Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 676: Five Four One is called Spiritual Mountain, but it is actually a devil’s den.

Chapter 676: Five Four One is called Spiritual Mountain, but it is actually a devil’s den.

How to make sentient beings believe is quite simple.

The current state of Xiniuhe Continent is filled with rampaging demons that bring harm to living beings. There is not the slightest resemblance to a Buddhist holy place. It would not be an exaggeration to call it a demon’s den.

At the foot of Spiritual Mountain, people do not show joy but a bitter expression, living a life of uncertainty from day to day. How could this be Spiritual Mountain? It’s no better than a demon’s den.

"What is he up to?"

Atop Spiritual Mountain, upon hearing Jiang Chen’s words, the Tathagata Buddha could not help but have a bad premonition.

What business does Jiang Chen have mentioning the destruction of the Great Thunderclap Temple out of the blue? Why was the Great Thunderclap Temple destroyed, and who was behind it, do you not have a clue?

You are blaming it on the demons? Why don’t you just say that the Buddhists destroyed it themselves? It’s tragic for the demons. They obviously didn’t do anything, yet they are put on the spot.

The Buddhists can’t admit to this. First, it’s a matter of face. Buddhists can’t afford to lose their reputation.

Secondly, if the Buddhists admit it, the destruction of the Great Thunderclap Temple would solely rest on the demons’ heads and would not have any association with the human race. In the future, the Buddhists won’t be able to use this as a reason to take their revenge on the human race.

Therefore, the Buddhists absolutely can’t admit to this.

At this time, not just the Tathagata Buddha, but the other quasi-saint powerhouses of Buddhism were also frowning and had a bad feeling about having their attention focused on Jiang Chen.

Everyone knows that Jiang Chen’s ability to stir trouble in the Three Realms is unparalleled.

A trivial matter, he can escalate it to a colossal problem. Spiritual Mountain being targeted by such a person required vigilance!

As for what the Buddhas were thinking, Jiang Chen didn’t know. Even if he knew, he didn’t care. Right now, he only cared about what the sentient beings were thinking.

The Buddhas of Buddhism can go to hell for all he cared.

At this moment, the people around Jiang Chen were already pale-faced scared by his words.

What did they just hear?

The Great Virtuous King Buddha just said that Spiritual Mountain had been breached by demons, and the Buddhas of Spiritual Mountain had already been slaughtered?

Ha! Ha!

How is that possible?

The Great Virtuous King Buddha must be joking.

The Buddha is invincible, supreme, how could he be killed by demons?

Spiritual Mountain is the spiritual pillar of the western creatures. Now Jiang Chen tells them that their spiritual pillar has long since collapsed. How can they accept this?

Immediately, the old monk darkened his face, disregarding respect and directly shouted at Jiang Chen: "King Buddha, stop talking nonsense. The Spiritual Mountain is still here, and the Buddhas are still here."

"A hundred years ago, my Buddha even manifested himself, and Buddha’s light illuminated the entire Xiniuhe Continent. Everyone here saw it with their own eyes. It cannot be faked."

Once the old monk said these words, everyone came back to their senses and hurriedly agreed: "That’s right, the Abbot is speaking the truth. On that day, the Buddha light surged from Spiritual Mountain, and it was clearly visible across the entire Xiniuhe Continent. We were young then, but we saw it very clearly."

Jiang Chen naturally knew what the Buddha light they were talking about meant.

Indeed that day, the human race invaded Buddhism and dispatched seventy-two Innate Dao Sovereigns to attack Spiritual Mountain. The Buddha light mentioned by everyone was the result of the activation of the Mountain Protection Array of Spiritual Mountain.

As for the manifestation of the Buddha, it was due to the arrival of the Human Emperor. The Buddhas had no choice but to stand out.

This scene, seen by the powerful ones, naturally knew that Buddhism was undergoing a calamity. But ordinary people would only think that it was a divine manifestation of Buddha, showing miracles.

Shaking his head, Jiang Chen said: "Since the Buddhas are still here, why are there incessant demons at the foot of the Spiritual Mountain?"

Without waiting for everyone to respond, Jiang Chen continued: "I know you would say, that is Buddha’s test for you. On my way here, I have visited many places and seen many demons."

"But no place has demons more ferocious than those in Xiniuhe Continent."

"In Dongsheng Divine Continent, countless Immortal Persons deter demons from causing trouble. In Nanbuzhan Continent, the Human Path Dynasty stabilizes the world, and demons have disappeared."

"Only in Xiniuhe Continent, demons are rampant, and the closer they are to Spiritual Mountain, the more ferocious the demons are."

"Can this also be considered Buddha’s test for you? Countless beings at its foot have become food for demons, but Buddha remains indifferent. Is this what a compassionate Buddha should do? Buddha loves all living beings. Why would he watch them suffer and not save them?"

"The people are suffering, but the Buddha turns a blind eye. What this implies is quite clear."

Tell it like it is, the Tathagata Buddha is not as good as the two saints of the west. During the Western religion period, the compassion of the two saints of the west was not just talk but truly translated into action.

In the past, the west was a barren place with no living beings. Now, the west is a land of abundance with countless beings. This is the contribution of the two saints of the west.

As for the current Buddhism, it’s best not to speak of it.

"This..."

Everyone was speechless after being questioned by Jiang Chen. The current Xiniuhe Continent at the foot of Spiritual Mountain does indeed resemble a demon’s den more than a Buddhist land. However, just like that, asking them to believe that the Buddhas of Spiritual Mountain were killed by demons, was probably impossible.

They clung to their last thread of hope and forced themselves to say, "What happened before, when the Buddha manifested and the Spiritual Mountain radiated with divine light?"

