My brother is so cunning

Chapter 940 The Secret of Infinite Creation
"Creation God, do not slander my sect's sincere desire to save the world!"

Seeing that the gods he had just persuaded were wavering again, Venerable Kasyapa sternly rebuked them: "This humble monk has already explained the consequences. The Heavenly Court's self-preservation is tantamount to sitting and waiting for death. As long as the mortal realm is not repaired, the beings of the Three Realms will not have peace. You have repeatedly obstructed us, hindering the lives of the beings. Can you bear the sins that Heaven will bring?"

"Here we go again, trying to scare people."

Wen Rui sneered, "Whenever mortals don't do what you want, you send them to hell to scare them. But when they come here, you change your story and use the punishment of Heaven to intimidate the gods. Do you think I'm afraid of Heaven's punishment?"

"You've forgotten that you're a disciple of the Jie Sect, so naturally you're not afraid of defying the heavens!"

Venerable Kasyapa retorted sharply: "But what will be the price? To indulge in momentary pleasure and bring chaos to the world, the destruction of the sect, and harm both oneself and others!"

Wen Rui's eyes sharpened, and his gaze toward Venerable Kasyapa became increasingly hostile. Lingji Bodhisattva and the Arhat Subduing Dragon and Tiger, who had come with Venerable Kasyapa, sensed the killing intent emanating from Wen Rui and quickly stepped forward to stand shoulder to shoulder with Venerable Kasyapa, inadvertently forming a small defensive formation, wary of Wen Rui's sudden and angry attack.

Given Wen Rui's current level of power, even if a Buddha, a Bodhisattva, and two great Arhats joined forces to face him, they would feel immense pressure and would have to concentrate fully and go all out.

Even though this was in the Lingxiao Palace, with the Jade Emperor in front of them and all the immortals watching, the Western Sect envoys had no doubt that Wen Rui would dare to break off all pretense and take drastic action to keep them all here.

"Minister Wen, please do not act rashly."

The atmosphere in the main hall was tense, and the Jade Emperor quickly acted as a peacemaker, kindly advising, "All the good and bad karma of the past has already been forgiven under the mediation of the Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Why bring it up again? Let's put aside our grudges and focus on the current demonic calamity in the Three Realms, and properly discuss a countermeasure."

Wen Rui then withdrew his murderous aura, and the four Western Sect envoys immediately felt the pressure dissipate, as if they had survived a calamity, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Minister Wen, setting aside your past prejudices with the Western Sect, I believe the Western Sect's strategy of jointly annihilating the remnants of the demon race has merit. The demon calamity must end within fifty years, or the consequences will be endless."

The Jade Emperor patiently, as if discussing something, said to Wen Rui, "The new Heavenly Army led by Minister Wen is indeed far superior to the old Heavenly Army led by the mediocre general Li Jing, but it is still no match for the elite Demon Mosquito Army."

"Although the Sun-Shielding Canopy is a powerful tool for eliminating mosquitoes, the demonic mosquitoes hide deep underground, beyond the reach of the Heavenly Fire. Only by asking the enlightened ones of the Western Sect to lend their assistance and empower the Heavenly Army soldiers can we elevate them to a level where they can contend with the elite demonic mosquitoes, drive them out from underground, and then have the Heavenly Fire descend from the Sun-Shielding Canopy to burn them to ashes."

Having been a leader for countless years, the Jade Emperor possessed keen insight into problems and quickly grasped Venerable Kasyapa's line of thought, concluding that it was the only viable path.

"Your Majesty, you greatly underestimate me. Since Your Majesty has entrusted me with the crucial task of subduing demons in the Three Realms, I should naturally share Your Majesty's burdens. Why should I seek help from the Western Sect?"

With an arrogant expression, Wen Rui politely replied in a deep voice, "No one understands the Blood Sea Demon Clan's adorable... cough, terrifying aspects better than myself, and no one values ​​the Blood Sea Demon Clan more than myself!"

This statement was made with great conviction, as if it were his genuine belief.

"Over the years, I have not only been supervising the construction of the Heaven-Protecting Array and making money by selling the Sky-Blocking Canopy... cough, and guarding against the sneak attacks of the demonic mosquitoes, but I have also been racking my brains to plan how to take the initiative and completely annihilate this demonic calamity."

"As the saying goes, the best defense is a good offense. Of course, I am preparing for the grand plan of sending troops to reclaim the mortal realm."

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor and all the gods of Heaven lit up and looked at him expectantly. Over the years, Wen Rui had cultivated extremely high personal prestige in the Heavenly Court. Unconsciously, the gods of Heaven, including the Jade Emperor, had developed a sense of trust and dependence on him.

Let the facts speak for themselves: the Western Paradise and Heavenly Court forces suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of Blood Sea, and it was he who rescued them.

He single-handedly led the defense battle outside the Gates of Hell, using a million puppets to hold off billions of demonic insects for three whole months.

He led the newly formed Heavenly Army to support the Western Religion and slayed a billion demonic mosquitoes.

Mosquito Taoist launched a fierce attack on the Heavenly Court, and he was the first to rush to the Demon Mosquito's lair. He almost killed the demon and completely quelled the demonic calamity.

Over the past decade, it was Wen Rui's sale of the "Sun-Shielding Canopy" that gave many immortals of average combat skill a sense of security, even though this false sense of security emptied their pockets.

One incident after another, countless and vivid in my memory.

It gave the gods the illusion that, in this great crisis, the Heavenly Court would truly be unable to function without Wen Rui.

He proposed that he had already planned how to take the initiative, and the gods, who had been on tenterhooks for years, finally felt relieved, as if they had a sure thing now.

The four envoys from the Western Sect changed their expressions drastically. They had thought that the Heavenly Court would need the blessing of the Western Sect's Buddhist teachings to fight against the demonic mosquitoes, and that was why they had used this as a bargaining chip in the negotiations. However, they did not expect that Wen Rui was well prepared and seemed to be able to fight against those elite demonic mosquitoes whose martial arts level was close to that of gods without needing any external help.

"Creation Lord, the renewed alliance between the Western Sect and the Heavenly Court is of paramount importance, concerning the very fate of the future world. You must not act rashly and utter empty words to deceive the gods!"

Venerable Kasyapa said urgently, "This humble monk does not believe that you have any way to train heavenly soldiers who can rival elite demonic insects without the blessing of my Buddhist teachings."

"I possess infinite secret techniques of creation that can resolve demonic tribulations."

Wen Rui said in a deep voice, "The Sky-Covering Canopy is just the tip of the iceberg among my countless creation secrets. The results achieved by the Sky-Covering Canopy with only the lowest traffic permission are far greater than the number of demonic mosquitoes killed by your army of monks consisting of three thousand Jiedi, five hundred Arhats, and several Buddhas and Bodhisattvas!"

These words left Venerable Kasyapa speechless for a moment. Facts speak louder than words. In the battle at Vulture Peak, the greatest achievement was indeed caused by the Heavenly Fire Pillar, which had been playing a minor role all along.

The vast majority of the mosquitoes that perished were burned alive because they couldn't avoid the pillars of fire.

Only a few of the initial demonic mosquitoes that engaged in combat died at the hands of Western martial arts masters. After their deaths, they released experience pheromones containing a massive amount of martial arts information, which strengthened all their kind around them.

"I humbly request Your Highness to present your so-called secret method of creation to all the gods. I have seen it with my own eyes and am completely convinced. I will be able to report back to the Buddha."

Venerable Kasyapa asked sternly, "If you can't produce it, don't think you can send this humble monk away with just a few words."

(End of this chapter)