595: Chapter 239 People’s Hearts Dissipated_6 595: Chapter 239 People’s Hearts Dissipated_6 She had never known that the Senior Commander-in-Chief cared about her so much.
The Senior Commander-in-Chief, embarrassed by her gaze, involuntarily shifted his eyes away.
Seeing the Senior Commander-in-Chief in such a state made Shao Siming unable to hold back her giggles, displaying a certain girlish innocence and cheerfulness.
From the moment the Jade Emperor was killed, three days had passed.
That day, the Great Emperor Ziwei indeed did not send out his troops.
Some within the Court of Ancient Gods mocked, saying that the Great Emperor Ziwei was all talk and no action, not daring to make a move against the Court of Ancient Gods.
They even called for the Great Emperor Ziwei to step down from his position as the Supreme of the Three Realms, saying that at least then, he wouldn’t disgrace the title of Supreme.
Others said the Great Emperor Ziwei had no balls, that his words meant nothing at all.
The Great Emperor Ziwei’s face turned white with anger.
His eyes flashing with fury, he really wanted to send out his troops immediately to teach the Court of Ancient Gods a lesson.
But, just as he was about to act, he immediately received news of unusual movements within the Demon Realm, clearly meant to restrain the Heavenly Court.
If the Heavenly Court truly had made a move against the Court of Ancient Gods, the Demon Realm would certainly strike without delay.
This infuriated the Great Emperor Ziwei to no end.
He was certain that there was collusion between the Court of Ancient Gods and the Demon Realm.
Otherwise, they would not be acting in such concert.
The Great Emperor Ziwei snorted coldly, but ultimately decided against taking action.
“Your Majesty, I have a strategy,” said the Tathagata Buddha as he stepped forward.
Originally, after dealing with the Jade Emperor, the Tathagata Buddha should have been allowed to leave the Heavenly Court and return to the Buddhist Realm.
However, the Great Emperor Ziwei felt that doing so might seem like using someone for one’s own ends and then discarding them.
Moreover, he found the Tathagata Buddha quite useful and didn’t really want to let him leave at the moment, so he simply decided to keep him around.
The Tathagata Buddha also received news that under the leadership of Jin Chan, Mount Ling was flourishing and even powerful beings were making breakthroughs one after another.
He, therefore, was not in a hurry to return; after all, offering strategies in the Heavenly Court was not such a bad thing.
Since Jin Chan had the capacity to enhance the power of the Buddhist Realm, let him continue to control Mount Ling.
The Tathagata Buddha was not worried about being usurped; that was an impossibility.
In Mount Ling, his position was unthreatened.
Even though Jin Chan was his disciple and very powerful, as long as Jin Chan’s personal strength didn’t surpass his, seizing power would be impossible.
“Buddha, what good strategy do you have?” asked the Great Emperor Ziwei with interest.
“Weaken the relationship between the Queen Mother of the West and their group, make the Court of Ancient Gods divided.
Ideally make the Queen Mother of the West and Shao Siming clash, so that they can no longer cooperate,” said the Tathagata Buddha.
“How exactly should we do that?” The eyes of the Great Emperor Ziwei brightened.
“Simple, release a rumor stating that the Queen Mother of the West is actually an ally to the future generations of Living Beings.
The only reason for her cooperation with Shao Siming and the others is to root out those Ancient Gods within the Three Realms who bear malice towards future beings and then deal with them,” the Tathagata Buddha said with a smile.
“Will they believe it?
This strategy is too direct to be useful,” frowned Gold Star Taibai,
Such a simplistic scheme made it seem as though the Tathagata Buddha was lacking in sophistication.
Seeing Gold Star Taibai express skepticism,
The Tathagata Buddha said with a smile, “The strategy may be crude, but it is effective, for there’s more I haven’t mentioned yet.”
Gold Star Taibai slightly smiled and said, “I knew that the Buddha’s strategy wouldn’t be so simple.
Please, continue, Buddha.”
The Tathagata Buddha then continued, “After releasing this information, the Ziwei Heavenly Court should immediately refute it, saying it’s nonsense and at the same time clarify to all the living beings of the Three Realms that the Queen Mother of the West indeed is a traitor who must be punished severely.”
Everyone was astonished, then couldn’t help but give the Tathagata Buddha a thumbs-up.
So cunning, truly too cunning.
The initial strategy didn’t seem significant.
But the follow-up denial was absolutely the masterstroke.
It was a blatant message to others that the Queen Mother of the West was one of the Heavenly Court’s own; hence the need to deny the rumors to protect her.
Perhaps personalities like the Senior Commander-in-Chief were clever enough to see through this layer.
But even so, it couldn’t alleviate their suspicions.
“I have another plan,” the Tathagata Buddha continued.
“Please speak, Buddha,” said the Great Emperor Ziwei, his gaze toward the Tathagata Buddha filled with a shade of reverence.
Indeed, other than the Jade Emperor, the Tathagata Buddha, considered the second-oldest ‘coin’ in the Three Realms, truly lived up to his reputation.
The Great Emperor Ziwei thought to himself that he must be careful not to be outsmarted by the Tathagata Buddha in the future.
It’s well known that the Tathagata Buddha is not without ambition; his greatest wish is to become the Supreme of the Three Realms.
He is a good ‘knife’—if wielded correctly, it can eliminate any enemy.
But if used improperly, it can cause self-injury.
The Tathagata Buddha, smiling genially, said, “We should focus all our attention on the activities of the Court of Ancient Gods, looking for an opportunity to eliminate some of their people.
However, those to be removed must be the ones arranged by the Queen Mother of the West to carry out tasks.
In this way, even if they still trust the Queen Mother of the West, suspicions will inevitably arise in their minds.”
“A brilliant idea.
With this, the Queen Mother of the West and Shao Siming will no longer have any trust between them.
A disunited Court of Ancient Gods poses little threat.
We will soon be able to eliminate them,” said Gold Star Taibai, somewhat excitedly.
After the demise of the Jade Emperor, the Court of Ancient Gods had become a thorn in the side of the Ziwei Heavenly Court.
The annihilation of the Court of Ancient Gods would surely be a cause for jubilation for the Ziwei Heavenly Court.