Chapter 2539: Mere Little Monsters

At this time, in the Heavenly Court, Taishang Laojun and Taibai Jinxing were watching the spiritual sense projection from below in the Laojun Palace.

Laojun had an expression of disbelief on his face and said, "Did Tianpeng really kill all six tree monsters?"

Taibai Jinxing also slapped his forehead and said helplessly, "What is going on with Tianpeng today? Jin Chanzi even spoke up to stop him, yet he wouldn't listen even if ten cows were pulling him back."

Taishang Laojun looked at Taibai Jinxing, sighed, and said, "Sigh, this Sun Wukong is clearly doing it on purpose. If he had acted, how could the tree monsters have died?"

Taibai Jinxing's eyeballs rolled a few times, and he said, "Think about these tree monsters; they have been growing on Thorn Ridge for over a thousand years. Although they have been refining their Daoist arts all these years, their cultivation hasn't improved at all. If they could have improved their cultivation, they wouldn't have ended up in this state today."

Taishang Laojun smiled and said, "Hmph, do you think they didn't want to improve their cultivation?"

"Cultivation is something that relies on talent. These six tree monsters, although I enlightened them back then, are truly rotten wood that cannot be carved. After all these years, their cultivation has barely made any progress."

A flash of thought crossed Taibai Jinxing's eyes, and he said, "I think it's not entirely that they lack cultivation talent. From what I have observed, these six monsters have long been obsessed with Daoist arts."

Taishang Laojun smiled, his expression helpless, then stroked his beard and said, "That is true. They do have rare attainments in Daoist arts; it is truly a pity."

In the Laojun Palace, Taishang Laojun and Taibai Jinxing were discussing the death of the six tree monsters, and the immortals of the Heavenly Court also saw the image transmitted from below.

"Wow, is Tianpeng that fierce? He wiped out six tree monsters in one go."

"Hmph, they were just a bunch of weaklings. The strongest one hadn't even reached the Taiyi Jinxian realm."

"What was their purpose? Kidnapping Jin Chanzi wasn't because they wanted to eat his flesh."

"Didn't you see the Apricot Immortal's affectionate gaze? They were just using the pretext of being refined to try and arrange a marriage between Jin Chanzi and the Apricot Immortal."

"That's absurd. Jin Chanzi is a member of Buddhism; how could he follow her?"

"Hehe, I actually think Jin Chanzi seemed to be tempted for a moment."

The Heavenly Emperor Haotian listened to the discussions of the immortals, a faint smile appearing on his face, and said, "So this tribulation is over?"

"They were just a few little monsters, not worth mentioning."

Just at this moment, on Western Lingshan, Rulai slightly opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his face. He looked at the spiritual sense projection with contempt.

"Hmph! That fellow Laojun thinks that by planting a few pawns at the border of Jisai Kingdom, he can change the situation of Buddhism shining over the heavens?"

Weituo glanced at Rulai, held one palm vertically to his lips, performed a Buddhist salute, and said, "Buddha, the western border of Jisai Kingdom is the intersection of Buddhism and Daoism. These tree monsters were clearly stuck at this critical intersection, bewitching people's hearts."

Ananda also looked at the Buddha at this time and said, "I discovered that there are piles of white bones in the Thorn Valley below. Presumably, those who were unwilling to abandon Buddhism for Daoism were eventually killed by them."

Weituo glanced at Rulai and said again, "In that case, these tree monsters didn't die unjustly."

Just then, on Western Lingshan, golden light suddenly appeared, covering the peak. ===== CHAPTER 2541 =====