Chapter 158: Chapter 158: The Three Buddhas Wish to Break the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation Chapter 158: Chapter 158: The Three Buddhas Wish to Break the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation Wukong emerged from the Reincarnation Netherworld and set his sights on the Water Curtain Cave.

The Water Curtain Cave had become a fortress, with the Immortals’ Formation fully activated. More than a hundred Daluo Golden Immortals had taken command within the formation, drastically enhancing its power. Even high-level masters like Birupaksa Bodhisattva and Medicine Buddha had failed to breach it. The Buddhist Sect had attacked two or three times to no avail, the threat proving to be more bark than bite. How could a formation second only to the Slaying Immortals Sword Formation, created by the Tong Tian Sect Master, be anything less?

“Open the gate, open the gate!” Wukong called out at the mountain gate.

The little demon guarding the gate saw the Green Emperor approaching and, not daring to neglect him, hurriedly reported his arrival up the mountain.

Shen Gongbao descended the mountain, opened the gate for Wukong, and thus, Wukong ascended to the Water Curtain Cave.

Shen Gongbao said with a smile, “Wukong, my dear brother, congratulations are in order—you have achieved the status of a Primordial Golden Immortal!”

Wukong replied with a clasped hands, “You jest, Brother Shen Bao. How have things been recently?”

Shen Gongbao sighed, “The Demon Tribe has put all its resources forward, and without those great powers presiding, other forces naturally covet what belongs to our tribe. Just some days ago, the Buddhist Sect sent Birupaksa and Medicine Buddha to attack the Water Curtain Cave, but each distinguished Daluo Golden Immortal from our tribe’s major families has come to Water Curtain Cave. With over a hundred Daluo Golden Immortals commanding the formation, even several founders of the sects have difficulty taking it down.”

Wukong nodded slightly and walked toward the bronze great hall on the mountain with Shen Gongbao.

The various demons who saw Wukong hastily bowed in respect.

Wukong said, “You need not bow when you see me. I have said before, all beings are equal in this world!”

Hearing this, the demons did not dare to disobey, and when they saw Wukong, they simply greeted him with a courteous bow instead.

After a short wait, Nezha, Bai Qi, Xu Fu, and others came to see Wukong.

Sun Wuker somersaulted onto the bronze great hall and laughed, “Brother, you finally made it. These past days have been suffocating! The Buddhist Sect sure has some nerve to suffer such losses and yet still dare to challenge us at the Water Curtain Cave!”

Wukong said, “To pull a single hair is to move the whole body. With the mightiest of our Demon Tribe perished and ascended the Deification Platform, all forces are covetously eyeing us. The Buddhist Sect’s actions are merely testing the waters. Should our tribe show weakness, the rest will swarm in. Fortunately, I have now achieved Primordial Golden Immortal status. If there are any more troublemakers, I’ll kill them on the spot.”

Sun Wuker laughed eerily, while Wukong mentally communicated with the Heaven-Defying Taoist, who was currently hastening toward the Water Curtain Cave.

When Nezha saw that Wukong had reached the status of Primordial Golden Immortal, he couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional, saying, “Wukong, back in the day, we were fierce rivals, and now you’ve actually become a Primordial Golden Immortal. It’s beyond my reach.”

And wasn’t that the truth? Half a year earlier, due to the advent of Di Jun, Wukong had completed the Three Thousand Great Paths and achieved Daluo Golden Immortal status. Now, after just one journey to the Reincarnation Netherworld, he had become a Primordial Golden Immortal. It was indeed beyond reach, making any prodigies pale in comparison before him.

Wukong replied, “It’s merely a matter of different opportunities. I’ve been blessed with a bit more fortune.”

With the Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch backing him, receiving a whiff of Hongmeng Purple Qi, and inheriting from Di Jun, how could he not be formidable?

Nezha nodded and said, “I’m also close to achieving Daluo Golden Immortal status. But, alas… it’s taken me tens of thousands of years to cultivate to Daluo Golden Immortal level!”

Nezha hadn’t ascended the Deification Platform, but he had served in the Heavenly Court, which apparently bound all deities to certain laws of Heaven and Earth, slowing down their cultivation. Out of the Heavenly Court for just a couple of years, Nezha was improving rapidly, already perceiving a hint of the Heavenly Dao’s fluctuations and standing on the threshold of Daluo Golden Immortal. It seemed likely that he would break through before long.

In today’s battlefield of Primordial Golden Immortals, the Primordial Golden Immortals of both sides determined the outcome of the war, while Daluo Golden Immortals were tasked with wreaking havoc. When the Primordial Golden Immortals of both sides were entangled with each other, it came down to which side’s Daluo Golden Immortals were more formidable. Nezha’s prowess in combat was unquestionable. Gifted with a multitude of magical treasures by Taiyi Golden Immortal and rich in combat experience, his breakthrough to Daluo Golden Immortal would undoubtedly be a joyous occasion for Water Curtain Cave.

Wukong exclaimed joyfully, “Good!”

In no time, the Heaven-Defying Taoist flew to Water Curtain Cave and joined Wukong.

“Ha ha, brother, you’ve become so powerful in just half a year!” the Heaven-Defying Taoist laughed.

“Quick, let’s unite. I need to consolidate my cultivation level. Next time, if the Buddhist Sect dares to attack us again, I will make sure they suffer severely!” Wukong said.

The Heaven-Defying Taoist and Sun Wuker both nodded, then somersaulted into the air, transforming into blue smoke that entered Wukong’s Niwan Palace.

Wukong said to the others, “I will go into seclusion for three days. After three days, I can emerge. If anything important happens in the meantime, decide for yourselves. When I come out, let’s see if the Buddhist Sect still dares to jump around. I’ll beat them until they hurt!”

