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Chapter 118 The Game Between the Jade Emperor and the Supreme Lord, Sun Wukong's Compensation Demands! (Please Subscribe)

heaven.

The Palace of the Heavenly Venerable of Ten Thousand Laws.

Niu Jun withdrew his gaze from the location of Guanjiang Estuary and silently made some calculations in his mind.

"Golden Boy with Fragrant Delight, Third Holy Mother Yang Chan."

He didn't care much about the Marici Bodhisattva statue in Buddhism.

Although Namarici Bodhisattva is an incarnation of Vairocana Buddha, Vairocana Buddha is the Dharmakaya Buddha of the World-Honored One.

Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, Nirmanakaya.

The true Buddha is the one who embodies the three bodies.

But the essence remains the same: no matter how many Dharma bodies, Sambhogakayas, and Nirmanakayas the Buddha manifests, the total amount of his mental will remains unchanged.

Even though the Buddhist Three Bodies of Buddha's supernatural powers are derived from the Taoist secret of One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones, they are still far inferior to the true One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones and have not escaped the way of transformation into multiple bodies.

The more clones you have.

The less mental will resides in the main body and the clones, the less the spiritual will remains.

When one cultivates to the level of Niu Jun, it is truly a life-or-death struggle. While the contest of understanding the Great Dao is one aspect, the more important thing is the contest of one's own mind and will.

Therefore, even if the Buddha manifests countless bodies, his overall strength does not increase. On the contrary, the dispersion of his mind and will gives the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of him.

Of course, top-level transformation abilities like the Three Bodies of Buddha are still very useful in cultivation and dealing with enemies of lower realms.

In other words, the three bodies of Buddha in Buddhism are more of a supernatural power to assist in cultivation and a means of defeating weaker opponents, rather than a normal method of combat.

The Dharma of reason gathers to form the Dharmakaya, the Dharma of wisdom gathers to form the Sambhogakaya, and the Dharma of merit gathers to form the Nirmanakaya.

Such methods.

Niu Jun can create hundreds or thousands of things in a moment of inspiration, so they are not worth paying attention to.

The methods of these three Buddhas are not particularly sophisticated; their value lies in perseverance and requires years of accumulated practice.

What truly interested Niu Jun were the Golden Boy Liu Xiang and the Third Holy Mother Yang Chan.

"Golden Boy Flows with Fragrance".

"Liu Xiang, Liu Xiang, isn't that Liu Yanchang and Chen Xiang?!"

"If things continue as they should, it won't be long before the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother discover that the Golden Boy Liu Xiang has fallen in love with the Third Holy Mother Yang Chan. They will then banish the Golden Boy to the mortal realm, and that's how the story of the Lotus Lantern began."

"such a pity!"

Thinking of this, Niu Jun couldn't help but look towards the direction of the Jade Emperor's Lingxiao Palace.

such a pity.

The story of the Lotus Lantern is likely to be stillborn.

Because as early as 130 years ago, after the last Peach Banquet in Heaven began, Yang Chan's marriage thread inexplicably tried to entangle him, causing him to shatter.

The red thread of fate is not like the red rope of the mortal world, where you can break one and buy another.

The red thread of fate for every living being is a condensation of their passions and spiritual power. Once the thread of fate is destroyed, the passions accumulated in the past will also vanish and need to be re-condensed.

The broken marriage line between Niu Jun and Yang Chan was the result of Yang Chan's accumulation over ten thousand years from birth to the present, which is why it could have a certain influence on Niu Jun.

Now that Yang Chan's old marriage thread has been destroyed, and the new marriage thread has only been formed for a little over a hundred years, which is less than half a year in the Heavenly Realm, it is questionable whether it has even formed yet, so how can it be bound to the Golden Boy?

Ok.

Even though Yang Chan's new marriage line has been formed, a marriage line that is only a little over a hundred years old might be able to bind a mortal, but it is not an easy thing to get a female immortal at the Xuanxian realm to fall in love.

