RNP Chapter 248
Chapter 248
Tianpeng Rebirth: The Battle of Buddhism and Taoism
Chapter 17: Alliance Gathering and Secret Clues
The generals under the Heavenly King Zhangzhang nodded in agreement: "Miss Fengyao is right. The Heavenly Court is now actively contacting various forces to jointly deal with this crisis. I came here this time, in addition to providing support, I also hope to discuss cooperation with you."
Bajie touched his belly, thought for a moment and said, "I think this is a good thing, there is strength in numbers. But we must first find out what the purpose of this mysterious force is and why they are so obsessed with those Buddhist instruments."
Yang Jian frowned slightly, his eyes deep: "Ao Bing mentioned before that they are related to the remnants of Buddhism. Maybe they want to use the power of Buddhist instruments to restore the former glory of Buddhism, or even try to subvert the current order of the Three Realms."
Ao Bing added: "It is very likely that the underwater base uses strange methods to control the mermaids. It seems to be a fusion of Buddhism and other evil techniques. It is clear that they will do anything to achieve their goals."
Feng Yao gently stroked the sword in her hand, her expression solemn: "No matter what their purpose is, such behavior has already posed a threat to all living beings in the three realms. We must not sit idly by."
At this moment, everyone decided to go to the Heavenly Palace together to discuss the plan with the Heavenly King Zhangzhang and other forces that were interested in forming an alliance. Along the way, everyone exchanged the clues they had about the mysterious forces. The general revealed to everyone that the Heavenly Palace intelligence department had discovered that the mysterious forces had recently appeared frequently in many places in Dongsheng Shenzhou and Nanshanbuzhou, and each time they appeared, there were some strange changes in the celestial phenomena, as if some large-scale magic rituals were being performed.
After arriving at the Heavenly Palace, the Heavenly King Zhangzhang personally greeted them. The atmosphere in the meeting hall of the Heavenly Palace was solemn and dignified. In addition to Bajie and others, there were also several elders from the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, Judge Cui from the underworld, and some powerful independent cultivators. The Heavenly King Zhangzhang looked around at everyone and said, "Now this mysterious force is stirring up trouble and the three realms are in turmoil. We have gathered here to discuss countermeasures. I believe everyone has made some discoveries, so please speak freely."
An elder from the East China Sea Dragon Palace spoke first: "My Dragon Palace has discovered many unusual movements in the sea area. Unknown magic power is interfering with the flow of seawater, and even affecting the dragon clan's holy place of cultivation. According to our speculation, the mysterious forces seem to be looking for some ancient magic weapons on the seabed, which may be related to their pursuit of Buddhist magic tools."
Judge Cui said with a gloomy face: "The underworld is not at peace either. In recent days, some souls that were supposed to be reincarnated have disappeared inexplicably, and the records in the Book of Life and Death have also become chaotic. It is very likely that a mysterious force is secretly manipulating and attempting to disrupt the order of yin and yang."
A powerful independent cultivator also said: "I heard during my travels that in some remote villages in Xiniu Hezhou, villagers have seen black-robed people appearing. They seem to be collecting a special herb. This herb is said to enhance magic power, but it is extremely rare and mostly grows in dangerous places."
Everyone talked at once, and the various clues gradually came together, and the outline of a larger and more complex conspiracy seemed to be emerging. Bajie suddenly slapped his head and said, "I remember that when Lao Yang, Ao Bing and I met those black-robed men before, they had a mixed aura of magic power, some from Buddhism, and some evil auras that I had never seen before. Could it be that they were combining various powers to create an invincible army or activate some forbidden magic?"
Yang Jian nodded in agreement: "What Bajie said makes sense. Judging from their actions of controlling the mermaids and searching for magic weapons and herbs in various places, they are probably preparing for some shocking plan. And the Buddhist magic weapon may be the key to this plan."
The Heavenly King Zhangzhang looked serious. "It seems that we must speed up our actions. On the one hand, we must continue to collect intelligence about the mysterious forces, and on the other hand, we must stop them from obtaining more Buddhist instruments as soon as possible."
After a heated discussion, everyone reached a consensus and decided to split up. The elders of the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea returned to the Dragon Palace to strengthen patrols in the sea area to prevent the mysterious forces from making any moves on the seabed; Judge Cui returned to the underworld to thoroughly investigate the disappearance of souls and stabilize the order of yin and yang; the independent cultivators relied on their own flexibility to collect intelligence in various places in the three realms and keep an eye on the every move of the mysterious forces.
Bajie, Yang Jian, Ao Bing and Feng Yao, together with the heavenly soldiers and generals under the command of King Zhangzhang, head to the Southern Continent, where mysterious forces frequently appear, to find out their next move based on the existing clues.
When they arrived at a small town in Nanshanbuzhou, they found it dead silent. The once bustling streets were empty and the doors and windows of the shops were closed. Bajie sniffed and said, "I smell a familiar scent of people in black robes. They must have been here."
The group carefully searched the town and found some strange symbols and words carved on the walls and the ground in an abandoned inn. Feng Yao observed carefully and said, "These symbols seem to be an ancient secret language. I have seen similar records in the ancient books of the Phoenix Clan. It requires a specific method to decipher."
Just as Feng Yao was trying to decipher these symbols, she suddenly heard a slight noise coming from the roof.