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

Chapter 280 The Immortal with the Curly Head Descends

The Jade Emperor sighed.

He truly cared for the Heavenly Court. Ever since he was appointed by the Dao Ancestor to take over the management of the Heavenly Court and the Three Realms, the Jade Emperor had been determined to strengthen the Heavenly Court's power.

Unfortunately, there aren't many people under his command who can manage him.

Aside from those listed in the Investiture of the Gods, the remaining capable generals are Li Jing and Nezha. However, these two are not firmly committed to their respective sects. Although they currently work for the Taoist sect, they also hold positions in the Buddhist sect.

It's hard to say which side these two will help when the great calamity actually begins.

Then there's his nephew Yang Jian, who offended him deeply back then. He lives at the mouth of the Guan River and obeys orders but not summons. If a fight really breaks out, Yang Jian would probably be happy to see his uncle suffer. If things go wrong, he might even turn to Buddhism and give him a push.

Agarwood...

Later, he followed Yang Jian and became an unreliable wandering immortal in the Three Realms.

They're all either secretly rebellious or disobedient.

There aren't many capable generals at my disposal.

Later, only the Four Celestial Masters rose to prominence. Now that four Golden Immortals are gone, how can the Jade Emperor not have a headache?
It's very difficult to find someone from below to promote someone.

Although the Heavenly Court has many heavenly soldiers and generals, few of them are truly capable. Moreover, in recent years, due to some problems with the Heavenly Dao, the spiritual energy in various planes of the lower realm has been depleted, and there are not many ascendants who can cultivate themselves.

While the Taoist Heavenly Court was weakened, the Buddhist incense offerings and Taoist practices were becoming increasingly prosperous.

After all, the depletion of spiritual energy does not affect the attainment of divinity through incense offerings. With this ebb and flow, after a great eon, Taoism will be in grave danger...

The Four Celestial Masters listened to the Jade Emperor's sigh.

Zhang Daoling said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be so sad. It is indeed a pity that the Four Heavenly Kings have died, but if you think about it from another perspective, the Four Heavenly Kings were never members of our Taoist school."

If we don't kill these guys who will betray us in the face of battle now, when the Great Tribulation really begins, we will not only lose four Golden Immortal experts, but we will also have four more Golden Immortal enemies.

Killing him now would actually be a loss for Buddhism, especially since Manjushri is a Great Immortal; his death would be an even greater loss for Buddhism.

Therefore, the people killed today are actually a loss for Buddhism, while we Taoists are making a huge profit!

Zhang Daoling offered his advice.

After listening to Zhang Daoling's words, the Jade Emperor pondered for a moment and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

Zhang Daoling is right. If we look at it from a different perspective, the ones who suffered losses this time were indeed all Buddhists.

The Four Heavenly Kings were always the type to switch sides in the face of battle, so there's nothing to regret.

Thinking about it this way makes me feel much better.

Zhang Daoling continued, "Moreover, Your Majesty, please don't forget that although our Heavenly Court has lost four Heavenly Kings, my grandson Zhang Daoling has just broken through the Heavenly Zombie Realm in the mortal realm and is about to ascend. Once he ascends, he will also be a fierce general of our Heavenly Court."

Furthermore, when I killed Manjushri Bodhisattva in the mortal realm, it was my grandson who assisted me. Without my grandson's help, I really wouldn't have been able to defeat Manjushri.

My grandson has just broken through the Heavenly Zombie Realm and merged with the Dao of Corpse, and he already possesses power comparable to a Golden Immortal. Given time, he will surely break through to the Heavenly Immortal and the Profound Immortal Realm, and he will surely become a great general of my Heavenly Court.

"I dare to boast that the future Zhang Tianlu will be no weaker than the four of us old fellows. This is the true foundation of our Heavenly Court!"

Zhang Daoling stated: "In the end, no matter how strong the Four Heavenly Kings are, they are not members of the Taoist sect. If the Taoist sect wants to truly become powerful, it must rely on its own people who know its true nature."

Zhang Tianlu cultivated Taoism and believed in Taoism. After ascending to heaven, he served as an official in the Taoist Heavenly Court, working for the Jade Emperor.

This is the true essence of their Taoist sect, the kind of people who are truly willing to risk their lives for it.

