Chapter Five: The Long-Eared Deity of Light

  "Could it be that something has happened that Ben Da Xian doesn't know about?"

  The barefooted immortal circled around Shaxin, as if verifying the truth of his words. Just when Shaxin was about to get dizzy from spinning, he calmly stretched out his hand and said, "Hand it over."

  "What's brought here?" Sha Xin was somewhat puzzled.

  "Bring the invitation, I'm free today and was just about to go ask that monkey for a few cups of wine. It's perfect timing, I'll take care of it for you. Consider me kind-hearted for doing this for you, now you can go back and tend to your face, or else it will scare away the immortals."

  "You're still unwilling!"

  The Barefoot Immortal saw that his opponent was speechless, and with a cold tone, he made Sha Xin's heart tighten.

  "Got it."

  Sha Xin hesitated for a moment before reaching into her bosom and pulling out the invitation card with gold foil stamping.

  ……

  Taoyuan Hall

  An old man and a young man, one ruler and one subject were now worried about another matter.

  "Your Majesty, as I know it, when you were unconscious, your soul was scattered and nearly lost. No one in the three realms could solve it. At that time, the Queen Mother was very anxious and urgently summoned all the immortals of the three realms to ask for advice. Even Yan Wang, the King of Hell, rushed over from the underworld to investigate, but all the immortals were at a loss."

  Tai Bai Jin Xing recalled the scene at that time, still showing a look of horror.

  Three Realms' gods and immortals, transcending the mundane, exist with the same lifespan as heaven and earth. They usually wouldn't bother with trivial matters. However, the Jade Emperor, master of the Three Realms, mysteriously fell into a coma, like a heavy bombshell, leaving all his ministers stunned. During that time, even the Taichu Holy One's avatar rushed from the Tushita Palace, which he never left, to refine elixirs and diagnose the condition. Alas, the calamity had arrived, the heavenly mechanism was in disarray, and even the Holy One's avatar was helpless.

  Tai Bai Jin Xing recalled the scene from back then and still felt a lingering fear, but when he saw Zhang You Ren's calm demeanor, he inexplicably felt at ease. He thought to himself, indeed worthy of being the master of the three realms, this composure is something that I, an old minister, can only look up to in admiration, even when it involves his own safety, he didn't see him furrow his brow even once.

  Zhang Youren would have burst out laughing if he knew what Tai Bai Jin Xing was thinking. How could he know that without this inexplicable plot, Zhang Youren wouldn't have had the chance to become the master of the three realms?

  Zhang Youren is now considering another matter, which secretly calculates his means of being high and unpredictable, making it difficult for people to guard against him. If he is not found out, in the future...

  Just thinking about it makes me feel a little scared.

  In the Heavenly Court, all the saints joined hands to seal it, and the defense was as solid as gold soup. The Jade Emperor also had the pre-heavenly treasure Huantian Mirror in his hand, which could penetrate everything at any time, and it can be said that it would not be affected for millions of years.

  Since the saint took away the great Luo Jinxian's cultivation as above, the Xianjing has almost revered Jin Xian. In theory, the Tian Ting force is not weak either. This person was able to secretly poison him without being detected, if it wasn't for the inside and outside cooperation, even if he was beaten to death, he wouldn't believe it.

  Who is this traitor after all?

  Those who can calculate to Jade Emperor must be the people closest to him.

  Venus? The Queen Mother? Or...

  Zhang Youren's eyes rolled around, making Tai Bai Jin Xing feel a chill in his heart. He thought Zhang Youren was impatient with the analysis results and hastily said: "Your Majesty, although this incident is very secretive, however, I recall a magical treasure from the previous calamity based on your symptoms, which may be worth considering."

  "Oh, let's talk about it?"

  Zhang Youren's eyes lit up.

  As long as you know what kind of method was used to secretly calculate him, and follow the clues, you can investigate which faction is competing with the Heavenly Court. What's more, you can even directly find out who the person is that secretly calculated him.

  Tai Bai Jin Xing wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and said in a somewhat hoarse voice: "Six Soul Banner." He looked around, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "Right, it's the Six Soul Banner."

