Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 645 - 646 Hard to Distinguish between True and

“No, that won’t do! We made a promise to the Great Saint never to speak of it to anyone else! If we let it slip, this wouldn’t be just about failing to discern the true from the false, the consequences would be unbearable!”

Jiang Liu’er adamantly refused!

He of course knew that the fake Yuan Hong couldn’t possibly know about their agreement with Sun Wukong or the true purpose of their journey to the West to seek scriptures, but such matters were top secrets—how could they be so readily shared with others?

If they disclosed that, they could naturally tell the real from the fake, but then the fake Yuan Hong would also know. If he got away and spread the word, the journey to the West for scriptures would surely be ruined, not to mention whether the Western Heavenly Buddhist Sect would ever spare them. Would Sun Wukong and the entire Demon Cult have anywhere left to turn?

The mere thought of the consequences made him shudder!

Moreover, Jiang Liu’er was almost certain that if the fake Yuan Hong wanted to escape, the real Yuan Hong definitely couldn’t stop him. The leak would surely be a certainty!

No, absolutely not, Zhu Bajie’s plan was simply awful!

Zhu Bajie also realized the inadequacy of his idea and closed his mouth, his eyes searching for another plan.

“To keep arguing like this isn’t the solution. Both of you have the same appearances and skills, it really is hard to tell who’s who. Let’s do this—let’s go to the Heavenly Court and borrow their Demon-Revealing Mirror. With it, we should be able to discern who’s the real one and who’s the fake!”

After pondering for a while, Zhu Bajie made another suggestion. Upon hearing this, the eyes of both Yuan Hongs brightened, and they both clapped in approval: “Good, good, good, let’s go to the Heavenly Court. When you, demon, reveal your true self, watch as I beat you into a pulp with my staff!”

“Demon, do not make idle threats, once your real identity is uncovered, I, Yuan Hong, will not spare you!”

The two quarreled, swinging their iron staffs as they continued to battle, rising into the clouds and flying towards the Heavenly Court.

All of this was clearly seen by Sun Wukong2 from above the clouds. A flash of golden light crossed Sun Wukong2’s eyes, as he had long identified who was real and who was fake. The Void-Breaking Divine Eye wasn’t for show, after all. The fake Yuan Hong could impersonate appearances and voices, but he couldn’t fake the Origin Power!

Wukong had already locked onto Yuan Hong’s Origin Power and easily identified the imposter. Although the fake Yuan Hong’s Origin Power was extremely similar to the real one’s, there were still subtle differences. These differences might deceive others, but they couldn’t fool Sun Wukong2’s Void-Breaking Divine Eye!

“Heh, that Demon-Revealing Mirror of the Heavenly Court can’t discern who’s real and who’s fake. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has also already left the Netherworld and returned to Mount Jiuhua. Could it be that this time they will seek Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to distinguish the truth? I, Old Sun, am curious to see how that Buddha will perform this act!”

With a cunning smirk at the corner of his mouth, Sun Wukong2 rose upon a cloud, chasing after the real and fake Yuan Hongs. Of course, he hadn’t forgotten to conceal his own form. If he were to brazenly appear in the midst of the Heavenly Court now, it would definitely cause a huge commotion!

Soon, the two Yuan Hongs arrived at the Heavenly Court, asking the Jade Emperor to borrow the Demon-Revealing Mirror, each claiming to expose the imposter demon. However, the images shown in the Demon-Revealing Mirror were still identical, with no differences whatsoever, leaving all the Immortals and Gods staring in dumbfounded surprise. This was the first time they had encountered such a situation.

“Both of you can go to the Netherworld and check the Book of Life and Death. If the fake Yuan Hong has a record, it will be known.”

The two Yuan Hongs argued in the Lingxia Palace, looking as if they were about to resume their fight with the staff. Great White Golden Star hastily came forward to mediate, and with their eyes lighting up, they bowed to the Jade Emperor and retreated from the Lingxia Palace. They continued fighting as they left the Heavenly Court and headed towards Fengdu Ghost City. They entered the Netherworld through the gateway of the Two Realms, seeking the aid of the Ten Yama Kings to distinguish the real from the fake.

Unfortunately, even after the Ten Yama Kings searched the Book of Life and Death for a long time, they couldn’t find any information about the fake Wukong. When Sun Wukong had wreaked havoc in the Netherworld, although he did not erase all the monkey names from the Book of Life and Death, he did cross out quite a few, so naturally, there were no results now.

“Both of you, why not go to Mount Jiuhua and ask Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva? He has an Exotic Beast under him called Deva, who can perceive all things in the Zhou Tian. Maybe it can discern the true from the false!”

Yama King suggested, and the two Yuan Hongs didn’t delay. They directly fought their way out of the Netherworld and headed straight for Mount Jiuhua.

Ever since Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva left the Netherworld, he had been in deep meditation in his sanctuary on Mount Jiuhua, seldom concerning himself with the outside world. Even when there were rumors of Puti Patriarch appearing in the Heavenly Court and then venturing into Flower-Fruit Mountain, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva as a disciple had never inquired about it.

Now suddenly faced with the inquiry of the real and fake Yuan Hongs, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva stared at them for a long time but still could not distinguish any difference.

“Deva, come and listen. Which of these two Yuan Hongs is the real one and which is the fake?”

Deva came forward upon hearing this, lay prostrate on the ground, and after listening carefully for a while, hesitated and said, “I can tell, but I can’t reveal it!”

When asked why he couldn’t reveal it, Deva said, “This fake Yuan Hong’s abilities are indistinguishable from the real Yuan Hong. If I were to reveal it, and he became enraged and caused trouble, wouldn’t Mount Jiuhua be destroyed at his hands?”

In this life’s Journey to the West to Seek Scriptures, Yuan Hong was the senior disciple among the Scripture Defenders. Although his fame could not compare to that of Sun Wukong from the previous life, his strength was not lacking at all. In fact, he was even stronger, having reached the Late Stage of being a Daluo Golden Immortal. It was no surprise that Deva dared not reveal the truth.

A glint appeared in Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s eyes as he stroked his chin and said, “Both of you, since you both claim to be protecting Tang Seng on his journey to the West for the sake of propagating the Buddhist teachings, then this matter naturally should be most clear to the Buddhist Sect. Why not go to the Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain and ask Tathagata Buddha directly?”

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“Exactly, exactly, we should ask the Ancestral Buddha, please, Ancestral Buddha, discern the truth!”