Chapter 117: Jin Chanzi

After returning to the Saint Radiance Palace, Pan Huang became a "salted fish" once again. After all, everything that needed planning had been planned, so now he only needed to watch the show.

However, while he wanted to watch the show, there were those who didn't want to let him.

Just a few years after he began watching the show, Mother Pingxin sent a message to Pan Huang.

"Thirteenth Brother, something has gone wrong with Jin Chanzi's primordial spirit."

Upon hearing Mother Pingxin's message, Pan Huang's brows furrowed, and in the next second, he appeared in Mother Pingxin's bedchamber.

"Mother, what exactly is going on?" Pan Huang was somewhat puzzled.

"Demonic Qi has sprouted within Jin Chanzi's primordial spirit; it was likely stimulated by the memories we wove," Mother Pingxin said.

"You didn't seal it?" Pan Huang's eyes widened.

"These memories are only woven after his death. Each time they are woven, they bring out memories of his past lives; they are only sealed when he is reincarnated. There is no way around this," Mother Pingxin said with some helplessness.

"Very well, leave this matter to me," Pan Huang said to Mother Pingxin.

"Here!" Mother Pingxin handed the sealed primordial spirit of Jin Chanzi to Pan Huang.

They had to be quick, otherwise, it would be easy to be discovered, as Jin Chanzi's reincarnation had a fixed destiny.

After obtaining Jin Chanzi's primordial spirit, Pan Huang went straight to Mount Sumeru. With his current strength, even if he stood right beside Tathagata, Tathagata would be unable to detect him. Upon arriving at Mount Sumeru, Pan Huang quickly found the entrance to the Dark Abyss, and without the slightest effort, he arrived within the Dark Abyss.

There were no living beings in the Dark Abyss, and the only soul fluctuations were those of Kinnara, so it was easy to find him.

"Kinnara!" Pan Huang called out upon arriving before the World-Extinguishing Black Lotus.

In the next second, the phantom of a middle-aged man with long, straight black hair, dressed in black robes, appeared above the World-Extinguishing Black Lotus.

"Greetings, Saint!" Kinnara had met Pan Huang before and knew of Pan Huang's deeds, which was why he held this attitude.

"This is your Junior Brother's primordial spirit. Do me a favor: clear away this Demonic Qi, and then tamper with his body. I expect he will be able to become your helper when the time comes." Pan Huang took out Jin Chanzi's primordial spirit.

"Jin Chanzi?" Kinnara was surprised when he saw the primordial spirit.

"Yes, he was also schemed against. I might as well scheme a little myself. If I scheme against him, he will at least be able to survive in the end," Pan Huang smiled.

"Might I ask the Saint for a favor?"

"I can help. Leave Jieyin and Zhunti to me when the time comes." Pan Huang knew what he wanted to say, so he simply said it first.

"Many thanks, Saint." Kinnara bowed to Pan Huang, then reached out and extracted the Demonic Qi from within Jin Chanzi.

But it was not over yet. This wisp of Demonic Qi was compressed in Kinnara's hand, eventually turning into a bead the size of a grain of rice, which he then struck into Jin Chanzi's body.

"With this Demon Bead, as long as Jin Chanzi generates demonic energy in the future, it will be absorbed by this bead. If you want the demonic energy to erupt, you only need to shatter this bead, and Jin Chanzi will be able to receive all the demonic energy contained within it," Kinnara said with a smile.

"Good! I await the day you walk out of the Dark Abyss," Pan Huang said to Kinnara with a smile.

"That day will not be long in coming," Kinnara looked at the sky and said coldly.

After his voice fell, Pan Huang had already vanished, and a smile appeared on Kinnara's face.

"Tathagata, when I emerge, that will be your death day!" Kinnara's cold, sinister voice echoed throughout the entire Dark Abyss.

After returning to Mother Pingxin, Pan Huang told her about the Demonic Bead.

"Mother, we can set a restriction on the Demonic Bead: after nine lifetimes, when Jin Chanzi's tenth lifetime steps onto the path of scripture-seeking, he will recover the memories of his previous nine lives. Once those memories are recovered, given Jin Chanzi's temperament, falling into the demonic path is certain. At that moment, the restriction we set will vanish, the Demonic Bead will shatter, and a demon aimed at Spirit Mountain will be born."

"Will this be a bit dangerous? What if Jin Chanzi slaughters the common people after falling into the demonic path?" Mother Pingxin was somewhat worried.

"With me here, such a thing will not happen. If he ever has such thoughts, I only need a single thought to make Jin Chanzi vanish into dust." Pan Huang was very confident; after all, he was the only Hunyuan powerhouse in the entire Primordial World now.

"Good!" Since Pan Huang had said so, Mother Pingxin had no more concerns.

After sending Jin Chanzi to be reincarnated, Pan Huang went to catch up with the Great Emperor Fengdu and the others.

