Thanks to: Brother ‘08a’ and Brother ‘First to Motu’ for the reward, thank you very much.

The Buddhist and Taoist sides have finished setting up their formations, and they need to wait for the arrival of Tang Emperor Li Shimin before they can officially start the battle.

During this period, the civil and military officials in the middle stand were sitting on the huge stand that was dozens of feet high. They pointed at the formations on both sides and talked about it. Some were optimistic about the Taoist sect's victory, while others were optimistic about the Buddhist sect's victory. There were different opinions.

In the stands on both sides, the Taoist and Buddhist sects were all sizing up each other's formations, trying to see clearly what the other side's formation was.

'Huang Shaohong' used Longhushan's method, opened his eyes, raised his eyes to look at the Buddhist formation, and saw that there was only endless golden light in the formation. He stared at it for a long time, but his eyes were red and he couldn't see clearly.

What a famous place.

He asked the ‘Zhang Tianshi’ beside him:

"Senior brother, you are well-informed, can you recognize the Buddhist formations?"

‘Master Zhang’ shook his head slowly:

"Buddhism in the Central Plains inherits Hinayana Buddhism. The formations are called 'Arhat Formation', 'Ci Brahma Formation', 'Xumi Formation', 'Devil-Conquering Formation', 'Propagating Dharma Formation', etc. Even if there are some changes, they are still the same.

You can’t change without departing from your roots…”

"The Buddha's light emitted by the great array in front of us is so rich that it can cover our Taoist Heavenly Eye. It is obviously not the work of Central Plains Buddhism. I think it has something to do with the old monk who is the incarnation of Guanyin!"

‘Huang Shaohong’ nodded with deep approval:

"It must be the old monk's method!"

The Taoist sect here is discussing the formation of the Buddhist sect, and the Buddhist sect on the other side is also discussing the formation of the Taoist sect.

The abbot of the Xinxiang Temple in Mount Wutai, the Monk Dingkong, looked worried and asked the old monk who was the incarnation of Guanyin sitting in the main seat:

"Old mage, can you tell what kind of formation that gate is? The poor monk just took a few more glances and felt that his mind was blurred, as if he was about to fall into it. It must be extraordinary!"

"Old Master, why don't you tell me and the young monks in detail, so that when we break the formation, we can know ourselves and the enemy, and we will never be in danger in a hundred battles!"

The old monk who transformed into Guanyin was sitting cross-legged on the main altar. Hearing this, he opened his eyes and glanced at 'Monk Dingkong', and said in a calm voice:

"You have the lowest cultivation level here. You are really overestimating your abilities by staring at the magic circle. If you practice hard on weekdays, you won't be embarrassed in front of others today!"

'Monk Dingkong' was scolded by this old monk in front of eminent monks from all over the Central Plains. His face suddenly turned red, he stood up and worshiped:

"As my disciple is dull in qualifications, I must practice more diligently in the future to make up for my weakness with diligence."

The old monk incarnated by Guanyin was extremely satisfied with the attitude of 'Monk Headspace' and nodded:

"There is no greater good than knowing one's shame and then being brave!"

After he finished speaking, he paused and then said:

"But what you said is not unreasonable, so I will explain it to you!"

"That great formation is an ancient immortal formation. It's called the 'Dusk Formation of Life and Death, Dusk, Light, and Disillusionment.' It draws in the innate yin and yang and the two qi, and evolves the power of the five elements. There are countless innate sword energies in it. If you make a wrong step, it will turn into

When the Qi is pure, both body and spirit are extinguished.”

The monks were shocked when they heard this and said together: "How can we break such an immortal formation?"

The old monk transformed by Guanyin's eyes froze when he heard this, and he scanned the whole place. In an instant, all the eminent monks from Central Plains Buddhism lowered their heads in shame.

The old monk sighed slightly:

"After all, I am practicing Hinayana Buddhism. I have a narrow vision. I wonder how I can't break through the 84,000 enlightenment methods of Buddhism. Don't worry, the poor monk has already thought of a way to break the formation. When the battle begins, you guys

Just listen to the poor monk’s instructions!”

Everyone hurriedly bowed and said: "You must obey the master's instructions!"

On the Buddhist side, there is an old monk transformed by Guanyin to help out. Although he does not have the power of Guanyin, he has the vision and insight of a Bodhisattva.

That night, when the old monk saw 'Master Zhang Tianshi' using the Taiqing Talisman, he guessed the formation that the Taoist sect was going to set up, so he made preparations in advance.

On the other hand, looking at Dao Sect, his eyes were darkened.

There were many Earth Immortal-level Taoists in the world present, but none of them knew the formations set up by the Buddhists. However, even so, there was no tense atmosphere in the stands. Instead, they were relaxed, chatting and laughing.

‘Wu Zhao’ looked puzzled and asked in a low voice to ‘Huang Shaohong’:

"Husband, these Taoist priests can't figure out the details of their opponents. Why are they not worried but talking and laughing instead?"

‘Huang Shaohong’ came close to ‘Wu Zhao’’s ear and whispered against her earlobe:

"Because our Taoist sect has such a profound foundation, these old guys are all arrogant!"

The high priests who were chatting and laughing at the same time turned to look at him, and ‘Zhong Liquan’ waved his banana fan and said with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist Huang, you are really right. Not only are we old guys arrogant, but our ears are also very sharp. We can hear people saying bad things about us behind our back very clearly. How come you, Daoist Brother, have a little girl?

We old guys use it to make fun of us!"

‘Wu Zhao’ used to breathe out hot air when ‘Huang Shaohong’ spoke close to him, which made his pretty face blush. Now when ‘Han Zhongli’ said this, he suddenly felt shy.

