Journey to the West: Become stronger by taking on disciples, start by recruiting a demonized Sun Wuk

"You knew this was a dead end, and as the eldest brother, not only did you not help your third brother, but you also made the same mistake with him!"

Yuanshi Tianzun now wants to find Taiqing Laozi immediately and question him about this matter face to face.

If Taiqing Laozi and Tongtian Jiaozhu really joined forces to hinder the prosperity of Buddhism and ruin the Journey to the West...

The Primordial Celestial Lord has decided that he must pull the two of them back from the wrong path!

However, after careful consideration, Yuanshi Tianzun suppressed his impulse.

My elder brother has always been a man of deep planning, and this move certainly has another purpose.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable decided to continue observing.

The underworld, within the six realms of reincarnation.

Empress Pingxin was dumbfounded.

The treasure in the monkey's hand is a spiritual treasure of acquired merit.

She had already investigated before, and now she's confirming it again.

The result was the same; nothing changed.

The weapon in Sun Wukong's hand is indeed a magical treasure acquired through merit—the Ruyi Jingu Bang!

This discovery shocked Empress Pingxin.

"Something's not right; there must be a problem!"

Suddenly, Lady Pingxin remembered that the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff) was forged by Laozi (the Supreme Lord Lao) using the iron from the Dinghai Divine Needle.

Her eyes lit up: "I've discovered a huge secret!"

"Is Laozi (Taishang Laojun) hindering the development of Buddhism and sabotaging the Journey to the West plan?"

"Sun Wukong's teacher was actually Laozi, not the Tongtian Sect Leader!"

The Sage Taiqing and Tongtian joined forces to obstruct the rise of Buddhism.

With a little trick, I got Sun Wukong to fight Ksitigarbha, which indeed caused this commotion.

The expressions on Zhunti and Jieyin's faces at this moment must be quite interesting.

Empress Pingxin's sharp gaze pierced through the netherworld, pointing directly to the Western Paradise, wanting to see the two leaders' embarrassed state.

In the Western Paradise, when Sun Wukong shattered Ksitigarbha's demon-subduing staff, Zhunti and Jieyin were also stunned.

But the shock quickly disappeared, replaced by a gloomy expression.

If even Yama, the King of Hell, could foresee this, how could the two sages not know it?

Zhunti's face turned ugly, and he sneered, "No wonder the Taiqing Dao Ancestor is so benevolent."

"Let my benevolent corpse assist the Buddhist pilgrims in refining acquired merit-based spiritual treasures!"

"What exactly did that Taiqing Laozi say back then?"

He said he would refine a spiritual treasure for the monkey to accumulate merit, so that it could kill without incurring karmic consequences, and he could also profit when Buddhism flourished.

"My fellow disciple and I were incredibly foolish to believe it!"

"Now I understand, it turns out that Taiqing Laozi has been plotting against my Buddhist sect all along!"

"A golden cudgel transformed from acquired merit and spiritual treasure can actually shatter Ksitigarbha's innate spiritual treasure? Does this Taiqing Laozi think we're fools?"

"The one truly plotting against our Buddhist sect behind the scenes isn't Tongtian, but rather Taiqing Laozi!"

Zhunti became more and more excited as he spoke!

He thought that Laozi of Taiqing had gone too far!

They actually treated his two fellow disciples like toys!

Previously, I always thought that it was the Tongtian Sect Leader who opposed Buddhism at every turn, hindered its prosperity, and sabotaged the Journey to the West.

Now you can see clearly, it's that Taiqing Sage who claimed to be inactive!

The guide's face was gloomy and his expression was serious.

"Junior brother, what I'm worried about is the one plotting against our Buddhist sect behind the scenes. It's Taiqing Laozi and Tongtian who are working together to do this."

"It's even possible that the Three Pure Ones brothers are plotting against Buddhism behind the scenes."

Zhunti was shocked: "Senior brother, I believe you that Taiqing Laozi and Tongtian are plotting against our Buddhist sect."

"But if you say that the Primordial One was also involved, I can't believe it."

"Yuanshi founded the Chan sect and elucidated the secrets of heaven; he was the least likely to defy the will of heaven."

"The flourishing of Buddhism is the inevitable trend of Heaven; how could Yuanshi Tianzun possibly scheme against it?"

