Chapter 814

Chapter 814: Discovery

Year 7732 of the Xia calendar, Huaxia

Qiu Weidao brought Chen Jinfa to meet Lin Jiang to talk about the case of investigating the Buddhist cultivator.

"Ancestor Lin, the Buddhist cultivator has been found, named Chengzang…"

Cao Wang took the lead in summarizing; Buddhist cultivator Chengzang has already been discovered by them.

The process was a bit unexpected. Chengzang secretly preached in a small city called Yangjiang, first taking control of a small family with the last name Shu, and then managing to control all the important people in Yangjiang.

However, during this process, Chengzang made a mistake. He used the Humanism Bestowing Sutra to forcefully enlighten these people. Although the Humanism Bestowing Sutra is powerful, it has a weakness: it cannot enlighten people with very strong willpower.

Some people’s willpower is as strong as steel, unshaken by outside influences. The Humanism Bestowing Sutra’s forced enlightenment can only have a temporary effect. Only through the long-term guidance of Yunyue year after year can it break their willpower and lead them to complete faith.

Among the important figures in Yangjiang, many have broad life paths, such as needing to travel for business. Chengzang couldn’t forcibly keep them from leaving; otherwise, it would be easier to expose himself.

Therefore, Chengzang had a lapse. Some people’s willpower is very strong. Even though they were enlightened for a short time, they soon had to travel for work. Because they were too busy, they didn’t follow Chengzang’s instructions for morning and evening practices, and they quickly realized what had happened.

That person was also smart. He recognized the changes in his thoughts during that time and realized that his mind had been controlled. So he quickly reported it to the police.

Huaxia has very strong control over Qingyun and Zhou Liao. Soon, Huaxia received the news, and Chen Jinfa sent people to suppress the issue, wanting to resolve it more safely.

"Is the Shu family very powerful? I remember there is a Shu family in Qingyun that is quite impressive."

"Replying to the elder, these two Shu families are not related. The Shu family in Yangjiang started as a small family, originally a common family hundreds of years ago. They were lucky when their house was redeveloped. The ancestors of the Shu family didn’t ask for housing compensation; instead, they asked for shops. They started with three shops and gradually grew larger, with several generations working very hard, including some who served in the army and fought in the Fangzhang Continent."

"Nowadays in Yangjiang City, doing some small business, before Chengzang took control of the Shu family, the Shu family was just a medium-sized family in Yangjiang, with the highest skill not exceeding the golden core…"

Chen Jinfa quickly shared the information about the Shu family; he had thoroughly understood their background, how they made their fortune, what strength they had, including some hidden matters, all investigated clearly.

"Ancestor Lin, should we cast the net?"

"No need to cast the net for now. Since the overall strength of Yangjiang City is not very strong, it shows that the situation is still controllable. The last time the Buddhist cultivators attacked was eighty years ago. I estimate that a new batch of Buddhist cultivators is about to arrive. Let’s see if they will contact each other. If they do, we can catch them all at once."

Lin Jiang said, he also did not know when the Buddhist cultivators would arrive, but Lin Jiang guessed that they wouldn’t be so reckless to attack right away; perhaps they would use their old methods, trying to establish themselves in Blue Star bit by bit.

"Old ancestor, isn’t this a bit too risky? It feels like raising a tiger to trouble you, especially since Chengzang is in the Tao Achieving Realm."

"In Blue Star, we can still hold steady, so don’t worry about this. You all go prepare and don’t disturb them."

Lin Jiang said that Blue Star actually isn’t scared; after all, it is their base, and Xia Qingshan is there too.

Seeing Lin Jiang say this, Qiu Weidao didn’t know what else to say, so he just took Chen Jinfa and left.

"Lord Qiu, do we really want to continue to turn a blind eye?"

"Ancestor Lin wants to achieve something big, and I can’t help it; we can only do this, so let’s get ready."

"With the power of our police department, I’m afraid it won’t be enough to deal with Chengzang; we will need Ancestor Lin’s support."