Thinking about how the empress of her generation had never looked so ugly, she felt ashamed and angry, so she had the courage to secretly stretch out her fingers and pinch Huang Shaohong's body.

However, she was reluctant to use force. This twisting felt almost like a massage, which made 'Huang Shaohong' couldn't help laughing.

He turned to ‘Han Zhongli’ and smiled:

"What I'm saying is just for you old guys to listen to. Don't worry about your opponents. Be careful of capsizing in the gutter!"

The Taoist priests laughed loudly and did not take Buddhism's methods into consideration at all. 'Zhang Tianshi' even said unceremoniously:

"What we Taoist cultivators are afraid of is that the number of heaven is not with me. If we compare our background, his Buddhist sect is also worthy!"

When 'Zhang Tianshi' spoke, he did not hide his words, and his voice came out. People in the Taoist sect cheered and applauded, and the Buddhist monks in the stands opposite instantly staged a large-scale Vajra glare!

The old monk transformed by Guanyin said expressionlessly:

"Weak and strong, mature and strong, you will know whose destiny lies after you have done it once, so why bother to argue with each other!"

‘Master Zhang’ chuckled and said:

"Well said, then I will wait and see what the eminent Buddhist monks will do!"

There were only half a sentence without speculation, and there was no communication between the two parties.

After waiting for about half an hour, the charioteer of "Li Shimin", Cai Shanshan, arrived late. All the civil and military officials in the stands, as well as the Buddhist monks opposite, all came down from the stands to pick him up.

From the Taoist side of the Taoist sect, from 'Master Zhang' down, all the Taoist sects were sitting still. Only the head of the Emei sect, 'Chang Mei Zhenren', wanted to get up and pick him up, but saw all his fellow Taoists sitting there motionless and looking at him.

Come on, I suddenly looked embarrassed.

‘Master Zhang’ said with a half-smile:

"Since we have already broken our skin, why should we be polite to him? However, if fellow Daoist Changmei wants to sell the court well, he might as well pick him up on my behalf!"

‘Master Changmei’ hurriedly bowed his head and said: “I am a poor Taoist who has lived in Emei for a long time and is ignorant of worldly affairs. Please forgive me for asking the leader!”

After saying that, he sat back down with a big red face, and the Real Person of Bliss, Li Jingxu, who didn't want to leave him, covered her mouth and chuckled.

'Li Shimin' was originally full of energy after his longevity, but when he appeared today, 'Huang Shaohong' saw him frowning and his face pale, as if Li Er had aged ten years after not seeing him for two days.

Obviously, the fact that 'Wu Zhao' was taken away and tens of thousands of 'Yulin Army' were turned into useless people overnight was a huge blow to the Holy Emperor.

'Li Shimin' seemed to feel the gloating gaze of 'Huang Shaohong'. He turned around and saw a young and handsome young man looking at him with a half-smile, which made him snort in great displeasure.

The other party was sitting next to 'Zhang Tianshi', so he didn't say anything to convict him.

When he saw the woman with her veil covering her face next to the young master, he couldn't help but be slightly startled. At this moment, he had a feeling of déjà vu.

But then 'Li Shimin' knew that this was not the time to be stunned, so he went up to the stands, and after shouting long live from the civil and military officials, he announced the start of the battle with eloquent words.

After the emperor made his move, 'Wei Zheng' stood up with a bald head and announced the rules of the competition to both sides.

The rules are very simple, both sides break each other's formations, there is no limit to the number of people, and there is no limit to the number of times. By sunset, if the formations of both sides have not been broken, then the number of people killed by both sides' formations will be used as the criterion for victory. The one with more kills will

One side wins, the other side loses.

The winner prays for the people, while the loser retreats.

After 'Wei Zheng' finished speaking, 'Li Shimin' suddenly added another one, the 'winner' should be made the state religion and lead the world in cultivation!

In an instant, both sides were in an uproar. On the Buddhist side, everyone showed joy, while on the Taoist side, everyone showed anger.

The reason for such different reactions is that although there have been several conflicts between Buddhism and Taoism from ancient times to the present, the status of Taoism is deeply rooted. It has been the state religion in all dynasties and has led the world in cultivation since ancient times.

Now that 'Li Shimin' has put forward this condition, he has obviously fallen to the side of Buddhism, which makes all the high-minded people not angry.

You must know that the current gap between the Taoist sect and the imperial court is just that "Li Tang" claims to be a descendant of Lao Tzu and dominates Longhu Mountain. This is a private feud.

The Taoist sect was just dissatisfied, but did not go against the imperial court because of this. Whenever there was a severe drought, the Taoist sect would have masters step forward to cast spells and pray for rain to rescue the victims.

Whenever there is a festival or festival, a Dharma meeting will be held here in Taoism to pray for peace in the world and peace for the country and the people.

Therefore, the Taoist sect is worthy of the imperial court, but they did not expect that 'Li Shimin' would act like this today, so all the Taoist sect masters are filled with righteous indignation.

‘Master Zhang’ sneered and waved his sleeves:

"It's useless to talk any more, so let's get started!"

None of the Taoist leaders in the human world had any objections. Naturally, no one from the Buddhist side would object foolishly, and the fight began immediately.

On the Taoist side, 'Zhang Tianshi' immediately ordered his troops. Maoshan's 'Ye Fashan', 'Zhang Guolao', 'Zhong Liquan', 'Lan Caihe', including 'Huang Shaohong', more than twenty Taoist masters were named to fight.

On the Buddhist side, the old monk who transformed into Guanyin also ordered more than twenty Buddhist masters to appear and break the formation.
To be continued...