Transmigrating into Haotian, ruling the Three Pure Ones and pacifying the primordial world.

After she finished speaking, the hall fell silent. None of the immortals expected the Heavenly Empress to say such a thing.

Only Longji and the Seventh Princess showed their approval and nodded repeatedly.

Shakyamuni looked embarrassed. Muffled laughter could be heard in the hall. He had been urinated on by that monkey, and he would probably be ridiculed by the gods and immortals of the Three Realms in the future.

"Your Majesty, I have cleansed my body with Buddhist light, and there will be no trace of worldly dust on me." Shakyamuni bowed deeply, and the golden hairpin slowly flew over, revealing its power in the void.

Yaochi's expression softened slightly upon hearing this. Looking at the chalcedony on the golden hairpin, a strange light flashed in her eyes. This was not an ordinary innate spiritual treasure!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this hairpin is named Ruyi. It was crafted with great care by your humble servant. I possess a companion spiritual treasure, the Multi-Treasure Pagoda, which gathers countless spiritual treasures. I once borrowed the Qiankun Cauldron from the Merit Merchant Guild to upgrade it to the highest grade of the Innate Realm."

"This time, I extracted three-tenths of its original essence and used five-tenths of its precious energy, combined with various spiritual materials and divine objects, to refine this item."

"Therefore, the hairpin contains the origin of the Pagoda of Many Treasures and contains the mystery of 'the transformation of myriad treasures'. With a single thought, it can evolve into thousands of spiritual treasures, such as swords, halberds, pagodas, jade seals, lotus banners, and Dharma wheels. All kinds of divine weapons and artifacts can be transformed, and the highest power of the differentiated ones is that they are all high-grade innate spiritual treasures."

Duobao slowly introduced it, and Yaochi's eyes flashed with curiosity. It looked a bit like her senior brother's treasure basin!

She reached out and activated the essence within the hairpin. The golden hairpin trembled in mid-air, and radiant light poured down from the sky. In an instant, countless phantom images of magical treasures appeared in the sky: spears soaring through the air, shields gleaming, flying wheels spinning, and jade bells ringing. All sorts of spiritual treasures were scattered throughout the sea of ​​clouds.

With a thought, the myriad magical artifacts in the sky reversed their flow of light, all gathering back into a single golden hairpin, leaving not a trace of their power.

"It can change at will, and it's good at both offense and defense," Yaochi praised. "Excellent."

Although it wasn't of much use to her, it was interesting.

"Your Highness, please wait." A voice suddenly rang out, and Yaochi's eyes flashed with surprise. "What is it, Senior Brother Yuanshi?"

"Duobao's skills are not yet proficient; this hairpin can still be improved." Yuanshi bowed and glanced at Tongtian. The two stepped forward and performed a series of hand seals on the golden hairpin. Upon seeing this, Haotian threw the Qiankun Cauldron down.

Several days later, a beam of golden light rose from the cauldron, and the Ruyi Golden Hairpin flew out. The eyes of the immortals flashed. Forty-eight restrictions had been placed!

Haotian examined it carefully and couldn't help but laugh, "So that's how it is."

"The most interesting thing about this hairpin is that it can transform into a myriad of magical treasures, but only one of them can be used at a time. The myriad phantom images can only be used to confuse the enemy."

"Your Majesty has discerning eyes." Yuanshi Tongtian bowed. "This item has been reforged by me and my second brother. When it is used in battle, thousands of magical artifacts are unleashed, covering the sky and the earth, trapping the space in all directions. Even if it is just a phantom, its power is extraordinary."

"Moreover, if its origin is activated, the Myriad Treasures Array can be set up, but it can only be activated once every ten thousand years. However, at that time, the entire effort can be accomplished in one battle, and an extraordinary strike can be launched with the help of the array."

"Very good." Yaochi smiled as she watched the golden hairpin fall onto the imperial desk in front of her.

Yuanshi Tongtian bowed, stood back beside Laozi, and gave Duobao a look, saying, "This is all we can do. We hope Your Majesty and Her Majesty will spare you some bloodshed for the sake of this item!"

A look of gratitude flashed in Shakyamuni's eyes. He knew that this was the limit that his master and senior uncles could do. After all, the Great Celestial Venerable did not tolerate disobedience, and they could only offer their advice in a tactful manner.

Haotian took a sip of the fine wine, while Yaochi pointed at the golden hairpin with her slender finger and whispered, "How does Senior Brother intend to settle the score?"

"Duobao is more perceptive than Bodhi. In the end, I'll reduce their profits by 20%. That way, the immortals in Heaven should also make a profit."

