Chapter 1537: Qiong Xiao

With the Heavenly Court and Lingshan arranged, only the cleanup in the mortal realm remained.

After the investiture of the various Buddhas of Lingshan and the Six Royals of the Heavenly Court, subsequent matters were handled with even greater efficiency.

With a few Quasi-Saints joining in, the turmoil in the mortal realm was hardly a concern, and it was concluded within a few days.

Erlang Shen and the others departed one after another, leaving only their clones in this realm to act as deities and enjoy the fortune.

For those who were able to come this time, the harvest was immense.

Beyond the fortune and merit, even the Flat Peach trees that Zhang Taixuan had bestowed casually were items that even Great Divine Beings would covet.

And there were ten of them.

"Brother Taixuan, those who didn't come, do they not get a Flat Peach tree?" Su Xiao asked curiously as they were about to leave.

"If they didn't even show up to 'buy soy sauce', what reason is there to reward them?"

When this message reached the group, those who hadn't come regretted it to death.

Just by showing up, one could get such benefits; such a good opportunity would likely be hard to encounter in the future.

They had truly wasted a heaven-sent opportunity.

"Daoist Lord, I have a question to ask for guidance..."

Just as Zhang Taixuan was about to leave, Biyou said with a nervous expression.

After speaking, she lowered her head, appearing somewhat embarrassed.

Zhang Taixuan was already an old hand; naturally, he wouldn't be oblivious to such things.

"How about we go to the Gouchen Imperial Palace to chat?"

Biyou nodded gently and led Zhang Taixuan toward the Gouchen Imperial Palace.

"Eh!" Qiong Xiao realized, "Sister, that Biyou is so shameless, she actually snatched the Daoist Lord away."

Yun Xiao was speechless: "Sister, don't be rude. This kind of thing is very common. Haven't I told you before? The Daoist Lord has many women."

Qiong Xiao: "But, how could she be the one to snatch him first? Sister, you are a Saint, you must fight for your dignity."

"Why are you more anxious than I am!" Yun Xiao was speechless.

Qiong Xiao's expression froze: "I'm just afraid you'll be at a disadvantage, Sister."

Chat Group.

Su Xiao: "Back, the Flat Peach trees are planted. From now on, this young lady can also rely on Flat Peaches to gather a great force."

Umaru: "Didn't you already have a great force before?"

Su Xiao: "That's different. That was just equivalent to a mercenary guild. I want to build a Heavenly Court!"

Yotsuya Miko: "Amazing, actually wanting to build a Heavenly Court!"

Ye Hei: "Normal. With ten Innate Flat Peach trees, building a Heavenly Court isn't impossible. The Daoist Lord is truly generous, giving away ten at once. It's fortunate I participated in this activity, otherwise, I would have lost out big time."

King of the Jungle: "Don't say it, don't say it, just because of cultivation, I actually missed such a good thing. Regret is huge."

Umaru: "Successfully 'bought soy sauce' and gained huge benefits."

Ying Zheng: "Thank you, Daoist Lord. These are truly good things."

Xiong Ba: "Exactly. Following the Daoist Lord, there's no worry about not having benefits. Haha... Ever since I joined the group, I've understood this principle. As long as the Daoist Lord says we can follow, I will absolutely never be absent."

Sun Wukong: "Hehe, that's right. Besides this, there's also the position of Lingshan Buddha, it feels great."

Yang Jian: "The fortune of a top-tier Great Thousand World is indeed strong; this benefit is truly too good."

Su Xiao: "By the way, where is Brother Taixuan? Everyone has been bragging for so long, won't he come out to chat?"

Yun Xiao: "I saw the Daoist Lord go to discuss matters with Fairy Biyou. Everyone wait, the Daoist Lord should appear soon."

Su Xiao: "Biyou?"

White Weaver: "Ya ya ya, I understand, there's an illicit affair!"

Umaru: "That sounds terrible, watch out or Brother Taixuan will beat you up."

