Chu Xuan looked forward to his disciples' performance during the Great Daoyuan calamity.
They were all children of fate and were born to face the calamity. They would definitely perform well.
Of course, it did not mean that those who were not children of fate could not rise up.
After all, there were always some variables and accidents that occurred that allowed others to replace the children of fate.
Demon Zone.
The Buddhist clan had already been established. After occupying a region, Demon Buddha did not expand further. Instead, he consolidated his territory.
Moreover, he had to accumulate his strength and build up the clan's foundation.
The demon race was one of the three overlord races after all. Even if some middle and low-level demons converted to Buddhism, it would still not shake the foundation of the demon race.
The foundation of the demons was actually controlled by the Heavenly Demon tribe.
If the Heavenly Demon tribe was not defeated, the demon race would not be defeated.
Moreover, the Heavenly Demon tribe's strength was not just for show.
It was undoubtedly wishful thinking to defeat the Heavenly Demon tribe by relying on Buddha Nanwu alone.
The Heavenly Demon tribe had their own reasons for not taking any further action, so they held back for the time being.
If the Buddha race advanced further, they would definitely provoke the Heavenly Demon tribe into action. Even with the help of Buddha Nanwu, and a supreme treasure like the World-cleansing Glazed Pagoda, the Buddhist clan might not be able to put up a resistance.
Therefore, he had to take things slowly.
As a former member of the Heavenly Demon tribe, Demon Buddha naturally understood them very well. He also knew that the Heavenly Demon tribe was not united.
He would fool the elites of the Heavenly Demon tribe into cultivating and converting to Buddhism.
The appearance of the communication talisman allowed him to spread Buddhist dharma without having to meet them in person.
Buddhism was very attractive to demons.
Some unambitious geniuses, or those who had been bullied by stronger geniuses, would definitely be swayed by Demon Buddha.
Since cultivating demonic techniques was insufficient to surpass their opponents, then why not switch to Buddhism?
The only thing that made them hesitate was that after cultivating Buddhist dharma, they would become Buddhists and not demons.
This made it unacceptable to some people who had a strong sense of belonging to the demon race.
Other than these Heaven's Blessed, Demon Buddha had also bewitched some of the Heavenly Demon tribe's powerhouses.
For example, those who had been unable to break through their bottlenecks for a long time.
Or those who had suffered injustice or had experienced grievances.
As well as some experts who were nearing the end of their lifespans and could not break through.
Converting to Buddhism was their only way out.
Demon Buddha even specially taught them how to restrain themselves so that they would not be exposed when they cultivated Buddhism.
That way, the elites who had secretly converted to Buddhism could continue to hide.
Chu Xuan sighed. Demon Buddha looked kind and gentle. He was dressed in a white monk robe and was untainted by dust. He looked like a Bodhisattva.
However, in reality, he was quite sinister and scheming.
Chu Xuan decided to find some time for his disciples to meet and get to know each other.
Especially Hu Tianya, Demon Buddha, and Qian Ming, who had never met their fellow disciples before.
It was rumored that a mysterious ancient ruin had appeared in the desert of the Western Zone's Northern Region. Moreover, there was a strange race inside.
The number of people who came to the desert to explore the ancient ruin increased after news of that strange race being killed and revived.
However, the rumored ancient ruin seemed to have disappeared.
There was no trace of the strange blood-colored freaks.
Many people thought that this was a rumor.
In the desert, the figures of cultivators could occasionally be seen, and there were constant battles.
Many experts from the major forces, or which had a long history, knew that the nine zones were undergoing some kind of great change.
The sound that echoed between Heaven and Earth was a warning sign.
On the other hand, even if the itinerant cultivators knew about it, they would not pay too much attention to it. They were still worried about cultivation techniques, cultivation resources, and even frustrated about their conflicts with the disciples of the major factions.
Many large factions were trying to preserve their inheritance by constructing mystic realms and the like to pass down their legacy.
Some ancient factions were preparing for the Great Daoyuan calamity.
As time passed, a special atmosphere pervaded the entire nine zones. The originally active forces began to restrain themselves.
The itinerant cultivators realized that something big was about to happen.
Originally, itinerant cultivators who had offended some large factions would be hunted down by their experts, but now, everything seemed eerily calm.
Everyone now knew that something big was about to happen.
The first thing they thought of was the invasion of the demon race, and that the human race was making preparations to deal with the demons or monsters.
Countless cultivators began to prepare themselves to invade the Demon Zone.
Demon Zone.
The elders of the Heavenly Demon tribe all wore grave expressions.
Many elders felt uneasy and that something big was going to happen to the demon race.
There was the internal threat from the Buddhists, as well as the calamity that was about to befall the nine zones.
Under such circumstances, ignoring whether they could take advantage of the situation, it would already be considered a victory if they managed to protect the Demon Zone.
"It's not time yet. Let's put the matter of the Buddhist clan aside for now," The Heavenly Demon tribe grand elder said.
"The great calamity is about to arrive. The opportunity of the demons has arrived. Whether or not we can return to the peak of our demon race depends on this calamity."
The grand elder said in a low voice, "The Buddhist clan is not a threat at the moment. What we have to do first is to fight for fate in the great calamity."
"But the Buddhist clan is still a hidden danger," an elder said worriedly.
"Buddhist clan? They were once from the demon race. Did they think that they could escape the demon race just because they switched to cultivating some Buddhist techniques?"
The grand elder sneered and said, "Do you think the foundation of our demon race is so weak?"
"Grand Elder is right."
The other elders agreed.
Ever since the demon race lost their king, the grand elder had become the highest authority in the demon race. He had grasped many secrets of the demon race.
It was even rumored that the grand elder could use a secret technique to contact the missing demon king and receive guidance from them.
For example, this calamity was rumored to be a warning from the demon king.
As for the Buddhist clan, so what if they were strong?
When the Great Daoyuan calamity began, the Dao realm experts of the demon Race would return and destroy the Buddhist clan with a wave of their hands.
As for whether or not the Buddhist clan's strength would soar during this period of time, to the point where even Dao realm experts of the demon race would not be able to faze them, this thought never crossed the grand elder's mind.
How could the Dao realm be so easy to achieve?
The powerful demon race only had a few Dao realm cultivators. This was the accumulation of the demon race's long heritage and foundation.
How long had it even been since the Buddhist clan appeared?
No matter how powerful and unfathomable Buddhist dharma was, it was impossible to break through the shackles of the Divine realm and reach the Dao realm within a short period of time.
Moreover, there were strong and weak Dao realm experts.
The Heavenly Demon tribe's elder meeting ended. When Demon Buddha caught wind of the meeting, he already knew what the Heavenly Demon tribe was waiting for.
He was also waiting.
He was not far from the Heaven Realm.
Furthermore, he knew that this Great Daoyuan calamity was very terrifying. It was not impossible for himt to reach the Dao Realm during this period of time.
Moreover, he had the support of his master.
