Chapter 147: Tathagata arrives in person; the heart of the Liu Er Mihou

East Victory Divine Continent, there is an immortal island overseas.

The scenery of this island is seven or eight points similar to Flower Fruit Mountain, also with lush mountains and flying waterfalls and flowing springs, but it lacks that spirit-gathering immortal energy.

Deep in the island, there is also a cave dwelling, the cave entrance is covered with vines, also similar to the appearance of the Water Curtain Cave of Flower Fruit Mountain, hanging with a waterfall, but the water flow is small, far from having that kind of momentum.

Inside the cave dwelling, a figure is practicing stick techniques.

That figure, in shape and appearance, is exactly the same as Sun Wukong, also with a hairy face and thunder-god mouth, covered in monkey hair, but upon closer inspection, he has two more pairs of ears than Sun Wukong, hidden in the fluff, not very conspicuous.

He is wearing a set of chain mail, wearing a purple-gold crown, and waving a "Follow-Your-Heart Iron Rod" in his hand. Every move and every style is exactly the same as Sun Wukong's stick technique, and even the unyielding and heaven-fighting momentum on his body is imitated vividly.

"Drink!"

He swung a stick, bringing up a gust of wind, smashing a giant rock in the cave into powder.

"Sun Wukong! Sun Wukong!" He stopped his movements and muttered this name, his voice full of unwillingness and jealousy, "Why! Why are you born favored by the luck of heaven and earth! I, the Liu Er Mihou, am good at listening to sounds, can observe principles, know the past and future, and understand all things. In what way am I worse than you?"

"You can worship famous teachers, learn heaven-reaching skills, and become famous all over the world! But I can only hide on this barren island, secretly listening to your glory, and imitating your supernatural powers!"

The more he said, the angrier he became. He kicked the gravel on the ground away, his eyes full of the fire of jealousy.

He was born with six ears and could hear the sounds of all things in the Three Realms. From Sun Wukong's birth to his apprenticeship, to his havoc in the Dragon Palace and the Underworld, and later his time as an official in heaven and his departure, and the establishment of the Demon Alliance, he heard everything clearly.

The clearer he heard, the more the jealousy in his heart gnawed at his heart like a poisonous snake.

He felt it was unfair!

Why could Sun Wukong have such fortune, while he, because he was a Liu Er Mihou, was not liked.

The phrase "The Dharma is not transmitted to the six ears" made him search for famous teachers everywhere when he was young, but no one was willing to accept him.

Just when he was indignant, a voice full of majesty sounded outside the cave dwelling.

"Amitabha."

This voice was not loud, but it seemed to ring directly in the bottom of his heart, making him tremble all over.

"Who?" The Liu Er Mihou was shocked, grabbed the Follow-Your-Heart Iron Rod, and stared vigilantly at the cave entrance.

He had stayed on this island for a long time and had never been visited by outsiders.

And the person who could appear outside the cave silently, without him, the Liu Er Mihou, noticing it at all, must have unfathomable strength.

I saw the waterfall and vines at the cave entrance move without wind and separate to both sides.

A golden Buddha light shone in, illuminating the entire dark cave dwelling.

A Buddha wearing a brocade kasaya and with a solemn appearance walked slowly from outside the cave.

His expression was compassionate, his gaze peaceful, but he carried a supreme majesty that overlooked all living beings, making people dare not look directly at him.

Seeing the visitor, the Liu Er Mihou's pupils shrank suddenly.

"Ta... Tathagata Buddha?" He exclaimed.

Although he had never seen Tathagata, as the helmsman of the Western Heaven Fomen and the ancestor of ten thousand Buddhas, who in the Three Realms did not know Tathagata's Dharma image?

Why would he come here? To find him?

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through the Liu Er Mihou's mind.

"You monkey head, you have some knowledge." Tathagata Buddha looked at him with a compassionate expression.

The Liu Er Mihou's heart skipped a beat. He forced himself to calm down, held the Follow-Your-Heart Iron Rod across his chest, and shouted with bared teeth: "You monk, why don't you stay in your Lingshan and run to this bird-not-shitting place of mine to do what?"

However, his tone and demeanor were all imitating Sun Wukong.

Seeing him in this appearance, Tathagata just shook his head slightly, a trace of pity appearing in his eyes.

"Evil obstacle, still obsessed. Do you think that by imitating his words and deeds, you can possess everything he has? It's just a clumsy imitation, adding to the joke."

"You're talking nonsense!" Being exposed by Tathagata, the Liu Er Mihou was suddenly annoyed and angry.

"Eat my stick!"

The Liu Er Mihou roared, jumped up, and the Follow-Your-Heart Iron Rod in his hand, carrying the force of ten thousand jun, smashed down toward Tathagata Buddha's head.

With this stick, he used all his strength, the stick wind whistling, as if he wanted to smash the void.

However, facing this thunderous blow, Tathagata Buddha just slowly stretched out his right hand and spread his palm.

That huge palm seemed to contain a world.

The Liu Er Mihou's Follow-Your-Heart Iron Rod smashed onto that palm, not even making a sound. All the power disappeared without a trace, like a clay ox entering the sea.

"How is this possible!" The Liu Er Mihou was shocked.

He knew the power of this stick best; even a mountain could be flattened!

But in front of Tathagata, it could not stir up any waves.

He wanted to pull back the stick, but found that the Follow-Your-Heart Iron Rod seemed to be pressed by an invisible mountain, motionless.

"Let go!" Tathagata Buddha spat out two words lightly.

An irresistible force came, and the Liu Er Mihou only felt his tiger's mouth go numb. He could no longer hold the stick, and the Follow-Your-Heart Iron Rod that had accompanied him for countless years slipped out of his hand and was collected into Tathagata Buddha's sleeve.

The Liu Er Mihou was terrified and turned to run.

But as soon as he turned around, he found that the space around him had become a golden world at some point.

This world was filled with Buddha light, golden lotuses everywhere, and filled with Zen singing and Sanskrit sounds, as if countless novices were chanting scriptures.

This is the Fomen's great supernatural power—the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm.

Being in this world, he felt as if he had fallen into a quagmire, and every move was extremely difficult.

"In my Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, where do you still want to run?" Tathagata Buddha's voice came from all directions, carrying supreme majesty.

The Liu Er Mihou was completely desperate.

The supernatural power he was proud of was simply a joke in front of this Buddhist supreme.

Only now did he know the gap between himself and this World-Honored One of the Fomen.

However, he had always considered himself no worse than Sun Wukong. Although he was not an opponent, he did not show any timidity.

I saw him put his hands on his hips, looking at Tathagata's face that covered the sky and the sun in the sky.

"You don't have to panic. This humble monk has not come today to take your life."

Hearing this, the Liu Er Mihou asked: "Then why did you come to my cave dwelling and make such a big fuss?"

A smile appeared on Tathagata Buddha's face.

"This humble monk has come to give you a great fortune."

He looked at the Liu Er Mihou, his voice seeming to carry a kind of magic, and asked:

"Do you want to replace him and become the real Sun Wukong?"

Replace him and become the real Sun Wukong?

Hearing Tathagata's words, the Liu Er Mihou was stunned.

He lay on the ground, looking up at Tathagata's huge face in the sky, unable to react for a while.

What did this contemporary World-Honored One of the Fomen mean by this sentence? ===== CHAPTER 148 =====