Chapter 201

Xi Niu He Zhou.

Spirit Mountain.

The bright Buddhist sect still shines with golden light, magnificent and solemn!

Just that!

In a vague moment! It seems a mournful roar lingers here!

Those with keen perception can even sense that demonic qi surges endlessly beneath the Buddha hall! "Buddha!"

"Recently, those ferocious insects have become increasingly restless!"

Manjusri Bodhisattva clasped his hands together and coldly proposed.

"What's the point of keeping these evil insects in such a grand Buddhist holy land? Better to kill them!"

Many Buddhas in the field glanced sideways, their eyes showing ripples! You should know! What is suppressed beneath Spirit Mountain are none other than our former fellow disciples!

Even the green lion that accompanied Manjusri Bodhisattva day and night has been suppressed below!

Manjusri Bodhisattva didn't even want to spare its life, actually urging the Tathagata to kill it quickly! Even in a Buddhist sect that devours people and bones, such an act seems somewhat frightening! But for Manjusri Bodhisattva, his heart felt no disturbance! The path of secretly siphoning resources has been cut off!

Clearly, I am only half a step away from breaking through to the late stage of Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal! Yet!

He has had his resource supply blocked by the Tathagata! Without resources, he cannot exchange for the elixir he wants!

Moreover! Once Immortal Master Ye Yang leaves seclusion, he will sell the Ten-Revolution Elixir!

Originally resources were lacking! He can only start killing his own people! Just like now!

Manjusri Bodhisattva intends to use the corpse of the green lion after its death as a resource to exchange for elixirs at Great Bamboo Peak! No matter what!

First let myself break through to the late stage of Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal, then talk! Wait for that time! Even if he still can't outmatch the Tathagata, it's not hard to scrape some resources from other fellow disciples! But the Tathagata has stopped him! "Being able to contribute strength to my Buddhist sect is no easy feat!"

Duobao Tathagata put on a mournful appearance, solemn and righteous.

"The Buddha is merciful; we should spare its life to educate it!"

Manjusri Bodhisattva refuses to give up, speaking again.

"Since that's the case, the green lion has been with me for a long time; why not entrust it to me to bring back and educate?"

"Eh, this is inappropriate!"

Duobao Tathagata calmly replied.

"The green lion is greedy and violent, man-eating by nature; the entire Lion Camel Kingdom over ten thousand li has been devoured into an uninhabited wasteland!"

"If Manjusri Bodhisattva had the ability to educate it, how could the green lion commit such heinous acts!"

"It's better to suppress it beneath Spirit Mountain; that would be more appropriate!"

Manjusri Bodhisattva gave a deep look upward, but ultimately could only bury his head, hiding the resentment in his eyes!

Spirit Mountain, when has it ever cared about mortal lives? Who doesn't know that the more people die, the more devout the faithful survivors become in their offerings! Only in crisis do people need spiritual solace! Let them eat their fill, drink their fill, enjoy bliss!

Who would still sincerely pray for faith?! Moreover, isn't the green lion exactly arranged by the Buddha to serve as part of the Journey to the West tribulation, then released?

But even with a thousand justified reasons, Manjusri Bodhisattva dares not say more! If this continues, those suppressed beneath Spirit Mountain may yet gain another bodhisattva! Compared to the Blood Sea and Spirit Mountain, other forces now appear remarkably peaceful!

The Twelve Ancestral Witches of the Underworld may also be short on resources, but they are true brothers who have shared life and death, having gone together to the Yellow Springs! The current modest resource pressure is still far from enough to stir internal strife among them!

And their old rivals, the Demonic Court, are even more united!

Northern Kuru Continent.

Demonic Court.

'Who needs elixirs!' Donghuang Taiyi asked his subordinates, listing out all the elixirs Ye Yang had for sale this time! 'Anyone with cultivation needs may speak up!'

'I will allocate from the treasury to purchase for you all!'

The ministers' hearts jumped! Other factions are all hoarding resources for their leaders! Some places have even suppressed and imprisoned living powerhouses! If necessary, those people would also become resources, traded for elixirs! In this context, survival for the weak is truly difficult! Even top-tier faction powerhouses who can keep their lives safe, and even further, guard the resources in their hands, are already doing quite well!

But now! Upon hearing Donghuang Taiyi's intention, he actually wants to spend precious resources on himself? A huge windfall falls, leaving many demonic powerhouses dazed! Even Bai Ze now appears cautious and careful.

'Your Majesty, you… aren't you joking?'

'I am able to be resurrected, and Emperor Jun is recovering his strength; all of this relies on you all!'

Donghuang Taiyi raised his eyebrows, his words domineering.

'If I were reluctant to part with even this amount of resources, that would be laughable!'

Over the past year, Emperor Jun has exchanged some elixirs, and his cultivation has now returned to the late stage of the Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal! Moreover, he can break through at any time!

Temporarily remaining at this level is just to solidify their cultivation! Both demon emperors value deep affection; they know that without the combined effort of the demons present, they could not have been resurrected. Nominally they are subjects, but in truth they are lifesavers! Moreover, they do not belong to the Western Buddhist tradition, so they naturally place great importance on affection.

Resources are trivial!

Furthermore, they are not affiliated with the West, so they would never do such a thing of repaying kindness with enmity! Before Emperor Jun entered seclusion, they had already consulted with Donghuang Taiyi and made a decision—

Resources need not be hoarded! We can appropriately allocate resources to boost our subordinates' strength!

This is not a loss!

Moreover!

The Demonic Court's strength, looking across the Wasteland, is actually at the bottom! If in the future they exchange Ten-Revolution Elixirs, and the two demon emperors enter seclusion to cultivate and break through, they will have to rely on the ministers present to protect them! The stronger the subordinates, the more reassured the two demon emperors will be during their seclusion, lest they be disturbed! Many demon ministers felt a sourness in their eyes, quite some harboring the sentiment of 'a scholar dies for his confidant'! They looked at each other, transmitted sound face-to-face, excluding Donghuang Taiyi from the conversation!

Seeing this, Donghuang Taiyi said nothing, silently waiting for their result! Finally!

'Your Majesty, resources are limited; don't waste them on us trash!'

Bai Ze stepped forward, bowing to make a proposal.

'The resources obtained in Northern Kuru Continent are also scarce, and we still need to allocate two shares to Sun Wukong and the Empress!'

'We have discussed it; using only our own share is already enough!'

'The resources gathered by the Demonic Court are still being stored, awaiting Your Majesty's use!'

Donghuang Taiyi's eyes swept over the other demon kings.

'Do you also think the same?'

Their eyes held hesitation and reluctance.

But in the end, they all turned into heavy nods!

Of the monster races that have survived to this day, few are fit for great use! However, their greatest advantage is that they possess self-awareness!

In short, it's just enough to be cautious!

Look at the current Earth Immortal Realm—are there any truly free monster races? Hmm…

Except for those ants that claim dominion over a mountain, whose harmful influence extends only a few hundred meters or a few kilometers!

Which great monster with a name and surname has never been watched by people?

The mounts of the Buddhist sect and the Heavenly Court are their final refuge!

Those who have managed to hide until now—steady and safe, that's maxed out! (End of chapter)