Seeing Fuxi and Zhen Yuanzi join forces to lift the Bodhi Tree onto the platform, the other saints looked at the two with ambiguous smiles. Now that things had come to this, they had no choice but to agree.

As expected, Bodhi reluctantly agreed, and Fuxi bowed to the person at the head of the table, sat down comfortably, and then gave Nuwa a reassuring smile.

Bodhi was about to speak again when Yaochi interrupted him with a glance: "Since the Conferment of Godhood, Senior Brother has been constantly delegating power. The current Emperor needs the Imperial Qi bestowed by the Ziwei Emperor. You only intend to ask Huoyun Cave, so what about the compensation from the Ziwei Emperor?"

"The emperor's faith—that's a considerable amount of good fortune!"

Xuan Tian was taken aback. He looked up and saw Yao Chi's smiling gaze. He hesitated and said, "Your subject is not a saint. Half of what Master Nuwa has is enough."

What a ridiculous little demand! Even if you only have half the luck, so what?

Haotian Laozi glanced at this good-for-nothing son/disciple, then turned his head away in disgust. Xuantian's heart skipped a beat—it was too little.

"Okay." Bodhi agreed without hesitation. If no one had spoken up, they could have gotten away with it, but the Empress had spoken up, and Xuan Tian was clearly doing this for the first time. If they dared to bargain, their elders were sitting right there!

"The current human emperors are all well-versed in Confucian classics. Buddhism may issue orders, but it must never be used to bewitch human kings," Kong Xuan said coolly.

"That's natural." Bodhi nodded. Even if they had a few more lives, they wouldn't dare. Nowadays, Buddhism hardly uses any methods of salvation anymore.

Xuan Tian hesitated, wondering if he should tell his senior brother.

Previously, because of the birth of the stone monkey, the heavens and earth shook, and he had already sensed that there were changes in the Ziwei Star. It seemed that the human world was about to change dynasties. At this moment, Ying Zheng must be jumping up and down in the Ziwei Imperial Palace!

"I've agreed to your arrangements. Now, who do you want to choose for the pilgrimage? Don't tell me it's that monkey." Tongtian put down his teacup, and the winged angel behind him quickly poured him more tea.

"Of course not." Bodhi shook his head. How could that monkey be a person who could calm down? "Mortals must travel step by step from the Nine Provinces to Mount Ling. Only in this way can their sincerity in seeking the true scriptures be demonstrated."

"Are you crazy!" Nuwa looked at her like she was an idiot. The primordial world was so vast that even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would take decades to travel there, and a mortal would have died of old age by the time they reached it.

"I can connect the two places, which are 108,000 miles apart. It would take an ordinary person about ten years to travel there," Bodhi said calmly.

"Your plan is quite good." Tongtian said meaningfully, then his eyebrows furrowed. "So, who is the chosen one?"

"How about Jin Chanzi?" Bodhi asked with a smile.

The only response he received was a soft hum from Tongtian. This person was related to Bodhi and was a disciple of Duobao. Even Tongtian couldn't find fault with this candidate.

Bodhi said, "I will teach the stone monkey well, and he will descend to the mortal world to protect the pilgrims on their journey to Mount Ling."

"Wait a minute." Yuanshi interrupted Bodhi's reverie again. "The primordial world is vast now. Even if you wanted to connect the two places, your cultivation level is too low. Can you maintain it for so many years?"

"Is Senior Brother going to help me?" Bodhi asked with some wariness.

"Why go through all that trouble?" Lao Tzu stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Just create a new world and act within it."

Bodhi narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded to Jieyin: "Then thank you very much, senior brother. This humble monk will join hands with junior brother to create a new world."

"Oh, that won't be necessary." Laozi said casually, pointing to the area above the Eight Views Palace, where a world quietly appeared, looking no different from the primordial land. "To save you the trouble, my two brothers and I have already made preparations."

"Holy crap!" *N

Zhen Yuanzi stood up in shock. Zhulong, Kong Xuan, Nuwa, Fuxi and others opened their mouths again and again. The Three Pure Ones made their move early enough!

