The Great Bandit of Journey to the West

Chapter 30 Thunder God Helps Me

"A new Buddha has been born, sweeping away all demons!"

Eight hundred monk soldiers stood in perfect unison, chanting slogans in unison with Jiang Feng.

The sound resounded through the mountains and forests, carrying a bewitching power that froze all the birds and beasts in place, as if only this one sound remained in the world.

Zhiming's expression changed drastically, his face contorted in despair, and he cried out in a ferocious grimace, "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

"I personally trained them one by one, and they are absolutely loyal to me. How could you possibly control them!"

Jiang Feng's eyes showed a hint of sympathy: "That's because your cultivation method is incomplete. As long as you cultivate the 'Ten Abodes Mahayana Technique' to the highest level, anyone can control these so-called Ten Abodes Bodhisattvas, no matter who trained them."

Zhiming roared almost frantically, "No, you must be lying to me! My cultivation technique is complete!"

Illusion! You must have cast an illusion on me! It's all fake, it's all fake!

I am their Buddha, I am the new Buddha!

Zhiming, his body glowing with blood, charged toward Jiang Feng, his hands constantly changing hand seals as he unleashed a barrage of spells upon him!

"If I kill you, I will become the new Buddha!"

All kinds of blood curses and spells would automatically weaken when they reached Jiang Feng, and would dissipate into smoke with a wave of his hand.

Seeing this, Zhiming became even more distraught, but without hesitation, he rushed to Jiang Feng's side.

"All Buddhas pay homage to the One!"

With a loud roar, countless evil spirits emerged from his body and lunged at Jiang Feng.

Faced with the unyielding evil spirit, Jiang Feng's expression changed. He quickly threw a yellow talisman in front of him while chanting an incantation.

"The Azure Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise! Thunder God, aid me, to vanquish evil and slay the demons!"

In an instant, a gale arose, dark clouds obscured the sun, and silvery lightning bolts suddenly gathered, flashing and shimmering like veins.

The intense yang energy contained in the lightning spread outwards, causing the evil spirits to scream in agony before instantly turning into black smoke and dissipating.

Zhiming was struck by lightning, black smoke billowed from his body, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, becoming completely weak.

Cui Ying: "..."

Yang Jian: "??"

After the spell ended, everyone present fell silent, and the world became still. Zhi Zao suddenly realized what was happening and screamed in terror, "Remnants of the Yellow Turbans!!"

After Zhang Jiao's uprising failed, he was regarded as a benchmark of rebels and was also regarded as a "fork in the road" by later Taoism, and his lineage was cut off.

The sudden emergence of his successor is even more shocking than the resurgence of Mahayana Buddhism.

Seeing the scene of the Yellow Turban remnants fighting against the Mahayana sect demons, the group felt a sense of unease, and even the already broken Zhiming's eyes became clear.

Jiang Feng was puzzled by their stares and frowned, saying, "Why are you looking at me? Is my face dirty?"

Zhang Jiao's thunder magic was something he acquired after using talismanic water to cure a pilgrim's illness. He felt it was no different from other thunder magic in Taoism and never considered its special characteristics.

Moreover, even if he knew, he wouldn't care. It's just a legacy defined as a traitor. Besides, when it comes to rebelling, Zhang Jiao might not be as good as him!

Seeing their hesitant expressions, Jiang Feng shook his head helplessly, pulled out the Vajra Pestle, and stabbed it into Zhiming's abdomen.

Zhiming felt his life force gradually draining away, and couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh: "In the end, I've accomplished nothing..."

Jiang Feng said regretfully, "If we were in each other's shoes, I might not be able to do better than you, because I... I simply wouldn't do it that way!"

Forget it, I'm terrible at comforting people. I guess after becoming Zhiyi's disciple, I just used his name to freeload everywhere.

Zhiming gave a wry smile: "Having fought with you for so long, it does sound like something you're capable of doing."

Jiang Feng's expression turned serious: "There's one last thing I want to ask you: where did you obtain the 'Ten Abodes Mahayana Technique'?"

Zhiming said, "About twenty years ago, I found it under a pine tree when I went to gather firewood in the back mountain. Why are you asking about this?"

Jiang Feng sighed and said, "Of course, I want to find the person who is manipulating you from behind the scenes."

Zhiming was stunned, completely bewildered, and said, "No one is controlling me?"

Jiang Feng said, "You probably didn't even realize it yourself. I only confirmed it after hearing what you said."

Fa Qing started his rebellion in Northern Wei territory and never even came to the south. His martial arts techniques just randomly appeared on the back mountain of Tiantai Mountain; it seems strange, doesn't it?"

"Moreover, the cultivation method you practice has been deliberately emasculated, lacking the most important chapter on cultivating the mind. Once someone practices it, they will lose their original mind and become a ruthless, cruel, and bloodthirsty demon like you now."

If you cultivate the complete version of the technique, you can control those Ten Bodhisattvas under your command like I do. The person behind the scenes can definitely do the same.

He's using you to build up the Mahayana Buddhist faction so he can reap the rewards later.

Zhiming asked incredulously, "Are you saying that I've been manipulated by someone all along, and everything I've done has been controlled by that person?"

Jiang Feng shook his head and said, "Don't try to glorify yourself. The crimes you've committed are countless; it's just that the person behind it is even more despicable!"

With mixed feelings, Zhiming said, "I wanted to deceive myself before I died, but you exposed me. You're really killing me by breaking my spirit..."

"So be it, I'm not going to live anyway, and the person who plotted against me won't get away with it either. Before I die, let me give him a big gift!"

After saying this, he suddenly pulled out the Vajra Pestle and threw it on the ground, then turned around to face the eight hundred Mahayana disciples.

"Disciples, heed my command! You have now achieved perfect merit. Come with me to be reborn in the Pure Land!"

As he spoke, a loud bang was heard from his chest, and it suddenly exploded.

Immediately following, a series of explosions rang out, and eight hundred Bodhisattvas of the Ten Abodes fell to the ground one after another.

At the same time, dozens of people across the Sui Dynasty inexplicably had their chests explode and collapsed to the ground dead.

Before his death, Zhiming took all the followers he had cultivated with him, thus destroying all the schemes of the person behind the scenes and rendering his twenty-year plan futile.

For those behind the scenes, this is indeed a great gift.

Jiang Feng and his group piled up the bodies and burned them, sending thick smoke billowing into the sky.

After they finished reciting the scriptures, Zhiming, with a hint of hatred in his eyes, said, "Senior Brother Jiang Feng, can you help me find the person behind this?"

"Our Tiantai Sect was almost destroyed by him, and the disciples he harmed cannot have died in vain!"

Jiang Feng thought about it carefully and said, "That person should be hiding in your Tiantai Sect so that he can easily monitor Zhiming."

But now it's a bit hard to say, since his plan has already failed, and there's no point in him staying any longer.

"Go and check the remaining monks to see if anyone is missing."

Zhiming nodded, his eyes resolute, and said, "Alright, please come with me up the mountain, Senior Brother!"