Primordial: From a grain of soil to the ancestor of all paths

"This is the land of my West, and the opportunities that arise here should also belong to my West!"

"The opportunities you two have obtained are also connected to the Western Paradise!"

"As a result, not only did the two benefactors refuse to return the opportunity to my West, but they also injured my Western disciples, committing a grave crime!"

"However, I see that you two benefactors also have an affinity with my Western Paradise. If you are willing to convert to Buddhism, we can forgive and forget the past. We will not forcibly take back the opportunity you just seized."

"If you remain obstinate, then we'll have no choice but to show you what it means for even a Buddha to have a fierce and wrathful Vajra!"

"..."

Before Kong Xuan and Da Peng could even introduce themselves, the Buddhist disciples opposite them, including Maitreya, Bhaisajyaguru, and Manjushri, had already uttered shameless remarks once again!
"They are clearly coveting our brotherhood's opportunity, yet they insist on claiming it's our opportunity, or even that we have a karmic connection with you, and they want to use this as an excuse to forcibly convert us into your Buddhist sect?"

"We brothers have been traveling through the ancient world for so many years, and this is the first time we've ever seen such a shameless person!"

Kong Xuan and Da Peng felt like they were about to laugh in anger at Maitreya and the others' words, and their impression of Buddhism plummeted even further!

"Amitabha!"

"We have already given you both the opportunity to choose, but unfortunately you did not cherish it!"

"Since that's the case, then don't blame us for being impolite!"

"Once you have successfully converted to Buddhism, you will naturally understand our good intentions at this moment!"

"..."

Upon hearing Kong Xuan and Da Peng's words, Maitreya and the others showed no change in expression. Instead, they prepared to forcibly suppress Kong Xuan and Da Peng!

Maitreya and the others are not really stupid. Whether it is cultivation level, strength, talent, or potential, Kong Xuan and Dapeng in front of them are both excellent.

If these two could be converted to Buddhism, then the hope for the great prosperity of the West would be greatly increased!
Maitreya and the others could also calculate that Kong Xuan and Dapeng were both sons of Yuanfeng.

But even Yuanfeng is gone, and the Phoenix Clan has long since declined, so what are her offspring worth?

Unfortunately, although Tai Chu's cultivation level was only at the Great Luo Realm, his strength was already comparable to that of a true Hunyuan Taiji Great Luo Golden Immortal (Dao Integration Realm). His karma was something that Maitreya and the others, who were only quasi-saints, could not calculate.

At most, they could deduce that Kong Xuan and Da Peng might have some connection to the existence of a certain Hunyuan or Saint Realm expert.

Buddhism also has the two Western Saints behind it, as well as the entire lineage of immortals. Why would it be afraid of the existence of a currently unknown Primordial Chaos or Saint Realm?

Moreover, who knows what the cause and effect is, and who can guarantee that the Primordial Chaos Realm and Saint Realm beings connected to Kong Xuan and Da Peng will stand up for them?

To put it another way, once Maitreya and the others have used Buddhist methods to convert Kong Xuan and Dapeng, even if that being really comes knocking on our door, it will be meaningless, right?
In short, regardless of the outcome, Maitreya and the others decided to convert Kong Xuan and Dapeng first!

"Humph!"

Just then, a disgruntled snort suddenly rang out.

"boom!"

In an instant, the entire world trembled, transforming into an irresistible "power of heaven and earth," which suppressed Maitreya and the others to the ground, rendering them unable to move an inch!
Suddenly, a mysterious figure whose appearance was obscured appeared out of nowhere in front of everyone, as if he had been in that position all along!
"Master!"

"We are sorry, Master, we have caused you trouble!"

Although they didn't know why Tai Chu wanted to hide his appearance, Kong Xuan and Da Peng immediately recognized each other's identities and spoke with some guilt in their voices.

"It doesn't matter!"

"You've done a great job; you've just encountered uncontrollable circumstances for yourselves at this point."

"Now stand aside and watch how your master gets justice for you!"

Tai Chu gently shook his head and spoke to Kong Xuan and Da Peng.

"Yes, Master!"

Kong Xuan and Da Peng nodded quickly, both looking at Tai Chu with anticipation.

He really wanted to see with his own eyes how the latter would deal with Maitreya and the others next.

"senior!"

"Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the Three Realms for bullying the weak like this?"

"..."

At this moment, Maitreya, who was suppressed and unable to move, seemed to rely on the Buddhist sect and even the entire immortal lineage behind him to question the mysterious and powerful Tai Chu, whose origins were unknown.

