Chapter 519 The most difficult person to mess with in Heaven is not the Jade Emperor
Chapter 519 The most difficult person to mess with in heaven is not actually the Jade Emperor
In the imperial study in the side hall of the Lingxiao Palace, the Jade Emperor, Queen Mother and Guanyin Bodhisattva were waiting to summon Taibai Jinxing, who had heard the news, to report back.
Although Avalokitesvara is a Bodhisattva, his status in Western religion is not low, equivalent to the Secretary of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Although his position is lower than that of the Vice President-level Buddhas such as the Past Buddha and the Future Buddha, his actual power is even greater.
The Jade Emperor met with it alone. Since the Bodhisattva is of diverse gender, it would be inappropriate to show himself as a female, so the Queen Mother was also present.
The three great gods waited for a full month.
At the beginning, the two distinguished gods and Buddhas had a cordial and friendly conversation, exchanged views on the recent minor frictions between Heaven and Lingshan, reached a consensus, enhanced mutual trust, and unanimously decided to properly handle contradictions and differences, jointly work towards the stability and development of bilateral relations, and jointly maintain peace and prosperity in the three realms.
But they sat opposite each other for a whole month, and they had talked almost all they could, but the Taibai Jinxing did not return for a long time.
Normally, it would take at most three days to at most one day to go back and forth from the Lingxiao Palace to the Shenxiao Thunder Palace. However, Taibai Jinxing took a full month, which was far beyond the time limit.
The concept of time of gods and Buddhas is different from that of mortals. One day in heaven is one year on earth, and their sense of the passage of time is relatively slow.
Some gods are so obsessed with playing chess that they can play for hundreds of years.
But chatting for a month...it is indeed a bit too long.
After all, gods and Buddhas all like quietness, and it is a diplomatic occasion, so words cannot be said casually. The two gods in the imperial study were waiting a little awkwardly.
"Li Aiqing's Tao heart has been damaged recently, and his condition is not right. Perhaps this is why he was delayed."
The Jade Emperor took the lead in breaking the deadlock and said, "I will follow his breath and see what is holding him back."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Bodhisattva Guanyin responded quickly.
The Western religion's supernatural power of the clairvoyance cannot be used in heaven, because the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed, and this includes Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
As the lord of heaven, the Jade Emperor needs the assistance of gods like Clairvoyance and Superb Ears to spy on the mortal world, but his round light technique can cover the entire heaven.
The projection of the circular light technique slowly unfolded. In the picture, more than 400 Arhats and a white-bearded immortal were hung on the immortal-locking pillar, and two beautiful fairies were waving white silk ribbons and beating them vigorously...
The silk ribbon looked ordinary, and the fairies did not whip it with much force. Just looking at the picture, it looked like they were playing a rather interesting game.
The Arhats cried out in pain and the White-bearded Immortal groaned continuously.
The two gods thought they had seen it wrong for a moment. The Jade Emperor repeatedly confirmed that there was nothing wrong with his circular light technique. It was not projected onto a paid channel, but was tracking the breath of Taibai Jinxing and projected onto a prison somewhere in Heaven.
The Jade Emperor recognized the old man with white beard. Wasn’t he Taibai Jinxing?
Guanyin Bodhisattva also recognizes the Arhats. Aren’t they the Five Hundred Arhats?
The Queen Mother recognized those two fairies, weren't they Yueying and Yunjiang?
How did they get together?
What are they playing?
For a moment, the three gods present didn't know how to start, as they always felt that anything they said would be insulting to their deities. Resisting the discomfort, the Jade Emperor turned the round light technique and turned to the other side, where he saw Wen Rui sitting on the side, drinking immortal wine and eating immortal fruit, happily watching the show, looking very comfortable.
After gathering his thoughts, the Jade Emperor frowned and said, "Is this traitor torturing the Arhats? He even captured and tortured the immortal officials I sent to deliver my orders? This is simply lawless!"
