Chapter 924: A Choice in History

In the Xia calendar of Blue Star, it is the year 9,750, Mahayana Star.

Mahayana Star is the most important planet for Buddhism in the Tianbei Star Domain, holding a position similar to that of Taibaixing in the Heavenly Court, as both play a supportive role.

Naturally, Mahayana Star is also the largest planet in the Buddhist realm of the Tianbei Star Domain, known for its outstanding power and long history. Many Buddhist temples from the Tiannan Star Domain have deep connections with the temples on Mahayana Star.

More than a hundred years ago, five Buddhist temples, including the Da’en Temple of Lingqing Star, worked together to leave Lingqing Star. They put in great effort to cross the void and arrive at Mahayana Star.

Being part of the Buddhist realm, the Buddhists of Mahayana Star did not refuse them a place to stay, but they only assigned them some remote areas, which were desolate and neglected by the Buddhists of Mahayana Star.

However, Ci’en and the others were not picky. Having left Lingqing Star, they felt guilty and considered themselves sinners of the Buddhist realm. Having a place to stay was already enough for them.

The five Buddhist temples brought over a million people in total. Besides their own disciples, each temple also had over a hundred thousand talented individuals, either scientists, engineers, or skilled professionals, all brought here by the Buddhist realm.

Upon arriving on the alien planet, although some found it hard to accept, most calmed down with the help of Lv Junyu and others. Since they had come, they decided to adapt, as they had no way to go back.

After settling in, the five Buddhist temples nearly merged into one. They collaborated closely and integrated their talented individuals to begin their development anew.

The intelligence of the hundreds of thousands of skilled workers was beyond doubt. In a very short time, they developed to an industrial level equivalent to 3.0, with various industrial achievements emerging continuously, including engineering machinery and robots, greatly enhancing the productivity of the area.

The vast productivity made the territories of the five Buddhist temples immediately prestigious. Their resources became extremely abundant, making them appear wealthy and attracting many people to settle there. For a time, the five Buddhist temples gained great fame on Mahayana Star, until a Bodhisattva named Changquan arrived.

Changquan escaped from Yuanzai Star. They had controlled Yuanzai Star for a thousand years and were about to take over almost half of its territory. But then the teleportation array from Yuanzai Star appeared, changing everything.

The territory they had built up over a thousand years collapsed in just ten years. Those ten years were the most painful for Changquan, as they helplessly watched their disciples being attacked from afar, unable to stop it, and saw their followers forced to leave, with no way to help.

In the end, they felt they had to fight back with all their might. The battle was very strange; they suffered many long-range attacks without even knowing where the enemy was, enduring countless strikes before they could only flee Yuanzai Star, destroying their thousand years of work in an instant.

Changquan and his companions returned to Mahayana Star. Although the Buddhist community did not blame them, Changquan and his friends still felt troubled, unable to move on for several years, feeling very gloomy.

It wasn’t until Changquan heard other Buddhist cultivators talking about the stories of the five monasteries that he realized their methods were quite similar to those of the people from Yuanzai Star.

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Bodhisattva Changquan and Bodhisattva Ci’en talked for ten days and nights. Eventually, Changquan understood what had happened and learned about the events in the Tiannan Star Domain.

"It’s a pity that if we had met a few senior brothers earlier, our Buddhist community would not have suffered such a terrible defeat in Yuanzai Star, without any chance to fight back."

Bodhisattva Changquan said that Ci’en and his group had dealt with Blue Star many times. Although they couldn’t defeat them, they at least knew how to avoid them and how to fight, so they weren’t completely powerless.

"Brother Changquan, do not be disheartened. Now we also have the power of technology. The Immortal Sect has combined technology with cultivation, unleashing great strength, so we in the Buddhist Sect can too."

"The Buddhist Sect cannot stay the same. We must learn, we must improve; our Buddhist Sect is not weaker than anyone."

Ci’en said, the more he interacted with Lv Junyu, the more he felt the power of technology.

Current technology may not directly increase their fighting ability, but it is enough to help them gain more strength.

