Primordial Era: Refusing Hongjun's path to sainthood, I attained the Dao of Hunyuan.

Chapter 184 Duobao Battles Liu Er

Haotian understood the reasoning behind it and didn't want to cause trouble, so he simply pretended to be confused. He first sent Taibai Jinxing down to the mortal world to offer amnesty, bringing Sun Wukong to the Heavenly Court and giving him the sinecure of Bi Ma Wen (弼马温).

However, this sinecure was far from satisfying for Sun Wukong. One day, upon learning that it was merely a minor post for feeding horses, Sun Wukong flew into a rage, openly stormed out of the Heavenly Gate, and descended to the mortal realm.

Haotian, unhurried, sent heavenly soldiers and generals to capture him, but with Sun Wukong's current supernatural powers, how could he be easily subdued?

After some discussion, Haotian bestowed upon Sun Wukong the title of "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" and ordered him to guard the Peach Garden.

This finally gave the monkey some peace and quiet for a while.

Haotian is now just giving up. Since he intends to indulge in the power he holds, he's doing it decisively, even disregarding his own reputation.

However, although Sun Wukong had a period of peace, he was, after all, the protagonist of the Great Tribulation, and as the saying goes, "the tree may wish to be still, but the wind will not cease."

The peaceful days didn't last long before Sun Wukong caused trouble again. This time, he disrupted the Queen Mother of the West's Peach Banquet and even sneaked into Laozi's alchemy room, eating a gourd of Laozi's Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

After making a grave mistake, the monkey realized the trouble it had caused and quickly fled down to the mortal realm to hide back in Flower Fruit Mountain.

However, all of this was just an act. Whether it was the Queen Mother of the West's peaches of immortality or Laozi's Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, they were merely benefits that the two parties offered to Liu Er, the eldest disciple of Xuanhuang.

But Haotian still had to continue acting according to the script, so the second operation to capture Sun Wukong began.

This time, Haotian slightly strengthened his forces, even sending Yang Jian along. Even the incarnation of Laozi, the Supreme Saint of Taiqing, made a brief appearance during the battle.

The Vajra Bracelet, a magical artifact forged with the merits of his past deeds when he passed through Hangu Pass and converted the barbarians into Buddhas, was used to smash Sun Wukong, who was fighting against Yang Jian, and knock him down.

Yang Jian was then able to successfully capture Sun Wukong and bring him back to Heaven.

But then, as the script goes, instead of killing Sun Wukong by torture, they put him back into the Eight Trigrams Furnace to temper him, which ironically helped him refine his innate supernatural power, the Eye of Truth.

Thus, Sun Wukong, whose cultivation had greatly improved and whose supernatural powers had become even stronger, began to cause trouble again, wreaking havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

Haotian was pondering how to calm things down when a third party intervened. The newcomer was none other than the master of the Great Thunderclap Temple of the Western Spirit Mountain, and now the Buddha, the World Honored One, Tathagata.

It turned out that Duobao had ulterior motives. Firstly, this great calamity was destined to bring about the great prosperity of Buddhism, and Sun Wukong was the protagonist, so Buddhism naturally had to participate. Secondly, Duobao also wanted to compete with Liu Er, the eldest disciple of Xuanhuang Sect.

Duobao is currently very powerful. Firstly, he is the true successor of the three religions, all gathered in one person. Secondly, he is the master of Buddhism, blessed with good fortune. Thirdly, not long ago, he defeated Daoist Styx. Although he may have relied on the magic weapon of a saint, it is enough to show his strength.

Therefore, he has gained a reputation as the number one person below the sage in the Three Realms. However, this reputation is not very stable.

The reason lies with Liu Er.

Those minor characters who don't know Liu Er are fine, Liu Er has always been low-key and rarely has a reputation in the Three Realms.

But many years ago, his battle with Kong Xuan also shocked the Three Realms and left a deep impression on many powerful beings.

Now, with the previous great calamity and Kong Xuan's attainment of enlightenment, people have once again drawn attention to this lineage under the Xuanhuang School.

