Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens.

Chapter 573 A joke! Let me, Luofu, spread Buddhism eastward! A colossal disaster!

Sun Wukong and Zhen Yuanzi seized the critical cooldown time and escaped the vortex of Yin and Yang energies one after the other.

But poor Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and the White Dragon Horse were all left behind.

Faced with the overwhelming black and white vortex, although they reacted, they didn't even have a chance to dodge. They could only watch helplessly as they were swallowed up by the vortex of Yin and Yang energies.

In the instant that the black and white yin-yang vortex of Luofu appeared, the terrifying pressure of the innate yin and yang energies rendered the master and his disciples completely immobile.

After struggling for a moment, Pigsy directly felt the terror of the innate Yin and Yang energies.

After Luo Fu refined the innate Yin and Yang energies into supernatural powers, although they were not as devastatingly powerful as the Yin and Yang Energy Bottle, they were still effective.

But it is even more terrifying when dealing with cultivators.

As long as one struggles within it, the Yin and Yang energies will unleash their terrifying power to annihilate everything.

Zhu Bajie's brief struggle even made him feel that some of his magical power had been reduced.

This terrified Pigsy so much that he didn't dare to move an inch.

If Pigsy was like this, then Sandy and the White Dragon Horse must have been even worse.

As for Tang Sanzang, although Luofu was furious, he knew that punishing the westward journey team was acceptable, but killing them was absolutely not an option.

The westward-bound group was indeed of great importance. He couldn't withstand the backlash from killing the westward-bound group.

Essentially, the Journey to the West is a calamity, and the westward journey team are those destined to face it.

Those destined for calamity must not be killed, just like Jiang Ziya during the Great Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods.

Anyone who dares to kill will face severe consequences. It's not that they are truly unkillable, but killing the person destined for calamity will not stop the calamity itself; instead, it will lead to an uncontrollable situation due to karmic entanglements. In some cases, the person who kills the destined calamity may even take over the role of the person in the calamity.

Luofu is now at least a middle-level Buddha. He can't possibly be in charge of the eastward transmission of Buddhism himself, can he?
Wouldn't the mighty Buddha become a laughingstock? Even Guanyin Bodhisattva knows that she only handles the planning behind the Journey to the West project. If one were truly drawn into it, the terrifying karmic consequences alone would be something that ordinary cultivators could not bear.

They captured everyone in the westward journey group except for Sun Wukong.

Luo Fu glanced at Zhen Yuanzi and used spatial techniques to escape from the area covered by the Yin and Yang energies.

At this moment, Zhen Yuanzi seemed to realize that he had been tricked.

Previously, I had kindly instructed Qingfeng and Mingyue to serve ginseng fruit to the westward-bound group. I did this out of consideration for my past friendship with Jin Chanzi, and also because I believed I should only befriend those I could, and never offend anyone. I thought we might not be caught up in the calamity.

But who could have known that such a well-intentioned attitude would lead to such a calamity for his own ginseng fruit?

He had clearly weathered this ordeal. But then, that mischievous monkey Sun Wukong inexplicably dragged him into an even deeper pit.

He didn't know what Sun Wukong had done, but judging from Luo Fu's angry expression, it was clearly not the time to explain.

At this moment, Zhen Yuanzi dared not face Luofu any longer.

After all, Zhen Yuanzi had witnessed the incredible advancement in Luofu's cultivation level outside the Golden Gourd Cave.

Who can guarantee that if a real fight breaks out with Luofu, the other side won't inexplicably receive divine favor and be blessed with good deeds once again?

It's important to know that the goddess Nuwa, after creating humanity, received a flood of merit from heaven, ascending to sainthood in one step. She became the first saint in the world after the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Judging from Luo Fu's performance outside the Golden Gourd Cave, any powerful figure who faced Luo Fu would feel somewhat inferior.

With a swift movement, Zhen Yuanzi followed closely behind and disappeared into the distance.

He needed to figure out what Sun Wukong had done to make Luofu, a mid-level Buddha, so furious.

Little did Luo Fu know that Zhen Yuanzi's direct evasion only reinforced Luo Fu's belief that Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of earth immortals, was also responsible for Sun Wukong's destruction of his Cloud Wings and Grasping Claws.

As for why Zhen Yuanzi did this, the reasons are readily available.

Luofu is the Buddha of the Middle Vehicle, the patriarch of all Pratyekabuddhas. However, due to the special nature of the Pratyekabuddha Vehicle, whenever this true Buddha of Luofu preached, he spoke in a way similar to that of an earth immortal. He only spoke of the methods within the Tao, not the essence of the Great Tao.

This approach is remarkably similar to establishing a lineage of earth immortals within Buddhism.

Although Zhen Yuanzi never established a religion, as the ancestor of all earth immortals, he himself was able to gain a share of fortune from all earth immortals.

