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

Chapter 281 The Four War Gods
The Jade Emperor bestowed a seat upon Qiu Shou Xian and asked him to sit down and speak.

Such treatment warmed the heart of the blue-maned lion.

The great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods originated from the fact that the Heavenly Court under the Jade Emperor had no gods to use. Hongjun bestowed the Investiture of the Gods to pave the way for the Jade Emperor, which led to the deaths and injuries of many of his disciples in the Jie Sect.

But in reality, Qiu Shou Xian himself has figured it out over the years.

The Investiture of the Gods back then had little to do with the Jade Emperor. The deaths of so many of his disciples in the Jie Sect were more a result of the conflict between the Chan and Jie Sects.

The culprits were the group of saints, including Yuanshi Tianzun, who plotted against their Jie Sect.

Although the Jade Emperor was one of the beneficiaries behind the scenes, he did not get involved much in the Investiture of the Gods calamity.

Therefore, Qiu Shou Xian did not actually harbor deep hatred for the Jade Emperor.

Especially after meeting him today, the Jade Emperor treated him with great courtesy and, without disregarding his past as a mount of the Western Buddhist sect, directly bestowed upon him a seat.

Moreover, he is not called the Green-haired Lion, but rather the Immortal with the Curly Head.

This also demonstrates the Jade Emperor's high regard for him.

After all, he should know that back in the Western Buddhist community, he didn't even have basic respect. Those bald monks there, even those whose cultivation was only at the level of Celestial Immortals, would call him a Green-haired Lion and treat him like a king, summoning him at will.

The Jade Emperor, as the current ruler of the Three Realms and the Heavenly Court, can be called Qiu Shou Xian (虬首仙).

This moved Qiu Shouxian deeply, making him feel that his trip to the Heavenly Court was the right one.

Qiu Shou Xian then said, “Your Majesty, I was enlightened by a sage and became the mount of Manjushri Bodhisattva. Now that Manjushri Bodhisattva has died, I do not wish to return to the Western Buddhist sect and become someone else’s mount again. Therefore, I wish to seek refuge in the Taoist Heavenly Court. I wonder if the Jade Emperor is willing to accept me.”
"This humble immortal will certainly serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly within the Taoist Heavenly Court in the future!"

Qiu Shou Xian directly stated his attitude.

He no longer wanted to return to the Western Buddhist order and was willing to serve the Jade Emperor in Heaven.

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor was overjoyed.

After all, Qiu Shou Xian was quite powerful.

He was at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm during the Investiture of the Gods.

After all, back in the Jie Sect, when the sect was at its zenith and had tens of millions of disciples, Qiu Shou Xian was able to stand out from tens of thousands of disciples and become one of the Seven Immortals serving under the Tongtian Sect Master.

His potential and strength are both extremely high.

If it weren't for the later defeat of the Jie Sect, Qiu Shou Xian's forced suppression by Yuanshi Tianzun into Manjushri's mount, and the subsequent suppression of his cultivation by the Western Buddhist sect to prevent him from breaking through, he would have been a different person.

The current Qiu Shou Xian is probably already a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

It's great that Qiu Shou Xian is willing to join the Heavenly Court. If we give him some resources and don't suppress his cultivation, Qiu Shou Xian will probably be able to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm very soon.

At that time, he will become another powerful general in the Heavenly Court.

Moreover, Qiu Shou Xian was recommended by Zhang Tianlu.

Zhang Tianlu is reliable and wouldn't recommend people casually. His recommendation of Qiu Shou Xian must have a reason.

The Jade Emperor trusted the lineage of the Four Celestial Masters quite a bit.

He naturally had a good impression of Qiu Shou Xian.

However, it's definitely necessary to clarify things before making such high-level data entry.

The Jade Emperor asked, "Immortal Qiu Shou, there are some things I need to clarify beforehand. I hope you will tell the truth. You previously followed Manjushri, and were, after all, a member of the Buddhist order. Why were you unwilling to return to Buddhism after Manjushri's death?"

Qiu Shou Xian said, "Your Majesty, I have never had any feelings for Buddhism. The Western Buddhist sect has never treated me as a human being."

