The Purple-Robed Celestial Master has turned into a zombie?! Who can stand that?!

Chapter 279 Immortal Killing Platform

The Jade Emperor squinted at the four Heavenly Kings.

These four guys were originally spies from the Buddhist sect who had infiltrated the Taoist sect, and they had been infiltrating the Taoist Heavenly Court for many years.

After the Great Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, he was placed here by the Sage and frequently sent messages to the West.

It was a thorn in the Jade Emperor's side that had always been there, but the reason it hadn't been removed before was...

This is because it's something that both the East and the West tacitly agree on.

Because the Taoist Heavenly Court also had spies in the West, and neither side's spies were very good at hiding. Buddha also knew that the Taoist Heavenly Court had planted spies on his side, and he knew who they were.

This is somewhat like the protons of both sides.

Each was held hostage in the East and West, while simultaneously monitoring the other.

If the Jade Emperor rashly takes action against the Four Heavenly Kings, it is inevitable that the Western Buddhist sect will also directly target the Taoist spies.

In that case, the East and the West would break off relations prematurely, which would not be good for either side.

Although they used to dislike each other, it hadn't come to the point of going to war over a few spies.

But things are different now; now there is a great calamity driving them forward.

Only one of the Taoist Heavenly Court and the Buddhist sect can remain.

This is a war where it's either you die or I die; to win, you have to kill!

The Buddha has already taken action against Zhang Tianlu, and the Four Heavenly Kings still dare to jump out at this time. It would be unreasonable for the Jade Emperor not to kill them.

Immediately, the Jade Emperor waved his hand.

"The Four Heavenly Kings are pleading for our mortal enemy, which is suspected of being treason. Guards! Drag all four of them away and push them, along with Manjushri, onto the execution platform!"

"I will oversee the execution together with all the civil and military officials!"

The Jade Emperor immediately launched a massacre.

This time, we will eliminate all the Western spies within the Heavenly Court.

When the Jade Emperor issued this order, all the civil and military officials present showed serious expressions.

Because anyone with a brain knows that a great calamity is about to begin, and both the East and West are starting to get serious, and the Jade Emperor is about to start a killing spree.

At this time, no one dared to stand up and plead for the Four Heavenly Kings. If someone did, that would be perfect, and they could all be eliminated together.

After all, the Four Heavenly Kings had been lurking in the Taoist sect for so long that the Jade Emperor didn't know if any of his beloved ministers had been persuaded by the Four Heavenly Kings to join the Western Paradise.
If someone were to plead for the Four Heavenly Kings at this time, it would be to reveal their identities.

The Jade Emperor would rather kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free.

Watching the Four Heavenly Kings being pushed off...

The Four Heavenly Kings clearly did not expect that they would be ordered to be killed by the Jade Emperor so quickly.

They still couldn't believe it. After all, they had only said one extra word. To be killed for saying one word was just too outrageous!

As the Four Heavenly Kings were led away, they frantically begged for mercy: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! We know we were wrong, we will never dare to do it again! Your Majesty..."

"Your Majesty, spare my life!"

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The voices of the Four Heavenly Kings faded into the distance, carried away by the sound.

However, the Jade Emperor did not react at all to their pleas for mercy, remaining silent.

In the Lingxiao Palace, not a single civil or military official dared to offer any advice.

They even exclaimed in unison, "Your Majesty is wise!"

The great calamity is about to begin, although the civil and military officials of the Heavenly Court do not yet know exactly what the new great calamity is.

However, this incident has led to a severe situation where the East and West have completely broken off relations.

And Zhang Daoling dared to kill the four great Bodhisattvas of the West.

Any civil or military official who wasn't stupid could basically see some clues.

This great calamity is likely to be a conflict between Taoism and Buddhism in the East and West.

To show mercy to the enemy at this time would be truly foolish.

On the execution platform,

Five executioners from Heaven arrived. Each one corresponds to one of the Four Heavenly Kings and the celestial soul of Manjushri.

All five of them were pushed onto the execution platform.

The Jade Emperor personally served as the executioner.

Speaking of which, it's been many years since the Heavenly Court has killed a deity of this caliber.

In the past, most of those killed were minor gods who made mistakes, or heavenly soldiers and generals who disobeyed military orders.

Even if some top deities commit serious mistakes, the Jade Emperor will show them leniency. At most, they will be whipped a few times, but they will not be executed. This is because when the Heavenly Court needs people, all the deities above the Xuanxian level must be valued by the Jade Emperor.

The last person whose cultivation was above the Xuanxian level was pushed onto the Execution Platform was Sun Wukong after the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West.

But Sun Wukong was just putting on a show back then.

But this time it was for real, and the Four Heavenly Kings and Manjushri were killed.

When the appointed time arrived, the Jade Emperor immediately gave the order.

"cut!"

As the celestial decree was issued

The executioner on the execution platform immediately took action, swinging his great sword and severing the heads of several immortal souls with a single stroke.

The four Heavenly Kings all died on the spot.

They were all Golden Immortals, and the Execution Platform could easily kill them.

But the celestial soul of Manjushri beside him was not so easy to kill.

His immortal soul actually withstood the strike of the Immortal-Slaying Blade and even deflected it away.

Upon seeing this, the executioner looked at the Jade Emperor with a helpless expression on his face.

There's no way around it; the Execution Platform can only slay gods at the Golden Immortal level at most. It can't slay any gods above the Golden Immortal level.

Manjushri Bodhisattva is a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

They definitely can't kill him!
The Jade Emperor had long anticipated this; going to the Execution Platform was merely a formality, as he knew the Execution Platform could not kill Manjushri.

Then, the Jade Emperor waved his hand and said, "Venus, send Manjushri's immortal soul to the Tushita Palace and hand it over to Laozi for processing."

If the Execution Platform cannot kill a Great Luo Golden Immortal, then it can only be dealt with by Laozi.

He was one of the three corpses of the saint.

Laozi's methods are unpredictable and divine; even a Great Immortal would die without a burial place if he fell into his hands.

Venus received the order and took Manjushri's celestial soul to the Tushita Palace.

Manjushri's immortal soul was directly refined by Laozi's furnace fire, leaving him utterly dead.

Killing these people removes a thorn in the side of Western Buddhism.

The Jade Emperor breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little regretful.

Actually, the Four Heavenly Kings are all quite powerful. They have been working as undercover agents for Taoism for many years, and the Jade Emperor is quite used to using them. The only pity is that they are Buddhists.

If a real conflict were to break out between Buddhism and Taoism, these four bastards would definitely end up siding with Buddhism.

Rather than waiting until they turn against us, it's better to deal with them now.

It's just a pity that these four Golden Immortals are no longer capable of fighting.

After these four guys died, the Heavenly Court lost four Golden Immortals, which was a great loss.

Seeing the Jade Emperor's worried expression, Zhang Daoling asked, "Your Majesty, are you sighing for the Four Heavenly Kings?"

The Jade Emperor nodded.

At this moment, most of the civil and military officials had already dispersed, leaving only the Jade Emperor and the Four Heavenly Masters, who were all on their side, so there was no need to hide anything.

The Jade Emperor spoke his mind.

"If the Four Heavenly Kings were from our Taoist sect, I would have gotten used to using them over the years. It's just a pity that they are insatiable ingrates."

"Killing them today was certainly satisfying, but ultimately I'm unlucky enough to have lost four Golden Immortals, which is also a loss for us."

(End of this chapter)