I am a living immortal.

"Ah?" The old monk didn't react for a moment.

"You're an idiot. Who the hell allowed you to meditate on the imperial court's territory!" Chen Dong rolled his eyes at the other person. Ahhhh, bullshit.

He waved his hand and walked towards the abbot, leaving the old monk standing there in a daze. However, the abbot Shi Huiming saw his fellow apprentice being scolded by the national teacher. Although this was something worth being happy about, he could not be happy because of Chen Dong's reason.

They haven't even discussed it yet, so how could the Lotus Buddha Kingdom belong to the imperial court?

The abbot, with a wry smile on his face, led Chen Dong to the main hall and looked at the golden Buddhas, Arhats and Bodhisattvas.

"You guys are quite rich, right? Look at this Buddha statue, it's so huge, it must have cost a lot of money." Chen Dong joked.

The abbot was shocked and said, "How dare you speak nonsense in front of the Buddha!"

"Don't worry, the Buddha is not that stingy. If he were, what kind of Buddha would he be? Don't you always say that you can save all living beings? If you can't even say a few words, how can you say that? Besides, how can we not know whether this Buddha statue is real or not? It's fake."

Originally, among all the Buddha statues present, only a few had spirituality, and the rest had no spirituality at all. Most of the faith and merits were in the lotus pond.

"You guys are really good at this. Is this your trump card? How about letting these Buddha statues you've pardoned take action?" Chen Dong looked at the abbot with a half-smile. The abbot's expression was truly unbearable. His heart was in turmoil, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

He sneered and said, "I don't quite understand what the National Master is talking about." The abbot began to pretend to be confused. He never expected that even Buddhist believers and the Han court failed to notice it, but the National Master discovered the secret after just a few glances. Whether he discovered something unusual or discovered everything, he didn't know yet, so he planned to fool him for a while.

When I met Chen Dong's eyes, which were still half-smiling, my heart skipped a beat.

Seeing this, Chen Dong spoke directly, "I told you that you can deceive others, that's fine, but you can't hide from me, so there's no need to pretend. I can't do anything to you. I just didn't expect this Buddhist leader to be so unorthodox. While others are worshipping, he absolves himself. What a clever trick, what courage. I guess the huge difference in your appearance with your junior brother is also because you are using this faith and merit to nourish yourself."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of those who knew the truth changed. This was tantamount to directly exposing their past. Their faces were dozens of times uglier than when they were humiliated. Some of them were angry and embarrassed at being exposed, while others were terrified that it was being said openly. Their eyes were uncertain.

Those who didn't know the truth were truly surprised. They looked left and right, then turned their gazes to the abbot and several eminent monks.

Especially those monks who did not know, they were not only surprised but also angry at being deceived. It is not usually said that we should read Buddhist scriptures carefully to understand the mysteries, and train in the hottest days of summer and coldest days of winter to strengthen our bodies, but they themselves take shortcuts. This situation is as serious as the collapse of faith.

Isn’t this a collapse of faith? The Buddhas we believe in were all canonized by these “high monks”, so when will it collapse?

Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, the abbot said sternly, "I respect you as the Imperial Master, so why are you spreading lies to confuse the people? If you think you can alienate us with lies like this, you underestimate us. If you want to abolish the Lotus Buddha Kingdom, we can negotiate. There's no need to resort to these petty tactics."

The abbot was no pushover either. He first blurred the truth of the matter and directed the topic to Chen Dong. He then told everyone that the national master had come to abolish the Lotus Buddha Kingdom, making his words unreliable.

Chen Dong, under the gaze of these numerous Buddha statues, smiled and clapped his hands. "You are eloquent, what a good show. Tricks? Why should I use these little tricks with you? I said I am here to inform you, not to discuss with you. I also know what you are planning, Abbot. Let me tell you, don't say that all the Buddhas here are false Buddhas that you have pardoned. Even if there are real Buddhas here, I dare to say this. I will wipe out the Lotus Buddha Kingdom. There is no Buddha in this Han territory, and there will never be another Buddha. There is no need to believe in it. Go there to believe in the Han, believe in the Human Emperor, and believe in ourselves. There is only one Heaven in this world!"

"What nonsense! How can this be so unreasonable!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a tremor in the hall. The spiritual Buddha statues shone with golden light, and even faint Buddhist sounds could be heard. Many monks put their hands together and chanted the Buddha's name, solemnly and majestically. There was pressure in the air, as if they were angry about what Chen Dong said.

Chen Dong snorted coldly, turned around and faced the Buddha statues, saying directly: "You acted well, it really looks like that incident. However, others may be afraid, but I am not. A fake Buddha is a fake Buddha. No matter how realistic it is, it is useless. I am standing right here, take action!"

The scene suddenly became quiet, even the golden light paused for a moment.

"Arrogant!" A sound like a bell echoed in the hall, and the next moment, the leading "Buddha" had already taken action.

Even without the abbot's warning, the statues couldn't stand such provocation. Though they were pardoned spirits, that didn't mean they lacked their own wisdom. On the contrary, due to the people's faith, they retained a high degree of autonomy. Furthermore, the pardons were granted to the statues themselves, and this faith was subtly altering their mindsets, causing them to imagine themselves as the very "Buddha" being worshipped. So, how could they not be angry when Chen Dong called him a false Buddha? This was blasphemy, and would surely bear the Buddha's wrath, forever banished from the cycle of reincarnation.

Seeing this, several people from the Imperial Master's Mansion wanted to take action, but Chen Dong stopped them. Hearing the angry Buddhist chants roaring in his ears, the karmic fire from hell blossomed into a beautiful red lotus. One of the Buddha statues took on the appearance of a furious Vajra, holding down a vajra.

If we fight here, this entire hall will be destroyed.

"So Buddha also has greed, anger, ignorance, and compassion?" The sarcastic words made the vajra pause.

"The Buddha is the Buddha because he is compassionate, and the Buddha's weapon is never a sword, but wisdom." Chen Dong looked at the abbot: "Your Dharma name is Shi Huiming, Huiming Huiming, don't you understand?"

After saying that, he looked at Ling who was stunned.

"After all, you are not a real Buddha. Go." With a wave of Chen Dong's hand, the Vajra who had just taken action instantly turned into countless golden lights and flew into the sky. That was the purest faith of the believers. These beliefs will go to where they should go and give a push to destiny when necessary, in order to respond to the believers' most sincere faith.

This simple action caused a spirit that had been believed in for hundreds of years to disappear into thin air.