"Seeking scriptures? Becoming a Buddha? True fruits? "Monkey Sun started laughing weirdly.
Although he was laughing, his laughter was filled with resentment and unwillingness.
"Is Buddhism's true fruits that rare?" He yelled, "It's nothing in my eyes!"
"Liar! You've been lying to me from the start! Western Buddhism spreading to the East, spreading Buddhism throughout the world. Isn't that a great merit? Yet, I had to step on so many of my brothers to achieve that. How can I be bothered? "
Yan Zhaoge fell into deep thought.
Feng Yunsheng couldn't help but ask, "Great Sage, since you're here, the Victorious Fighting Buddha outside … could he be that Six-Eared Macaque?"
Knowing that the Five Elements Mountain was their destination, Feng Yunsheng had studied a lot about the Middle Journey to the West era.
Due to the long passage of time, most of them were merely legends.
However, Feng Yunsheng also knew about the legend of the real and fake Monkey King.
According to the legends, an unknown Six-Eared Macaque impersonated the Great Sage Equalling Heavens – Sun Wukong and caused a huge commotion. No one could tell the difference.
Only when the Mystical Mountain's Tathagata Buddha appeared did the Six-Eared Macaque reveal his true form. Then, he was killed by Sun Wukong.
If the monkey here was the real Great Sage Equalling Heavens …
In that case, who was the Victorious Fighting Buddha outside who had achieved Buddhahood?
"Could it be that the real Monkey King was suppressed, and the Six-Eared Macaque made use of the chance to pass himself off as the real Monkey King?" asked Feng Yunsheng.
The monkey didn't answer. However, his raging emotions finally calmed down.
"Victorious Fighting Buddha, Victorious Fighting Buddha, achieving Buddhism's true fruits. Since that bastard became a Buddha, it means that they succeeded …" The monkey muttered to himself, "Western Buddhism spreading to the East, the central Blessed Lands of Saha flourishing, and Buddhism flourishing … They really succeeded …"
After a while, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Yan Zhaoge and Feng Yunsheng, "Kids, I'm suppressed here. I can't sense anything happening in the outside world. What's the situation with the West Journey? Tell me about it."
After a pause, the monkey added, "From the beginning … from what you've heard, from when I met the Sanzang Monk."
Feng Yunsheng was curious. and turned to look at Yan Zhaoge. Seeing that Yan Zhaoge was still in a daze, she thought for a while and answered, "Junior's knowledge is limited as well. I hope I won't mislead you."
She picked out some of the more reliable legends that she knew and told them to the monkey.
The more Monkey listened, the wider his eyes became. He gritted his teeth, clearly trying his best to control his emotions.
When he heard that the Western Paradise was completed, that the Son of Buddha was enlightened and regained his position as the Buddha of Sandalwood Merit, that Traveling Monk Sun also regained his position as the Victorious Fighting Buddha, and that after a long period of time, the Spirited Mountain's Tathagata Buddha successfully transcended, the monkey let out a loud cry. It seemed to be filled with anger and sorrow.
After a long time, he let out a long sigh with a disappointed expression.
Feng Yunsheng stopped talking. Yan Zhaoge, who had been silent all this while, suddenly asked, "Is the Great Sage regretting it?"
"Regret what?" The monkey's anger flared up again as he bellowed, "If I wanted it, why would I be trapped at the foot of this mountain?!"
Feng Yunsheng was stunned. "You haven't left the Five Elements Mountain since you were suppressed for the first time?"
Then who was the Monk Sun who escorted Buddhist Master Sanzang to the West before Six-Eared Macaque appeared?
Who was the one who attained the Victorious Fighting Buddha Dao Realm in the end?
Or could it be that this monkey before his eyes was the fake one and he was lying?
At this moment, Feng Yunsheng felt a chill running down her spine.
Yan Zhaoge also stared at the monkey in front of him. He didn't conceal the inquisitiveness within his gaze.
The monkey glanced at him and said, "I don't want it. However, someone does. I am him, and he is me. However, I will never do what he did!"
