Chapter 30: What a Big Black Pot

"You're unharmed?!" Guanyin's face was full of shock—what on earth is going on? Though I held back, that doesn't mean I could be blocked by a Taiyi Golden Immortal, right?

"Guanyin Bodhisattva thinks I have business? I am the Heavenly Marshal Tianpeng of the Heavenly Court. Guanyin Bodhisattva, are you implying I can understand this as you wanting to oppose the Heavenly Court, to oppose the Jade Emperor?"

Tianpeng immediately brandished his tiger skin—his divine ability is strong, but not strong enough to let him fight across such a huge gap. Tianpeng also knows that, given Guanyin's cultivation, she was just doing it casually earlier.

"You, reckless!" Guanyin's face turned cold.

Relying on knowing a strange body-protection divine ability, you dare to speak rudely to me—looks like I went too easy on you!

If I don't properly teach you a lesson today, who knows what disrespect you might show me when we head west someday!

Raising her bare hand, she was about to strike hard.

"Guanyin, with your conduct like this, can I understand it as meaning what Tianpeng said?"

Haotian's voice exploded in Guanyin's ears.

The Jade Emperor is actually paying attention here—Guanyin was greatly startled!

She knows the Jade Emperor has a Dharma treasure named the Haotian Mirror, capable of examining all things in the world; with a single thought, it can project real scenes from millions of li away.

It also possesses many more functions, incredibly formidable.

"A Mi Tuo Fo, the almsgiving monk dare not." Guanyin immediately withdrew her hand, chanting the Buddha's name: "The almsging monk merely wishes to retrieve my treasure."

Such a big hat cannot be placed on the Jade Emperor's head—otherwise, the Heavenly Court would interfere in the Journey to the West, and might even go to war with the Buddhist Sect!

Though she knows the Buddhist Sect is developing rapidly, the Heavenly Court is no pushover either!

"Jade Emperor, I told Guanyin, I don't know which is her treasure—I only thought it was spoils seized from the Demon Race—but Guanyin directly attacked me. Jade Emperor, I am wronged!"

"Jade Emperor, think about it—she dared to strike me today; who knows if she'll dare to strike you tomorrow!"

Tianpeng knows well that the crying child gets milk; hearing Haotian speak, he immediately began to complain.

Using the Haotian Mirror, seeing Tianpeng acting so foolishly, Haotian's mouth corner also twitched.

Good partner, with that sly look—if he were Guanyin, he'd want to give Tianpeng a beating; this is too despicable.

But facing the Buddhist Sect, we still need this kind of talent.

"Tianpeng, stop your nonsense—if it weren't for you swallowing my treasure, how would I be like this!" Guanyin angrily scolded.

"But that was treasure I seized when I went down to slay demons—you let demons run rampant in the South Sea and even bestowed upon them a treasure for self-defense. I didn't report this to the Heavenly Court already—isn't that good enough? You actually dare to demand I return the treasure!" Tianpeng bit down hard on this, regardless of whether it's true, and launched straight into attack!

Anyway, this thing has already been given to Chen the shopkeeper—trying to get him to return it? No way!

Thinking of this, Tianpeng couldn't help but straighten his spine—if this were before, he wouldn't dare speak to Guanyin like this. The feeling of having strength is truly great!

He must definitely gather more treasures to Chen the shopkeeper's place to overwhelm, and deeply comprehend divine abilities—that's the real solution!

"Spitting blood to frame someone! That carp spirit escaped while Guanyin wasn't looking, and the treasure was also stolen!" Guanyin could no longer maintain any Buddhist Sect decorum—after this black pot is dropped on her, how can Guanyin still be a person?

Absolutely cannot admit it—by now, Haotian has already fully figured it out.

A light snort—his heart filled entirely with contempt for Guanyin. A Great Luo Peak cultivator letting a Taiyi demon run this long without detection?

Who the hell is this nonsense fooling?

Such heaven-defying, conscience-less act—only the Buddhist Sect could pull it off! Shameless—this could be said to be the Buddhist Sect's guiding principle from top to bottom!

But Haotian also can't be bothered to expose it.