The existence of a system similar to the Earth Immortals is tantamount to diverting Zhen Yuanzi's fortune. It is only natural for Zhen Yuanzi to scheme against him, especially since his attitude when he visited Luofu before made Luofu even more convinced that Zhen Yuanzi was not friendly to him.

Luo Fu wasn't afraid of Zhen Yuanzi's escape, since Zhen Yuanzi had a stronghold. At worst, he could personally go to Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain to demand an explanation.

As for Sun Wukong, Luofu didn't care at all. Now, besides Sun Wukong, Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and the White Dragon Horse had all been captured by Luofu. Even if Sun Wukong ran to the Heavenly Court or the Underworld, he would have to obediently come to their door.

It all depends on which reinforcements Sun Wukong can summon.

No matter who Sun Wukong invites, someone must bear the losses of Luofu.

With a wave of his sleeve, Luo Fu gathered the primordial Yin and Yang energies and went straight to Ruzhen Temple.

Upon their return, they released Tang Sanzang and his disciples. Luofu instructed the Seven Emotions Bodhisattva to use the Seven Emotions Net to hang Tang Sanzang and his disciples outside the mountain gate, waiting for Sun Wukong to walk into the trap.

Sun Wukong, on the other hand, did not actually escape, nor did he abandon Tang Sanzang and the others.

After flying out of the area covered by the Yin-Yang vortex, Sun Wukong quietly transformed into a sparrow and returned in a short while.

They kept watching until Luofu hung Tang Sanzang and the others outside the mountain gate using the Seven Emotions Net.

Only then did he begin to frantically ponder where to seek help.

A sudden realization dawned on him: Zhen Yuanzi hadn't been captured by Luo Fu either.

Sun Wukong's eyes lit up immediately, and he headed towards Wuzhuang Temple once again.

When Sun Wukong visited Wuzhuang Temple again, Zhen Yuanzi had only just returned.

When they learned that Sun Wukong had come to their door.

Zhen Yuanzi was so angry that he laughed instead.

"Good! What a great Monkey King! What a wonderful stable boy!"

Feeling that he had been tricked by Sun Wukong, Zhen Yuanzi went directly to the outside of Wuzhuang Temple.

Upon seeing Sun Wukong, Zhen Yuanzi prepared to attack.

However, the moment he spread his sleeves, Sun Wukong quickly begged for mercy, saying, "Brother, hold on, let me, your old Sun, say something first."

Suppressing his anger, Zhen Yuanzi said, "You monkey, never call me brother again, lest you cause trouble and implicate me."

These words involuntarily reminded Sun Wukong of the instructions given to him by his master, Subhuti, before he was expelled from the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars on Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

Since being expelled from the monastery of Subhuti, Sun Wukong has only once in hundreds of years actively sought help from Lingtai Fangcun Mountain. That was when he faced Zhen Yuanzi.

In truth, Sun Wukong searched the entire Three Realms but could not find a way to revive the Ginseng Fruit Tree, so he helplessly went to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

This time, again in front of Zhen Yuanzi, Sun Wukong couldn't help but think of his own sect.

Coming to his senses, Sun Wukong, with a fawning smile, said, "Brother, what are you saying? I, Old Sun, whatever I did wrong, I'll apologize and make amends. Please, for the sake of our sworn brotherhood, help me..."

"Wait a minute." Before Sun Wukong could finish speaking, Zhen Yuanzi interrupted him. "Tell me first, what exactly did you do to make Buddha Ruzhen so angry?"

“This…” Sun Wukong’s eyes darted around, and a sheepish smile appeared on his face.

Zhen Yuanzi, however, warned him, "I must warn you, if you refuse to tell the truth, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

"I, Old Sun, will definitely tell the truth." Helpless, Sun Wukong could only explain to Zhen Yuanzi how he had completely offended Luofu.

Because Luo Fu had been invited to the Heavenly Court, there was a huge time difference between one day in Heaven and one year on Earth. When he left the Heavenly Court, four years had indeed passed on Earth.

We almost missed it; the westward journey group passed by the Spider Cave and Ruzhen Temple.

Before they returned from Luofu, Sun Wukong and his companions passed by the Spider Cave and, as expected, clashed with the seven adopted sons of the Seven Emotions Bodhisattva.

It can only be said that the seven adopted sons of the Seven Emotions Bodhisattva were, after all, demons. They had a legitimate and righteous path to clear their names and go ashore, but when faced with the rumor that eating Tang Sanzang's flesh could grant immortality, they not only failed to maintain their integrity, but also bullied others by taking advantage of their power, wanting Tang Sanzang to follow the Buddha's example and cut off his own flesh to feed the eagles.

The result is quite obvious.

Not only were the seven insects killed by Sun Wukong, but the Spider Cave was also shattered by Sun Wukong, no longer resembling its former paradise.

After arriving at Ruzhen Temple.

At first, there was no conflict between the westward-bound group and Luofu's disciples.

