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Zhang Taixuan: "If you were reincarnated five hundred times, and then remembered your memories before you were converted, you would be just as irritable!"

Yue Buqun: "Five hundred times. I wonder how many lifetimes the master has awakened his memories for?"

Xuanzang: "On the hundredth reincarnation, this humble monk awakened his memories. After that, I experienced the same things every time, and I couldn't let the Vulture Peak see through it. Do you know how hard it was for me?"

Su Xiaoxiao: "Isn't Master a high-ranking member of Mount Ling? Why are you afraid that Mount Ling will find out?"

Tang Xuanzang: "Hmph, high-ups, you're just talking! Don't try to guess what the Buddhas of Mount Ling are thinking. In your opinion, even if I were exposed, it probably wouldn't be a problem."

Tang Xuanzang: "However, I am unwilling to try this outcome. Hehe, after all, I am the one who will bear the danger, and I do not want to die without knowing why."

Umaru: "That's true! Sun Wukong is in such a miserable state. If the people of Mount Ling find out, Master might also have to take on a separate reincarnation package."

Su Xiaoxiao: "Most importantly, if the master exposes his Golden Cicada memories, that would be even worse!"

Zhang Sanfeng: "Five hundred reincarnations, all for the sake of obtaining the scriptures, all for the sake of converting Sun Wukong. Is it really that important?"

Ye Hei: "Legend has it that Sun Wukong was the stone that mended the sky. Is there any connection between them?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Uh, Ye Hei, you're reading a fanfiction, right? In Journey to the West, it's never said that Sun Wukong is the stone that mended the sky."

Hu Yifei: "That's true. The original Journey to the West only says it's a magic stone, not that it was left behind by Nuwa when she mended the sky."

Ye Hei: "...What I memorized was actually a secondary setting?!"

Ye Hei: "Let me check the original text—it really is a celestial stone. This is ridiculous. Since Sun Wukong has no real background, why would Mount Ling go to such lengths?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Why do you think that Sun Wukong, since he wasn't a stone used to mend the sky, has no significant background?"

Ye Hei: "??"

Ye Hei: "Is there some explanation behind this?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Huaguo Mountain is the ancestral vein of the ten continents and the source of the three islands. It is a land of outstanding natural beauty and spiritual energy."

Ye Hei: "I've seen that sentence too. Is there some mystery to it?"

Xuanzang: "Speaking of this, I am quite familiar with it. The Ten Continents refer to the Three Realms. The human realm has four continents: East Victory Divine Continent and West Bull Continent. Adding the celestial realm and other places, there are a total of ten continents. How great is the ancestral lineage of the Ten Continents?"

Tang Xuanzang: "The three islands refer to Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou. You are all cultivators, so you should know the fame of these three immortal islands. As for Sun Wukong, he is a pillar stone at the center of heaven and earth, which has been nurtured for countless years and has never been reincarnated. It can be said that Sun Wukong is the center of heaven and earth in this world, and he is born with great fortune."

Xuanzang: "No, what's so strange about someone attaining enlightenment from a mere stone?"

Zhang Sanfeng: "..." Was it transformed from the Heavenly Pillar of the World?

Su Xiaoxiao: "This is a completely new version I've never heard before! But what is the purpose of the World Pillar?"

Xuanzang said: "The Heavenly Pillar of the World represents the center of the world. The Heavenly Pillar is located on Mount Ling, which is the center of the world. Its fortune will greatly increase, and Buddhism and Taoism will flourish."

Su Xiaoxiao: "So that's how it is. I thought you, Master, were the most important person on the journey to the West! It turns out that Sun Wukong is the most important person on the journey to the West."

Umaru: "That's not right. Since Sun Wukong is so important, how could the Heavenly Court let him go? The Heavenly Pillar is so important, of course they would do everything they could to keep it in the East."

Xuanzang: "Who said the Heavenly Court relinquished power willingly? They were forced into it!"

Su Xiaoxiao: "Forced to do it?"

Tang Xuanzang: "Of course, otherwise, even if the Heavenly Pillar couldn't be preserved, it wouldn't be given to other forces even if it was destroyed."

Hu Yifei: "Then why wasn't it destroyed?"

Tang Xuanzang: "How could the Heavenly Court not have thought of destroying the Heavenly Pillar Stone? Judging from your appearance, you must have heard my story (Li Mahao). You should know about the time when Sun Wukong was thrown into Laozi's alchemy furnace."

Umaru: "I know that!"

Su Xiaoxiao: "In the end, Sun Wukong overturned the alchemy furnace and escaped!"

