The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 1948: Chapter 1894–1895: Strike at the Heart, Kill the Chickens to Warn the Monkeys

“The Jade Emperor is shameless! How dare they act like this now, do they truly think our Buddhism School is full of fools? Are those Arhat Venerates in the coalition complete rubbish?” Mahasthamaprapta said angrily, questioning the Arhat Venerates in front of him.

Though many Arhat Venerates have been dispatched to lead fleets to suppress the three immortal sects and to siege the Heterodox Alliance, Mahasthamaprapta is very discontent with the current situation, especially with the actions of the coalition.

Indeed, this time the Heterodox Alliance has sent people to invade the domain of Buddhism School, stirring up chaos across the numerous worlds under its control and leaving them in a sorry state. Such matters need to be cleaned up by Buddhism itself, and they cannot allow the Jade Emperor to intervene.

However, since they are allies, even if only temporarily, everyone should have the same attitude towards the Heterodox Alliance. The coalition should immediately attack the remaining sub-branches of the Heterodox Alliance, forcing them to defend themselves, or at least depleting their resources on two fronts.

But what has the coalition actually done? Although they have managed to capture several sub-branches now, they have not delivered a true blow to the Heterodox Alliance, instead allowing them the chance to escape with resources.

The Vajra Sect Leader, who originally caused trouble with the fifth-generation battleship, now commands a sixth-generation battleship, which proves that the Heterodox Alliance has not been threatened in the slightest, even retaining the strength to continue their machinations.

Mahasthamaprapta doesn’t believe such a strong force couldn’t break through all the sub-branches of the Heterodox Alliance by now, even if they were prepared in advance.

The only explanation is that even though the Jade Emperor has reached a collaboration agreement with them, he still harbors ill intentions towards Buddhism, allowing others to ravage the domain of Buddhism, essentially bleeding Buddhism dry.

What displeases him the most is whether those Bodhisattva Arhats in the coalition are fools, allowing this to happen so nonchalantly.

“Send someone to inform those Arhats, if they cannot continue to break through the sub-branches of the Heterodox Alliance, then I will send someone to replace them,” Mahasthamaprapta said coldly.

He is not like the previous Bodhisattvas, who held onto the idea of an alliance with the Jade Emperor.

Mahasthamaprapta belongs to a category of powerful beings within Buddhism who never regarded a collaboration with the Jade Emperor favorably, even if many saw it as a sound strategy, given that the Jade Emperor also needs allies.

Or rather, he doesn’t view the strategy unfavorably; it’s simply because he doesn’t trust the Jade Emperor’s promises. Any cooperation with him holds no credibility.

A real emperor only cares about profit; they care nothing for promises, especially those like the emperor, a hero of unparalleled ambition. If he truly cared for promises and friendships, why did he turn against Longevity Taoist Monarch, who helped him rise to his current position, and fall out with the Shenxiao Sect?

After sending word to press the coalition to accelerate their offensive pace, Mahasthamaprapta asked again, “Have we confirmed which immortal sect sold the sixth-generation battleship to the Heterodox Alliance?”

The Heterodox Alliance hasn’t the ability to forge a sixth-generation battleship, and previously, news broke about them purchasing finished sixth-generation battleships and technology through the Bai Xiaosheng Organization.

At first, Buddhism regarded this as mere rumor, considering it possible for forces to sell sixth-generation battleship technology, but never complete battleships.

After all, given the present situation, no one could say when a great war might erupt, selling a sixth-generation battleship would weaken one’s own strength—no one would do such a foolish thing.

As for some Top Immortal Sects possibly secretly selling some sixth-generation battleship technology, Buddhism is not worried since crafting them still requires time. By the time they succeed, everything would have resolved.

But now that the Heterodox Alliance has revealed finished sixth-generation battleships, this raises significant issues, indicating that a Top Immortal Sect is deliberately opposing Buddhism, forcing them into this war’s quagmire.

This is why Mahasthamaprapta and other strong representatives refuse to compromise with the three sects of the Smoke and Mist Sacred Land, understanding that since the latter dared to sell sixth-generation battleships, it was to ensnare Buddhism in this conflict.

Even appearing to concede to the three sects of the Smoke and Mist Sacred Land seems problematic, as new forces might emerge to seize benefits, taking advantage when others face peril.

While minor sects might be appeased by offering some benefits, what should be done if truly shameless Top Immortal Sects descend to rob them?

The benefits sacrificed to ordinary sects can be retracted when the time is right, but once resources fall into the hands of Top Immortal Sects, reclaiming them becomes far more difficult.

“It should be the Shenxiao Sect,” an Arhat Venerate responded.

“The Shenxiao Sect? Longevity Taoist Monarch!” Mahasthamaprapta slightly frowned, feeling a sense of foreboding.

He heard a name he least wished to hear. If it were other Top Immortal Sects, it would be manageable, and Buddhism could even leverage this opportunity. But if it’s the Shenxiao Sect, this becomes quite vexing.

“Is the information confirmed?”

“This information came from the Sky Mechanism Pavilion. Given the relationship between the Sky Mechanism Pavilion and the Bai Xiaosheng Organization, there’s no way this matter is incorrect.”

Although the Bai Xiaosheng Organization would typically keep matters concerning their channel transactions confidential, they too have competitors, and some things cannot be completely concealed just because they wish to keep them secret.