Chapter 18

And even the subsequent establishment of Fomen.

That all had its reasons.

On one hand, Jieyin and Zhunti had originally made vows to become Saints, and they needed to fulfill those vows bit by bit.

On the other hand, even Saints have pursuits regarding the merits and fortune of Heaven and Earth.

Otherwise, how could the Investiture of the Gods have come to pass in the first place?

The Chan Sect, the Ren Sect, and the Jie Sect all had their own pursuits.

"If there is Buddha in the heart, the demon is Buddha; if there is no Buddha in the heart, the Buddha is merely a demon." Dizang muttered to himself, his eyes flickering with light.

Gradually, this glimmer of light became increasingly firm.

Originally, Dizang knew some of these things, but no one had been able to remind him.

Now, Wu Feng has unveiled the truth before Dizang's eyes, letting Dizang understand that Fomen is not him, and he is not sitting in Hell for the sake of Fomen.

But for the sake of Buddha.

A moment later.

Dizang slowly returned to his senses, and he bowed respectfully to Wu Feng, "Thank you, Senior."

"No need to thank me. You can take a look around my shop; perhaps there is something you need inside." Wu Feng revealed a smile.

By giving Dizang such guidance, Wu Feng intended to make Dizang spend some money.

Letting the other party leave empty-handed did not align with Wu Feng's initial idea.

"Something I want." Bodhisattva Dizang was stunned for a moment, scanning the cabinets before him, which held all sorts of items.

There were magic treasures, elixirs, and books.

But as for what these things were exactly, Bodhisattva Dizang still could not discern.

This was also because these items of spiritual light were all shrouded in a strange power.

Only by spending exchange points would the treasures emit their true radiance.

Walking past several cabinets, Dizang stopped in front of a book because he saw the title of this book was *Seeking the Demon*.

*Seeking the Demon*.

This was somewhat similar to the thoughts currently in his heart.

"I..." With a trace of longing, Dizang placed his hand on the book.

"..." Soon, Dizang felt awkward, because he could not pick up the book on the cabinet.

"Dizang, if you want to pick up the things on the cabinet, you need to spend exchange points; ten exchange points will suffice." Wu Feng smiled, "And as for exchange points, you can trade your own cultivation methods and treasures to me to obtain them."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Dizang suddenly realized.

Soon, Dizang gathered ten points, and he opened the book *Seeking the Demon*.

Before he had read even a few pages, just as he was immersed in the text, the book disappeared from before his eyes and returned to the cabinet.

"This..." Dizang was somewhat bewildered.

"That was just a preview. If you want to continue reading, you need more points." Wu Feng revealed a smile like a wolf grandmother.

"Alright..." Bodhisattva Dizang nodded.

Compared to Sun Wukong, although Dizang was also somewhat poor, he still had many ways to obtain exchange points.

After all, he knew far more cultivation methods than Sun Wukong.

He also had some magic treasures in his possession.

In any case, Bodhisattva Dizang was a powerhouse at the Quasi-Saint level.

In the end, Bodhisattva Dizang exchanged his treasures and cultivation methods for a full two thousand points—that was a huge number.

Immediately after, Dizang picked up *Seeking the Demon* once again and began to read.

He had an intuition that in this book, he would better understand where his own path lay.

Meanwhile.

Taibai Jinxing arrived at the land of Mount Huaguo.

"Old Daoist, who are you? This is the place where our Great King resides." A monkey blocked Taibai Jinxing.

"I am Taibai Jinxing from the Heavenly Court, here specifically to request an audience with your Great King." Taibai Jinxing said hurriedly.

This time he was here to offer amnesty, so naturally, he could not let Sun Wukong have any bad impressions.

"Heavenly Court." The monkey's gaze held a hint of awe.

To these demons, the Heavenly Court was always an unreachable existence.

"I understand. Old Daoist, wait here for a moment; I will go request an audience with the Great King now." The monkey said.

"Good, good, the Old Daoist will wait right here." Taibai Jinxing smiled.

Inside the Water Curtain Cave.

"Great King, Great King, it's bad, someone from the Heavenly Court has come." A monkey shouted loudly.

"Someone from the Heavenly Court has come." Sun Wukong, sitting on a stone chair eating a banana, had eyes radiating light.

Not long ago, he remembered that there was such a scene in *Journey to the West*.

"Is that person from the Heavenly Court called Taibai Jinxing?" Sun Wukong said.

"Eh, Great King, how did you know?" The monkey was stunned for a moment, "That old Daoist is indeed called Taibai Jinxing."

"Hmm, let Taibai Jinxing wait outside for a while; I have something to deal with first." Sun Wukong instructed.

"Yes, Great King, I will tell that old Daoist right away." The monkey nodded.

Just like that, Taibai Jinxing waited outside for quite a while before finally being brought to where Sun Wukong was.

"Sun Wukong, I am Taibai Jinxing from the Heavenly Court, here by the order of the Jade Emperor to specifically invite you to the Heavenly Court to serve as an official." Taibai Jinxing said hurriedly.

"Serve as an official in the Heavenly Court? What kind of official?" Sun Wukong said with interest.

As for what kind of official he would become, Sun Wukong had known for a long time.

Rather than an official, it was more like a minor clerk.

If things were normal, Sun Wukong would not waste words and would directly drive Taibai Jinxing out; making him a minor clerk was an insult to him.

However, the current Sun Wukong had other ideas.

To read books at the Shopkeeper's place, one must have exchange points.

As for the origin of exchange points, heavenly treasures are the most direct source.

The Heavenly Court has many treasures; this was Sun Wukong's goal.