"These claims are utterly baseless."
Amitabha denied the matter outright without giving it another thought.
What a joke. The things Taishang Laojun, that incarnation of Laozi, had demanded from him with a lion's gaping maw were far too precious.
Although Nuwa stood behind Fuxi, Fuxi himself had yet to reach their level.
Pay Fuxi the same price as Taishang Laojun?
How could that possibly happen!
"Hahaha, why so nervous, Amitabha? I was merely making one last joke."
Fuxi's smile was exceptionally teasing, making it seem as though he really had only been joking.
"Ahem, then I won't trouble Your Majesty with any more words."
Amitabha's expression stiffened involuntarily.
His reaction just now had clearly given away a great deal.
"Under normal circumstances, I would never make such a request of you, Amitabha. However, those fellows in our Heavenly Court are all terribly busy these days."
Fuxi's face was full of difficulty, as though this really were beyond his power.
"If I forced them to do something like this, I'm afraid they wouldn't put their hearts into it even if they went."
Amitabha could barely contain himself.
What? You're the Heavenly Sovereign of the Human Race, yet you can't even give orders to the other members of the Human Race?
Besides, our Buddhist Order doesn't need these generals of the Heavenly Court to put their hearts into the task!
They only need to go through the motions so that this ordeal doesn't look so haphazard!
If Amitabha still couldn't see what Fuxi meant, he wouldn't deserve to be the incarnation of Zhunti and Jieyin.
Put plainly, Fuxi wanted benefits.
Without sufficient benefits, there was no point in discussing this matter any further!
"Please state your terms, Your Majesty. Although our Buddhist Order is very poor, we can still offer a few