Chapter 2559 The Lord of Hinayana, Many Treasures Tathagata
Chapter 2559 The Lord of Hinayana, Many Treasures Tathagata
Chapter 2559 The Lord of Hinayana, Many Treasures Tathagata
When Jiang Chuan, Jiang Che, Jiang Zhao, and Jiang Chaoyu entered the palace, each of them was accompanied by a master of the Celestial level.
At this moment, they were all summoned by each of them.
However, facing the four celestial beings at the same time, Jiang Ren did not dodge or avoid them, but went straight for them.
“A dying struggle!” Jiang Che sneered.
It wasn't that he thought the four Celestials working together could easily defeat Jiang Qianqiu, but rather that Jiang Ren simply couldn't break through their defenses in a short time, and probably wouldn't even have a chance to defeat their combined attack.
For them, stalling for time was victory.
Once their troops breach the palace, there will naturally be plenty of time for Jiang Qianqiu and even Jiang Ziya to settle accounts for what happened today.
However, just as the four celestial beings were about to engage Jiang Qianqiu head-on, Sun En, one of the four, suddenly turned around and struck his companion in the face with a palm strike.
The person he had targeted was focused on Jiang Qianqiu and had no idea that his companion would make such a move. Caught off guard, he was hit head-on and was sent flying backward, coughing up blood.
Sun En was not greedy for credit. The target he chose was the weakest of the four of them, who was just an ordinary person in the early stage of the Celestial Realm.
"Jiang Chaoyu!" Faced with the sudden change, the other three looked angrily at Jiang Chaoyu, but at this moment, Jiang Chaoyu had already entered the protection of her personal guards.
Sun En is Jiang Chaoyu's man.
What just happened is enough to prove that Jiang Chaoyu is untrustworthy, and that he and Jiang Qianqiu on the other side are probably in cahoots.
As expected, at almost the same time, Jiang Chaoyu's personal guards also turned against him, and in a short time, the remaining three men suffered heavy losses.
Upon witnessing this scene, the hearts of the three royal princes, Jiang Chuan, Jiang Che, and Jiang Zhao, sank to their core.
They are not afraid of Jiang Qianqiu and Jiang Ziya's schemes. Even if they fall into the trap today, the outcome is still unpredictable, and it is still unknown who will win.
Jiang Chaoyu's betrayal was undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel's back, leaving them instantly in a state of being attacked from both sides.
The original four Celestials' fighting strength was reduced by one betrayal and another was severely injured in an instant. What was originally a four-on-one situation has now become a two-on-two situation.
However, the two-on-two situation could not be maintained in the next moment, and it directly turned into two against three, and the strength of the three opponents was even greater than that of the two of them.
"Amitabha!" A deep and resonant Buddhist chant rang out, almost instantly suppressing the clamor of the battle between the two sides.
Before the chanting had even finished, a figure draped in a simple monk's robe, yet seemingly radiating a crystal-clear light, gracefully stepped into the center of the battle circle with a smile as if holding up a flower.
The visitor was none other than the current head of the Theravada Buddhist school, the Venerable Duobao. His face was kind and gentle, but his eyes were clear as a mirror, reflecting the tranquility of the emptiness of all things.
"The sea of suffering is boundless, but turning back is the shore." The Venerable Duobao sighed softly. Before he finished speaking, his right hand was already raised in a single palm, seemingly slowly pushing forward.
This push, devoid of any earthly odor, caused the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) to converge wildly!
In an instant, the wind and clouds changed color, and an enormous, almost tangible, golden Buddha's hand appeared out of thin air.
The palm lines were clear as ravines and mountains, and the swastika symbol in the center of the palm slowly rotated, radiating a vast Buddhist light that cleansed the demonic atmosphere and suppressed evil. Accompanied by a thunderous chant, it pressed down on the two Celestial-level experts!
"not good!"
"Join forces!"
The pupils of their two experts shrank drastically, and the hairs on their bodies stood on end. They sensed an unprecedented and deadly danger from that golden Buddha's palm—a boundless power that transcended ordinary martial arts and touched upon the highest secrets of heaven and man. The two let out a fierce roar, unleashing their full power without reservation.