"Even if I'm suppressed here for another ten thousand years, a hundred thousand years, or even a hundred thousand years, I will still say the same thing!"
Yan Zhaoge looked at the monkey who was gritting his teeth and blurted out, "Back then, you were split into two!"
Feng Yunsheng, who had heard of the Brocade Emperor – Fu Yunchi's encounter, reacted and looked at the Great Sage Equalling Heavens in shock.
"Traveling Monk Sun wore the Band Tightening Curse and followed Buddhist Master Sanzang to the West." Yan Zhaoge said word by word, "Yet, the Great Sage Equalling Heavens is still here?"
Traveling Monk Sun was Sun Wukong, and the Great Sage Equalling Heavens was also Sun Wukong.
However, Traveling Monk Sun wasn't the Great Sage Equalling Heavens anymore.
"Hehe, of course I'm still here!" The monkey's eyes were like a bright mirror. Fiery lights were flickering within the mirror, and they were both persistent and unyielding.
Yan Zhaoge pondered, "Then, the Six-Eared Macaque …"
"I don't know about other things. I have to ask the two of you." The Great Sage Equalling Heavens laughed in self-mockery, "However, I know of the Six-Eared Macaque's existence. I also know when he's born and when he's dead."
"Traveling Monk Sun's Heart Devil …" Yan Zhaoge and Feng Yunsheng both came to a realization.
Despite being split into two, the Great Sage Equalling Heavens who stubbornly resisted was still suppressed under the mountain, while the Traveling Monk Sun who was willing to convert to Buddhism left.
However, Sun Wukong was still Sun Wukong. Even the Traveling Monk Sun who left had second thoughts.
Unfortunately, this incident was still suppressed in the end.
Everything returned to the right track, and history continued moving forward.
"The Nine Underworlds might be behind this as well. They might be obstructing the central Blessed Lands of Saha's prosperity and the Tathagata Buddha's transcendence." Yan Zhaoge let out a long sigh. He looked at the Great Sage Equalling Heavens and suddenly asked, "The West Journey is the path of Buddhism's prosperity, and also the path of the Demon Race's demise."
Seeing the monkey staring at him, Yan Zhaoge shrugged, "Alright then. Other than our human race, the other races of the Ancient Era faced the calamity of withering away."
He straightened his expression, "Many Great Sages and Small Saints either perished or were subdued. According to what you've said, many of your old brothers and good friends were among them."
"Traveling Monk Sun joined Buddhism and devoted himself to Buddhism. He didn't care about the past, but you did. If that's the case, why don't you make this trip? Perhaps you might show mercy and spare more lives?"
The Great Sage Equalling Heavens snorted, "How could it be so easy? It's a situation where one party perishes."
He raised his head and looked at the sky, "After the Ancient era, the Daoism's Three Clear had transcended. However, the West's Buddhism flourished, while the Ancient Era's various races still remained. As such, the two sides fought for the world's hegemony."
"The Vast Wilderness of the Grand Plainness Heavens outside of the Thirty-Three Heavens passed down a decree. Thirty-six Great Sages and seventy-two Small Saints of the various races, amounting to a total of one hundred and eight Great Sages. They split a spirit stone left behind by the Nuwa Sovereign during the Ancient Era to mend the heavens. Then, they laid down a huge formation to repel Buddhism."
"The one hundred and eight spirit stone fragments fused with the various Great Sages and Small Saints. In order to break through the formation, we would have to kill them."
"However, even if we killed the Great Sages and Small Saints who possessed the spirit stone fragments, the fragments would automatically fly back to the Vast Wilderness of Chestnut. By then, we would still have a chance to make a comeback."
"The Nuwa Sovereign left behind a total of three spirit stones to mend the heavens. They coincide with the number of Heaven, Earth, and Human. The one used to lay down the formation is called the Humanly Essence Stone."
"In order to break through the mysteries of the Humanly Essence Stone, we would need the Earthly Essence Stone."
The monkey pointed at the stone embedded on the mountain rock disinterestedly, "That's the Earthly Essence Stone. In other words, it's my origin!"
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