Therefore, even if Jin Tong Liu Xiang fell in love with the Third Holy Mother Yang Chan, even to the point of being extremely infatuated.

It was impossible to win Yang Chan's heart.

Marriage, marriage.

It's not enough for a marriage to work out; fate also plays a role.

Unrequited love cannot lead to marriage.

"but."

"Jin Tong Liu Xiang's actions today were not directed by anyone, nor was Yang Chan's whim induced by anyone. Everything seems like a coincidence."

"This is really interesting."

Niu Jun looked in the direction of the Lingxiao Palace with amusement, a certain guess forming in his mind.

Just like Yao Ji, the Jade Emperor's younger sister, who inexplicably fell in love with the mortal Yang Tianyou.

Isn't Yang Chan's case today just another version of the same thing?
Niu Jun attained enlightenment at a late stage, and his cultivation was inferior to that of the Jade Emperor, so it's understandable that he couldn't deduce the person behind him.

The problem is that it seems even a top-tier being like the Jade Emperor, a supreme being with immense power, couldn't stop all of this from happening and could only react passively. This is quite interesting.

Then I thought of all the stories in the Lotus Lantern.

A bold guess arose in Niu Jun's mind.

Perhaps behind Yao Ji and Yang Chan's desire for mortal life, there really was no one else scheming against them.

The one who truly schemes against them is the Way of Heaven.

Of course, Yao Ji and Yang Chan are not worth Heaven's calculations.

The true target of Heaven's machinations is the Jade Emperor, and even the entire Heavenly Court.

"The entire Journey to the West universe is a big chessboard, with billions of immortals and gods as chess pieces, while the countless sentient beings are not even chess pieces, but only nourishment for the chessboard."

"Many powerful beings have entered the fray, all for the sake of condensing a final Dao Fruit and vying for that final Dao Fruit."

"The Supreme One holds the talisman to open the heavens and merges with the Dao, thus gaining the greatest advantage in this game."

"But this advantage cannot guarantee victory. Whether it is Buddhism, Heaven, the Underworld, or the Demon Clan, all forces have their own plans."

"Therefore, even the Supreme Being who has transformed into the Heavenly Dao needs to use some means to disrupt or break the plans of these great powers."

"It seems that Yao Ji and Yang Chan were the means by which Heaven disrupted the Jade Emperor's and Heavenly Court's plans."

"There may be other schemes hidden behind these two events, but there is too little information to speculate on them."

Niu Jun, with a thoughtful mind, quickly understood the complexities behind the Lotus Lantern.

of course.

Having a clear understanding is one thing, but having a clear understanding is another.

He had absolutely no desire to participate.

It's not that he's uninterested in the ultimate Dao Fruit nurtured in the Journey to the West universe, but rather that there are still tens of thousands of years until the end of heaven and earth and the beginning of the immeasurable calamity.

Furthermore, his current strength and foundation are far inferior to those of the Supreme Lord and the Jade Emperor.

To risk getting involved is the only way to invite disaster.

What about Yang Jian, Yang Chan, and the Lotus Lantern Chenxiang, etc.

Without attaining the Primordial Unity, one is nothing but an ant.

Niu Jun wasn't stupid; how could he possibly expose himself prematurely for the sake of some ants, thus provoking the Jade Emperor and the Supreme Lord, two top-tier supernatural beings, and rashly enter this deadly trap?

He wouldn't do a business that loses money.

Just as Niu Jun was carefully calculating the chess game between the Jade Emperor and the Supreme Lord.

Suddenly, a cloud of auspiciousness drifted down outside the Palace of the Heavenly Venerable of Ten Thousand Laws. The Heavenly Servant beside the Jade Emperor descended from the cloud, walking towards the Palace of the Heavenly Venerable with a beaming smile, presumably having come on the orders of the Great Heavenly Venerable.

