I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan-Chapter 785 - 529 Preparing to Leave

"Great Saint, that bald fellow is about to make a bet with you to fly out of his Five Fingers Mountain. You must remember not to stop. Keep flying, one Somersault Cloud after another without a single pause. And watch his hand; he'll use magic to transform it into the Five Fingers Mountain to suppress you."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong's face flashed with surprise before he murmured thoughtfully, "It seems I cannot escape this calamity, but so be it! What have I to fear?"

Lingling looked very worried. "Then please be careful."

She knew she couldn't help in a battle of this magnitude; she was just an ordinary person.

Sun Wukong gave a slight nod. Then, with a flicker of his body, he appeared in mid-air to face Tathagata directly.

"Old baldy, I never thought the old Jade Emperor would actually manage to call you here. Cut the nonsense. If you want a fight, let's fight."

Tathagata chuckled faintly. "Sun Wukong, you have wreaked havoc across Heaven and Earth. This poor monk is merely acting in accordance with the rules."

As he spoke, he glanced down at Yang Jian. "Erlang God... you aren't thinking of lending a hand, are you?"

Dealing with Sun Wukong was simple, and so was handling Yang Jian. The complication, however, was the Chan Teachings supporting him. Although This Master had led him beyond the pass to establish Buddhism, transforming him into the Tathagata, he was, in essence, a defector from Taoism. Now, during the Journey to the West tribulations that were meant to usher in an era of Buddhist prosperity, he had no desire to provoke the sensitive Chan Teachings.

"Don't worry, I won't interfere," Yang Jian said flatly. "This is between you and the monkey. You two handle your own business. Just as long as you don't get any ideas about my Guanjiangkou."

"Excellent," Tathagata replied with a faint smile before turning back to Sun Wukong. "I won't bully you. Let's make a wager. If you can fly out of my palm, you win. From that moment on, I will stay out of the affairs between you and the Celestial Court completely. If you can't fly out, then you must do exactly as I say."

Sun Wukong's brow furrowed slightly as his gaze instinctively flickered to Lingling, who stood beside Yang Jian. He hadn't expected this young girl to have already figured out Tathagata's conspiracy. But with matters having come to this, Sun Wukong had already made up his mind. He knew he couldn't escape from Tathagata's palm; the difference in their power was simply too vast. Therefore, Tathagata's intention wasn't to kill him, likely as a show of respect for his own master.

With a faint smile, Sun Wukong said, "Alright."

Standing beside Yang Jian, Lingling watched as a scene from the book "Journey to the West" began to unfold before her very eyes.

Sun Wukong battled Tathagata with magic, only to be suppressed under the Five Fingers Mountain and sealed with a talisman. She knew Sun Wukong was destined to be suppressed for five hundred years before being released by Guanyin Bodhisattva to embark on the pilgrimage to the West to retrieve the scriptures.

During this time, Lingling studied Taoist arts with Yang Jian while frequently visiting the Five Fingers Mountain to bring Sun Wukong treats and drinks.

「And so, five hundred years whisked by in a flash.」

Meanwhile, back in the hospital outside the Virtual World, Xia Liang and the others were moved to tears by the scene unfolding in the Journey to the West World. Regardless of wind or rain, lightning or thunder, no matter how harsh the weather, Lingling would faithfully visit Sun Wukong beneath the Five Fingers Mountain.

Those five hundred years in the Journey to the West World were merely five hours in the real world. The time passed in a blur, yet Lingling never grew any taller, remaining just as small as before.

"Mr. Xu, when will Lingling's Desire Manifestation Magic come to an end?" Zhu Qing asked Xia Liang after a moment's hesitation.

Everyone had initially assumed Lingling would emerge soon after entering the Journey to the West World and interacting with Sun Wukong for a bit. But seeing that she still hadn't returned even after Sun Wukong had been suppressed for five hundred years, they all started to panic.

"Her bond with Sun Wukong isn't over yet," Xia Liang said with a gentle smile. "She can come out once Sun Wukong completes his pilgrimage. Only by accompanying Sun Wukong to the very end of his journey can she complete the life story she imagined for him. She won't come out before then. If you're tired, you can go rest for a while. It will take two or three days at most for her to emerge. To her, the experiences in the Journey to the West World will be equivalent to having lived an extra five hundred years."

Ling Er and Zhu Qing nodded slightly and then went out to eat. Just knowing their daughter was safe was enough to set their worried hearts at ease, at least for now. The fact that their daughter could have such an experience was a small consolation for their current separation, and they were naturally very grateful to Xia Liang.

The others in the hospital, along with the online audience, were visibly surprised by Xia Liang's words. They hadn't expected this Desire Manifestation Magic to be so mysterious and incredible. The ability to produce such an amazing effect gave everyone a newfound respect and awe for Xia Liang's magic. Letting someone enter a Virtual World and interact with its inhabitants was already astounding. Now, the fact that Lingling would get to experience Sun Wukong's entire life was even more incredible—a truly wondrous experience that countless people could only dream of. Naturally, everyone was incredibly envious. This was on a completely different level from the Desire Manifestation Magic used by those internet celebrities.

The livestream lasted for three full days. Inside the Virtual World, Lingling followed in Sun Wukong's footsteps, completing the entire Journey to the West.

「On this day, Sun Wukong was conferred the title of Victorious Fighting Buddha, becoming a new protector of Buddhism.」

And Lingling was at Guanjiangkou to welcome him. They had arranged to meet here for one last time.