Chapter 1212: Chapter 698_2

This damn well isn’t a hint anymore; it’s a blatant revelation!

“Amitabha, turns out it’s the Saint Monk from the Great Qin; Old Sun just had a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue, don’t mind me.”

Sun Wukong grinned and patted his mouth, cursing in his heart.

He, the mighty Great Sage Equalling Heaven, was actually threatened by a bald monk again!

I’ll endure it!

Don’t give me a chance, or I’ll pay back a hundredfold!

“Little Kongkong’s cultivation is impressive; even while subdued under the Five Elements Mountain, he can still rely on his physical body to withstand the mountain.”

Chen Sanzang had long noticed the monkey’s actions and immediately sent Old Xi to investigate.

From Old Xi’s insights, he understood the monkey’s true strength.

In short, even though the monkey appears to be at the Taiyi Golden Immortal Peak, in reality, his physical body is incredibly strong, so much so that he could fight a newly ascended Daluo Realm Immortal easily!

“Hehe, Old Sun, after all, jumped out of a stone, born of heaven and earth, carrying the merit of mending the sky; isn’t it reasonable for my physical body to be a bit stronger?”

“The Ganges River!”

Chen Sanzang nodded affirmatively, but in his heart, he cursed this rebellious monkey through and through.

This type of monkey is precisely the capable hand he needs on his quest—definitely a top-notch fighter.

“Amitabha, I’ll let you out; you protect me on my westward journey and help me with a small task or two, how about it?”

“No problem, but when we reach the Western Heaven, you can’t stop Old Sun from sparring with the Tathagata.”

Sun Wukong agreed with a full smile, though a glint of malice quickly flickered in his eyes.

Why would he want to be manipulated by a bald monk?

But to get free, he’ll endure for a while; after all, he, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, can’t tarnish his reputation.

Chen Sanzang naturally knew of the monkey’s inner defiance, especially since Old Xi had been observing Sun Wukong, noting even the fleeting glint in his eyes.

So, Chen Sanzang took out an array of food and drinks, clinking glasses with Sun Wukong, while discreetly avoiding the watchful eyes of the Six Ding and Six Jia, Five Directions Jiedi, Four Value Officials, and Eighteen Guardian Jialan, using his Primordial Spirit to quietly speak with Sun Wukong.

“Little Kongkong, once you’re out, I’ll use divine skills to seal the surroundings. You guard the sky direction and don’t let those spies up there escape.

If someone tries to flee, just knock them out and hand them over to me; I have great use for them!”

Chen Sanzang instructed while having Old Xi prepare, simultaneously mobilizing the massive Buddha Power in his body in secret, ready to unleash a grand move on these henchmen.

“Drinking and Eating Monk, do you intend to become an enemy of the Buddhist Sect? Aren’t you afraid the Tathagata will give you trouble for killing these Immortals and Buddhas above us?”

Sun Wukong, drinking and eating, scanned the hidden wardens of the Immortals and Buddhas that guarded him with his Eyes of Golden Flame penetrating the clouds overhead.

There wasn’t a single Taiyi Golden Immortal among them; with such caliber, he could annihilate them all within minutes.

However, the consequence of killing these fellows would inevitably attract the attention of those backing them; after all, they were merely lowly guards.

“Don’t worry, I can disrupt the heavenly mechanism. As long as we act quickly, even Saints can’t track us.”

With Old Xi’s transcending capabilities, even the True Spirit is obliterated completely; even if a Saint were present, they couldn’t revive them.

As for the Hongjun Taoist Ancestor, he’s focused on refining and devouring the Heavenly Dao, attempting to become the ruler of the Primordial World and breakthrough to the Heavenly Dao Level, thus having no time to care about these ants?

“Good! Old Sun has been crushed for so long; these little henchmen had planned to feed Old Sun Copper Juice and Iron Pills back in the day. Having a grudge against the Buddhist Sect is handy; let’s kill these little ones to vent my anger!”

Though Sun Wukong sounded enthusiastic, in his heart, he was planning to keep an ace up his sleeve.

He didn’t want to trust this Drinking and Eating Monk, what if he tricked him? After all, he’s still trapped under the Five Elements Mountain and hasn’t truly escaped!

Although he knows Journey to the West and has a detailed account, the current Chen Sanzang is not the Tang Sanzang from the book!

