Knowledge from Earth constantly reminded Devadatta that the Western Teachings were merely a form of false Buddhism.
What was Earth?
Having been digested by the Primordial World, the ancient sage Devadatta of the next immeasurable kalpa had already entrusted his Dao fruit to the realm of "nothingness" and transcended, remaining eternally lucid there.
Only this descending body of Devadatta remained, always awaiting the ancient sage's arrival. At this moment, Devadatta had long forgotten most of Earth's knowledge, forgotten that he was a transmigrator...
Yet, a voice within him told him that this was wrong... The Western Teachings were not true Buddhism, only false Buddhism...
By whom was Buddhism altered to this state...
Countless humans were worshipping the Arhats of the Western Teachings.
But a very small number of humans still maintained their clear will, not having been misled by the Western Teachings!
"Kneeling before the Buddha for three thousand years, yet never seeing the Buddha offer aid; it is not dust obscuring the Buddha's eyes, but rather that no incense money was offered!"
"The Buddha does not love vanity, so why does he demand worship from the world? Why demand prostration from all beings?"
"The Buddha speaks of saving all sentient beings, but whom has he truly saved?"
"The Buddha speaks of the equality of all beings... why then are there distinctions between Arhats, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas?"
"The Western Teachings..."
A human at the Qi Refining and Spirit Manifestation level.
Suddenly, he thought of the legends of the Human Emperor circulating within the Western lands.
It was said that among the humans in the ancestral land, there was a Human Emperor.
He possessed strength comparable to a Saint, even approaching the first among Saints, the Supreme Pure Saint!
If he were to come and save this group of humans...
"Humble human! What are you thinking?"
The Arhat on the high platform instantly appeared beside this Qi Refining and Spirit Manifestation human.
One of the Six Divine Powers of Buddhism... the Mind-Reading Divine Power was unleashed!
Mind-Reading Divine Power! One of the Six Divine Powers of Buddhism! It allows one to know the thoughts and desires of all beings in the three realms and six paths!
The Qi Refining and Spirit Manifestation human discovered that his meager cultivation was utterly insufficient to conceal his thoughts, intentions, or ideas from the Arhat of the Western Teachings.
This Arhat was a cultivator at the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal!
Under the Mind-Reading Divine Power...
The thoughts, intentions, and ideas of any cultivator below the Golden Immortal realm would be known to him through the use of his divine power!
Immortals and Buddhas look down upon all beings, but is that merely through strength?
Under the Mind-Reading Divine Power, all thoughts of resistance from mortals, and even the thoughts of low-level immortals like Earth Immortals and Profound Immortals, could not be hidden from an Arhat at the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal!
The Arhat had seen through everything!
He sneered, "Mortals always believe that with their wisdom, they can contend against Immortals and Buddhas..."
"Yet they do not know that their own thoughts and desires are utterly exposed before Immortals and Buddhas. What use is your wisdom or cleverness?"
"Is the Mind-Reading Divine Power of my Buddhist teachings, which instantly knows the thoughts and desires of mortals, false?"
As the Arhat was about to strike with his palm to end this human's life!
At that very moment...
The sky above the Western Teachings darkened!
The heavenly tribulation of the Saint Realm returned!
A trace of lightning fire descended!
The Arhat, with his peak Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation, instantly turned to dust...
Numerous unorthodox immortals and gods, as well as all demon cultivators, were also reduced to dust by a single trace of lightning fire...
A voice echoed.
"All humans! Rest assured, I have endured for this moment! I have overthrown the Demon Court and the primordial deities..."
"And yet, I will tolerate the five Saints of the Heavenly Dao, their arrogance?"
"And yet, I will tolerate the Arhats and Buddhas of the Western Teachings turning you into walking corpses?"
"You are safe... From this day forward, we humans will no longer have our destinies dictated by Immortals and Buddhas... instead, we shall transform into the heavens and dictate the destinies of Immortals and Buddhas..."
Many humans still looked numbly at the faint figure of Fang Ming manifesting in the heavenly tribulation.
They were deeply poisoned, deeply brainwashed, and kept repeating: "You are insulting the Buddha! Insulting the Buddha!"
"The Buddha possesses boundless compassion, but also wrathful vajra forms. The two Sages of the West will descend, and you, an evil heretic, will surely perish without a burial place..."
Only a very small number of humans showed expressions of joy and collectively bowed, saying: "Human Emperor's divine might! Human Emperor's divine might!"
"Human Emperor, save them..."
An elderly human said through gritted teeth.
But in his heart, he was unsure if the Human Emperor could achieve it.
After all, according to rumors, the Human Emperor cultivated the Heaven-Shielding Method, and this method seemed to have no mind-controlling effect...
A lack of mind-controlling effect meant an inability to counter mind control... Often, if one technique exists, its opposite also exists!
What was feared was a complete lack of ability, like the Heaven-Shielding Method, which could neither control minds nor counter mind control, thus being unable to save humanity...
"You see, I am an Arhat, but is the calamity of the demon race's descent only due to the Heaven-Shielding Method?"
A youthful voice chuckled.
"Behold my, Supreme Pure Heart-Cleansing Seal!"
Supreme Pure Heart-Cleansing Seal!
It was created by Fang Ming, based on his past life's psychology, incorporating the profound mysteries of primordial techniques and spells, as well as technological memetic weapons!
On Earth, there were hypnotists who used hypnotic techniques to confuse people's minds.
Of course, this was only possible when people were willing, and in essence, hypnotists were not powerful in the realm of the mind!
But in this Primordial World, these traditional mythical Immortals, Buddhas, and deities had truly explored the power of the mind to its extreme!
The Six Divine Powers of Buddhism refer to six supreme divine powers, passed down by the two Sages of the West, and are the foundational divine powers of the Western Teachings!
Among the Six Divine Powers, the Mind-Reading Divine Power, when unleashed, could know every subtle thought and intention in a mortal's mind. No matter how intelligent a mortal was, under this divine power, everything was seen through!
Fang Ming was a proponent of utilizing advantages. The Primordial Law had such benefits; how could he refuse to learn it due to prejudice?
Not only should Fang Ming learn the advantages of the opponent's system, but he should also learn them more profoundly than the Buddhas of the Western Teachings!
Therefore, he also knew the Mind-Reading Divine Power!
Fang Ming had long since thoroughly studied the Six Divine Powers of Buddhism!
Furthermore, through studying the system store and purchasing memetic weapons, he combined technological weapons with traditional mythical knowledge and Earth's psychology, creating the Supreme Pure Heart-Cleansing Seal – a divine power exclusive to Fang Ming!
[Memetic Weapon: Divine Seal!]
[Type: Sci-Fi Side]
[Level: Mid-level Technological Civilization Technology Level]
[Origin: Death Space World, Sci-Fi Side Universe]
[An abstract type of weapon, its principles involve psychology, sociology, philosophy, biology, mathematics, physics...]
[Through an image or a sound, it can alter human minds, causing psychological symptoms such as depression, and eventually leading to madness and self-destruction...]
The Mind-Reading Divine Power of Immortals and Buddhas, and the sci-fi memetic weapons... At this moment, Fang Ming, with his cultivation as the Heaven-Shielding Emperor, merged the profound mysteries of these three systems!
The Supreme Pure Heart-Cleansing Seal – the Supreme Divine Power, descended in its final form!
Fang Ming had previously said to these humans: "You see, I am an Arhat, but is the calamity of the demon race's descent only due to the Heaven-Shielding Method?"
"Behold my, Supreme Pure Heart-Cleansing Seal!"
And with his unique childish youthful voice, he let out a particularly pleasant laugh characteristic of a young boy.