That little person was draped in a red kasaya, with delicate and handsome features, bearing an eighty percent resemblance to the old Buddha before him.

However, compared to the old Buddha's indifference, unburdened by worldly concerns, its emotions were much richer. During the bow, there was a sense of joy and restlessness, as well as reverence and trepidation.

"Hong Tong."

The old Buddha raised his eyelids slightly, "You're missing something."

The little person's movements stiffened. Unwillingly, it shuddered, and a pair of crystal-clear little wings grew from its side: "Buddha, I can fly. What use do I have for these bird wings?"

"Too talkative."

The old Buddha raised his hand and tugged at the little wings behind the little person, his eyes moving slightly: "Go, make some preparations early, and don't lose face."

"Is it, is it coming soon?"

Hong Tong shuddered and hurriedly bowed, jumping away and retreating in haste.

Whoosh~

A breeze scattered the smoke and dust, and the summit of Mount Sumeru became even more desolate. The red-robed old Buddha gazed at the long sky and suddenly sighed: "Indeed, the closer one gets to the Da Dao, the harder it becomes..."

Buzz~

Mount Sumeru moved, and the ashes of grass and trees rustled down. This extremely majestic mountain actually emitted a rumbling human voice: "Buddha, all the virtuous men and women on the mountain are dead, and the Sumeru Buddha light has been extinguished. Where should I go from here?"

"However it should be, so it shall be."

The old Buddha said indifferently.

The giant mountain rumbled, and the face that appeared on it flashed with struggle and confusion: "All the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the Sangharama monks, are gone. What need is there for my existence... Buddha, have you truly become a demon..."

"The karmic cycle is boundless, and Buddha and demon are but a thought away. You have carried the Buddhas for countless years, yet you still cannot see through it. You are still a bit clumsy..."

The old Buddha slowly closed his eyes and lowered a finger, pointing at the summit of Mount Sumeru:

"Who is to define Buddha, demon, good, and evil... It shouldn't be me, it shouldn't be you, and it shouldn't be that old fellow..."

Somewhere in the void, Hong Tong, who had not yet gone far, twitched his eyelids, with a look of horror: "This big fellow, is he awake too?"

Looking back, one could see that the entire Mount Sumeru was trembling rhythmically, like a living being. In fact, this giant Sumeru Mountain was a living thing.

More than sixty thousand years ago, a giant demon crashed into Mount Sumeru. Later, the old Buddha took action, using his supreme power to 'enlighten' Mount Sumeru, transforming it into a Buddha demon with unimaginable power since its birth.

The Buddha once said that Sumeru was the number one demon in strength since ancient times, and since its birth, no one had been able to compete with it in strength.

It deeply believed so.

Mount Sumeru is the ancestral home of Buddhism, and its size is boundless. Eighty-four thousand yojanas is only a symbolic figure, referring to its size in this world. Its ultimate size is almost infinite.

The reason why the Buddha enlightened Sumeru was to use this Buddha demon to suppress another peerless demon...

Even it has been awakened, this time the Buddha...

......

With the last wisp of thunderclouds dissipating, the Great Zhou Heaven Sacrifice Assembly, destined to be remembered by countless people, finally came to an end.

But the storm that was set off by this Heaven Sacrifice Assembly was far from over.

The events that occurred at the Heaven Sacrifice Assembly also spread throughout Great Zhou, Nanzhan, and even the Four Continents, as many Daoist sects gathered in the imperial capital for the court assembly departed.

Without the Yingtian Dao, even if the seventy-two Dao Lords were dissatisfied, they still had to submit under Long Xingyi's thunderous methods.

From then on, Great Zhou reformed, and the imperial court's power was unprecedentedly concentrated.

The seventy-two Daos still held power over the various Daos and states, but they were no longer the original countries within a country, and their power was greatly restricted.

With the seventy-two Dao Lords as the leaders, all the true cultivators above the Great Dan realm in the various Daos and states were incorporated into the imperial court, either joining the Jingye Si (Night Watchers), or the Qintian Jian (Observatory), or scattered to various places to clear up demonic auras.

