Chapter 658: The Tathagata Ignores Martial Virtue and Steals the Chat Group

"Ding, Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Houtu has joined the Chat Group."

"Ding, Wa Huang has joined the Chat Group."

"Ding, Taishang Laojun has joined the Chat Group!"

As the three Great Abilities requested to join the Chat Group, countless possibilities flashed through Xuanzang's mind; he certainly hadn't invited these three.

After all, the original intention behind creating the Three Realms Chat Group was to stir up trouble, but he hadn't expected to get Saints involved.

Moreover, the current situation clearly showed that the Saints had discovered the existence of the Chat Group and joined on their own initiative.

In any case, Xuanzang hadn't invited them!

And so, in an instant, Xuanzang activated his Group Owner permissions.

"Ding, Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Houtu has been removed from the Three Realms Chat Group."

"Ding, Wa Huang has been removed from the Three Realms Chat Group."

"Ding, Taishang Laojun has been removed from the Three Realms Chat Group."

At this moment, the Three Realms group members who had just entered the Chat Group naturally saw the group notifications, and each one was exceptionally shocked.

Jade Emperor: "Little brother, you truly live up to your reputation. You actually removed the Saints. If it were me, I wouldn't dare to do such a thing."

Sun Wukong: "Jade Emperor, if you had the guts of my master, perhaps you wouldn't have been troubled by me at the Heavenly Palace back then."

Jade Emperor: "Heh."

War God Yang Jian: "To actually invite the Saints in, and then remove them."

Guanyin Bodhisattva: "This!"

Zhenyuan Daxian: "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!"

Heavenly Court's Number One Rebel: "Haha, fun. Holy Monk Xuanzang, why not remove the Jade Emperor as well? Having the Jade Emperor here affects my performance."

Sun Wukong: "Nezha, one look at you and I know you're the most outrageous one."

Moon Palace Chang'e: "Nezha, don't be naughty."

Yang Chan: "Chat Group, how does it feel a bit dreamlike."

War God Yang Jian: "Third Sister, just relax."

World Honored Xuanzang: "Ahem, the purpose of refining the Chat Group is for the gods of the Three Realms to communicate better and promote affection among everyone.

Remember one thing: as long as you are a member of the Chat Group, everyone's status is equal, and you can speak freely; as for your status in the outside world, it is invalid in the Chat Group."

Jade Emperor: "Is this really okay, little brother?"

Sun Wukong: "What's not okay about it! I think Master makes sense. Master refined this magic treasure for communication; if we worry about your status as the Jade Emperor, how can we chat?"

Zhu Bajie: "Well said."

After saying this, Zhu Bajie even changed his nickname to "Formerly the Number One Handsome Man of the Heavenly Court."

Sun Wukong: "..."

Although Sun Wukong was speechless, he followed suit and changed his nickname to "Great Saint Equal to Heaven Handsome Monkey King."

Jade Emperor: "..., alright then."

World Honored Xuanzang: "Besides this, everyone can also invite members to join; it is not limited to gods, demons and monsters are also allowed."

Heixiong: "I never thought that one day I could be in a group with so many gods; I must have brought glory to my ancestors."

Jade Emperor: "Heixiongjing, seeing that you are honest and your loyalty is commendable, after the Scripture Seeking is over, are you interested in coming to my Heavenly Court to develop?"

Heixiong: "Me, go to the Heavenly Court to develop?"

Jade Emperor: "Yes, I am thirsty for talent, and the Heavenly Court is a Sacred Land that gathers the talents of the Three Realms; only there will your value be fully realized."

Although the Heixiong's combat power had not yet been fully developed, he was a genuine Golden Immortal.

And having fused with the Ancestral Blood of the Chaos Demon Bear, his future realm would not be low.

Heixiong: "I'm not going, I'm following Master."

Huaguoshan Great Saint: "Heixiong, that's the way. Don't be fooled by the old Jade Emperor; I suffered a great loss back then."

Jade Emperor: "Wukong, can you blame me for what happened back then? Although you were the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses, ask your conscience, were you happy during the time you spent raising horses?"

