Chapter 256

Xi Niu He Zhou.

Spirit Mountain, Mahavira Hall.

Bodhisattvas and Buddhas filling the sky, golden-bodied Arhats, lined up on both sides!

At the highest seat! Duobao Tathagata's aura surges, not hiding the slightest hint of Grand Unity Grand Luo's qi! In this Western realm, Duobao Tathagata's past days were hardly pleasant!

Under the command of Jieyin and Zhunti, a few direct disciples have strength not far behind the Tathagata! The result? Qingmei couldn't even compare to a sudden descent!

After Duobao defected from the Sect of the Cutting Edge, he devoted himself here, yet he presses down on everyone's head, becoming the nominal ancestor of all Buddhas!

Naturally, many people resent it! There's no open opposition, but behind the scenes, the number of times they hear the tune but not the proclamation is not small! In their view, that position of Duobao's, even I could take it! But now! On Spirit Mountain, only Duobao has succeeded in breaking through! Others, even if they have long reached the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal, their realms remain firmly locked!

This leaves many puzzled! Why! Why let that bump-headed Duobao rat become Spirit Mountain's biggest winner! Duobao Tathagata knows this as clear as a mirror! Those direct disciples, in ancient times, for the sake of the Two Western Saints, did many misdeeds! Or perhaps they themselves are ancient vicious demon gods! Their bodies entwined with karma, shrouded in killing qi, despised by Heaven's Way! Only by relying on the Merit Golden Lotus can they barely move freely in the Wasteland! Yet this Merit Golden Lotus has also suffered damage! A single bite from the Mosquito Daoist siphoned off three grades of merit!

If the Merit Golden Lotus were still intact, it could naturally perfectly suppress the karmic resentment on these people's bodies!

But the effect of the ninth grade ultimately falls short! Take Jin Chanzi for example!

His body bears too deep a resentment, so the ninth-grade Golden Lotus cannot suppress it! That's why he is willing to reincarnate nine times, seeking the true scriptures, to wash away his karma!

Others affected are cursed by Heaven's Way! Heaven's Way has now fully recovered, unlike before when it had no leisure to attend to Wasteland affairs! These people haven't suffered a heavenly calamity; they simply perished outright, which already counts as Heaven's mercy! Still wanting to break through—what's the point of breaking through, to let them continue to ravage the Wasteland?

It's nothing but a delusional dream!

Although the Tathagata has done some dark deeds these years, in fact most were done through others! The karma he has accrued is not enough for Heaven's Way to take notice; breakthrough comes naturally! Just…

"If this cannot be properly resolved, we'll likely run into big trouble!"

The Tathagata's gaze went blank; the mighty mountain-breaking force of the Six-Eared Macaque is vivid before his eyes!

He feels it's extremely troublesome! Anything monkey-related is trouble! Sun Wukong leapt straight out of the game, clutching Ye Yang's thigh! The Six-Eared Macaque is about to pop out again at a time when he shouldn't appear!

Is this heavenly ordeal to continue or not? "Everyone, does anyone have any opinion on the Journey to the West?"

Numerous Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, eyes on nose, nose on heart, remain silent!

Opinion?

Speaking up now—isn't that just jumping straight into the pit?! How stupid must one be to do such a thing!

The Mahavira Hall is terrifyingly silent! It's as if each is a statue, with not a hint of movement! "Great Compassionate Bodhisattva, what do you think?"

The Tathagata glanced around, finally settling on Guanyin, wanting to pass the buck! Aside from the Tathagata, the one who has gotten their hands dirtiest on promises like the pilgrimage is Guanyin Bodhisattva!

"Reporting to the Buddha, it was you who pressed that mischievous monkey under Five Fingers Mountain!"

How do I see it? I'm sitting here drinking tea! Guanyin Bodhisattva shows no awareness that a subordinate should take the blame!

Bodhisattvas and Buddhas fill the skies above Spirit Mountain; counting them would exceed a hundred!

Guanyin could get this cushy post, her deep involvement here entirely thanks to her close ties with the Two Western Saints! Trying to pin this dung bucket on herself? No way! The Tathagata's expression is cold, he stares at Guanyin indifferently.

"Are you sure?"

Give you another chance to reorganize your words! Guanyin: "……"

She fell into a brief silence!

Indeed, it's a bit troublesome!

If the Tathagata were still a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, even if his combat power increased a bit, the Two Western Saints wouldn't let him run amok!

Below Grand Unity Grand Luo are all ants! A mere pawn, you still want to harm the close ones of a Grand Unity Grand Luo Golden Immortal—isn't that seeking death? But…

The Tathagata has broken through after all! Facing equals of the same realm, the Two Western Saints wanting to take him down would likely need some effort! In this Dharma lecture, the gains obtained by Jieyin and Zhunti are not much!

Their current realm is merely a slight level above the Tathagata's!

Even if the Tathagata were to suppress Guanyin on the spot, given those two's calculating nature, they wouldn't then make things overly difficult for the Tathagata!

To drive away a Grand Unity Grand Luo over a single Bodhisattva would be too great a loss!

Can this pot still not escape?

Guanyin Bodhisattva fell slightly silent, a flash of inspiration, and she steered the topic elsewhere.

"Jin Chanzi is probably undergoing his nineteenth life right now!"

"Can he really return?"

Before the Six-Eared Macaque was suppressed, Jin Chanzi had already entered reincarnation!

Having drunk nineteen bowls of Mengpo's soup and crossed nineteen Yellow Springs bridges! On the day he becomes a Buddha, how much of his past can Jin Chanzi recall?

According to the original calculation, nine is already the limit! Exceeding nine reincarnations will cause irreversible damage to memory!

What state is he in now? Upon saying this, everyone was startled! Indeed!

Actually forgot him! The Tathagata counted on his fingers, quickly found the present Jin Chanzi, and displayed a light curtain before their eyes! Amid the bustling market, wearing a bai na shirt, a ragged youth leans on a crutch, walking down the street!

He holds a broken bowl, raising it toward passersby every two steps.

"Benefactor… please give some money…"

Good news! Jin Chanzi's Buddha-like heart remains steadfast!

Even after nineteen lifetimes, he is still a person of the Buddhist fold!

But the bad news is…

Jin Chanzi became a monk merely to make his begging business go more smoothly! As experience shows, among beggars, monks who stop passersby to ask have a higher chance of getting money! Especially some wealthy merchants and gentry, who most believe in this way!

Many are willing to offer two sticks of incense upon encountering a Buddhist monk, praying for peace of mind!

"Is this… Jin Chanzi?"

Everyone in the Mahavira Hall is stunned and dazed! Well then, everything's ruined!

The Jin Chanzi they hoped to support is now just a street-begging little monk!

How much of the Buddhist teachings could he possibly understand?

The starting point of the Journey to the West is to make this demand the people's heart's desire, at least the Tang emperor's desire!

But which emperor would wholeheartedly believe the words of a little beggar?

If they go through a few more years, let them witness what it means to start with a broken bowl and conquer the whole world!

Maybe the Buddhas would still have some confidence! But now...

?!

"I'll go find the Two Saints to discuss!"

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(End of chapter)