Long Xingyi, with no more constraints, began his sweeping reforms, redefining everything from top to bottom.

"Prohibit Buddhist and Daoist methods?!"

Majestic and solemn, the sound waves echoed.

Looking at Long Xingyi, who was enthroned above the treasure seat, the Great Zhou courtiers led by Prince Jing, and the original seventy-two Dao Lords led by the Fengshen Dao, were all in an uproar.

"Your Highness!"

Prince Jing stepped in front of the courtiers and said loudly: "There are many mountains and peaks within the borders of my Great Zhou, and there is no shortage of evil spirits. In the darkness of night, there are even more ghosts and monsters! Prohibiting the Dharma is easy, but the people have no power to protect themselves!"

Speaking of this, Prince Jing's expression could not help but be excited, and the Three Dukes also stepped forward together, all agreeing.

In recent days, Long Xingyi's sweeping reforms of the former system, although some people were not convinced, were ultimately beneficial to the imperial dynasty, but prohibiting the spread of all methods was truly more harmful than beneficial!

Since ancient times, which ruler does not know that prohibiting the Dharma is more conducive to rule?

However, Great Zhou is not the Great Xia that unified the continents in the past. There is Great Liang and Yuhua outside, and demons and ghosts inside. The other continents still have major sects. Prohibiting the Dharma is simply courting death!

Not only did the Dao Lords disagree, but the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, and all the officials of the court, would not agree!

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There was no other reason, as the ministers themselves were from cultivation families. The Three Dukes and Daoist friends of previous generations came from the 'Xiao, Ye, Su, Lin' four major cultivation families, with few exceptions.

"When Great Xia was unified, there were no enemies outside and no constraints inside, so it was able to establish the Celestial Master's Office to sit in the center, monitor the cultivators of the world, and use 'Earth Gods' as tentacles to protect the prefectures of the world, so it could strengthen the trunk and weaken the branches. Great Zhou, has none of these conditions."

The Fengshen Dao Lord bowed deeply and said in a heavy tone: "The inheritance of my generation is a small matter, the continuation of Great Zhou is a major matter. I hope Your Highness will think thrice!"

"We, agree!"

All the Dao Lords bowed deeply, none of them objecting.

"Great Xia could do it, why can't my Great Zhou?!"

Overlooking the reactions of the many people in the hall, Long Xingyi, enthroned above the treasure seat, seemed to have expected it. Under the冕旒(miǎnliú, a type of Chinese crown), his eyes were calm and unshakable:

"I am not here to discuss with you, but to issue an order!"

Clap clap clap!

Before a group of courtiers could change their expressions and speak, he clapped his hands three times lightly: "Bring in the 'Great Emperor'!"

Great Emperor?!

The hall was suddenly silent. Everyone, including Prince Jing, turned their heads one after another, and eight armored generals strode into the hall without looking sideways.

Carrying a huge statue covered in yellow silk.

The statue seemed to weigh as much as mountains and rivers, and the eight most elite generals of the imperial court, carrying it together, were actually walking somewhat heavily.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, a scream came from the hall. One of the Dao Lords in the formation suddenly screamed, falling to the ground as if struck by lightning, with blood flowing from all seven orifices.

"Dao Lord Jin Chen?!"

Someone's expression changed as they looked at him. Dao Lord Jin Chen had already shouted out, "No, do not use divine sense to peep at that statue!"

"Ah!"

"This is?!"

"Pfft!"

Dao Lord Jin Chen's warning was extremely fast, but it was still a step late. Amidst a dozen or so screams, the hall was immediately filled with an extremely strong bloody aura.

The rest of the people all took a step back, their eyes looking at the statue as if they were seeing a ghost.

At this time, most of those in the hall were cultivators of the Yuanshen realm. Although most of them were Dharma Aspects, they were also top experts in Great Zhou and even the Four Seas. Just because they looked at the statue, a dozen or so people were severely injured?!

For a time, even the Dharma Body powerhouses changed their expressions at this time, their minds solemn.

