Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System-Chapter 271 - 253: The Chaotic Demon Tathagata and the Black Lotus Takes Root_2

Chapter 271: Chapter 253: The Chaotic Demon Tathagata and the Black Lotus Takes Root_2

"Amitabha, well said, well said." Tathagata, the Buddha, murmured a Buddhist chant, "This is an internal affair of the Asura Realm. What does it have to do with the ancient Buddhas?"

"If that’s the case, then I’m relieved." Ran Deng sighed, his face showing a hint of shame, "It is I who almost led the demon into the pure land of the Buddha Sect, thus I have come to confess my sin to the World-Honored One."

"A demon?" Tathagata, the Buddha, frowned.

"Before I came here, I made some inquiries," explained Ran Deng, "and found out that Ancestor Ming He, before slaying Youyu, revealed that Youyu was the Demon Ancestor Luo Hou."

"Luo Hou?" The Buddha’s expression changed drastically.

Boom!

Suddenly, dark clouds gathered over the Great Snow Mountain, thunder roaring, the myriad auspicious signs of this Holy Land of Buddhism all dissipating.

At the same time, a reflection slowly surfaced in the stream beside Tathagata, the Buddha.

The reflection was identical to Tathagata, the Buddha, with a calm smile on its face, quietly looking at him.

Soon, many wrinkles appeared on the face of the reflection, the corners of its mouth drooped, and it aged rapidly, turning into an old man, and then into a skeleton.

"Amitabha." Tathagata, the Buddha, remained unmoved.

Ran Deng, standing to the side, changed his expression slightly as he finally understood why Luo Hou had not said whom he was seeking.

It turned out to be Moluo!

Ran Deng had once banished Kinnara from the Buddha Sect, which led to Kinnara’s fall into demonhood; therefore, they had a history of grievances.

What Ran Deng couldn’t understand was how Moluo, who was last taken out of the Three Realms by a hand of Luo Hou, had returned now that the Luo Tian Seal was still not broken.

At the same time, the reflection in the water disappeared, coming ashore and transforming into tens of thousands of enchantingly beautiful women, who surrounded Tathagata, the Buddha.

Yet Tathagata, the Buddha remained firmly unmoved.

"Such techniques could never shake the Buddha heart of Shakyamuni," Ran Deng thought to himself with a cold smile.

Having been defeated by Shakyamuni’s Mahayana Buddhist Law with his own Hinayana Buddhist teachings, Ran Deng was very well aware of Shakyamuni’s profound mastery of Buddhist teachings; even the two Saints of the West might be no match for Shakyamuni in their understanding of the Buddhist Law.

Boom!

Moluo, failing in his attempt, then transformed into towering waves, roaring towards Tathagata, the Buddha.

These were waves formed by the congregation of thousands of Demonic Thoughts, ready to invade if Tathagata, the Buddha’s mind were impure, generating even the slightest stray thought or fear!

"In my Buddha’s mercy," Tathagata, the Buddha said with a serene expression, raising his hand to gently wave and shatter all of the illusions before his eyes.

A shadow of Moluo appeared in the water.

"Tathagata!" Moluo, with a fierce expression, suddenly transformed into a black lotus that appeared in front of Tathagata, the Buddha.

Ran Deng’s heart sunk. Was it over just like that? And had lost a twelve-grade extinction black lotus?

Whoosh!

At that moment, from within the black lotus, a blood-red black divine light shot out, directly entering the brow of Tathagata, the Buddha.

"Luo Hou!" Tathagata, the Buddha’s face changed drastically, as he closed his eyes and murmured a mantra while a nine-grade merit golden lotus appeared beneath him, emitting Buddha light and resonant, solemn chanting, suppressing all demons and ghosts.

Seeing this, Ran Deng was about to form hand seals, but in the next moment, he stopped.

Whoosh!

A multicolored divine bird flew over from a distance, swallowing both Tathagata, the Buddha and the extinction black lotus in one bite.

The divine bird gave a sorrowful cry, seemingly enduring tremendous pain, and without a moment’s hesitation, flew towards Mount Ling.

"Why would Kong Xuan come here?" Ran Deng, full of confusion and hesitating for a moment, quickly followed after him.

Obviously, Shakyamuni had been invaded by a Rahu Demon Mind harbored within the extinction black lotus; whether or not he could withstand it, Ran Deng had to be present.

...

Inside Kong Xuan.

Tathagata, the Buddha, was surrounded by a halo of Buddha light, eyes tightly closed, still contending against the Rahu Demon Mind.

After an indeterminate amount of time, the Buddha light receded from his body, and he opened his eyes.

"Shakyamuni, how is it?" The voice of Kong Xuan rang out, clearly enduring pain.

"It’s nothing," said Tathagata, the Buddha, and then he turned towards the nearby extinction black lotus.

That black lotus, emitting an aura of ferocity and destruction, had grown roots that were firmly entrenched within Kong Xuan’s body.

"The black lotus has taken root; a catastrophic disaster is imminent. No one in the Three Realms can escape," Tathagata, the Buddha spoke in a low voice.

"Quick... take this black lotus away!" Kong Xuan could no longer endure the pain, crying out in anguish.

The proud divine bird had never experienced such agony.