Niu Jun had someone invite Tiannu into the Heavenly Venerable's Palace and asked with a smile, "Does the Great Heavenly Venerable have any decrees that the Grand Steward needs to convey?" If the Heavenly Court is compared to a human dynasty.

Tiannu, the steward who served the Jade Emperor at his side, could naturally be called the Grand Steward.

Even a lowly official like Tiannu, a trusted confidant of the Jade Emperor, is given some face by Niu Jun.

"Reporting to the Heavenly Venerable, the Great Heavenly Venerable has sent this old servant to request that you make a trip to the Lingxiao Palace, saying that he wishes to resolve the karmic entanglement between the Great Sage Equaling Heaven and Erlang Shen."

The Heavenly Servant bowed and reported truthfully the Jade Emperor's decree.

"Can!"

Niu Jun smiled and nodded.

After seeing Tiannu arrive, he had already guessed why the Jade Emperor had sent Tiannu.

After all, neither Sun Wukong nor Erlang Shen Yang Jian are ordinary people. They occupy important positions in the chess game of Heaven, Buddhism, and even the Heavenly Dao. They can be said to be two very important pieces.

Whether it's the Heavenly Court, the Buddhist sect, or the Way of Heaven.

Neither of them would allow Erlang Shen Yang Jian and Sun Wukong to fight to the death.

Not to mention that the Journey to the West has only just begun, and not even a tenth of the journey has been completed yet. The major powers will certainly not allow anything to happen to Sun Wukong.

Therefore, it is perfectly normal for the Jade Emperor to intervene and mediate the cause and effect of their conflict.

Even if the Jade Emperor himself didn't intervene, the Buddhist community would have Guanyin Bodhisattva or Buddha Tathagata personally mediating the matter.

And in this mediation session.

As Sun Wukong's elder brother and the only officially recognized Hunyuan Taiyi Immortal standing behind him, he naturally had the right to participate and needed to fight for some of Sun Wukong's interests.

He couldn't refuse, both emotionally and logically.

I won't refuse.

……

Heavenly Court, Lingxiao Palace.

When Niu Jun leisurely arrived at the Lingxiao Palace, the impatient Sun Wukong had already arrived.

"Eldest brother!"

When Sun Wukong saw Niu Jun, his eyes reddened slightly, and his face was filled with emotion and gratitude.

As the saying goes, true friendship is revealed in times of trouble.

He had been suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years, and none of his old friends had appeared. Only his elder brother, Niu Jun, risked his life to visit him and even taught him a great supernatural power to attain enlightenment in a dream, so that he would not have wasted his cultivation in the past five hundred years.

Now, after facing Yang Jian, the Jade Emperor's nephew, he has sent his three elder brothers and sisters, the Lion Camel King, to assist him.

Such affection and loyalty.

How can we prevent Sun Wukong from being moved or grateful?

Niu Jun nodded to Sun Wukong, then bowed slightly to the Jade Emperor and said, "Honoring the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable!"

"The Heavenly Venerable of Ten Thousand Laws has arrived at just the right time."

When the Jade Emperor saw Niu Jun arrive, he was somewhat troubled and said, "Tell the monkey that I compensated Erlang with a Nine-Turn Golden Pill and allowed the dead monkey to enter reincarnation. Did he lose or gain?"

A Nine-Turn Golden Elixir?
Niu Jun was also very surprised when he heard about the Jade Emperor's compensation to Sun Wukong.

It should be noted that this Nine-Turn Golden Pill is no ordinary golden pill. Only Laozi in the entire Heavenly Court can refine it. One Nine-Turn Golden Pill is enough to directly create a Golden Immortal, making up for the loss of magical power that Sun Wukong suffered during his five hundred years of suppression.

He even suspected that the Nine-Turn Golden Pill was not a compensation that the Jade Emperor wanted to give to Sun Wukong, but rather a suggestion from Laozi, and that even the Nine-Turn Golden Pill itself was Laozi's doing.

