Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 552 - Only One Chance (Second Update)

Chapter 552 -552: Only One Chance (Second Update!)

Chapter 552 -552: Only One Chance (Second Update!)

(PS: Got held up, the update is late, still 6 p.m. tonight!)

“Why me? I am not the only one on this Journey to the West to Seek Scriptures. Why did the Great Sage choose me?”

Facing the condition proposed by Sun Wukong, the Little White Dragon Ao Lie was indeed very tempted. However, he was also somewhat puzzled because, in such a significant undertaking as the Journey to the West to Seek Scriptures, there were definitely others escorting Tang Seng, as scripture guardians. So why did Sun Wukong specifically choose him?

“Did I ever say that you were the only one?”

The corners of Sun Wukong’s mouth lifted, “Apart from you, there’s also the Through-Arm Ape Monkey Yuan Hong and Tang Seng himself!”

Upon hearing this, Ao Lie couldn’t help but inhale a breath of cold air. He had heard about the capabilities of the Through-Arm Ape Monkey Yuan Hong, a fierce figure capable of arm-wrestling with the Erlang God Yang Jian during the Divine Enthronement War. Although silent in the Heavenly Court for many years, he had now reincarnated to regain his spiritual body as a Through-Arm Ape Monkey, and his strength was surely incomparable to before, likely the main scripture defending force in this Journey to the Western Heaven.

And there was no need to mention Tang Seng, who was the true scripture seeker. Sun Wukong had even managed to subdue Tang Seng!

“What do you think, Ao Lie? Have you thought it through? There’s only one chance, miss this, and it’s missed forever!”

Sun Wukong looked at Ao Lie and said with a light smile, yet a glint of cold light flashed through his eyes. If Ao Lie refused, Sun Wukong might have to resort to killing him today!

The matter of seeking scriptures was of great significance. Whether the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult could reopen the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court depended on seizing enough merit and destiny from the hands of the Buddhist and Daoist sects during this Journey to the West. There was absolutely no room for failure!

If Ao Lie disagreed, he would surely report what Sun Wukong had discussed today to the Heavenly Court or Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain, putting the entire plan at risk of failing completely. Sun Wukong would never allow such a situation to happen!

If he agreed, he would be one of them, and everything could be amicably discussed; if not, he would be the enemy, and mercy could not be afforded!

Although there wasn’t much threatening intent in Sun Wukong’s words, Ao Lie was no fool. He clearly understood that after hearing the secrets told by Sun Wukong, he no longer had the power to refuse. Refusal meant only one path: death!

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Moreover, he didn’t want to refuse!

“Graced by such high regard from the Great Sage, I am truly overwhelmed with honor! If I, the little dragon, were to refuse, it would be overly pretentious! As the Great Sage commanded, here I, Ao Lie, swear with the blood soul of my dragon clan, from today onwards I will be loyal to the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult, following only the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong. I will carry out the Journey to the West as commanded. Should I betray this vow, let my dragon soul fall eternally into the abyss of hell, never to be reborn!”

To Sun Wukong’s slight surprise, Ao Lie actually made such a grave vow, and then he nodded, very satisfied. This young dragon was truly a character; when it was time to make a decision, he didn’t hesitate. His visit today was not in vain!

With a flip of his hand, a jade slip appeared in Sun Wukong’s palm, which he passed over to Ao Lie: “This is the Dragon God Art, the top-tier cultivation technique of the dragon race. Nowadays, the Dragon Race has long lost it. Today, I, Old Sun, pass it on to you. You must diligently cultivate and are strictly forbidden from privately teaching it to others, even to your closest kin. Understand?”

The Dragon God Art was a technique Sun Wukong had obtained from Ying Long and Ying Tian, most suitable for the Dragon Race’s cultivation. It had long been lost among the Dragon Clan of the Four Seas, not even heard of, but Ao Lie was still able to discern its value. With just a sweep of his divine sense over the jade slip, Ao Lie confirmed that this was indeed a top-tier cultivation technique created specifically for the Dragon Race!