Chen Jinfa said, after all, the police department works internally. Its strength isn’t very impressive, definitely not as strong as the military or the forces under Lin Jiang.

"Don’t worry, Ancestor Lin will not stand by and do nothing. We will take care of the details, but you must be careful and not alert the enemy."

"Yes, Lord Qiu."

Chen Jinfa nodded. It truly was a case where those above gave orders while those below ran around endlessly. They thought that finding the clues to the Buddhist cultivator would put an end to things and not concern him anymore. Now it seemed that the trouble still rested on his shoulders.

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"The second batch of the Space Fleet has arrived at Jiang Star, and Jiang Star’s technology has also been upgraded. They cannot independently produce Space Battleships, but they have the ability to maintain them."

One day, Cao Ying sent Lin Jiang a message. It was from Jiang Star, saying that the second Space Fleet had arrived at Jiang Star, which made Lin Jiang breathe a sigh of relief.

"That’s good. To be honest, I was afraid that Jiang Star would be discovered. We have invested too much in Jiang Star. If it gets taken over by Buddhist cultivation, we will suffer a huge loss."

Lin Jiang said that if Jiang Star were taken over, it wouldn’t cause serious damage to Blue Star, but the losses would be heavy. Therefore, he sent two of the newly built ten Space Fleets there.

To do this, Lin Jiang upgraded Jiang Star’s technology, giving them the ability to repair Space Battleships, but he did not provide them with manufacturing capabilities. This was similar to what Xia Qingshan did; Xia Qingshan did not give them the methods to cultivate strength, and Lin Jiang did not give Jiang Star the very best technology.

"With Jiang Star’s current strength, dealing with more than ten Tao Achievers is not a problem. They can protect themselves well enough. The Buddhists mainly aim to spread their teachings, and with Jiang Star’s population of just over ten million, it is not enough to attract them. The key is in Blue Star, with four billion people, which is a huge temptation for the Buddhists."

"I know this, so our next mission is to find a suitable opportunity to clash hard with the Buddhists. We’ll leave life and death to fate."

"You’re starting to sound like a gambler now, ready to go all in."

"I admit this, but going all in is not always wrong. Continuing to hold our ground is not in our favor. The internal conflicts in Blue Star are very sharp. If they find a weakness, we might lose. So, a decisive battle on the battlefield is advantageous for us."

Lin Jiang said that Blue Star is not united. There are so many countries and so many forces, each with different interests. Getting most people to unite has already been very challenging for Lin Jiang.

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In the Star Domain, a Stargate slowly appeared, and soon, shadowy figures began to emerge, led by three Bodhisattvas, along with more than twenty arhats and over a hundred powerful beings equivalent to Void Achieving Vajras.

After the first Bodhisattva appeared, they cast a spell to silence the Stargate’s movement; this was a lesson they had learned.

"Bodhisattva Changguang, this is the other world known as the Star Domain that Chengzang mentioned, but it is still very far away. At our speed, it seems we will need to travel for a while longer."

"The time in each Star Domain is different; I hope it doesn’t take too long."

"It shouldn’t be too long. According to Lingjing Star’s time, at most five years. Moreover, Chengzang’s true spirit is still alive; he has not fallen."

"These years have been hard for Chengzang. Among the twelve of us, only he remains."

"We must remember this grudge. Although the Buddha Master encourages us to do good, we cannot show mercy to true demons."

"You are right, Junior Brother. Let’s move out. Each of you, take a team and remember to use the relics to conceal our presence. The true immortals of this other world are very powerful and must not detect our traces."

Bodhisattva Changguang said, "In the Buddhist world, there is a true Buddha, and for cultivators, there are true immortals. This refers to cultivators who have successfully passed their heavenly tribulations. In their understanding, this also belongs to the category of becoming an immortal."

The two Bodhisattvas nodded in agreement. They still needed to part ways; the larger the group, the greater the chance of being discovered, so it was better to be cautious.