Yaochi frowned: "Did you prepare for this?"

In Haotian's eyes, the river of time flowed. When he broke through the chaos, the Three Pure Ones opened up the Three Pure Heavens, and then opened up this world in imitation of the primordial world.

"Where is it?" Haotian was very curious. This world must have been hidden all along, otherwise he would have found it.

Yuanshi reached out and summoned a bright pearl that flew from the Tushita Palace. It contained everything, as if countless worlds were layered upon each other, and the universe itself was manifested within it.

In the eyes of Longji and others, this pearl is a symbol of the Dao, seemingly infinitely small, like a grain of millet, yet also seemingly infinitely large, capable of containing chaos within it.

Seeing that he had shrunk to the size of a grain of millet at Yuanshi's fingertip, Haotian's eyes flashed with understanding: "So that's how it is."

No wonder he didn't discover that this was the supreme treasure of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, formed by the union of his three corpses. He cultivated with it through life and death, and it was called the Millet Pearl, or the Limitless Pearl. It was a concrete symbol of the Great Dao, representing the singularity of the universe before the separation of chaos.

"My three senior brothers have quite the methods," Bodhi said through gritted teeth.

Tongtian smiled broadly: "Junior brother, for the sake of the West, wouldn't it be better if you didn't put off such petty calculations?"

This world is complete in its origin, nurtured by them for tens of thousands of years. It is incomparable to a newly created world. Integrating this world into the West will bring more merit than Bodhi's plan.

In this way, the Buddhist fortune will become even stronger, and Bodhi will certainly not be able to refuse it.

Zhen Yuanzi and the others had a deep look in their eyes, and even Nuwa hid back a little. If it weren't for His Majesty's restraint, these three senior brothers would definitely have sealed away the Bodhi Tree and claimed all the merits from this event for themselves.

Everyone says the Bodhi Project takes a long time, but the three of you are no less impressive!

Fuxi patted her hand reassuringly, and Nuwa finally felt relieved. "You can scheme, but my brother is no less capable."

"Alright, continue." Haotian waved his hand, signaling Bodhi to continue.

Bodhi was panting heavily. This world was too perfect. If it were integrated into the West, not only would the earth's veins be fully restored, but the fortune would also be considerable. However, this was opened up by the Three Pure Ones, and he and his senior brother Coco would not be able to enjoy the merit and fortune.

Bodhi gritted his teeth, only calming down after hearing the Heavenly Emperor's words. Since things had come to this, they could only continue.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes. "Senior Brother Sanqing, you forced me to do this. You want to play games, huh? Then let's play big. I'm going to drag everyone down with me!"

"When Buddhism flourished, the emperor sent people to the west to retrieve the scriptures. The pilgrims were mortals, and how could they demonstrate their sincerity without experiencing some tribulations? All the gods and Buddhas in the heavens could set up tribulations to test the pilgrims until they reached the sacred mountain."

"Pfft~ Cough cough!" Haotian choked on his tea, and the others were not far behind. To be honest, he had never taken the Journey to the West seriously. What he wanted was the final restoration of the Western Earth Veins. He did not expect Bodhi to be so willing to go all out.

The hardships of the journey to the West will diminish the final merits. This guy dragged all the cultivators in the prehistoric world down with just one sentence. Has he been driven mad by the saints?

Bodhi watched as some of the saints wiped the tea from their chests, while others dropped their teacups in fright, and couldn't help but sneer repeatedly.

Anyway, my senior brother and I won't gain much merit in this way. Only when the Western Earth Veins are repaired can we fulfill our great vows. Why let the Three Pure Ones take all the benefits? Why not let all the beings in the primordial world share them? Maybe some of them will remember my good deeds!

After all, as long as you participate, you will ultimately gain merit!

Seeing the arrogant look on his face, Tongtian cursed, "Are you crazy?"

Bodhi sneered and pointed at the broken teacup, saying, "You should compensate the Great Celestial Venerable first before you speak to me."

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