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

#2369 - Carry out division of labor and cooperation

Chu Hao instructed the twelve elders of the Wu clan to take the sacred artifacts and rendezvous with the forces of the Prison God Hall, standing by for orders.

As for Chu Hao himself, he went to the Western Paradise, Mount Ling, to discuss the overall plan for dealing with the Blood Demon with Buddha Tathagata and Chu Jin.

Although the appearance of the Blood Demon, a crisis for the Three Realms, facilitated this grand collaboration within the Three Realms, the relationship between Chu Hao, Buddha Tathagata, and Chu Jin was, as one might expect, strained.

The atmosphere was incredibly awkward when these three sat together, and the discussion felt more like a debate filled with the scent of gunpowder.

However, after some arguing, the three finally reached a consensus on the plan to deal with the Blood Demon.

To eliminate the Blood Demon, they first had to lure him out of the River Styx and the Sea of Blood.

Only then could they seal the River Styx and the Sea of Blood, severing the Blood Demon's foundation, which would create an opportunity to kill him.

Finally, they would gather the forces of all three sides to jointly encircle and suppress the Blood Demon and the countless blood monsters under his command.

To achieve this, the three forces needed to divide the labor and cooperate.

"Who will lure the Blood Demon out? After the Blood Demon is lured out, someone must also be responsible for cutting off his retreat, preventing him from returning to the Sea of Blood.

Who will be responsible for sealing the Sea of Blood? This is also a crucial issue, so we need to discuss the division of labor next," Chu Hao said to Buddha Tathagata and Chu Jin.

Chu Jin immediately spoke up as soon as Chu Hao finished, "Now that the twelve sacred artifacts of the Wu clan are under the control of our Prison God Hall, we will seal the Sea of Blood, which you cannot replace.

As for who between Western Paradise and the Demon and Monster clans will lure out the Blood Demon and who will be responsible for cutting off his retreat, you will have to arrange that yourselves."

In reality, neither Buddha Tathagata nor Chu Jin were fools. Among the three tasks that needed to be undertaken, sealing the Sea of Blood was the easiest.

However, Chu Hao had the sacred artifacts of the Wu clan in his hands, so Buddha Tathagata and Chu Jin could not compete with him for the task of sealing the Sea of Blood.

But luring out the Blood Demon did seem to be the most dangerous. The Blood Demon's strength had already reached the Saint realm.

Furthermore, he had countless blood monsters from the Sea of Blood under his command. Their strength was extremely formidable, and neither the Demon clan nor Western Paradise could easily withstand them.

"Buddha Tathagata, your Western Paradise claims to be the righteous path, proclaiming 'If I don't go to hell, who will?' Yet, you want our Demon clan to be responsible for luring out the Blood Demon while your Western Paradise cowers behind.

Aren't you afraid that the Three Realms will know about this and your Western Paradise will become the laughingstock of the Three Realms? Your face, Buddha Tathagata, is truly thicker than a city wall!" Chu Jin angrily glared at Buddha Tathagata and cursed.

"That's not quite right. This is a joint action by the Three Realms, with tasks divided and each contributing to eliminate harm for the Three Realms. There is no primary or secondary role.

Your Demon clan, combined with the Monster clan, is inherently no weaker than our Western Paradise, so it is only right that you take on this responsibility," Buddha Tathagata said with a thick-skinned and resolute attitude, not provoked by Chu Jin's words.

Seeing the situation between these two, Chu Hao couldn't help but frown.

If they continued to push back and forth like this, they probably wouldn't be able to reach a conclusion today, so Chu Hao had to come up with a solution.

"Since neither of you is willing to lure out the Blood Demon, then I will lead the forces of the Prison God Hall to lure him out.

However, you must agree to two conditions. First, although this is a joint action, my Prison God Hall must take the lead.

Second, when sealing the Sea of Blood, you must ensure the safety of the Wu clan elders.

Third, neither side can afford to have any problems with their actions, otherwise, they will bear all the responsibility for failure," Chu Hao proposed these three conditions to Buddha Tathagata and Chu Jin.

"No, if you agree to these three conditions, my Western Paradise is willing to lure out the Blood Demon," Buddha Tathagata immediately changed his mind upon hearing Chu Hao's words.

In fact, this was precisely the goal Chu Hao wanted to achieve. The reason why Buddha Tathagata changed his attitude was due to the title of "first merit."

The Blood Demon was a great scourge of the Three Realms. If he could gain the title of "first merit" in the matter of eliminating the Blood Demon, it would be extremely attractive to Buddha Tathagata.

In the current situation, as the Journey to the West plan progressed, Tang Sanzang and his disciples continued to expose the conspiracies of Western Paradise.

The true face of Western Paradise had already been revealed to the beings of the Three Realms, and the prestige of Western Paradise had been greatly damaged.

Western Paradise was different from the Heavenly Court and the Demon clan. The Heavenly Court was the official institution of the Three Realms, and the Demon clan was like a dark organization in the Three Realms.

Western Paradise was a religious organization in the Three Realms, so it had to maintain its position with extremely high prestige and reputation.

In the situation where Western Paradise's prestige and reputation had been greatly damaged, if it could make a big splash in the matter of saving the Three Realms, it could salvage the situation to a considerable extent.

Therefore, even if Buddha Tathagata knew that luring out the Blood Demon would inevitably cause Western Paradise to suffer some losses, he was willing to pay the price to gain a good reputation.

"I agree!"

As for Chu Jin, he readily agreed because the Demon clan did not need any reputation.

The Demon clan already had a terrible reputation within the Three Realms. Even if they had great merit, it would not change the Demon clan's reputation.

"Since Buddha says so, then let it be as Buddha says," Chu Hao had used a scheme of brilliance against Buddha Tathagata, forcing him to jump into the pit even knowing it was a trap.

As for Chu Hao and the Prison God Hall, their reputation within the Three Realms no longer needed the title of "first merit" to enhance it.

"Buddha, shouldn't you consider this?" Guanyin reminded Buddha Tathagata from the side.

"There's no need to consider it. Our Western Paradise is determined to obtain this first merit," Buddha Tathagata shook his head. Both he personally and Western Paradise needed such a merit too much.

Now that a decision had been made, the three sides began to gather their respective forces, preparing to act according to the plan.

Of course, although Buddha Tathagata had agreed to lure out the Blood Demon, he did not intend for Western Paradise to suffer a great loss. He had his own plans.

"Buddha, if we lure out the Blood Demon, we will inevitably suffer great damage," Guanyin reminded Buddha Tathagata.

"I have my own plans. This time, our Western Paradise does not need to mobilize too many people. I will lead the core members of our Western Paradise.

In this way, we can reduce the losses of our Western Paradise, complete the task, and obtain the greatest merit, which is a win-win situation," Buddha Tathagata said, contemplating and calculating.