Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

"The Vidyaraja's grand arrival at my Lingxiao Hall, for what purpose?"

Fortunately, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals guarding the entrance of Lingxiao Hall did not continue to make things difficult. The Jade Emperor, wearing a golden imperial robe and a diadem, appeared at this moment and said to Kong Xuan.

"Greetings to the Jade Emperor!" After all, the Jade Emperor is the apparent ruler of the Three Realms, so Kong Xuan respectfully saluted the Jade Emperor and said.

"The Vidyaraja need not stand on ceremony!" Watching Kong Xuan's salute, the Jade Emperor quickly stopped him.

On the surface, the atmosphere between the two significant figures seemed harmonious.

And seeing the Jade Emperor appear in person, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals naturally retreated, not intending to disturb the two nobles.

"Your Majesty, I came today intending to visit the Lingxiao Hall. I hope Your Majesty will grant permission..." After the greeting, which gave enough face to the Jade Emperor, Kong Xuan promptly said.

The Jade Emperor discreetly glanced at the Money Rat and said, "Has the Vidyaraja come to seek treasure? I wonder what treasure the Vidyaraja has set his sights on in Lingxiao Hall? Feel free to speak!"

Seeing the Money Rat, it was clear that Kong Xuan came seeking treasure, but the quest led him to Lingxiao Hall?

The Jade Emperor was privately surprised, not understanding what exactly Kong Xuan valued.

"Specifically, it will depend on whether the Money Rat can find it!" Without explicitly mentioning the Calamity Book, Kong Xuan stared at the Jade Emperor and said.

Arriving at the entrance of Lingxiao Hall, and at this critical moment, the Jade Emperor appeared just in time. Naturally, Kong Xuan privately suspected whether the Jade Emperor really knew about the Calamity Book.

"..." Under Kong Xuan's gaze, the Jade Emperor privately pondered.

If someone else wanted to search for a treasure in his Lingxiao Hall, the Jade Emperor could completely disregard them.

But Kong Xuan was different.

On the surface, he was giving face to this ruler of the Three Realms. But what if he didn't?

If it came to a fight and he couldn't win, wouldn't he be the one embarrassed in the end?

"In that case, feel free to go find it!" In a flash of thought, the Jade Emperor understood how he should respond.

After obtaining the Jade Emperor's approval, naturally, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals guarding the entrance of Lingxiao Hall opened the door. Then, the Money Rat directly burrowed into Lingxiao Hall.

Following behind the Money Rat, Kong Xuan and the Jade Emperor also entered.

Rustling sounds followed as they entered Lingxiao Hall. After exploring left and right, the Money Rat then approached the Jade Emperor's throne.

The Jade Emperor frowned slightly, observing the Money Rat's behavior as if it really found something.

However, his throne? Was there anything worthy of Kong Xuan personally searching for?

Just as the Jade Emperor was privately surprised, soon, the Money Rat arrived at the Jade Emperor's throne and directly lifted the cushion.

Kong Xuan quickened his pace and walked directly to the front of the Jade Emperor's throne.

Beneath the throne cushion, a thin booklet was pressed, with three large characters inscribed on it as if they had existed forever: Calamity Book.

"It's here after all, found it!" Seeing the Calamity Book before him, Kong Xuan was overjoyed and grasped the book in his hand.

"Calamity Book? What is going on? How did the Calamity Book for the Journey to the West end up here?" Seeing the Money Rat retrieve the Calamity Book from beneath his throne, the Jade Emperor was perplexed.

After obtaining the Calamity Book, the first thing Kong Xuan did was, of course, to open the book and examine how the current calamities had progressed.

The latest calamity appeared before Kong Xuan's eyes: The fifty-fifth calamity, planting flowers and grasses.

"Indeed, it's the Calamity Book, spending half a year to add calamity to the Scripture Seeking Team for the Journey to the West..." Seeing the latest disaster, which happened to be his arrangement for Xuanzang, Kong Xuan privately nodded, naturally understanding the authenticity of this Calamity Book.

Then, Kong Xuan slowly flipped through this Calamity Book from beginning to end.

The first calamity, Golden Cicada's banishment.

The second calamity, deadly birth encounter.

The third calamity: ...

Each calamity was reviewed, and there seemed to be nothing unusual. Comparing it to some of the Journey to the West team's experiences he heard from the Buddhist Sect, they all matched.

This made Kong Xuan secretly nod, naturally understanding the incidents encountered by the Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team along the way.

For instance, the twenty-second calamity, the Tingdi Beast abducts a monk, wasn't that like Tathagata's Ninth Grade Merit Golden Lotus transferred from Ksitigarbha into Xuanzang's hands?

For instance, the thirty-third calamity of Guanyin's killing calamity wasn't that Guanyin after the demon possession wanted to kill Zhu Bajie?

And the thirty-fifth calamity of the golden body theft, isn't that Zhu Bajie, Marshal Tianpeng's golden body being stolen?

...

Although Kong Xuan knew most of the calamities well, upon careful examination, soon, some calamities caught Kong Xuan's attention.