Therefore, the Jade Emperor has no reason to feel sorry for those four ungrateful wretches.

The true future of Taoism is rising.

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor indeed smiled.

"Good, good, good! I didn't expect Zhang Tianlu to grow even faster than I imagined. He has this strength right after breaking through the Heavenly Zombie Realm. His future is promising!"

"If he can ascend before the Great Tribulation, he will surely become a mighty general of my Heavenly Court! Good!!" The Jade Emperor was overjoyed.

Zhang Daoling's words struck a chord with him.

If what he said is true, then once Zhang Tianlu ascends to heaven and his strength breaks through to the Heavenly Immortal or Profound Immortal level, his strength will be no less than that of the generals under the command of the Four Heavenly Masters. It would be equivalent to the emergence of another Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Even at the peak of the Great Luo realm, at the level of a half-step Quasi-Saint.

If there really were such a military general, and he was so loyal to the Taoist Heavenly Court, why would I need Yang Jian, Nezha, or Li Jing?
These three traitors are better off without.

The Jade Emperor was quite pleased.

From the South Heavenly Gate, a thousand-mile eye and a wind-following ear report.

"Your Majesty, a blue-maned lion outside the South Heavenly Gate requests an audience!"

The Jade Emperor frowned slightly.

A blue-haired lion?

If he remembers correctly, it should be Qiu Shou Xian of the Jie Sect, right?
Back during the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, wasn't he enlightened by the Primordial Celestial Venerable and transformed into Manjushri's mount?

Now that Manjushri is dead, what is he doing in Heaven?
The Jade Emperor asked, "What brings the wiry-headed immortal here?"

The all-seeing and all-hearing beings said, "Your Majesty, he has a letter of recommendation from Zhang Tianlu, the Dragon Tiger Celestial Master of the lower realm. He says he wants to join our Heavenly Court."

The Jade Emperor glanced at the document personally written by Zhang Tianlu, which was presented to him by the Eyes of a Thousand Miles and the Ears of the Wind.

The document indeed bore Zhang Tianlu's handwriting and the seal of the Celestial Master of the Mortal Realm.

He was indeed recommended by Zhang Tianlu.

The Jade Emperor looked at the Four Celestial Masters and asked Zhang Daoling.

"My dear minister, when you killed Manjushri in the mortal realm, wasn't this wiry-headed immortal dead?"

The Jade Emperor thought that Zhang Daoling had killed the blue-haired lion while killing Manjushri Bodhisattva.

Zhang Daoling said, "At that time, Manjushri sent the Green-haired Lion to stop me in order to save his own life, and sent him to his death. I was grateful for the difficulty of his cultivation, so I only used the Heavenly Master Seal to knock him unconscious and did not kill him."

At the time, I was so busy bringing Manjushri back that I forgot about him for a while.

The Jade Emperor: "Now he has come to the Heavenly Court with Zhang Tianlu's documents, what do you all think?"

Zhang Daoling: "Qiu Shou Xian has been forced to submit to Buddhism. Over the past ten thousand years, under the oppression of Buddhism, he must have harbored resentment in his heart. Your Majesty, why don't you summon him in first and hear what he has to say?"

The Jade Emperor nodded: "Very well, all-seeing and all-hearing, bring the person in."

The clairvoyant and the all-hearing immediately withdrew and went out to lead their men.

Before long, the green-haired lion demon was brought in.

When Qiu Shou Xian saw the Jade Emperor, he immediately bowed down.

"This humble green-haired lion greets Your Majesty."

Then, Qiu Shouxian turned around and bowed again to Zhang Daoling, one of the Four Celestial Masters who was standing next to him.

He said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhang, for showing mercy to this humble immortal! I will forever remember your kindness in sparing my life."

The Jade Emperor said, "Stand up and speak first, Qiu Shou Xian. I remember you were a disciple of the Tongtian Sect Master of the Jie Sect, and one of the Seven Immortals who served him."

"In terms of seniority, you're of quite a high rank; there's no need to be so reserved. Someone, bring you a seat!"

Then, the Jade Emperor asked, "Immortal Qiu Shou, I heard that you want to join my Taoist Heavenly Court? Is this true or false?"

(End of this chapter)