"Great Zhou has been established for forty thousand years. Including the Great Ancestor, several generations of emperors have never stopped pursuing the footsteps of Great Xia, but unfortunately, the gains have been minimal... Finally, a few years ago, I discovered the secrets of Great Xia..."

While everyone was shocked or wary, Long Xingyi's voice also rang out at the right time: "Regarding the 'Great Xia Forefather Saint' who created Great Xia with his own hands!"

"What? Great Xia Forefather Saint?!"

"How is that possible?!"

"That peerless giant who created Great Xia?!"

The temperature in the hall suddenly rose, and everyone gasped, feeling their teeth go sour.

Some people, alive, are legends who illuminate the universe, and dead, they are also immortal legends. That Great Xia Forefather Saint, for many people, is such an existence!

Since ancient times, among all races and spirits, those who can compare with this person are only a few. Although there are not many legends about him, who are the people in the hall?

The sects of the seventy-two Dao Lords have been inherited for longer than Great Zhou, and there are secrets in the sects!

"That's right, that's right!"

After a moment of shock, a Dao Lord looked terrified and suddenly realized: "If it weren't for discovering the secrets of that Great Xia Forefather Saint, how could Daoist Hong Xuan have been able to activate the Nine Cauldrons?!"

As soon as he said this, many people also seemed to suddenly understand.

Indeed, even though the laws of Great Zhou all inherited the Great Xia system, it still could not change the fact that Xia was destroyed by Zhou. If it were not for obtaining the secrets of that Great Xia Forefather Saint, how could the Nine Cauldrons be used by Great Zhou?

"I have seen the secrets, so I have obtained his method, his Dao! I can prohibit the old methods of Buddhism, Daoism, demons, and devils, but I can pass on to you this new method obtained from the Forefather Saint!"

Long Xingyi knocked on the back of the chair, his tone sonorous:

"Everyone, are you willing?!"

The Great Xia Forefather Saint's method?

The hall was silent, and gazes became surprised and strange.

It should be known that even if an ordinary family wants to learn a carpenter's craft, they must apprentice for three years, serve for three years, and help for three years. Only after nine years can they obtain the inheritance!

The transmission of Daoist methods is ten times more difficult.

How precious is the Great Xia Forefather Saint's method?

It is said that the Great Xia Forefather Saint was a truly heaven-sent talent, whose Dao contained infinite mysteries. He once derived various methods to pass on to his disciples. The inheritances obtained by the disciples were all different, but they were all supreme divine powers!

There are even rumors that, apart from the Huangji Jingshi (Imperial Extremes World Startling) and the Qibao Miaoshu (Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree), the Ten Kings of Divine Powers evaluated by the Great Zhou Grand Ancestor were all related to him!

How noble is the inheritance of such a heaven-sent figure?

Even Prince Jing, who was closest to Long Xingyi, could not believe that Long Xingyi would be so generous.

"Will His Highness be so generous?"

A Dao Lord tentatively asked, with suspicion, but also with anticipation.

With their cultivation, it is almost impossible to change their sect, but the inheritance of such an existence must have its own unique features. Even if the people present are all sect leaders, they cannot help but be moved.

"All of you are sect leaders. If there is any falsehood, you can naturally see it. Even if I have the means to deceive one or two people, how can I deceive everyone present?"

Long Xingyi said lightly, and everyone pondered, believing it somewhat.

With their realm, although they cannot contend with Long Xingyi's Huangji Jingshi, if someone can deceive them with a fake method, there is no such possibility.

Boom!

The hall shook, and the statue landed.

At this time, everyone's thoughts returned to the statue. Prince Jing suppressed the throbbing in his heart and said, "Then what is this statue?"

"Great Xia no longer exists, but the Earth Gods of that year have not disappeared. If there is a sense of summoning, they may not be able to be taken for their own use..."

Long Xingyi restrained his thoughts and looked at the statue in the center of the hall, his tone somber:

"This god is the source of the Earth Gods,

Yuanyang Great Emperor!"