Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 208 - 209: You Impudent Monkey, Don’t Be Ungrateful

Chapter 208: Chapter 209: You Impudent Monkey, Don’t Be Ungrateful

The Journey to the West is of great importance to the Western Direction.

Although Sun Wukong had already learned a bit about this from his senior brother, he didn’t really have a clear concept of it.

Yet today, he truly felt it.

To sway him, this Guanyin Bodhisattva even spoke such words.

After all, she is a Bodhisattva of great compassion and mercy.

She even said that those who leave home life do not speak falsehoods.

Sun Wukong had never liked the Western Buddhist sect, and now he felt even more disdain. The more they acted this way, the more he felt that this Journey to the West must be very dangerous, possibly fraught with danger at every third step.

Otherwise, the Western Buddhist Sect wouldn’t be so vigilant.

They had been scheming against him for many years.

Now, they were even resorting to deception and endless quibbling here.

Thus, Sun Wukong who initially didn’t want to go, now wanted to agree even less.

"Five hundred years without cultivation? And your mana has even regressed?"

Upon hearing Sun Wukong’s words, Guanyin Bodhisattva could not help but be startled.

Doubt flashed in her eyes.

This Macaque was really behaving, reflecting on his own faults like that.

That indeed was as unlikely as the sun rising from the west.

After all, Sun Wukong had sealed himself within his own seal, and it was rare for him to come out already.

And he was not cultivating?

Thus, Guanyin Bodhisattva and Merciful Shore Walker naturally did not believe it.

This kind of self-punishment was still up to Sun Wukong; he might have been wandering around regularly for all they knew.

They were merely turning a blind eye.

Of course, Buddhism still needed Sun Wukong, so they had no deep hatred with him. That’s why they turned a blind eye and let him be.

Now, however, he had given them an excuse to avoid the calamity.

Thinking this, Guanyin Bodhisattva could not help but use her mana to probe Sun Wukong, who was in front of her.

Although Guanyin Bodhisattva had not attained Buddhahood, it was only because she missed the opportunity due to a moment of kindness, not because of a lack of strength.

Now, Guanyin Bodhisattva also possessed the cultivation level of a Quasi-Saint. Although she didn’t have the mana of Sakyamuni Tathagata, checking on Sun Wukong, who only had the cultivation level of Taiyi Golden Immortal, was still quite easy.

Sun Wukong could also feel a divine sense sweeping over him.

However, this was just a clone of Sun Wukong with only the strength of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and he pretended not to notice Guanyin Bodhisattva’s inspection, appearing unaware of it.

"He really only has the cultivation level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal!"

Following the divine sense inspection, Guanyin Bodhisattva surprisingly found that Sun Wukong had not lied; his cultivation was indeed only that of a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Moreover, the mana remaining on Sun Wukong now was also not even one-tenth of what it had been, a strength truly insufficient to protect Golden Cicada in obtaining the True Scriptures.

At this moment, Guanyin Bodhisattva found herself in a dilemma.

What to do? Sun Wukong was destined to be the key person in this Calamity of Measurement.

He was also of great use to Buddhism in the future.

The scripture-seeking team naturally could not be without Sun Wukong, and without him, it would be difficult to continue the Journey to the West Omens.

Therefore, replacing him was out of the question.

But to insist on having the current Sun Wukong join the team, with his current strength, probably even a slightly powerful Demon could deal with him, which would not benefit the scripture seeking.

"Well then, considering you sincerely sealed yourself here for five hundred years and earnestly repented, I have here some Willow Branch Sweet Dew, which can help you recover your divine skills!"

Guanyin Dashi now had no other choice, still thinking of ways to enhance Sun Wukong’s strength first before anything else!

Having said that, Guanyin Bodhisattva directly took out a willow branch from the Jade Pure Bottle in her hand, then raised her hand and scattered it.

The Willow Branch Sweet Dew contained endless essence of life spiritual energy.

As soon as the Willow Branch Sweet Dew appeared, even Merciful Shore Walker nearby couldn’t help but feel invigorated, and the grasses and trees around at that time, feeling the boundless life essence, began to grow wildly.

Seeing this, the Bodhisattva was not surprised and immediately cast a spell.

With a wave, the Willow Branch Sweet Dew directly entered the formation and landed on Sun Wukong’s forehead.

In an instant, Sun Wukong’s body and mana began to recover, and even the main body far away on Mount Huaguo also received a major boost, absorbing most of the power of the Willow Branch Sweet Dew.

Sun Wukong was still preparing to breakthrough the late stage of Quasi-Saint.

However, even after these five hundred years, his strength had not improved much.

After reaching such a level, it was not so easy to make further improvements, but now with Guanyin Bodhisattva’s intervention, he could feel his stable realm actually experiencing a bit of fluctuation.

Clearly, the Willow Branch Sweet Dew was of great benefit to him.

He then began to absorb it.