Oh damn, the Great Tang Dynasty doesn’t even exist in this world; it’s always been the Great Qin Empire, with even a Da Qin Immortal Dynasty lurking later on!

Moreover, Tang Sanzang as described in the book was an honest monk, with Buddha Nature as a Saint, never breaking the rules and regulations.

But the Chen Sanzang right before him?

From the start, he’s indulged in food and drink, not keeping the Buddha in heart, or else, how could he plan to kill the Buddhist Sect people in the heavens?

“Amitabha, Little Kongkong, keep eating; I shall go relieve you of the seal.”

After planning with Sun Wukong, Chen Sanzang helplessly looked at the Five Elements Mountain piercing the clouds and began climbing in grief and indignation.

Not that he didn’t want to use cloud travel techniques to fly up, but the entire Five Elements Mountain had been enchanted with a sealing skill, so there were only two ways to ascend and remove the Buddha Seal from the top.

One is to rely on brute strength, directly breaking the Mountain’s seal, ignoring the Buddha Seal at the peak, and releasing Sun Wukong.

The other is to climb step by step to the mountain summit and use Buddha Power to remove the Buddha Seal, freeing the monkey.

Clearly though, as the Buddha is a presence at the Daluo Golden Immortal Peak, it’s not someone Chen Sanzang, merely a Taiyi Golden Immortal, could take down.

Therefore, to release the monkey, he could only climb honestly.

“Old Xi, you useless system, can’t you directly transcend the power of the Five Elements Mountain?”

Living in comfort and never having endured hardship, Chen Sanzang finally realized the agony of climbing a mountain bare-handed.

Especially when the Five Elements Energy on the Mountain occasionally became chaotic, impacting both his physical body and Spirit, making him even more distressed.

“Amitabha, damn it!

Why is the Tathagata’s seal so revolting?

In Journey to the West, Tang Sanzang just climbed an ordinary mountain with none of these obstacles.

Why do I have to face so many trials here?”

Cursing wildly within his Sea of Consciousness while climbing the mountain.

Chen Sanzang vowed, once he replaces the Tathagata’s Buddha position, he’d let that scoundrel taste the same pain!

“There’s no trash system, only the trashiest host; Sanzang, you should have some self-awareness.”

Old Xi taunted blandly before beginning preparations to obscure the heavenly mechanism.

When Chen Sanzang removes the Buddha Seal, the Tathagata will surely pay attention, and that would be a terrible time to act.

However, once the Tathagata finishes his investigation and recalls his guardian Immortal Soldiers, they can capture these running dogs all at once.

Using Sun Wukong’s Clone Technique, Chen Sanzang and Sun Wukong could perfectly prove their absence; of course, the precondition is Old Xi’s ability to obscure the heavenly mechanism so that even Saints won’t notice the change.

In this regard, Old Xi was confident, but to prevent any mishap, he also contacted the Pig God still floating outside the Primordial World.

Bosses exist to protect their underlings in crucial moments, don’t they?

Besides, they’re working for the big boss, aren’t they?

“Isn’t it because you, Old Xi, this trash system, brought me to such a dangerous world? If you’d at least gone to a Medium Thousand World, I wouldn’t be this weak, right?”

Chen Sanzang retorted righteously.

As they continued cursing each other, Chen Sanzang, relying on his strong physique, finally climbed to the Five Elements Mountain Peak after more than an hour.

Looking at the Buddha Seal shimmering with rainbow hues like glazed glass, and especially feeling the immense power within, Chen Sanzang obediently kneeled, chanting sutras, performing three kneelings and nine kowtows.

Though appearing devout on the surface, in his heart he cursed the Tathagata and every member of the Buddhist Sect comprehensively.

As Chen Sanzang finished chanting, the Buddha Seal emitted a burst of golden light, slowly leaving the Five-finger Mountain Peak.

And with its departure, the Five Elements Formation connected at the base of the Mountain immediately ceased to operate, with the vast Five Elements Power beginning to slowly dissipate to the surroundings.

Western Heavenly Spiritual Mountain, Da Leiyin Temple.

A projection appeared in the sky, showing the scene at the Five Elements Mountain.

Upon seeing the erratic Chen Sanzang honestly kneeling before the Buddha Seal, performing the traditional kowtowing ritual, a faintly perceivable smile crept onto the Tathagata’s lips.