Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 169: Escaping the Palm Buddha Land

Chapter 169: Chapter 169: Escaping the Palm Buddha Land

And the transformation of Sakyamuni Tathagata, naturally also fell into the eyes of the Jade Emperor.

Above the Ninth Celestial Palace, within the Mystic Light Mirror, was indeed the transformation of the Buddhist Nation in the Palm.

The Jade Emperor sat solemnly above the Golden Palace, his eyes like stars, twinkling with a faint light.

Sun Wukong’s speed had greatly increased, seemingly determined to break free from the palm of Sakyamuni Tathagata.

"This Macaque, to think he still has such techniques, is indeed somewhat unbelievable!"

The Jade Emperor felt somewhat emotional.

He thought he had grasped all the transformations of Sun Wukong.

At that time, Wukong, not even a Daluo, had unexpectedly burst forth with such speed, which was quite a surprise to him.

However, unfortunately, the Journey’s Calamity of Measurement is ultimately the scheming of Saints, and even if Sun Wukong were stronger, he would ultimately not escape the calculations of a Saint.

The Jade Emperor reflected inwardly.

After all, the Journey’s Calamity of Measurement is a contest among the Great Saints, and Sun Wukong, no matter how powerful, is just a piece in the game.

Not to mention Sun Wukong, even he, the Jade Emperor, having followed Dao Ancestor Hongjun since Ancient Times, his cultivation having already reached the peak of Quasi-Saint. Yet, isn’t he also just a piece in the eyes of the Saints?

More accurately said, he is just a relatively larger piece.

However, now that Sun Wukong had still concealed some cards, it indeed stirred some thoughts in the Jade Emperor.

Currently, in Celestial Court, the powers of Buddhism and Daoism were interwoven and intertwined.

Although he nominally was the Ruler of the Three Realms, unfortunately, many of the Deities of the Celestial Court, especially those from the Expounding Teachings and Human Teachings Sects of Daoism, only revered the edicts of Yuanshi Celestial Venerable, even Emperor Gouchen, one of the Four Imperial Lords, did the same.

It was not easy for the Jade Emperor to deploy them, faced with numerous difficulties; if it weren’t for matters concerning the major affairs of the Three Realms, it generally wouldn’t be easy to utilize Daoist individuals.

Even Erlang Shen, his own nephew by marriage stationed at Guankou, was the same.

That showed his predicament.

Once Sakyamuni Tathagata suppressed Sun Wukong, it was likely that the Deities of the Celestial Court would return to their original state.

However, now that Sun Wukong had such methods, if he learned them, perhaps it could significantly help his own strength.

Rather than relying on the help of Buddhism, he naturally also hoped that he could become stronger himself.

While the Jade Emperor pondered thus, Sakyamuni Tathagata was waiting for Sun Wukong to be suppressed.

Although Sun Wukong’s speed had increased for a short period, in his view, it was merely some kind of secret technique, fundamentally unsustainable. Once the speed weakened, it would be the time when Sun Wukong’s mana was exhausted.

Just as Sakyamuni Tathagata thought this, Sun Wukong had already flown tens of thousands of miles.

The key being that, even with such rapid speed, there was still no sign of slowing down.

If it really continued like this, Sun Wukong might indeed have the chance to directly fly out of his Buddhist Nation in the Palm.

Considering this, Sakyamuni Tathagata slightly frowned.

Then he brought his hands together and whispered a Buddhist name lowly, "Amitabha Buddha!"

In that instant, within the Buddhist Nation in the Palm, the chants suddenly grew louder, the previously dissipating Buddhist Nation suddenly reconverged, almost transforming into a real world.

At this moment within, the Bodhi Ancient Tree forested, countless Treasure Pagoda Golden Temples appeared, and billions of Shami chanting and praying within.

Occasionally, there was also the clear sound of a dragon’s chant appearing in the Buddha Land.

That was indeed the Eight-Petalled Celestial Dragons, and countless Golden Arhats converged, surrounded by Garan.

At the same time, endless Merit Clear Light rained down.

The entire Buddha Land was filled with a majestic and divine atmosphere.

As the saying goes, One Flower One World, One Leaf, One Bodhi.

It was the essence of the Buddha Land.

The previously concealed Buddhist Nation in the Palm had now fully solidified, appearing immensely grand and vast.

Almost in an instant, it had transformed into a great world.

These Shami, Golden Arhats, Eight-Petalled Celestial Dragons, and Garan were the spirit gatherings of his Buddha Land, the fundamental of his Buddha Land.

And at this moment, the chanting continuously emitted from their mouths.

Which made this part of the Buddhist Nation in the Palm become increasingly vast, almost forming a great world in itself.

Sun Wukong was directly enveloped within, with a faint yet powerful force emanating from it.

An infinite mighty force descended, sealing the void, and suppressing time.

Almost in that instant, Sun Wukong felt a sensation as if he were deeply mired in mud.

Meanwhile, that grand chanting voice emitted an earth-shattering sound.

With the augmentation of this Buddha Power, that terrifying sealing force became even more powerful and fearsome.

If Sun Wukong showed the slightest slack, he might be directly suppressed by this Buddha Land, and by that time, escaping would be mere wishful thinking.

By then, it would be natural for Sakyamuni Tathagata to want to suppress him.

