Chapter 1442

This dark history is on par with the Jade Emperor and the Tathagata.

Sun Zi himself was also deeply ashamed, stepped forward, and said respectfully, "Please, Master, punish me."

"Enough, enough, enough!" Bodhi waved his hand. "Today you have gained your freedom — it is a day of great joy. To speak further of punishment would be unreasonable. Besides, cultivating to your present state in a puppet body, your talent and disposition are enough to shock the Three Realms. Having a disciple like you, I have not suffered a loss. Only that Six-Ears — alas, as always, his disposition is impetuous, unfit for great responsibility."

Sun Zi was surprised: "Master, did you already know in the past how Junior Brother's story would end today?"

Bodhi shook his head: "With his wild temperament, how could he avoid disaster? Look at us — even having become Quasi-Saints, none of us is as arrogant as he is. At the Taiyi realm, he already dares to flout all law. Even if no one schemes against him, how could he guarantee his own safety?"

Sun Zi nodded and sighed: "Junior Brother also stayed in the mortal realm too long, growing accustomed to the law of the jungle among demons and monsters. That is why his Dao-nature never awakened. I hope that after today, he can find his way back from his errors."

Bodhi gently shook his head: "Hard, hard, hard. Six-Ears is skilled at listening, so he knows all matters under heaven. Precisely because of this, the cruelties of heaven and earth are branded upon his heart, hard to forget. With such a state of mind, to find peace is extremely difficult."

Sun Zi exclaimed in surprise: "Junior Brother's violent temper — it turns out there's also a reason of innate talent?"

"Naturally." Bodhi nodded, his gaze falling on Sun Zi. "Your calm disposition is also greatly related to your own origins."

The Earth Immortal Realm.

The Six-Eared Macaque was in the midst of his panic when he saw two figures appear in the void.

Tang Xuanzang hurriedly stepped forward and paid his respects: "Tang Xuanzang greets the Immortal."

Zhu Bajie, Sha Seng, and the White Dragon Horse, seeing this, understood and hurriedly stepped forward as well.

"We greet the Immortal."

Zhang Taixuan smiled and said, "Rise."

His gaze fell upon Xuanzang.

"I truly didn't expect that the Xuanzang of this world also has such a character — daring to alter the True Scriptures and compile his own school of thought."

Tang Xuanzang was a little embarrassed.

Although cultivators uphold the law of the jungle — the winner is king, the loser is bandit.

Altering the True Scriptures, in the eyes of other cultivators, is something quite worth boasting about.

But having it said to his face by a supreme being still made Tang Xuanzang's face a bit unable to hold up.

After all, Tang Xuanzang was born in the Great Tang, raised under the moral constraints of the Great Tang from childhood, so his sense of morality was still very strong.

"There is a person who wishes to meet you. You two may have much to say to each other."

At a thought, a portal of crossing appeared.

The next instant, a white-robed man with a wildly arrogant aura stepped out from within.

At one glance, Tang Xuanzang frowned: "You carry the aura of Jin Chan! Who are you?"

As far as he knew, the heaven-and-earth strange insect Jin Chan had long since vanished without a trace.

He never expected that, before his eyes, there was still one who had achieved the Dao.

"I am Jin Chanzi." Jin Chanzi smiled. "However, I am not a person of your world. Fellow Daoist, shall we have a talk?"

Tang Xuanzang nodded lightly: "Very well."

Tang Seng withdrew his Three Corpses incarnation and departed directly with Jin Chanzi.

"Disciples, we'll meet again in the Great Tang when the time comes."

Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng were utterly speechless.

They never expected that Master had seized an opportunity to run off, leaving them behind at the scene.

The one before their eyes was a terrifying existence who had beaten Lingshan to collapse and beaten the Tathagata into nirvana!

Aren't you worried your disciples will be casually scattered to the wind by this person?

Their feelings were complicated, but Zhang Taixuan's mind was not on them — his gaze fell upon the dejected Six-Ears.

Six-Ears was somewhat fearful, and also deeply wronged.

He never expected that, having been schemed against, someone would still come knocking at his door.

He looked toward Sun Wukong and bared his teeth.

Sun Wukong snorted: "... Master, this brat is so arrogant — why not let me send him into nirvana and be done with it."

"Great Sage, please wait — I beg you to spare my junior brother's life."

Just at this moment, a beam of escape-light descended, revealing a figure on the spot — it was none other than Sun Zi.

Sun Wukong was speechless: "Could it be you've actually grown attached to him? You should know, he's schemed against you plenty of times."

Sun Zi shook his head: "Was I ever sincere in my dealings with others? Why blame Junior Brother for scheming? Now, I have regained my freedom and gained a new life. Let us also give Junior Brother a chance — let him have the opportunity to start over from the beginning."

Six-Ears had originally thought he was doomed to die.

He never expected that his nagging, motherly senior brother would appear.

Senior brother was, as always, without the slightest bearing of a great demon, without the arrogance of an immortal — humble, gentle, compassionate at heart.

In the past, he had found this utterly distasteful.

At this moment, however, he felt Sun Zi's image grow tall and great.

All the past flashed through his mind, bringing hot tears to his eyes.

"So Senior Brother had already advised me so many times!"

"If back then I had truly listened to Senior Brother's words, been content at the Taiyi realm, carefree and at ease — would he have gone to walk the Journey to the West himself, taking my place?"

"When we first met, although Senior Brother never revealed the secret, he had already given me the choice many times! But I was afraid he would take my benefits, and so I never understood Senior Brother's painstaking efforts."

At this moment, he finally understood — Senior Brother had concealed things from beginning to end, but had never schemed against him.

It was only due to his position that he never exposed the truth.

And he himself had always been lost in the gains of the Journey to the West, always stubbornly refusing to see the light.