However, while absorbing, Sun Wukong was still eyeing the Willow Branch Sweet Dew.

After all, just a single drop had such an effect; if there were more, the results would certainly be even better.

Fortunately, this was only his avatar; his main body could fully absorb the effects of the willow branch sweet dew, while his avatar retained only a portion.

"Thank you, Bodhisattva, for bestowing such a treasure, but it’s a pity that Old Sun has lost so much mana over the years that I still haven’t fully recovered my cultivation level!"

After a moment of silence, Sun Wukong spoke.

Hearing Sun Wukong’s words, Guanyin’s expression changed slightly, growing somewhat gloomy.

To think that her willow branch sweet dew could even heal innate spirit roots, yet a single drop integrated into Sun Wukong’s body still couldn’t restore his cultivation level; this was almost unbelievable to Guanyin.

If she hadn’t confirmed that Sun Wukong was indeed only at the level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, she might have thought he had reached the realm of a Quasi-Saint.

However, since she had already acted, Guanyin couldn’t be stingy, and she couldn’t give up now.

With a raise of her hand, another drop of willow branch sweet dew shot out.

In an instant.

Rich innate spiritual energy and essence merged into Sun Wukong’s body.

Sun Wukong could feel a significant boost in his mana.

"Bodhisattva, it’s not enough, another drop!"

Guanyin frowned, then flung out another drop.

"Bodhisattva, another drop!"

Guanyin once more flung out a drop.

In the blink of an eye, Guanyin had already flung out five drops.

Such a precious treasure, she usually could not bear to use, only choosing to do so at important moments.

"Thank you, Bodhisattva, for your generous gift; Old Sun has finally fully recovered!"

Although Sun Wukong wanted to obtain more willow branch sweet dew, he knew that if he continued, Guanyin might become suspicious.

Even so, Sun Wukong had still gained considerable benefits and expressed his gratitude to Guanyin.

Although she indeed had her own calculations, he ultimately gained a lot of benefits.

"Well, now that you have restored your cultivation, you should now enter the Calamity of Measurement for the Journey to the West, escorting the scripture-seeking team, and then journey to the West to obtain the Buddhist True Scriptures and achieve supreme merit so you can truly reform!"

Upon hearing what Sun Wukong had said, Guanyin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This time could truly be described as a great hemorrhage of resources.

The willow branch sweet dew she had given Sun Wukong was not ordinary dew but the life-bound spiritual liquid from the Jade Pure Bottle, which was lesser by one drop with each use, and she had given five drops, causing Guanyin immense pain.

It was only to aid the Western Buddhist Sect that she would give away such an essential treasure to this macaque.

Now that she had already expended such a treasure, she expected that this monkey would comply.

Just when Guanyin thought that Sun Wukong was about to agree.

Unexpectedly, Sun Wukong shook his head.

"Bodhisattva, although Old Sun has indeed recovered his strength today, the journey to the West will undoubtedly have many great demons, and Old Sun lacks a suitable weapon; how can I undertake this Calamity?"

While Sun Wukong didn’t want to enter the Calamity of the Journey to the West, he had already figured out that she clearly intended him to undertake it.

If he doesn’t go, who knows what would happen?

But if he must go, Sun Wukong wouldn’t go easily.

He would aim to gain some benefits first.

Now was the time he could make demands, naturally asking for more to gain as many benefits as possible.

If he missed this opportunity, there might not be another.

"Great Saint, don’t talk nonsense; don’t you have a suitable treasure in your hands?"

"As far as I know, the Sea-Calming Needle left by the great sage Da Yu from ancient times should be in the Great Saint’s possession, right?"

Guanyin slowly spoke.

Although Sun Wukong had never used the Golden Hoop, the Buddhist sect knew full well that the Golden Hoop had ended up in Sun Wukong’s hands.

On the day the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas brought the Golden Hoop, despite their later prevarications causing the Golden Hoop to escape, it still ended up on Mount Huaguo.

In the eyes of the two Saints, it was taken by Sun Wukong.

Though they didn’t know why Sun Wukong didn’t use it, claiming to have no weapons was a lie to fool others.

"That Sea-Calming Needle was crafted by the Supreme Elder Lord, weighing thirteen thousand five hundred pounds, and can transform at will; such a treasure is unsurpassed even among all the treasures of the Three Realms!"

Guanyin slowly said.

However, at this moment, Guanyin was somewhat frustrated. They had already spoken kindly to him, even giving out five drops of willow branch sweet dew, but this impudent monkey still insisted on more treasures.

If it weren’t that this monkey was crucial to the Western Buddhist Sect, she would have acted against him already.

Let this Sun Wukong understand that entering the Calamity of the Journey to the West wasn’t for him to choose anymore.

"You impudent monkey, do not be so ungrateful, the Bodhisattva is doing this for your own good!"

The Merciful Shore Walker said discontentedly.