"Isn't your Buddhist sect just bullying my two disciples because you're big and have many of them?"

Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the Three Realms?

Taichu asked in a calm and unhurried manner.

In fact, if he wanted to, he could kill Maitreya and the others countless times with a single thought.

But he wanted to see with his own eyes the glimpse of the future he had recently glimpsed from the river of time, and to see what outrageous things Maitreya and the others might do next.

However, his actions had a completely different meaning in the eyes of Maitreya and the others.

"Ha!" Upon hearing himself contradicted with his own words, Miroku's thick skin showed no shame. Instead, he chuckled and retorted, "Senior, you are mistaken!"

"The opportunity that your two disciples seized originated in my western territory and is also connected to my Buddhist sect; it should rightfully belong to us."

“They were ignorant and could have simply returned the opportunity to us, but instead of returning it, they injured my Buddhist disciples?”

"How can there be such a logic in this world?"

“We see that your two disciples seem to have Buddha-nature, and we kindly guide them to join our Buddhist sect. We are also willing to bestow upon them the opportunity that they forcibly took.”

"In the end, they not only didn't appreciate it, but also called us shameless?"

"Our Buddhist sect is compassionate, so naturally we wouldn't do anything to them because of a few insults. But they are inherently unruly, so we had no choice but to try to suppress them by force and then gradually reform them." "Who knew that before we could even really make a move, our senior had already appeared and suppressed us here?"

"Your actions would be completely unreasonable even before the two Western Saints or the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, wouldn't they?"

In the eyes of Maitreya and the others, Tai Chu was nothing more than a top expert in the Primordial World whose combat power had reached the level of a Primordial Golden Immortal (Saint), and he did not exude the slightest Primordial (Saint) level pressure.

Moreover, if the latter were not afraid of the two Western Saints and the entire Immortal Dao lineage, why would they deliberately hide their appearance and why would they reason with these "ants" who could be destroyed at will?

Shouldn't they have all been wiped out long ago when this predecessor appeared?
"Shameless scoundrels!" Upon hearing this, Kong Xuan and Da Peng were furious: "This is utterly turning black into white!"

"This place is at the crossroads of East and West, yet it doesn't entirely belong to the West. What does our own opportunity here have to do with you?"

"The idea that we possess Buddha-nature, can save others... is utter nonsense!"

"Oh?" After hearing Maitreya's words, Taichu was not as angry as Kong Xuan and Dapeng. Instead, he said meaningfully, "You want to use words to cover up the truth of heavenly secrets, and you want to threaten me with the two Western Saints and the entire immortal lineage?"

"But why bother? Aren't you all capable of doing it yourselves right now?"

"Or do you think I can't see through your true nature?"

"Hehe, as expected, I couldn't hide it from you, senior!" As Tai Chu's voice fell, rolling demonic energy was released from Maitreya's body, and his aura instantly reached that of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal (Saint). At the same time, he sneered, "Since you saw through it, why did you have to say it?"

"Our secret has been exposed, so we have no choice but to ask you to stay here permanently!"

Not only Maitreya, but also Manjushri, Samantabhadra, Avalokiteshvara, Julusun and other top Buddhist disciples showed overwhelming demonic energy, and their auras had all reached the level of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian (saint)!
Of course, their cultivation level has not truly reached the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian (Saint). Rather, it is the convergence and fusion of three completely different powers—Immortal, Buddha, and Demon—within their bodies that has forcibly elevated their combat power to this level!

Furthermore, when a surge of demonic energy erupted from their bodies, the eyes of Miroku and the others became extremely cold, as if their appearances were still the same, but their essence had been completely replaced by some demonic entity born deep within their hearts!
"Demon energy?"

"Have all these Buddhist disciples fallen into demonic ways, just like Yuanshi in the Ksitigarbha incident?"

"Their strength has already reached the level of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian (Saint), which is equivalent to Buddhism directly gaining several Hunyuan (Saint) level combat power!"

Having witnessed Yuanshi's behavior after he fell into demonic possession, is Buddhism now preparing to fully accept demonic ways?

"Unfortunately, their scheme has already been seen through by Master!"

"No wonder Master chose to conceal his appearance; he probably wanted Maitreya and the others to reveal their demonic possession themselves, right?"

Seeing the overwhelming demonic energy emanating from Maitreya and the others, Kong Xuan and Dapeng were very surprised, but not flustered at all.

Because their master, Taichu, is right here!

