Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 547 -

Chapter 547: 547

Chapter 547: 547

“I was born with spiritual wisdom in The Borderlands, and it was you who opened the spatial passage between The Borderlands and the Three Realms, allowing me to come to the Three Realms and gain today’s opportunity. That is a debt of gratitude! I’ve been hiding inside Ran Deng Buddha’s Glazed Lamp for years, stealing his Buddha Spiritual Power, and cultivated to the Quasi-Saint Realm. Now that I have the power to repay, of course, I won’t stand by idly!”

Hong Feng said candidly, not hiding anything, and then Sun Wukong suddenly understood. However, he indeed didn’t expect that the passage between the Two Realms he opened to escape himself would give Hong Feng the chance to escape from The Borderlands and have this fortune.

As causes sow, so does one reap the fruits; even in Buddhist teachings, there seems to be some truth to this.

“Hong Feng, back then this old Sun only opened the spatial passage in order to leave The Borderlands myself, not intentionally to save you.”

Seeing that Hong Feng was about to say more, Sun Wukong waved him off and continued, “However, if you insist that it is to repay a debt, I, old Sun, will not be nitpicking. Let’s say you are repaying your debt! You are powerful and also a spirit of the Demon Clan, truly a rare talent among our kind. From now on, you can stay peacefully in Flower-Fruit Mountain.”

Hong Feng nodded in agreement, which was as good as a promise; Sun Wukong knew his reticent nature and didn’t ask further. Then everyone dispersed.

…

Half a month later, in the backyard of the Golden Mountain Temple in the Great Tang of the Eastern Land.

“Who would have guessed, this delicate and tender little monk is actually the Divine Child, the ten reincarnations of the Golden Cicada Child, capable of carrying a vast amount of Heavenly Dao’s merit and destiny!”

Yuan Hong looked at the young Monk Jiang Liu’er, who was sweeping the fallen leaves in the backyard, smacked his lips and sighed.

“A body that has been a virtuous man for ten lifetimes, the merit and destiny accumulated by him alone is already incredible!”

Next to Yuan Hong was Sun Wukong himself, looking at his master from his past life, he suddenly felt very emotional. He had indeed sincerely accompanied Tang Seng on his Journey to the West to Seek Scriptures, but he had not foreseen such an ending.

Now, having lived again, Sun Wukong no longer held the same reverence for Tang Seng as he did in the past, because he had come to know that the entire journey was nothing more than a ruse by the Buddha Dao to trick the Heavenly Dao into giving away merit and destiny, a conspiracy that had been planned from the start. Apart from stealing merit and destiny, there was also a desire to eliminate dissenters and completely suppress the Demon Clan.

In his previous life, Sun Wukong had become an executor of this conspiracy, a sword in the hands of the Tathagata Buddha and the Jade Emperor, a special executioner to slay his own kind from the Demon Clan. When the sword was no longer sharp enough, the Tathagata Buddha simply exchanged it for another. Throughout it all, Tang Seng never truly helped him, and what he had steadfastly believed—obtaining the True Scriptures to universally enlighten sentient beings—now seemed so ludicrous!

“Yuan Hong, you will soon accompany Jiang Liu’er on the scripture-seeking journey to the Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain. Do you have any thoughts about it?”

Sun Wukong looked at Yuan Hong. As a naturally born and raised spirit monkey, he had quite an appreciation for Yuan Hong. It was only a pity that Yuan Hong was unlucky; during the Divine Enthronement War, he encountered the Erlang God Yang Jian and was trapped by the Mountains and Rivers Sheji Chart, ultimately destroying his Through-Arm Ape Monkey spiritual body, constantly under the influence of the Investiture of the Gods.

If it were not for his own rebirth that disrupted the trajectory of fate, Yuan Hong would probably have spent his whole life in that idle position among the Four Waste Star Lords!

“Thoughts? I don’t have any particular thoughts!”

Yuan Hong shook his head. He knew the role he played in this Journey to the West to Seek Scriptures, but what puzzled him was why so many powerful figures would focus their attention on him. First, it was the Tathagata Buddha and the Jade Emperor, then Yama Heavenly Son, and now even Sun Wukong, the Sect Hierarch of the Demon Cult, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, had appeared in person right beside him.

To tell the truth, Yuan Hong really did not know what to do next. Should he follow the Jade Emperor’s instructions and escort Jiang Liu’er to the Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain to seek the True Scriptures?

“My dear Sun wants you to act as if you have never met me before and protect Tang Seng on his journey to the West to seek the scriptures,” said Sun Wukong with a heavy voice. “However, you must pass on all the information you encounter along the way to my dear Sun. I will tell you exactly how to do it when the time comes!”

“Great Sage, what are you really planning? Why not just directly destroy the conspiracies of the Buddhist Sect and Heavenly Court instead of going through all this trouble?” Yuan Hong was very puzzled as he looked into Sun Wukong’s eyes filled with confusion.

“It’s true that this is a conspiracy of the Buddhist Sect and Heavenly Court. But being able to gain a great amount of merit and destiny, my dear Sun plans to reopen the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court. We need a great deal of merit and destiny, so… hehe!” Sun Wukong gave a mischievous smile, making Yuan Hong’s eyes widen in astonishment. Reopen the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court? Had he heard that right? Was Sun Wukong intending to restore the ancient glory of the Demon Clan?

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“Alright, no need for surprise! The Three Realms are now a tripartite power stand-off. For the long-term plan of the Demon Clan, reopening the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court is a necessity. That’s why my dear Sun needs the merit and destiny from the journey to the West to seek scriptures!” Sun Wukong waved his hand and said, “In any case, Yuan Hong, just pretend you’re following the agreement with the Jade Emperor to escort Tang Seng on the Journey to the West to seek scriptures, and always follow my dear Sun’s orders! By the way, I’ve already removed the contract from you just now. But to deceive others, my dear Sun has put a new contract on you that looks very similar to the one the Jade Emperor planted. If you don’t sense it carefully, they are indistinguishable. Don’t be nervous; this contract has no binding power. Instead, it will beneficial for your cultivation progress. Although you are protecting the scripture-seeking, don’t forget to continue practicing. You’ve only just recovered to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. Your cultivation is still a bit low; you should at least reach the Daluo Golden Immortal level!”

“Yes, Great Saint! Yuan Hong understands!” Yuan Hong nodded. He had always admired Sun Wukong deeply. Sun Wukong had been born many years after him, but his achievements were incomparably higher. That the Great Sage Equalling Heaven would condescend to come looking for him personally and help him remove the contract showed that Sun Wukong was much more sincere than the Jade Emperor!

It was undoubtedly going to be much more promising and reassuring following a leader like this compared to staying with the Jade Emperor!

“Alright, you’ve followed this little monk for a while now. Yuan Hong, you haven’t really met with him yet, have you?” A glint of golden light flashed in Sun Wukong’s eyes as he gazed toward the top of Jiang Liu’er’s head and suddenly chuckled. “Now, it’s time to say hello!”

Jiang Liu’er had grown up in the Golden Mountain Temple since he was a child, being indoctrinated with the misleading tricks of the Buddhist Sect. He had become a staunch protector of the Buddhist Sect, and he looked down on the Demon Clan and those of unsightly appearance with extreme disdain. In his past life, when he was seeking scriptures, Sun Wukong had been criticized by him countless times, his words laden with scorn. But at the time, being under the eaves, Sun Wukong had to bow his head and not take it to heart. Now, it seemed utterly worthless!

However, Jiang Liu’er was still just a half-grown child at this moment, not deeply poisoned by these teachings. Now was the perfect time for exposure!