Chapter 2448: The Empty and Quiet Buddhist Pagoda

What Sun Wukong wanted to say at this moment was that if one day he attained the ability of the Creation Divine Art, then what of the Buddha?

He detested the Buddha and did not take him seriously at all, but he also knew that his current ability was not enough to be seen in front of the Buddha.

Therefore, he believed Wu Feng's words. He believed Wu Feng was truly guiding him in the dark. Only when he reached the Western Heaven, learned the truth of everything, and possessed the ability to shake the Buddha, would he ask the Buddha, "Five hundred years ago, you pressed me under Mount Wuzhi; do you still remember?"

He wanted to use his Ruyi Jingu Bang to stir up the entire Western Heaven and smash those Buddha statues. This was his true inner thought.

But now, facing Tang Seng's focused and attentive gaze, he could not say all of this.

His expression changed slightly, and he said indifferently, "Yes, of course there is Buddha in my heart."

"If there were no Buddha in my heart, how could I have accompanied Master to this point?"

Tang Seng heard this, smiled, and continued to lower his head to sweep the pagoda.

Sun Wukong, however, was stunned behind him, leaning on his broom. He was startled by himself; he did not expect he could say such insincere words.

The Great Sage Equal to Heaven of the past would say whatever he wanted, not caring how others viewed him.

Sun Wukong frowned, hesitating for a long time, and a voice emerged in his heart, "Why have I become like this?"

Yes, why had he become like this?

He thought for a long time. Perhaps it was the five hundred years of wind and rain under Mount Wuzhi that taught him, or perhaps it was Wu Feng's careful guidance.

He began to understand that some things could not be done directly. To achieve his goal, saying some insincere words was not entirely unacceptable.

As long as his goal was achieved in the end, and he did not harm those he did not want to harm, then he was the winner!

"Sun Wukong, you have become smart!"

Wu Feng's voice echoed in Wukong's mind.

"Senior Wu Feng, what do you mean?"

Sun Wukong asked Wu Feng in his mind.

"You have begun to understand that in these myriad worlds, if you want to achieve your goal, you cannot just do whatever you want."

"You have also begun to understand that some results require detours to be obtained in the end."

Wu Feng's voice was extremely calm, echoing in Sun Wukong's mind.

"Senior Wu Feng, am I being particularly spineless? I even look down on myself a little."

Sun Wukong frowned, confusion in his eyes as he spoke.

"That is not the case, Wukong. Do you understand? I have also done things that were insincere in order to become strong."

"If everyone only spoke the truth, how stupid would they be? Don't you think?"

Wu Feng's tone seemed to carry a faint smile as he spoke.

"I understand, Senior Wu Feng, you are absolutely right!"

"Thinking back, I was too direct, which is why I was shackled for a lifetime."

Wukong felt a sense of enlightenment and said to Wu Feng.

"Therefore, no matter what, you must ensure Tang Seng succeeds in obtaining the scriptures from the West."

"By the way, I am very curious, how do you view Tang Seng now?"

Wu Feng seemed very curious about this matter, as if he had been wanting to ask.

Sun Wukong was stunned for a moment, then said, "Him? At first, I thought he was pedantic to the extreme and unreasonable."