Chapter 231: The candidate is finalized, replacing Buddha
The Tai Chi diagram immediately appeared behind the Supreme Taoist. He stood up, threw his Taoist robe, and put on an angry look: "What's the matter? Do you give me face? If you don't agree, let's practice?"

The two leaders quickly explained: "Brother Dao, please don't be surprised. We are also working for the deity, and we want to do it to perfection."

"If you really don't agree, we two can accept it. We can also make up for the little fame that this monkey needs in other places."

"Humph!"

The Supreme Taoist sat down again and began to think about the pros and cons of this matter. If he wanted to perform the play to the fullest, he had to make it look more realistic.

The spread of Buddhism to the East was decided by the deity in order to reduce disputes among the three factions and promote integration. However, in the current situation, the Tang Dynasty is outdated and its descendants are difficult to support. Although it has temporary strong power, it will eventually be overtaken and replaced by the Later Tang and Former Tang and be completely eroded.

By the way, the Qing Kingdom has now changed its name to Former Tang, and also reveres Taishang Daojun as its ancestor. In this way, all three families are from Tang and have the surname Li, and the dispute over orthodoxy is particularly fierce.

Although Li Xingyun was the founding monarch, he was good at maintaining the status quo but not at advancing things. However, he had Yuan Tiangang under his command, and even Li Chunfeng was also available.

Li Chengxian has Chen Pingping and others to assist him, plus he has a unique beast taming system, so he has great potential.

Although there were academies in the Tang Dynasty, they were high and mighty and could not interfere in worldly affairs at will. King Li Zhongyi of Tang was a wise man, diligent in his work and patriotic, but his descendants were unable to support him.

In the same world, when comparing the three families, as long as the Former Tang and the Later Tang catch up and continue to narrow the gap, the Tang Dynasty will be in danger.

What Taishang Daojun has to do is to temporarily ease this process. After all, too many people died, and the pressure in the underworld is very great.

On the other hand, also in accordance with the wishes of the deity, the three schools each emphasized and developed the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

In the Great Tang Dynasty, there were academies, so Confucianism should be practiced. In the Later Tang Dynasty, there was Yuan Tiangang, so Taoism could be established as the main religion. As for Li Chengxian's Pre-Tang Dynasty, after removing the other two options, Buddhism was the only choice.

Of course, this emphasis does not mean that each family can only develop one sect. They can be mixed and each one develops according to his or her ability.

The Supreme Taoist thought for a moment and directly passed the buck, saying, "The big situation cannot be changed, but the small situation can be changed. Let the gods play along. Anyway, the Jade Emperor Taoist is not at home now, so the mess in the Heavenly Palace will eventually be left to him."

"By the way, if they cause trouble in the underworld, tell them to be careful. Don't forget that this is Hou Tu Yuan Jun's territory. If something bad happens, it will have nothing to do with me."

"I know, I know!"

The two leaders readily agreed.

"Now that the positions of Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong have been decided, what about the other three..." Taishang Daojun looked at Puxin Yuanyin and the other two and pretended to test them.

"Haha, just take it, brother. Do you have a favorite candidate?"

The Supreme Taoist said: "Zhu Bajie, I have two candidates in mind. One is Zhu Canglong, who is a strange person in the world of Under One Person. His ancestors were granted the title of Beiji Tianpeng by me during the Conferred God Celebration, and he can spread the power of the Heavenly Court."

"The second one is a Dang Kang sent by Shangqing Yujing Daojun. I can enlighten it and give it the name Bian Zhuang. I don't even need to reincarnate it into a pig. We can discuss which one to choose later."

"As for Sha Seng, you can give it to Chidi Qianli and the Bad People World to weld the Ba. As for the White Dragon Horse, you can give it to Hou Qing. They are just plated with gold, just a formality."

The Supreme Taoist Lord whispered to Puxin Yuanyin and the other two, "Don't forget, these two are my brothers-in-law. You have to take care of them no matter what."

"Ah, yes, yes, that's right. Brother Taoist, you have considered everything carefully." The two Western leaders nodded quickly.

The Supreme Taoist nodded.

Well, sensible!

"Have you found the person who taught this monkey? If I remember correctly, Taoist Master Subhuti has been reincarnated. It's impossible for you to do it yourself, right?" asked the Supreme Taoist Master.

