Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 500 - : Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree (1st Update!)

“Wukong!”

The fog of confusion on Puti Patriarch’s face dissipated as he revealed a kind smile towards Sun Wukong. This disciple had truly brought him too many surprises.

“Master, how come…”

Sun Wukong was somewhat stunned. He had never expected Puti Patriarch to actually appear to save him!

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In his previous life, Puti Patriarch had forbidden him from revealing their master-disciple relationship to the outside world. Sun Wukong had always been puzzled by this until in his current life on Spiritual Mountain he encountered the Amitabha Buddha, who had been imprisoned in the Sukhavati Realm. That was when he finally understood—Puti Patriarch was Zhun Ti Daoist, the second sect hierarch of the Western Cult!

After Tathagata Buddha usurped the Mahayana Buddhism that had evolved from the Western Cult, Amitabha Buddha was imprisoned, while Zhun Ti Daoist escaped from Spiritual Mountain. He found the Three-Star Cave Heaven on the Spiritual Platform Mountain and developed it in secret. Over the years, he had been covertly teaching disciples, hoping to one day seek revenge on Tathagata Buddha.

For every disciple that left Three-Star Cave Heaven, Puti Patriarch instructed them never to reveal their master-disciple relationship to anyone, nor mention Spiritual Platform Mountain, so as not to alert Tathagata Buddha. Under the concealment of Puti Patriarch’s formidable cultivation strength, though Tathagata Buddha had been searching for Zhun Ti Daoist’s whereabouts all these years, he never suspected that Zhun Ti Daoist had changed his name to Puti Patriarch and was amassing power on Spiritual Platform Mountain in the Western Cattle Gift State, successfully deceiving him for so long!

According to the original trajectory of the Heavenly Dao, the prosperity of the Buddhist Sect was destined, beyond the power of mortals to change. Even with Puti Patriarch’s efforts, he would have been wasting his time trying to stop the rise of the Buddhist Sect that Tathagata Buddha represented. That is, until Sun Wukong appeared.

Puti Patriarch had long predicted the arrival of a fateful disciple who would eventually bring significant change to Heaven Realm and the Buddhist Realm, but the exact nature of this change was unclear. This disciple was Sun Wukong.

However, in this life, Sun Wukong’s entrance was starkly different from his previous one—the timing was earlier, his cultivation higher, and his name was already known. His talent was so incredible that it was almost perverted; he even possessed a Heavenly Demon Body!

What was key was that Puti Patriarch could not divine any information about Sun Wukong whatsoever. The only explanation for this was that Sun Wukong’s fate had completely slipped out of the control of the Heavenly Dao. He was the variable, the one who could alter the trajectory of destiny!

Such an existence was called a usurper of heaven!

After a period of observation, Puti Patriarch had fully confirmed Sun Wukong’s identity as a usurper of heaven. Therefore, he had imparted all his knowledge to him, even the deepest secrets of the Taoist scripture that he himself had not yet fully comprehended.

However, when Sun Wukong left, Puti Patriarch still warned him not to leak their master-disciple relationship to others, to avoid their connection being discovered by Tathagata Buddha.

Over the years, Sun Wukong had made a great name for himself in the Three Realms, causing complete upheaval in both the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect. Though Puti Patriarch had never intervened directly, he had always been paying close attention, and Sun Wukong’s performance had surprised him greatly.

Initially, he thought that seeking revenge against Tathagata Buddha was hopeless. However, due to Sun Wukong’s emergence, the trajectory of the Heavenly Dao had changed. This faint hope had gradually begun to shift towards reality, drawing closer and closer, to the point of being within reach!

Puti Patriarch also knew about this time when the Jade Emperor and Tathagata Buddha used Zi Lan Fairy as bait to trap and besiege Sun Wukong in the Heavenly Court. He hesitated about whether to intervene or not. If he did, his long-hidden identity would undoubtedly be exposed to Tathagata Buddha, and he could no longer conceal it.

Actually, the Puti Patriarch had already arrived when Zi Lan Fairy took the fatal blow for Sun Wukong and perished. If he had intervened at that time, he could have absolutely prevented Sun Wukong’s demonic possession, and Sun Wukong would not have had to go through the ordeal of his physical body disintegrating into ash and smoke. The instant he saw Sun Wukong’s body turn to ash and vanish, an immense regret filled the Puti Patriarch’s heart. Therefore, this time, he would absolutely not stand by and watch Sun Wukong die at the hands of Tathagata Buddha and Ran Deng Buddha.

“Buddha, if you want to harm my disciple of Puti, you’ll have to ask if I consent!”

Tathagata Buddha sized up Puti Patriarch and suddenly, his expression changed. He recognized him: “Are you… Zhun Ti Buddha?”

After the Western Cult transformed into Mahayana Buddhism, the Guiding Daoist changed his name to Amitabha Buddha, and the Zhun Ti Daoist became Zhun Ti Buddha. Unfortunately, before Mahayana Buddhism could establish a firm foundation, Tathagata Buddha usurped its achievements and replaced it with Theravada Buddhism. The vast difference between the two sects caused Zhun Ti Buddha’s whereabouts to become unknown.

Tathagata Buddha was well aware that Zhun Ti Buddha must have sensed something was amiss and fled early. Over the years, he had been relentlessly searching for Zhun Ti Buddha’s whereabouts but never expected that Zhun Ti Buddha would dare to preach under his nose in the Western Cattle Gift State—perhaps this was what they meant by “darkness beneath the light.”

“Indeed, it is I! I am now known as the Puti Patriarch, my abode is at Spiritual Mountain in the Western Cattle Gift State, at the Slanting Moon Three-Star Cave! Sun Wukong is my most proud disciple!”

Puti Patriarch declared with a loud voice, his words full of pride and vehement passion, something he had long wanted to proclaim boldly in front of Tathagata Buddha. Today, he had finally realized this wish!

“Western Cattle Gift State? It was there all along! No wonder!”

Tathagata Buddha’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he felt a surge of annoyance. Why hadn’t he thought to thoroughly search the Western Cattle Gift State all these years?

“Zhun Ti, you’ve hidden for so many years, and now you finally dare to show yourself. It seems that this demon monkey indeed holds significant weight in your heart!”

The gaze of Tathagata Buddha became cold and sharp, his face no longer showing any trace of his majestic and dignified appearance. The so-called compassionate demeanor was merely a deceit for the faithful. Gods and Buddhas were cultivated from humans and still harbored their seven emotions and six desires, merely buried deep on everyday occasions. Who could truly relinquish them?

Even with the composure of Tathagata Buddha, the sight of Puti Patriarch threw his Buddha-heart into chaos. Looking at Sun Wukong, he couldn’t help but feel this was all part of a conspiracy designed specifically against him!

“Of course!”

Puti Patriarch did not deny it and simply nodded his head, “Just now, I was a step too late, and Wukong almost fell victim to you all. But now it’s different! With me here, I’d like to see who can harm my disciple?”

With a flip of his palm, a short staff shaped like a branch and shining with the glow of seven treasures appeared in his hand, pointed obliquely at both Tathagata Buddha and Ran Deng Buddha. A domineering aura began to rise from his being.

“The Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree!”

Tathagata Buddha’s eyelid twitched, the seven-colored staff in Puti Patriarch’s hand was indeed his enlightening magical treasure, the superb Innate Spiritual Treasure known as the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, famed for its ability to cleanse all things!