Chapter 174

In fact, Burning Lamp was also very angry in his heart. If Xuanzang died, the entire Lingshan would be buried along with Xuanzang. Since the Chan Sect did not want him to live, he would not give the Chan Sect a good face either.

"Set off!" Thinking of this, Burning Lamp said with a solemn face, then led the Buddhist soldiers of Lingshan toward Mount Kunlun.

On Juliusun Buddha's side, after obtaining the lotus seeds of the Merit Golden Lotus and the water from the Eight-Treasure Merit Pond, he did not dare to delay for even a moment and came directly to Xuanzang's side.

After Juliusun Buddha arrived at Xuanzang's side, he first fed the lotus seeds of the Merit Golden Lotus to Xuanzang, then dripped the water from the Eight-Treasure Merit Pond into Xuanzang's brow. After receiving these, Xuanzang began to slowly release his life aura and primordial spirit aura. Looking at the recovering Xuanzang, a smile of survival after a disaster appeared on Juliusun Buddha's face.

"It seems Xuanzang's cultivation cannot be sealed. This time was lucky, but what if there is a next time? With cultivation, Xuanzang will at least have a sliver of self-preservation." Thinking of this, Juliusun Buddha placed his hand on Xuanzang's stomach.

Upon feeling Juliusun Buddha's hand on his stomach, Xuanzang immediately released Juliusun Buddha's Buddhist power, letting him absorb it away.

Initially, Xuanzang was able to recover because the demonic energy devoured Juliusun Buddha's Buddhist power, but the current Xuanzang was Pan Huang's clone; making the demonic energy release Juliusun Buddha's Buddhist power again was simply too easy.

After absorbing his own Buddhist power, Juliusun Buddha checked Xuanzang's injuries again and found that they had stabilized and were gradually recovering, so he stood up.

"Xuanzang's injuries have not yet healed. The environment of Qilin Mountain is quite good, so you should recuperate here for a period of time. As for this Four-Unlike, leave it to us at Lingshan to deal with." Juliusun Buddha glanced at the unconscious Four-Unlike and said to Yang Jian and the others.

"Then many thanks." Dapeng nodded.

Xuanzang was currently playing the role of a holy monk very devoted to Lingshan, so their attitude toward Lingshan could not be the same as before; they also had to make some changes to set Xuanzang off.

"Amitabha!" Juliusun Buddha recited a Buddhist chant, then carried the Four-Unlike and left Qilin Mountain. Those who he brought with him, seeing Juliusun Buddha leave, bowed to Yang Jian and the others and then also left.

When Juliusun Buddha brought the Four-Unlike to Mount Kunlun, he happened to run into Burning Lamp. Upon seeing Burning Lamp, a strange glint flashed in Juliusun Buddha's eyes, and then a bitter smile appeared on his face.

"Greetings, Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha!" Upon seeing Burning Lamp, Juliusun Buddha bowed to him.

"You shouldn't have come. One of us coming would have actually been enough." Upon seeing Juliusun Buddha, Burning Lamp sighed.

"This poor monk didn't think of that! After finishing up at Xuanzang's, this poor monk brought the Four-Unlike here." Juliusun Buddha said with a bitter smile.

It was also at this moment that the Four-Unlike slowly woke up. When it saw Juliusun Buddha and Burning Lamp, a flash of surprise first crossed its eyes, followed by disgust and anger.

"What are you two doing here? Let this King go, otherwise, this King will definitely report you to the Saint Master." The Four-Unlike looked at Burning Lamp and the other with a fierce expression but a cowardly heart.

"What are we doing? You almost ruined my Lingshan's grand plan; what do you think we are doing?" Juliusun Buddha looked coldly at the Four-Unlike.

He was not like Guanyin and the others, who still harbored a sliver of affection deep in their hearts after leaving the Chan Sect. After leaving the Chan Sect, Juliusun Buddha directly severed all ties with it because he had never been valued there. As one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, in Yuanshi Tianzun's eyes, there were only Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi; the rest were just there to make up the numbers. Why should he be attached to such a sect?

As for the grace of preaching, that was because he passed Yuanshi Tianzun's test, just like Master Huanglong, who also passed Yuanshi Tianzun's test. But was he truly a disciple of the Saint? Not necessarily, right?

Therefore, the moment he betrayed the sect, he completely cleared his relationship with the Chan Sect. From then on, there was only Lingshan in his heart, not the Chan Sect.

"Hmph!" Upon hearing Juliusun Buddha's words, the Four-Unlike let out a cold snort.

"Burning Lamp, Juliusun, you two traitors, how dare you still come to Mount Kunlun?" When they arrived at Mount Kunlun, Burning Lamp and the others were blocked by Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi.

