Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 231 - 232 Can You Stop Them?

Chapter 231: Chapter 232 Can You Stop Them?

Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi and Yuanshi Celestial Venerable were originally contemporaries.

It was only because he lacked the Hongmeng Purple Qi that he lost the opportunity to become a Saint.

Although this time he went to listen to Yuanshi Celestial Venerable’s lecture, he hoped to have the chance to become Hunyuan Daluo, everyone understood that becoming a Saint was essentially impossible.

If it were feasible, he would have already become a Saint.

He now placed his hopes squarely on the Innate Spirit Root, believing that as long as the Spirit Root remained intact, his chances of becoming a Saint were significant.

This time, he was stopped by someone claiming it related to the Spirit Root, and so he paused to listen to this person’s words.

"You say someone will destroy my Innate Spirit Root? Is this true?"

Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi’s voice was tinged with anger, for the Innate Spirit Root was his only chance to achieve the Hunyuan Dao Fruit.

If it were destroyed, even if it were restored, it would be of no use, and his chance to Achieve Saintliness would be gone forever.

"The Western Buddhist Sect and the Celestial Court have initiated the Journey to the West, surely Great Immortal could hardly be unaware of this. However, given that you’re situated in the Western territories, within the lands of Buddhism, even though remote, what good intentions could Buddhism have towards you?"

Wang Yang slowly began to speak.

"Impossible, both of them have already achieved Hunyuan Dao Fruit, how could they possibly try to trip me up in this matter!"

Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi’s first reaction was disbelief, especially since, following the Calamity of Measurement of the Journey to the West, it was clear that Buddhism was destined to flourish. Why then would they target him?

"You know the nature of those two from Buddhism without me telling you, Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi. How did they treat Ancestor Hongyun initially?"

Wang Yang slowly said.

"How could you possibly know the secrets of the Primordial Continent!"

Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi looked incredulously at the young man before him.

Originally, Hongyun and he had been close friends, and Hongyun had obtained the Hongmeng Purple Qi, giving him the opportunity to become a Saint. He was genuinely happy for Hongyun having such a fortune but never expected that later, many powerful beings would scheme against Hongyun.

And among them were shadows of the Two Saints of the West.

If the Two Saints of the West did something, he wouldn’t be surprised.

"Although the Two Saints of the Western Buddhist Sect are indeed as you say, how could Yuanshi Celestial Venerable act in such a manner, he’s also my good friend!"

Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi still found it hard to believe.

After all, this matter wasn’t solely about the Two Saints of the West.

If Yuanshi Celestial Venerable took advantage of this moment to make him leave, would it not imply Yuanshi Celestial Venerable also had a hand in it?

"Below the Saints, all are mere ants, Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi!"

Wang Yang couldn’t help but shake his head.

Upon hearing this, Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi shivered.

"You may go now to Yuanshi Celestial Venerable’s place and surely, you’ll be able to discern some clues. However, seeing your decision, if you wish, I can protect your Spirit Root. If you don’t believe me, the Spirit Root will certainly break!"

Wang Yang looked at Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi, needing his help to confront the Two Saints of the West.

A slight change would also help foster good relations between Zhen Yuanzi and Sun Wukong.

Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist, since you say so, I trust you, but if you deceive me, don’t blame me for joining forces with the Three Pure Ones to hunt you down!"

The Three Pure Ones were his friends, and he had some sway with them. If this young man in front of him deceived him, finding the Three Pure Ones to hunt him down wouldn’t be difficult.

Hearing Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi’s words, Wang Yang smiled and said, "Rest assured, Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi, I will certainly not deceive you. Please immediately proceed to the Thirty-Three Heavens to attend Yuanshi Celestial Venerable’s lecture!"

Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi then nodded, waved his hand, and a spiritual light fell before Wang Yang.

"This object will allow you to take away the Ginseng Fruit Tree. As for the rest, we’ll discuss it later!"

Having said that, Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi’s figure shot towards the sky and disappeared in an instant.

Wang Yang also vanished from the spot.

Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi was seized with worries, fearing that this young man might deceive him and anxious about the situation being as the young man described.

If not for the command of Yuanshi Celestial Venerable that could not be disobeyed, he would never have left.

Yuanshi Celestial Venerable had already been waiting in the Supreme Celestial Heaven for quite some time.

Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi, along with his many disciples, felt a bit fearful in his heart.

After all, they were late this time.

"Inviting Fellow Daoist this time was indeed for your own good, I hope Fellow Daoist doesn’t mind!"

Yuanshi Celestial Venerable said after a moment of silence.

Upon hearing Yuanshi Celestial Venerable’s words, Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi’s heart skipped a beat.

Although he was on good terms with Yuanshi Celestial Venerable, their power differed vastly. It wasn’t a surprise to be manipulated by others.

"I hope Fellow Daoist will clarify, how should I cooperate?"

Although Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi was dissatisfied, he suppressed his feelings and was instead fortunate that he had trusted that stranger, ensuring at least the Ginseng Fruit Tree had a plan.

"This time, too, it’s to scheme against Sun Wukong. As you know, the Calamity of Measurement of Journey to the West is a major trend of Heaven and Earth, which we cannot alter!"

"This time Sun Wukong will overturn your Ginseng Fruit Tree, rest assured, people from Buddhism have promised they will help restore it. We still need your help to make things difficult for him, to temper Sun Wukong’s arrogance!"

