Chapter 244: Fifty-Five Years of Wind and Clouds, Su Chen

Luowu Mountain, fifty-five years of spring and autumn; the mountain stones, grass, and trees of the outside world had withered and flourished several times, but to him, it was like an instant.

The Dao fruit of the Taiyi Golden Immortal rotated harmoniously within his body; his heart stirred slightly, and he activated his flight supernatural power; his speed now was not what it used to be.

Su Chen rose on the clouds, the mountains and rivers retreating rapidly beneath his feet; in just a few hours, the vast smoke and waves of East Sheng Shenzhou were in sight.

Flower Fruit Mountain, shrouded in clouds and mist, filled with immortal energy.

Su Chen did not alert any of the demon crowd; his figure, like a wisp of clear breeze, landed silently on top of the Water Curtain Cave.

On the mountain peak, a beautiful figure stood against the wind; it was Lady Luan Erjie.

She wore a light cyan palace dress, her figure slender, but a smudge of worry that could not be dissolved was gathered between her brows, gazing toward the direction of West Niuhe Zhou, her eyes complex.

Fifty-five years, no news; she had once suspected that Su Chen had already fallen in that secret realm.

Just at this moment, her heart jumped suddenly, as if sensing something, and she turned her head abruptly.

A familiar figure was standing not far behind her, looking at her.

"Advisor..."

Lady Luan Erjie's voice carried a trace of trembling, and her eyes turned red instantly.

"Fifty-five years since we parted; it is good that I let you stay in Flower Fruit Mountain back then." Su Chen smiled, very satisfied that Lady Luan Erjie had managed Flower Fruit Mountain in perfect order.

Just as he landed, Su Chen's spiritual sense had already probed the situation of Flower Fruit Mountain clearly.

Monkey Brother was still in seclusion, but because of the restrictions placed in his stone chamber, Su Chen did not know his situation; however, having not come out of seclusion for over fifty years, Su Chen guessed that Monkey Brother probably had a direction for refining the Six-Eared Macaque's origin.

And Marshal Tianpeng, who was living in seclusion in Flower Fruit Mountain, did not ask about world affairs, focusing on cultivation, wanting to restore his Taiyi Dao fruit as soon as possible.

A moment later, in the stone chamber of the Water Curtain Cave.

Lady Luan Erjie had quickly collected her emotions, returning to the capable demeanor of the person in charge of the Demon Alliance's Flower Fruit Mountain in recent years.

She took out jade slips one by one and reported in an orderly manner.

"Advisor, in the fifty-five years you have been away, the Three Realms have been peaceful on the surface, but there have been many movements in the dark."

Su Chen nodded, signaling her to continue.

"Since our Demon Alliance followed your suggestion to dissolve into pieces, under the leadership of several Vice-Allies, the thirty-six Demon Kings and seventy-two Demon Generals have scattered into the Four Great Continents, each lying dormant and accumulating strength; everything is going smoothly. Among them, the power in West Niuhe Zhou, where Vice-Ally Niu is located, is the strongest."

"In these fifty years, the biggest change has been the Fomen." Lady Luan Erjie's expression became serious. "More than fifty years ago, after Buddha Tathagata was cast into reincarnation by the Jade Emperor, the Fomen was silent for several years. Finally, Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, took over the position of World-Honored One."

"Maitreya?" Su Chen raised an eyebrow, feeling slightly surprised.

He had originally thought it would be the most qualified Buddha Buddha Ran Deng Ancient Buddha.

`It seems that old guy Buddha Buddha Ran Deng's reputation is too foul after all, even his own Saints cannot trust him. `

`And Maitreya... this smiling Buddha, Su Chen knew very little about him, but he was much harder to deal with than Buddha Buddha Ran Deng. `

Su Chen's thoughts flashed by, and he asked: "Does the Fomen have any other movements?"

"Yes." Lady Luan Erjie handed over a jade slip. "After Maitreya took office, there were no major movements, but there is one point: in recent years, the Fomen often has Arhats, Vajras, and even several Buddhas searching for something in the Four Continents of the Three Realms, especially in the human world of South Zhan Nanjian Buzhou."

"They act extremely secretly; if Yan Que's intelligence network were not deep enough, it would be almost impossible to detect. Looking at their appearance, it is like they are looking for someone."

Looking for someone?

Su Chen took the jade slip, and his spiritual sense probed into it.

A massive amount of intelligence flooded into his mind, all records of Buddhist disciples secretly investigating everywhere in the human world.

