Demon Winds Raged in This Realm; Scattered Across Myriad Worlds, They Were Hard to Gather

"Could it be that the Three Thousand Gods and Devils weren't wiped out?" Houtu ventured a guess as well.

"It's certainly possible. Perhaps they aren't dead... perhaps Luo Hou or Great Immortal Yang Mei has been using them. In any case, let my doppelgänger test Golden Horn and Silver Horn first."

Laozi did not refute that terrifying conjecture.

"All right, Senior Brother Laozi, you can probe them first. Golden Horn and Silver Horn are your people, after all. No one could be better suited to act."

With Laozi stepping in, Jieyin and Zhunti naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

Especially with the possibility of encountering a Chaos God-Devil like the Time-Wen God-Devil or the Space God and Devil, they were reminded of the terror of being dominated by the Chaos Demon Ape, and promptly cowered like old dogs.

"All right."

Laozi looked down.

His doppelgänger, the Grand Supreme Elder Lord, had already returned to Flat Peak Mountain.

It was time for this trial to reach its conclusion.

"Buddha, you're finally back... Lord Lao, why are you here too? Perfect timing! Buddha, Lord Lao, hurry and think of something! Golden Horn and Silver Horn defeated the Peacock Wisdom King Bodhisattva, and now they think they've won. They're about to eat my Master!"

Flat Peak Mountain.

The instant Tathagata and Lord Lao returned, Sun Wukong sprang out.

"Wukong, don't worry. We've already found a solution... Golden Horn and Silver Horn were originally Lord Lao's attendants, tending the fire and fanning the flames in Tusita Palace. Now that they've caused a calamity that blots out the heavens, Lord Lao has learned of it and come in person to deal with them." Tathagata still offered a brief explanation according to the script.

"What? Those two powerful monsters are your attendants, Lord Lao? No way...