Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 113 - 113 113 Is the Calamity of Measurement in Journey to the West No Longer Applicable

113: Chapter 113: Is the Calamity of Measurement in Journey to the West No Longer Applicable?

113: Chapter 113: Is the Calamity of Measurement in Journey to the West No Longer Applicable?

The Old Man of the Moon couldn’t help but feel sentimental.

However, now that the Elder Lord had sent the Golden Boy to inform him, the cause and effect of this matter must have already been assumed by the Elder Lord, and thus it naturally no longer concerned him.

“Thank you for the notification, please convey my regards to the Elder Lord on behalf of this minor deity!”

The Old Man of the Moon bowed slightly and, after giving a fist-and-palm salute to the Golden Boy, mounted the clouds and departed, vanishing above the Thirty-Three Heavens, heading toward The Old Man of the Moon’s Temple.

Although the order within The Old Man of the Moon’s Temple had been restored, thanks to the intervention of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, there remained matters that he had to personally see to.

Naturally, he dared not linger any longer and hastened to restore everything as quickly as possible.

With the departure of the Old Man of the Moon, a palace that hadn’t been there before suddenly appeared in that place.

Emblazoned upon it: Helmet Armor Palace.

A rich aura of the Heaven and Earth Laws spontaneously emerged.

…

As things calmed down on the Old Man of the Moon’s side, the Western Direction began to show signs of anxiety.

At this moment, deep within the Posa World, a plump, large-eared monk entered.

It was none other than Sakyamuni Tathagata.

Appointed as the person responsible for the Calamity of Measurement during this Journey to the West, he commanded the Western Direction.

Yet this time, he was truly worried.

Last time, he had ordered Ancient Buddha Ran Deng to instruct Li Jing to deal with Sun Wukong, but to their surprise, the attempt ended in failure.

“My Buddha…”

Sakyamuni Tathagata, upon seeing the two people meditatively sitting under the Bodhi Tree, felt conflicted.

Sakyamuni Tathagata held full responsibility for the progress of this Calamity of Measurement and seldom sought help from these two.

He had never imagined that this Calamity of Measurement would prove so challenging.

After all, it was just a minor macaque.

“We know!”

The elder with a bitter expression slowly spoke up, and with a wave of his hand, a meditation cushion appeared before Sakyamuni Tathagata.

Sakyamuni Tathagata nodded slightly and sat down in meditative posture before the two Buddha Sect Saints.

Sakyamuni Tathagata, seeing that the two Saints remained silent, naturally kept his own silence.

Now, both Amitabha Buddha and Zhunti showed complex and worried expressions on their faces.

They had never thought that dealing with a wild macaque would be so troublesome.

“My Buddha, what should we do?”

Sakyamuni Tathagata, seeing that the two Saints were still not speaking, did not intend to break the silence, but as they continued to keep quiet, Sakyamuni Tathagata found it hard to hold back and thus spoke up.

After all, Sun Wukong was the key figure in the start of the Journey to the West.

If Sun Wukong refused to comply, how could the journey begin?

Upon hearing Sakyamuni Tathagata’s words, Amitabha Buddha and Zhunti exchanged glances.

Both saw concern in the other’s eyes.

They did not know what to do next.

This monkey was indeed too cautious.

They were already aware of the events that had occurred in the celestial Court.

Initially, they tried to make Sun Wukong commit a mistake by assigning him a high-ranking office, yet Sun Wukong did not take the bait.

He only agreed to take a minor position, and that would have been fine, but then he felt unsafe in the celestial Court, causing the entire Court to become somewhat chaotic.

Later, Sun Wukong was appointed to the Peach Garden, which was meant to ensure his compliance, but to their dismay, Sun Wukong didn’t touch the peaches and merely cultivated there?

What could they do now?

They had used every trick they could think of.

“It seems that nowadays Sun Wukong is impervious to both soft and hard measures, so we need not be so concerned anymore.

Though forcing Sun Wukong into the Journey to the West would diminish his future merit and prevent perfection, under the present circumstances, we have no other choice!”

After a long while, Buddha Mother Zhunti could only sigh softly and look to Amitabha Buddha.

Her meaning was quite clear: they should directly force Sun Wukong into the calamity.

They had been cautious before, unwilling to coerce Sun Wukong into the calamity against his will, hence they had been guiding him to make mistakes step by step, to give Buddhism a chance to willingly recruit Sun Wukong to their cause.

However, now that they had exhausted all their strategies and Sun Wukong remained unmoved, they were out of options.

With such words spoken, it was up to Amitabha Buddha to decide.

As for Sakyamuni Tathagata, although he was the leader of the Buddhist sect, he did not carry as much weight in their presence.

If Amitabha Buddha agreed, then the matter would be decided.

“Wait, let the Bodhi Companion come out, and let us discuss how to proceed with this matter!”

Amitabha Buddha did not make an immediate decision, after all, the matter of the calamity was far too important for Buddhism.

And Patriarch Bodhi was once the mentor of Sun Wukong, perhaps he might have some methods of his own.

Although to Zhunti, Patriarch Bodhi was merely an incarnation, after the Slaying Three Corpses ceremony, each of the separate incarnations were distinct in their own right, considered both partially connected and fully independent.

Zhunti waved her hand, and from the Three Flowers atop her head, a figure emerged, and it was Patriarch Bodhi.

“Presumably, Fellow Daoist is already aware of the current situation.

I wonder, do you have any opinions on this matter?”

Amitabha Buddha did not hesitate, but spoke directly.

Patriarch Bodhi gave a wry smile.

What methods could he possibly have, given the macaque’s vigilance?

Also?

This macaque’s wariness seemed to have started because of Wang Yang.