Huaguoshan Great Saint: "Get lost! I wasn't happy at all, I was tricked."

Jade Emperor: "..., ahem, Guanyin Bodhisattva, you come and judge this."

Guanyin Bodhisattva: "..."

Outside, the three Great Abilities in the Underworld, Wa Palace, and Tushita Palace had very colorful expressions on their faces at this moment.

They had applied to join the Three Realms Chat Group, only to be removed by Xuanzang.

"Abominable!"

In the Underworld's Wuzu Hall, the noble and elegant Houtu had a cold look on her face, her teeth itching with anger; she never expected that this bastard Xuanzang would actually reject her.

At this time, she was no longer the Pingxin Niangniang who guarded the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and her Karma with Xuanzang was quite deep, otherwise she would not have helped Xuanzang before.

It was precisely because she had calculated that Xuanzang would eventually refine the "Chat Group" magic treasure that she had chosen to join on her own initiative.

It was just that the result was laughable; she had actually been removed.

As a dignified Samsara Saint, where had she ever suffered such a snub?

And so, Houtu applied to join the group again.

For ordinary gods, the existence of the Chat Group was unknowable, unsearchable, and imperceptible, so they could only be invited.

But for a Saint, tracing the source was very easy to find the root of the Chat Group, which was by Xuanzang's side.

In the Wa Palace, the mysterious Nuwa had a similar encounter to Houtu, only she was not as angry as Houtu.

After pondering for a few seconds, Nuwa chose to join the Three Realms Chat Group once again, and it was the kind that did not require the Group Owner's permission.

Tushita Palace.

Taishang Laojun had an innocent look on his face; he was a Cloning of the Saint Taiqing and also had an independent consciousness, although he did not trace the source directly like Houtu and Nuwa.

However, the Tao of deduction is top-tier when looking across the entire Three Realms.

Just when Jade Emperor, Nezha, and Yang Jian joined the Chat Group, he discovered a vast expanse of Qi Luck gathering toward a certain place in the mortal world, then slowly disappearing.

Therefore, Taishang Laojun discovered the Chat Group through deduction and applied to join.

Although he was invited out, after thinking for a while, Taishang Laojun still chose to apply to join.

Chat Group.

"Ding, Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation has joined the Three Realms Chat Group."

"Ding, Empress Wa has joined the Three Realms Chat Group."

"Ding, Taishang Laojun has joined the Three Realms Chat Group."

"……"

Xuanzang looked at these three people; they were truly like sticky candy—once you get stuck with them, it is very difficult to shake them off.

Perhaps he should just blow up the Chat Group and disband it.

But Xuanzang did not do so, nor was there any need to kick these three fellows out again.

World Honored Xuanzang: "Ahem, welcome, newcomers."

Huaguoshan Handsome Monkey King: "Master, my old Sun seems to have seen Empress Nuwa, Houtu Niangniang, and that old geezer from Tushita Palace. Is it real?"

World Honored Xuanzang: "That is correct."

Taishang Laojun: "You monkey, you are truly rude."

Jade Emperor: "Oh my, Laojun, you have come too."

Taishang Laojun: "This old Taoist pinched his fingers to calculate and found I have an affinity with this."

Huaguoshan Great Sage Equaling Heaven: "Pfft!"

World Honored Xuanzang: "Since the three of you have chosen to join the Chat Group, you must follow the rules of the Chat Group. Here, there are no Saints, no Great Luo Golden Immortals, only ordinary group members."

Taishang Laojun: "Very good, all living beings are equal."

Lord of the Six Paths Houtu: "Nuwa, why have you come too?"

Empress Wa: "Sister Houtu, since you have come, I naturally came as well."

Lord of the Six Paths Houtu: "Hehe, is that so? I fear your intentions are not here."

Empress Wa: "Are yours not the same, Sister Houtu?"

Lord of the Six Paths Houtu: "Hmph! Hmph!"

Empress Wa: "Hehe."

Facing the conversation between the two female Saints, the other group members did not dare to intervene at all and watched silently.