"I already know—although Guanyin Bodhisattva didn't mean it this way, after all letting demons cause chaos in the South Sea, since the treasure was seized by Tianpeng, it belongs to Tianpeng—consider it punishment for you!"

Haotian leisurely delivered the verdict,

Anyway, no matter what, he doesn't mind adding trouble to the Buddhist Sect.

Moreover, this matter Tianpeng naturally belongs to the side of reason.

"Yes." Guanyin took a deep breath, returning to the kind-eyed, benevolent image familiar to all.

The situation is stronger than the person—she had no choice but to lower her head; if she lets Tianpeng keep talking nonsense, who knows what shocking worldly words he might utter next.

But her heart is dripping blood—this damned Tianpeng, when he falls into her hands on the western journey, he'll wish he hadn't!

"The almsgiving monk bids farewell!" She bowed toward the direction of the Heavenly Court, and before Tianpeng could say anything, she transformed into flowing light and flew away directly.

Seeing the matter settled, Haotian again transmitted: "Tianpeng, come see me quickly!"

Arriving at Lingxiao Baodian, the Jade Emperor directly said: "Tianpeng, your merits in subduing demons this time are not small—speak, what reward do you want?"

If this were heard by the South Sea Dragon King, he'd surely be cursing in his heart—we've already pit him with ten Golden Immortal treasures, and still giving rewards?

If it were just seizing a single Taiyi Golden Immortal demon, Haotian wouldn't be so solemn—the key is, Tianpeng actually withstood three moves from Guanyin with Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation and remained unharmed.

This brings great honor to the Heavenly Court—I originally wanted not to kill him but to make the Buddhist Sect nauseous; today, Haotian also wants to properly praise Tianpeng.

Ask Tianpeng what he wants.

Nowadays, Tianpeng, aside from wanting to eat Chaos Residence's food to awaken divine abilities, has only one other desire.

"Reporting to the Jade Emperor, I, your humble minister, want one treasure for self-defense." Tianpeng spoke.

Treasure?

Haotian blinked slightly—he thought someone like Tianpeng, a lazy glutton, would want a promotion, but never expected he'd want a treasure.

But it's understandable—after all, he just had a conflict with Guanyin; maybe he fears retaliation.

Haotian didn't hesitate much—this request is nothing to him.

Don't say the Dragon King has no treasures—this Heavenly Court's foundation far surpasses the Dragon Palace, unimaginable, after all, the Heavenly Court inherited the ancient Demon Court.

Compared to the Dragon Clan, which has been declining since the Dragon Han Calamity, who knows how many times better.

"Then I shall bestow upon you the postnatal spirit treasure, Yu Qingzhong—this object imitates the primordial treasure Hunton Zhong, worn on the head, capable of reflecting divine weapons and arts; even if you later advance to Great Luo, it will still suffice." Haotian casually picked one from his treasury.

This thing is useless to him, but still far better than Guanyin's purple gold bell.

Better to bring it out to save face—your nitpicking over Guanyin's things, in Haotian's eyes, is merely a casual reward.

If I can annoy the Buddhist Sect, I will.

Since my younger sister was schemed against by the Buddhist Sect, I have deeply hated them; anything that makes the Buddhist Sect uncomfortable, I cannot shirk!

"Imitating the Hunton Zhong?!"

The Tianjing Xianjia were shocked in their hearts; the Hunton Zhong was indeed an innate supreme treasure, and with the fall of Dong Huang Tai Yi, it had hidden itself in chaos.

However, even if it were a replica, to possess even a fraction of the Hunton Zhong's ability would already be an exceptionally rare treasure.

Tianpeng rejoiced inwardly; a Great Luo Golden Immortal-level dharma treasure—just how much meal money could this one fetch!

Haotian is magnanimous, a hundred times stronger than whatever Dragon King of the Nanhai!

"Thank you, Haotian, for the bestowal!" Tianpeng hastily kowtowed, then carefully stored the Yu Qingzhong, fearing Haotian might regret it at any moment.

"Tianpeng exterminated the Demon Race, greatly enhancing the prestige of our Heavenly Court; all you ministers ought to learn from Tianpeng!" Haotian nodded, and without the slightest stinginess, he praised further.