"Why can't we come to Mount Kunlun? The Four-Unlike almost ruined my Lingshan's grand plan; it's not too much for us to come and seek justice, is it?" Juliusun Buddha looked at Guang Chengzi and said.

If it were before he betrayed the sect, his gaze toward Guang Chengzi would definitely have contained jealousy and anger, but now there was only calmness and a hint of mockery.

"You, a traitor, are you worthy of talking about justice?" Chi Jingzi let out a cold snort.

This "traitor" here and "traitor" there made Burning Lamp's face turn slightly gloomy, but he did not speak, because he knew Juliusun Buddha should have a countermeasure.

"That's right, I did betray the sect, but this was not my reason. The cause of all this must be attributed to you, to Yuanshi Tianzun. If it weren't for his favoritism, could we have betrayed the sect?" Juliusun Buddha said indifferently.

After he said this, Chi Jingzi immediately stopped talking, and even Guang Chengzi, who was standing to the side, had a somewhat unnatural look on his face.

"Why stop talking? Since you won't say it, then I will. After I finish speaking, let the cultivators of the Primordial World see whether this sect of mine should have been betrayed or not." Juliusun Buddha looked at the unnatural-looking Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi and said.

"Juliusun, that's enough!" At this moment, a loud shout came, and then a cultivator with a large head appeared before everyone. This was none other than the Antarctic Immortal.

In this life, Yuding became Pan Huang's disciple, so the Antarctic Immortal became one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, and this was precisely the reason he came forward to stop Juliusun. After all, everyone knew what was going on inside the Chan Sect.

"Enough? How can it be enough? Today, not only do I want to say it, but I want to say it loudly and clearly. Most importantly, it—it almost killed the scripture seeker. Lingshan will not just let this matter go." Juliusun Buddha looked at the Four-Unlike at his feet and said coldly.

"Everyone says I am a traitor, but has Yuanshi Tianzun ever treated us as his disciples? No. In his eyes, only Guang Chengzi is his disciple; the others are not. The others are just boys he took in because they passed his tests and he had no other choice."

"Presumptuous!" Upon hearing Juliusun Buddha's words, Guang Chengzi roared with a gloomy face.

"I, Juliusun, swear by my Dao heart; if I have spoken any falsehoods, I am willing to never make progress for eternity. Guang Chengzi, do you dare to swear?" Upon hearing Guang Chengzi's roar, Juliusun used only one sentence to dispel everyone's doubts.

In the time that followed, Juliusun recounted everything they had experienced in the Chan Sect, including but not limited to Master Huanglong being ostracized in the Chan Sect, Guang Chengzi taking in a Human Emperor as a disciple but causing a major accident, Yuanshi Tianzun's infinite tolerance for Guang Chengzi's mistakes, and so on. Juliusun recounted everything in great detail.

As early as when Lingshan dispatched troops, their every move was being watched by major forces in the Primordial World. So when Juliusun said such things, the Primordial World directly boiled over. After all, this was a Saint's sect; what could be more exciting than eating the gossip of a Saint's sect?

"It is no exaggeration to say that Yuanshi Tianzun has never guided us. The so-called preaching was collective preaching, but Guang Chengzi could have Yuanshi Tianzun preach to him alone and receive Yuanshi Tianzun's guidance, and he was even never short of various dharma treasures. Meanwhile, we had to fight for our lives to find a dharma treasure of our own. One does not worry about scarcity but about inequality. Such a sect, such a Saint, how could we be loyal?" Juliusun roared the last sentence.

"Today, we came here, and they still use words like 'traitor' to refer to us. Yes, we did betray the sect, but we do not regret it. The Primordial World is inherently a place where the strong prey on the weak. We apprenticed ourselves to Yuanshi Tianzun to strengthen our own power, but he could not provide us with such an opportunity. There is a saying among the human race: people move to higher places, water flows to lower places. This poor monk is not wrong; the one who is wrong is Yuanshi Tianzun."

As soon as Juliusun said this, a Saint's pressure suddenly appeared in the air. In the next second, Yuanshi Tianzun's phantom appeared above Mount Kunlun, looking coldly at Juliusun, Burning Lamp, and the others.

"Greetings, Saint. May I ask, Saint, has this poor monk said anything wrong?" Juliusun looked at Yuanshi Tianzun's phantom, bowed, and said.

Yuanshi Tianzun did not speak, his face was terrifyingly gloomy. His performance was undoubtedly an admission of Juliusun's previous statement, and the reason he appeared was not because of that matter, but because of the Four-Unlike.