These are Saints, after all; they are never seen in daily life, and it is impossible to even catch a glimpse of them.

Yet now they are in the Chat Group, making people's hearts race as if in a dream.

"Ding, Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Houtu has sent a Merit Red Packet."

Ding, Taishang Laojun claimed the Red Packet and received one thousand Merit.

Ding, Jade Emperor claimed the Red Packet and received one thousand Merit.

Ding, Zhu Bajie claimed the Red Packet and received three hundred Merit!

…

Although it was their first time encountering this electronic Red Packet thing, the group members still claimed them tacitly.

Jade Emperor: "Ahem, thank you Houtu Niangniang for the Merit Red Packet you sent."

Taishang Laojun: "Thank you Houtu Niangniang for the Merit Red Packet you sent?"

Once the Most Handsome in the Heavenly Court: "Thank you Houtu Niangniang for the Merit Red Packet you sent."

Number One Rebel of the Heavenly Court: "Thank you Houtu Niangniang for the Red Packet."

Huaguoshan Sun Wukong: "Thank you Houtu Niangniang for the Merit Red Packet."

For a time, the Chat Group was filled with voices of praise for Houtu.

This Merit is not Heavenly Dao Merit, but Merit born from Acquired Living Beings, which can be used to cultivate and improve one's cultivation base. Although it is not as powerful as Heavenly Dao Merit, it is still much faster than absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through Pills and spirit stones.

Especially for immortals who cultivate using a Merit-based physique, Merit is particularly important.

"Ding, Empress Wa has sent a Merit Red Packet."

Ding, Taishang Laojun claimed the Red Packet.

Ding, Huaguoshan Great Sage Equaling Heaven claimed the Red Packet.

Ding, War God Yang Jian claimed the Red Packet!

Ding, Moon Palace Chang'e claimed the Red Packet!

Just as before, it was all filled with praise and thanks for Empress Wa.

Even the dullest person could understand that Houtu and Nuwa seemed to be at odds, clearly competing in secret.

Xuanzang felt puzzled; how were Houtu and Nuwa not acting like novices? They were playing with the Chat Group functions quite skillfully. Strange, truly strange.

Thinking back to the Heavens Chat Group he himself joined, although there was also a Houtu, that Houtu often lurked.

Comparing the two Houtus, the difference was quite large.

Once the Most Handsome in the Heavenly Court: "Ahem, Jade Emperor, Laojun, Guanyin Bodhisattva. Houtu Niangniang and Empress Wa sent such a large wave of Merit as soon as they joined the group. You three are also people of high prestige in the Three Realms; shouldn't you show some gesture?"

Jade Emperor: "Tianpeng, how can you say that? Am I such a stingy person?"

After all, the Jade Emperor is the Lord of the Three Realms, and his status is not much lower than that of a Saint.

At this time, it was naturally impossible to deny Bajie's words, so he also sent a wave of Merit.

Taishang Laojun did not send Merit, but instead sent a wave of Golden Core.

This counted as taking a shortcut; everyone knew that Laojun's Golden Core could never be finished.

Even so, in terms of value, anything produced by Laojun is surely a fine product.

Guanyin Bodhisattva also sent a wave of Merit; after all, who else is the Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Guanyin of the South Sea?

Xuanzang actually wanted to send Merit, but he does not cultivate the Merit system.

Although he possesses inherent Merit, it is something he can look at but cannot use.

It is fundamentally different from the Postnatal Merit collected by Nuwa, Houtu, and Guanyin.

Jade Emperor: "Brother Xuanzang, can I invite the immortals of the Heavenly Court to join?"

World Honored Xuanzang: "Of course, the more the merrier."

Once the Number One Handsome Man of the Heavenly Court: "Jade Emperor, it would be best to invite the God of Wealth!"

War God Yang Jian: "Tianpeng, your abacus beads are clicking quite loudly. The God of Wealth governs the wealth luck of the world; that is an existence everyone flocks to."

Once the Number One Golden Core of the Heavenly Court: "Ahem."

Guanyin Bodhisattva: "Then shall I invite Buddha?"