Shen Gongbao replied, “Go ahead, Wukong. We will handle everything well.”

Wukong then entered the Water Curtain Cave to begin his retreat. But let’s leave that aside for the moment.

As for the Buddhist Sect,

Spiritual Mount, once filled with the divine harmony of chanting, had become desolately silent, bearing a defeated look. The Mahavira Hall was nearly empty, with barely a hundred people remaining. However, they still had many founders among them. They had the Tathagata, followed by Birupaksa, Medicine Buddha, Immeasurable Life Buddha, Corpse Abandonment Buddha, Peacock Great Ming King…These were the real powerhouse combatants of the Buddhist Sect!

Almost all of the three thousand Buddhas had perished, countless Bodhisattvas had also fallen in battle, like clouds the Vajras, eight hundred Arhats… Looking at the greatly desolate Mahavira Hall, Tathagata felt a tinge of sorrow, with his eyes slightly closed, pondering something.

“Amitabha Buddha refuses to meet with me, Zhun Ti Buddha Ancestor also does not wish to see me,” Tathagata heaved a sigh.

In the past few days, he had ascended Mount Sumeru to seek audience with Amitabha Buddha and Zhun Ti, hoping to get some advice from them.

But these two Saints sent disciples to say they would not meet.

The assembly of Buddhas looked at each other, wondering if these two saints intended to abandon the Buddhist Sect. Why were they unwilling to meet with Tathagata?

“Buddha Ancestor, there is a Non-Empty Attained Buddha seeking an audience outside,” a young novice monk rushed in, gasping for breath.

“Non-Empty Attained Buddha? Who might that be?” the crowd exchanged puzzled glances.

Tathagata calculated in his mind and soon learned who this Non-Empty Attained Buddha was. This Non-Empty Attained Buddha was once a disciple of Tong Tian Sect Master, a tortoise who attained Dao, wielding the Primordial Hammer as his magical treasure, feared for his formidable cultivation level, likely now a figure equivalent to a Sect Founder.

Before long, a dark-bearded monk with long hair entered, bringing his hands together and saying, “I have seen the Tathagata Buddha Ancestor!”

Tathagata said, “Non-Empty Attained Buddha, no need for such formalities.”

Soon after, another novice monk came to report.

“Buddha Ancestor, now Ma Yuan Honored King Buddha and Dingguang Joyful Buddha seek an audience,” the novice monk announced.

Tathagata was overjoyed. Ma Yuan Honored King Buddha was also formerly a disciple of the Jie Taoist Sect, and so was Dingguang Joyful Buddha. It seemed Amitabha Buddha had not given up on him after all, for he had sent these three Buddhas down from Mount Sumeru to aid him.

These three, the tortoise Non-Empty Attained Buddha, Ma Yuan Honored King Buddha, and Dingguang Joyful Buddha, had been fortunate enough not to be assigned among the three thousand Buddhas of Spiritual Mount by Amitabha Buddha. Instead, they had been taken to Mount Sumeru. Otherwise, considering the Three Pure Ones’ schemes, they would have inevitably faced the destiny of being raised to the Deification Platform after the battle between Buddhas and demons at Mount Putuo.

Tathagata hastily called the novice monk to let Ma Yuan Honored King Buddha and Dingguang Joyful Buddha enter. In a moment, the two Buddhas walked into the Mahavira Hall.

“Amitabha Buddha! We have seen the Tathagata Buddha Ancestor,” both Buddhas sang out in unison, bringing their hands together in greeting.

“Amitabha Buddha! I wonder, what brings the two esteemed Buddhas to seek me?” Tathagata feigned ignorance as he asked.

“Heh, the tortoise Non-Empty Attained Buddha has actually arrived before us,” Dingguang Joyful Buddha laughed, “We come here by decree of Amitabha Buddha’s Buddhist Law, to aid the Buddha Ancestor in breaking through the Slaying Immortal Sword Array.”

All three were Jie Taoist disciples, possessing some understanding of the Slaying Immortal Sword Array. They had descended from the mountain this time by the decree of Amitabha Buddha to help Tathagata break through the Slaying Immortal Sword Array and lay waste to Water Curtain Cave, to annihilate the Demon Tribe.

Tathagata exclaimed with great joy, “Very good, very good!”

Non-Empty Attained Buddha laughed, “The two esteemed Buddhas are a bit late in their arrival. Delay could breed mishap, shall we now head to Southern Ridge Demon Mountain?”

Ma Yuan Honored King Buddha nodded, “Very good, let us go forth!”

Tathagata asked, “Do you need assistance?”

Non-Empty Attained Buddha declared proudly, “That Water Curtain Cave amounts to nothing. The demon tribe’s powerful ones have already ascended to the Deification Platform. We fear nothing. We will send them off to the Deification Platform.”

Hearing that the three did not need his help, Tathagata felt displeased, but he did not voice it, merely saying, “Then I thank you for your efforts.”

The three Buddhas joined their hands and said, “Amitabha Buddha, we take our leave!”

The trio of Buddhas then set off together heading towards Water Curtain Cave.

“These three must have received magical treasures from Amitabha Buddha; otherwise, on their own, how could they break the Slaying Immortal Sword Array?” Birupaksa Bodhisattva couldn’t help voicing his thoughts coldly.

“They have spent years under Amitabha Buddha, listening to his teachings; naturally they have developed a bit of arrogance. Birupaksa Bodhisattva need not take offense,” Tathagata said with a chuckling tone, though he also felt a trace of annoyance at the trio.

He himself was once the Dabao Senior Brother!

At this thought, he shivered. Would Tong Tian Sect Master ever let him be?

As to his fate, good or ill, please listen to the next chapter for the answer.