"Can I go back to Gaolao Village now?"
Zhu Bajie looked at the streaks of blood-red light in the sky, sweating profusely. His fat body trembled violently as he looked at Goku with a pleading look.
He hadn't felt the danger of going to the West before, but now he was trembling with fear. Every step he took felt like he was stepping into a death trap.
Even if he was lucky enough to make it to the Tempest Temple, he would probably become a bag of bones because of the constant fear.
"Senior Brother, should we take a break? The situation in the Three Realms has changed, and we might be affected if we're not careful."
Monk Sha, who was usually honest and hardworking, also said cautiously.
Those who were beaten to death were all famous Bodhisattvas and Buddhas. The Arhats had become cannon fodder.
He saw clearly that each Buddha and Bodhisattva led at least dozens of Arhats. Even the leader was the only one who escaped. The fate of the other Arhats was self-evident.
In such a top-level battle, if he was not careful, an attack would fall from the sky and he might go to see the King of Hell.
An honest man didn't want to die!
"Don't worry, Master won't be in the mood to go to the West."
Goku glanced at the streaks of blood-red light in the sky and gave Zhu Bajie and Monk Tang a meaningful look.
Guanyin Bodhisattva had a special place in Monk Tang's heart. Now that Guanyin Bodhisattva had fallen, Monk Tang would at least chant sutras for a few days to send her off.
Moreover, according to the current situation, the fall of Guanyin Bodhisattva was just the beginning. From today onwards, there would be more Bodhisattvas and Buddhas who needed Monk Tang's chanting.
Goku was a little restless. Why didn't Patriarch Subhuti inform him to join the battle?
Buddha Tathagata didn't know the enemy's situation and divided his forces, giving Wanjie Lou a chance to annihilate them.
After this fiasco, Buddha Tathagata would definitely withdraw his forces and concentrate them in the Tempest Temple.
Even if he sent troops, he would send mighty figures like Maitreya and Dipankara Buddha to hold the line.
The following battle would no longer be a small-scale battle between Bodhisattvas and Buddhas, but a top-level battle involving Buddha Tathagata, Maitreya, and Dipankara Buddha.
With the battle between the Tempest Temple and Wanjie Lou, the other forces in the Three Realms might not be able to help but join.
How could he not participate in such a shocking battle?
Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha nodded with a lack of interest. Then, they went back to their room. Both of them were sick and weak. They would not be able to walk for at least two or three months.
"This Buddhism is too tragic!"
In the Soaring Heaven Palace of the Heavenly Courts, the Jade Emperor looked worried, but there was a faint smile in his eyes.
The Big Leiyin Temple seemed to have suffered heavy losses, but in fact, most of those who died were Arhats and some weak Bodhisattvas. The foundation of the Big Leiyin Temple was not damaged.
However, it was precisely because many of the middle-level experts of the Tempest Temple had perished that the Buddhist Sect needed a long time to recover their strength even after completing the Western Paradise sutra quest. They did not have much strength to expand their territory.
"Your Majesty, should we send reinforcements?"
Some deities who were close to the Great Leiyin Temple could not help but ask.
Theoretically, the Great Tempest Temple was a subordinate of the Heaven Heavens. Now that their subordinate was in trouble, if the Heaven Heavens did not send troops to save them, it would probably cause rumors in the future.
"Since everyone is in such a hurry, which one of you is willing to lead the troops to the rescue?"
The Jade Emperor said calmly with an indifferent expression.
Not to mention that he did not want to save the Big Leiyin Temple, even if he really wanted to, he would not dare to send troops at this time.
Who should he send?
Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li? Or Third Prince Nezha? Or Erlang Deity Yang Jian?
Even mighty figures like Manjushri and Samantabhadra were ambushed and had to escape back to the Big Leiyin Temple. If the Heaven Heavens did not send some heavyweight experts to hold the line, they might not be able to return.
Taishang Laojun, Zhenwu Great Emperor, Jiutian Ying Yuan Thunder Heavenly Lord, Taiyi Nirvana Heavenly Lord, these were the true mighty figures of the Heaven Heavens. They were all people of Taoism. Would they save the Big Leiyin Temple?
Unless the Big Leiyin Temple was in danger of being destroyed, he would have to personally issue an imperial edict if he wanted these people to help.
However, why would he issue an imperial edict?
Wasn't it good now?
The Great Leiyin Monastery was becoming more and more high-profile in the Three Realms, even suppressing the Heavenly Court's limelight. He wanted the mastermind behind the scenes to suppress the Great Leiyin Monastery's prestige. Then, he … would mediate and arrange a suitable opponent for the Great Leiyin Monastery, and both sides would have a good fight.
"Have you found out which force it is?"
Although the Jade Emperor was secretly gloating at the Big Leiyin Temple's misfortune, he at least needed to know who the mastermind was.
Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if he sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight, only to be hurt by the tigers instead.
"Your Majesty, it's hard to say."
All-Seeing Eyes and Clairaudient looked at each other with a troubled expression.
They even suspected that the Jade Emperor was secretly controlling this. Otherwise, why would the Heaven Heavens be involved in the mastermind that the Big Leiyin Temple destroyed?
"What's hard to say?"
The Jade Emperor's expression turned cold when he heard this.
He could tolerate Taoism because it was the foundation of the Heaven Heavens and the pillar of his control over the Three Realms. On the other hand, it was because Taishang Laojun kept a low profile and would not interfere with the Heaven Heavens' affairs.
Great Tempest Monastery was different!
Ever since the rise of the Heavenly Dao and Buddhism, the whole of Buddhism had been jumping up and down, constantly trying to rope in the deities of the Heavenly Court, such as the Four Heavenly Kings, Barefoot Immortal, Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, and so on. Even Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li leaned towards Buddhism.
Guan Yin Bodhisattva traversed the Three Realms, roping in this and that. Zhenyuanzi, Old Mother of Mount Li, Taiyi Nirvana Heavenly Lord of Salvation, South Pole Immortal Hermit, and many others were mighty figures of the Three Realms.
He was the Jade Emperor. He controlled the Three Realms on behalf of the heavens. Naturally, he couldn't go against the general trend of the world. Otherwise, the Western Paradise Sutra Seeking could only be carried out under his supervision. How could he talk about Buddha Tathagata?
"Your Majesty, the forces that ambushed Manjushri Bodhisattva … included the shrimp soldiers and crab generals under the Dragon King of the East Sea and the heavenly soldiers and generals under the Great Emperor Zhenwu."
"Those who ambushed Samantabhadra Bodhisattva were the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals under the command of Heavenly Lord Universal Transformation and the Underworld Judge and Ghost Soldiers."
"Those who ambushed Bodhisattva Lingji were the heavenly soldiers and generals of the 28 Lunar Mansions, as well as the demons under Demon Bull King."
… …
Clairvoyant and Shunfeng Er kept their heads very low. They didn't dare to raise their heads at all. Their voices were slightly trembling.
There were too many forces that participated in the ambush of the Great Tempest Monastery. Almost all the forces in the Three Realms were involved. Apart from the Jade Emperor and a few others, no one else had the ability to mobilize so many forces.
In order to prevent the Jade Emperor from being the mastermind, they didn't even dare to use the term "rebel force". They could only use the neutral term "force" instead.
The gods of the Heaven Heavens were speechless.
Hmm, this is … the Jade Emperor.
The Jade Emperor was speechless.
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