The Purple-Robed Celestial Master has turned into a zombie?! Who can stand that?!

Chapter 278 The Jade Emperor's Great Joy
Listening to the words of the green-haired lion,

Zhang Tianlu said, "The Buddhist sect is extremely hypocritical. It would be a bad idea for you to go back. Now that the great calamity is about to begin, everyone knows that."

Moreover, firstly, the sage has long since left the Three Realms and cannot interfere in matters within them; secondly, the Primordial Dao Patriarch designated you as the mount of Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of the Great Dharma of the Daoist School.

Now that Manjushri has already joined the Buddhist sect, after his death you don't need to go to the Buddhist sect. You should stay in the Taoist sect, so why worry about the sage's pursuit?
"Why not take this opportunity to rebel, join my Taoist sect, and follow me to the Heavenly Court? That would be better than you, a dignified Golden Immortal, continuing to be someone else's mount in Buddhism."

Taking the opportunity, Zhang Tianlu suggested that the green-haired lion should stop associating with Buddhism, as it had no future, and instead join the Taoist Heavenly Court directly with him.

The blue-haired lion was initially afraid.

It was because of the sage's command that he dared not disobey the sage's order.

But after hearing Zhang Tianlu's words, the green-haired lion suddenly understood.

In a moment, he understood. Yes, it was Yuanshi Tianzun who enlightened him back then, and Yuanshi Tianzun was a Taoist. At that time, he assigned him to Manjushri as a mount.

But later Manjushri rebelled and went to the Buddhist sect.

Now that Manjushri Bodhisattva has died, logically speaking, he should have stayed in the Taoist sect. Why would he return to the Buddhist sect?

Moreover, since Buddhism cannot tolerate him, he can simply join Taoism; the Great Tribulation is about to begin.

How could the Buddhist community possibly have time to care about him?

Why should the green-haired lion continue to suffer punishment and humiliation in the Buddhist temple?
The green-haired lion nodded: "Fellow Daoist is right! Thank you for your guidance. I understand what to do now. Please enlighten me and lead me into the Heavenly Court of the Daoist Sect."

It seems that this blue-maned lion is indeed very unhappy with Buddhism.

Now that Zhang Tianlu had enlightened him, he couldn't wait to enter the Daoist Heavenly Court.

Entering the Heavenly Court would also be beneficial to him, since many of his former fellow disciples from the Jie Sect who died in the Investiture of the Gods were now working in the Heavenly Court.

This green-maned lion can go to the Heavenly Court and see many of its former fellow disciples. It's better than being a mount in the Buddhist temple.

But not just anyone can join the Heavenly Court.

Even though this green-maned lion is a Golden Immortal, it was originally a member of the Buddhist sect, so it still needs someone to vouch for it.

The green-haired lion then made a request to Zhang Tianlu, knowing Zhang Tianlu's current status in the Taoist Heavenly Court.

Zhang Tianlu had influence with the Jade Emperor, and his grandfather was one of the Four Celestial Masters.

If Zhang Tianlu could introduce him to the Taoist Heavenly Court, then there would be no problem.

Zhang Tianlu said, "It's a small matter. It's a good thing that you're willing to join my Daoist Heavenly Court. Why wouldn't I be happy to do so?"

Zhang Tianlu wrote him a letter directly.

Give it to the Green-haired Lion so he can take it to the Heavenly Court and give it to the Jade Emperor.

He vouched for this blue-haired lion, and with this document, things would be much easier for the blue-haired lion to get to Heaven.

The green-haired lion then thanked Zhang Tianlu.

Then he transformed into a streak of azure light, instantly piercing the sky and ascending to the upper realm where he disappeared.

Master Xuanzhen and the others knew the identity of this blue-haired lion, and at this moment they watched as their ancestral master guided him directly into the Taoist Heavenly Court.

Xuanzhen asked worriedly, "Ancestor, aren't you worried that he's colluding with Buddhism, that he's in Cao Ying but his heart is with Han?"

This green-haired lion had spent ten thousand years with Buddhism. Although Manjushri is dead now, the green-haired lion is still a member of Buddhism. So he easily got Zhang Tianlu's introduction and entered the Taoist Heavenly Court.

Moreover, the Great Tribulation is about to begin. Aren't you afraid that this guy will betray us and become an inside agent like the Long-Eared Immortal of Dingguang back then?
Zhang Tianlu said, "This blue-maned lion has suffered a lot of humiliation within the Buddhist community. Who would be willing to be a human's mount forever? Given the chance to stand up and speak, who would want to kneel?"