White Weaver: "Not afraid, not afraid."

Zhang Taixuan: "Who is saying they aren't afraid?"

Su Xiao: "Eh, Brother Taixuan, is your body alright, so fast? I remember, we only just got back not long ago."

Zhang Taixuan: "...??? Need to doubt this? This Daoist Lord's body is perfectly fine. Although you only just got back, a significant amount of time has passed on my end."

Biyou: "Indeed. Several months!"

Su Xiao: "6"

Su Xiao: "Right, Fairy Biyou, how is it?"

Biyou: "How is what?"

Su Xiao: "Stop pretending, hehe, the sisters in the group have already used this tactic. I'm asking you, should I call you Madam Zhang now?"

Biyou: "If you're willing to call me that, you can."

Su Xiao: "I actually guessed right, amazing, Fairy Biyou, I didn't think you'd make your move so fast!"

Lala: "Ah? Has Sister Biyou already become Brother Taixuan's wife? So amazing."

Biyou: "Not really. Everyone has experienced so much, we're already very familiar."

Umaru: "Very familiar—first time meeting! 【Shocked】"

Zhang Taixuan: "Alright, let's put this question aside for now, let's chat about something else."

Su Xiao: "Brother Taixuan is also a 'wife-protection maniac'. By the way, I've wanted to ask a question for a long time. Our group has Primordial Saints, why is there no Group Leader? Is the requirement for a Group Leader higher than the Primordial Realm?"

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Zhang Taixuan: "Does anyone really hope to have a Group Leader over their heads?"

Su Xiao: "Not really. But, I'm just curious."

Zhang Taixuan: "There probably won't be a Group Leader."

Su Xiao: "None?"

Ye Hei: "Why not?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Our group is based on mutual help, and the core tenet of the chat group has always been 'everyone is like a dragon'. This tenet corresponds perfectly to a hexagram: 'The dragons have no leader, great fortune for the world'."

Yun Xiao: "'Dragons have no leader'? Everyone is like a dragon. There really is such a possibility!"

Umaru: "If that's the case, then that's really not bad. Just having Brother Taixuan as the only manager, occasionally managing things is fine. If a Group Leader with immense power really appeared, it might not necessarily be a happy thing."

Su Xiao: "Brother Taixuan's cultivation is already so deep. What he says is likely reality. No Group Leader is indeed a beautiful thing!"

Ye Hei: "+1"

Han Pao Pao: "+1"

"..."

Su Xiao: "Let's chat about the mysteries of the Journey to the West world from before."

Biyou: "My world? What mysteries could there be?"

Su Xiao: "Hehe, you'll know in a moment. Brother Taixuan, why did Tathagata have to reincarnate when Wutian was born? Was he really unable to beat him? Clearly, after they returned, their cultivation hadn't increased much, and even the number of gods and Buddhas had suffered significant losses, so why did they win!"

Yun Xiao: "This should be due to the great trend of heaven and earth."

Zhang Taixuan: "Correct. When Wutian was born, demons rose and Dao declined; the great trend of the Heavenly Dao was with Wutian, how could Tathagata dare to resist? He could only reincarnate; by the time they returned from reincarnation, the great trend of the Heavenly Dao had already shifted to Tathagata's side, so naturally, they won a complete victory. Even Saints must carefully handle the great trend of the Heavenly Dao in a Great Thousand World; Quasi-Saint powerhouses dare not resist it at all."

Su Xiao: "So that's how it is? The great trend of the Heavenly Dao, even powerful worlds cannot avoid this."

Zhang Taixuan: "No, ordinary worlds cannot avoid this either. You should have heard a saying—'standing in the wind, even pigs can fly'. This 'wind' is the great trend. Acting in accordance with the trend often leads to incredible achievements; acting against the trend, the outcome is miserable, often resulting in losing everything, even the destruction of one's family."

PS: Thanks to 15662.. for the urging and the reward, thanks to the big boss for the support.