"Brother Ci’en is right. I would like to stay here with you for some time; I hope I won’t be a bother."

"What are you saying, little brother? I am happy to have you here; there aren’t many places on Mahayana Star that will accept our Buddhist temple."

Ci’en said, feeling a bit sad and angry when he talked about this.

When he first arrived on Mahayana Star, he had tried to persuade several large Buddhist temples to promote technology in the name of Mahayana Star’s leaders, but they all refused.

Mahayana Star is a place with a long tradition, and their thinking is very conservative. They seem to look down on current technology. Perhaps if Blue Star came, they would pay a little attention, but at their current level, they find it hard to even reach space, so how can they appreciate it?

"Ci’en, don’t worry. Our Ciyuan Temple and the Cihang Temple of Mahayana Star have a long history. My ancestor had a close relationship with them, and they will definitely speak on your behalf."

Changquan immediately replied that their Ciyuan Temple was a branch of Cihang Temple, and they share the same true Buddha ancestor. So after returning, Changquan’s position at Cihang Temple would not be low, and he would certainly help speak for Ci’en and the others.

Upon hearing this, Ci’en felt very happy. They truly lacked someone high-ranking to speak for them. Even though their skills were not low, they did not have much status in Mahayana Star, which did not lack Bodhisattvas.

Changquan decided to stay at Da’en Temple, spending every day hanging out with Lv Junyu and the others, inspecting the school, the factory, and the laboratory with Lv Junyu, and he was very busy and content.

"Master, the science and technology we are learning now actually come from Blue Star. All the knowledge systems are ready-made, and many techniques are from hundreds or even thousands of years ago. We haven’t truly grasped the cutting-edge technology, not even the leading theories…"

Facing the curious Changquan, Lv Junyu had no intention of hiding anything. These were high Buddhist monks, and if they lied, they could easily tell. So Lv Junyu never lied; he only chose his words carefully, ensuring that everything he said was true.

The technology in their hands was originally left by Blue Star. Although it had reached an industrial 4.0 level back then, it had also been cut down, and when Liang Long left, they took away all the important people, destroying some confidential documents at night.

For so many years, they had been using the knowledge systems left behind all those years ago. After developing for many years, they still have not improved their level to the industrial 4.0 standard.

"Junyu, why is it like this?"

"Master, industrial technology is a complete subject, and every part is essential. You cannot improve by just being good at one part; you have to look at the weaknesses…"

Lv Junyu also kept explaining that science can be quite mysterious. For example, some important theories were proposed by earlier thinkers, but later generations may not even reach the same level, let alone improve upon them.

Take theories like relativity and quantum mechanics; they have been around for many years, and most people cannot understand them, let alone research and develop them. Who dares to say they have surpassed the people who proposed these theories?

The technology on Blue Star keeps advancing, and one major reason is the large population and education system. This allows various exceptional talents to emerge, leading to progressive research and development. But how many people do Lv Junyu and his team have? The total population under the five monasteries is not even thirty million.

Changquan, not fully aware of the complexities, reassured Lv Junyu that with their support, he could focus on his research and they would offer unconditional support.

Bodhisattva Changquan’s idea was simple: since your technology is advanced, I will learn from you. This kind of thing has happened before. They have fought against the Heavenly Court for many years, with each side winning some battles.

It’s really a process of mutual learning. If the Heavenly Court has powerful secret techniques, they will find ways to crack them. If they can’t, they will at least learn the techniques.

This is all standard practice; after all, they are competitors. To win, they will do anything, especially for these matters.

Lv Junyu knows that Bodhisattva Changquan has little knowledge in this area, so he does not say much. They are busy every day. Since they arrived at Mahayana Star, they are almost starting from scratch, and there is so much to do.

Not to mention, just building those basic types of factories is not easy; they also do not have enough robots to fully automate, and even the industrial workers need to be trained from scratch, making the challenge quite big.

Of course, even with an incomplete industrial level, they have already shown great power, and more and more people from Mahayana Star have become aware of their existence. Their presence is also challenging the Mahayana Star Buddhist community, and maybe one day, they won’t be able to hold back and will start conflicts again.