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Chapter 97: The Mystery of Bodhi Patriarch (Subscription Request)

Sun Wukong first returned to the Great Sage Equaling Heaven's Palace. Although he had not yet taken up his post at the North Pole of Heaven, the system's prompt sounded in his mind.

[Congratulations on completing the mission: Recruit again. Do you want to proceed with the mission settlement?]

"Same thing back then and today, different officials. Interesting, interesting." Some thoughts flashed through Sun Wukong's mind, and then he silently said yes.

[Mission Summary: You choose to accept the Heavenly Court's decree once again, which will lead you down a completely different path from that of the Demon King in the lower realms...]

"Become a demon king?" The Monkey King scratched his face thoughtfully.

He suddenly thought of the Bull Demon King.

It is indeed as the system summary said. If he had not returned to heaven again, he would definitely have taken the same path as the Bull Demon King, gathering a group of demons in the lower world, establishing his own territory, and becoming the most powerful demon king in the three realms!

But the final outcome...

There was a gleam of light in Sun Wukong's eyes.

Now that he has seen the other side of Heaven, he knows very well that such a path will not work!
Continue reading the summary below.

[Fortunately, you have already begun to understand the complex power structure of the Heavenly Court and have found allies to join forces with.

What's even more perfect is that you begin to learn to use power to fight, rather than relying solely on strength...]

"Have I learned it, Old Sun?" Sun Wukong pondered in his heart.

It seemed like he had indeed learned it, but he just hadn't realized it yet.

It seems that the position of Heavenly Venerable was recommended to him by the Emperor Ziwei, and he did not ask for it on his own initiative.

But in fact, this matter was already doomed when he sought to join forces with Emperor Ziwei.

In fact, he could easily see that the Jade Emperor on the throne of the Ninth Heaven was not living a comfortable life and had long lost his power.

If it were the Monkey King who only wanted to live a carefree life and show off his power in heaven, he would definitely not have thought of or seen these things.

[In addition, the turmoil caused by your trip, and the final title you received, not only caught all parties off guard, but also stirred up the situation in the three realms.

Guanyin Bodhisattva reflected that she had acted in a hurry and left many loopholes, which was why she was repeatedly plotted against.

At the same time, she realized that there was someone behind Yuan Shoucheng who was familiar with her style of doing things, and that the other person was very far-sighted and had already planned what would happen today...

Seeing this summary, Sun Wukong scratched his face again: "This Bodhisattva really doesn't know Yuan Shoucheng's true identity, and doesn't know that Lan Cai is the fairy child beside Master Bodhi."

That's something worth pondering.

When he returned to Fangcun Mountain before, he had guessed that Master Bodhi might be a Buddhist, but he could not find such a person who was proficient in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in Buddhism.

And now, he felt that the identity of this master was even more confusing.

"The Tathagata of Great Sun has plotted many things against me, Old Sun. Not to mention that I failed in my attempt to slay the devil and return to my origin, it was he who, through the hand of the Tongbi Old Ape, led me step by step onto the path I later took."

"Explore the Water Curtain Cave, become the Monkey King, cross the sea to find immortals, and search for treasures in the Dragon Palace..."

"Among them, crossing the sea to search for immortals is the only experience related to Master Bodhi, so it is very likely that Master is teaching me on behalf of Buddhism."

"But Master Bodhi and Mahavairocana are both masters of great supernatural powers, so the person who can make him unable to control himself must be the existence behind Mahavairocana."

From this point of view, it is quite possible that Master Bodhi is a Buddhist."

Sun Wukong thought back to his own exploration, and then thought of the summary he had just made.

"Being familiar with the ways of Guanyin Bodhisattva means that Master Bodhi and the Bodhisattva are acquainted. They could be good friends or enemies!"

"Master Bodhi was forced to do what he wanted back then, and now he's using Lan Cai to ruin the good deeds of Buddhism."

"It seems... an enemy?"

"Well, that's not right, that's not right." Sun Wukong scratched his hand again. Many things cannot be simply judged by the quality of the relationship.

And the master is playing a big game.

From the current perspective, the opponent in the game of chess is not a single powerful person, but multiple forces!

Just like the Jinghe Dragon King case this time, it only took Lan Cai to act as a go-between and stir up the situation among all parties!
"That's not right. Lan Cai came down the mountain this time because the master asked him to make amends for his mistakes."

"From this point of view, helping Guanyin Bodhisattva to plot against the Jinghe Dragon King was not arranged by the ancestor, but was done by Lan Cai on his own?"

Thinking of this, Sun Wukong scratched his head.

My thoughts, which were becoming increasingly clear, suddenly became confused again!

He knew that there must be some secrets here that he had not yet figured out and that were yet to be explored.

At this moment, the system's voice is still ringing.

After learning what happened in the Lingxiao Palace, Tathagata first calmed the monks' anger at you for not becoming a Buddha. He then said that you had won the battle and discarded your robes, which was equivalent to letting go. You have truly realized and become a Buddha, a true Fighting and Victory Buddha...

"Hey, this old man is really eloquent!" Sun Wukong glared.

However, this also made him more certain of his previous guess, that is, Tathagata would never deny his position as the Fighting Buddha unless it was absolutely necessary!
Therefore, if you want to truly get rid of this Buddha position, you still have to rely on your strength.

[Since Ksitigarbha has passed away, Tathagata decided to appoint someone to take over Ksitigarbha's authority in the underworld during the Celestial Emperor's western tour. Guanyin suggested that Sandalwood Merit Buddha take over...]

"Let Master Xuanzang take charge of the underworld? Interesting, interesting!" Sun Wukong was really amused.

What kind of place is the underworld? How can I survive without using thunderbolts?

Given Master Xuanzang's personality, it is hard to imagine what the underworld would be like.

But on second thought, the Jade Emperor and the Purple Star Emperor would probably not let Buddhism get its wish so easily.

[The Immortal of the South Pole was very angry, because the Chan Sect followed the will of heaven and regarded itself as the interpreter of destiny. Losing the position of the Star Lord of Destiny, who was in charge of the fate of all spirits, was a great blow to them.

But he was helpless, because the moment he agreed to make a deal with the Queen Mother of Yaochi, everything was already doomed...

"Hmm?" Sun Wukong's eyes focused, and an idea flashed in his mind.

He seemed to have misunderstood something.

When they heard that the Dragon King of the Jing River disobeyed the order to make clouds and rain, they thought that this order was from the Jade Emperor.

So he has always been wondering why the Jade Emperor should cooperate with the order?

Even if his power was hollowed out, he wouldn't be forced by the Queen Mother to write an imperial edict, right?

Now he understood that the decree did not come from the Jade Emperor, but from the Great Emperor of Longevity in the South Pole!

The Immortal of the South Pole is the ancestor of thunder in the Heavenly Palace, and the Thunder Department, which holds the power to control the clouds and rain, is under his command.

Although Puhua Tianzun of the Thunder Department is from the Jiejiao Sect, Nan Ji Xianweng does not need to go through him at all and can issue an order directly!

"Then it all makes sense. The Immortal of the South Pole had Zhou Ji, the Star Lord of Destiny, change the fate of the Jinghe Dragon King, and he personally issued an order to cooperate with the calculations of the Queen Mother of the Jade Pool.

And all the schemes of Yao Chi came from Yuan Shoucheng and Guanyin Bodhisattva."

Sun Wukong finally sorted out the relationship behind this old case.

But he still had doubts, why did the Queen Mother have to take over the Yellow River waterway?

Then Lu Rong, the God of Water, is just a foolish and incompetent idiot. Is it worth spending so much effort to cultivate him?
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