Even though the moonlight recounted two more jokes, most Buddhist disciples remained lifeless. Their hearts were filled with too much resentment, but there were a few disciples with higher spiritual insight and better abilities who could somewhat withstand the surging malevolent energy.
The Buddha nature within them began to shine brilliantly, their light attracting the heavy demonic energy of Daomoyin Temple, thick black smoke from all directions surged over, determined to extinguish the last torch.
Fortunately, this thing is a manifestation of the collective resentment of the Buddha, its origins are diverse and complex, and even with Luo Hui's urging, it cannot move quickly.
Relying on the last flame of Buddha's nature, it is impossible to resist the erosion of huge amounts of demonic energy. Although the moon herself has the strength to block it for a while, this is her last resort. Her primary goal is still to awaken all the Buddha.
As the demonic energy seemed to be gathering for its final concentration, she used her telepathic ability to inquire of the Buddha, "Where is the Invoker of Cleanse the Altar?"
The position of the Invoker of Cleanse the Altar is not low, after all, it manages the dining hall.
A sturdier-than-average monk stepped forward from the ranks: "I am present."
The Moonlight isolated this Invoker of Cleanse the Altar from her psychic connection and pointed at him, addressing the assembly of Buddha, "This brute has embezzled all your offerings, which is why he's so fat and plump. He deserves to be killed!"
As the word "kill" was spoken out, the Buddha were already in a state of demonic possession. At that moment, they all turned their heads and looked at the Invoker of Cleanse the Altar, their faces contorted one by one.
The moonlight spoke to the Invoker of Cleanse the Altar: "For the sake of the great doctrine, I will borrow your head today."
Without a word, she hacked off the Invoker of Cleanse the Altar with one stroke.
"Well done, well done!" The smell of blood awoke more than a dozen Buddha with good intentions. Most were distracted by the moonlight's description of "doubling offerings in the future." The demon-possessed Buddha seemed to think that killing an Invoker of Cleanse the Altar would save the entire Mount sacred.
The hearts of the Buddha and bodhisattvas held a sliver of hope. The collective Buddha nature gathered together, shining with resplendent golden light that shot towards the heavens. The surging demonic energy had to retreat, until it had cleared a fifth of the area before stabilizing its position.
The moonlight saw the situation and smiled. It's still okay, I can push through another surge.
She asked again: "Where is Maitreya Buddha?"
A Buddha who looked about seventy to eighty percent like Maitreya stepped forward.
The moonlight instructed: "The continuity of my teaching should not end here. You have the deepest fortune, you should become a Buddha in the future, and take some disciples and go down the mountain tomorrow."
Seeing that he could escape from the big whirlpool of the Sacred Mountain, after 35 aeons of cultivation, Maitreya had no idea that he had been "sold off to society" by Moonlight Bodhisattva.
He was excited, leading dozens of Buddha, bodhisattvas, and arhats down from the Sacred Mountain, preparing to head towards the Eastern Realm to establish Buddhism again.
Before leaving, he also handed over the only offering they had left, among his disciples and himself, to the Holy Monastery and hoped that the abbot would lead everyone through this demonic invasion.
With the support of Maitreya, the portion of offerings, Moonlight finally had some capital, though pitifully little, but sometimes having or not having is a completely different story.
She immediately convened all the Buddha and bodhisattvas and began to distribute "money."
"I will distribute it equally among all of you, don't worry, everyone will get some."
She began to distribute the offerings.
One for herself, one for the Buddha of Medicine, one for herself, one for the Buddha of the Faithful, one for herself, one for Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva.
Laughing from afar, Luo Houtu exclaimed: "You're still the same, pretending and being greedy. Even something as tiny as a needle tip, you want to argue about it!"
The moonlight also laughed: "Who is the pretentious one, and who is the greedy one?"
Luo Houxu pointed at her: "Of course it's you."
After that, he didn't say anything. He was born out of the resentment and greed of all the Buddha who had long been deprived of offerings, which appeared to be a whole but was actually a collection of the resentment of countless Buddha and bodhisattva.
The essences of those Buddha and bodhisattvas received the "delayed wages," though meager, but at least they had a glimmer of hope, which led to a significant reduction in the demonic energy on Luo Houxu's side.
"Humph, just some small-minded tricks. I'll see what else you have!"
The demonic energy retreated once again, clearing out the half of the Big Thunder Sound Temple and the Sacred Mountain.
With the "wages" and a space, the Moonlight began to make repairs. The current Sacred Mountain is like a dilapidated house; when it comes to repairs, she is the expert.
She issued out one command after another.
"Sacred Mountain still has many empty Buddha halls and dwelling places. Do not waste them, lease them all out, and any believer who pays tribute can live in Sacred Mountain."
"All you Buddha and bodhisattvas have noble status; just focus on meditating in peace. Hand over your mounts to me, I will arrange for them to go out to work, no, to meet with those who are destined to come."
"There are still many more believers and virtuous people in the mundane world that we cannot abandon. Spread my orders, establish Buddhist temples at the foot of Sacred Mountain, and any who are destined may live here."
"Gaooldzhuang? Is this Gaooldzhuang so close to Sacred Mountain? I think this village can also be used to gather believers to live. Planting some grain, but the name of Gaooldzhuang is not appropriate, highgarden is better called Gaoting. Shijiazhuang? This name is not enough to attract believers, stonefield, just rename it Stonefield."
Moonlight cannot create any brightness or left-right use within the Buddhist community. The four guardians of the teaching, she is only performing repairs within the existing framework. Many initiatives are scattered and seem to be haphazardly thrown around, but they do indeed stabilize the faith of the Buddha.
She is not incapable of making drastic reforms, but she believes that stability is most important at the moment. If they are all blocked by Luo Houxu and killed in the spring water, there's no point in thinking about unnecessary things. First, patch up this dilapidated house, stabilize the situation, and then decide what to do based on the circumstances.
When the first pious believer came from ten thousand miles away and leased a place of worship on Sacred Mountain, the turning point in the struggle between Buddha and demon finally arrived.
More and more living beings gathered around Sacred Mountain, those who had no money went to Gaoting to live, and those who had money directly went up the mountain. The mounts of the Buddha, that is to say, those lions and elephants were all being dispatched by the Moonlight, not only to pick up customers but also to perform shows. The Buddha had enough offerings, their hearts were stable, and the demonic energy retreated again and again.
"I will come back again, and next time we meet, I won't let you pass so easily!" Luo Houxu was reduced to a strand of black mist, yet even then he was uttering threats.
The portal of breaking through the array has already appeared before her, and she knows very well that this step is the true exit from the ten thousand Buddha Array.
She bowed with her hands clasped together: "The monk humbly awaits the arrival of the demon Buddha."
After a moment's thought, she added, "If we never meet again, then may you die as you should."
Luo Houxu stared at her fiercely, as if he were looking at a mortal enemy. The moonlight revealed a helpless smile, "Your enemy should be Hongjun, not me. Are you like a mad dog? Whoever touches you, you bite them? That's why Hongjun could call in several people to beat you up. You deserve to be beaten!"
She snorted and stepped out of the array.
