Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 647 - 648 What is Real What is Fake (4th Update)

If it means saving his life, he would do anything. What use are hesitations if his life is lost?

“Indeed, I was sent by the Ancestral Buddha to spy on the Bodhisattva. The Bodhisattva’s actions over the years were all reported by me to the Ancestral Buddha. He instructed me to delay the Bodhisattva’s cultivation progress as much as possible, and I did just that…”

“Damn you! I’m going to kill you!”

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was furious and would have definitely struck Deva Listen dead had Sun Wukong not held him back!

“Ksitigarbha Elder Brother, don’t be angry, let’s hear the rest!”

Sun Wukong patted Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva on the shoulder, urging him to calm down and signaling Deva Listen to continue.

Deva Listen glanced at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who had a face full of rage, swallowed hard, and continued: “Recently, the Buddha instructed me to get ready. The Scripture Guarding Elder Disciple Yuan Hong and a demon pretending to be him would come to seek the Bodhisattva’s aid in discerning the true from the false. I was covertly guided to persuade them to go to the Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain before the Buddha to determine the truth. I don’t know what exactly the Buddha plans to do…”

“Let’s go, come with me to the Spiritual Mountain!”

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Sun Wukong took a deep breath, interrupting Deva Listen’s words. Having delayed here for some time, Yuan Hong and the imposter were probably about to reach the Spiritual Mountain. If they didn’t leave soon, they would be too late.

“Wukong, are you going to the Spiritual Mountain?”

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva addressed Sun Wukong differently, filled with deep concern, “The Spiritual Mountain is now a perilous place for you, so what are you going there for?”

“To save someone! Otherwise, Yuan Hong is going to lose his life!”

Yuan Hong didn’t have the abilities of Sun Wukong’s past life. Sun Wukong, in his past life, had devoured many Peaches of Immortality and Golden Cores to forge an Indestructible Body. Though being suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years broke the indestructibility of his physical body, his Soul’s True Spirit remained undying. That’s why the Tathagata Buddha had no choice but to cast his Soul’s True Spirit into the stream of the Heavenly Dao, hoping to use the stream to wear down Sun Wukong’s Soul’s True Spirit.

Yuan Hong had neither consumed the Peach of Immortality nor the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir from the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord, with no Indestructible Body to his name. If he died, that was truly the end, as both his physical body and soul would dissipate completely, leaving no chance for a do-over!

Sun Wukong certainly did not wish to cause Yuan Hong to perish because of a delay on Mount Jiuhua—that would be utterly disastrous!

“Ksitigarbha Elder Brother, please move Mount Jiuhua to the Northern Continent of Cattle-grazing. This place isn’t safe. Old Sun’s leaving now!”

“With a single phrase, Sun Wukong seized Deva within his grasp, turning into a streak of golden light as he flew toward the Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain.”

A short while later, atop the front hall of the Great Thunder Sound Temple at Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain.

“…the third is the Through-Arm Ape Monkey, who can snatch the sun and moon, shrink thousands of mountains, discern fortune and misfortune, and toy with the universe… This fake Yuan Hong is also a Through-Arm Ape Monkey, identical in sound and appearance to the real Yuan Hong.”

Tathagata Buddha, seated upon the nine-tiered Merit Golden Lotus, announced to the assembly of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats, yet in secret, he had already begun to threaten Yuan Hong—acknowledge him as master, and Yuan Hong’s life would be spared; otherwise, Yuan Zhen would take his place.”

Of course, Yuan Hong was unwilling. He had already promised Sun Wukong and had taken a solemn oath; how could he break it? Even if he agreed to Tathagata Buddha now to save his life, the oath he had sworn earlier would still come to fruition, and he would not escape the inevitability of death!

Moreover, Yuan Hong stood tall and proud; how could he do such a thing? Even in death, he must never agree!

Whoosh!

Having already come to a silent confrontation, Yuan Hong was not willing to stay and await death. He leapt into the air attempting to escape but was caught by a golden bowl thrown by Tathagata Buddha, revealing a Through-Arm Ape Monkey form bound within it, its cultivation completely sealed and powerless to resist.”

“Die!”

The fake Yuan Hong’s face flashed with a ferocious look as he raised the iron staff with a gnash of his teeth, aiming to strike down at Yuan Hong, who had been forced back into his original form and had his cultivation bound, rendering him utterly defenseless.”

“It’s over! My life ends here!”

Despair filled Yuan Hong’s eyes; as he prepared to close them and await death, the iron staff did not fall. Instead, a cold laugh rang out: “What is true? What is false? Are truth and falsehood determined by your words alone, Tathagata? How ridiculous!”

“Great Saint?”

Yuan Hong opened his eyes, staring blankly at Sun Wukong, who had descended from midair2. Tears suddenly welled up in his eyes and streamed down his cheeks.

My kin!

Only in moments of crisis does one recognize true friends and family!

Between Sun Wukong and the Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain, with Tathagata Buddha, their hostility was like fire and water, yet for his sake, Yuan Hong, Sun Wukong had personally come—such immense grace, as high as the sky and as deep as the sea, how could he ever repay it?

“Great Sage Equaling Heaven? How did he get to Spiritual Mountain? Is he here to provoke us?”

“It is rumored that he failed to achieve enlightenment. It seems to be true now; his cultivation has not reached the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm!”

“What did the Great Sage mean just now? Is he suggesting that the Ancestral Buddha is spouting nonsense? But the fake Yuan Hong has already revealed his true form!”

The crowd of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats buzzed with discussion. However, the expressions on the faces of Tathagata Buddha and Ran Deng Buddha were incredibly dark. To be honest, they had not expected Sun Wukong to come to Spiritual Mountain at this time, to brazenly appear before them!

This place was filled with numerous Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats gathered together. Sun Wukong was so audacious—did he think himself a Primordial Taiji Da Luo Gold Immortal?

“Great Sage Equaling Heaven, what brings you to my Spiritual Mountain?”

Given that Sun Wukong2 had arrived at Spiritual Mountain publicly before the assembled crowd, Tathagata Buddha found it inappropriate to strike immediately, as it would make him appear lacking in dignity. Thus, he cleared his throat and addressed Sun Wukong2 with a stern voice.

“What brings me here? Did I not already make myself clear just now? Tathagata, you invert right and wrong, calling a deer a horse. I simply cannot stand by and watch. If I didn’t know, it would be another matter, but knowing what I do, of course, I must intervene!”

With a snort, Sun Wukong2’s eyes suddenly emitted a beam of golden light that shone upon the fake Yuan Hong. The latter let out a scream; already suppressed by Sun Wukong2’s Domain Power, he now collapsed under the light of the Void-Breaking Divine Eye. His true form was revealed to indeed be a Through-Arm Ape Monkey, but unlike Yuan Hong, he lacked a tuft of white hair behind his head.