Chapter 722

The Deer Power Great Immortal, Tiger Power Great Immortal, and Sheep Power Great Immortal heard Di Jun's

His Majesty the Demon Emperor this time led the demon army to attack the Heavenly Court; it looks like a complete victory!

Now His Majesty the Demon Emperor is rebuilding the Demon Court in Northern Kuru Continent; surely the glorious era of our demon race is about to arrive!

Let's hurry to Northern Kuru Continent to pay respects to His Majesty the Demon Emperor!

In the Journey to the West world, the demon race is numerous.

Di Jun, as the unique Demon Emperor in demon history, has also just snatched back some power from the Heavenly Court.

Therefore, his influence among the demon race is astonishingly strong.

After Di Jun announced to the Three Realms, countless demons, like the three demons of Chechi Country, flocked to Northern Kuru Continent to pay respects to Di Jun.

And Di Jun's rebuilding of the Demon Court in Northern Kuru Continent also marks the end of Ye Qin's behind-the-scenes orchestration of the Havoc in Heaven incident.

In the eyes of all beings in the Three Realms, the biggest winner of this Havoc in Heaven is undoubtedly the Demon Emperor Di Jun.

But in reality, the true biggest winner is Ye Qin, hidden behind the scenes!

This time Di Jun set up the Zhou Tian Criminal Sentence Dou Great Array, declared war on the Heavenly Court, caused havoc in Heaven, and finally rebuilt the Demon Court.

This series of events brought Ye Qin a massive amount of Shock Points, a full 18 billion!

This is Ye Qin's gain this time!

After gaining this huge wave of Shock Points, Ye Qin's account shot up to a height of 28 billion points!

With so many Shock Points, it's enough for Ye Qin to resurrect several great experts!

Having enough Shock Points in hand, Ye Qin felt much more at ease.

Ye Qin was very satisfied with the performance of Di Jun, Sun Wukong, and the other demons in this Havoc in Heaven.

He had even already conceived the next big move in his mind.

However, what Ye Qin is most concerned about right now is still the matter of the quest for scriptures in the Western Heaven.

He stroked his chin, secretly pondering:

"Big moves aren't common, but the path to obtain scriptures has ninety-nine eighty-one difficulties; we can plan slowly, like a steady flow..."

"But Sun Wukong is now a Great Luo Golden Immortal; after I reward him, he will become a Quasi-Sage powerhouse."

"To have a Quasi-Sage powerhouse lower himself to protect Tang Sanzang on the quest for scriptures in the Western Heaven is no easy task!"

"After all, even if they capture Sun Wukong, how could they make him obediently follow Tang Sanzang's words?"

"It seems the only option for the Buddhist Sect is to invite Patriarch Bodhi to step forward..."

"But can the Tathagata Buddha persuade Patriarch Bodhi to come?"

Ye Qin felt that he would soon be able to watch another good show.

While Ye Qin was plotting the future,

After Di Jun rebuilt the Demon Court, he began to search for the whereabouts of the Demon Master Kunpeng.

As a result, he found that Demon Master Kunpeng was hiding very well, making it hard to locate him in a short time.

However, Di Jun was not anxious.

He gazed at the vast North Sea, silently thinking:

"Kunpeng, just keep hiding!"

"I don't believe you can hide for a lifetime!"

"Even if you are truly cowardly enough to hide for a lifetime, when I attain sainthood, I will still find you and make you pay the due price for your past deeds!"

Finding that he could not locate Demon Master Kunpeng for the moment, Di Jun returned to the Holy Court with Lu Ya and Sun Wukong to turn in the mission.

When they appeared before the hall of the Holy Court, Wu Meiniang was already waiting for them.

"Congratulations on successfully completing the mission..."

"You performed outstandingly on this mission; the Holy Lord has been watching you and is very pleased with your performance."

"The extra rewards each of you can choose have already been sent to your Holy Court phones."

"After you have chosen your rewards, just tell me your choices."

