General Harpoon spoke a few words carefully, conveying the Jade Emperor's order.
Li Jing and the others' faces suddenly turned ugly.
"What should we do now? If this is really the case, are we just going to stand here and watch? Wouldn't that just make us a laughing stock?"
Luo Xuan, the Lord of Fire, had a very hot temper. After hearing what the Harpoon General said, he immediately became furious!
Everyone nodded, and only the giant spirit who was required to lead the charge secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The Jade Emperor's order was that he send someone to find Laojun and ask him the reason. If Laojun wanted to protect Shachen, then he would withdraw his troops without further discussion.
If Laojun does not protect Shachen, then proceed according to the original plan.
It’s just that Laojun went to Wuzhuang Temple to discuss Taoism with Zhenyuanzi. The people he sent to look for him were blocked outside Wuzhuang Temple. It’s probably going to take some time before he can see the saint.
Therefore, during this period of time, we can only wait.
Mu Zha also frowned and said, "Father, why don't we ask the Jade Emperor to give us the order to attack the Flowing Sand River?"
"If we keep waiting, we don't know when it will end. We can't just sit there and watch the Saint for a day without a reply."
The immortals all nodded.
Li Jing's eyes flickered. At this moment, he had a lot of thoughts in his mind.
He thought to himself, "The Jade Emperor originally didn't want to send troops. To him, dealing with Shachen is a very bad choice. It will only cause disunity between the emperor and his subjects."
"But because we forced him, he had no choice but to send troops. And when he did, the Jade Emperor and Shachen would become estranged, and we would reap all the benefits. Naturally, he wouldn't be happy about that."
Li Jing had reason to suspect that the Jade Emperor was deliberately delaying time, and his greatest hope was to withdraw his troops.
However, there must be a reason for withdrawing troops, and it would be inappropriate to withdraw troops rashly during this major war, which would only make the Heavenly Court lose face.
It would be fine if we continue to attack, but if we really retreat, someone must take the blame.
Li Jing hesitated for a moment. For the first time, he felt that he was going against the Jade Emperor's will, and this feeling was not good.
As a minister, he went against the Jade Emperor. Now he is in a high position and has power and connections with Buddhism. This is not a big deal, but if it goes on for a long time, he will probably be liquidated.
Li Jing was a little worried.
He looked at Wen Zhong and the others and said, "My Lords, what should we do about this?"
Wen Zhong said, "Since Your Majesty has given the order, then we shall obey it."
Wang Lingguan, the Jade Emperor's confidant, also nodded and said, "I will obey your majesty's orders."
Two big guys have already expressed their obedience. The God of Fire Luo Xuan and the God of Water Lu Xiong do not want to openly challenge the authority of the Jade Emperor, so they also expressed their obedience.
Li Jing felt a little regretful. If these people resisted, he could take the opportunity to report to the Jade Emperor, and then force them and attack directly.
However, they are all experienced people, and attacking Liusha River will do them no good, so they would rather avoid it if possible.
Li Jing then looked at Manjusri and Samantabhadra and asked, "What are your thoughts, venerable ones?"
Manjushri Bodhisattva is known as the Bodhisattva of Great Wisdom in Buddhism, with unparalleled wisdom. He said at this time: "Shachen is a person from the Heavenly Court. He has violated the Heavenly Law. Since the Jade Emperor has made this decision, we must obey it."
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva said: "However, during this period, I and others may do something. After all, the Arhats we are waiting for cannot die in vain."
Li Jing nodded and said, "What are you two venerables planning to do?"
The two of them smiled but said nothing, refusing to tell.
Almost everyone decided to agree with the Jade Emperor's order, and even if Li Jing and his son wanted to fight again, they had to obey.
He gave the order to seal off the entire Liusha River, but no one was allowed to go forward to provoke trouble.
Just surround them but don't attack.
The black bear demon in the quicksand river became extremely anxious when he saw this scene and had no intention of practicing.
Sha Chen said, "Alright, stop walking around and contemplate the Daluo Dharma that I taught you. Take this opportunity to make further progress."
The black bear demon said, "Master, there are immortals and Buddhas everywhere outside. We could be in danger at any moment. How can I practice with peace of mind?"
Shachen said, "Don't worry for now, because they won't attack for now."
He told the Black Bear Demon the military secrets he had heard. When the Black Bear Demon repeatedly doubted him, Sha Chen gave him assurances again and again.
The Black Bear Demon finally breathed a sigh of relief and said in surprise, "I didn't expect the Saint would take his turn at this time. This way, we can have more time."
Then he said, "Master, we shouldn't practice during this period, but try to find a way to escape."
Sha Chen looked at him and said, "Don't be so delusional. There are more than a handful of Golden Immortals out there. Not to mention Manjusri and Samantabhadra, Wang Lingguan alone is probably enough to give the two of us a hard time."
The Black Bear Demon asked, "So, we won't run away?"
"We can only wait to die here, so we might as well find a way to escape and try to survive."
He is afraid of death and loves life by nature, otherwise he would not have begged for mercy and surrendered after being defeated by Shachen.
Now facing a strong enemy, I also want to escape.
Shachen said, "You can't escape. It's even more dangerous outside."
He would not risk going out. A tight net had been laid outside. Even if he could break through the defense line of Heaven, he could not break through the pursuit and blockade of Heaven and Buddhism in the later period.
Shachen is a cautious person and he will not run away unless he has no other choice.
If we stay here, we still have triple defenses, and it won't be easy for people from Heaven to attack.
Moreover, he hadn't replied because he actually wanted to leave room for maneuver.
That means asking the people from Heaven to withdraw, and he will pretend nothing happened and continue to develop.
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