"Once this matter is settled, I will definitely help Fellow Daoist achieve Hunyuan Daluo!"

Yuanshi Celestial Venerate made a promise.

If not for Wang Yang’s appearance, perhaps he would have readily agreed, since he relied on the Ginseng Fruit Tree to break through and achieve Hunyuan Daluo, Achieving Saint Dao Fruit.

But with the current actions of Yuanshi Celestial Venerable and others, it was not negotiation but rather a fait accompli.

What could he do if he didn’t agree?

As for the promise of Yuanshi Celestial Venerable, without the Hongmeng Purple Qi, the creatures of Heaven and Earth had already lost the opportunity to achieve sainthood.

Moreover, considering this incident, how could he believe it?

"Good!"

Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi nodded.

...

Buddha Juriyunsun, who had been waiting outside the hall for Sun Wukong’s Primordial Spirit to emerge, still couldn’t see Sun Wukong come out after a long wait.

Although there were some twists and turns in this matter, everything had now developed as they had wished.

Stealing the Ginseng Fruit, reproached by Qing Feng and Mingyue.

At the moment, there were also sounds of curses and mocking jeers emanating from within.

With Sun Wukong’s temperament, where could he bear this? Logically speaking, just like the previous incident in the Peach Garden, he should have knocked over the Ginseng Fruit Tree in a fit of rage and made a grave mistake.

However, Juriyunsun kept waiting to the left and right, but still couldn’t see Sun Wukong’s Primordial Spirit emerge.

At this moment inside the hall, Sun Wukong was enduring meekly, and Zhu Bajie neither fought back nor retaliated verbally.

The two of them endured to the extreme.

Since this incident had nothing to do with them, the scolding was directed at these two.

Sand Monk felt somewhat uncomfortable, clearly it was he who had stolen and eaten the fruits, yet his two elder disciples had to bear such reproach. If not for the task at hand, he would have taken the responsibility himself.

The two also grew tired of scolding.

Qing Feng whispered to Mingyue on the side, "These monks really can bear it, we scold them like chickens, after such a long time, they still don’t make a sound, could it be they just stole three, not four?"

"Let’s count again."

Mingyue also nodded, "Yes, we should count them again!"

At this moment, the two left and walked toward the Ginseng Fruit Tree.

Seeing the two leave the hall, Juriyunsun showed an anxious expression.

This Sun Wukong actually could bear so much, actually did not resist!

But if it were only so, then their plan from the Western Buddhist Sect would fall through.

"Since that is the case, this humble monk must act, and in doing so, Qing Feng and Mingyue will inevitably think it was Sun Wukong and others, everything will still proceed according to plan!"

Juriyunsun frowned and thought so.

In order to eliminate the major trouble of Zhen Yuanzi, Buddha Juriyunsun did not care about losing face; if Sun Wukong would not act, he would.

In case Zhen Yuanzi might one day have a chance to reach sainthood, and to humble Sun Wukong and others, to then use the goodwill of Buddhism to revive the Ginseng Fruit Tree and assist Sun Wukong and others, hence creating a Buddhist fate with them.

It was a pity that it wasn’t Sun Wukong who personally toppled the Ginseng Fruit Tree, but it had to be this way now.

When Qing Feng and Mingyue reached the yard where the Ginseng Fruit was located, they could see the Ginseng Fruit knocked from the soil, roots exposed, the tree broken, not a single fruit in sight, all the leaves had also fallen.

The previously thriving Ginseng Fruit Tree had in the blink of an eye turned into this state.

Qing Feng and Mingyue were so frightened that their souls scattered, their faces drained of color, and they directly sat down on the ground.

"What can we do? What can we do?"

The two were so frightened for a moment that they did not know what to do.

After all, this Ginseng Fruit Tree, their master treasured it greatly, now that it had turned into this state, how were they to explain?

"What happened?"

At that moment, Buddha Juriyunsun slowly approached, feigning surprise on his face.

"Why has the Ginseng Fruit Tree become like this?"

Buddha Juriyunsun looked shocked.

"Buddha Ancestor, what should we do? We only meant to have one or two Ginseng Fruits, but now it has turned into this state!"

Mingyue began to panic and spoke.

"It seems like it must have been those monks, hearing your curses, out of anger, they knocked over the Ginseng Fruit Tree!"

Buddha Juriyunsun said slowly.

Hearing Buddha Juriyunsun’s words, the two also agreed very much, nodding and saying, "Right, it must have been the doing of the two!"

"Exactly, they look so weak and let us scold them, but who would have thought they would resort to such measures behind the scenes, it’s really despicable!"

Qing Feng also said furiously, "I’m going to have a word with them right now!"

After confirming this, the two prepared to confront Sun Wukong and the others.

However, Buddha Juriyunsun quickly stopped the two of them.

"If you go now, won’t they know that you are aware of the situation here? If they decide to flee, can you stop them?"

Upon hearing this, Qing Feng and Mingyue hesitated; Buddha Juriyunsun was right, their strength was sufficient to deal with ordinary people, but facing Sun Wukong and others, they were somewhat lacking.

Moreover, if they startled the snakes now, and the four fled far away, where would they find them?

"Buddha Ancestor, what should we do?"

Qing Feng looked towards Buddha Juriyunsun.