Upon hearing Wu Meiniang's words, Di Jun and the others all looked at their Holy Court phones.

Soon, they all made their choices.

The extra rewards of Di Jun, Lu Ya, Di Jia, and Di Yi all chose to resurrect the remaining Golden Crow Princes.

Lu Ya and Di Yi, this being their first mission, likewise chose their novice reward to resurrect the Golden Crow Prince.

Because Di Jun's performance in this mission was especially outstanding, he alone can resurrect two Golden Crow Princes.

Thus, they can together resurrect seven Golden Crow Princes.

That is to say, the former Ten Golden Crow Princes have all been resurrected now!

The Six-Eared Macaque and Sun Wukong had no one they wanted to resurrect, so they both chose to increase their cultivation level.

After the increase, the Six-Eared Macaque's cultivation level improved further, but it has not yet broken through to a new realm.

Sun Wukong, like the Six-Eared Macaque, became a Quasi-Sage powerhouse.

After the rewards were distributed, Di Jun's family and the Sun Wukong brothers were all very pleased.

Since the Demon Court in Northern Kuru Continent had just been established and the Holy Court temporarily had no new missions, they stayed together in Northern Kuru Continent.

Although Sun Wukong openly appeared in Northern Kuru Continent,

the Buddhist Sect dared not come to Northern Kuru Continent to capture him.

After all, Northern Kuru Continent now gathers countless demons, and also has Di Jun and Lu Ya, two peak Quasi-Sages, holding the fort.

Even if the Tathagata Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha, and other Buddhist Quasi-Sages all mobilized together, they would gain no advantage.

However, the Buddhist Sect cannot ignore Sun Wukong.

Because for the quest for scriptures in the Western Heaven, Sun Wukong, the predestined pilgrim, is indispensable.

Without Sun Wukong, we can't obtain the scriptures!

It looks like the journey to the West to obtain the scriptures is about to stall again.

Helpless, Buddha thought of Sun Wukong's master, Patriarch Bodhi.

However, Patriarch Bodhi holds a special position,

Even Buddha finds it hard to summon him. Thus, Buddha could only go again to the Western Paradise to seek help.

Upon arriving in the Western Paradise, seeing the Guiding Daoist and the Nurturing Daoist, Buddha immediately began to lament:

"Two venerable teachers, that stone monkey either stays in the mysterious Sacred Court or stays in the Beast Court of Northolu Continent; I really can't do anything about him!"

"Moreover, Sun Wukong is now too powerful! Even if we really catch him, it would be hard to make him obediently escort Tang Sanzang to the West for the scripture quest!"

"In my opinion, the only plan now is to invite Venerable Bodhi to step forward. With his status as Sun Wukong's master, he can persuade Sun Wukong to escort Tang Sanzang to the West for the scriptures!"

After Buddha's lament, the Guiding Daoist slightly nodded and said:

"Buddha, the predicament you face, as your teacher I naturally know......"

"To smoothly accomplish the great undertaking of obtaining the scriptures, we indeed can only invite Patriarch Bodhi down from the mountain......"

Having said that, the Guiding Daoist turned his gaze toward the Nurturing Daoist:

"Nurturing, the matter of Sun Wukong is now entrusted to you to handle!"

Hearing this, the Nurturing Daoist frowned slightly and fell silent for a moment.

Afterward, he nodded and replied:

"For the great plan of Buddhism, this matter, this holy one will certainly not shirk......"

"Buddha, this holy one will now write a letter; you take it to show Patriarch Bodhi."

"Surely, after he reads this holy one's letter, he will agree to persuade Sun Wukong."

Having spoken, the Nurturing Daoist personally took up the brush, wrote a letter, and handed it to Buddha.

Buddha received the letter, overjoyed in his heart.

He hurriedly expressed thanks, then bade farewell to the Guiding and Nurturing Daoists, and set off for Patriarch Bodhi's abode—the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave on Fangcun Mountain.

As soon as Buddha arrived at Fangcun Mountain, before he could speak, Patriarch Bodhi already perceived his intention.