  "Are you sure?"

  "Confirmed and affirmative!"

  "Rokkonchō."

  Zhang Youren still remembers that during the time of the Sealing of the Gods, Tian Dao Sheng Ren Tong Tian Jiao Zhu refined the Six Souls Flag, preparing to turn the tide in the battle of the Quantitative Calamity. However, due to Chang Er Ding Guang Xian carrying the Six Souls Flag and escaping from the Wan Xian Formation, they suffered a crushing defeat in the Sealing of the Gods War, causing the reputation of Jie Teach to be utterly lost, leaving many Jie Teach disciples with only a wisp of divine soul remaining, becoming one of the members of the Sealing of the Gods List.

  He furrowed his brow and said in a low voice, "Didn't the Six Souls Flag get stolen by Chang Er Ding Guang Xian after it was returned to Tong Tian Jiao Zhu following the War of Sealing the Gods?"

  "Your Majesty, you don't know that Long Ear is not a good thing. After stealing the Six Soul Banner, he ran to the Western Sect and hid there. He was even conferred as the Long Ear Delight Buddha, specializing in delighting those female cultivators of the Western Sect." At this point, Taibai Jinxing swallowed hard, his eyes shining brightly. However, when he saw Zhang Youren's eyes widening, he hastily used his sleeve to quietly wipe away the saliva at the corner of his mouth and said:

  "After becoming the Joyful Buddha, Chang Er never appeared in front of people again. Later, when Tongtian Jiao Master went to the Western Two Saints to discuss theories, he was met with resistance from Zhunti who refused to acknowledge him. The saint had just quarreled with Sanqing and was no match for the two saints in a one-on-one battle. In the end, it all came to nothing. However, in order to cover up the truth and save face for Jie Jiao, they announced that Tongtian Jiao Master had taken back the Six Soul Banner."

  "Is it so?"

  Zhang Youren finally understood.

  If what Taibai Jinxing said is true, then the Long Ear's delight in Buddha is truly a heinous crime. Moreover, this matter involves the Western teachings, which makes him extremely angry.

  I am the orthodox of the Eastern Territory, the supreme of the three realms. Your Buddhism has actually reached out to this place, and also took the life of Jade Emperor Lao Er, can uncle tolerate it, but aunt cannot tolerate it.

  Besides, Sun Wukong's story is also related to Western religions, and it seems that this group of bald donkeys has become restless.

  Unfortunately, the Heavenly Court is weak, and wanting to change this situation isn't something that can be done overnight. Not to mention the Heavenly Court's high-end combat strength is weaker than that of Buddhism and Taoism. Currently, in the Immortal Realm, Golden Immortals are the peak forces, while Buddhism has Buddhas above and Bodhisattvas below, each one not weak. The Taoist school also has Laozi's incarnation, the Eight Golden Immortals, whereas the Heavenly Court can only rely on Nezha and Yang Jian, who doesn't listen to orders.

  Moreover, the various forces in Heaven are at odds with each other and are not united. The struggle between the four Yu alone has been a headache for the previous Jade Emperor.

  Set aside the controversy with Buddhism for now, as long as they don't put their own lives in danger, we won't bother them. However, the chief culprit must be caught, that Long Ear scoundrel, whether he's Ding Guang Xian or Huan Xi Buddha, as long as he stands within the Three Realms, he must be apprehended and brought to justice.

  "Taibai, on horseback, drafts an imperial edict, ordering the heavenly army and generals of the three realms to arrest Chang'er, Dingguang, and Huanxi Buddha."

  "Your Majesty, Chang'er Ding Guang Huanxi Buddha dares to secretly calculate Your Majesty, even if he is the Buddha, cannot be let off. Only... " Taibai Jinxing's old face wrinkled even deeper, and he continued: "Only, Chang'er Ding Guang Huanxi Buddha is extremely cunning, never appearing in front of mortals, and the heavenly court generals want to capture him but don't know where to start."

  He paused for a moment and said: "However, the old minister has already issued an imperial decree to arrest Long Er Ding Guang Huan Xi Fo in all three realms."

  "Wanted? Hahaha..."