The Journey to the West is over, and the Perfect Life System is here

Chapter 35: Destiny
After leaving the underworld, Sun Wukong was still thinking carefully about this experience.

Although he had found out that it was King Qin Guang who changed his book of life and death and sent a ghost to retrieve his soul.

But this is not the reason why the underworld is taking away souls, so the system did not remind you to complete the task.

As mentioned earlier, King Qin Guang was not the mastermind behind this incident.

It is not difficult to guess who the real mastermind is. It can only be Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who actually holds the power of the underworld.

So, why did Ksitigarbha want to take his soul?
After Sun Wukong thought about his trip to the underworld again, he had a general idea in his mind.

"The Netherworld is changing...power shifts!"

"The Book of Life and Death controls the reincarnation of all souls. It is considered the most precious treasure in the underworld and a symbol of the power of the underworld."

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Mahavairocana Tathagata are both powerful Buddhists. They must know that Mahavairocana planned to help me break the demon and return to my roots, which allowed me to deeply cultivate the evil thoughts back then."

"He planned to take souls from the underworld based on this. He didn't have to do much to make me cause a big disturbance in the underworld. He would destroy the authority of the Fengdu Emperor, who originally held the power of the underworld."

"So after Old Sun caused trouble in the underworld, the Book of Life and Death, which was once jointly controlled by Fengdu Emperor and Ksitigarbha, became Ksitigarbha's sole control. From then on, the Ten Kings of Hell also served Ksitigarbha as their master."

Just as these thoughts fell, the system's voice sounded in his mind.

[Congratulations on completing the mission: Hell Soul Summoning. Do you want to proceed with the mission settlement?]

"Hehe, it's true!" Sun Wukong scratched his hand with a smile, and then silently said yes.

[Task Summary: With your keen insight, you discovered the discord between the two rulers of the underworld. Combined with the importance of the Book of Life and Death, you finally unraveled the mystery and concluded that the real reason why the underworld was haunting souls was due to a power transition.

But you haven't delved too deeply into why Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva must control the power of the underworld.

【Task Rating: Good】

[Quest Reward: Arrow Path Fragment, Soul-Catching Rope]

"Oh, why?" Sun Wukong scratched his face thoughtfully, and didn't even bother to look at the task rating and rewards.

Because he really hadn't thought about this question.

What is certain is that such an important change of power could never be decided by Ksitigarbha alone.

So, we should ask why Buddhism wants to control the power of the underworld?

But after thinking for a long time, he still had no idea.

"It seems that I still know too little." Sun Wukong thought to himself, feeling that the past events were becoming more and more confusing.

However, he is not discouraged.

Because several key clues have been grasped.

First, he confirmed that those who had plotted against him included Vairocana Buddha, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and... Master Bodhi!
The first two powerful Buddhists made their moves based on his past experiences.

Master Bodhi is different. The master has been playing a big game of chess, and it is still unclear who the opponent is.

Furthermore, the Jinghe Dragon King case marked the beginning of the Journey to the West, a case that involved both Buddhists and the Heavenly Court. If he continued investigating, he would surely uncover more of the truth behind the journey to the West!

……

This trip to the underworld seemed long, but it actually didn't take that long.

After Sun Wukong returned to Huaguo Mountain on his somersault cloud, he found that the three dragon blood arrows had not been delivered yet.

As I continued to wait, the voice of the Perfect Life System sounded again.

[On this day, the Jade Emperor gathered the civil and military officials to hold a court meeting in the Lingxiao Palace. The Dragon God Ao Guang and the Underworld Lord Qin Guangwang both came to file a complaint.

One of them accused you of trespassing into the Dragon Palace and demanding weapons; the other accused you of causing trouble in the underworld and forcing you to be removed from the death register.

When the Jade Emperor was about to send gods to the mortal world to capture you, Taibai Jinxing suggested that they should recruit you and grant you an official position of some size to keep you under control.

If you accept the destiny, you will be rewarded later; if you disobey the destiny, you will be arrested now.