"Big Brother, I have marked out the area of Mount Buzhou. Now, the Central Imperial Continent is the territory of our Wu Clan. I previously placed a large batch of the Demon Race inside; they should be enough for the lads to hunt," Pan Huang said to the Great Emperor Fengdu.

"Thirteenth Brother is thoughtful." When the Great Emperor Fengdu heard the words "Wu Clan," a flash of reminiscence crossed his eyes.

These two words seemed so distant, so distant that they had almost forgotten them. The Five Directions Ghost Emperors also wore expressions of reminiscence.

"There is another piece of good news: after the Central Imperial Continent became independent, it was wrapped in a transparent barrier, hidden from the Primordial World. At the same time, Mount Buzhou has begun collecting the fragments of Father God's will scattered throughout the Primordial World. The Heavenly Dao once tried to stop it, but it seemed to be of no use. At this rate, in at most ten thousand years, the Pangu pressure on Mount Buzhou will be able to return to how it was at the beginning of the world," Pan Huang said to everyone.

"That is a good thing!" everyone said with a smile upon hearing this.

"Little Brother has another guess, but this requires me to do some things first. I will explain it in detail to you brothers when the time comes," Pan Huang said with a smile.

Just as he said this, Pan Huang received a message from Changxi, saying that Tathagata had arrived at Mount Shouyang, claiming to be there specifically to find him.

"Tathagata?" Pan Huang's brows furrowed slightly.

"Thirteenth Brother, go back and see what this little fellow from the West wants," the Great Emperor Fengdu said to Pan Huang.

"Right, we can gather anytime; it's not like we're in a rush!" the Five Directions Ghost Emperors added immediately.

"Then I shall return first. I will come to gather with you brothers and sisters when I have time," Pan Huang said, bowing to everyone before disappearing from the Fengdu Great Hall.

When he returned to Mount Shouyang, Tathagata had already been waiting for a long time.

"I wonder what business you have coming to find me, Duobao?" Pan Huang asked, looking at Tathagata.

"Amitabha, Tathagata of the West pays respects to the Saint!" When Tathagata heard the name "Duobao," his heart tightened inexplicably. He took a deep breath before speaking.

"Tathagata? Who is Tathagata? Is it you?" Pan Huang looked at Tathagata with feigned surprise.

Tathagata knew this was Pan Huang humiliating him, but he could not speak, otherwise, he didn't know what Pan Huang might say next.

"I said back then that Tongtian had poor judgment, and the people were also problematic. I didn't expect it to come true in the end. You are also an ungrateful wretch. Without Tongtian, what would you be now? Be gone, I disdain to converse with a traitor," Pan Huang waved his hand.

The reason he did this was actually to occupy the dominant position. Only by suppressing Tathagata's arrogance could he obtain the greatest benefits in the ensuing conversation.

"Saint, Tathagata has come this time on behalf of the Saints of the West..."

Before Tathagata could finish, Pan Huang waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Saints? Jieyin and Zhunti? You have them stand before me and see if they dare to breathe heavily. Do you think Saints can scare me?" Having said this, the aura on Pan Huang's body pressed directly onto Tathagata, causing him to kneel on the ground instantly.

When Tathagata knelt on the ground, a flash of anger and resentment crossed his eyes, which Pan Huang happened to notice.

"You seem unconvinced?" Pan Huang stood up and came before Tathagata, looking down at him.

"Tathagata dares not!" Tathagata quickly lowered his head, hiding the anger and resentment in his eyes.

"It doesn't matter if you are unconvinced. You can challenge me at any time. I will suppress my strength to the early stage of Quasi-Saint to fight you," Pan Huang said with disdain.

Tathagata did not speak, only lowering his head further.

"Speak, what business do you have with me?" Seeing that Tathagata wouldn't speak, Pan Huang felt it was boring and returned to his throne. If it were Jieyin and Zhunti, it would have been somewhat interesting.

"Returning to the Saint, this Great Calamity is the time for the rise of the West, so Tathagata has come to discuss it with the Saint."

"Tell me your thoughts." Pan Huang signaled for Tathagata to speak.

Hearing Pan Huang say this, Tathagata laid out the plan he had previously discussed with Guanyin.

"Very well, you may go." Pan Huang had no expression on his face after hearing Tathagata's plan.

"Is the Saint dissatisfied with this plan?"

"Hmph! Listen to yourself, do you think this is possible? The Underworld was founded by my Wu Clan, the Saint Court was founded by my Human Race. Now you tell me, the Westward Journey is just me alone? Tathagata! Oh, Tathagata, you didn't learn anything else after joining the West, but you certainly learned Zhunti's tricks quickly!" Pan Huang looked at Tathagata with disdain.

"If the Saint is dissatisfied, we can still discuss it." Seeing Pan Huang starting to dismiss him, Tathagata became anxious.

"When you laid out this plan, you actually had no intention of changing it deep down. You came to see me only out of pressure from my strength, am I right? Furthermore, this was likely told to you by Zhunti or Jieyin; you yourself had no desire to come. So, go!" Pan Huang said with a smile. Although he was smiling, there was no warmth in his eyes.