After Manjushri's death, if I were to return to the Western Buddhist sect, the Buddha of the Western Paradise would surely distribute me to some venerable one within the sect as if I were a commodity.

Serving someone whose cultivation is inferior to mine and becoming their mount is something I am naturally unwilling to do. Moreover, back then, the sage Yuanshi Tianzun only made me Manjushri's mount, not a Buddhist mount. Now Manjushri is dead.

I don't need to go back to Buddhism anymore; besides, I never really had much to do with it anyway.

Qiu Shou Xian then relayed to the Jade Emperor what Zhang Tianlu had said to him.

This also clarifies his identity; when he was enlightened by Yuanshi Tianzun to become a mount, Manjushri was still a member of the Taoist sect.

Even if Qiu Shou Xian continues to be a mount, he is still a mount of the Daoist sect. Manjushri's death and his not returning to Buddhism doesn't necessarily violate the words of the sages. The Jade Emperor nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

He laughed and said, "Since that's the case, then I naturally welcome it. From now on, my Heavenly Court will have one more valiant general. Very good!"

The Jade Emperor was overjoyed.

After all, Qiu Shou Xian is no ordinary Golden Immortal!

He is a peak Golden Immortal, and he was a peak Golden Immortal during the Investiture of the Gods period!
Now that he has broken free from the shackles of Buddhism, he might break through to the Great Luo realm at any time.

The Jade Emperor was lamenting the deaths of the Four Heavenly Kings today, but then the next second, the Curly-Headed Immortal arrived, seeking refuge with the Jade Emperor.

Qiu Shou Xian was a member of the Taoist sect and hated the Western Buddhist sect to the core. Naturally, he was much more loyal to the Taoist Heavenly Court than the Four Heavenly Kings.

Furthermore, his strength and potential are even greater than those of the Four Heavenly Kings.

It's true what they say, a loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

At the same time, the Jade Emperor also knew that Qiu Shou Xian's involvement was inextricably linked to Zhang Tianlu.

It must have been when they were in the lower realm that Zhang Tianlu had a conversation with him.

If it weren't for Zhang Tianlu's intervention and recommendation letter, Qiu Shou Xian would most likely have returned to Buddhism in the end.

Therefore, Zhang Tianlu should also be credited for this.

The Jade Emperor was even more satisfied with Zhang Tianlu.

Zhang Tianlu is indeed a lucky star in heaven.

He has already brought so many benefits to the Heavenly Court even before ascending to heaven.

They killed Maudgalyayana and Manjushri, and recruited the Blue-haired Lion-headed Immortal.

These are all great achievements!
The Jade Emperor was already considering what official position to appoint Zhang Tianlu to after he ascended to heaven.
Qiu Shou Xian remained in the Heavenly Court, temporarily residing in the palace of the Four Heavenly Kings.

At the same time, the Jade Emperor bestowed upon Qiu Shou Xian the title of Green Lion War God.

With the Four Heavenly Kings dead, the Jade Emperor prepared to establish four new War Gods.

Qiu Shou Xian is currently the only one in charge, while he is still preparing for the other three.

Ultimately, the Heavenly Court still doesn't have enough manpower.

……

The Jade Emperor was overjoyed, having annihilated Manjushri and gained the God of War.

Meanwhile, at the Western Great Lingyin Temple, on the Buddhist side...
The Buddha of the Western Paradise looked displeased.

And it's not just bad-looking, it's extremely ugly.

Because at that moment, he actually sensed that Manjushri's immortal soul had perished.

Manjushri is dead!

He clearly died in Laozi's alchemy furnace.

Manjushri Bodhisattva is one of the four great Bodhisattvas of the West.

Now that Manjushri is dead, how can Tathagata have a good face?

Guanyin noticed that Buddha's expression was not right and asked, "Buddha, why is this?"

The Buddha looked at his disciples and announced the news.

He said, "Just now I sensed that Manjushri's soul has been extinguished and Manjushri has died."

Upon hearing this, the entire Great Thunderclap Temple fell into a deathly silence.

The Great Luo has fallen?!
(End of this chapter)