After all, it was he who had instructed his disciple to mentor Sun Wukong.

At that time, he did not pay much attention, but now that he thought about it, Sun Wukong’s transformation seemed to be tightly connected to Wang Yang.

He still remembered the scene when his disciple had Sun Wukong swear an oath.

If he had known back then, he would have slapped Wang Yang to death with a palm strike.

Now they didn’t have many options, but given Sun Wukong’s respect for Wang Yang, perhaps this approach might succeed?

With this thought, Patriarch Bodhi didn’t bother with further talk with the two Saints.

He simply sat down, closed his eyes, and began to extrapolate the situation.

On the side, Sakyamuni Tathagata was somewhat puzzled.

Zhunti explained, “Bodhi Companion thinks we cannot do it, but there is one person who might be able to make the macaque submit and enter the scheme!”

“Oh?”

Sakyamuni Tathagata became somewhat surprised.

Although he did not know who this person was, having a plan was better than having none.

And Amitabha Buddha had apparently already figured out who it was.

“Is the person the fellow disciple is talking about Bodhi Companion’s top disciple?”

Amitabha Buddha naturally still remembered that Patriarch Bodhi had mentioned entrusting a not-so-outstanding disciple to teach Sun Wukong.

“Exactly!

Sun Wukong has always been taught by him, which might prove helpful!”

Zhunti nodded.

However, Patriarch Bodhi, who had been engaged in divination all this time, couldn’t help but open his eyes and frown, saying, “Strange, I cannot detect this disciple’s existence anywhere in the Three Realms!”

With his strength and the aid of the Power of the celestial Way for divination, he should be able to detect anyone within the Three Realms, yet now he could not find any trace.

It was as if this disciple had completely vanished from the Three Realms, without a trace to be found!

“Could it be that a Saint has shielded his tracks?”

Hearing Patriarch Bodhi’s words, Zhunti was also startled.

Although Patriarch Bodhi was not a Saint, his Method of Extrapolation should be only slightly inferior to the original entity.

It was impossible not to find any cultivator below the level of a Quasi-Saint.

Meanwhile, in Southern Continent Jambudvipa.

The previously empty and desolate forest started to undergo drastic changes.

A Formation appeared as if something had triggered it.

Within the Formation, Wang Yang opened his eyes, his gaze filled with a mix of shock and uncertainty.

“Saint-level probing?”

He knew that he would specifically set up formations to prevent detection during his cultivation, and now that the Formation had been stirred so intensely, it was evident that only a Saint could do so.

However, he did not understand what he could have done to merit the attention of a Saint.

But there was another matter.

“Could it be Sun Wukong?”

Nothing he had done in Southern Continent Jambudvipa could have caught a Saint’s attention; hence, it had to be something that happened in the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave that piqued a Saint’s interest.

And now, the only thing that could draw the attention of a Saint was surely Sun Wukong.

“I didn’t expect that despite being so careful in altering Sun Wukong’s trajectory, I’d still be dragged into this mess!”

Wang Yang couldn’t help but sigh.

Although he could not be certain which Saint was divining him from the shadows, it seemed likely to be one of those two.

After all, the Journey to the West Calamity was most critical to Buddhism.

And it was only the Western Heaven Buddha Sect that would know of him.

Such probing now could only mean one thing.

The Journey to the West Calamity could no longer be pushed forward.

Otherwise, why would a lofty Saint bother to probe into someone who had been sent away?

“It seems I must go to Mount Huaguo to see what’s happening,” Wang Yang silenced in thought.

Regardless of the current state of the Journey to the West Calamity, he had already been affected and had to visit Mount Huaguo.

With a wave of his hand, an alter ego appeared before him, another aspect of himself.

Then his alter ego transformed; the figure that had stood tall and straight now became hunched, and the handsome face turned plain, becoming a very ordinary-looking man, resembling an everyday farmer.

Even the aura about him changed, becoming harsh and filled with malevolence.

After completing these changes, Wang Yang carefully examined his alter ego to ensure it wouldn’t be recognized.

Then, with a wave of his hand, the alter ego turned into a streak of light and shot towards Mount Huaguo.

…

Within the Peach Garden.

A leaf on a twisted-rooted peach tree suddenly moved, revealing a pair of eyes.

The golden eyes looked around to make sure no one was there, then the leaf turned over and fell, transforming into a monkey with a face like lei gong’s beak.

Meanwhile, the alter ego that had been busying itself in the Peach Garden instantly transformed into mist, and a single monkey fur slowly drifted down.

It disappeared into the ground without a trace.

“Hoo!”

Sun Wukong exhaled deeply.

As his seclusion ended, his aura became more unceasing.

Not only had the mana inside him doubled in strength, but there was also a world of difference in his divine sense.

Before breaking through to mid-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal, his divine sense could only see a thousand li, and seeing clearly was not easy.

But now he was able to see within a range of two thousand li, even the old man outside Peach Garden was clearly visible—a feat previously impossible.

And this man was none other than Taibai Jinxing.

He didn’t know what had gotten into Taibai Jinxing lately.

He often came here, and even though he knew that the old man would seclude himself when not dealing with affairs, he would still mutter in the Peach Garden about how good the flat peaches were, and the benefits of eating one.

Fortunately, he had transformed into a leaf; otherwise, if Taibai Jinxing were to mutter in front of him like this, it would be unbearable.

However, he did not understand what Taibai Jinxing wanted to do.

Was he trying to get him to steal flat peaches?

That would be violating celestial laws.

No matter what, he must stop Taibai Jinxing if he intended to steal them.

As for himself, even though he was also tempted to taste them, it would be wise not to entertain that thought for safety’s sake.