Since Kong Xuan has attained enlightenment, he is only the second disciple. As his senior brother, Liu Er, how weak could he be?

Therefore, some people analyze the powerful figures in the Three Realms and say that although Duobao is powerful, he can rank first among all the sects.

But besides these religions, there are still highly accomplished individuals.

Liu Er's strength is far superior to his.

Although Duobao did not care about fame, he still wanted to see who was better and witness Liu Er's supernatural powers.

This is also Duobao's current cultivation level, which has truly reached the point below the Hunyuan realm, a point where there is nowhere to advance or retreat.

His previous battle with Daoist Styx had been very rewarding.

However, Daoist Styx actually held back a lot and retreated without using his full strength.

This left Duobao helpless. Now that he had the opportunity to fight Liu Er, he naturally didn't want to miss it.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong was causing havoc in the Heavenly Court, rampaging and attacking everyone he encountered, heading straight for the Lingxiao Palace.

They boasted, "The throne of the gods takes turns, and this year it's my turn."

Suddenly, Sun Wukong stopped, feeling an inexplicable sense of oppression.

When he looked up, he felt as if the entire sky above him had been painted a dazzling gold.

The golden light grew increasingly dazzling, as if it had transformed the entire Three Realms into a golden spectacle.

Sun Wukong seemed to hear countless beings chanting scriptures, chanting Amitabha Buddha, and uttering countless sounds of praise and devotion.

In Sun Wukong's eyes, it seemed as if a boundless and majestic Buddha figure was reflected.

Sun Wukong had also seen this Buddha. When he was wandering in Xiniu Hezhou, almost every household on that continent worshipped such a Buddha.

He is the World Honored One of Vulture Peak, Shakyamuni, the Tathagata Buddha!

Sun Wukong felt a chill run down his spine, sensing something was wrong and realizing he had really gotten himself into trouble this time.

They were about to leave.

Suddenly, Sun Wukong paused, and his eyes became blurry. Soon, his eyes cleared again.

Although her appearance remained the same, her demeanor was as if she had become a completely different person.

The western horizon.

A colossal Buddha appeared, its form seemingly filling the heavens and earth. It was none other than the Tathagata Prabhutaratna.

The monkey shook itself, and its golden fur seemed to become even brighter, while its body also grew larger.

He emerged from the Thirty-Three Heavens.

"You want war?" The monkey's voice boomed like thunder, shaking the three realms.

Clearly, this is the real deal; it's not Sun Wukong, but Liu Er (the Six-Eared Macaque).

Duobao's expression also became serious, and he nodded.

"War is possible, but I fear that our battle will destroy all three realms," Liu Er added.

Upon hearing this, Duobao hesitated slightly.

Just then, a scroll suddenly flew in from beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, and the scroll seemed to grow larger as it went down.

In just a brief moment, it seemed to envelop the entire primordial world of the Three Realms.

When Duobao, Liuer, and the others realized what was happening, they had already found themselves in another world.

This world is also a primordial wilderness, and the three realms are exactly the same, except that there is no living being in this primordial wilderness.

There were only the two of them.

A map depicting mountains, rivers, and the state.

What enveloped the two in this world was clearly the Mountain and River Map of the Goddess Nuwa.

The voice of the goddess Nuwa also came from outside the world: "You two can fight in here."

Clearly, it was the goddess Nuwa who intervened, and she treated the fight between the two as a form of entertainment.

However, neither of them cared, and they were finally able to unleash their auras without restraint.

The primordial three realms depicted in this landscape painting were shaken and trembled, causing the winds and clouds to surge and change.

The monkey, covered in golden fur, grew increasingly ferocious in its eyes. In its hand, a golden light shone brighter and brighter, gradually transforming into a long staff that seemed to reach the heavens and the earth.

Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff).

This golden cudgel was used by Yu the Great to control the floods, and it has been imbued with merit, so its power is naturally considerable.

However, even in Sun Wukong's hands, its full power could not be unleashed.

Now, in Liu Er's hands, its true power has been unleashed!

(End of this chapter)