Patriarch Bodhi slowly opened his mouth and said:

"Buddha, have you come to Fangcun Mountain this time to ask me to persuade my useless disciple?"

Hearing this, Buddha's attitude was extremely respectful, and he said:

"Venerable Bodhi, you jest; your disciple Sun Wukong is truly formidable!"

"If he is not useful, then there are hardly any capable people left in the world!"

After a few flattering remarks, Buddha continued:

"Venerable Bodhi, you should be clear about the importance of Sun Wukong to Buddhism!"

"Now Sun Wukong has awakened the chaotic demon ape bloodline, his strength has greatly increased, and he is only one step away from the quasi-saint realm!"

"We truly have no way to deal with Sun Wukong; for the sake of the Western scripture quest, we can only earnestly request Venerable Bodhi to step forward and persuade Sun Wukong!"

Hearing Buddha's words, Patriarch Bodhi slightly furrowed his brows and said:

"Back when Sun Wukong left Fangcun Mountain, I sternly warned him that if he ever dared to mention my name again, I would sever our master-disciple relationship!"

"By saying this, I have practically already cut off the master-disciple affection with him!"

"So, expecting me to persuade Sun Wukong is utterly impossible!"

Buddha had long anticipated Patriarch Bodhi's refusal and was not surprised.

Speaking of which, Patriarch Bodhi has deep ties with Buddhism; he is an incarnation of the Second Patriarch of Buddhism, the Nurturing Daoist.

However, although an incarnation, Patriarch Bodhi followed a different path from the Nurturing Daoist, and their views diverged.

Precisely for this reason, it is not easy for Buddhism to ask Patriarch Bodhi for help.

Just as last time, when Patriarch Bodhi accepted Sun Wukong as a disciple, it was only after the Nurturing Daoist personally spoke that he reluctantly agreed!

At this moment, seeing Patriarch Bodhi's firm stance, Buddha hastily took out the Nurturing Daoist's handwritten letter and handed it to Patriarch Bodhi.

Patriarch Bodhi received the letter, read it carefully, then remained silent for a long time.

Afterward, he said to Buddha:

"Well then, this time I will help you with this favor!"

"However, I only take responsibility for persuasion; if Sun Wukong refuses, you'll have to figure it out yourselves!"

Seeing Patriarch Bodhi finally agree, Buddha was overjoyed.

He deeply understood Sun Wukong's nature and was quite familiar with his situation.

He believed that with Patriarch Bodhi personally stepping forward, Sun Wukong would certainly give him face and agree to protect Tang Sanzang on the journey to the West for the scriptures!

Buddha smiled and said to Patriarch Bodhi:

"Thank you, Venerable Bodhi, for your assistance!"

"Venerable Bodhi, Sun Wukong has considerable objections to this humble monk; I will not go see him."

"Please trouble Venerable Bodhi to set out quickly and persuade Sun Wukong to escort Tang Sanzang to the West for the scriptures!"

Having said that, Buddha departed. After Buddha left,

Patriarch Bodhi sat on the futon, his eyes faintly showing a hint of recollection.

After a moment, he let out a soft sigh:

"Alas, I am truly an unqualified master!"

Immediately, he shook his head, rose to his feet, and flew straight toward the Northolu Continent.

When Patriarch Bodhi arrived in the air above the Beast Court of the Northolu Continent,

Lu Ya sensed Patriarch Bodhi's aura and immediately guessed his purpose.

Lu Ya said to Patriarch Bodhi:

"Bodhi, you came for the affairs of the Buddhist Sect?"

Patriarch Bodhi nodded:

"I came to see Sun Wukong."

While the two were talking, Sun Wukong also noticed the situation here.

When he saw Patriarch Bodhi, he could hardly believe his own eyes!

Sun Wukong is a person who values loyalty and righteousness.

Initially, Patriarch Bodhi took him as a disciple, imparted the art of longevity, guided him onto the path of cultivation, and he felt deep gratitude toward Patriarch Bodhi.