After Pan Huang finished speaking, he waved his hand, and Tathagata felt a moment of dizziness. When he came to his senses, he was already at the foot of Mount Shouyang.

"Fellow Daoist, please return!" Hong Zhu said to Tathagata.

"Hmph!" Tathagata snorted coldly in his heart, then pretended to bow to Mount Shouyang before leaving.

"The Great Trend of the Heavenly Dao is not something a mere Hunyuan can interfere with," Tathagata muttered to himself on the way back.

But he did not know that Pan Huang truly had the ability to interfere with the Great Trend of the Heavenly Dao.

"Since that is what you think, then we don't need to be polite. When the time comes, it won't be you coming to fetch the scriptures, but you delivering them. If you don't come, we will come ourselves," Pan Huang said with a smile, looking in the direction of Spirit Mountain.

"Great Golden Crow, there is no need to set anything up on the Westward Journey path. Tell Laozi that he had best not interfere in this matter, otherwise, I will chop off his claws," Pan Huang sent a message to the Great Golden Crow.

"Good! In that case, have you thought about the future of the Demon Race?" the Great Golden Crow asked.

"The future of the Demon Race is actually quite clear. You only need to do your own part, maintain good relations with the Saint Court, hold onto the Northern Sea Continent, and when I attain the Great Dao, you will all become Saints," Pan Huang said.

"Very well!" the Great Golden Crow had no choice but to agree.

After Tathagata returned to Spirit Mountain, he also began to make arrangements.

"Venerable Guanyin, I am giving you a task now: keep a close watch on Jin Chanzi's reincarnation. He is of the utmost importance. I am worried that the Underworld might tamper with things," Tathagata said to Guanyin.

"Yes, my Buddha!" Guanyin nodded.

"Venerable Manjusri, you go to the Heavenly Court and settle the matters regarding Marshal Tianpeng and General Juanlian. By the way, tell the Jade Emperor about Pan Huang's affairs. You know how to say it, right?" Tathagata looked at Venerable Manjusri.

"Yes!" Manjusri nodded.

"Venerable Samantabhadra, you go to the East Sea and handle the matter of Ao Bing. If they are not sensible, you can apply some pressure to them," Tathagata said, narrowing his eyes.

Upon hearing Tathagata say this, Samantabhadra's brows furrowed slightly.

"Are there difficulties?" Tathagata asked.

"Buddha, the Dragon Race is on good terms with the Human Race," Samantabhadra said.

"No matter, this is a great merit; there is no reason for the Dragon Race to disagree," Tathagata said with a smile.

"Yes!" Samantabhadra nodded.

"And what about the Nine-Orifice Spiritual Stone?" Guanyin asked.

"That will have to trouble the Past Buddha," Tathagata looked at the Ancient Buddha Dipankara.

"Leave it to me," Dipankara nodded.

"The rise of the West is left to you all. Everyone, get busy," Tathagata said to the crowd, full of confidence.

After Guanyin left Spirit Mountain, she went straight to the place where Jin Chanzi was reincarnated and began to guard him silently in the shadows.

Manjusri went to the Heavenly Court and told the Jade Emperor about the matter.

"Hmph! I know. Juanlian has already descended to the lower realm, and I will have Tianpeng descend soon as well! As for the Ren Sect, there is no need to worry about them. This is the Great Trend of the Heavenly Dao; if Pan Huang dares to intervene, the Saints and the Heavenly Dao will never let him off," the Jade Emperor said with a look of triumph.

"Then I shall take my leave." Seeing the Jade Emperor like this, Manjusri nodded. In truth, in Manjusri's eyes, the Jade Emperor was really not worth considering.

But Manjusri had already informed the Jade Emperor; as for how the Jade Emperor acted, Manjusri could not care less.

Guanyin and Manjusri had no problems, but Samantabhadra and Dipankara hit a wall.

After Dipankara arrived at Mount Huaguo, he could not get close to that Nine-Orifice Stone at all. At first, everyone thought it was a barrier inherent to the Nine-Orifice Stone, but now it seemed that a barrier had been set up here long ago.

"I didn't expect this!" he muttered to himself, touching the barrier before him.

Samantabhadra was directly blasted out by Zhulong. Zhulong actually didn't give the West any face. Samantabhadra immediately returned to Spirit Mountain to tell Tathagata about this.

"Is this Zhulong's intention or the Dragon Race's intention?" Tathagata asked.

"Zhulong's intention is the Dragon Race's intention," Samantabhadra said.

Just as Tathagata was about to speak, Dipankara also returned and told Tathagata about the situation at Mount Huaguo.

Upon hearing Dipankara's words, Tathagata's brows furrowed instantly. It seemed this must be Pan Huang's doing.

"He knew, he actually knew everything," Tathagata muttered to himself.

"You all go and rest. I will go and discuss this with the Saint," Tathagata said to Samantabhadra and Dipankara, and after speaking, he left the Great Heroic Treasure Hall.

(End of chapter)