The two sat there discussing Six-Eared Macaque, both filled with astonishment.
They had known before that Six-Eared Macaque was no ordinary monkey, but they had never imagined he was so extraordinary that he could actually affect the Ghost Clan!
"Do you think Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva knows Six-Eared Macaque's origins? If he does, perhaps we can learn something from him," Ghost Clan said.
Patriarch Bodhi nodded. "We can ask him. Though I don't think Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva necessarily knows, there's no harm in trying."
No matter what, Patriarch Bodhi still had to ask. Only by clarifying Six-Eared Macaque's situation could they deal with it more effectively.
At Dry Pine Ravine Fire Cloud Cave, after several days of action, Red Boy had thoroughly investigated all the nearby Earth Gods and Mountain Gods. The results made him furious.
He discovered that not a single one of the nearby Earth Gods and Mountain Gods was fair or honest. All of them were corrupt and had colluded with powerful demons, committing countless acts that harmed the natural order.
Red Boy was exceptionally enraged by this. He had his subordinates arrest all those immortals and give each of them a savage beating.
"How many of these Earth Gods, Mountain Gods, and River Gods are there altogether?" Red Boy asked.
"Reporting to the King, within a hundred li of this area, there are sixty-two Earth Gods, fifty-seven Mountain Gods, and twenty-nine River Gods, for a total of one hundred and forty-eight," the leopard demon stepped forward and said.
"What? One hundred and forty-eight?" Red Boy rose to his feet, shock in his eyes. There were that many?
There were so many Earth Gods within a hundred li. According to the Heavenly Court's rules, there should be no more than ten Earth Gods within a hundred li. If there