At that moment, the energy of Yin and Yang emerged within Kong Xuan, separating within her body. The Yin energy, attracted by the World-Ending Black Lotus, reincorporated into her flesh, while the Yang energy, drawn to the Meritorious Golden Lotus, coalesced around her Primordial Spirit.

As the offspring of Yuan Feng, Kong Xuan hadn’t differentiated between Yin and Yang after achieving enlightenment, meaning she had not distinguished between male and female.

It was not until this moment that Yin and Yang were divided, transforming her into a female.

"I have wronged you," Buddha Tathagata nodded and emerged directly from Kong Xuan’s abdomen, breaking through her back.

Kong Xuan could hardly care about this pain anymore. The World-Ending Black Lotus, much like a seed sprouting, was integrating with her Yuan Feng bloodline and extracting the Power of Nirvana from it.

Whoosh!

With a flap of her wings, she carried Buddha Tathagata back to Mount Ling.

At this moment, Ran Deng had already returned to Mount Ling ahead of them, summoning all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Vajras, and the like, to wait outside the Great Thunderclap Monastery.

Seeing the return of Buddha Tathagata, Ran Deng approached and asked, "World Honored One, how are things?"

"No impediments," Buddha Tathagata still responded in this way, then addressed the assembly saying, "During my cultivation in the Great Snow Mountain, demonic temptations sought to disturb my mind. Fortunately, Peacock Great Ming King Bodhisattva assisted me, suppressing the demon. I hereby formally recognize the Peacock as the Buddha Mother."

"Amitabha, well said, well said," the monks chanted in unison.

Afterwards, Buddha Tathagata allowed Ainavafu to operate, extracting the World-Ending Black Lotus, which was now Kong Xuan’s core.

Some of the higher-tier monks among the assembly could see that the World-Ending Black Lotus had already merged with Kong Xuan’s bloodline. To extract it forcefully would likely hurt her foundation.

Ainavafu, one of the disciples of Buddha Tathagata, while not the highest in cultivation, was adept in both the arts of mechanism and medicine, indeed possessing the ability to separate the World-Ending Black Lotus from Kong Xuan.

Shortly after, in a side hall of the Great Thunderclap Monastery.

After inspecting, Ainavafu said with a grave expression, "Bodhisattva, this Black Lotus has already merged with your bloodline. It will be very painful when I make the incision."

"Begin!" Kong Xuan commanded. Under the influence of the tyrannical and destructive nature of the World-Ending Black Lotus, she was struggling to suppress the ferocity within her heart.

The shadow of the World-Ending Black Lotus even vaguely surfaced on her abdomen.

Seeing this, Ainavafu spoke no further, manifested a short-bladed magical treasure in his hand, and began to wave it. Beams of divine light, like blades, penetrated into Kong Xuan’s abdomen.

This divine light did not harm Kong Xuan’s flesh but miraculously fell upon the roots of the lotus that had merged with her bloodline.

"This agony is killing me!" Kong Xuan, indeed, suffered immense pain, and between her brows, multicolored divine light, golden Buddhist radiance, and black demonic light alternated in their appearance.

Time passed, the three kinds of divine light vanished, and she, with her vitality greatly damaged, retained only a fraction of her strength.

A strange glint flashed in Ainavafu’s eyes as he made the final cut, at last extracting the World-Ending Black Lotus from Kong Xuan’s abdomen.

He then handed it over to a yellow-robed monk, instructing, "The Buddha has commanded that as soon as the Black Lotus is removed, it is to be taken to him. Hurry."

Ainavafu sent off the yellow-robed monk but failed to notice another black lotus faintly appearing within Kong Xuan’s abdomen.

"Hmm?" Kong Xuan, already seriously weakened, had no time to react before she saw the black lotus fly out, striking her unconscious.

The Black Lotus flashed with light, taking on Kong Xuan’s appearance.

Upon returning, Ainavafu exclaimed in surprise, "Bodhisattva, has your vitality already recovered?"

The false Kong Xuan said, "I am not your Bodhisattva."

Ainavafu demanded, "Who are you?"

The false Kong Xuan smiled, "Didn’t you just see me? You also helped me absorb the Power of Nirvana left within the Peacock’s body by Yuan Feng, aiding my early transformation."

Ainavafu’s expression changed, "You are Moluo?"

The false Kong Xuan sneered, "Moluo is no more; I am Wutian!"

As the voice fell, a demon light flashed, and the false Kong Xuan transformed into a black-robed man with long dark hair draped over his shoulders.

Whoosh!

The next moment, a powerful devouring force emerged from within Wutian, absorbing Ainavafu and the unconscious Kong Xuan into the Black Lotus.

"Hehe..." Finally, he gave a low chuckle and disappeared into the air.

At the same time, layers of dark clouds appeared in the sky above Mount Ling, ominously drifting away. This left the assembly of monks greatly troubled and perplexed.

A Buddha asked, "World Honored One, whence comes this dark cloud? The Saint Realm of Mount Ling is the pure land of Buddha Sect, never before enveloped by dark clouds."

Buddha Tathagata sighed, "This is Moluo’s illusion; a great calamity is approaching. It is fate, beyond human reckoning. Amitabha..."

The monks of Mount Ling were all deeply shocked.

Moluo’s illusion?

But during the last Peach Banquet, wasn’t Moluo taken away by a giant white skeletal hand?