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Chapter 346 Still Haven't Given Up
Nezha rushed over excitedly and hugged Ling Feng, saying, "Thank you all." He was willing to choose him.

"What are you saying, Third Prince? You are our little hero." A melody instantly echoed in Mo Qianxun's mind.

"That's right, we even have a song that's written specifically for you."

"Write my song?" Nezha's eyes were filled with great doubt.

"It's him, it's him, it's him, our hero, Little Nezha!" Lu Tao sang out loud.

Now it was Nezha's turn to be shy.

"Wow, how come there are songs specifically written for me?!" Am I really that amazing? Ao Bing truly deserved to die.

Ao Bing: ...No, is no one speaking up for me?
The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, seeing Nezha practically floating on air from all the praise, couldn't help but interrupt them: "Alright, if you keep praising him, he'll become even more arrogant. He's just a little devil in the Heavenly Court."

“He’s a little devil in Heaven, but he’s also a major force in Heaven, isn’t he?” Mo Qianxun suddenly thought of something and looked at the Jade Emperor.

"Your Majesty, I have a question that has been troubling me for a long time, and I hope that Your Majesty can help me resolve it."

"Oh? What is it?"

"It is said that Tang Sanzang's journey to the West to obtain the scriptures was a great calamity, marking the rise of Buddhism and the decline of Taoism. However, I observe that most of the people in the Heavenly Court are Taoists. So why did they allow Buddhism to enter their homeland and spread so rapidly? Was it really just to complete this great calamity?" Mo Qianxun asked, expressing his doubts.

The Jade Emperor was taken aback by Mo Qianxun's sharp question, pausing for a couple of seconds before asking, "So, in your heart, what do you think?"

"I don't know, but I can tell you what our people over there are speculating about this great calamity in the Journey to the West."

"Oh? Interesting, then tell us about it?" The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother became interested.

Mo Qianxun checked her time; she had half an hour left.

"The first possibility is that when Dao Ancestor Hongjun ascended to heaven, he destroyed the spiritual veins of the West, thus owing the West a favor. The Journey to the West Tribulation was a tribulation planned by Dao Ancestor Hongjun to repay this favor."

The Jade Emperor's eyes flickered slightly: "What else?"

"Another possibility is that Buddhism outmaneuvered Taoism, getting Taoism to contribute manpower and resources to promote the rise of Buddhism."

The Jade Emperor paused for two seconds, then burst into laughter: "Hahaha, you younger generation sometimes see things more clearly than some of the old gods."

"So, Your Majesty, which one is it?"

The Jade Emperor stood up, his back to them, and looked up, seemingly lost in thought: "If we follow your calculations, it should be considered a combination of the two!"

"So it really is because of personal relationships, because of scheming?"

"Yes! When Hongjun ascended to heaven, he did indeed destroy the spiritual veins of the West, causing a large-scale collapse of the spiritual energy in the West. In order to protect the West, Hongjun planned to have them spread their teachings to the Central Plains. But who knew that they would use this as an excuse to select people in our Heavenly Court? At that time, we were in the wrong, so what could we do? It wasn't until Tang Sanzang and his disciples completed their journey to the West and saw the temples with flowers blooming everywhere and incense burning brightly that we realized what a huge mistake we had made. But it was too late to change anything."

The Jade Emperor surely regretted his past actions. He spoke sincerely to Buddhism, but Buddhism spoke to him with cunning.

Mo Qianxun and the others looked at the Jade Emperor with complicated expressions. "Why are you all looking at me like that?"

"Your Majesty, how did all those gods and Buddhas on Mount Ling come about? You haven't forgotten, have you? The Tathagata was originally the Daoist Duobao, the Guanyin was originally the Daoist Cihang, and the Dipankara Buddha was originally the Daoist Dipankara. How can you still believe the words of people who have already betrayed Taoism once?" I really don't know whether to say you are too naive or too foolish.

Jade Emperor: ...Sigh.

"It's too late to say anything now."

"I've heard that the closer you get to Mount Ling, the more ferocious the monsters become? Could Buddhism have developed into this state?"

"What? Is Buddhism not developing well over there these days?"

"Hmm... not really. It's just that we have a saying: 'In prosperous times, Buddhism spreads its teachings; in chaotic times, Taoism descends from the mountains; the Three Pure Ones only need a clay body, but Buddha needs a golden body to cross over.'"

The Jade Emperor's expression softened slightly: "It seems that Buddhism wasn't very popular in your time!"

"It's alright. In our time, how should I put it, before we gained the ability to travel through time, we believed in science. Gods and demons were all feudal superstitions to us. Moreover, we Chinese people tend to burn incense and pray to Buddha when we have problems, which is like seeking help from Buddha at the last minute. However, Taoism has become quite popular in recent years."

The Jade Emperor's eyes lit up even more; there was hope for the revival of Taoism.

"It's said that the Lao Jun Temple on Lao Jun Mountain is very efficacious. I've always wanted to go and pray there, but I've never been able to find the time." Chen Min shook her head with some regret.

"Why bother worshipping at the Laozi Temple? We can worship the deities there in person." Mo Qianxun poked her shoulder.

Chen Min's eyes lit up: "Really? I'll go pray whenever I have time."

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic. Erlang Shen and Nezha have already told me what you were talking about before. I would like to ask if the information is true?"

Mo Qianxun and the others' expressions also became very serious: "Your Majesty, it's true. We are already actively building a defense system because our world will be the initial battlefield of this great war. Therefore, we must accelerate the improvement of our offensive and defensive capabilities."

The Queen Mother suddenly snorted coldly: "Hmph, it seems those people haven't given up on invading our world after all. Well, that makes sense, considering they've deployed so many clones into our universe."

Mo Qianxun and the others looked at the Queen Mother in confusion: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by that? Do they have avatars in our universe?"

"Otherwise, what do you think is going on with those suddenly appearing Mao gods?"

Ling Feng was stunned for two seconds: "You guys can tolerate this?"

"Of course we can't stand it, but sometimes we enjoy watching dogs fight. So, we sealed their memories. Now, they only remember the memories of living in this world, not the memories of their original bodies. Even if they encounter their original bodies in the future, the enhanced memory seal will only allow them to unlock their memories before they die."

The four people stared at the Jade Emperor in shock. No, they had just thought the Jade Emperor was a naive and innocent person, but now it seemed that he was not a naive and innocent person at all, but a great schemer.

No, if you have that kind of intelligence, why didn't you tamper with the Journey to the West arc back then?

Jade Emperor: Do you think I don't want to? I have no choice.

(End of this chapter)