On hearing this, Jiang Chen sighed, closed his eyes and remained silent for a moment before he finally said, "Have you ever considered that instead of the Buddhas manifesting, it was them making their last stand against the demon’s onslaught?"

"After that, have you seen any Buddhas manifesting? Aren’t the demons even more rampant than before?"

The crowd fell silent. Indeed, since that event, they had not experienced any divine intervention from the Buddhas and the demons had become increasingly rampant.

Seeing their silence, Jiang Chen chuckled. Of course, there would be no divine manifestations, all of the individuals on the Spiritual Mountain, each and every one of them, had been gravely injured by a Human Race Dao Sovereign. They were currently recovering from their wounds in seclusion, and wouldn’t have time to perform interventions.

Without their masters to restrain them, wouldn’t the demons be rampant? Some of it might even be a result of their masters intentionally letting them run wild.

The more rampant the demons, the more people turn to worshipping Buddha and the more willpower they gain from believers, which accelerates their recovery from injuries.

"Bastard!"

Jiang Chen, you bastard!"

"How dare you speak such nonsense here!"

The mighty roar echoing from the Buddhas on the Spiritual Mountain grew louder, causing a humming sound in Jiang Chen’s ears.

However, immediately after, the divine crown of Shenxiao gently shook, releasing rolling waves of thunderous sound, dispersing the roar of the Buddhas.

Suddenly, as if he realized something, the old monk shouted, "No, King Buddha, you said before that what you narrated is just hearsay and it might not be true."

Thinking he had found a loophole in Jiang Chen’s statement, the old monk seemed excited.

In response to his question, Jiang Chen shook his head again, "Sigh, ignorant child, I understand that you don’t want to face this cruel reality. But truth is truth, it cannot be refuted."

Having said this, Jiang Chen began to weave a tale.

"When I was in the Dongsheng Divine Continent, I heard early on that Xiniuhe Continent, although known as the land of Buddha, actually became a demonic land infested by fiends who ruled without law. It was as if the living beings there were in hell."

"The Buddhas of Buddhism were trapped on the Spiritual Mountain and were unable to go out."

"When I first heard these rumors, I was like you, thinking that it was unfounded slander against Buddhism. How could the mighty Buddhas of Buddhism, with the Five Buddhas presiding over the five directions, be cornered by the demons?"

"But now that I have returned to Xiniuhe Continent and seen the truth myself, I am forced to admit, what may have seemed like mere rumors are indeed the harsh reality."

Having said that, Jiang Chen stood up, faced the direction of Spiritual Mountain and loudly declared, "Look at that holy land of Spiritual Mountain, does it not seem like a sacred place illuminated by Buddha’s light, where all Buddhas are manifest?"

Everyone looked up to see a beautiful multi-colored halo in the distant sky, beneath which lay a palace of golden splendor.

That place was the holy land of Buddhism, the Great Thunderclap Temple.

First, everyone bowed to the Spiritual Mountain, then said, "The Spiritual Mountain is no different from before. The Great Thunderclap Temple still stands, and it has not been destroyed. It seems that what King Buddha said was a false representation."

At this point, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but laugh. The Great Thunderclap Temple, destroyed by the combined forces of the seventy-two Human Race Dao Sovereigns, was not something that could be restored in a short amount of time.

The Great Thunderclap Temple they were seeing now was simply an illusion created by Buddhist magic to fool people. The illusion created by the collective power of Buddhism was indeed capable of deceiving the eyes, but it could not deceive Jiang Chen who possessed the power of Dao discernment.

With his Dao discernment, regardless of how profound your divine powers might be, they would still be revealed in their true form.

Returning his gaze, Jiang Chen sighed, "Sigh, you mortals, naturally see everything as it was. But in my eyes, the Great Thunderclap Temple has turned into ruins and the Eight Treasures Merit Pool has been overturned."

"The divine light on the Spiritual Mountain has turned into a blood-red colour, stained by the blood of the Buddhas."

"On the day the Buddhas manifested, the Spiritual Mountain was breached by demons."

"That day was indeed the darkest day in the history of Buddhism, where Bodhisattvas were drenched in blood, Buddhas entered Nirvana, demons climbed the Spiritual Mountain, and our Buddhist foundation - the Great Thunderclap Temple was destroyed, left in ruins."

"Following the Buddhas’ Nirvana, the Bodhisattvas were critically injured, and all the Arhats, monks, and nuns were imprisoned by the demons, treated as food."

"Alas, although the Spiritual Mountain is holy, underneath lies a demon-created illusion meant to bewitch mankind. The real Spiritual Mountain is long gone, replaced by wicked demons and spirits, instead of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas."

"Just as the Demon King Poxun once said to Buddha, in the age of Dharma decline, my descendants will wear your robes, violate your teachings..."

"Underneath that illusion, the real Spiritual Mountain has been covered in blood, buried under countless corpses."

"It’s a trail of bloodied Buddhist lands and the Nirvana of ten thousand Buddhas."

"Since that day, the sacred light of the Spiritual Mountain has disappeared, engulfed by darkness. The Xiniuhe Continent has been turned into a demonic land."

"Demons dwell on the Spiritual Mountain, pretending to be Buddhas who have already fallen, receiving offerings from the believers. But how can fake Buddhas compare to the real ones?"

"That’s why the demons in Xiniuhe Continent are so rampant, the closer they are to the Spiritual Mountain, the more so. Now that the Spiritual Mountain has become a demon’s lair, those who can live there are the upper echelons of the demons. How can they not be ferocious?"

Not only was the crowd at the scene moved by Jiang Chen’s tale, but even the Buddhas on the Spiritual Mountain and those at the Quasi-Saint level were all taken aback.

Ps: I checked Qidian and found ten Gold Alliance by Lao Ying, I down not even have one Silver, I am so jealous.