How could a few Buddhist monks who only reached the level of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian (saint) through demonic possession possibly be a match for their master?
Kong Xuan and Da Peng had already vaguely understood Tai Chu's thoughts. If he had shown his true form from the beginning, Maitreya and the others, who knew they were no match for him, would not have easily exposed their demonic power, right?
Even though the Primordial One could directly draw out the demonic energy within Maitreya and the others, forcing them to expose themselves, how could the visual effect and significance compare to what we have now?

"interesting!"

"After Yuanshi became a demon, his combat power increased to the level of Hunyuan Taiji Daluo Jinxian (Dao Integration). After you became demons, your combat power increased to the level of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian (Sage)."

"That's exactly a major advancement!"

"How could the demonic path, which was suppressed by the immortal path back then, have such an amplification effect?"

"Perhaps there's more to this than just the blessing of Heaven; there are other hidden secrets?"

Looking at Maitreya and the others, who had already broken free from the suppression of the "power of heaven and earth" under his "release of the sea" and were now surrounding him and ready to make a move at any moment, Tai Chu raised his eyebrows slightly and muttered to himself.

When Yuanshi fell into demonic possession and perished together with the Styx River, he already had some doubts about whether the power of the demonic path was too great.
At the time, Taichu thought that Yuanshi was obviously being secretly "taken care of" by the Heavenly Dao, and that it might just be a special case, so he didn't think much of it.

But now that Maitreya and the others have fallen into demonic possession, they are actually able to gain a major realm of combat power?
Then many things start to become somewhat terrifying upon closer inspection!

It was because he had seen a glimpse of the future from the river of time that he thought of hiding his appearance and guiding Maitreya and the others to unleash their demonic power so that he could see it more clearly.

"town!"

"kill!"

"..."

At this moment, Maitreya and his companions were already focusing all their efforts on suppressing Taichu.

Under the overwhelming burst of demonic energy just now, the gazes of all the gods and saints of the primordial world have gradually converged on this side. Their demonic possession and the things that Buddhism is preparing to do can no longer be concealed.

Once the various forces in the primordial world begin to unite to suppress Buddhism and these "possessed demons," their situation will certainly become very precarious!

All of this is because of this mysterious guy in front of us, who not only saw through their demonic power but also pointed it out!
Therefore, in their eyes, only the death of the latter could vent their anger!
"stop!"

At this moment, Jieyin and Zhunti appeared together, their expressions extremely anxious and solemn as they spoke to Maitreya and the others to stop them.

As beings who have reached the peak of the Saint Realm, cultivated three thousand Heavenly Dao Laws, and whose combat power has truly reached the limit of the Primordial (Saint) Realm, they are naturally able to deduce more of the cause and effect on Kong Xuan and Da Peng.

Most importantly, even they, as powerful as they are now, cannot directly see the appearance of the mysterious being.

Jieyin and Zhunti were not stupid; they knew that in the entire prehistoric world, only those beings who truly possessed the power of the Primordial Taiji Golden Immortal (Dao Integration) realm could accomplish this!
In today's vast and untamed world, how many people openly possess such combat power?

Upon further reflection, could they possibly not guess the identity of this "mysterious being"?

Maitreya and the others' thoughts were also clear to Jieyin and Zhunti.

But they don't need to face an opponent they shouldn't be able to beat!

"It's over!"

Jieyin and Zhunti smiled bitterly, their hearts already condemning Maitreya and the others to death!

Most importantly, Maitreya and his group first tried to seize Kong Xuan Dapeng's opportunity and forcibly convert the two brothers into Buddhism. They even distorted the truth and threatened Taichu in front of him. Now they want to kill him directly.
Furthermore, Miroku and others have fallen into demonic possession!
Based on these points alone, Taichu has every reason to launch a full-scale attack on Buddhism!
Even when Hongjun Daozu intervened, he was completely unreasonable!

On the contrary, Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao are now completely hostile parties.

If it is ultimately proven that Maitreya and the others' possession of demonic possession was not due to complete interference from the Heavenly Dao, but rather a change in the Buddhist stance.

It's even possible that Hongjun himself would step in to destroy Buddhism, this "traitor"!
Furthermore, with the support of top-tier forces and independent cultivators such as the Azure Lotus, Heavenly Evolution, the Human and Demon Races, the Intercepting Sect, and the Underworld behind Taichu, Jieyin and Zhunti felt their scalps tingle, their future utterly bleak! (End of Chapter)