For example, the thirty-seventh calamity, Buddha's suspicion.

Buddha? Who does it refer to?

Randeng? Tathagata? Or Maitreya?

Suspicion? What exactly is being doubted? It seems no one has mentioned this to me, right?

Since it can be recorded in this Calamity Book, something must have happened, right?

And then, the forty-third calamity, the Wrath of the Golden Cicada.

Golden Cicada refers to Master Golden Cicada? Which means Xuanzang, right? This forty-third calamity? What happened again? Why did Xuanzang get angry? It seems unclear.

Of course, the calamity before planting flowers and plants caught Kong Xuan's attention.

The fifty-fourth calamity, retrieving the Kongdong Seal.

This calamity records retrieving, not seizing? So, the Kongdong Seal has already fallen into Xuanzang's hands?

Unbelievable, the supreme treasure of the Human Clan's merit and destiny, the Kongdong Seal, is actually in Xuanzang's hands? I never knew about this. When did it happen?

And using the word "retrieve," does that mean it was taken back from someone?

After carefully flipping through the Calamity Book, Kong Xuan discovered that there are quite a few calamities he was not familiar with.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Journey to the West for Scriptures has already gone seventy thousand miles, and fifty-five calamities have been overcome.

By this calculation, only twenty-six calamities are left, right?

After secretly calculating in his heart, Kong Xuan closed the Calamity Book in his hand, put it away, and turned his gaze to the Jade Emperor.

Kong Xuan stared at the Jade Emperor without saying a word, but his gaze felt heavy, clearly waiting for the Jade Emperor to give him a satisfactory answer.

"Congratulations, Vidyaraja, for retrieving the Calamity Book again! From now on, the Journey to the West coordination work will be more efficient!" the Jade Emperor opened his mouth to congratulate Kong Xuan.

Kong Xuan naturally wouldn't be dismissed so easily but seriously stared at the Jade Emperor. After pondering for a moment, he said, "So, this is the truth? The identity of the mysterious man in black is you, the Jade Emperor?"

Using the Money Rat to search for the Calamity Book, on one hand, Kong Xuan indeed wanted to get the Calamity Book, and on the other hand, because the Calamity Book was in the hands of the mysterious person.

And it's rumored that the last strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi in heaven and earth has also fallen into the hands of the mysterious person.

For Kong Xuan, who has reached the Quasi-Saint Peak and is known as the strongest Quasi-Saint, although the Calamity Book is important, what is truly important is that strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi?

That is related to the last saint position in heaven and earth.

"What? Mysterious person? Vidyaraja, what do you mean?"

Finding the Calamity Book under his throne cushion, although the Jade Emperor also felt a bit embarrassed, not knowing how to respond for a while, hearing Kong Xuan's implication that he is the mysterious person? The Jade Emperor was even more shocked.

"Isn't it?"

Kong Xuan lifted the Calamity Book in his hand and said, "I've long known about the whereabouts of this Calamity Book. It fell into the hands of that mysterious man in black, yet today, I found it under your throne, Jade Emperor. With such conclusive evidence, are you still going to deny it?"

Having said that, without waiting for the Jade Emperor's chance to explain, Kong Xuan, in a dawning realization, nodded and said, "This mysterious man appeared out of nowhere, with extraordinary strength, but who is he really? No one in the world knows. Never expected, it's you, Jade Emperor? This truly surprised me and probably everyone else as well!"

Sometimes, that's how things are; when one person suspects another, they always find doubts everywhere.

After suspecting the Jade Emperor, Kong Xuan looked back and indeed found many doubts surrounding the Jade Emperor.

First, the mysterious person has the strength of a Quasi-Saint, which fits the Jade Emperor, doesn't it? He also has the strength of a Quasi-Saint.

Second, the mysterious person can produce supreme treasures like the Absolute Immortal Sword and the Tai Chi Diagram.

Logically, no one else in the world could possibly produce such things, but if you really had to say who could do it, it's only Hongjun Ancestor, who aligns with the Heavenly Dao, right?

If he could produce them, it seems reasonable, doesn't it? After all, the Four Swords of Immortal Execution and the Tai Chi Diagram were originally bestowed by Hongjun Ancestor.

Moreover, with Hongjun Ancestor holding half of the Jade Disk of Creation and having the ability of creation and transformation, making a new Absolute Immortal Sword and Tai Chi Diagram isn't completely impossible.

And what is the relationship between the Jade Emperor and Hongjun Ancestor?

After connecting all this information, Kong Xuan felt that it seemed reasonable to say that the Jade Emperor is the mysterious person?

"Vidyaraja, don't forget that this mysterious person killed the Emperor of Longevity under my command and almost killed the Empress; how could I be that mysterious person?" The Jade Emperor hastily defended himself upon hearing Kong Xuan's suspicion against him, supported by evidence.

"Killing the Emperor of Longevity was to cover up, right? So that people wouldn't suspect you!"

"As for the Empress, it's probably the same logic, isn't it? Therefore, you only severely injured her, without taking her life..."

"For the Hongmeng Purple Qi, it's not impossible for you to do such things!"