Chapter 380: Prince Ao Lie's Invitation

In the world of *Journey to the West: The Sequel*, deep within Lord Tianchi's mansion.

Just as Beishan Baiwei was asking Lu Qingshan for help in the group, Prince Ao Lie, aided by the chat group, had also quickly finished reading the entire contents of *Journey to the West: The Sequel*, and his heart was filled with immense shock.

After all, he had originally been cultivating within Lord Tianchi's domain and rarely interacted with the outside world, so he knew nothing at all about the great events unfolding in the Three Realms.

But now, the demon Wutian had actually taken over the Three Realms — humans, gods, and ghosts alike were all controlled and imprisoned by him. It was simply too inconceivable.

"To think that even with the strength of Buddha Tathagata, such a great calamity would befall him! But…"

Having finished the entire plot of *Journey to the West: The Sequel*, the White Dragon Prince Ao Lie could not help but show a solemn expression on his face: "The Great Sage summoned at the end by Tathagata must be a fake, right?"

In the original plot of *Journey to the West: The Sequel*, in order to lead the host of immortals and buddhas to defeat the demon Wutian, Sun Wukong at the final moment did not even hesitate to sacrifice himself, transforming into the most important of the seventeen relics — the Boneless Relic.

Then the seventeen relics gathered in the void, with the Boneless Relic at the center and the remaining sixteen relics all orbiting around it.

Finally, the seventeen relics continuously spun and converged into one place, hanging high in the air like a great sun, and then seven-colored auspicious light surged forth like a tide, completely enveloping the demon Wutian.

And so, at the cost of sacrificing himself, Sun Wukong ultimately succeeded in slaying the demon Wutian.

After the demon Wutian was slain, the energy contained within the seventeen relics was directly channeled into the reincarnated body of Buddha Tathagata, and ten thousand beams of Buddhist light immediately burst forth from that reincarnated body, whose figure then vanished completely from sight.

When the Buddhist light faded, the figure of Buddha Tathagata also reappeared before everyone.

After Buddha Tathagata returned to his seat, he quickly began to bestow rewards according to merit. Among them, Tang Sanzang was promoted from Candana Merit Buddha to Immeasurable Merit Buddha, ranking sixth among all buddhas!

And besides Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, Sha Seng, the White Dragon, and others all received different rewards as well.

However, not a trace of joy could be found on the faces of those who had received rewards; they were all still immersed in the emotion of Sun Wukong sacrificing himself for the greater good, and quite a few immortals and buddhas had even begun to press their palms together in prayer for Sun Wukong's sacrifice.

Seeing the atmosphere in the great hall so gloomy, Buddha Tathagata sat cross-legged atop a golden lotus, his right hand in the gesture of plucking a flower, his gaze sweeping back and forth across the hall.

Then ripples suddenly appeared in the void behind Buddha Tathagata, and ten thousand beams of Buddhist light descended, as brilliant as if stars had scattered across the mortal world.

And within that endless Buddhist light, the figure of Sun Wukong suddenly appeared.

He wore a Purple-Gold Phoenix-Wing Crown upon his head, a Golden Chainmail Armor upon his body, and Lotus-Fiber Cloud-Treading Boots upon his feet; his fiery golden eyes shone with divine light, and he stood there in the void, looking majestic and awe-inspiring.

The host of immortals and buddhas, upon noticing the disturbance, looked up one after another. Upon seeing Sun Wukong's figure, they were momentarily stunned, and then expressions of wild joy appeared on their faces.

"Buddha, I have returned!"

The reappeared Sun Wukong first bowed respectfully toward Buddha Tathagata, and only then looked toward Tang Sanzang and the others and called out loudly: "Master, it has been so long! I truly missed all of you!"

"Brother Monkey, you're not dead!" Zhu Bajie's eyes brimmed with tears, and he said between sobs.

Sun Wukong nodded slightly, then looked at Zhu Bajie and said: "Bajie, don't be sad. I truly never expected you would care about me so much!"

Afterwards, Buddha Tathagata further conferred upon Sun Wukong the title of the new Ancestor of Ten Thousand Buddhas — Namo Great Sage Relic Honored King Buddha.

This plot point seemed perfectly normal, and the White Dragon Prince Ao Lie, being within it, naturally did not notice anything amiss.

But now, as an outside observer, he had detected something off about the Sun Wukong who appeared at the end.

Whether in expression or demeanor, that later Sun Wukong was clearly different from before, looking as if he were nothing more than a puppet.

"What on earth is going on?"

Having finished all the plot of *Journey to the West: The Sequel*, the White Dragon Prince Ao Lie could not help but secretly wonder: "Did the Great Sage actually die or not? And was the one Tathagata conferred the title of Namo Great Sage Relic Honored King Buddha really the Great Sage?"