Tang Xuanzang: "Isn't that Heaven's destruction plan? Heaven wanted to refine Sun Wukong into a supreme elixir to help someone break through current limitations, end the cycle of reincarnation, and break through current shackles. Unfortunately, the will of Heaven is unpredictable, and the Heavenly Pillar is difficult to refine. In the end, even Laozi was left with a humiliating experience."

Tang Xuanzang: "The Heavenly Court was too greedy, vainly attempting to devour the Heavenly Pillar and seize creation. Rejected by the Heavenly Pillar, their fortune plummeted, and they had no second chance. Otherwise, if their fortune had fallen further, a divine calamity might have descended!"

Tang Xuanzang: "At this time, Buddha presented the Jade Emperor with the plan of the Journey to the West. On the one hand, he took Sun Wukong, who was transformed from the Heavenly Pillar, away from the Heavenly Court, so that he could try to subdue him; on the other hand, he also gave the gods of the Heavenly Court a chance to reconnect with Sun Wukong, make up for the lost fortune."

Chapter 323 Tang Sanzang's Plan, The Battle for the Heavenly Pillar Stone (4/7, Please Subscribe)

Tang Xuanzang: "If it were before the havoc in the Heavenly Palace, Mount Ling would naturally have had no chance at all. After all, how could the Buddha be qualified to covet something as precious as the Heavenly Pillar?"

Tang Xuanzang: "However, the Heavenly Court's fortune has declined, and the Heavenly Pillar has become a plague-like existence. The Jade Emperor has no choice but to accept it! As long as the Heavenly Pillar can be sent away, everything else is negotiable. If it can make up for the decline of the Heavenly Court's fortune, the Heavenly Court will welcome it even more."

Tang Xuanzang: "That's why you saw it—the Great Sage Equaling Heaven fought so hard that no one in Heaven dared to step forward, and in the end, Buddha had to intervene to suppress him. Hehe, did Heaven have no experts? No, the generals of the Thunder Department blocked Sun Wukong with their own hands. Heaven certainly didn't lack people. There were plenty of other celestial beings, stars, and officials, and they didn't die!"

Xuanzang said, "They're just afraid of getting their hands dirty and damaging their own luck. With the Buddha protecting them, who would risk losing their luck by showing off?"

Hu Yifei: "No wonder I wondered why the Heavenly Court didn't suppress Sun Wukong, but instead asked Buddha to step in. It turns out they were afraid of losing more of their fortune."

Su Xiaoxiao: "This also explains why the monkey had to call for help from many people he encountered on his journey to the West. It seems that his strength is very different from when he wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace. The reason is that at that time, the experts of the Heavenly Court all stayed at home and never fought with the monkey."

Umaru: "Isn't the Heavenly Court afraid that the Heavenly Pillar will really be subdued by Buddha?"

Tang Xuanzang: "Subduing the Heavenly Pillar is no easy task. Even with so many powerful figures in Heaven, they were still humiliated. Buddha is only one of the Five Elders of the Five Directions. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have had any chance of subduing the Heavenly Pillar."

Yue Buqun: "But in the story, Sun Wukong did indeed become the Victorious Fighting Buddha!"

Xuanzang: "This is where Tathagata's wisdom lies. In the distant Western Regions, their status is merely that of the Five Elders of the Five Directions, not at all top-tier. However, in the long-ago cycle of heaven and earth, Tathagata was already scheming. By accumulating fortune little by little, and reversing fortune little by little, there is a chance to turn the tide."

Bai Suzhen: "A long time ago?"

Xuanzang: "This plan had already begun when they were trying to convert me. When the time is right, heaven and earth will lend their strength; you should understand this principle, right?"

Umaru: "I know. Is it also a battle of destiny?"

Xuanzang: "That's right. The Buddha's salvation of me was also for the sake of destiny."

Su Xiaoxiao: "Do even fierce insects of heaven and earth possess great fortune?"

Tang Xuanzang: "Hehe, of course. Although the human race has the most fortune, the demon race and the fierce insects of heaven and earth also have fortune. As a six-winged golden cicada, I have a resounding name and naturally have a lot of fortune. In the Spirit Mountain and the Heavenly Court, Bodhisattvas and immortals like to convert the demon race. Besides needing guardian beasts and mounts, they also want to gather fortune."

Tang Xuanzang said, “I don’t know how many strange beings the Buddha has converted. Like grains of sand forming a tower, the fortune of Mount Ling is gradually gathering. As long as we convert Sun Wukong, who is transformed from the Heavenly Pillar, we will have the opportunity to surpass the Heavenly Court. This subtle change is hard for others to notice. By the time the Heavenly Pillar is transferred, the fortune will be set, and the Heavenly Court will be powerless to reverse it.”

