I start by accepting Sun Wukong as my disciple and reshape the Journey to the West

Chapter 45 Cooperation
"Ye Xuantian from Huaguo Mountain has come to the temple to pay respects and ask Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to grant him a favor!"

Ye Xuantian's voice suddenly rang out, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva stood up abruptly. Ever since he comprehended some laws of heaven from Ye Xuantian, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had been a little lower in front of Ye Xuantian.

It’s nothing, just stealing skills.

Although this kind of thing is not uncommon for the Western Buddhas, they have benefited from Ye Xuantian after all, so Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva doesn't care about keeping his mouth shut. He even wishes he would never meet Ye Xuantian again.

Now that Ye Xuantian had found his place of practice, he felt somewhat embarrassed and immediately looked at Di Ting.

Di Ting was indeed a wise man, and he immediately said aloud, "My Bodhisattva said He is not at home!"

Snapped!
Di Ting was patted hard by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

"What nonsense are you talking about, you bastard!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva stood up and lightly tapped the ground with the staff in his hand. Suddenly, the dilapidated temple became magnificent and shining with golden light. A hundred-meter-high golden body was hidden inside.

Then he pointed the Zen staff in his hand at the nothingness in front of him, and a gate of light appeared immediately. Ye Xuantian bowed slightly and said, "Ye Xuantian greets Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"

"Fellow Taoist, you're welcome!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva slightly turned his body and did not accept the greeting. To put it mildly, it was stealing the skills, and to put it more broadly, it was appropriate for him to call the other party Master. After all, what Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva stole was not anything else but the laws of nature.

Ye Xuantian didn't care and just smiled: "Since the Bodhisattva only wants to become a saint and doesn't want to care about other trivial matters, why not cooperate with me? As long as the Bodhisattva acts properly, I will definitely be able to absorb enough merit from him."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva shook his head: "As the saying goes, those with different philosophies cannot work together. My fellow Taoist and I have no interests to exchange, and I don't trust you! And even if I have some opinions about the West, I am ultimately a Western Buddha!"

These words were spoken with such righteousness that even the golden image behind Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva became more solid.

"Really? That's such a pity. I was thinking that after I succeeded this time, I would take Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva out of the underworld. Now it seems that I was just being too sentimental. So, Xuantian, take your leave!"

After Ye Xuantian finished speaking, he did not give Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva any time to react, and immediately turned and walked towards the light gate.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva just stared coldly at Ye Xuantian's back. He didn't believe that Ye Xuantian would leave so easily.

Ye Xuantian stepped out of the light gate with one foot, without the slightest hesitation. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva narrowed his eyes slightly. He did not see any slight movement from Ye Xuantian to stop, and immediately smiled bitterly: "Wait a minute, fellow Daoist!"

Ye Xuantian raised his lips slightly, and turned his head with a hint of doubt: "Does Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva have any instructions?"

Seeing that half of Ye Xuantian's body was still outside the light gate, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva said immediately: "The initiative is in your hands, fellow Daoist. It is I who am a little ungrateful. I hope fellow Daoist can give me some guidance!"

As Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva spoke, he slowly stood up and bowed to Ye Xuantian. This time, his expression was serious and his eyes were sincere.

This catastrophe is the last catastrophe sent down by the Heavenly Dao. If one does not gain enough merits during this catastrophe, he will never have any chance to become a saint.

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has inflicted ten lifetimes of suffering on Jin Chanzi. If the Bodhisattva were to end all of these ten lifetimes of suffering, then the consequences of this karma would be insurmountable with the Bodhisattva's methods. Am I correct?"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva swallowed subconsciously. He did not expect that his methods would be so unbearable in Ye Xuantian's eyes.

"I carry the power of samsara, and with Di Ting here, I can certainly bear this little bit of karma!"

"If that's the case, why did the Bodhisattva call me back?"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva took a deep breath and compromised: "Please teach me, fellow Taoist!"

"What can I expect from you, fellow Daoist?" Ye Xuantian chuckled. His smile was harmless, but in the eyes of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, it held a different meaning. "Fellow Daoist, are you so determined?"

"The two saints of the West are now trapped in one place, unable to move, right? When the Bodhisattva comprehended the laws in me, everything was already a foregone conclusion. The West will not gain much merit in this calamity! I thought Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had already understood this!"

Gulp! Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva swallowed another mouthful of saliva.

Before the Buddha took action, He tried to contact the two saints, but He could not get any message through. It was as if the two had disappeared from this world.

At the beginning, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva only thought that the two saints had started to push the kalpa, so he had no time to respond to Him. Until not long ago, he listened carefully to the three realms and found that the two saints had disappeared.

But He could do nothing because He was also trapped here.

"Are you two okay?"

"Just concentrate on practicing for a while, there won't be any problems!"

"As long as you can help me become a saint, I can take you as my teacher!" Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva really never stops talking until he shocks people.

"The Bodhisattva is really joking. Although my disciples are not very capable, they are still the chosen ones for this catastrophe. It is only a matter of time before they become saints. The Bodhisattva is here with me, but he does not have the ability to help me intercept the merits of my journey to the West. He may even share my merits. It's not worth it!"

Di Ting slowly stood up, bent slightly, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

"Ok?"

Ye Xuantian glanced at Di Ting coldly, and just one glance, and Di Ting fainted.

Now that Ye Xuantian has obtained the merit and virtue of Dao Yuan, his perception of the underground and human nature has become more and more subtle. Although he has not become a saint now, the Dao rhyme around him is difficult to hide, especially after pulling out several underground shackles, he has become indistinguishable from the underground.

He even has part of the tunnel on his back now. Listen carefully, this action is a provocation.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's hands, hidden in his sleeves, clenched slightly.

Although Di Ting is a little weaker, he still has the strength of an early Taiyi Golden Immortal. But in front of Ye Xuantian, can he not resist the power of one glance?
"Ksitigarbha is willing to be your secret executioner! As long as you need me, I can help you!"

Ye Xuantian nodded: "In that case, thank you very much, Bodhisattva!"

Ye Xuantian looked at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva quietly. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva did not hesitate at all. He pointed his finger at his forehead, and suddenly a spiritual consciousness appeared and floated towards Ye Xuantian.

Ye Xuantian was not polite and accepted the spiritual consciousness.

"First of all, every time Jin Chanzi enters reincarnation, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva only needs to send his reincarnated body to the Flowing Sand River. Then someone will take his life!"

"Secondly, I ask the Bodhisattva to cooperate with my people and the Ten Kings of Hell to destroy the Book of Life and Death in Flower-Fruit Mountain! In this way, the merits of the calamity will definitely belong to the Bodhisattva!"

The first thing was not surprising to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. After all, his goal was the same as Ye Xuantian's, and he absolutely could not let Jin Chanzi complete the catastrophe quietly.

But the second thing!
Destroying the Book of Life and Death in Huaguo Mountain is too horrifying!

"Fellow!"

Ye Xuantian stepped out of the light gate: "Only in this way can the shackles of the underground tunnel be untied! This is to help the underground tunnel, and also to help the Bodhisattva!"

(End of this chapter)