"Worthy of being the master of Buddhism, indeed possesses several methods. If this continues, even if I, Old Sun, speed up further, I might still be unable to escape this Buddhist Nation in the Palm!"

Within the Buddha Land, Sun Wukong naturally understood that if he were suppressed, even if he stalled, he might still be unable to escape from this Buddhist Nation in the Palm.

At this moment, he could no longer afford to hide his clumsiness, a powerful force surged from within his body.

Meanwhile, the Daluo Golden Immortal’s early stage cultivation level suddenly erupted.

Of course, it was only a Daluo Golden Immortal, after all, this was just an incarnation, he could not exert too powerful a force, once he displayed all of it, his incarnation probably could not withstand it.

Moreover, he might be in the palm of Sakyamuni Tathagata now, but probably also in the sight of many immortals and gods. If he really were to deploy his full power, then he would truly plunge himself into a crisis.

After all, such a powerful entity would not easily be let off by the heavenly immortals and Buddhas.

Therefore, at most he could only demonstrate the cultivation level of the early stages of Daluo, and to make his enhancement more reliable, he even slapped his chest and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, appearing as if he had used his full strength.

With the release of his potential, a powerful Space-Time force also gathered around him, as if he had the Power of Space-Time in his hands.

The previously somewhat weak Space Power reached its peak concentration at that moment.

Whoosh!

With the convergence of the Space Power, it wrapped around Sun Wukong and whisked him away in an instant.

Almost in an instant, Sun Wukong had already left the Buddhist Nation in the Palm far behind.

The speed was indeed faster than the spreading speed of the Buddhist Nation in the Palm.

"Eh!"

Sakyamuni Tathagata also couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise upon seeing this scene.

A face that had always been compassionate and calm now showed a hint of weightiness.

Just now, he had wanted to activate great magical power to make the power of Buddha Land even more formidable, in order to suppress Sun Wukong.

But before he could start suppressing Sun Wukong, a booming muffled sound erupted.

The space within the Buddhist Nation in the Palm he held began to collapse.

A tremendously thick light suddenly appeared, and the vast and endless Buddhist Nation in the Palm also disappeared at that moment.

A figure not taller than five feet with a beard like the mouth of the Thunder Duke appeared in front of Sakyamuni Tathagata at the Southern Heaven Gate.

He was even panting heavily at this moment.

Clearly showing signs of excessive consumption of mana.

This figure was none other than Sun Wukong.

Seeing Sun Wukong suddenly appearing in front of him.

Sakyamuni Tathagata was also somewhat shocked as he looked at his empty palm, then raised his head to look at Sun Wukong sitting in front of him.

His eyes were somewhat complex, and his expression inevitably turned silent.

Not just Sakyamuni Tathagata.

Inside the Ninth Celestial Palace, many deities of the Celestial Court were watching through the Mystic Light Mirror at that moment.

Seeing Sun Wukong unscathed, though having consumed a lot of mana, their faces could not help but show a look of astonishment.

Has Sun Wukong actually come out?

A minor Taiyi Golden Immortal actually managed to escape from the Buddhist Nation in the Palm of Sakyamuni Tathagata, the master of the Great Thunderclap Monastery of the West?

So... has Sun Wukong won now?

Thinking of the bet just made, the gaze of many Celestial Court deities involuntarily turned towards the Jade Emperor, who still sat on the golden throne above in the palace.

Although the bet was merely to let Sun Wukong go, one must not forget the heavy losses within their Celestial Court.

If they do not witness Sun Wukong being suppressed once, the Celestial Court may become the laughingstock of the Three Realms.

Being watched by so many Celestial Court deities at this moment, the Jade Emperor also unconsciously frowned slightly.

He had originally thought that Sakyamuni Tathagata could easily suppress Sun Wukong, but he had not expected Sun Wukong to actually escape.

Seeing the always calm and seemingly all-knowing Jade Emperor now frowning, those many Celestial Court deities withdrew their gaze, turning to observe introspectively.

Then they wanted to see how Sakyamuni Tathagata would handle the aftermath.

Although their Celestial Court was humiliated, the Western Buddhist Sect was about to lose a great opportunity for prosperity, and they did not believe Sakyamuni Tathagata would let this be.

Even though Sakyamuni Tathagata was some distance from the Ninth Celestial Palace, he could still feel countless gazes on him.

This made his normally compassionate face start to look rather displeased.

Add to that his right hand, which emitted a faint odor of urine.

Even with his wisdom and power, he could not help but feel deeply helpless.

However, it wasn’t just about this batch of monkey urine; what he was concerned about was the bet. Could they really just let Sun Wukong go like this?

To not even mention that Sun Wukong was the catalyst for the Calamity of Measurement in the Journey to the West, if he was let go, the chance for the Western Buddhist Sect to flourish might be thoroughly ruined.

Besides, regarding the Two Sages of the Western Buddhist Sect, he also could not give an explanation.

Thinking of this, what could Sakyamuni Tathagata do but forcefully suppress, even if he had to face dishonor, he must suppress the Macaque?

The gaze of Sakyamuni Tathagata towards Sun Wukong slowly turned cold.

Having noticed such a change, even Sun Wukong, who was resting nearby, had already realized it.

However, he had long understood this would be the case, so he was not surprised.

Sun Wukong nonchalantly looked at Sakyamuni Tathagata.

And then, Sun Wukong uttered a statement that shocked everyone.