What they focused on were mostly children with extraordinary backgrounds, strange phenomena at birth, or those who were intelligent but died young.

Looking at this intelligence, a smile appeared on the corner of Su Chen's mouth; he knew what the Fomen was looking for.

Lady Luan Erjie saw his expression was different and couldn't help but ask: "Advisor, have you seen something? Why is the Fomen making such a big fuss, and who exactly are they looking for? Is there any figure in the Three Realms worth them mobilizing so many people?"

Su Chen put down the jade slip, leaned back on the stone chair, his gaze profound.

"They are not looking for anyone else." He tapped the jade slip in his hand and said: "They are looking for their former World-Honored One, Buddha Tathagata."

"Tathagata?" Lady Luan Erjie was a bit surprised. "Tathagata is the former World-Honored One of the Fomen; the Fomen should be very clear about his reincarnated body, so why would the Fomen be searching so extensively?"

"There are some things you don't know, so you didn't see it clearly." A flash of brilliance appeared in Su Chen's eyes. "On that day, the Jade Emperor borrowed the power of the Heavenly Dao order to forcibly shave off Tathagata's cultivation. This is equivalent to Heavenly Punishment, not an ordinary reincarnation through soldier-disintegration. As a result, the karma of Tathagata regarding this life was erased by the Heavenly Dao, and the Fomen had no chance to leave any backhands or marks on his true spirit beforehand."

"Without a backhand, they don't know when, where, or what identity Tathagata will be reincarnated into. The Three Realms are vast, with billions of living beings; trying to find a reincarnated body without a mark is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

After hearing Su Chen's analysis, Lady Luan Erjie suddenly realized.

Su Chen guessed that the Fomen wanted to find Tathagata to let him return to his position.

And there was an opportunity for Tathagata to return to the Buddha fruit position the fastest, which was the Journey to the West Great Kalpa.

Su Chen felt that Maitreya already had a plan, wanting to let the returning Tathagata participate in the Journey to the West kalpa, pass through the kalpa, and use the kalpa's luck and the merit after the kalpa to help Tathagata return to the Buddha fruit position.

This move could not be called anything but brilliant.

If it could succeed, it could replace Sun Wukong and become the protector of the scripture seeker, which could be called killing two birds with one stone.

But unfortunately, Su Chen would not let the Fomen easily complete the Journey to the West plan.

If it were before, as long as the Fomen did not involve Su Chen himself and Sun Wukong, they could complete the Journey to the West plan however they wanted.

But now, Luo Hou's words were still ringing in his ears.

According to Luo Hou, the reason Dao Ancestor Patriarch Hongjun promoted the kalpa was to use the kalpa as a knife to weaken the Heavenly Dao, eventually replacing the Heavenly Dao and refining the entire Three Realms into his own body.

And if Su Chen did not want to become the food for Patriarch Hongjun's path to sainthood in the future, if he wanted to break the deadlock, he had to do the opposite.

That was to help the Heavenly Dao, strengthen the Heavenly Dao, and conversely suppress Patriarch Hongjun.

And the only way Su Chen could think of to help the Primordial Heavenly Dao was to destroy the kalpa.

As long as the Heavenly Dao was not weakened, it was strengthening; there was nothing wrong with that.

And right now, there was an opportunity to destroy the Journey to the West kalpa, which was to disrupt the Fomen's layout.

"The Fomen wants to find, so we will also find." Su Chen slowly stood up and said to Lady Luan Erjie: "The Fomen is looking for a needle in a haystack, so we will stir the water in this sea even muddier."

"Lady Luan Erjie, you immediately send a message to Yan Que, telling him to use the Demon Alliance's intelligence power to closely monitor the Three Realms, especially South Zhan Nanjian Buzhou, for all living beings suspected of being reincarnated powerhouses. Whether it is a baby with strange phenomena at birth or a teenager with excellent bones, as long as there is a glimmer of possibility, record them all."

"Tell him to summarize all intelligence every three years and hand it directly to me."

Although Lady Luan Erjie did not understand Su Chen's intention, she had always been absolutely obedient to Su Chen's orders.

"Yes, Advisor. I will do it immediately!" Lady Luan Erjie received the order and turned to leave.

"Wait, I will modify the order." Su Chen called Lady Luan Erjie back and instructed again: "You tell Yan Que not to spend too much effort on this matter; just pay attention to it along the way."

Su Chen suddenly thought that the Fomen was looking for a needle in a haystack, and his move was also looking for a needle in a haystack; in the end, both sides were relying on luck, not worth putting all their energy into this matter. ===== CHAPTER 245 =====