Although Sun Wukong was later expelled from the master's gate by Patriarch Bodhi, in his heart he never forgot Patriarch Bodhi's kindness to him.

Sun Wukong originally thought that he and Patriarch Bodhi would never meet again in this lifetime.

Who would have thought that today he could actually wait for Patriarch Bodhi to come see him in person!

Could it be that his master has come this time to reaccept him as a disciple?

Although Sun Wukong is now a Quasi-Sage Powerhouse,

but in front of Patriarch Bodhi, he still regards himself as Patriarch Bodhi's little disciple!

With a "plop" sound,

Sun Wukong flung himself down and bowed, kowtowing respectfully to Patriarch Bodhi.

"Thud… thud… thud…"

"Master, it's been years since we last met; I've missed you greatly!" Seeing Sun Wukong, Patriarch Bodhi was also quite shocked in his heart.

Since expelling Sun Wukong from the master's gate, he has been secretly keeping an eye on Sun Wukong all these years.

He watched Sun Wukong cause havoc in the Dragon Palace, cause havoc in the Underworld, and even cause havoc in the Heavenly Palace!

Patriarch Bodhi, who had been keeping an eye on Sun Wukong, was well aware that Sun Wukong, even after emerging from the Five Finger Mountain Base, was still only a Taiyi Golden Immortal in cultivation level.

Previously, Sun Wukong was rescued by the Six-Eared Macaque, awakened the Chaos Demon Ape bloodline, and advanced to Golden Immortal of Great Luo, which had already astonished Patriarch Bodhi.

Patriarch Bodhi never expected that, after just a few days apart, Sun Wukong's cultivation level would leap forward like a rocket!

Such a speed of cultivation level increase is truly astonishing!

Even though Patriarch Bodhi is an incarnation of the Zhunti Daoist, well-versed and knowledgeable, he could not help but be deeply shaken.

However, Patriarch Bodhi possesses deep composure.

Although his heart was greatly shaken, his expression did not show it.

Seeing Sun Wukong kneeling on the ground, Patriarch Bodhi descended from the air, reached out to help him up, and said:

"Wukong, quickly rise…"

Sun Wukong, upon hearing this, stood up and laughed as he said to Patriarch Bodhi:

"Master, I still thought I would never see you in this lifetime!"

"Your visit this time, is there something you want from your disciple?"

Patriarch Bodhi looked at Sun Wukong's attitude toward him, hesitated a moment, and said:

"Wukong, as your master, I have a request…"

"As your master, I hope you can act as a Scripture Protector and escort Tang Sanzang to the Western Heaven to obtain the scriptures." As soon as Patriarch Bodhi finished speaking, Sun Wukong could hardly believe his ears.

Even if the master is unaware that the Buddhist Sect intends to turn him into a puppet, the fact that the Tathagata old fellow pressed him under the Five Elements Mountain Base for five hundred years straight should be known to the master, right? How could the master still be helping the Buddhist Sect speak? Sun Wukong's heart was full of doubts.

He said to Patriarch Bodhi with a face full of surprise and doubt: "Master, do you know how hateful the Buddhist Sect is? I once had a chance to glimpse my own future, and I saw the Buddhist Sect deceiving me into wearing a tight hoop, using the tight hoop spell to control me, trying to turn me into their puppet to do as they please! The Buddhist Sect is so hateful, Master, you actually want me to go help them?"

Seeing Sun Wukong's agitated emotions, Patriarch Bodhi secretly sighed. How could he not know that the Buddhist Sect had wronged Sun Wukong? But since the Zhunti Daoist personally made the request, how could he refuse?

After a moment of silence, Patriarch Bodhi slowly said: "As your master, I know the Buddhist Sect has wronged you, and I know they once harbored ill intentions… but you are now a Quasi-Sage Powerhouse; the Buddhist Sect cannot possibly turn you into their puppet anymore, and they have no way to deal with you." (End of chapter)