After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

The nine-colored deer showed a comfortable expression. 5

Zhou Yan stared at the nine-colored deer for a while, then spoke to Shakyamuni.

“Lingshan, I have already rescued many temples.”

Regardless of whether one has any enmity with Shakyamuni Buddha, one should first list one's own merits.

It's said that one doesn't hit a smiling face. Since I've already done so much, even if I offended Shakyamuni Buddha in the past, surely the Buddha shouldn't be causing me trouble?

“There is no need for you to worry, benefactor.”

The Buddha's face is kind, a kindness that evokes the honest and simple nature of a fat man.

“Shakyamuni had no hostile intentions, in fact…”2

The fat on Buddha's face jiggled, his appearance was so benevolent that it gave Zhou Yan a headache.

If someone is nice to you for no reason, it's either because they're lusting after your body or because you can bring them benefits. Since Shakyamuni had no reason to lust after his own body, there's only the second possibility.

"...Shakyamuni is about to bestow upon the benefactor an extraordinary blessing."

Zhou Yan took a step back.

Zhou Yan felt that Shakyamuni's words were just like saying that the pain would subside later – all a lie.

"Actually, I have already had enough good fortune."

Zhou Yan carefully considered the wording.

Shakyamuni said nonchalantly.

"Very well, this old monk is about to hold a lotus Dharma assembly. Now, I invite the millions of heavenly beings from the surrounding area to come over, and you, benefactor, may listen to the Dharma together beside this old monk..."

Zhou Yan: “(?_?)”

We are holding a lotus flower ceremony, inviting countless celestial beings to come...

This isn't a Buddhist ceremony, it's a gathering of people who love killing Bai Ze!

Zhou Yan forced a smile.

"Having many skills is never a burden, nor is having many opportunities."

Shakyamuni's face was kind, like an old man looking at his proud child.

"This destiny is not complicated... Mount Ling is increasingly unable to suppress it..."

Shakyamuni lowered his head and looked at the nine-colored deer lying on his lap.

"This old monk is preparing for Nirvana three times in order to create a glimmer of hope for the Buddhas of Mount Ling."

Zhou Yan understood.

In fact, Zhou Yan had long thought about it. The past of Mount Ling is gone, and the future is gone. All that's left is the present, which is still suppressing all the Buddhas of Mount Ling to prevent them from collapsing. Who is responsible for suppressing them to the point of not collapsing?

I'm definitely more Buddhist now.

However, judging from the fact that Buddha is only suppressing Mount Ling from collapsing rather than directly rescuing it, Zhou Yan guessed that Buddha's condition was not good, to the point that he could only prolong his life.

But unexpectedly, in order to preserve Mount Ling, Shakyamuni is now about to enter Nirvana.

Zhou Yan then looked at the Nine-Colored Deer.

Shakyamuni said with satisfaction.

“The Nine-Colored Deer was once an incarnation of this old monk, possessing profound Buddha-nature. After this old monk’s Nirvana, the Buddhahood can be inherited by this child.”

Zhou Yan asked.

"The fortune you're offering me is to help the Nine-Colored Deer attain enlightenment?"

Shakyamuni smiled but remained silent.

This attitude says it all.

"Now I'm at their mercy, like a fish on a chopping board. To avoid becoming Bai Ze's scarf," Zhou Yan said wistfully.

"Buddha, how do you want Bai Ze to help you?"

Shakyamuni sighed and spoke.

……

Outside the Jade Pool, at the Magpie Bridge Fairy Abode.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, Little Yama, and Wuqu Star stared at the sky above Yaochi for a long while.

Wu Quxing said hesitantly.

"Are you really leaving? You're not coming down?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden responded.

"With Bai Ze's abilities, as long as he stays in the heavens long enough, he should be able to find a way out and come down from the Heavenly Court."

Ba Jiutian Xuannv and Bai Ze have been friends for thousands of years. She knows very well that with Bai Ze's abilities, returning to the Heavenly Court is like going home. It won't be long before he finds a way to descend to the mortal realm.

So now we just have to wait, Zhou Yan will come back eventually.

Little Yama couldn't help but say.

Lu said, “Your Highness, you may not know this, but in this situation, staying here long enough will not lead to a way out… Now we must support the Heavenly Pillar and save the people. The Jade Maiden of the Azure Clouds, who can stabilize the Heavenly Pillar, is still waiting for us on Mount Ling!”

Bixia Yuanjun needs to rescue at least three more temples before she can leave Jile Temple and go to Mount Tai to Futianzhu.

Little Yama clasped his hands in greeting to the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

"Mysterious Lady, do you know any way to get to the Heavenly Court? I, Yan, will bring Bai Ze down with me."

Zhou Yan is the most suitable person to handle the problem on Mount Ling, but now that Zhou Yan has gone to the Heavenly Court, Little Yama can't just abandon Zhou Yan and go to Mount Ling alone, can he?

It doesn't matter if I die, what I'm afraid of is that even if I die, it won't solve the problem.

If you die before your time comes, you'll have created no value whatsoever, and dying in vain would be truly tragic.

"Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden hesitated," she said.

"The Heavenly Court is not what it used to be; it's no longer a place we can go to normally..."

Little Yama's tone grew more somber.