To tell the truth, the current White Dragon Prince Ao Lie did not care much about the so-called calamity of the Three Realms; what he cared about most was his Great Sage Sun Wukong, whose kindness to him was as weighty as a mountain.

If sacrificing Sun Wukong was truly the only way to save the Three Realms, then the White Dragon would rather not let Buddha Tathagata return.

After all, when he had once sought Buddha Tathagata's help over the wrongful death of his uncle, Tathagata had been utterly unwilling to pay attention. In the end, it was his Great Sage Sun Wukong who investigated everything thoroughly, and only then did Tathagata appear to discuss matters with the Jade Emperor.

"What should I do? What should I do?"

At this moment, having learned the relevant plot of *Journey to the West: The Sequel*, the White Dragon Prince Ao Lie was feeling somewhat anxious in his heart.

With his current strength, he might be able to match the guardians under Wutian to a draw, but compared to Wutian himself, his magic power was definitely a great deal weaker.

Even if he fought to the death, he could not possibly be a match for Wutian or Buddha Tathagata, let alone prevent his Great Sage Sun Wukong from sacrificing himself.

And while all these thoughts were flashing through the White Dragon Prince Ao Lie's mind, the others in the chat group were also continuing to communicate via voice transmission.

【Yue Buqun: @Beishan Baiwei, if you want to thank the Group Leader, you can transfer your points to him later when you have them. The Group Leader will surely provide you with other resources and treasures!】

By now, the people in the chat group had spent a long time together with Lu Qingshan, so they knew very well what he needed most.

Compared to the resources of their respective worlds, what Lu Qingshan needed even more was the chat group points in their hands.

But precisely because of this, they were able to obtain large amounts of resources from Lu Qingshan through those chat group points, thereby accelerating their own cultivation — or the development of their entire world.

So upon seeing Beishan Baiwei wanting to thank Lu Qingshan, Yue Buqun, who often exchanged points with Lu Qingshan for resources, quickly spoke up.

【Gao Yao: Exactly! The Group Leader's strength is extremely powerful; even true immortals, gods, and demons are far from being his match!】

【Gao Yao: If you want to thank the Group Leader, just transfer your points to him once you have them later. In any case, the Group Leader has a massive amount of resources in hand, so he definitely won't let you suffer a loss!】

【Cao Cao: That's right! Back then I was nothing but an ordinary person, but in just over ten years, I can fly through the sky and burrow through the earth. Barring any accidents, living for over a thousand years is no problem at all!】

The Great Tang World.

Upon seeing Cao Cao's words in the group, Li Shimin's heart stirred as well.

One had to know that the span from Cao Cao's era to his own time was less than a thousand years.

Since Cao Cao was able to achieve such astonishing accomplishments with the Group Leader's help, then naturally he could as well.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin quickly began using the chat group to learn about the so-called points and their uses.

On the other side, watching the people in the chat group speak up on his behalf one after another, Lu Qingshan felt quite gratified in his heart.

Although his strength far surpassed that of the others in the group, he had always treated everyone in the group as equals, and this was the key to his being able to continuously obtain points from them.

If he had been scheming against the others in the group from the start, he might still be able to use resources to exchange for points now, but the atmosphere in the group would certainly not be as harmonious as it was now.

【Lu Qingshan: Actually, everyone is just helping each other! Although I've helped everyone quite a bit, everyone has also transferred quite a few points to me!】

【Lu Qingshan: @Beishan Baiwei, when you have nothing to do, you can chat more with everyone in the group. If there's anything you don't quite understand, you can refer to everyone's opinions!】

【Lu Qingshan: Moreover, if your activity level is relatively high, the points you can obtain will also be relatively many. When that time comes, besides being able to use the chat group's Dao-Comprehension Enhancement function, you can also exchange resources with the other people in the group. With the help of these resources and the Dao-Comprehension Enhancement function, I believe it won't be long before you can become a true immortal!】

【Hearing Pang Bo: @Beishan Baiwei, although I don't know what level the world you're in is, even if it's a world where cultivation is impossible, you can still rely on the points in your hand to raise your own strength!】

【Hearing Pang Bo: When you have time, you can take a look at the worlds the rest of us are in. The Group Leader has already uploaded the original plots of our worlds into the group files, and most of us have already opened up access. I believe once you've finished reading the plots of these worlds, you'll have a much better understanding of this chat group!】

【Beishan Baiwei: Thank you all for your guidance, I certainly will!】

【Xiao Yan: That's right! @Beishan Baiwei, Brother Beishan, if it's possible, could you open the plot of your world for us to view?】

【Beishan Baiwei: It is possible, but I don't know how to open the permissions!】

【Xiao Yan: As long as you have this thought in your heart, then just follow the prompts that appear in the chat group.】

Afterwards...

【System Prompt: Beishan Baiwei has changed the viewing permissions for "Mang Huang Ji"; all group members may now view it!】