"Buddhism will always develop, but the path to enlightenment is the only one that leads..."

Hearing Haotian chuckle, Yaochi also curled her lips: "Just the pills from the Tushita Palace alone will bankrupt the two of them."

Halfway through the banquet, the immortals slowed down their eating pace, preparing to listen to the Emperor's decree at any time.

Venus lowered his head to ask for instructions, but Haotian shook his head: "You don't need to speak; someone will know what's good for them."

Sure enough, when someone was waiting outside the hall, Laozi rose and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, because the demon monkey caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, all the elixirs in my Tushita Palace were devoured by it. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

"How much was lost?"

"Ten gourds of Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, fifty gourds of Nine-Turn Soul-Stabilizing Elixir, fifty gourds of Nine-Turn Spirit-Concentrating Elixir, one hundred gourds of Nine-Turn Purification Elixir, one hundred gourds of Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Elixir, one hundred gourds of Nine-Turn Mind-Stabilizing Elixir..."

With each pill he mentioned, the face of the Bodhisattva Amitabha turned a shade bluer, until later, when the eighth, seventh, and sixth-stage pills were announced, they were beyond the capacity of the Tushita Palace to contain.

The Bodhi of Amitabha was trembling, his face was ashen, and looking at the calm and collected expression of Laozi, he wished he could pounce on him and bite him.

"...I have presented my report of the ten thousand gourds of the Three-Turn Soul-Restoring Pill. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

Haotian nodded, time flowing in his eyes. It's alright, not too far off. Losing a few hundred gourds is nothing!

These pills are most precious only if they are of the seventh, eighth, or ninth grade; those below the sixth grade are probably just practice pills for the Golden and Silver Boys.

"Bodhi, you promised to make amends for all the harm caused when you helped Sun Wukong gain fame. What are your thoughts now?"

Amitabha Buddha was almost in tears. The two of them had their faces constantly changing as if they were shrouded in a seven-colored divine light. And this was only the loss of Tushita Palace!

"Your Majesty, I... will make amends!" Bodhi grabbed the guide's arm for support, his heart bleeding as he said this.

Laozi glanced at him: "Your Majesty, the loss is in the elixirs. Fellow Daoist Bodhi has no skill in alchemy. He can only compensate with various spiritual roots or even divine objects or merits of equal value. As for the manpower after that..."

"Then add another 10% to that, consider it compensation for your lost wages." Haotian looked down with a smile. "Fellow Daoist Bodhi, no objections, right?"

"Your subject dares not." Bodhi choked on a mouthful of blood, his voice trembling. Looking at the jade slip handed over by Laozi, his fingers trembled and two tears rolled down his cheeks. But nothing changed in the Hall of Fragrant Incense.

Even if he were a sage of the Heavenly Dao, such great sorrow could not affect him, given the Emperor's might.

Holding the list, the two embraced and burst into tears. They had lost everything and even had to pay some merits in return. It was even worse than when the two of them had just transformed and left the mountain!

Haotian couldn't help but look away; it was too ugly!

Bodhi was somewhat better, as his Taoist appearance did give him an air of otherworldly elegance. However, Jieyin was not particularly handsome to begin with, and if he were to be dressed in Bodhi's former double-bun hairstyle with flowers in his hair, he would be even more unbearable to look at.

Nuwa and the others also looked away, only Shakyamuni looked at the two with a sense of sympathy, "Uncle-Master, your debt has been settled."

When I first entered, some palaces were in ruins. Whether Buddhism will be reduced to poverty depends on whether the Great Heavenly Venerable can show mercy!

"That's great!" A loud laugh rang out. Zhen Yuanzi finished the wine in his cup, clapped his hands and laughed, looking at the miserable state of Jieyin Bodhi with great satisfaction.

The death of Hongyun was still an insurmountable obstacle in his heart. The more unfortunate the two of them became, the clearer his mind became. Even his Dao heart became somewhat clear. His innate spiritual energy gathered wildly, and Zhen Yuanzi's cultivation began to improve.

Haotian Yaochi was speechless, and the Three Pure Ones remained silent. This hatred had truly reached an extreme level. Seeing this, Jieyin Bodhi was even more distressed!

Lucifer entered and bowed deeply: "Your Excellency, the Heavenly Minister Bai Ze and the Antarctic Longevity Emperor have completed the assessment of the Heavenly Court's losses and wish to present it to you in person."

The immortals were startled; the main event was about to begin!

When the Bodhi tree stopped crying, he thought, "Won't Buddhism go bankrupt?"

"Summon them!" A clear and majestic voice descended from the imperial throne, and all the immortals looked solemn as they watched two figures step into the hall.