The Jade Emperor's true compensation to Sun Wukong was simply allowing those monkeys from Flower Fruit Mountain who had died but whose souls had not yet been scattered to enter the cycle of reincarnation.

Regardless of who produced this Nine-Turn Golden Pill, it was nominally compensation given to Sun Wukong for the incident involving Erlang Shen Yang Jian.

So this monkey definitely made a huge profit.

"Seventh Brother, the Great Celestial Venerable did not lie to you. This compensation is indeed fair to you."

Niu Jun spoke truthfully to Sun Wukong.

After saying that, seeing Sun Wukong hesitate, he smiled slightly and said, "Of course, if you don't want this compensation, you can make your own request. I think that as the Great Heavenly Venerable, as long as it's not too outrageous, I should be able to grant it to you."

The underlying message is: make your requests quickly, or you'll miss this opportunity.

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor couldn't help but smile and said, "Alright, since the Heavenly Venerable of Myriad Laws has already spoken, it seems I have no choice but to bleed money this time. You monkey, just tell me what you want, and I will try my best to fulfill it."

"I, Old Sun, don't need the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir. I only ask the Great Heavenly Venerable for mercy to bring my monkey descendants on Flower Fruit Mountain back to life."

When Sun Wukong heard the Jade Emperor speak, he stuck to his original idea.

"That's it?"

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's request, Niu Jun, without waiting for the Jade Emperor to speak, said with great disappointment, "Can't you, monkey, have any ambition? Do you have to trouble the Great Heavenly Venerable with such a trivial matter?"

"Speak, besides this trivial matter, what else do you wish to ask of the Great Celestial Venerable?"

To resurrect the monkeys and their descendants who died on Flower Fruit Mountain five hundred years ago.

For a Golden Immortal like Sun Wukong, this was undoubtedly a pipe dream and impossible to achieve.

But for a Primordial Immortal like Niu Jun, it meant nothing at all.

Niu Jun had at least several methods to revive all the monkeys on Flower Fruit Mountain.

These methods include, but are not limited to, communicating with spirits, manifesting the mind, creating the real and the illusory, reversing time, returning to heaven, and praying to the heavens.

Although the creatures resurrected through these methods are not necessarily the original creatures, they can only be described as similar flowers.

But the body is real, the bloodline is real, the memories are real, and even the spirit may be real.

Just tell me, is it a resurrection?
And this is only the method possessed by Niu Jun, a mid-stage Taiyi Immortal God.

If you were to replace him with a top-tier Grand Supreme Realm expert like the Jade Emperor, who has lived for countless eons, his methods would obviously be far more numerous.

Perhaps the only option is to retrieve all the dead monkeys directly from the river of time.

Therefore, Sun Wukong's request was undoubtedly a very simple request to the Jade Emperor, and it would have been more practical to ask for a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir directly.

"Other things?"

Sun Wukong was dumbfounded, staring at Niu Jun in disbelief.

He never imagined that what he thought was an impossible request would become a trivial matter in Niu Jun's words.

Fortunately, he wasn't stupid. After hearing Niu Jun speak, he hurriedly said, "Great Heavenly Venerable, I, Old Sun, have been suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years and have forgotten what the peaches of immortality taste like. So I beg the Great Heavenly Venerable to grant me a hundred or so peaches of immortality to taste."

After saying that, he seemed to think that the request was a bit difficult, so he immediately added, "Of course, it doesn't have to be a nine-thousand-year-old peach; a three-thousand-year-old or a six-thousand-year-old peach will do."

Upon hearing this, Niu Jun immediately turned his head to the side.

Shameful.

It's really embarrassing.

A hundred or so peaches would be enough.

They dare not ask for peaches that are nine thousand years old, but only peaches that are three thousand or six thousand years old.

Little did they know that a single Nine-Turn Golden Pill could be exchanged for hundreds of Nine-Thousand-Year Peaches.

Really.

Niu Jun really cried his eyes out.

This monkey really thinks of the Jade Emperor's best interests.

(End of this chapter)