Cultivation: Being Immortal Chapter 913

In the year 9600 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Lingjing Star

In a villa in the Modern City, Lin Jiang is reading the report submitted by his advisor. The entire operation is aimed at the Buddhist sect of Lingqing Star, and they have been planning this for many years.

"The plan for Lingqing Star is nearing maturity. The conflict between the five progressive Buddhist cultivators and the conservative ones has escalated, and the moderate Buddhist cultivators are also starting to feel restless."

Lin Jiang closed the report and said to Cao Ying that the entire plan for Lingqing Star is under his control.

Not only does Da’en Temple have Lv Junyu, but also the five enlightened Buddhist cultivators of Lingqing Star have similar individuals; they are all spies left by Lin Jiang, having stood out from hundreds of spies, all of whom are elites.

They are very skilled in astronomy, calendar systems, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, science, technology, and Buddhist teachings, and they have management abilities. You could say they are all-rounders with strong charisma.

Their methods are quite similar, even imitating some Buddhist practices, such as starting from the top; they almost all have excellent relationships with high-level members of various Buddhist groups, promoting reforms within them.

"Xuan Fa has been through so much, yet he has not shown a strong desire for change. I didn’t expect that."

Cao Ying said that Xuan Fa represents a neutral force on Lingqing Star, belonging to the moderates, who also learn some methods from enlightened Buddhist cultivators and preach in a gentler manner, but not thoroughly enough.

"Does he have the ability? Why doesn’t he stop it?"

"He has the ability to discover it, but he does not have the ability to stop it. The Buddhist situation on Lingqing Star is very complex; they come from four different Buddhist worlds, each independent, and the other three Buddhist worlds were defeated while trying to support Lingfa Star, so they lost their own worlds, leaving him feeling guilty."

With Fa Kong’s example in mind, it’s normal for Xuan Fa to know these methods, but he doesn’t have enough ability and cannot think of a better solution, so he can only take a neutral stance and let the various factions act as they please."

"Hearing you say that, does it mean Xuan Fa has given up on life?"

"Pretty much, believe it or not, if we attack Lingqing Star, Xuan Fa would sacrifice himself."

Lin Jiang said that the entire Buddhist power in the Tiannan Star Domain had been lost under Xuan Fa’s leadership, and Xuan Fa must feel very guilty. Right now, Xuan Fa is probably just trying to survive; if given a chance, he would proudly sacrifice himself.

"Should we give him that chance?"

"Let’s see how it goes. Little Ying, go back to Blue Star and call people to gather forces to prepare to take Lingqing Star."

"How many people should we send this time?"

"The more, the better. This is an opportunity to show our strength. We need to involve Blue Star, Jiang Star, and Lingjing Star."

Lin Jiang said that this battle is not only for the Buddhists to see, but also for other planets in Heavenly Court, to let them see how strong the cultivators under Blue Star’s civilization are.

Cao Ying accepted the order and quickly sent commands to Li Qing on Jiang Star. As for the Demon Queen, she immediately mobilized her forces.

In Blue Star, the number of high-level cultivators has been increasing over the years. This time, during the mobilization, all important experts like Cao Wang and Zhu Bin were left out, and a total of one hundred and twenty people were called upon.

Over in Ying Continent, some troops were also left to guard Jiang Star. They sent out thirty people ranked Tao Achieving and above. After deducting those from the demon race, one hundred and fifty Demon Emperors were sent out. Together, the three groups totaled three hundred people ranked Tao Achieving and above, making this the strongest mobilization in Blue Star’s history.

Besides the experts ranked Tao Achieving and above, there was also a large army of one million and thirty Space Fleets, with mighty Space Battleships that nearly filled the entire Lingjing Star.

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Lingqing Star, Da’en Temple

Lv Junyu hurried over at night, and Ci’en urgently met him.

"Junyu, what’s the hurry about?"

"Master, it’s bad news, the enemy is coming!"

"Enemy? Which enemy?"

"Blue Star, our reconnaissance satellite has detected a large gathering of Space Battleships in the direction of Lingjing Star, densely packed, numbering at least in the thousands. The enemies of Blue Star are planning to attack us."

Lv Junyu opened his wristwatch, and a holographic image of the starry sky appeared. When Liang Long left, he did not take any satellites except for those around Lingqing Star.

However, Ming’an and his group fought a battle with the Buddhist cultivators and managed to shoot down most of the satellites. Lingqing Star’s technology was not advanced enough to launch the latest satellites, but some older models could still be used. With support from the Buddhist community, Lv Junyu implemented reforms in the Da’en Temple area, and once he had funds, he relaunched some reconnaissance satellites, although their images were a bit blurry and not as advanced as those of Blue Star.