Umaru: "How insidious!"

Su Xiaoxiao: "It's all a scheme. Even the Heavenly Court probably couldn't have imagined that Tathagata, one of the Five Elders of the Five Directions, would have the opportunity to turn Mount Ling into the center of the world."

Hu Yifei: "Who could have imagined this! The Heavenly Court is the ruler of the Three Realms, high above all others. They probably never thought that Tathagata would have the opportunity to realize his ambitions."

Ye Hei: "I never imagined the master's world background was so cruel."

Umaru: "Is the Moonlight Box still a treasure?"

Tang Xuanzang: "You even know about the Moonlight Box? It seems you do indeed understand the story of my world. That thing is just an ordinary object. The one who truly manipulates time is Tathagata! With that Moonlight Box, you can only travel to the point in time that Tathagata has arranged for you; it's impossible to travel to the time you want to go to."

Hu Yifei: "No wonder Supreme Treasure traveled through time so many times, but never arrived at the time he wanted. It turns out it was all pre-programmed."

Thor: "What are you talking about?"

Su Xiaoxiao: "Thor is a little confused. We're talking about the story of A Chinese Odyssey. You'll understand after you watch it."

Thor: "The story of Xuanzang? I just looked it up. There are legends about Xuanzang in my world too. I didn't expect he was a famous person."

Xuanzang: "That's not right!"

Xuanzang: "This story is not right!"

Ye Hei: "Wait a minute? Something's missing, or something's been added?"

Tang Xuanzang: "It's another cycle, the 501st time. This time the story matches up! Zixia, the White Bone Demon, and the Spider Demon have appeared. These people didn't appear in previous cycles. Is it because of the chat group, or did Buddha sense something and throw these people in?"

Su Xiaoxiao: "Weren't these people here before?"

Zhang Taixuan: "That's normal! When Buddhism is trying to convert others, it's impossible to offer them women right away. What if Sun Wukong gets addicted? Would Tathagata have to start several more cycles of reincarnation to reverse Tianzhu's thoughts?"

Zhang Taixuan: "You must understand that every variable that appears will lead to countless changes, and ultimately to failure. The lessons of the Heavenly Court are still fresh in our minds, and Buddha certainly wouldn't dare to be careless. Now, bringing in Zixia, the White Bone Demon, and others is probably a last resort!"

Tang Xuanzang: "Haha... That's right. We've reached a critical moment in the conversion process. If we fail, we die. If we succeed, everyone will be happy, and Mount Ling will advance further. If we fail, hehe, Mount Ling's fortune will also decline. With the lessons learned from Mount Ling and the Heavenly Court, I'm afraid no one will dare to take on this hot potato again!"

Su Xiaoxiao: "Judging from your tone, Master, you seem very happy? Could it be that you intend to cause trouble?"

Xuanzang: "Amitabha, well said, well said. What you said is wrong, female benefactor. How can it be said that you are causing trouble? You are clearly saving a hero from the clutches of the Buddha."

Fahai: "This..."

Tang Xuanzang: "If I don't go to hell, who will? I've decided, I must ruin Buddha's plan. Hehe... He'll never imagine that I've awakened my past memories! When the time comes, I'll outwit him, change the world, and destroy his sacred mountain!"

Umaru: "[Terrifyingly terrifying]"

Su Xiaoxiao: "Master, aren't you afraid of being attacked by a Buddha? With your strength, the Buddha could probably easily destroy you!"

Tang Xuanzang: "Afraid? Don't forget who I am. The Six-Winged Golden Cicada, the most wicked and ferocious insect in the world. As long as I can resolve the matter of Mount Ling and avenge myself, I'm willing to die!"

Zhang Taixuan: "You've told us all this in the hopes that we'll sabotage the Ling Mountain plan, right?"

Tang Xuanzang: "Indeed. Even if you are not from our world, do not contend for the destiny of heaven and earth, and do not wish to transcend our world, the Heavenly Pillar itself is a rare and priceless treasure. Don't you want to obtain it?"

Yue Buqun: "This... if I were strong enough, I would really be tempted. But for now, forget it. I can't withstand Tathagata's overwhelming force."

Zhang Sanfeng: +1

Xiong Ba: "I don't want to die either, that's Buddha!"

Bai Suzhen: "I dare not move! I dare not move!"

Chapter 324 Condensing the Thirty-Three Heavens, Tang Sanzang's Willful Pursuit (5/7, Please Subscribe)

Inviting the Moon: "This kind of thing is too far removed from my interests. I have no right to interfere in the conflict between gods and Buddhas."