Chapter 6: Saints Intervening in the Great Calamity

Ksitigarbha Hall.

Sun Wukong had a bewildered look on his face.

Because everything before his eyes was truly beyond his expectations.

It wasn't that there were many things in this Buddha hall; rather, upon entering, Sun Wukong discovered that this palace was empty and there was nothing inside at all.

"What kind of place is this? Is there no one living here?" Sun Wukong said helplessly.

The truth seemed to be only this reason.

"However..." Sun Wukong looked up at the Buddha hall and muttered to himself, "Perhaps I can dismantle this palace. It feels like there are many treasures used to build this Buddha hall."

Thinking of this, Sun Wukong gripped the Jingu Bang in his hand. "Since no one lives here anymore, then give me a little help."

"Amitabha..."

At this moment, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva finally couldn't help it and had to walk out slowly.

He had been in the hall for a long time, but because of the gap in strength between him and Sun Wukong, Sun Wukong hadn't discovered him at first.

Originally, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva wanted to see what Sun Wukong was doing, but what he didn't expect was that the other party actually wanted to dismantle his Buddha hall.

As such, Ksitigarbha couldn't just watch the show from the sidelines and had to come out.

"Someone is here." Sun Wukong turned to look at Ksitigarbha. "Who are you? Why are you here?"

"Benefactor, I am Ksitigarbha. This is my Buddha hall. Seeing that you want to dismantle it, I had to come out," Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva shook his head.

"Oh, is that so?" Sun Wukong didn't feel embarrassed. "As far as I know, you Bodhisattvas in the Buddhist Sect should have many treasures. How come there is nothing here?"

From the *Wukong Biography*, Sun Wukong had learned that the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the Buddhist Sect were all hypocritical.

Not to mention that this had an inextricable connection to himself.

Sun Wukong wouldn't have any good feelings toward people of the Buddhist Sect.

After all, Tathagata had suppressed him for five hundred years.

Of course, these things hadn't happened yet.

"Treasures?" Ksitigarbha shook his head. "People of the Buddhist Sect focus on saving all living beings; why pay attention to external objects?"

"Forget it, I have no good feelings toward your Buddhist Sect. You are all hypocritical and cunning people," Sun Wukong said slowly.

"Benefactor, people of the Buddhist Sect speak of compassion; how could we be cunning?" Ksitigarbha was stunned.

"Hmph, I learned from the shopkeeper that your Buddhist Sect is, to some extent, more like demons than demons," Sun Wukong said with disdain. "Right... I have one more question."

"Benefactor, please speak." Ksitigarbha’s eyes had a glow.

"Do you know about the Journey to the West?" Sun Wukong said in a deep voice.

"Journey to the West..." At this moment, Ksitigarbha’s eyes could not hide his true shock.

How could Sun Wukong know about the Journey to the West?

For Ksitigarbha, he wouldn't pay attention to the Journey to the West; he had always been in hell, saving evil ghosts.

But regardless, that was the key to the prosperity of the Buddhist Sect, and he, Ksitigarbha, knew a little about the situation.

Now, the arrangements for the Journey to the West had just begun.

How could the Sun Wukong before him know about it?

Could it be...

Ksitigarbha thought of the shopkeeper Sun Wukong had just mentioned. Was it him?

"Hahaha..." Sun Wukong also noticed Ksitigarbha’s shock and laughed wildly.

Although the *Wukong Biography* was different from him, some places should be similar.

Just as the shopkeeper said, his destiny might be the same as in the book.

"I want this sky to no longer cover my eyes, I want this earth to no longer bury my heart, I want all living beings to understand my intent, I want those Buddhas to vanish into smoke!"

As Sun Wukong disappeared, he left behind such a passage.

Since there was a Journey to the West, he, Sun Wukong, needed to fight to the end. ===== CHAPTER 12 =====

The grocery shop was Sun Wukong’s hope now.

At this moment, Sun Wukong had no intention of staying in the Netherworld and left directly.

"Sun Wukong." Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s eyes flashed with light. He did not chase after Sun Wukong.

For Ksitigarbha, why Sun Wukong knew about the Journey to the West was what he needed to pay attention to.

Had a Saint intervened in the Great Calamity?

"Perhaps..." Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva said gloomily, "I should leave the Netherworld for a trip."

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Above the Heavenly Court, the hundred officials gathered here.

Sitting on the high throne was the Jade Emperor, the nominal ruler of the Heavenly Court.

The topic of discussion this time was a monkey named Sun Wukong.

Previously, the Dragon King of the Dragon Palace had spoken of Sun Wukong seizing treasures, and now the Yama King of the Netherworld had come to the Heavenly Court to report.

So, how to deal with Sun Wukong needed to be discussed carefully.

"Your Majesty, I, Li Jing, am willing to lead the heavenly soldiers to capture the demon monkey," the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing stepped forward and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, I feel it is not good to directly capture the demon monkey," the white-haired and white-bearded Taibai Jinxing also came out and said. "Perhaps we can adopt the method of amnesty."

"Taibai, amnesty is not good for our Heavenly Court; it damages the dignity of the Heavenly Court," Li Jing frowned.

To Li Jing, Sun Wukong was just a mere demon monkey.

"Your Majesty, it is still up to you to decide," Taibai Jinxing said.

"Hmm..." The Jade Emperor said lightly, "Follow Taibai’s method. Summon Sun Wukong to the Heavenly Court to be an official. It just so happens that the Heavenly Court has a vacancy for the position of Bi Ma Wen."

"Bi Ma Wen?" Taibai Jinxing was stunned.

Originally, Taibai Jinxing wanted Sun Wukong to come to the Heavenly Court to be an official in a good position.

But now, the Emperor had arranged for him to be a Bi Ma Wen.

That wasn't an official position, but a minor clerk—just for raising horses.

"Your Majesty..." Taibai Jinxing wanted to say something more.

"Minister, I trust you. Go," the Jade Emperor waved his hand.

At this time, Li Jing didn't say anything.

Arranging a Bi Ma Wen position was not a good spot.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Taibai Jinxing smiled bitterly and accepted the task.

He had to go to Mount Huaguo to offer amnesty to Sun Wukong.

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"Shopkeeper, Shopkeeper, I’m back!" After returning from the Netherworld, Sun Wukong immediately came to the grocery shop where Wu Feng was.

"Why are you back so soon? What good things did you get this time?" Opening the door and letting Sun Wukong in, Wu Feng teased.

"Shopkeeper, I did get some things. See how many exchange points they are worth." Sun Wukong waved his hand.

Following the clanging sounds.

One item after another fell to the ground.

Soul-hooking rope, mourning stick, Netherworld ghost blade...

No matter how you looked at it, these were all things from the Netherworld. ===== CHAPTER 13 =====