Chapter 183 Mount Sumeru
After the great war between immortals and demons, Mount Sumeru, as the main base of the demonic sect, was located at the center of the battlefield and was severely damaged, almost collapsing.
However, Mount Sumeru was, after all, the first divine mountain of the West, blessed by the creation of heaven and earth, gathering the boundless fortune of the West, containing all kinds of creation, and giving rise to countless mysteries. It was the last source of life for the Western land.
Of the fifty Great Derivations, the Heavenly Use is forty-nine, and one is lost. Therefore, all things have a glimmer of hope.
Mount Sumeru, however, should not be destroyed!
Therefore, the Heavenly Dao poured all the remaining creations of the West into Mount Sumeru to repair the damage it had suffered.
Subsequently, Jieyin and Zhunti were born and painstakingly managed Mount Sumeru. After countless years, when they became saints, the grandeur of Mount Sumeru was no less than that of the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands of the Primordial World.
"Sigh!"
"The West, what a nuisance!"
Seeing Mount Sumeru, Feng Zichen dared not be so ostentatious anymore. He sighed, quickly descended from the clouds, concealed his aura, and hurried on foot to the other side, intending to bypass this place.
Before even reaching the Western Regions, Feng Zichen had already encountered the dojos of four great supernatural beings. To avoid trouble, he had to waste a lot of time taking a detour, which was truly annoying.
However, once or twice, it cannot be repeated!
The first two great supernatural beings didn't care about Feng Zichen, but the two saints on Mount Sumeru were different.
The Western Sect was newly established and desperately needed manpower, but unfortunately, the West was vast and sparsely populated, resulting in a shortage of personnel. They couldn't find suitable talents to maintain the sect's reputation, and the two saints were deeply worried about this.
Just then, a talented gem like Feng Zichen had come to their doorstep. How could Jieyin and Zhunti easily let him leave?
"Senior brother, the West is far inferior to the East!"
"I have spent ten thousand years traversing the West, and the number of living beings I have seen is less than one ten-thousandth of that in the East."
"Moreover, most of these living beings are tainted by innate evil energy, becoming cruel and bloodthirsty, ferocious by nature, their bodies filled with karma, completely losing their true nature, no different from ferocious beasts!"
"Those who can still maintain a clear mind are less than one in ten thousand, and among them, those who are promising are extremely rare, and those who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the talents of the East are even fewer than a handful!"
"In this way, how can we greatly promote our Western religion, how can we restore the glory of our Western land, let alone stand shoulder to shoulder with the East!"
On Mount Sumeru, Daoist Zhunti looked at the few Western disciples below, his brow furrowed with worry, and complained to Daoist Jieyin beside him.
"Junior brother," the Guide Daoist said, "in my humble opinion, the opportunity for the West's great prosperity still lies in the East!
The East is a land of outstanding people and abundant resources, teeming with powerful figures and countless geniuses. If even one or two could be brought here, it would greatly strengthen the foundation of the West!
However, the people of the East only know the Way of the Three Pure Ones and are unaware of the wondrous methods of the West.
We should personally go to the East to spread the wondrous methods of the West, open the gates to the Western Paradise, and guide those with affinity."
A spark of wisdom gleamed in the Guide Daoist's eyes, as if he could see an unpredictable future, as he murmured.
"Alas!"
"Senior brother, this method is obvious; how could I not know it? It's just that the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa are in charge in the East, and the Wu and Yao clans are also eyeing us covetously!"
"As people of the West, if we rashly go there to spread the Dharma, we may arouse their hostility and be targeted by them together!"
"At that time, if we are driven out of the East, losing face is a small matter."
If it is because of this that the saying that the Western Dharma is inferior to the Eastern Dharma is spread, what face will we have to spread the Dharma in the East?"
"In that case, why would the people of the East abandon their 'strong' Eastern methods and go to the trouble of traveling to Mount Sumeru to learn our 'weak' Western methods?"
Shaking his head, Daoist Zhunti sighed. How could he not know that if a large number of outstanding individuals from the East could be brought here, the Western religion would surely develop rapidly and prosper?
However, there were many powerful cultivators in the East, and they were extremely xenophobic. As Westerners, they were deeply despised by these powerful cultivators, and it was absolutely impossible for them to integrate.
They couldn't fight them, and they couldn't integrate into the group. The two of them could only stare helplessly as countless outstanding individuals from the East either rose to prominence, fell, or faded into obscurity, sighing in vain!
"Junior Brother's words are reasonable, but you seem to have forgotten how many outstanding talents there are in the East. How could the Three Pure Ones possibly be able to include everyone?"
"There will always be some who slip through their net, those they fail to notice. These are our targets!"
With a mysterious smile, the Guide Daoist said confidently. Clearly, he had calculated everything perfectly.
"Brilliant! This method is truly brilliant!"
"With this, how can we worry about the prosperity of our Western Sect!"
"Senior Brother's wisdom is far beyond my reach!"
Overjoyed, Zhunti Daoist stood up, his face filled with admiration as he spoke to the Guide Daoist.
"Junior brother, there's no need for this. Your wisdom is no less than mine, but your temperament is too impatient!"
"This causes you to be short-sighted, often misled by immediate matters, only seeing the surface of problems and failing to grasp the root of the issue!"
"This is very bad!"
"You must change this impatient nature!"
"If you continue like this, junior brother, you will suffer greatly because of this sooner or later!"
Seeing Zhunti Daoist's current state, Jieyin Daoist frowned and couldn't help but warn him.
"Yes, senior brother!"
"Junior brother will remember!"
Zhunti Daoist's smile vanished, replaced by a bitter and resentful expression, and he solemnly assured him.
"It's good that junior brother understands..."
"Huh!"
"What's that?"
"An outsider has actually come to our West?"
Nodding, Jieyin Daoist was about to continue his lecture when he suddenly sensed something, couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation, and looked up ahead.
Auspicious clouds rose in the distance, vibrant with five colors and radiant with countless rays of light. Accompanied by auspicious energy, the five sacred beasts of the five elements were hidden within them, appearing and disappearing, displaying a magnificent and noble aura.
This cloud appeared quickly and disappeared just as fast, vanishing completely from the western land in the blink of an eye.
If it weren't for the exceptionally high cultivation level of Jieyin and Zhunti, who had reached the peak, they probably wouldn't have noticed it.
"A person of great virtue traveling is accompanied by auspicious clouds of five colors, accompanied by auspicious beasts, and protected by gods and demons. Such a magnificent aura can be seen for thousands of miles!"
"The person who comes has such an aura; he must be either a person of great virtue or a true cultivator of great virtue."
"Moreover, we just thought that the West was short-handed, and this person came uninvited..."
"Senior brother, he has a connection with the West!"
Noticing the auspicious cloud, Zhunti Daoist's heart stirred, and he said with a slight smile.
"Indeed, people from the East have always looked down on the West, deeming it barren, and rarely have they come here!"
"Even when we attain sainthood, we have never seen any people from the East come to visit us!"
(End of Chapter)