Chapter 616: The Bitterness of Jieyin and Zhunti

After making their decision, Jieyin and Zhunti also began their own path of enlightenment. Then, they showed their solemn golden bodies and swore to the Heavenly Dao: "Heavenly Dao is above, I, Jieyin (Zunti), will establish a religion in the West, named Western Religion, to persuade people to be good, to save the world from suffering, and to suppress the fate of the Western Religion with the golden lotus of merit. The Western Religion is established!"

With the oaths of Jie Yin and Zhunti, the solemn golden bodies of the two appeared in the eyes of the creatures in the prehistoric world. At the same time, flowers fell from the sky, golden lotuses emerged from the ground, and visions of golden light appeared in every corner of the prehistoric world!

Jie Yin and Zhunti looked at the golden cloud of merit condensed above them, their faces were filled with bitterness. They originally knew that the merit of establishing a religion alone was not enough to push their brothers' cultivation to the realm of saints. But who knew that the merit of establishing a religion alone would not even allow Jie Yin, who had reached a higher realm of cultivation, to become a saint!

In desperation, Jie Yin and Zhunti could only act according to the plan together, saying: "If I can attain the supreme Bodhi and become enlightened, the Buddha land I live in will be full of immeasurable and inconceivable merits and splendor..."

As Jie Yin and Zhunti continued to make great aspirations, the golden clouds of merit above their heads became more and more. When they made the thirty-sixth aspiration, Jie Yin and Zhunti clearly felt that they had all the merits and virtues needed to prove their Dao and become saints! After realizing this, they did not continue to make the remaining twelve aspirations. After all, the interest rate on the merits consumed by borrowing from the Heavenly Dao to become saints was frighteningly high. To say that it was nine out of 13 would be an understatement!

As Jie Yin and Zhunti finished their vows, the golden cloud of merit in the sky split into two. The merit of establishing the religion plus the merit loaned from the nine great wishes fell on Jie Yin. Jie Yin did not hesitate and started absorbing directly!

When Jie Yin finished absorbing his share of merit, his cultivation rose rapidly, and finally stabilized at the step that he had just stepped into the realm of saints! At the same time, the Hongmeng purple air seemed to be a key to open the space of heaven. At the moment when Jie Yin became a saint, it brought a wisp of Jie Yin's soul into the space of heaven!

As for the remaining Heavenly Dao merits borrowed from the twenty-seven great wishes, they were absorbed by the Taoist Zhunti. After the merits were consumed, Zhunti's cultivation reached the passing line of saint cultivation. A wisp of his soul also opened the Heavenly Dao space with the Hongmeng purple air, and a wisp of his soul also entered it!

At the moment when a wisp of Jie Yin and Zhunti's soul was placed in the Heavenly Dao space, the foundation that was originally absorbed by the Hongmeng Purple Qi was transformed into their own foundation after they became saints, which made their strength improve to a certain extent!

Jie Yin and Zhunti were also very happy after feeling their own tremendous power and the various benefits that came from becoming saints of the Heavenly Dao!

However, when they thought of the shackles brought by the saint, the original happiness of Jie Yin and Zhunti was swept away. After all, the reason why a saint is a saint is that he naturally has to act in accordance with heaven!

As the saying goes, a saint does not go against heaven, and if you go against heaven, you are not a saint, especially for those like them who have become saints by borrowing money. When faced with the orders of heaven, they can only do their best to carry them out!

To give an inappropriate example, if the Heavenly Dao wanted to destroy their Western religion, then they would have no choice but to smile and completely destroy the sect they had painstakingly established, and they would not be able to have even the slightest hesitation!

If they choose to go against the will of Heaven, they may be cast down from their holy position by Heaven the moment they make their choice. At the same time, the merits gained from the loan will also be transformed into karma of punishment in an instant!

Apart from this, if they are able to repay the loan, then it would be fine. At most, during the practice process, half of the strength they have worked so hard to gain would be consumed!

If they are unable to repay the loan from Heaven, then they will most likely fall from sainthood step by step while their cultivation progresses little or even regresses. Of course, Jie Yin and Zhunti still need to repay the loan!