Chapter 138: The Little Thoughts of the Immortals

Maitreya Buddha felt his mind shaken—eating something could actually awaken divine communication, and it was even postnatal divine communication!

This was something he never dared to imagine before.

Besides the Wind Thunder Twin Wings Divine Ability awakened by Lei Zhenzi of the Chan Sect from eating immortal apricots, he had never heard of anything possessing such miraculous ability!

And this divine communication is too strong, isn't it?

Absorbing living beings, extracting cultivation, rebound attack!

Maitreya Buddha unconsciously patted his belly, never imagining that one day this big belly would actually become a killer's mace.

Excitement aside, he hadn't overlooked a problem—where did Sun Wukong, a Taiyi Golden Immortal, get such grand means?

To actually produce this divine object that awakens divine communication?

And even give it to all the immortals of the Heavenly Court to eat!

Don't let Maitreya Buddha's honest appearance fool you—his heart is meticulous.

He keenly sensed the difference between the previous dishes and this hot pot, feeling it wasn't Sun Wukong's doing.

He didn't just eat the banquet's dishes—just now in the Imperial Kitchen, he had also eaten quite a bit.

Later, Sun Wukong told him the dishes were already done, but he hadn't seen this hot pot outside or in the kitchen!

So this means—this hot pot wasn't made by Sun Wukong!

Thinking of Sun Wukong's vanished ten years, then surging strength and superb cooking skills, Maitreya Buddha felt somewhat startled.

What immense, hidden power could have trained Sun Wukong into this in such a short time?

And still produce such powerful food—this hot pot!

Maitreya Buddha's heart trembled—if, according to the Buddhist Sect's plan, they later needed to suppress Sun Wukong, then what would become of the power behind him?

Even without the Holy Person's support behind him, his power would absolutely not be weak!

Without personally experiencing awakening, one absolutely cannot know its mysteries—anyway, he lacks the courage to face it.

But…

Besides wanting the monkey to become the Buddhist Sect's Great Chef, he really has no ill intentions—should be fine.

Thinking this through, Maitreya Buddha also let go of his anxious heart.

Eager to try it out, but this is the Peach Banquet—so he had no choice but to give up.

"Venerable Maitreya, what just happened to you?" Haotian saw Maitreya Buddha return to normal and asked.

Other immortals, seeing this, also pricked up their ears to listen.

Maitreya Buddha furrowed his brow—divine communication is naturally a trump card; how could it be easily told to others?

But, as Haotian is the Jade Emperor, his question cannot be refused.

"Reporting to the Great Venerable, the almsgiving monk has just awakened to a new Buddhist Dharma." Maitreya Buddha began spouting nonsense.

"Oh? And what Buddhist Dharma is that?" Haotian intended to get to the bottom of it, not wanting to let Maitreya Buddha off so easily.

Maitreya Buddha's eyes lit up, and he said: "The Buddhist Dharma I have awakened to is: alcohol and meat pass through the intestines, the Buddha remains in the heart!"

He directly spoke out the Buddhist principle he had grasped from Sun Wukong.

The immortals exchanged glances—this Buddhist Dharma… is actually kind of interesting!

Is this just an excuse made up on the spot because he couldn't resist the desire to eat meat?

This Maitreya Buddha is also quite clever.

The immortals smiled slightly, looking at Maitreya Buddha.

If such talk reached the Buddhist Sect, it would be utterly embarrassing.

Haotian nodded slightly, also counting this as acceptance.

The immortals continued eating the hot pot—no way, this flavor is truly irresistible!

"Add some water!" Maitreya Buddha patted his belly, speaking jovially.

"Please fill the almsgiving monk's vegetables again!"

Awakening divine communication, the belly can hold much—Maitreya Buddha's belly capacity doubled directly; after eating so much earlier, it felt like he hadn't eaten at all.

The immortal attendants were stunned—this is already the third time, right?

This is ten tables of dishes, after all!

What exactly is Maitreya Buddha's belly made of,

He can eat this much?!

Terrifying!

Watching the dishes being laid out again, Maitreya Buddha excitedly rubbed his hands—if this thing has the power to awaken divine communication, then continuing to eat might just awaken it too.

Maitreya Buddha immediately sank back into indulgence.

"I can't anymore—I feel I have no chance." Tianpeng, his belly round and rolling from eating, belched continuously.

After so long with no awakening of divine communication, it's clear he has no hope of identity—but then again, he's already nearly three.

How could this happen so fast?

Yang Jian sighed in relief, leaned back against the chair, and digested his food.

He also felt a bit unable to eat more—he had awakened two divine communications, consecutively, so failing to awaken now is normal.

"Ah, Nezha, why haven't you awakened either?" Tianpeng asked curiously.

Uh…

Nezha's heart jumped—he had already awakened once, and according to Tianpeng's saying that the more one awakens, the harder it gets, his failure to awaken is also normal.

After all, not everyone has the great fortune to awaken consecutively.

But this matter absolutely cannot be spoken aloud—otherwise, if they dig deep into their own divine communication, things would go badly.

Seeing the lively immortals, Nezha, unwilling to yield, shouted at Tianpeng: "Does eating once guarantee awakening? You didn't see so many immortals who haven't awakened, did you?"

That's true as well. Tianpeng laughed heartily.

So many immortals are trying this for the first time, and none have awakened divine communication, so it can only mean one thing: this hot pot is completely different from the other dishes at Chen the shopkeeper's stall!

Other dishes are ready-made, while this one also requires them to do it themselves, since it's not a finished product, so the probability of awakening divine communication has also greatly decreased.

Thinking of this, Tianpeng felt no disappointment at all, but instead became even more excited.

I've never seen this before—could it be…

Is this a new dish from Chen the shopkeeper?

If the awakening probability is low, wouldn't it be very likely to be much cheaper than ordinary dishes?!

That feeling is great!

Tianpeng within joy blossomed.

Although he currently has hundreds of huge sums in his account, he can't withstand eating every day, and besides, treasure hunting isn't that simple.

The time and energy for manuscript fees are also not ordinary, let alone now that treasures are being evaluated by two people and one dog.

If he runs into the Heavenly Dog being too troublesome, and what he finds is no good, it's just a loss!

Hundreds of times, it's just looking at more, not actually consuming.

The dishes from Chaos Residence make him linger and forget to leave, let alone awakening divine communication—if he goes too long without eating, he might even break down!

After eating so much, Tianpeng faintly feels his primary requirement is no longer divine communication, but rather indulging in the happiness and flavor of food.

The more he eats, the more he wants to eat!

This is truly the meaning of becoming an immortal!

To have endless years to eat the dishes from Chaos Residence—how colorful and wonderful!

All the remaining magical treasures of the Three Realms, don't even dream of discussing them before Tianpeng's Dharma Eye!

Ling Mountain, Great Thunder Sound Temple, the Tathagata and all Buddhas seated cross-legged on the lotus platform chanting scriptures.

In every Buddha's mouth, they are chanting, yet in their hearts they have never been calm, all thinking about the Peach Banquet.

Destroying a Peach Banquet to enhance the monkey's majesty is truly not worth it, knowing that this time the Heavenly Court has given them seven invitations to the Buddhist Sect!

At least seven peaches, really too much of a loss!

If this peach were used to enhance cultivation…

The more he speaks, the more the Tathagata feels something is wrong in his heart—Maitreya Buddha has been gone for so long, why hasn't he returned yet?