The Miao Jixiang child beside the Tathagata mistakenly killed the Ghost King and was punished by the Tathagata to descend to the mortal world, reincarnating as the son of Ma'er Niangniang, named Three-eyed Ling Guang.

Of course, this was no coincidence; it was intentionally orchestrated by the Buddha.

Currently, Emperor Zhenwu and a cohort of Star Lords are highly influential. As a force comparable to the Taoist School, the Buddha also wanted a share of the power and sought to participate in the Star Lord Force.

Thus, the Buddha chose to send the Miao Jixiang child to the mortal world.

Generally, when the Great Powers orchestrate plans, they rarely employ newcomers, as they are difficult to cultivate, prone to premature demise, or a waste of resources without yielding results.

Hence, sending someone to the mortal world is the most suitable as they can quickly restore their cultivation through enlightenment.

Furthermore, it is sufficiently discreet.

Aside from Song Lin, who knew in advance, others merely thought this Miao Jixiang child was unlucky without understanding the deeper significance.

Once the Miao Jixiang child reincarnated, only specialized methods could reveal his origins. Others were kept entirely in the dark about the Buddha's scheme.

In the first life, Three-eyed Ling Guang succeeded in cultivation and journeyed to Ziwei Star to steal the Magic Treasure Golden Spear but was trapped by an array and met a tragic end.

Second life.

Three-eyed Ling Guang reincarnated into the Fire Flame Heavenly King's household, named Three-eyed Lingyao.

In this life, by sheer chance, he "unintentionally" stumbled upon Lingjiu Mountain. His righteous and fearless character deeply impressed Miao Le Heavenly Venerate, who passed on the Taoist School's Righteous Skill to him.

At Jin Naluo Dao Chang, Zhenwu Emperor covertly sent a message: "Master, why bestow skills upon this person? Do you deem him worthy of trust? Should I assist him?"

"No need; maintain a neutral heart. This person is a Buddhist Monk in reincarnation."

Song Lin revealed the truth to Zhenwu Emperor.

"When he matures, I will have you use the God-beating Whip to subdue him."

Song Lin was not inclined to cultivate talents for the Buddha without recompense. Since the Buddha owed him, how could the matter conclude without extracting some debt?

"Understood."

Zhenwu Emperor hadn't anticipated such depth to the matter, having underestimated its intricacies.

Evidently, even the Buddha was meddling; the power dynamics had become quite complex.

Another Jiazi.

In the Lonely Garden, Song Lin obtained two relics.

One belonged to the Wood Attribute Golden Jing Buddha, and the other to the Water Attribute Dragon King Buddha.

The Dragon King Buddha relic was derived from the Divine Dragon's scale. After absorbing its energy, Song Lin transferred some of the dragon attribute energy to Zhenwu Emperor for forging the God-beating Whip.

The God-beating Whip's strength was still insufficient, likely due to Lord Lao Zi crafting it casually.

A bit of enhancement wouldn't hurt.

By absorbing Golden Jing Buddha's mana, full digestion might perfect the Innate Wood Dao, a process estimated to take over a century.

Neither fast nor slow—it was just right.

During spare moments, Song Lin found it convenient to collect relics. Even if a relic lost its mana, he did not discard it but preserved it.

Currently, he held four relics, pondering whether gathering sixteen relics might yield extraordinary transformations.

Two relics remained inside the pill furnace Lord Lao Zi temporarily used for Alchemy in the Lingxiao Palace of Thirty-Two Heavens.

Three relics were concealed in the region surrounding Wuzhuang Temple.

A total of five.

These five were quite challenging to acquire but not as difficult as those kept beneath the Jade Emperor's imperial gardens or the Buddha's Lotus Throne.

The relic under the Buddha's Lotus Throne was well-known among most Buddhas in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss—it was the Amitabha Buddha Relic embodying the Pure Land.

This relic posed the greatest challenge, and the Boneless Relic within Sun Wukong was the most crucial.

While acquiring other relics seemed conceivable, Song Lin had no clue how to approach the one inside Sun Wukong.

The so-called Boneless Relic was, in fact, a relic devoid of a physical form.

Its creation required self-awareness and self-sacrifice by the relic bearer.

In other words, Sun Wukong needed to willingly sacrifice himself for the Boneless Relic to emerge.

Song Lin was unsure where to start or what could possibly move Sun Wukong.

Step by step, he decided to play it by ear.

Song Lin continued his secluded cultivation, digesting Buddha's mana as his cultivation gradually advanced.

Ten years later.

In the Wuzhuang Temple region.

Song Lin extracted three relics from the Earth Veins: Treasure Moonlight Buddha, Pure Buddha, and Wuyu Buddha.

These contained the four Great Daos of Water, Fire, Wood, and Light.

His cultivation steadily advanced.

Meanwhile, Zhenwu Emperor had almost secured control over the Star Lord faction.

In the same year, Huaguang ascended to the ranks of the immortals, becoming a gatekeeper General of the Heavenly Court.

Another Jiazi.

Huaguang raided the Heavenly Court's treasure vault to seize the Immortal Artifact Golden Knife, refining his life-bound Magic Treasure Golden Brick. Using the Nine-Transformation Mysterious Skill as a foundation, he achieved mastery of the Five Wheel Visceral Divine Skill.

The Five Wheel Organs were the Golden Wheel Organ, Silver Wheel Organ, Copper Wheel Organ, Iron Wheel Organ, and Huaguang Organ.

His physical body became indestructible, fortified with the resilience of Buddhist Sect teachings, while possessing the capability to transform into five avatars.

Although it may not surpass the original Nine-Transformation Mysterious Skill, Huaguang had forged an innovative path of his own.

Huaguang's successive rise to prominence attracted suppression from other immortals within the Heavenly Court. Coupled with the Jade Emperor's favoritism, Huaguang simply revolted against the Heavenly Court, causing a grand disturbance at the Qionghua Conference.

As the second immortal in history to cause such a rebellion within the Heavenly Court, the Jade Emperor flew into a rage, sending Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to capture him.

The Heavenly Army arrived at Huaguang's second-life reincarnation household, the Fire Flame Heavenly King family.

"Fire Flame Heavenly King, hand over Huaguang!"

"Hmph, leave at once! Huaguang is not here."

A giant with flaming hair emerged from the cave mansion.

"Attack!"

With a command from the Spiritual Official Emperor, the Heavenly Army surged forward.

Thousand-mile Eye, Sharp-Hearing Ear, and numerous Heavenly Lords struck in unison.

Before long, the Fire Flame Heavenly King was vanquished.

To the Heavenly Army, it seemed like no more than eradicating a minor mortal demon.

Unexpectedly, this battle ignited the spark for a major conflict between the Buddhist Sect and the Taoist School.

It turned out the Heavenly King was the mount of a Western Bodhisattva, who confronted the Heavenly Army to question their actions, thereby escalating the skirmish into a clash between Buddha Soldiers and Heavenly Soldiers.

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