Chapter 149: The Heavenly Court sets a plan, just waiting for the opportunity

"However," the Jade Emperor changed the subject, his gaze falling again on the miniature Liu Er Mihou in Tathagata Buddha's hand, "how can the World-Honored One guarantee that this monkey, after replacing Sun Wukong, will be obedient? If he also develops a rebellious heart, what should we do?"

This was a crucial question.

They had racked their brains; they couldn't just solve one trouble and bring on another.

Tathagata Buddha, hearing this, smiled slightly.

"The Great Heavenly Sovereign can rest assured."

He said, and flicked his finger toward the Liu Er Mihou in his palm.

A golden circle flew out, landed on the top of the Liu Er Mihou's head in his palm, and turned into a golden headband.

The Liu Er Mihou trembled all over, feeling as if an invisible shackle had been placed deep in his primordial spirit, and his life and death, and even every thought, seemed to be in the other's hands.

He was terrified, but at this time his life and death were in Tathagata Buddha's hands, so he dared not have the slightest unusual movement.

"This humble monk has a treasure, called the 'Tight-Fillet'." Tathagata explained to the Jade Emperor, "This fillet takes root in the primordial spirit once it lands on a person's head. Without the corresponding mantra, even if he has heaven-reaching skills, he cannot take it off."

"He wears the Tight-Fillet. If he has any unusual thoughts, as long as this humble monk chants the mantra, I can make his head ache as if it were splitting, unable to seek life or death."

Hearing this, the Jade Emperor finally completely set his heart at ease.

"Good! Good! Good!" He said the word "good" three times, "In this way, it is foolproof. The World-Honored One is indeed possessed of great wisdom and deep foresight; I admire you!"

With the means of restraint, this Liu Er Mihou became a puppet that could be manipulated at will.

"Since that is the case, the plan is set." The Jade Emperor sat back on the imperial chair, "Now, we are just waiting for Sun Wukong to leave Flower Fruit Mountain alone."

He immediately issued a decree and shouted to the immortal official outside the hall: "Pass my decree, order Clairvoyant and All-Hearing to keep a close eye on every move of the demon monkey Sun Wukong of Flower Fruit Mountain for me. Once you find him leaving Flower Fruit Mountain alone, report it immediately!"

"By your decree!" The immortal official received the order and hurried away.

The Jade Emperor and Tathagata smiled at each other; the two seemed to have already seen the beautiful future of the Great Tribulation of the Journey to the West returning to the right track.

However, what they did not know was that this wait of theirs would be for two years...

Flower Fruit Mountain, Water Curtain Cave, in an independent stone room.

Sun Wukong sat cross-legged, his magic power surging, and his aura had reached the peak of the Taiyi Jin Xian.

He was just one step away from attaining the Great Luo Dao Fruit.

"No, it's still lacking a bit of meaning." Sun Wukong opened his eyes and scratched his monkey cheeks.

He could feel that the barrier for breaking through was right in front of him, as if it could be broken with a poke, but it was always missing a bit of opportunity, a bit of comprehension.

"Monkey Brother, you have encountered a bottleneck." Su Chen's voice came from outside the stone room.

Sun Wukong opened the stone door of the stone room, walked out, and saw Su Chen standing outside.

"Little Brother, you came just in time." Sun Wukong said somewhat distressed, "I feel like I'm just a little bit away from becoming that Great Luo Tai Yi Jin Xian, but I just can't poke through that layer of window paper. It's killing me!"

Su Chen looked at him and pondered for a moment before saying: "Monkey Brother, in matters of cultivation, haste makes waste. Especially for a realm like the Great Luo Tai Yi Jin Xian, it requires a natural process. The more anxious you are, the harder it is to break through."

"I know this principle too, but I just can't calm down." Sun Wukong sighed.

Su Chen thought for a while and suggested: "Monkey Brother, I see your aura is floating and your heart-monkey is unstable. Why don't you conduct a long-term seclusion here? Completely calm down and sort through everything you have learned from beginning to end. Perhaps the opportunity lies in this peace of mind."

"Seclusion?" Sun Wukong was stunned for a moment.

He had a personality that couldn't sit still; making him sit motionless for a few years or even decades was more uncomfortable than killing him.

Su Chen saw his hesitation and advised: "Monkey Brother, the Great Luo Realm is no small matter. Once you break through, you will be a truly free great power. For this, spending some time in seclusion is worth it."

"Moreover, the Demon Alliance is now on the right track. With me and the several Great Sages here, there won't be any trouble. You can just cultivate with peace of mind and don't have to be distracted by external affairs."

Sun Wukong listened to Su Chen's words and felt it made sense.

He was indeed a bit restless.

"Good, then I'll listen to Little Brother!" Sun Wukong made up his mind, "I will calm down this time, go into a dead seclusion, and will not come out until I become a Great Luo!"

He did what he said, immediately returned to the stone room, and said to Su Chen: "Little Brother, the affairs of the Demon Alliance will be left to you and Big Brother and the others. I am going into seclusion!"

After speaking, he pinched the magic formula with both hands and hit the stone door with magic power.

Rumble!

The heavy stone door slowly closed, and a golden barrier appeared on it, completely isolating the entire stone room from the outside world.

Su Chen stood outside the stone room, feeling the powerful force contained in the barrier.

This was the restriction set by Sun Wukong. Unless he came out of seclusion himself, even a Taiyi Jin Xian would not be able to break it easily.

Just at the moment Sun Wukong closed the stone door, Su Chen felt a trace of unease for no reason, as if something important had happened in a place he didn't know.

"Is it that the Heavenly Court has finally taken action?" Su Chen walked out of the Water Curtain Cave, looked up at the sky, and guessed in his heart.

So Su Chen summoned a demon general responsible for intelligence collection in the Demon Alliance and asked him to order people to find out if the Heavenly Court had any actions recently.

That demon general received the order and left.

And at this time, above the South Tianmen, Clairvoyant was standing outside the South Tianmen, watching the movements of Flower Fruit Mountain below.

Suddenly, Clairvoyant let out an "Eh."

"What's wrong?" All-Hearing asked.

"Look, that human kid who once followed the demon monkey Sun Wukong to heaven has come out, and seems to be explaining something." Clairvoyant pointed in the direction of the Water Curtain Cave and said.

All-Hearing listened carefully and happened to hear Su Chen's instructions to that demon general.

However, he didn't take it to heart; after all, the Jade Emperor only ordered them to pay attention to Sun Wukong's movements.

Not hearing any information about Sun Wukong, the two had to continue staring at Flower Fruit Mountain.

Time passed quietly in this long wait.

However, the two of them never saw the figure of Sun Wukong.

Until one day, when All-Hearing was bored, he listened to the idle chatter of the demons in Flower Fruit Mountain and learned the news of Sun Wukong's seclusion from their discussion.

The two hurriedly reported the news they heard to the Jade Emperor.

The Jade Emperor frowned slightly when he learned that Sun Wukong had actually gone into seclusion at this time.

He secretly thought that this monkey really knew how to choose his time; they had just prepared to take action against him, and he went into seclusion.

The Jade Emperor passed the news to Tathagata, and Tathagata replied to the Jade Emperor after hearing it.

He said that Sun Wukong's heart-monkey was not yet settled, so he would definitely not be in seclusion for too long.

The Jade Emperor had to order Clairvoyant and All-Hearing to keep a close eye on Flower Fruit Mountain and report immediately once they found Sun Wukong coming out of seclusion.

Clairvoyant and All-Hearing received the order and left. ===== CHAPTER 150 =====