Honghuang: The Golden Crow Emperor, starts by robbing the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 373 Tathagata's True Purpose

"So let's not say anything about each other." said Sun Wukong.

"But, but the God of Disaster gave me nothing and taught me nothing." Sha Seng felt unbalanced.

"With your background, you can only reach the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm at best. When the journey to the west is over, the merits you gain should be enough for you to break through to the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm."

"Then I will teach you a technique created by my master that will allow you to break through your limits and become a quasi-saint."

"Master Du'e, you know, my junior brother is almost the same as you, and that technique was created for him by my master."

Zhu Bajie said proudly.

Sha Seng's eyes lit up, he knew his own limitations and was not one to dream of becoming a saint, he would be satisfied if he could become a quasi-saint.

Of course he knew about Master Du'e, also known as Du'e Tianzun, one of the Ten Tianzuns, a core disciple of Guiyi Sect, and very lucky.

During the Conferred God Tribulation, a lot of mid-stage Quasi-Saints died, and only a dozen or so from the Guiyi Sect were left. True Man Du'e, who was at the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm of Daluo, miraculously survived.

As it is now, for the sake of fairness, saints are not allowed to interfere in the prehistoric fights. The saints' power is too terrifying, and all prehistoric creatures agree with this rule.

If the saints do not come out, the quasi-saints will be the backbone of the force and will be very popular no matter which force they join.

As long as he breaks through to the quasi-saint level, the Jade Emperor will warmly welcome him even if he returns to heaven.

As expected, to be a human or an immortal, you need connections and relationships.

The three brothers talked for a long time and were very frank with each other. Their relationship became much closer. From now on, they were real brothers, brothers who were open and honest with each other.

After the ban was removed, Sha Seng carried the still unconscious Tang Monk on his back, while Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie played and fought nearby. The Queen Mother of the Golden Palace followed happily beside them, eager to return home as she could finally go back.

In Heaven, the Jade Emperor was scratching his head, wanting to know what his brothers said while hiding in the restriction.

Looking at the three brothers now talking and laughing, it seems that Sun Wukong is not fake, which is strange.

So, was Sun Wukong replaced?

He didn't believe that Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng were deceived. Zhu Bajie was smarter than anyone else.

Over at Lingshan, True Man Zi Yang came back and made a long complaint, saying that he had completed all the tasks assigned to him, but the Four Giants messed it up, and Sun Wukong was not replaced, which almost killed him.

The four giants all suffered heavy losses and were compensated with a lot of good things, and only then did Zi Yang Zhenren calm down.

Lingshan was shrouded in gloom, and the conspiracy failed. This time, Sun Wukong was also offended. Interrupting someone else's breakthrough was like killing his parents, which would make it difficult to deal with him in the future.

At the end of the journey to the West, it was inevitable for Tang Seng to leave Lingshan. With Houba's support, no one dared to stop him, and no one could stop him. If anyone dared to touch Tang Seng, Houba would raze Lingshan to the ground.

Now that they have offended Sun Wukong to death, he will definitely leave at that time. Once the two of them leave, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng will most likely follow them.

Now that the four masters and disciples are gone, the fortune of Buddhism will definitely suffer a great loss, which they cannot accept.

"It's all your bad idea."

Maitreya put all the blame on Tathagata.

"Didn't you all agree? Who would have thought that the Styx would be in the sea of ​​blood?"

"Speaking of which, we have to blame the Buddha Zhunti. If he hadn't sealed the Asura clan, Minghe would not have returned to the Sea of ​​Blood to break the seal."

Tathagata would not take the blame and would instead pass it back to the Western religions.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Ran Deng spoke up to smooth things over: "This Lingming Stone Monkey is indeed one of the Four Mischievous Monkeys. He has only been in the world for more than 500 years, but he is about to break through to the middle stage of Quasi-Sage. It is really shocking."