Sun Wukong was surprisingly generous; he had bestowed such a supreme cultivation technique upon receiving a mere pledge of loyalty. Pledging loyalty to the Great Sage Equalling Heaven was indeed the wisest decision!

At that moment, Ao Lie, the White Dragon, knelt on the ground and respectfully paid his homage to Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong did not stop him; unlike the brotherly bonds with his past life’s martial brothers, he was now the Sect Hierarch of the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult. There was a hierarchical relationship between him and the White Dragon, and he needed to balance benevolence with authority, not getting too close.

After giving a few more instructions, Sun Wukong mounted the clouds and flew towards Flower-Fruit Mountain. The personnel arrangements were nearly complete; now, he awaited the commencement of the Journey to the West for scriptures. Sun Wukong could not help but think, what expressions would Tathagata Buddha and Jade Emperor wear upon discovering that their plans had largely served to benefit the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult?

It would be quite spectacular!

He truly longed for that day to come soon!

…

Time flew swiftly; five years passed, and Jiang Liu’er reached the age of eighteen. Five years of seclusion and cultivation, aided by the resources clandestinely provided by Flower-Fruit Mountain, had brought some competence to his Immeasurable Merit Determination. His cultivation had also advanced to the Earth Immortal Realm, with the merits of ten lifetimes of virtue culminated in his body forming a Merit Golden Body.

The Immeasurable Merit Determination’s unique characteristic was that those who practiced it faced no Three Disasters and Nine Tribulations; how could one’s cultivation, formed by gathering the merits and fortunes of the Heavenly Dao, be tested again by the Heavenly Dao?

Therefore, unless Jiang Liu’er actively revealed his cultivation, perhaps only Sun Wukong’s Void-Breaking Starry Eyes could see the Merit Golden Body within him; even a Heavenly Dao Saint would not discern that Jiang Liu’er’s cultivation had reached the Earth Immortal status.

Despite his Earth Immortal status, he could not easily reveal it. While Jiang Liu’er wished to travel to Jiangzhou to avenge his father, he worried about jeopardizing the scripture-seeking mission and felt somewhat restless. At that moment, he received news from Flower-Fruit Mountain that the day for his revenge was near, advising him to settle his mind, become a monk, then consult the abbot about his origins, and leverage his maternal grandfather’s power for his father’s revenge, being careful not to expose his cultivation.

Jiang Liu’er, reassured by the message, saw the abbot shaved his head a few days later, taking the dharma name Xuanzang. He then seized the opportunity to inquire about his origins, which matched exactly with what Sun Wukong had told him. He bid farewell to the abbot and traveled alone to Jiangzhou, recognized his mother from his current life, returned to the Golden Temple to inform the abbot of the situation, and rushed to the capital to meet his maternal grandfather, Chancellor Yin, to tell him of his parents’ plight.

Chancellor Yin reported the situation to Emperor Taizong of Tang, who decreed the deployment of troops to Jiangzhou which eliminated the villain Liu Hong. With the aid of the Dragon King of the Yangtze River who helped revive his father Chen Guangrui of this life, the family was reunited, thus repaying the grace of this life and avenging a great wrong.

Jiang Liu’er was well aware, according to Buddhist teachings, that his worldly ties had ended there, and what remained was the patient awaiting of the Buddhist-planned Journey to the West to seek scriptures.

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

“Venerable Guanyin, how do you think the Buddhist Sect will initiate this Journey to the West for scriptures? Will they use Emperor Taizong of Tang?”

Sun Wukong turned to Venerable Guanyin seated on his left and asked, now that the Netherworld had become independent, no longer under the control of the Heavenly Court and Buddhist Sect unlike in his past life. Sun Wukong was curious about how the Buddhist Sect intended to orchestrate the scripture-seeking mission.