Chapter 1213: Chapter 699

In the Da Leiyin Temple, many of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, upon witnessing this scene, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, especially Guanyin Bodhisattva.

For the matter of the Westward Journey, she had been tirelessly busy, and while things had seemed fine earlier, unexpectedly, due to one oversight, the final reincarnation of the Golden Cicada deviated and ended up in the Java Country.

This change nearly convinced Guanyin that the Westward Journey was doomed to fail. Unexpectedly, the unreliable Chen Sanzang, who appeared to be careless and even practiced Joyful Zen without taking the rules and regulations of the Buddhist Sect seriously,

still possessed an innate Buddha Nature that remained unchanged, with a body of pure Buddha Essence comparable even to the Buddha.

Watching the devoutly worshipping Chen Sanzang at this moment, Guanyin was able to let go of most of her concerns.

At least for now, it seemed impossible for this incarnation of the Golden Cicada to fall into the Demon Path.

After all, the Western Teaching was built upon the Demonic Cult, and the boundary between Buddha and demon is indeed very thin, which is why in the Primordial World, the most who fall into the demon are Buddhist Practitioners—the line between Buddha and demon is truly but a thought away.

“We can slightly relax the surveillance on Chen Sanzang for now; the most important thing currently is the layout on the Western Continent.”

The Buddha waved his great hand, causing the light screen in the sky to disappear, and instead, a map of the Western Continent emerged.

However, this map had many small red dots, which marked the route from when Chen Sanzang entered the Western Continent all the way to the Western Heavenly Spiritual Mountain Leiyin Temple.

“With the Heavenly Court, the Three Religions, and the intervention of some forces, we need to clear out a batch, which coincidentally will expand the area controlled by the Buddhist Sect.”

The Western Continent is the stronghold of Buddhism, but it hasn’t been fully incorporated under Buddhism’s control. It’s filled with many obstacles, either arranged by the Heavenly Court, means of the Three Religions, or hidden by other forces.

They plan to use Chen Sanzang’s Westward Journey to uproot some of the forces along the way not controlled by the Buddhist Sect!

The Buddhist Sect is plotting how to fully control the Western Continent.

At the Five Elements Mountain, after Chen Sanzang finished worshipping the Buddha Seal, it immediately caused the Five-finger Mountain to shake and tremble.

“Master Sanzang, step back quickly, Old Sun is about to come out!”

Feeling the Five Elements Power dissipating and the disappearance of the binding seal, Sun Wukong pressed with both hands and lifted the Five Elements Mountain off.

The mountain crumbled, the ground shattered, and amidst a great roar, a rotund monkey shot skyward, soaring up to the clouds.

“Old Sun is out! Haha…”

Flying in the air, Chen Sanzang didn’t know when he pulled out another Memory Stone and snapped it wildly at Sun Wukong.

Before Sun Wukong could react, he had quickly stored this blackmail material.

Sun Wukong was indeed capable—just a few somersaults and his round body instantly slimmed down, transforming back into the Monkey King that once enchanted countless female monkeys!

“This Little Kongkong is much more pleasing to the eye; the plump Monkey King looked like a fool. If that Memory Stone were sold, it would probably fetch quite a lot of good things.”

Across the Myriad Worlds of the Heavens, Sun Wukong’s fame is exceedingly high; many would surely pay for his blackmail material.

This is also why Chen Sanzang and Old Xi recorded him.

“Alright, Little Kongkong, stop jumping around; we should start the action.”

Flying in the clouds, Chen Sanzang revealed a sinister smile to a piece of cloud.

“Sanzang, the Heavenly Mechanism has been hidden, information within a thousand miles is blocked. You have ten minutes to act, and beyond that, the chance of being discovered increases exponentially.”

The Buddha can directly gaze at those with a lower cultivation level than him, but Old Xi is stronger than him, and with Pig God on his side, they could easily deceive them.

Of course, if the Buddha came directly to the Five Elements Mountain, that would be another matter. After all, the difference between seeing with the naked eye and from afar is significant, especially within the Mythical World.

Old Xi simply covered a thousand-mile radius, making everything proceed according to his orchestrated act, effortlessly blinding the Buddhist Sect and the Heavenly Court’s vision.

Just as the Immortals received messages from their respective leaders and were preparing to return, they suddenly discovered the presence of a monkey on their way back.

A monkey with fierce eyes and a cold, sinister smile on its face made the Immortals feel a chill in their hearts for no reason.

“Where do you all think you’re going?”

Sun Wukong looked at these pups with a vicious glare. He had been trapped here, and these fellows were the Prison Chiefs. If it hadn’t been for the intervention of the Great Qin Empire, these guys would have fed him Iron Juice and Copper Pills!

With his mana sealed, consuming too much Iron Juice and Copper Pills would definitely obstruct the purity of his physical body, thus increasing the difficulty of practicing the Chaos Demon Ape Technique.

Clearly, this was a calculation by the Buddhist Sect and the Heavenly Court to prevent him from breaking through realms and even seeking to sever his path.

How could the monkey not hate them?

But lacking sufficient power, he could only endure.

Yet now, with Chen Sanzang’s help, he could first eradicate this mob of lackeys and conveniently extract some interest.

“Congratulations to the Great Saint on regaining freedom. We should now return to report; please do not make it difficult for us, Great Saint.”

“Report back? Report what? No longer needing to guard Old Sun, so you’re relieved?”

Sun Wukong squinted slightly at these Immortals and Buddhas, hardly able to conceal the killing intent in his eyes.

“Great Saint, we also acted on orders. Please, Great Saint, spare us.”

The unabashed killing intent made the Immortals break out in cold sweat; there was nothing they could do. Sun Wukong’s fierce reputation was well-deserved. How could these underlings withstand his intimidation?