"This is for the sake of the common people; please forgive me, Mystic Maiden!"

It's no longer a question of whether it's possible or not, or how easy or difficult it is to go. If the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden can't provide a solution, Little Yama will have to find other ways to reach the Heavenly Court.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden remained silent for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled.

"Your Majesty..."

For some reason, the smile on the face of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden sent a chill down Little Yama's spine.

"It seems we can't reach the Heavenly Court through ordinary means, but the common people are in such a state... If we absolutely must seek Bai Ze to descend to the mortal realm, Xuan Nu isn't without a way, but this method..."

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden began to shake her head.

The head was shaking, but the smile on the face became more and more obvious.

Wu Quxing came out and asked.

"What good ideas does the Goddess Xuan Nu have? Please tell us."

"That's what the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden explained."

"Xuan Nu and west Wang Mu have a good relationship. Now that she has descended to the mortal world to save Yaochi, Xi Wang Mu owes Xuan Nu a favor. If Xuan Nu were to entrust a decree to west Wang Mu, asking her to find Bai Ze, it should not be a problem."

Little Yama asked curiously.

"What is the relationship between the Queen Mother of the West and Bai Ze?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden shook her head.

"Bad, very bad, extremely bad."

Little Yama/Wuqu Star: "Σ(°△°|||)"

If you're in a bad situation, can you still ask others for help?

Surely the Queen Mother of the West wouldn't ignore or disregard this?

"The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden said sarcastically."

"Your Majesty, Wuqu Star, you don't understand. It was precisely because of his inferiority that the Queen Mother of the West learned of Bai Ze and set out to find him."

Little Yama quickly understood.

"revenge?"

A simple logic is that a normal person's motivation for revenge is definitely greater than, much greater than, that of repaying kindness.

It's like Little Yama repaying a debt of gratitude: giving someone some money, making a phone call to arrange work, sending a greeting card regularly, or sending a WeChat message to show he still remembers you when you're sick—that's about it.

However, if he wanted to take revenge, Little Yama would definitely not use someone else's help.

I won't consider it revenge until I personally beat you until your face is covered in bruises!

I won't have truly triumphed until I beat you to your knees, begging for mercy and calling you "Dad"!

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden nodded.

"Indeed, back then Bai Ze was both cunning and incredibly fast, making the Queen Mother of the West so angry she wanted to bite him but couldn't catch him. Now, the meat is right in front of her mouth..."

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden beamed with joy.

"The Queen Mother will definitely take action herself; this white-haired beast will not escape her grasp."

"Little Yama," Wu Quxing said in unison, giving a thumbs-up.

"That's ruthless."

Little Yama, Wuqu Star believes that out of consideration for the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, the Queen Mother of the West will most likely send Bai Ze down to the mortal realm on time. But what will Zhou Yan suffer before he is sent down...?

That's hard to say.

Xiao Yan Bajun felt that he should call a top-notch psychologist he knew, the kind who earns 500 yuan an hour, and wait for Zhou Yan to come down so he could arrange to go see that psychologist.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden changed her tone.

"If you two feel that this method is inappropriate, then the Mystic Maiden has no other choice."

Xuan Nu looked at Xiao Yan Jun and Wu Qu Xing, and Wu Qu Xing and Xiao Yan Jun also looked at each other.

The method given by the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden actually has a high success rate. As for other methods, not to mention whether they can find the way to the Heavenly Court, the time and resources that might be spent, and the possibility of not finding Zhou Yan even after going to the Heavenly Court, are enough to make the plan to save the Heavenly Pillar fail by more than half.

If Project Tianzhu fails, the number of people who die will not be just one or two, or even a few hundred, but tens of millions or hundreds of millions, and its impact will be devastating to the entire human world.

So, what do the classic texts of the sages say?

When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it will first test their will, strain their muscles and bones, starve their body, leave them destitute, and thwart their endeavors, so as to strengthen their resolve, temper their character, and increase their abilities.

At this point, Little Yama said with a righteous expression.

"In times of emergency, one must act expediently. What does it matter if one suffers a little for the sake of the common people? This can be considered a way to temper this child!"

Wuquxing echoed this sentiment.

"Yes, yes, yes, Xiao Yan is such a big-picture-oriented child, he will definitely understand our choice."

Wu Qu Xing and Xiao Yan Jun bowed to Jiu Tian Xuan Nu in unison, and spoke in perfect unison. *Pop*

"We humbly request that the Goddess Xuan Nu issue a decree to inform the Queen Mother of the West!"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's smile blossomed like a hundred flowers in full bloom, a radiant sight. (Seven)

Chapter Ten: The Green Lamp Before the Buddha

West Tianmen.

Zhou Yan watched as Buddha returned the nine-colored deer to the mortal realm.

"Even if I'm late, can I still send it back like this?" Si

Zhou Yan looked at the spot where the Nine-Colored Deer had disappeared.

The Buddha shook his head. (Two)

"This old monk was only able to deliver the Nine-Colored Deer to you because the time was right. You have too much karma to carry on, but once you find the 'Green Lamp,' I will naturally show you the way to the Eastern Heavenly Gate."

The East Heavenly Gate is one of the only four Heavenly Gates that are still functioning normally, and Zhou Yan can only return to the human world through the East Heavenly Gate.