Xiaoyouzhutian, send Yi Xiaochuan to the palace to start

The words of the Clairvoyant caused a slight commotion in the hall of Heaven.

The immortals whispered to each other, speculating on Li Shimin's move.

You know, it was destined by heaven that the West would flourish, but now Li Er was trying to promote Taoism? What happened during the time he disappeared?

The Jade Emperor frowned slightly and looked into the distance with a deep gaze. After pondering for a moment, the Jade Emperor slowly spoke.

"Clairvoyance and hearing, go and investigate carefully and make sure you find out the whole story of the incident in the temple." The Jade Emperor's voice was full of majesty and no one could disobey.

Qianliyan and Shunfenger took the order and left, arriving outside the South Heaven Gate again.

Outside the Nantian Gate, there were clouds and mist, and the air was filled with fairy air, but they had no intention of appreciating the beautiful scenery.

The atmosphere in Chang'an at this time seemed a little unusual. The doors of those temples that were once very popular were closed and deserted, while some Taoist temples were becoming more popular.

Clairvoyant carefully observed the changes in every temple, and his doubts grew stronger.

Shunfenger listened to the discussions of the people around him.

"I heard that Your Majesty has been quite respectful of Taoism recently, which is why many temples have closed down." A commoner whispered.

"Don't talk nonsense, or you'll get into trouble. How can we guess what His Majesty will do?" Another citizen hurriedly stopped them.

Qianliyan and Shunfenger then looked at each other and had some ideas in their minds, so they returned to Lingxiao Palace again and told everything they had seen and heard.

After hearing this, the immortals were surprised again. If Li Er really did this, then is there any need for Journey to the West to exist?

It was destined by heaven that the West would prosper. Originally, the Heavenly Court was very reluctant, but there was nothing they could do about it. But now, the emperor of the world actually took the initiative to respect Taoism, which undoubtedly gave them a huge surprise.

All of these officials in the Heavenly Palace are of Taoist origin. If Taoism can really flourish, they will be very happy.

The Jade Emperor frowned again. He knew the impact of this. If Li Er did this, would the West suddenly attack? Or the more Li Er suppressed Buddhism, the more likely it would be counterproductive.

Then, the Jade Emperor showed a disdainful smile: "My dear ministers, let's continue..."

Yes, he was not going to care. He didn't want the West to prosper in the first place. Besides, he had been forced to cooperate with the West in so many dramas and let the monkey make trouble in his heaven.

He still feels unhappy. An emperor in the world is still an emperor. Don't treat the village chief as a cadre. He can do whatever he wants.

Although we cooperated with that group of bald guys to do some things and lost some people, it would be worth it if we could see Taoism flourish.

On the other side, after receiving the imperial edict from Taibai Jinxing, Erlang Shen Yang Jian headed straight to Chang'an, leaving the old man Wei Zheng far behind.

But before he arrived in Chang'an, his spiritual consciousness sensed Li Er's presence. Just when Erlang Shen was about to get angry, he also noticed some changes in Chang'an.

Because a large number of bald donkeys were walking out of the gate of Chang'an city with their heads hung low, their faces full of frustration and loss, as if they had suffered a huge blow.

Erlang Shen's heart moved. He didn't like these bald donkeys in the first place, but seeing them so depressed, he became very curious. He transformed himself in the air and turned into an elegant young man.

Then he held a folding fan in his hand and disappeared into the air in a flash.

A few dejected bald men were walking forward when they heard a voice calling out to them, "Elders, please stay."

They looked in the direction of the voice and saw Erlang Shen dressed in white and holding a folding fan in their sight.

"Amitabha, what may I do for you, donor?" A middle-aged bald man said slowly with his hands clasped together after seeing Erlang Shen.

Erlang Shen bowed slightly and said with a puzzled look on his face: "I have not been back to Chang'an for a long time. I wonder what happened in Chang'an? Why did the elders leave Chang'an?"

After hearing this, the middle-aged bald man sighed and said, "Alas... A few days ago, His Majesty announced the closure of some temples. We have nowhere to go, so we thought of going to some nearby cities to have a look."

Erlang Shen was slightly stunned after hearing this: "Oh? I wonder why this is? Doesn't Your Majesty advocate Buddhism?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "I don't know. Taoism has been flourishing in recent days. Many temples have closed and replaced their signs with Taoist ones." After that, the bald monks walked away.

"Interesting, what on earth did Li Shimin go through?" Erlang Shen looked at the bald monks going away, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and then he strolled towards Chang'an City.

On the other side, Lingshan.

How could Lingshan not notice Li Er's big move?

In the magnificent Leiyin Temple, Tathagata Buddha was sitting on the lotus throne, preaching to the crowd.

However, at this moment, an arhat came in and described the changes in the Tang Dynasty in great detail.

After hearing the news, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas present were visibly shocked.

Because they knew that Li Shimin promoted Buddhism, but for some reason, he suddenly promoted Taoism?

"Buddha, if things continue like this, I'm afraid that the believers of my Lingshan in the Tang Dynasty..." Guanyin, dressed in white, looked at Tathagata with a worried look on her face and said.

Tathagata also frowned. Although they were all people with great magical powers, they could not interfere in the affairs of the human world. This was not allowed by the laws of nature.

But they never expected that just after the journey to the West had just started, when the four people had not even traveled halfway, something unexpected happened in the Tang Dynasty.

"Buddha, why don't I go and check it out myself?" Guanyin said again.

After thinking deeply for a moment, Tathagata slowly shook his head and said, "No, keep an eye on the four people who are traveling to the west. They are the key. After the journey to the west is over, we will find a way to revive the influence of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty."

Tathagata's voice was steady, powerful and full of majesty.

He knew very well that the journey of the four people to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures was crucial to their future.

As long as they can successfully complete the mission of obtaining the scriptures, they may be able to reverse the current unfavorable situation.

"Perhaps someone is interfering behind this. Is it you?" After saying this, Tathagata looked up at the sky with a look of doubt in his eyes.

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