Bodhisattva said: "This monkey is pure and intelligent. I want the academy teacher to incarnate as Subhuti and teach this monkey how to behave in the world. I think with his unconventional nature, it should be possible."

"The mountain behind the academy turned into Lingtai Fangcun Mountain?"

"That's exactly what I meant!" "Hahaha!"

The three Taoists smiled at each other. The teacher of the academy was now idle with nothing to do, so he traveled around the world, enjoying fine wine and beautiful things, which made the Supreme Taoist feel envious.

If someone brings you a big trouble or a nuisance, you should gloat over it.

After finalizing the list of people to travel to the West, Taishang Daojun said that the two of them could go ahead and do it, and if anything really happened, they could just bear the consequences themselves and not take advantage of him.

Yuan Yin then said, "Then don't bother me to worry about the rest. Just pick a few demon kings from the Northern Continent and complete the 81 trials. It shouldn't be difficult. When the journey to the west is complete, I will give these five people the main positions and great rewards!"

The Supreme Taoist: "Isn't Li Dangxin's fruition position the Sandalwood Merit Buddha?"

Bodhisattva nodded and said, "Of course not. According to our plan, we want Li Dangxin to inherit the root of Jianglong's Buddhist nature. It comes from the fact that all living beings inside and outside the three realms have Buddha nature and can become Buddhas.
And the stronger the sentient beings are, the more they need the power of great compassion to touch, transform, guide and save them.

Not abandoning any sentient being is the great compassion of this lineage of Buddhism. With the power of Vajra, it can subdue the power of dragons and all living beings in the three realms of prajna.

Above the Dragon Subduing Arhat, there is Nagarjuna Bodhisattva, and above Nagarjuna Bodhisattva, there is Dragon King Buddha, who is the Dragon Seed Supreme Tathagata of the ancient Buddhas and one of the past Buddhas.

It can be regarded as a continuation of the meaning of the past Buddha from the monk Nagarjuna, or it can be said to be a continuation of the same lineage. Li Dangxin's achievement should be the most holy teacher, the ancestor of all Buddhas, the Dragon Lord and the Supreme Tathagata.

The Supreme Taoist laughed and said, "Oh? This counts as making up a Buddha of your own and forming your own lineage?"

If we talk about the Buddha nature of subduing dragons, we have to mention the monk Dao Ji.

The full name is: The Great Compassionate, Great Merciful, Great Benevolent, Great Wisdom, the Purple Gold Arhat Ana, the Divine Power, the Master of Great Benevolence, the Three Yuans Praise and Transformation Heavenly Venerable.

Combining Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, it can be called the ultimate deification.

Someone once praised him: Not doing his duty, being in a mess, disturbing the world, deceiving the earth and the sky, turning over all the clichés, whether he can get out of the entanglement, he disappeared in Tiantai, but his fame still lives on.

Li Dangxin's idea of ​​​​fruit position vaguely contains some of this foundation.

Yuan Yin immediately explained: "As long as this Buddha's title is passed down through the ages in the infinite world, then this Buddha himself is a myth!!!"

"There is no need to be bound by the position of the Tathagata. The emperor takes turns. Next year it will be my turn. Today's Buddha may take his place."

The Supreme Taoist laughed in silence and praised: "You two are too bold, but since you have made this decision, you should be 30% sure!"

Puxin and Yuanyin just smiled but said nothing.

If you don't have the heart to change the world, why would you do something like an ant devouring a dragon or an elephant? After all, you still have to have dreams, just in case they come true!

They were about to leave the Bajing Palace.

The Supreme Taoist Lord pulled one back, and his voice came from far behind him: "After the journey to the west, there will be another small disaster. The Eight Immortals will reincarnate and travel east to save the world and do good deeds to accumulate virtue."

The two leaders looked sad and could only nod in agreement, saying together: "Good!"

The Supreme Taoist played with the soul imprints of the eight immortal gods in his hands, looking down at all the living beings in the world. It is said that the way of heaven is impartial and selfless, but as the ancestor of Taoism, the Supreme Taoist still has a little selfishness.

The next journey to the West begins.

Let’s start with the story of the three Tang emperors’ trip to the underworld.

I hope Fan Xian will cooperate with the performance. After all, the main battlefield of the next situation will be the former Tang Dynasty after he established the new era.

(End of this chapter)