World Honored Xuanzang: "No, we aren't letting Rulai play."

Huaguoshan Handsome Monkey King: "Right, isolate him. This old Rulai is too dark; he bluffed me, Old Sun, for five hundred years."

World Honored Xuanzang: "Tsk tsk, this seat thinks so too; no Rulai!"

Taishang Laojun: "Good!"

Guanyin Bodhisattva: "..."

Lingshan, Thunder Sound Temple.

Rulai, who was lecturing on scriptures, felt something; he looked toward the East and saw several strands of powerful Qi Luck gathering somewhere in the mortal world, and within this Qi Luck, he even sensed the aura of acquaintances.

For example, Jade Emperor, Taishang Laojun, Guanyin, Zhenyuanzi, Sun Wukong, and Yang Jian!

Beside him, Randeng Buddha and Maitreya Buddha were not present.

Except for specific times when Randeng and Maitreya are at Thunder Sound Temple, at other times only he is at Thunder Sound Temple.

Randeng Buddha is single-mindedly evolving the Twenty-Four Heavens, while Maitreya Buddha is painstakingly cultivating the Future Buddha Dharma.

Rulai did not know what had happened, so he immediately began to deduce; although his art of deduction is not as good as Taishang's, it is not far off, and he soon discovered clues.

He sensed a special Dharma treasure, but he did not know who the owner of the Dharma treasure was.

This special Dharma treasure seemed to be constantly collecting information on all things in heaven and earth; Rulai had never seen such a strange Dharma treasure, so he immediately merged his divine sense into it.

"Ding, Tathagata Buddha has applied to join the Chat Group!"

Xuanzang, who was interpreting the function of the Chat Group for everyone in the new group, almost exploded on the spot, as if he had seen something filthy, fearing he could not avoid it fast enough.

"I go to a Boundless Heavenly Venerable, why is this fellow Rulai applying to join the group?" Xuanzang thought to himself.

The way Rulai entered was different from Houtu, Nuwa, and Taishang Laojun.

Those three entered directly, while Rulai needed to apply.

Without hesitation, Xuanzang directly rejected Tathagata Buddha's application.

And Rulai, having been rejected, was stunned, but upon thinking that it was related to the Jade Emperor and Taishang Laojun, he continued to apply?

Rejected!

Applied!

Rejected!

Applied!

Xuanzang had not expected that this fellow Rulai was actually so idle, applying to join the group tirelessly over a hundred times.

He even admired Rulai's perseverance a little!

Rulai had been rejected over a hundred times, and his thoughts were somewhat blocked; he discovered that although this Dharma treasure was mysterious and unpredictable, it was not an Innate Dharma Treasure, so perhaps he could usurp the permissions.

Thus, Tathagata Buddha exerted great magic power, starting to steal the permissions just like a virus.

"I..."

Xuanzang greeted Rulai's ancestors in his heart; he was already at the Great Luo Golden Immortal Late Stage, no longer a weakling, but it could not be denied that Rulai was indeed stronger than him right now.

If this trend continued, perhaps Rulai might really succeed in stealing the permissions.

"This old shameless one, since the soft approach didn't work, he's actually resorting to the hard one," Xuanzang said.

Chat Group?

World Honored Xuanzang: "Brother Jade Emperor, Laojun, Houtu Niangniang, Empress Wa, someone is stealing the Chat Group permissions, lend me a hand."

Huaguoshan Handsome Monkey King: "What, who is so bold? Master, does Old Sun need to step in?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva: "?"

The few people Xuanzang called were either Saints or the strongest beneath Saints; they naturally sensed that the Chat Group space had become chaotic.

Houtu and Empress Wa took action without hesitation, adding their great power into the Chat Group.

Jade Emperor and Laojun also took action simultaneously!

Suddenly, the Chat Group emitted a dazzling, brilliant golden light, with profound pressure!

Rulai, who was cracking the Chat Group, suddenly felt a terrifying pressure rushing toward him?

"Ami..."

Tathagata Buddha was terrified, his face full of shock.