Now, the Bull Demon King had concealed his brilliance and bided his time, harboring great ambitions and secretly recruiting demons.
Heaven would not tolerate this and dispatched Heavenly King Li, Third Prince Nezha, and Erlang Shen to destroy him.
The Bull Demon King led the demons in resistance.
Heavenly King Li petitioned Heaven for reinforcements.
The Bull Demon King invited the Blood Sea King.
Heavenly King Li invited Manjushri and Guanyin.
The Bull Demon King invited the Demon Dragon Ao Tu.
Truly, "as the righteous path rose a foot, the demonic rose ten; when soldiers came, generals met them, and when waters came, earth dammed them."
After entering Green Cloud Mountain, Ao Tu had intended to resist the gods.
Yet, for some unknown reason, the gods did not attack.
A long time passed without any movement.
Although the demons did not know why the gods refrained from attacking, they were happy to have it so.
White Chi and Little Fox became playmates, and the two often went to the prison to tease Bajie.
Ao Tu borrowed the Banana Leaf Fan from the Blood Sea King to study it.
This Treasure Fan was an Essence Leaf of Supreme Yin, with many points of overlap with the Laws mastered by the Dragon Race, so his true body found it easier to comprehend than his avatar did.
From another perspective, however, the Dragon Race mastered a great many Laws, which overlapped with most Congenital Spiritual Treasures. Perhaps this was also one reason the Dragon Race had once been so wealthy.
One day, after Ao Tu finished studying the Banana Leaf Fan, he happened upon White Chi and Little Fox heading toward the prison with a piece of fruit.
Ao Tu picked them up, one in each hand, and laughed. "Where are you going