Hearing this, Tathagata's pupils shrank: "Something is wrong. The other three monkeys in the Four Chaos Monkeys are not so rebellious, and they also worship the Three Golden Crows as their masters. This monkey is not right."

"Hmph, if you want to pass the buck, don't push it on Monkey King. Monkey King has a destiny, so he is naturally different from the other three monkeys." Maitreya snorted coldly. "Destiny, maybe." Tathagata sighed and said, "Do you know why I am so eager to replace Monkey King?"

"Isn't it because Monkey King was disobedient?" Ran Deng wondered.

"No, even if Monkey King is disobedient, he can be suppressed with the current strength of Lingshan. I am preparing for the next catastrophe." Tathagata shook his head.

"The next kalpa?" The Buddhas were stunned.

"The next catastrophe, the demonic catastrophe, is coming towards Lingshan. Sun Wukong is not only the destined one of this catastrophe, but also the destined one of the next catastrophe, and the most important one." Tathagata said.

"This... Hasn't the Demonic Path already revived? How could there be a Demonic Path Calamity? And the Demonic Path corresponds to the Heavenly Path, so why would it be heading towards Lingshan? It should be heading towards Heavenly Palace."

All the Buddhas are no longer calm.

"The catastrophe has already been determined. It was determined by the great god Pangu. It will happen regardless of whether the demon path is revived or not."

"The purpose of the catastrophe is to awaken the six paths and perfect the prehistoric world. Before all six paths are revived, there is no restraint relationship. For example, if Buddhism is revived, it will trample on humanity. Now that humanity is too strong, Buddhism is revived to weaken the human race."

"After Buddhism is revived, it will be passed on to the human race and supported by the human race's luck. Buddhism will flourish. However, prosperity must decline. The revived devil's way is to weaken Buddhism."

Tathagata explained it.

“But how do you know that the evil calamity will definitely come to Lingshan?” Maitreya still didn’t believe it.

Tathagata spread out his palm, and a magic seal appeared on his palm.

"This, are you possessed by a demon?"

All the Buddhas were horrified. The top leader of Lingshan had been possessed by a demon. How could this be tolerated?

"It's not that I've been possessed by a demon. It's that my Buddha's heart has planted a demon. I'm also one of the people who will be chosen by the next calamity. The other person who planted a demon in my Buddha's heart was Yang Tianyou. He's not dead. He planted a Buddha in his demonic heart and became a demon."

Tathagata did not hide it anymore.

"Hiss, this..."

The expressions of the Buddhas changed drastically. No one would have thought that Yang Tianyou, a Buddhist disciple and a direct disciple of the Buddha, would actually be possessed by the devil and be one of the destined ones to be in the demonic calamity.

Lingshan plotted against Yang Tianyou's family and forced Yang Tianyou and his son Yang Jiao to jump into the Demon Abyss. Given Yang Tianyou's hatred for Lingshan, once the Demonic Catastrophe began, he would certainly massacre Lingshan.

"I originally wanted to replace Sun Wukong and let Lingshan take control. Then, it would be two against one with me, and the advantage would be on Lingshan."

"Now that it has not been accomplished, we can only think of another way."

Tathagata shook his head.

When the Buddhas heard this, they all fell silent. They thought it was because Monkey King was disobedient, but they didn't expect it to involve such a big issue.

"Alas, we miscalculated this time. We shouldn't have hesitated. We should have replaced Sun Wukong even if it meant punishment from Buddha."

"Sure enough, hesitation leads to defeat."

Tathagata was very upset.

"If we kill Yang Tianyou in advance, can we prevent it? Or Yang Tianyou can become someone else. Yang Tianyou's hatred for Lingshan is too deep, and we can't let him become the Chosen One."

There was a gleam of cruelty in Miroku's eyes.

"In theory, it is possible, but now we don't know the situation in the Demon Abyss. If we rashly open the seal, it may backfire and even trigger the Demonic Abyss prematurely." Tathagata said.

(End of this chapter)