Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#2163 - Seeking help from heaven

The demons began to dispatch their forces, occupying various areas and establishing demonic strongholds within the territories under the jurisdiction of the Western Paradise, creating a situation of divided rule.

This was equivalent to directly shaking the foundations of the Western Paradise, and naturally, the Tathagata Buddha and the others in the Western Paradise could not sit idly by.

However, since the battles between Jinping Prefecture and the demons began, the Western Paradise had suffered consecutive defeats, with severe losses in personnel.

Even key combat forces of the Western Paradise like Dipankara Buddha had been damaged, greatly diminishing the strength of the Western Paradise.

"Now our situation in the Western Paradise is critical. The demons have already established strongholds in Xiniu Hezhou. How should we respond?"

The Tathagata Buddha and a group of big shots from the Western Paradise were discussing countermeasures in the main hall of Leiyin Temple.

If the demons were allowed to continue running rampant in the land of the Western Paradise, then the foundation of the Western Paradise would truly be difficult to protect.

"Buddha, if it were just the demons alone, it wouldn't make us so passive. The key issue lies in those tens of thousands of monsters."

"If we can eliminate those monsters, we can focus all our efforts on dealing with the demons, and it will be easy to reclaim the lost territories."

"The monsters are colluding with the demons, and we really don't have enough manpower to deal with them."

Those big shots of the Western Paradise spoke to the Tathagata Buddha one after another. In fact, the reason why the demons had the advantage was mainly due to those monsters.

"Then how should we eliminate those monsters?"

The Tathagata Buddha frowned and looked at Guanyin standing beside him.

Guanyin was considered the strategist of the Western Paradise. Although her plans had basically failed all along, it was still better than others having no solution at all.

"Buddha, I do have an idea."

Guanyin naturally knew that it was time for her to offer advice.

"Tell me about it!"

The Tathagata Buddha gestured to Guanyin to speak.

"We in the Western Paradise indeed do not have enough manpower to deal with the demons and those monsters, so now we have to rely on external forces."

With insufficient manpower in the Western Paradise, seeking external help was naturally the best option to eliminate the monsters.

"Are you saying we should seek help?"

Even if the remaining small sects were invited, they would not be of any use.

"Buddha, now we can only seek help from the Heavenly Court and ask the Heavenly Court to send personnel to help us subdue the monsters.

As long as the monsters are eliminated, the demons will not have any advantage over us, and we can slowly drive them out of the Western Paradise's territory."

The Tathagata Buddha actually seemed very hesitant about this method.

After all, the Heavenly Court and the Western Paradise were superficially harmonious, but in reality, they were in a competitive relationship. For the Western Paradise to seek help from the Heavenly Court was an extremely embarrassing thing for the Tathagata Buddha.

"Buddha, even if we take a step back, we still have the Journey to the West plan. As long as the Journey to the West plan succeeds, why should we worry about reversing the situation?"

Guanyin continued to persuade the Tathagata Buddha.

"Well, then you go to the Heavenly Court and, in my name, request support from the Heavenly Court."

Hearing Guanyin mention the Journey to the West plan, the Tathagata Buddha's expression finally softened. This Journey to the West plan was the Tathagata's fundamental hope.

Even for the sake of the Journey to the West plan, temporarily bowing to the Heavenly Court was acceptable to the Tathagata Buddha.

Guanyin received the order and immediately rode the clouds towards the Heavenly Court.

At this time, in the Hall of Universal Brightness, the Jade Emperor seemed very relaxed, looking leisurely.

The Heavenly Court naturally paid attention to the battle between the Western Paradise and the demons.

In these Three Realms, the Western Paradise, the demons, and the Heavenly Court were the three powerful forces. With the Western Paradise and the demons fighting, the Heavenly Court was naturally the biggest beneficiary.

Moreover, Chu Hao had previously told the Jade Emperor that the Western Paradise would inevitably be at a disadvantage in this battle with the demons.

Having listened to Chu Hao's advice, the demons seized the opportunity to attack the Western Paradise, so how could they not gain any benefits?

And after the Western Paradise was at a disadvantage, it would inevitably seek help from the Heavenly Court, which was also within Chu Hao's calculations.

The Jade Emperor was now just waiting for the Western Paradise to send someone.

"Reporting to the Jade Emperor, Bodhisattva Guanyin is seeking an audience outside."

Hearing this report, the Jade Emperor couldn't help but smile and look at the gods of the Heavenly Court.

"As expected, she's here. All of you, cooperate with me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The gods of the Heavenly Court responded one after another.

After a while, Guanyin walked into the Hall of Universal Brightness. In fact, Guanyin was the envoy for communication between the Western Paradise and the Heavenly Court.

According to her status, she didn't even need anyone to report her arrival to enter the Hall of Universal Brightness.

However, Guanyin was here to seek help this time, so she had to act according to the rules to avoid causing dissatisfaction in the Heavenly Court.

However, after Guanyin entered the Hall of Universal Brightness, she felt very strange because she had already noticed a hint of mockery in the eyes of the gods of the Heavenly Court looking at her.

"Greetings, Jade Emperor!"

Guanyin bowed to the Jade Emperor, appearing very polite.

"Bodhisattva Guanyin, you don't need to be so polite. I heard that your Western Paradise is at war with the demons. I wonder what the current situation is?"

The Jade Emperor was naturally asking knowingly, with a hint of teasing.

Hearing the Jade Emperor's inquiry, Guanyin's face turned awkward in an instant, and she forced herself to remain calm and replied.

"The demons are just a trivial matter. My Western Paradise naturally doesn't care about them. The demons invading my Western Paradise is simply overestimating themselves."

Hearing Guanyin's stubborn words, many people in the Heavenly Court couldn't help but laugh.

"Guanyin's words are reasonable. If the Western Paradise can't even defeat the demons, then how can the Tathagata Buddha sit as the master of the Western Paradise?"

"The Western Paradise is on par with my Heavenly Court, and it's not relying on bragging. It naturally has real strength."

"Bodhisattva Guanyin said so, presumably the demons have already been repelled by the Western Paradise."

The gods of the Heavenly Court were naturally mocking in their words, and how could Guanyin not hear it? Her face was already flushed.

"My Western Paradise will naturally not be unable to defeat the demons, but now there are tens of thousands of monsters wreaking havoc in my Western Paradise.

My Western Paradise has to deal with the monsters on one hand and the demons on the other, so it seems weak.

The Buddha sent me here to ask the Jade Emperor to send troops to assist my Western Paradise in eliminating the monsters, which is also to reduce the suffering of the people."

Guanyin tried her best to say the words "seeking help" in a way that could save some face.

"So Guanyin came to my Heavenly Court to seek help from my Heavenly Court!"

"It seems that the Western Paradise can't hold on anymore, so the Tathagata Buddha sent Guanyin to my Heavenly Court."

"The demons actually made the Western Paradise have to seek help, which is really surprising."

The gods of the Heavenly Court naturally immediately exposed Guanyin's hypocritical words, forcing Guanyin to lower her head and conceal her embarrassment.

"I wonder when the Jade Emperor will send reinforcements to assist the Western Paradise in subduing the demons!"