One man pointed his long sword to the sky, the sword energy condensing into a giant azure rainbow that tore through the sky; the other man crossed his fists, the fist intent transforming into a roaring and surging phantom of a Xuanwu, a tortoise and snake intertwined, its head raised and glaring angrily.
One attack and one defense—that's the best teamwork they can achieve right now!
"boom!!!"
The golden Buddha's palm clashed fiercely with the azure rainbow and the illusory Xuanwu!
However, the seemingly indestructible sword aura rainbow shattered inch by inch under the Buddha's palm, turning into countless points of light.
The massive, mountain-like phantom of Xuanwu also only lasted for a moment before letting out a mournful cry of unbearable strain, its tortoise shell cracking and its snake shadow dissipating.
"puff!"
The two masters were struck as if by lightning. Their protective auras shattered instantly, their bodies trembled violently, and they spat out a mouthful of blood, their faces turning ashen white.
With a cracking sound beneath their feet, the hard blue brick ground was riddled with deep, spiderweb-like pits. Their bodies staggered uncontrollably backward, only managing to regain their balance after retreating more than ten feet. However, their breathing was weak and chaotic, clearly indicating that they had each suffered internal injuries.
Daoist Duobao, while perhaps not very skilled among those at the peak of the Celestial Realm, is far from being comparable to the highest level.
However, if it were the Tathagata of Many Treasures, then he would definitely be a top-tier figure among the peak of the celestial beings.
Before Duobao entered the Buddhist order, Theravada Buddhism was extremely weak, and even its own doctrines were far from mature. At that time, the Buddhist order was truly dominated by Mahayana Buddhism.
However, it was Duobao's sudden enlightenment in the snowy mountains that not only made his martial arts reach superb levels, but also led him to promote the Theravada teachings centered on self-liberation. This gave Theravada Buddhism a true foundation to stand on.
For these religious forces, their own doctrines are the most fundamental basis for their existence.
It can be said that without Duobao, even if Zhunti and Jieyin were not present, Theravada Buddhism would have found it difficult to truly rise to prominence.
It was thanks to Duobao that, when Jieyin and Zhunti were forced to flee west, the then fragmented Buddhist community was able to be incorporated into Theravada Buddhism, thus establishing the current situation in the Central Plains where only Theravada Buddhism is revered and Mahayana Buddhism is no longer practiced.
Whether it's talent or personal skills, Duobao is an excellent choice.
Duobao's appearance completely overturned the balance of power between the two sides, making the outcome of the battle no longer any suspense.
Jiang Chuan, Jiang Che, and Jiang Zhao were all killed by Jiang Qianqiu and Long Xuhu at Xuanwu Gate.
After that, Jiang Qianqiu and Jiang Chaoyu slaughtered all the male members of the families and offspring of Jiang Chuan, Jiang Che, and Jiang Zhao within the imperial city.
Only the women were spared, but even they were not spared imprisonment.
And with the three men's armies leaderless, he absorbed all of their troops in the capital.
In fact, according to Jiang Chaoyu's idea, it doesn't matter whether they are men or women, as long as they are the family members of these three people, they should all be killed, just like the late Emperor Da Cang back then. Not to mention female relatives, even servants should be sent to their deaths. It was truly a case of leaving no one alive.
Unfortunately, neither Jiang Qianqiu nor Jiang Ziya had any intention of escalating the killing, and Jiang Chaoyu could not completely oppose these two people, so this matter would not benefit him.
Fortunately, Jiang Qianqiu and Jiang Ziya had no intention of escalating the killing, but they were not exactly benevolent people. They knew the importance of eliminating any potential threats and did not object to killing all their descendants to prevent anyone from using their name to cause trouble.
In fact, Jiang Ziya was doing this very thing at that time.
"Ding! Jiang Shang, Jiang Chaoyu, and Jiang Ren jointly planned and executed the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Reward..."
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