"Release this seat's mount, and this seat can let you leave for the sake of past sentiment." Yuanshi Tianzun said.

"Sentiment? Hahaha, this poor monk does not dare to claim a relationship with the Saint. This poor monk has no sentiment to speak of with the Saint. This evil beast almost killed Xuanzang. The Saint cannot be unaware of the consequences of the calamity ending early, right?" Burning Lamp knew that he could not let Juliusun face Yuanshi Tianzun alone at this time, so he stood out, his tone quite similar to Juliusun's.

"Burning Lamp, this seat considers that it has treated you quite well, even making you the Deputy Sect Leader of the Chan Sect. Is this how you repay this seat?" Yuanshi Tianzun looked coldly at Burning Lamp.

In fact, Yuanshi Tianzun was not a person who liked to preach. In his view, there was nothing that could not be solved by force. But now his main body was in Chaos, and what was on Mount Kunlun was only a phantom. If he pushed the other side too hard, he might lose face.

"Saint, do you believe these words? Deputy Sect Leader? You ask Guang Chengzi beside you, ask Chi Jingzi, ask the Antarctic Immortal, and then ask the others on Mount Kunlun. Have they ever treated this poor monk as a Deputy Sect Leader?" Burning Lamp looked at Yuanshi Tianzun and said coldly.

"No need to say more. Mount Kunlun must give my Lingshan an explanation; otherwise, we will take this Four-Unlike back and deal with it ourselves." Juliusun no longer wanted to say anything to Yuanshi Tianzun. He had already made himself very clear just now, and he believed that the cultivators in the Primordial World had their own judgment.

"Are you teaching this seat how to do things?" Yuanshi Tianzun narrowed his eyes as he looked at Juliusun.

"If the Saint insists on thinking so, then this poor monk will accept it."

"Hiss! This Juliusun is so fierce. The person opposite is a Saint, yet he dares to confront the Saint head-on. This is simply a role model for us!" Those forces watching Mount Kunlun in the dark gasped after hearing Juliusun's words.

At Qilin Mountain, Xuanzang and the others were also paying attention to the matter at Mount Kunlun. When they heard Juliusun's words, a flash of surprise also appeared in their eyes.

"No wonder, this Juliusun is truly a ruthless person." Dapeng said with a smile.

"That must be a ruthless person. No one dared to touch Master Xuanzang, but he, Juliusun, dared. So it's not surprising at all that he is confronting the Saint head-on now." Ao Mo'ang also said.

"The remaining matters are their own affairs, so we don't need to pay attention. This won't lead to a fight at all; after all, both sides have Saints. Let's rest for two days and then hit the road." Xuanzang waved his hand to cancel the water mirror and said to the group.

In fact, Xuanzang knew without thinking that there would be no fight in the end; at most, it would just be a display of verbal prowess, which was why he didn't continue to pay attention.

The most important thing right now was to get familiar with Xuanzang's physical body. Although he was confident that he wouldn't be discovered, he was still somewhat unaccustomed to the current body, and there was always a strange feeling.

It took about three days for Xuanzang to get familiar with his physical body. Although he was still called Xuanzang, this Xuanzang was not that Xuanzang; the current Xuanzang was a brand-new Xuanzang.

"Tathagata, oh Tathagata, if you want to blame someone, blame your bad luck. Who would have thought that the one destined to face the calamity would die before the great calamity was over?" Looking in the direction of the West, Xuanzang said with a smile.

Although he had adapted to his current physical body, Xuanzang did not hit the road immediately. After all, he was "seriously injured" now! Shouldn't he rest a bit more?

Another half a month passed, and the matter between Mount Kunlun and Lingshan had ended. Xuanzang did not know the specific result, nor did he want to know. Anyway, it had nothing to do with him. His only task now was to walk to Lingshan, complete Xuanzang's last wish, and incidentally become the master of Lingshan.

"Let's go, let's get ready to set off." This day, Xuanzang found Dapeng and the others.

"Mas—Master Xuanzang, have you adjusted yourself?" Yang Jian originally wanted to call him "Grandmaster," but he hurriedly held back when the words reached his lips.

Xuanzang's identity could not be exposed yet; otherwise, this journey to the West would end immediately. Lingshan would definitely go crazy, and perhaps even the Heavenly Dao would go crazy.

"I've adjusted. After all, they brought the lotus seeds of the Merit Golden Lotus and the water from the Eight-Treasure Merit Pond. If I hadn't adjusted after that, wouldn't it have been a waste of these good things?" Xuanzang looked at Yang Jian and said with a smile.

"Since we are ready, let's set off." Dapeng leaned against a tree to the side and said indifferently.

(End of chapter)