavenly Dao see who is protecting its foundation and who is destroying its order."

"This is not a useless 'image project,' but rather adding more irrefutable evidence to the list of karmic debts of the Primordial Celestial Venerable. This time, if he tries to shift the blame to others again, the Heavenly Dao will not give him any chance."

"Back then, didn't you suffer the same loss? You were framed by the Chan Sect and had a bellyful of grievances that you couldn't defend yourself with."

Wen Rui spoke frankly: "Now, I will use their own methods against them, using the same methods that the Chan Sect used to steal the Heavenly Dao's fortune to deal with them, labeling them as those who defied Heaven and created karma, and making them pay back everything we suffered back then!" The Tongtian Sect Master's imposing figure trembled slightly, and his gaze toward Wen Rui was incredibly intense, making Wen Rui feel a chill run down his spine.

"That damned scoundrel! He's truly cunning and treacherous! Back when the gods were being conferred, my Biyou Palace lineage was tricked by them using 'destiny' in this way. Now, we can finally let him taste the bitterness of karmic retribution."

Wen Rui's forehead veins throbbed, and he laughed, "However, there is still a crucial step that will push the Chan Sect into the abyss, which only Grandmaster Grandfather can accomplish. I humbly request Grandmaster Grandfather's assistance."

The Tongtian Sect Leader immediately perked up, his eyes shining as he exclaimed, "Double happiness! Not only can we witness the Chan Sect reaping the consequences of its own actions, but I myself was the one who ultimately delivered the final blow! How thoughtful of me! With such a grandson, what more could I ask for! If you need anything from your grandfather, just say the word!"

Wen Rui spoke calmly, revealing no sign of the curses he was inwardly cursing: "Now that the karmic debt has exceeded the threshold, the Heavenly Dao's gaze is focused on the Chan Sect. We might as well add fuel to the fire—we would like to trouble our Grandmaster Grandfather to personally go outside the Chan Sect's Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and persuade the Primordial Heavenly Venerable to make peace."

He patiently explained, “The power of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is too strong. Apart from you, only I can barely get close. But if I go, I’m afraid I won’t even have time to speak before I’ll be chopped into a human stump by the chaotic sword energy shot out from the formation.”

"Promote reconciliation?"

The Tongtian Sect Leader paused for a moment, then realized what he meant, his tone revealing a hint of understanding: "You want me to 'put on a show' and let him confirm his guilt himself? Like the way the Primordial Celestial Venerable lectured me back then, with his overly paternalistic tone and insincere advice?"

"Yes and no. When the Chan Sect tried to persuade us, they really didn't want to act at all. Rather than persuading us, they were just stirring up trouble and provoking your anger, which ultimately succeeded in angering you."

Wen Rui nodded, his finger pointing to the "peace-making conditions" he had prepared beforehand on the control panel: "When you go to see Yuanshi, you don't need to mention the divine punishment. Just tell him about the old days of the Investiture of the Gods and how difficult it is for the Three Realms. As for the conditions, we can lower our stance—as long as he stops his troops and withdraws from the battle, and no longer allies with all living beings, the Three Realms will still nominally respect the Chan Sect. In mortal scriptures, the words of the Chan Sect's sages will still be used as the authoritative answers to the explanation of the Heavenly Way. The Jie Sect is even willing to give up 30% of the incense offering land in Xiniu Hezhou for the Chan Sect to spread its teachings."

He paused, his tone turning colder: "We've shown him our utmost sincerity and offered him a way out. If he agrees, the war will end, preserving the reputation of the Chan Sect; but if he refuses—that would be openly refusing to 'turn hostility into friendship' right under the nose of Heaven, insisting on defying Heaven and creating karma. At that point, no matter how he tries to argue, the beings of the Three Realms won't believe him, and when divine retribution descends, no one can save him."

Upon hearing this, the Tongtian Sect Leader couldn't help but exclaim, "This plan is brilliant! Back in the Investiture of the Gods war, he used 'divine mandate' to pressure me. Now I will use 'peace' to force him to comply, so that he can also taste the bitterness of being 'in the wrong'! I'll set off now!"

The Tongtian Sect Leader immediately set to work, not feeling that it was presumptuous or inappropriate for a mere grand-disciple to give orders to his grandfather. He was genuinely passionate about the mission and had put his initiative to the fullest.

(End of this chapter)