Only martial power can instill respect in others.
Only by possessing the most formidable martial power can the Heavenly Dragon Temple truly exercise the power of law enforcement and qualify to do so.
These Eight Departments of Buddhism will serve as tools to maintain this law enforcement power in the future. They will be stripped of all their rights, turned into puppets for the purpose of upholding the righteousness of the Buddhist precepts.
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After a while, Jiang Chen took a few deep breaths, regaining his composure, and smiled at the approaching Eight Departments of Buddhism, "Thank you, my Buddhist friends, for helping me establish the Heavenly Dragon Temple."
With that said, Jiang Chen took out the postnatal Merit spiritual treasure, the Ksitigarbha Origin Pearl, held it in his hands, put his palms together and sincerely bowed to everyone.