The Jade Emperor agreed and ordered Taibai Jinxing to go down to the mortal world to recruit them. [Quest Obtained: Recruitment from Heaven (Facing the destiny, you need to make the right choice)]

"Hey, this stupid system just can't come up with any new tricks." Sun Wukong smiled and scratched his hand.

However, this time the mission description gave him two points that he had not noticed before.

First of all, why did Ao Guang and King Qin Guang go to the same place to file a complaint?

You have to know that there was quite a bit of time between him breaking into the Dragon Palace and causing trouble in the underworld.

After he got the golden cudgel, he first traveled around the world and became sworn brothers with Bull Demon King and others. After a while, his soul was taken away by the underworld.

Even if there is a day in heaven and a year on earth, it is unlikely that the two parties would file a complaint at the same time.

"Did we make an appointment? Or did we go to file the complaint when the Jade Emperor was holding a court meeting? If we really wanted to file a complaint, it didn't necessarily have to be during the court meeting!" A gleam flashed in the Monkey King's eyes. This was the problem.

Another one is what Taibai Jinxing said: If you accept the will of heaven, you will be rewarded later; if you disobey the will of heaven, you will be arrested now.

"The destiny here is to recruit people. Is it the same as the destiny that Master Bodhi and the woodcutter talked about?"

The answer is obvious, it is a different destiny!

So, is the destiny that Master Bodhi and the woodcutter talked about before the same?
Sun Wukong pondered again, but in the end he had no clue. He only understood the destiny of recruiting him.

That is: As the supreme ruler of the Three Realms, the Emperor of Heaven acts in accordance with the will of Heaven, and his orders are the will of Heaven.

"Destiny, destiny, I must obey God's orders obediently?" Sun Wukong had an epiphany and had more plans for the next trip to heaven.

As for how to carry out the task of recruiting, he made the right choice back then, and it is even simpler now.

After waiting for a while, Ao Lie, Chi Ran and Ao Qin finally brought three dragon blood arrows.

They are called arrows, but in reality each one is as big as a spear.

The overall appearance is dark red, and it looks ordinary, but it faintly reveals a surging bloody aura, as if it can easily tear the void.

"Good, good, good!" Sun Wukong was very happy.

Now he has more means and is even stronger!
Now that he has shot out an arrow, how many people can stop it?
Seeing the Monkey King's happy look, Ao Lie, Chi Ran, and Ao Qin also became happy.

Afterwards, Chi Ran divided 70% of the property of the Jinghe Dragon Clan.

Sun Wukong accepted it casually. These riches were of little use to him, but they could be used by the children of Huaguo Mountain.

Before the three dragons left, another little monkey came in and said, "My king, there's an old man with a white beard outside the cave. He claims to be an angel from the upper realm."

Almost a thousand years have passed, and these newborn monkeys obviously don’t recognize Taibai Jinxing.

Sun Wukong naturally knew who it was, and his face immediately smiled even more.

He had always had a good relationship with the old star god, and immediately went outside the cave to greet him.

Ao Lie and the other two looked at each other and hurried to follow.

Of course they knew why the angel came. It must be the surrender letter from Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the North Sea, delivered to the Jade Emperor.

After arriving outside the cave, they saw that the person coming was indeed Taibai Jinxing from the sky.

Sun Wukong bowed and said, "Old Star Lord, how are you? Please come in, please come in."

Taibai Jinxing noticed the three dragons behind him, but he remained focused. He hurriedly and respectfully returned the greeting, "I am deeply honored by your kindness, Great Sage. However, I am bound by the Imperial decree and dare not remain any longer."

"Oh? What imperial decree does the Jade Emperor have for me?" Sun Wukong took two steps closer, leaning in front of the old star god. He asked knowingly, "Could it be that he is offering me amnesty again, inviting me to serve as an official in heaven?"

Taibai Jinxing was stunned for a moment.

Where is this?
You're already a Buddha at Mount Lingshan, so how can we ask you to be an official? What kind of official?

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(End of this chapter)