Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#1799 - The West Heaven retreated, and Tathagata compromised

Yue Shan's voice clearly entered everyone's ears, and the words of Maitreya Buddha that followed placed the Western Heavens in an unjust position.

"No need," Maitreya Buddha said with a faint smile. "Since the Western Heavens believes that the Demonic Path is colluding with the Heavenly Court, then let's all take action."

"Alright, my little ones, follow me to kill, kill all these bald donkeys!" Yue Shan roared.

The Demon army behind him shouted and rushed into the field.

With the addition of the Demon army, the advantage that the Western side originally had in terms of human numbers instantly vanished.

At the same time, Maitreya Buddha no longer waited. He said to the Arhats and Buddhas behind him, "Everyone, follow me to kill and create a clear sky."

He sacrificed the Human Seed Bag. The bag opened, like a black hole, bursting out with a terrifying suction force, instantly sucking dozens of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas into it.

All the Buddhas were shocked and retreated one after another.

Seeing this, Buddhas immediately rushed out to try to resist Maitreya Buddha.

As the existence second only to Tathagata in Lingshan's strength, his attack, coupled with the Demon army and the gods of the Law Enforcement Hall, was completely a crushing level.

Lingshan had no room for resistance and retreated steadily.

Seeing this, Tathagata immediately ordered the high-end combat power to retreat, leaving only some cannon fodder to be ravaged by Chu Hao and Maitreya Buddha.

Finally, under Tathagata's order, the Buddhas retreated and entered the void, but did not leave.

Seeing this, neither Chu Hao nor Maitreya Buddha pursued. This level of battle, once it completely erupted, could easily trigger a great catastrophe.

The two sides had not reached the point of irreconcilable conflict, so there was no need to force the issue. Moreover, Chu Hao still had his own plans, and he would not let the Western Heavens go.

The Buddhas stood in the void, not leaving, while the Demon army also occupied the other half of the sky, confronting them. As for the gods of the Law Enforcement Hall, Chu Hao had them follow him to the ground.

"God of Hell, I was right, wasn't I?" Maitreya Buddha looked at Chu Hao, who had returned, and said with a faint smile.

"I knew the Western Heavens was shameless, but I didn't expect it to be shameless to this extent," Chu Hao said in a deep voice.

"What are you planning to do next?" Maitreya Buddha asked.

Chu Hao glanced at him and suddenly smiled, "How about directly starting a war with Lingshan according to your wishes?"

"God of Hell is really joking. Although I do hope you would do this, it's not realistic. However, being able to strike a blow against the Western Heavens is enough for me," Maitreya Buddha said frankly, without hiding anything.

Chu Hao smiled slightly and let the gods of the Law Enforcement Hall rest here, because the matter was not over yet, and the Buddhas in the sky had not left.

At this moment, among the Buddhas in the sky, Tathagata sat on the lotus platform, with more than a dozen Buddhas surrounding him, while the other Buddhas guarded the front, guarding against the Demon army.

"Buddha, what should we do now?" Namo Immaculate Buddha asked in a low voice.

This question was also what all the Buddhas present wanted to ask.

Currently, Chu Hao's Law Enforcement Hall and the Demon Clan are united, and they are unstoppable. If their Western Heavens really wants to fight to the death, they will be very passive.

"Buddha, since Chu Hao is united with the Demon Clan, shouldn't we just report this to the Heavenly Court and let the Jade Emperor take action?" Treasure Moon Light Buddha said.

This would be equivalent to confirming the fact that Chu Hao was colluding with the Demon Clan.

"No, the descent of the gods of the Law Enforcement Hall this time may not be without the Jade Emperor's instigation behind it. Moreover, the Jade Emperor already knew about Chu Hao's affairs in Lingshan before, and he understands what we are doing," Guanyin said, stopping him.

On the one hand, this was the truth. The Jade Emperor was likely watching from the sidelines, not helping either side. On the other hand, Guanyin still hoped in her heart that the Buddhas would not attack Chu Hao.

"Great Master Guanyin, the situation is as solid as a mountain right now. Even the Jade Emperor may have to take the Heavenly Court's reputation into consideration," Treasure Moon Light Buddha said.

"But..." Guanyin still wanted to say something.

At this time, Tathagata suddenly spoke, "Treasure Moon Light Buddha, go to the Heavenly Court and report this matter to the Celestial Venerable, and let him decide."

"I respectfully obey the Dharma decree," Treasure Moon Light Buddha left.

...

Inside the cave, Chu Hao was talking with Maitreya Buddha.

"This time, quite a few gods of the Law Enforcement Hall have died," Maitreya Buddha said with a look of regret.

The meaning was self-evident, which was to provoke the conflict between Chu Hao and Lingshan.

Although they who have entered the God Conferring List can reshape their true spirits and be resurrected again, the materials and time required are huge, unless a strong person takes action for them.

Since Chu Hao has said this, he will naturally be responsible for those who have died to the end.

Maitreya Buddha knew that Chu Hao did not want to completely fall out with the Western Heavens, so he did not say much.

At this moment, Treasure Moon Light Buddha had already arrived at the Heavenly Court. He first went directly to the Hall of Universal Brightness, but did not see a single god. He only saw the empty hall, which looked a bit desolate.

He then walked to the Jade Emperor's bedroom, but the door was tightly closed, as if the Jade Emperor had already left.

He tried to release his divine sense, but was immediately resisted by the restriction. Helpless, he had to go find other gods.

But the residences of every god were tightly closed, as if all the gods of the entire Heavenly Court had disappeared.

This made Treasure Moon Light Buddha feel very surprised. After thinking about it, he still returned to the mortal world.

After returning, Treasure Moon Light Buddha immediately informed Tathagata of this matter.

"The Jade Emperor is not planning to interfere," Tathagata said indifferently after listening.

"Buddha, what should we do?" a Buddha asked.

Tathagata remained silent.

"Buddha, why don't we unite with Chu Hao to attack the Demon army together," Guanyin said at this time.

"How is that possible? Chu Hao and we are already irreconcilable," Treasure Moon Light Buddha immediately retorted.

But Guanyin said, "If we were really irreconcilable, he would have attacked us together with the Demon army, but he chose to retreat at this juncture, indicating that there is an opportunity to ease the situation."

"Venerable Guanyin, what do you want to do?" Tathagata asked.

"Buddha, I think why don't we agree to his conditions?" Guanyin asked tentatively.

The other Buddhas did not know what the conditions were, but Tathagata was very clear. Thinking back to before, he had vowed that he would never agree.

Now, it seemed that he had no room for choice.

Because once the Western Heavens retreated, the Journey to the West tribulation might be aborted. If he did not retreat and took action himself, he could not guarantee that the Demon Clan had no backup plans.

After thinking about it, Tathagata said to Guanyin with heartache, "Since that is the case, Venerable Guanyin, go and tell that Chu Hao."

"I respectfully obey the Dharma decree," Guanyin nodded and then left.

Watching Guanyin leave, Tathagata felt extremely heartache. He had to know that it was three million merits and virtues divine water. Taking it out all at once, it would be a lie to say that he did not feel heartache.

But now, he had no other choice, and could only hope that this three million merits and virtues divine water could suppress and kill the Demon army and capture Maitreya Buddha of the Demonic Path back to the Western Heavens.

In that case, Tathagata still felt that he could agree.