Chapter 832

Chapter 832: The Return

Unknown Star Domain, desolate planet

The Buddhist cultivator in front of Bodhisattva Kongyan and others was dim and lifeless; the scene of Blue Star was no longer visible, making many feel heavy-hearted, as even their hidden cards were revealed.

"Senior Brother Kong Yan, the Buddha Seed plan is going to fail."

A Bodhisattva said in a deep voice, "The most crucial part of the Buddha Seed plan is that statue."

The Buddha Seed is planted in a person’s heart, allowing them to understand the teachings of Buddha and turn their heart towards the Buddha’s path. However, the power of the Buddha Seed is limited; once its power is used up, the person can waver in their beliefs under the influence of other ideas.

Thus, the statue’s blessing is necessary. At the moment they recite the Buddha’s name, their thoughts empower the statue, and then the statue responds to them, deepening their faith. This creates a positive cycle, ultimately allowing most of the people on Blue Star to believe in the Buddha, thus eradicating Blue Star’s very foundation.

But now the statue is gone, the most important piece has disappeared. After ten years, there are at most several hundred thousand Buddhist cultivators on Blue Star, which is a tiny fraction compared to Blue Star’s billions of people; their backup plan has been broken.

"Prepare for forced transformation."

Bodhisattva Kongyan simply said softly; it’s not that they weren’t trying, but all their efforts had not yielded results.

They came with a usual plan. The Buddhist order would discover a new century, typically sending a skilled person first, usually an Arhat or a Bodhisattva, to gather information. Then, they would send a team of elite warriors to establish a foothold.

If the enemy is a bit weak, this team would be enough to slowly take over the whole world. If the enemy is strong, then they would dispatch a large force to attack and defeat them physically.

If the enemy is extremely strong and a large force cannot move them, then they would retreat and leave behind the Buddha Seed. After a great battle, many people would suffer from psychological scars, and the Buddha Seed’s growth would go very smoothly. Before long, Buddhist theory and thought would spread worldwide, and then they would make a strong comeback to fight again.

With these three tactics, the Buddhist order had never failed, but this time, they had hit a wall. Despite using their methods, it was useless; Arhat Huangyuan was defeated without even touching Blue Star, and while Puxiang and Changguang gathered some information, they could not establish a foothold. Their large troop was also defeated, and now they had no backup plan left.

"Brother, with just us left, can we do it?"

"Are you thinking of finding help from other worlds?"

"That’s definitely not possible. I’m just worried…"

"Don’t worry, my brother will help me."

Kong Yan said that now he could only hope for his brother’s Buddhist relic. If that didn’t work, then Lingjing Star would not be able to complete this mission and would have to seek help, which would leave him feeling very resentful as he would lose a significant portion of the credit.

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Blue Star Xia calendar 7850 years, Huaxia

Lin Jiang has almost completely understood the Stargate Secret Technique. For twenty years, Lin Jiang spent most of the time in seclusion. Then Lin Jiang passed this secret technique to Zhu Bin and Cao Wang, giving it to those who are specially trained to carry it out. Lin Jiang is in charge of the overall direction.

"Ancestor Lin, I have fully grasped the Stargate secret technique. It is indeed a very powerful secret technique, much more advanced than our current Interstellar Teleportation Array."

Zhu Bin stayed in Lin Jiang’s villa for nearly half a year, discussing the Stargate Secret Technique with Lin Jiang day and night. With Lin Jiang’s help, he quickly learned the Stargate Secret Technique.

"Zhu Bin, mastering the Immortal Language does not necessarily mean it is the best. I think there are many drawbacks to the Stargate Secret Technique. For example, the method of the Buddhist sect relies solely on the strength of cultivators to activate it, which limits its use. I hope you can combine it with the teleportation array to create a true Interstellar Teleportation Array, or a cross-border teleportation array."

"Ancestor Lin is right; I actually had the same thought. We might need a cross-border teleportation array."

Zhu Bin nodded. He had thought about this idea long ago. The cross-border teleportation array might be something completely new, better than the Buddhist Stargate Secret Technique.

"Alright, then you go back and do more research. I will have Cao Wang work with you. You are now partners, understand?"

Lin Jiang said that Zhu Bin and Cao Wang had been competing for many years for funding, but now they must work together.

Zhu Bin nodded and said nothing more. Normally, he would have just focused on beating Cao Wang to get more funding, but now, the threat from the Buddha Sect was still present, and they really needed to cooperate. He was clear on this important matter.

Lin Jiang and Cao Ying accompanied Zhu Bin to the door. On the way back, Cao Ying said, "We have made quite a few of those signaling treasures from the Buddha Sect. Should we send them into space?"

"Maybe not. We’re still dealing with one Buddha Sect; having more would be too much. Let’s first send them to Jiang Star and build the passage to Jiang Star."

Lin Jiang replied that the octahedron discovered on Cape III Planet was a signaling treasure. Its ingredients were very complicated. The method was to create many of them and then send them into space, letting them float around like meteorites. They would set up a mechanism to activate a signal, and once a certain creature found one, it would send back a signal to confirm the existence of other civilizations.

Lin Jiang was not sure how many civilizations existed around Blue Star anymore. This Blue Star was different from the one in his memory; at least in his memory, there were nearly no life planets within hundreds or thousands of light-years, and the situation was so different now.

"That’s true. One Buddha Sect has already put us in a crisis of extinction. Their remaining power is stronger than ours."

"Yes, and the Buddha Sect will soon sweep in. Their Buddha Seed plan has failed, and they must deal with this crisis before thinking about anything else."

Lin Jiang said that interstellar wars take a long time, and most of the time is spent traveling. Otherwise, he would suspect that the Buddha Sect had already returned.

The Buddha Seed plan of the Buddhist sect can now be declared mostly a failure; that statue has been destroyed, and the Buddhist cultivators on Blue Star are either in hiding or under surveillance. Even if some escape, they cannot cause much harm, as the Buddha Seed plan relied on numbers to succeed.

"What are you planning to do about those Buddhist cultivators?"

"We will deal with some, care for some, and observe some."

Lin Jiang said that the situation with the Buddhist cultivators is very complicated. Right now, the Buddha Seed is definitely not cleaned up, so policies cannot be one-size-fits-all; they must be handled separately.

For those who are strongly committed to Buddhism and have the ability to teach, they must be dealt with decisively, focusing on physical harm to eliminate them. If they are strongly committed but lack teaching ability, they should be quietly observed to see how far they can go, hoping they can inspire some insights for Immortal Language cultivation on Blue Star.

As for the ordinary Buddhist cultivators, they should just be kept; they serve as mascots for display and occasionally as scapegoats. In any case, the situation of Buddhist cultivators on Blue Star must be strictly controlled.

The two returned to the villa to discuss the Stargate Secret Technique and other Buddhist practices. With many Buddhist cultivators falling on Blue Star, many techniques from Lingjing Star were also left behind. Cao Ying took charge of this, translating many practices.

The Buddhist techniques and the practices of cultivators should come from the same source, but their development has been quite different, and they are somewhat more advanced than those on Blue Star. Some things are very useful for Blue Star.

War promotes the progress of civilization because it encourages learning. The Buddhist sect is stronger than Blue Star, so it makes sense to learn from Blue Star. Now both feel that the Buddhist techniques are valuable, especially in body cultivation, which surpasses Blue Star by a wide margin. Lin Jiang wishes to further refine his body with Buddhist secrets, dreaming of one day being able to punch a Space Mother Ship and withstand a nuclear bomb.