Mushroom Man

"No..."

Sudhana Bodhisattva shook his head slightly.

He certainly didn't come here specifically to assist these five Buddhist monks in capturing some kind of unlucky Taoist.

The Taoist Master Mei was merely a sixth-level mushroom immortal; any one of the five Buddhist monks could capture him effortlessly.

Not to mention that among these five eminent Buddhist monks, there is also a sword monk with formidable strength who can chase after Zhuge Huowang.

Under these circumstances, how could the Five Wisdom Bodhisattvas possibly go to the trouble of sending Sudhana Bodhisattva down to earth to capture the Unlucky Taoist? Wouldn't that be like using a cannon to kill a mosquito?
"This humble monk has descended to the mortal realm for a private matter."

When Sudhana reached this point, he paused, as if hesitating whether to tell the truth.

However, he seemed to realize something soon, and sighed, saying, "To be honest..."

“When I was traveling to the Buddhist kingdom to visit the immortals, I happened to receive a message from my hometown saying that some immortals of the Holy Sect wanted to plot against my hometown.”

"The descendants of this humble monk have mostly lived and multiplied in his hometown."

“Now that my hometown is in trouble, how can I sit idly by? That is why I have left my post and prayed to the Five Wisdom Bodhisattvas to let me go back to help.”

Upon hearing this, all the immortals present were taken aback.

Hometown? Sudhana Bodhisattva is in the North Sea, and he even has dragon-human offspring?
If that's the case, why not bring Jingtian along and include him in the Eight Heavenly Dragons?

Clearly, the Pure Land Buddhist Kingdom was unaware that Sudhana Bodhisattva had a home in the North Sea.

This is understandable, though, since the Dragon Palace is the last remaining spark of the dragon people, and its absolute safety must be guaranteed, so that no one can know about it.

Even though the Pure Heaven Buddhist Kingdom takes good care of the dragon people, and even bestows upon them the honor of being the head of the Eight Heavenly Dragons.

Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

Even a ten-year-old understands the principle that you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket.

If Sudhana Bodhisattva truly exposes all the dragon people in the Dragon Palace to the Pure Heaven Buddha Kingdom.

What if the Pure Heaven Buddhist Kingdom suddenly turns against us and decides to purge the dragon people? Wouldn't we be wiped out in one fell swoop?
However, the fact that Sudhana Bodhisattva suddenly revealed the Dragon Palace to the Pure Heaven Buddhist Kingdom was actually out of necessity.

After all, according to the news from the Dragon Palace, the Dragon Palace has now been targeted by the Holy Church.

How could Sudhana not know the virtues of the Holy Teachings?

Being targeted by the Holy Church is never a good thing.

Under these circumstances, with the idea that since the Dragon Palace had already been exposed, one more or one less would not make a difference, Sudhana Bodhisattva brought the Dragon Palace into the open.

His purpose in doing this was solely to involve the Pure Heaven Buddhist Kingdom, thereby protecting the Dragon Palace from the Holy Sect's covetousness.

But what Sudhana could never have imagined was...

The forces currently eyeing the Dragon Palace are not limited to the so-called Holy Sect Immortals.

Deeper behind the scenes, there is also the shadow of Huang Ting.

By inadvertently involving the Pure Heaven Buddhist Kingdom, he saved the Dragon Palace from annihilation and laid the foundation for the rise of the Dragon People.

However, Sudhana, as the person in charge, was naturally completely unaware of all of this.

"I see!"

"How dare they! Those demons from the Holy Sect have dared to provoke our Pure Heaven Buddhist Kingdom again!"

The hot-tempered monk Jin Chan flew into a rage upon hearing the words "Immortal of the Holy Sect".

Previously on Shura Island, they went so far as to invite five golden Arhats to capture the Holy Sect Immortal.

However, due to the influence of the Yuan Tu Ancestor, they returned empty-handed and had to retreat in disgrace.

Now that they have learned of the whereabouts of the Holy Immortal, how could they possibly let this go?

“Bodhisattva Sudhana, since this matter concerns the immortals of the Holy Sect, it is by no means your private matter alone.”

"Our purpose in harassing Beihai is to kill a Holy Sect immortal named Zhuge Huowang." "Although we do not know if the Holy Sect immortal who has his eye on your hometown is the same Zhuge Huowang we are looking for, the Holy Sect demon is someone everyone has the right to kill."

Even if it isn't true, we absolutely cannot sit idly by.

The white-browed monk frowned and spoke with a righteous and awe-inspiring air.

As soon as he finished speaking, the sword monk took over the conversation.

"I wonder if Sudhana Bodhisattva could take us to visit your hometown?"

"Since Sudhana Bodhisattva just helped us capture the evil Taoist."

"Then we should reciprocate and help Sudhana capture and kill the evil leader of the Holy Sect."

Upon hearing this, Sudhana Bodhisattva pondered for a moment, then smiled gently and said softly, "Fellow practitioners, if you are willing to help my hometown, how could I refuse?"

“If that’s the case, this humble monk is willing to lead the way.”

"It would be perfect if this humble monk could invite you all to be guests in my hometown, the Dragon Palace, and to show you the hospitality of a good host."

Upon hearing this, several eminent Buddhist monks exchanged glances.

They smiled at each other, put their hands together in prayer, and said in unison, "Good."

Compared to the group of Buddhist monks, the Taoist priest who listened to the whole story looked dejected and on the verge of tears.

Previously, on Shura Island, he had suffered a terrible misfortune because of that Holy Cult Immortal named Zhuge Huowang.

He was a perfectly good rogue cultivator, but just because he was arm in arm with Zhuge Huowang and chatting happily, he was branded a demon.

Now, whether in the demonic path or the righteous path, he, a wicked Taoist, has become a rat that everyone wants to beat because of his association with the Holy Sect.

It can be said that a large part of the reason why he is so unlucky now, and even being hunted down by Buddhist monks, is because of Zhuge Huowang.

Under these circumstances, how could the Taoist priest possibly have a pleasant expression when he heard the words "Holy Immortal" again?

If it is possible...

He absolutely did not want to get involved in matters concerning the Holy Immortals.

But now the situation is beyond his control, and for some unknown reason, he has become a slave to Sudhana.

Even if the Taoist priest wanted to stay out of it, he was powerless to do so.

He could only watch helplessly as he uncontrollably sat on the golden lotus.

Together with those bald Buddhist monks, they followed Sudhana to the Dragon Palace...

……

Smoke and Cloud Island.

After the immortals left, they did not look at the hellish landscape below even once more.

The once bustling and vibrant Yanyun Island is now a scene of devastation and scorched earth.

Many of the surviving islanders cried out hysterically, desperately searching for traces of their loved ones.

There was a pregnant woman, eight months along, desperately digging through coal, just to find her husband who had gone out to mine coal to support his family.

There are children who have lost their homes, running around everywhere, falling and getting their faces covered in blood, just to find their elderly parents.

There are many such examples, too numerous to list.

Even the most aloof immortals can cause annihilation to mortals if the effects of their magical battles happen to them.

In the face of such great disasters, mushroom growers are no different from ordinary people.

This is why all the major righteous forces strictly prohibit the Mushroom Immortal from descending to the mortal realm at will... (End of Chapter)