The Queen Mother also frowned and said, "I don't think it's torture. Yun Jiang and Yue Ying are two girls who don't have the strength to tie a dragon. Holding two light ribbons, they can't be broken by the Arhats who are protected by Vajra, or even a civil servant like Taibai Jinxing."
Guanyin looked at it carefully and said firmly, "Your Majesty, Madam, this is torture! I teach Luohan to be as strong as a diamond. He didn't even frown when he was beheaded. He cried out in pain. He must have been tortured inhumanly and couldn't bear it."
The Bodhisattva stood up suddenly and said, "No, we must go immediately to stop Wen Rui from torturing my disciples. Your Majesty, please send a divine general to rescue them!"
The Jade Emperor was very good at cultivating his Qi, and remained calm in the face of danger. He simply said, "Venerable Guanyin, Wen Rui hid in the Shenxiao Thunder Palace, which is the Thunder City Prison. Even if the marshals of the Lingxiao Palace went there, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to bring him out. Taibai Jinxing is proof of this. Isn't he being beaten up now?"
"The four great marshals in my palace were the four saints of Jiulong Island of Jiejiao before they were conferred the title of gods. They are all old acquaintances of Wen Rui. They will probably go there to drink and watch the show with him. If you are anxious to save someone, I can write you a handwritten letter, and you can go and pick up the person in person with my handwritten letter."
Upon hearing this, Bodhisattva Guanyin was also stunned and his expression became complicated.
After hearing about how powerful Wen Rui was in Heaven, Bodhisattva Guanyin had a better understanding of the situation. This guy had become too powerful to be controlled, and the Jade Emperor could no longer control him.
The Jade Emperor is indeed the nominal leader of Heaven, but one hero needs three helpers. To maintain the rule of Heaven and keep the heavenly order going, he needs the assistance of countless gods.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes; where there is power, there are factions. There are also many factions in Western religions, and each sect restrains and constrains each other, so even Tathagata cannot have the final say.
When Jiejiao was destroyed five hundred years ago, remnants like Wen Rui were like rats crossing the street, and it was difficult for them to survive.
However, five hundred years passed in the east of the Milky Way, and five hundred years passed in the west of the Milky Way. Now that this kid has been deified and reached the Heavenly Palace, he is like a fish in water. Not to mention that he can cover the sky with one hand, but even if he slaps God twice, God will have to bear it.
Who can blame him for having such a wide network of contacts and such wild ways? His foundation is so deep that his network of relationships covers all eight groups of gods. More than half of the 365 Fuqing gods have old ties with him.
The Jade Emperor used his traditional tactics of smoothing things over and threw the hot potato to the Bodhisattva, telling him clearly that he couldn't control Wen Rui and that he should take care of it himself.
Even if he could get the Jade Emperor's written order, the Bodhisattva weighed the pros and cons and decided that Wen Tianzun of the Shenxiao Leifu was a rare saint who was deified after his death and whose strength increased instead of decreased. Back then, it took the three Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect to join forces to kill Wen Zhong, and now even the three of them together might not be his match.
Not far from the Shenxiao Thunder Palace is the Doufu Star Palace, where also resides the Golden Spirit Mother who is able to defeat three Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect alone.
Be it Wen Tianzun or Jin Ling Shengmu, they would not give a good face to Guanyin Bodhisattva, who is very popular in the Heavenly Court and respected by all the immortals. After all, they were enemies five hundred years ago.
Even in the later period of Journey to the West, Guanyin Bodhisattva and the disciples of the Western Religion did not ease their relationship with Wen Tianzun and Jin Ling Shengmu. These two great gods were among the few gods in heaven who did not participate in the Journey to the West.
Guanyin was stumped for a moment. If she rashly came with the Jade Emperor's handwritten order and fought with Wen Rui again, even if she could win, it would also attract the master and disciple Wen Tianzun and Jin Ling Shengmu...
These two gods are said to be broad-minded, fair, strict and selfless, but Guanyin Bodhisattva did not dare to gamble. He was afraid that if he made a wrong bet, he would be hung up and beaten together with the Arhats!
(End of this chapter)