When Ci’en saw this news, his heart tightened. He knew what a few thousand Space Battleships meant; if used well, they were more powerful than twenty or thirty Bodhisattvas.

"Do the other Bodhisattvas know about this matter?"

"I have sent them the information in an encrypted way. Whether they have received it and how seriously they take it is still unknown. Master, we need to make a plan."

"This matter probably needs to be planned carefully."

"Master, there is no time to think! I have blood of the Blue Star people on my hands. If Blue Star attacks, I will surely die, and my whole family will die."

Lv Junyu said that he quickly gained the trust of the Buddhist community, partly because he had blood on his hands from the Blue Star people. In the beginning, millions of Blue Star people immigrated to Lingqing Star and were the main force in its resistance.

So at this moment, it is a normal reaction for Lv Junyu to be in a panic.

"Junyu, calm down a little."

"Master, I am calm now. We should escape. Lingqing Star is definitely not a match for Blue Star, and we need to leave some hope for the Buddhist League."

"Hope?"

"Yes, the Master told me that Blue Star, Canglan Star, and Lingfa Star have close exchanges. This means that the technology from Blue Star must have reached those places. With the support of technology, those places can develop very quickly. Meanwhile, the Buddhist League is very conservative, lacking progress, and will surely suffer against the powers of Blue Star in the future."

"So we must escape. The technology industry under Da’en Temple is already sufficient. We will go to other Buddhist worlds and leave hope for the Buddhist League. As long as the Buddhist League is willing to change, they may not lose to Blue Star in the future…"

Lv Junyu said, his reasoning was strong. The Buddhist League has spies in Lingfa Star, and they already know that the exchanges between Blue Star and Lingfa Star are very frequent, with new technological products continually emerging and the strength of those places rapidly increasing due to Blue Star’s influence.

"Please wait a moment."

Bodhisattva Ci’en nodded. He could not argue with Lv Junyu right now, but he could not act alone.

Ci’en quickly disappeared into Da’en Temple, first visiting other supportive Buddhist temples to discuss with their high monks, and then seeking out Xuan Fa, who is currently the leader of the Buddhist community here.

"My master has told me that the people from Blue Star are indeed gathering, and there are no less than two to three hundred above the level of Tao Achieving."

Once Ci’en finished speaking, Xuan Fa said he could contact the true Buddha entering Lingqing Star at any time; there were no secrets from Blue Star, so the true Buddha easily discovered that the enemies were gathering.

"Senior Brother Xuan Fa, it is time to make a choice."

"Does Junior Brother Ci’en want to leave Lingqing Star?"

"Yes, unless Senior Brother Xuan Fa can bring reinforcements from Tianbei Star Domain."

"I cannot bring them."

Xuan Fa said directly that it wasn’t that he couldn’t bring reinforcements from Tianbei Star Domain, but that he couldn’t bring enough to fight against the entire Tiannan Star Domain.

In the Tiannan Star Domain, there are about ten life planets, and they only occupy one, which is not yet fully united; how many Buddhist cultivators would be needed to resist the other planets? Can all the Buddhist cultivators from Tianbei Star Domain come?

It was clearly impossible, so Xuan Fa directly said he could not call for reinforcements.

"Since we cannot call for reinforcements, senior brother, we should consider retreating."

"We cannot retreat, junior brother. In the vast Tiannan Star Domain, we are the only Buddhist world left. If we leave, we might never return."

"Staying here will also lead to death; our strength is too weak."

Ci’en said that in Lingqing Star, there were only a little over a hundred Buddhist cultivators above the level of arhat, and that was with several groups combined. As for those below arhat, the situation was even worse. They had occupied Lingqing Star for many years and had not trained many people. Even Da’en Temple, despite many years of reform, had just begun, and it was not yet time for their masters to emerge.

"Junior brother Ci’en, you should leave, go with your fellow disciples, and remember to take those talented students and the technicians with you."

After thinking for a moment, Xuan Fa said he didn’t want to leave. Back then, so many of his brothers from Lingfa Star died, and he was the only one left. He didn’t have the face to leave again, but he wanted to give hope to the Buddhist world.

He was very angry about Fa Kong’s case back then and believed Fa Kong was a traitor to the Buddhist world. He personally imprisoned Fa Kong, but after several battles with Blue Star, he understood the power of technology.

Especially when he saw how the Buddhist worlds on Lingqing Star could be transformed by Blue Star in just one or two hundred years, he finally realized how wrong he had been.

Now Blue Star has been closely communicating with other worlds in the Tiannan Star Domain. The other worlds are also learning Blue Star’s technology, and the situation in the Buddhist community is worrying. Therefore, he wants to leave a hope for the Buddhist community.