NOVEL NEXT Chapter 727
The Bodhisattvas and Buddhas in the Great Thunder Monastery let out a sigh of relief after witnessing this scene, especially Guanyin Bodhisattva.
She had been busy with the Westward Journey affair, managing it from front to back. Things went smoothly at first, but unexpectedly, due to a slight oversight, the last reincarnation of the Golden Cicada ended up being in Java Country.
Such a twist almost made Guanyin believe that the Westward Journey had failed. Still, the unreliable Chen Sanzang, whose mannerisms seemed carefree and even practiced Joyful Zen, didn't adhere to the rules and regulations of the Buddhist Sect.
Yet, his deeply ingrained Buddha Nature remained unchanged. His pure Buddha Essence could be compared to that of the Buddha.
At this moment, looking at the devoutly worshipping Chen Sanzang, Guanyin was relieved of most of her worry.
At least now, it seemed that this lifetime's Golden Cicada was unlikely to fall into the Demon Path.
After all, the Western Teaching was built upon the Demonic Cult, and the line between Buddha and Demon was incredibly thin. This is why, in the Primordial World, the cultivators who fell into demonic ways most often were Buddhist Practitioners, as Buddha and Demon are separated by a mere thought.
"We can ease the supervision on Chen Sanzang a bit. The most important task now is the arrangement in the Western Continent."
With a wave of the Buddha's hand, the light screen in the sky disappeared, revealing instead a map of the Western Continent.
However, this map displayed numerous red dots, tracing the route from Chen Sanzang's entry into the Western Continent all the way to the Western Heavenly Spiritual Mountain Leiyin Temple.
"The Heavenly Court, the Three Religions, and other forces have interfered. We need to eliminate some, just in time to expand the area controlled by the Buddhist Sect."
Western Continent is the stronghold of Buddhism, but is not entirely under its control, being filled with many stakes—either arranged by the Heavenly Court, or tricks of the Three Religions, or hidden by other forces.
They intend to use Chen Sanzang's Westward Journey to uproot forces along the route that are not under the control of the Buddhist Sect!
The Buddhist Sect is plotting how to completely control the Western Continent.
At the Five Elements Mountain, Chen Sanzang finished worshipping the Buddha Seal, causing the Five-finger Mountain to shake violently.
"Master Sanzang, move away quickly! Old Sun is coming out!"
Feeling the dispersion of the Five Elements Power and the disappearance of the binding seal, Sun Wukong pressed his hands against the Five Elements Mountain and lifted it.
The mountain crumbled, dust filled the sky, and with a loud noise, a monkey, round like a ball, shot up into the sky.
"Old Sun is out! Haha..."
Flying in the sky, Chen Sanzang somehow took out a Memory Stone, and began snapping pictures of Sun Wukong profusely.
Before Sun Wukong could react, he immediately stored away this incriminating material.
Sun Wukong was skillful, and after a few somersaults, his ball-like figure instantly slimmed down, transforming back into the Monkey King who charmed countless female monkeys!
"This Little Kongkong is much more pleasing to the eye; the rotund, bloated Monkey King looks silly. If I sell that Memory Stone, it might fetch quite a bit!"
In the Myriad Worlds of the Heavens, Sun Wukong's notoriety is immense, and many would be willing to pay for his scandals.
That's why Chen Sanzang and Old Xi wanted to record him.
"Alright, Little Kongkong, stop jumping around. We should start the operation."
Flying in the sky, Chen Sanzang cast a mysterious smile towards a cloud.
"Sanzang, the Heavenly Mechanism is covered. Information within a radius of a thousand miles is blocked. You have ten minutes to act; beyond that, the chances of detection increase exponentially."
The Buddha can directly perceive those with lower cultivation levels, but Old Xi is far more powerful, especially with the Pig God behind him, helping obscure their actions.
Of course, if the Buddha were to come directly to the Five Elements Mountain, that would be another matter, as the difference between direct observation and distant viewing is considerable, especially in the Mythical World.
Old Xi merely covered a radius of a thousand miles, letting everything play out according to his plan, effortlessly evading the vision of the Buddhist Sect and the Heavenly Court.
When the Immortals and Buddhas received messages from their leaders and were preparing to return, they suddenly found that their path back was blocked by the sight of monkeys.
A monkey with fierce eyes and a sinister smile, causing a chill in the hearts of the Immortals and Buddhas.
"Where are you planning to go?"
Sun Wukong, with malice, looked at these guards. Trapped here, these fellows were the Prison Chiefs. If it weren't for the Great Qin Empire's intervention, they would have fed him Iron Juice and Copper Pills!
With his mana sealed, consuming too much Iron Juice and Copper Pills would inevitably obstruct the purity of his flesh, arbitrarily increasing the difficulty of cultivating the Chaos Demon Ape Technique.
Clearly, this was a plot by the Buddhist Sect and the Heavenly Court, not wanting him to break through nor wanting him to continue his path.
How could the Monkey King not hate this?
But his strength wasn't enough, forcing him to endure.
Yet now, with Chen Sanzang's help, he could first eliminate this group of minions, conveniently collecting some interest.
"Congratulations to the Great Saint on regaining freedom. We should return to report, so please don't trouble us, Great Saint."
"Report? Report what? Now that you no longer need to guard Old Sun, does that mean you're freed?"
Sun Wukong squinted, eyeing the Immortals and Buddhas, the killing intent lurking in his gaze.
"Great Saint, we were merely following orders. Please spare us, Great Saint."
The undisguised killing intent caused the Immortals and Buddhas to sweat coldly. There was no choice; Sun Wukong's fierce reputation was very real. How could these underlings withstand his pressure?