Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 514: Testing, Responding to All Changes with Unchangeability (4th Update!)

Chapter 514 -514: Testing, Responding to All Changes with Unchangeability (4th Update!)

“Naive?”

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva’s expression darkened, “Guanyin, what do you mean?”

“What do you think it means?”

Guanyin Bodhisattva continued with a cold laugh, “Samantabhadra, do you really think the Buddha just wanted us to deliver a message? This is clearly a test. Can’t you see it?”

The words of Guanyin Bodhisattva caused Samantabhadra Bodhisattva’s expression to change abruptly: “A test? Yes, it’s a test! Indeed, it’s a test! Damn it, how did I not realize it?”

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva wasn’t a fool. With Guanyin Bodhisattva’s reminder, he quickly realized—given the strength of the Tathagata Buddha, if he truly wanted to send a message to the Jade Emperor, a single thought would suffice. Why would he need both of them, two great Bodhisattvas, to make the trip? And he instructed them not to peek, clearly testing them!

The Tathagata Buddha had begun to suspect them!

“Now, how should we respond?”

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva was somewhat panicked. He indeed had other plans in mind, but hadn’t yet decided whether to completely betray the Buddhist sect and join the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult. Moreover, he hadn’t prepared his declaration of defection yet!

“Meet constancy with change!”

Guanyin Bodhisattva said gravely, “Didn’t the Buddha ask us to deliver the message? We’ll just calmly deliver it. We won’t look at anything else, won’t listen to anything else, and immediately return to the Spiritual Mountain after delivering it, then retreat into our Cave Heaven to cultivate without interfering in anything!”

“Exactly, exactly! That’s what we’ll do!”

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Samantabhadra Bodhisattva nodded repeatedly, looking at Guanyin Bodhisattva with newfound respect. Guanyin was indeed meticulous in thought—it was no wonder she had early on spotted the extraordinariness of Sun Wukong and had established a relationship with Flower-Fruit Mountain. If only he had Guanyin’s foresight, he wouldn’t be so passive now!

Without further ado, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva continued to travel with Guanyin Bodhisattva through the clouds towards the Heavenly Court.

At Flower-Fruit Mountain, within the Water Curtain Cave Heaven.

“Teacher, was the figure just now above the firmament the Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor?”

When the figure of the Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor appeared in the firmament to issue orders, Sun Wukong had just returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain. Over the years, he had cooperated closely with the arrangements of Leng Xuan and others to spread the teachings of the Demon Cult, significantly expanding the influence of Flower-Fruit Mountain. According to the conclusions drawn by Leng Xuan and others, it was almost sufficient!

Next, Leng Xuan and others could continue the follow-up. Sun Wukong no longer needed to take action; his primary task now was to urgently enter seclusion to cultivate, to sever the Third Corpse – Corpse of Desire, and then attempt to unite the Three Corpses with the Dao and prove the Tao and become a saint.

“Indeed, that was the teacher!”

To Sun Wukong’s question, Puti Patriarch nodded affirmatively, “The number one man in the Three Realms, the current Three Realms were formed after the teacher reopened the cosmos with his supreme magical power. You could say that the Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms is the embodiment of the teacher!”

“So you’re saying that by opening heaven, one can control a part of the world?”

A glimmer of sharpness flashed in Sun Wukong’s eyes. Although Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor had only revealed a projection above the sky, the terrifying aura that suppressed thousands of daos deeply shook Sun Wukong’s heart and opened the door to a new world for him.

In his previous life, Sun Wukong had not had the fortune to meet Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, and he had hardly even heard of him. Now, having seen him, he understood what disparity meant. Compared to Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, beings like Tathagata Buddha were simply heaven and earth apart, and even Leader Tongtian and The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord did not make as deep an impression on Sun Wukong as Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor had.

If Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor truly descended, not to mention other aspects, just this one projection was beyond what Sun Wukong could contend with!

“Indeed so!”

Puti Patriarch nodded, “Being able to open heaven and connect the existing world to the main world of the Three Thousand Great Daos allows one to control the Heavenly Dao of the existing world and stabilize it. However, from the Ancient Primeval till now, only the Great God Pangu and the teacher have had this ability. Great God Pangu was too impatient when opening heaven; he forced the process and ultimately could not withstand the tremendous backlash of opening heaven and perished. Therefore, Wukong, do not attempt to open heaven until you have sufficient strength!”

“Master, rest assured, I was just asking! My main task now is to sever the Third Corpse, quickly prove the Tao and become a saint. Thinking too much about other things won’t help!”

Sun Wukong nodded, paused for a moment, and then asked, “Master, I always feel that the decree from Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor is in favor of me and extremely beneficial for the whole Flower-Fruit Mountain. Is this just my illusion?”

“This decree indeed benefits Flower-Fruit Mountain!”

Puti Patriarch affirmed, “The third cosmic catastrophe will last six hundred years, and within the first five hundred years, no power greater than that of a saint level is allowed to emerge in the Three Realms. It is clearly biased towards Flower-Fruit Mountain! With this decree, Flower-Fruit Mountain will have five hundred years of peace and time for development.”

“That’s weird. I don’t even know Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, so why would he suddenly appear and issue such an order?”

Sun Wukong’s brow furrowed slightly. There is no unprovoked love in this world. It was clear that the decree from Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor was partial, aiding Flower-Fruit Mountain. More precisely, it was favoring him. Yet, Sun Wukong and Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor had never met face to face. Why would Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor help his Flower-Fruit Mountain instead of the orthodox Taoist Sect’s Heavenly Court? It was truly puzzling!

“Well, I don’t know either. The teacher’s thoughts have always been profound and unpredictable, not something we can fathom!”

Puti Patriarch was stumped by the question and after a long thought, he could only smile wryly and shake his head, “Regardless, Flower-Fruit Mountain is the beneficiary now. We should take advantage of these five hundred years to enhance our cultivation strength, expand our power, and gather more power of faith, striving to rebuild the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court within these five hundred years. Then, even if a holy war arrives, we can face it without fear!”

“Master makes a good point!”

Sun Wukong nodded, then suddenly scratched his head looking somewhat troubled, “Master, you want me to quietly continue my closed-door cultivation, but I feel it’s not much help! My realm is already stable, and I’ve been trying to sever the Third Corpse – Corpse of Desire, but without much success. I guess staying in the Heaven-Piercing Tower any longer will be the same. Isn’t there any way to quickly enhance my cultivation?”

“Cultivation is like rowing upstream; there’s no shortcut. It’s all about persistence!”

Puti Patriarch shook his head, then his tone shifted slightly, “However, it’s not entirely impossible! There is one place that should be able to help accelerate your cultivation, allow you to quickly sever the Third Corpse – Corpse of Desire, and maybe even aid in uniting with the Dao!”

“Where is that?”

“It’s the Borderlands, a place you have visited before!”