Wandering Gods of Day and Night

The six Buddha slaves were deeply troubled; initially, they had been lured by Zhou Xuan’s "Daoist Robe Cloud Pattern" — the Dream of the Four Heavenly Venerables, leading them to agree to enter Ping Shui Prefecture.

According to the original plan, they were to forge a Sea of Buddha, under whose cover Boba would silently eliminate Zhou Xuan.

But now,

Zhou Xuan didn’t even enter the Sea of Buddha; as soon as everyone gathered, he unmasked Boba in full view of all.

If the six Buddha slaves wanted to act, they would have to engage in fierce combat on Lotus Mountain with the God-level beings beside Zhou Xuan.

Lacking the confidence to fight, they could only gloomily release vast Buddha energy in Lotus Temple, aiming to break open the Yanfu Ti Space and capture Boba as a scapegoat.

"What’s this all about?"

The Golden Body Slave looked at the sorry state of the other Buddha slaves holding their magic artifacts, feeling quite vexed in his heart.

Yun Ziliang watched this intently, continually nodding as he sensed the Buddha energy of the six Buddha slaves.

Zhao Wuya nosily asked, "So, Grand Master, are these Buddha slaves’ Buddha energies authentic or not?"

"What are you talking about? These people serve the Ancient Buddha as walkers; how could their Buddha energies not be authentic?" Yun Ziliang, irritated, felt that Zhao Wuya’s question was quite undignified.

Then Zhao Wuya asked, "And how about the strength of these Buddha energies?"

"Oh, dear, Zhao Wuya, I am an old Taoist, and you are the reincarnation of the Heavenly Peng Bird of the Ancient Buddha. When it comes to Buddhist matters, shouldn’t you ask yourself rather than me?"

Yun Ziliang’s retort to Zhao Wuya’s query rolled off his tongue without a second thought.

"Hey, stop it."

Suddenly, Zhao Wuya assumed the posture of the Great Peng spreading its wings, his hands held horizontally like Peng wings. Then he turned his hands into claws and pecked at Yun Ziliang’s brow.

"Thud!"

Right on the brow center.

Li Changxun sighed, "Ah, Zhao Wuya is acting up again."

This peck didn’t do much harm but was deeply insulting, leaving Yun Ziliang fuming.

"Chang Xun, whip up a bit of sand to envelop the two of us; I need to teach Zhao Wuya what it means to respect teachers and value the Dao."

Li Changxun waved his hand, sending sand swirling around, an obscure mist enveloping Yun Ziliang and Zhao Wuya, followed by mournful screams of agony continually echoing in the fog.

"Ouch, I was wrong, wrong, wrong..."

Zhao Wuya’s groveling manner elicited laughter from the Green Robed Buddha.

After the laughter subsided, the Green Robed Buddha quietly inquired of the Eternal Life Sect Leader, "Sect Leader, did Boba ever claim that Little Daoist Zhao is the reincarnation of the Heavenly Peng Bird, or the Heart Demon of the Ancient Buddha, or even the evil thought of the Ancient Buddha?

But from what I see, Little Daoist Zhao is naturally innocent, even a bit innocently playful. Could he really be the notorious Heart Demon of the Ancient Buddha?"

"Can Boba’s words be trusted? He’s a crafty man who spouts random nonsense."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader surprisingly mocked the Green Robed Buddha, "And you, your brain’s rusting from all that Buddhist cultivation. Don’t take everything to heart all the time; focus on monitoring those six Buddha slaves and handle the actual work."

"Yes, yes." The Green Robed Buddha whispered in agreement.

In the Heavenly Dome, the Green Robed Buddha has a higher status than the Eternal Life Sect Leader due to the favor of the Golden Crow Palace Master; however, in the human world, the Eternal Life Sect Leader is favored by Zhou Xuan, making the Green Robed Buddha hesitant to act out in front of the Sect Leader.

With Zhou Xuan not around, the Eternal Life Sect Leader is the mainstay...

...

Ping Shui Prefecture, Jinlu Tea House,

Today, the tea house is closed to the public; all four floors are rented out by the Six Great Families of Snowfield Prefecture.

They enjoy snacks and tea in the tea house, waiting for the grand presence from the area of Lotus Mountain.

During their time in Snowfield Prefecture,

the six had agreed with the Buddha slaves that if the six Buddha slaves floated in midair on Lotus Mountain, revealing their Golden Bodies, it would mean that the Nuo God of Ping Shui Prefecture would not awaken.

If the Buddha slaves levitate, it is the signal for the Six Great Families; upon seeing the Golden Body, they would immediately command their family elites to reveal their ruthless intent upon Ping Shui Prefecture.

At this moment, instead of the Golden Body of the Buddha slaves, they encountered "Ning Yu."

Zhou Xuan, still disguised as "Ning Yu," in a blood-red monk’s robe, gracefully entered the tea house.

"Master Ning."

Ning Jin Longba warmly offered a cup of hot tea.

Zhou Xuan waved it off, not taking the tea, instead asking, "While my senior brother and I are grappling with Zhou Xuan and the Zhou Family’s Troupe in Lotus Mountain, you esteemed gentlemen are comfortably enjoying yourselves here."

These words instantly disrupted the harmonious atmosphere in the tea room.

Ning Jin Longba smoothed things over with a forced smile, speaking, "Master, we are ordinary folks of the human world, our skills mediocre, even if we went into Lotus Mountain, we wouldn’t be of any help but rather a hindrance."

"Yes, yes, by staying away from Lotus Mountain, we are actually the best support for the Golden Buddha and Master Ning."

Gang Dari Ze awkwardly chimed in.

Then Zhou Xuan, who had been stern, suddenly relaxed his expression, pointing at them lightly and teasingly saying, "I was just jesting with you all; look how tense you got."

Everyone then laughed heartily.

Zhou Xuan further asked, "My senior brother sent me to ask if you have prepared for the plundering of Ping Shui Prefecture?"

"We are more than ready, absolutely prepared."

Ning Jin Longba got excited upon hearing "plundering Ping Shui Prefecture"; every pore on his body seemed to open.

He said, "Master Ning, Ping Shui Prefecture has much wealth, food, and beautiful women. The women we will take away, the riches too..."

Gang Dari Ze waved his hands and added, "As for the grain, we’ll take as much as we can; what we can’t take, we’ll burn along with the cinemas and theaters."