Jieyin sighed softly, "If what you say is true, then the Three Pure Ones were forced to take the Elixir of Immortality during the Investiture of the Gods."

"But we fellow disciples who also participated in the Investiture of the Gods were completely unharmed."

"So they were jealous of us and wanted to use this Journey to the West plan to drag us down with them and make us take the Elixir of Death."

"Junior brother, do you think so?"

Zhunti's pupils contracted sharply, and he said in a panic, "Senior brother, is this true?"

The guide said seriously, "That's entirely possible!"

Zhunti immediately flew into a rage: "This is too much! This is too much!"

"It was the Dao Ancestor who forced the Three Pure Ones to consume the Elixir of Immortality. What does that have to do with us, my fellow disciples!"

"No, senior brother, I can't swallow this."

"I'm going to confront Laozi, the Supreme Lord of Heaven!"

"I'm going to find out what's going on with that golden cudgel!"

This time, Jieyin failed to stop Zhunti.

This matter must be clarified with the Supreme Sage in person.

"Junior brother, wait a minute, your senior brother will go with you, so we can look after each other!" the guide said.

Zhunti nodded and said, "Senior brother, let's go find Taiqing Laozi now!"

"If he doesn't give my fellow disciples an explanation today, then we will..."

Zhunti suddenly stopped.

He suddenly understood.

Even if Taiqing Laozi doesn't give them an explanation, there's nothing they can do about it.

The difference in strength is too great; we simply can't win.

Zhunti was speechless.

Jieyin continued, "If that Taiqing Laozi refuses to give us an explanation, we will go to Zixiao Palace and ask the Dao Ancestor to judge right and wrong!"

Zhunti readily agreed: "Yes, if that Taiqing Laozi cannot give a satisfactory answer, then we will ask the Dao Ancestor to uphold justice!"

After saying this, the two saints, Zhunti and Jieyin, strode away from the Western Paradise.

Zhunti and Jieyin immediately rushed towards the Sanqing Courtyard.

The sages Nuwa, Yuanshi, and Pingxin immediately noticed their actions.

Chaos, Nuwa Palace.

Nuwa laughed loudly.

"The expressions on Zhunti and Jieyin's faces must be hilarious!"

"What can they possibly do by rushing to find Taiqing like this?"

"I'm waiting to see them get a good beating from the Taiqing."

Nuwa imagined that scene.

When Zhunti and Jieyin saw Sun Wukong interrupt Ksitigarbha's magical treasure with his golden cudgel, their expressions must have been quite unpleasant.

It was this anger that drove them to Taiqing.

But they didn't consider what use it would be even if they found Taiqing.

Can the two of them win if they join forces?

Chaos, Jade Void Palace.

Seeing the unpleasant expressions on Zhunti and Jieyin's faces, Yuanshi Tianzun was secretly delighted.

As they walked toward the Sanqing Courtyard, Yuanshi Tianzun's face immediately darkened.

"snort!"

Yuanshi Tianzun sneered, "Those two fools, Zhunti and Jieyin, actually dared to cause trouble for Taiqing Laozi! They are utterly stupid!"

"I truly regret being deceived by them back then and taking these two good-for-nothings as my disciples."

Yuanshi Tianzun stared intently at Zhunti and Jieyin, wanting to see how these two would explain themselves to Taiqing Laozi.

The underworld, the place where the six realms of reincarnation converge.

Empress Pingxin touched her belly and laughed heartily.

"Very good!"

"This show is getting more and more interesting. Those two shameless bastards, Zhunti and Jieyin, are now actually going to question Taiqing Laozi."

"They're courting death. Even if the two of them team up, they can't beat me."

A battle between juniors has escalated into a war between saints.

Empress Pingxin believed her plan was very successful.

"We witches are not stupid, we just didn't bother with scheming in the past."

Empress Pingxin thought, "Our witch clan is also skilled at scheming."

Chaos, the Sanqing Courtyard.

Sun Wukong used his Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel) to break the innate spiritual treasure of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Taiqing Laozi was stunned: "That's the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel)?"

Even Laozi himself couldn't believe it.

He began to wonder, "The Ruyi Jingu Bang is so powerful, how come I didn't know?"