"My Western Sect, when did we offend you?"
Zhunti subconsciously ignored the fact that he had stolen part of the Human Race's Heaven-Shielding Method and passed it down to his disciples. Instead, he focused on the fact that Fang Ming had infringed upon the sovereignty of the Western Sect!
Dealing with a shameless Saint like Zhunti, Fang Ming naturally had no qualms about matching his shamelessness. He retorted, "Shut up!"
"My Human Race has annihilated the Demon Court, repelled the Witch Race, and unified the Primordial World! We enjoy the right to rule the Primordial World!"
"Every piece of land in this Primordial World belongs to my Human Race! All spiritual energy belongs to my Human Race!"
"Your Western Sect, without my permission, without the Human Race's permission, has privately demarcated land and mountains, claiming the Western lands, which belong to my Human Race, as your own. What crime is this?"
"Annexing land and replacing Human Race law with your sect's teachings! Without the Human Race's permission, you have used spiritual energy to cultivate... This is a grave offense! A capital offense!"
"Don't you know that I, Fang Ming, have legislated to unify all spiritual energy in the Primordial World under state ownership?"
"Who gave you the courage to cultivate using spiritual energy?"
"Don't you have to pay taxes? Don't you know that spiritual energy is now under the macro-control of my Human Race?"
"I hereby declare that your Western Sect shall pay spiritual energy tax to the Human Heavenly Court annually..."
*Boom!*
Zhunti went mad, repeatedly shattering the tribulations Fang Ming sent down.
Fang Ming, residing at the center of the Heavenly Court, could descend Quasi-Saint tribulations upon the Western lands an unlimited number of times.
However, Zhunti could also shatter the Quasi-Saint tribulations repeatedly.
Thus, the two maintained a balance...
Fang Ming could not do anything to the disciples of the Western Sect!
Zhunti, too, could not do anything to Fang Ming!
Zhunti roared, "Shameless! Utterly shameless!"
"You, Fang Ming, are too shameless!"
Saint Zhunti was known as the most shameless, thick-skinned Saint!
Among the six Saints of the Heavenly Dao, he was the most shameless!
But he discovered that he was wrong!
There was someone even more shameless, and that was this Human Emperor, Fang Ming!
"The Western Sect has a history of millions of years! Back then, your Human Race had only recently been created by Nuwa?"
"You, Fang Ming, were not even a speck of dust! You hadn't even been born yet!"
"Now that you have unified the Primordial World and defeated the Witch and Demon races, you dare to incorporate my Western lands into the territory of the Human Race? What right do you have? What right?!"
Zhunti roared in madness!
This was the reaction of a shameless person encountering an even more shameless person!
Zhunti was infuriated!
Fang Ming's final words sent Zhunti into a fit of rage!
"What I, Fang Ming, decree! What the Human Race decrees! That is the territory of our Human Heavenly Court!"
"I now declare that your Western lands belong to my Human Race. Do you have any objections?"
"Outsiders, do you not understand the principle that without a sovereign, there can be no laws?"
"When did religious sects dare to defy the decree of the sovereign?"
"If you have objections, come to the Heavenly Court and challenge me, the Heaven-Shielding Emperor, directly!"
"Hahahaha!"
Saint Zhunti was driven mad.
Saint Jieyin was enraged.
...
Fang Ming, positioned at the center of the Heavenly Court, ceased descending tribulations.
He knew.
The previous surprise attack on the Western Sect was because the Two Sages of the West were unaware of his methods!
They did not know that he could control spiritual energy, Heaven-Shielding Method traces, and descend tribulations!
That was why they fell into his trap so easily.
Now that they were prepared, if Fang Ming dared to descend tribulations, Zhunti and Jieyin would be able to shatter them immediately.
Since descending tribulations was now useless, Fang Ming withdrew, no longer descending them.
"To deal with shameless people, one can only use shameless tactics."
Fang Ming cared nothing for his reputation.
If Zhunti could be shameless and disregard his reputation, why couldn't Fang Ming?
It was simply a competition of who had a lower bottom line.
"Sorry, my bottom line is much lower than yours! Your shamelessness is far inferior to mine, Fang Ming's!"
"The Western lands are also dealt with! A large number of demons have been eliminated!"
"Now, it is time to go to the Chan Sect and descend tribulations!"
Fang Ming wished to annihilate the myriad races of the Demon Court and trample upon the dignity of Buddhism, allowing the Human Race to truly control the Primordial World!
Naturally, this required...
The forces of the five Saints of the Heavenly Dao to not be so rampant!
...
Chan Sect.
The ancestral court of Taoism!
Guangchengzi was inspecting the immortal fields, where numerous humans were cultivating. Immortal fields and blessed fields were sown with countless lingzhi mushrooms.
In the distance, he seemed to hear people singing praises of Taoism.
"In times of peace, Buddhism flourishes! Taoism hides in the deep mountains!"
"In times of chaos, Bodhi remains aloof! Laozi, with his sword, saves the common people!"
...
"In times of chaos, monks close their doors to avoid disaster; Daoists descend the mountains to save people."
"In times of peace, Daoists retreat into reclusion; monks open their doors to swindle money..."
"Taoism is the national religion! Anyone who dares to insult Taoism is a degenerate who forgets their ancestors! They are traitors, sycophants!"
"Insulting Taoism is an insult to one's ancestors!"
"Humans are human because they still have their original hearts! But after kneeling for too long, wearing white skin, is this not colluding with foreign powers?"
"Loving Taoism and loving the country are directly proportional!"
...
As a transmigrator from Earth and a true Daoist, Guangchengzi's scalp tingled upon hearing these voices.
"What kind of world have I transmigrated into?"
"Is this still the Primordial World?"
"This Chan Sect does not resemble the Chan Sect of the Primordial World, nor does it resemble true Taoism. Instead, it resembles the world described by those 'cloud Daoist' netizens who have barely read any Daoist scriptures and are mindlessly praising Taoism! The Taoism in their minds!"
Before transmigrating to the Primordial World, Guangchengzi was a true Daoist! He naturally knew what Taoism was and what Daoists were like.
Taoism is a religion, a spiritual sustenance, but it does not possess supernatural powers or magical abilities. Which Daoist on Earth has cultivated magical powers? Science does not believe, yet they believe in the boundless powers of Daoists?
Is this not feudal superstition?
Treating patients with talismans and water was merely for psychological comfort. Who would take it seriously? Drinking talisman water daily instead of going to the hospital was truly being poisoned by some brainless netizens who blindly praised Taoism!
As a true Daoist, Guangchengzi actually found those "cloud Daoist" fanboys on Earth's internet quite distasteful.
Look at these people who have barely read any Daoist scriptures and mindlessly praise Taoism. What are they saying?
Is everything about Taoism the most beautiful?
Can Taoism solve all of life's problems?
If you don't believe in Taoism, you can't live? Insulting Taoism immediately leads to accusations of treason?
The law stipulates that people have the freedom to believe in religion and the freedom not to believe in religion. Have these brainless Daoist fans truly read this law? Do they need to go back to junior high political class and study this law properly?
No matter how great your religious sect is, when has it ever surpassed the law?