This blue-maned lion is different from the long-eared Dingguang Xian. Don't worry, this guy harbors a deep hatred for Buddhism; he won't be an inside agent.

As a zombie, Zhang Tianlu could sense the malevolent aura emanating from the blue-haired lion.

Every time Zhang Tianlu mentioned Buddhism, he could feel the malevolent and resentful aura emanating from the blue-maned lion.

This kind of thing can't be faked, and Zhang Tianlu was particularly sensitive to this murderous aura and resentment.

Therefore, his hatred for Buddhism is genuine, which is why Zhang Tianlu dared to vouch for him. Besides, why wouldn't he take a Golden Immortal-level expert who's practically handed to him? Wouldn't that be foolish?

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On the other side, in the Heavenly Court, at the Lingxiao Palace.

Zhang Daoling has returned to the Heavenly Court and reported to the Jade Emperor that Zhang Tianlu has successfully transcended his tribulation and killed Manjushri Bodhisattva.

When Zhang Daoling returned to the Heavenly Court, Ge Xuan and Sa Shoujian, who had previously been in charge of supervising Buddhism, had already returned before him.

The two of them had tried to stop Manjushri Bodhisattva when he first appeared in the Buddhist temple, but they were unable to do so and were directly entangled by Tathagata.

It took considerable effort for the two of them to work together and escape from Buddha's grasp.

After the Buddha intervened this time, they no longer dared to guard the Buddhist side.

After all, they couldn't escape Buddha's palm every time.

Therefore, the Jade Emperor recalled them.

When Zhang Daoling returned to report this matter, it startled the Jade Emperor, who had not expected that Zhang Daoling could kill Manjushri Bodhisattva, one of the four great Bodhisattvas of Buddhism.

Listening to Zhang Daoling's report, and Zhang Tianlu taking out the Celestial Master Seal to seal the immortal soul of Manjushri Bodhisattva.

After confirming that the celestial soul of Manjushri Bodhisattva was indeed imprisoned within Zhang Daoling's Celestial Master Seal.

The Jade Emperor was overjoyed.

"Okay, okay, okay, okay!"

The Jade Emperor said "good" six times in a row.

He then said, “Your Excellency has made extraordinary contributions, which is a great thing for our Taoist Heavenly Court!”

"The Buddhist sect has recently repeatedly offended our Heavenly Court, and Manjushri even intended to kill Zhang Tianlu, a future pillar of our Heavenly Court. Well done! It's time to let those bald monks of the Buddhist sect know the might of our Heavenly Court."

Zhang Daoling inquired with the Jade Emperor.

"Your Majesty, what should be done with Manjushri's immortal soul?"

No sooner had he spoken than the Four Heavenly Kings beside him could no longer sit still.

Dhritarashtra, the King of the Nation, said directly: "Your Majesty, Buddhism and Taoism have maintained good relations for many years. Manjushri Bodhisattva is one of the four great Bodhisattvas of Western Buddhism. We must not kill him. I believe that he should be released to repair the rift between the two schools and restore their friendship. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

The Four Heavenly Kings appear to be from the Heavenly Court, but in reality, they are from the Buddhist sect.

They were also spies planted by the Buddha in the Heavenly Court.

The Jade Emperor already knew this.

The Four Heavenly Kings couldn't sit still after seeing the celestial spirit of Manjushri Bodhisattva.

After all, this is one of the four great Bodhisattvas of Buddhism; he can't just die like this.

They quickly begged the Jade Emperor to be lenient and release the person.

However, the Jade Emperor simply sneered and said, "Buddhism and Taoism are to reconcile? The Buddha Tathagata is openly defying my decree and disobeying my orders."

Now, they have sent Manjushri to assassinate Zhang Tianlu, a senior official of the Longhu Mountain lineage of my Heavenly Court. They have also attacked my Heavenly Master Ge and Heavenly Master Sa. This is clearly a rebellion. Release Manjushri.
I suspect that the four of you also harbor rebellious intentions!

The Jade Emperor narrowed his eyes.

The reason the Four Heavenly Kings were not touched in the past was because they were known to be spies planted by Buddha in the Heavenly Court.

We haven't fallen out with Buddhism before, so we won't touch them.

Now that we've completely fallen out, why keep them around?
It would have been better if they hadn't jumped out at this time.

The Jade Emperor narrowed his eyes, already considering dealing with them all as well.

(End of this chapter)