The atmosphere between the two sides was quite harmonious.

It wasn't until a surviving insect from the Spider Cave arrived at Ruzhen Temple and reported to the Seven Emotions Bodhisattva that the Spider Cave had been destroyed and that his seven adopted sons had all died at the hands of the westward-bound group that the atmosphere between the two sides began to deteriorate.

Even so, the Seven Emotions Bodhisattva had no intention of breaking ties with the westward journey team. After all, she couldn't possibly be unaware of the character of her seven adopted sons over the years.

Logically speaking, if both sides had taken a step back, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.

Even if Sun Wukong were to apologize and say something polite, out of respect for Luofu, and considering that the seven insects had indeed committed a crime, the Seven Emotions Bodhisattva would naturally have to let it go easily.

But Sun Wukong clearly wouldn't admit his mistake.

In his view, killing the seven demons who wanted to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh was helping Ruzhen Temple clean house.

Little did he know that even if those seven demons had really made a mistake, Sun Wukong had no right to kill them directly. Along the way, countless demons with powerful backers had been taken back by their masters.

The questioning from the Bodhisattva of Seven Emotions only provoked Sun Wukong to suddenly retaliate.

The two sides parted on bad terms.

Adhering to the principle of valuing harmony, Tang Sanzang reprimanded Sun Wukong about this matter upon returning to his meditation room.

As a result, the enraged Sun Wukong took his anger out on Ruzhen Temple and secretly sneaked into the main hall of Luofu Temple, where he was refining pills and weapons. Driven by a strong sense of revenge, he destroyed the Cloud-Journey Wings and Grasping Claws that Luofu Temple had not yet completed.

Having vented his anger, Sun Wukong couldn't wait to leave the next day.

Unexpectedly, Ruzhen Temple discovered something amiss with the main hall, and the one who discovered the problem was none other than the sixth prince of the Lion Camel Kingdom.

If killing the seven insect fairies of the Spider Cave was merely a slight loss of face for Ruzhen Temple, then ruining the magic weapon that Luofu had not yet finished refining would truly create enmity.

Of course, the Seven Emotions Bodhisattva would not let the westward journey group leave.

The two sides engaged in a fierce fight.

Even so, Ruzhen Temple did not directly target Tang Sanzang, the master.

When Luo Fu returned from the Heavenly Court, what he saw was the aftermath of these events.

After learning the whole story from Sun Wukong.

Zhen Yuanzi was so angry he almost lost his breath.

Zhen Yuanzi was extremely familiar with the process described by Sun Wukong.

Back then, he was the one who destroyed Zhen Yuanzi's ginseng fruit at Wuzhuang Temple.

Everything at Ruzhen Temple was practically a repeat of what happened at Wuzhuang Temple.

"You impudent monkey! You impudent monkey!!"

"Brother, brother, I, Old Sun, know I was wrong this time." Sun Wukong said with a shameless smile, "This time, I was just furious. That so-called Bodhisattva allowed his adopted sons to run rampant in the area, and even wanted to eat my master's flesh. I, Old Sun, just wanted to teach them a lesson, but I didn't expect them to be so weak. As a result, this so-called Bodhisattva of Seven Emotions wouldn't let it go. If it weren't for that, I, Old Sun, wouldn't have taken revenge on them."

"You mean, all of this is the fault of the Buddha Ruzhen's lax management of his subordinates?" Zhen Yuanzi laughed angrily.

"I, Old Sun, also made mistakes," Sun Wukong said frankly.

But his words clearly indicated that he acknowledged Zhen Yuanzi's meaning.

After his anger subsided, Zhen Yuanzi sighed helplessly and said, "Enough, enough. Tell me, what magic weapon of the True Buddha did you break? Let me think if there is any way to remedy the situation."

When Sun Wukong heard that there was a pair of wings and a pair of sharp claws as magical weapons.

Zhen Yuanzi then began to calculate using his fingers.

The next moment, when he learned the origin of these magical treasures, he gasped in shock.

The identity of the Golden-Winged Roc is actually no secret in the Three Realms.

After all, the Golden-Winged Roc has an innate advantage; it is the first Roc since the creation of heaven and earth.

Simply having a powerful background isn't enough; his mother is a phoenix guarding a volcano in the south, and his elder brother is Kong Xuan, who was considered the number one person below the sages during the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods. He wields a five-colored divine light that even sages were accidentally swept into.

Even after being defeated by a sage, Kong Xuan remained ferocious, even swallowing the Buddha whole.

Even now, as the Peacock King Bodhisattva of Buddhism, Kong Xuan's power of intimidation remains among the top in the Three Realms.

Luofu is the Pratyekabuddha of Buddhism, and Kongxuan is the Peacock King Bodhisattva of Buddhism. Even if Luofu killed the Golden-Winged Roc, it was all an internal matter of Buddhism.

Now that Sun Wukong has intervened, the situation is different.

(End of this chapter)