Chapter 1618: Those Who Coveted the Dao Realm

“Indeed, the incident regarding the Maitreya Buddha had something to do with the Dipankara Archaic Buddha.” After a slight pause, Yang Jian continued, “However, if what I guessed wasn’t off target, then this matter should be related to all those fighting for the Dao Ancestor position. While the Dipankara Archaic Buddha shouldn’t be held accountable alone, he’s still somewhat responsible for it.”

Yang Jian smiled, “The reason why the Dipankara Archaic Buddha remained in the Western Pure Lands for so many years was also that he was on guard against the Maitreya Buddha’s harassment.”

Dipankara himself used the Sea Suppressing Pearl to locate the Awakened Sky Cosmos along with the Roc of Ten Thousand Cloudy Miles due to orthodox Daoism’s abrupt rise to power. Hence, the Western Pure Lands and the Demon Race agreed and decided to oppress orthodox Daoism first.

With these factors, along with the Future Buddha being constantly challenged by the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord for the sake of the Humanly Essence Stone fragment, the Dipankara Archaic Buddha was able to move around freely in the open.

When snatching for the Immortal Extermination Formation, the Dipankara Archaic Buddha didn’t have to remain so careful as well. After all, with the Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil obstructing the Eastern Sovereign Taiyi, Amitabha would be around him at the battlefield.

“Looking at it now, it appears that if the Maitreya Buddha managed to follow the Sakyamuni Tathagata Buddha’s footsteps, then the Dipankara Archaic Buddha’s path of ascent toward the Dao Realm would be cut off.” Yang Jian said, “Which was why he had to take action that year.”

Yan Di frowned, “Despite the Maitreya Buddha’s path being destroyed, the