He Shi Bi (The Neighbors Are Renovating; Going to the Mountains Tomorrow to Escape the Heat)

Even as the two sides clashed, Guanyin Bodhisattva still had no idea what had caused this. In his view, it was merely a minor conflict. The spirit deer under his command had acted carelessly and been caught red-handed; it was only natural for the other side to react.

But Guanyin Bodhisattva had not expected the other side to be so uncompromising, coming straight at them with lethal force!

It was like two criminal gangs. One gang's underling crossed into another's turf looking for trouble, only to get beaten up. Then the boss behind him stepped in, hoping to settle the matter there. But instead, the opposing gang pulled out rifles and cannons, looking ready to slaughter your entire family... That was just bizarre, wasn't it?!

At this point, Guanyin Bodhisattva no longer cared about the Nine-colored Deer. If this continued, not only would that deer remain here forever—even he would too!

"Boom—!!"

Fang Zheng stopped and watched Guanyin Bodhisattva transform into a streak of golden light, shooting toward the Western Heaven. A faint smile curled his lips.

Good. It worked.

That was right. If Fang Zheng wanted to, he could have killed Guanyin Bodhisattva in an instant. After all, he still had the Immortal Slaying Gourd and the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Forget Guanyin Bodhisattva—even if Tathagata himself came, he would not escape death.

But Fang Zheng did not merely want to eliminate a few insignificant figures like Bodhisattvas. He intended to uproot Buddhism completely and wipe it out for good. Killing Guanyin Bodhisattva here might instead alert them, so a moderately fierce response was enough.

Of course, Fang Zheng knew this would not make the Western Heaven let the matter rest. On the contrary, they might intensify their infiltration of the mortal world because of it. That was precisely