Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 240 - 241: To Save People with My True Buddhist Law

Chapter 240: Chapter 241: To Save People with My True Buddhist Law

In front of the White Bone Cave, two people stood there.

Before the White Bone Territory stood Xuanzang.

Xuanzang clasped his hands together, and as he spoke of converting the White Bone Fairy before him,

a shadow seemed to appear behind him, resembling Xuanzang in every aspect except for the endless mysteries it contained and the manifold Daoist charms.

In an instant, flowers rained from the sky, golden lotuses surged from the earth, auspicious clouds formed a canopy above, and various omens of good fortune manifested.

"The Buddhist Law evolves!"

The White Bone Fairy, witnessing this scene, couldn’t help but reveal a look of shock.

Sun Wukong and the other two were also surprised by this spectacle.

Sun Wukong thought to himself, "Worthy indeed of someone taught by my senior brother. Having only been imparted some Daoist techniques, he has become so powerful. Just how deep is Senior Brother’s foundation, that even I cannot see through it now?"

Zhu Bajie, seeing this unfold, also couldn’t help feeling moved and said, "I never thought that our master would awaken the power of the Golden Cicada. This demon is done for!"

Having spent so many years in the celestial Court, Zhu Bajie naturally knew of Sakyamuni Tathagata’s disciple Golden Cicada.

Speaking of the Golden Cicada, it is said that he was enlightened by the Two Saints of the West, making him one of the earlier disciples of Buddhism, with powerful Buddhist teachings, needless to say.

Now that Xuanzang had awakened the power of the Golden Cicada, they naturally would not need to lift a finger.

"Elder Brother, Second Senior Brother, since Master already has such great power, what’s the use for us? Are we just making up the numbers?"

Sand Monk, witnessing this scene, couldn’t help but sigh in disbelief as he spoke.

"Making up the numbers?"

Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong looked at Sand Monk, and although his comment sounded rather unpleasant, there was indeed some truth to it.

They did seem to be just filling in the gaps.

"Let’s watch and see what happens next!" said Sun Wukong, observing the spectacle before them.

Zhu Bajie and Sand Monk also nodded and continued to watch.

"Xuanzang, you wish to convert me? You are far too confident in yourself!"

The White Bone Fairy, recovered from her initial shock, suddenly flashed a light in her hand, and a treasured sword appeared. She looked at the dignified Xuanzang before her and thrust her sword directly at him.

The sword light howled.

The sound of its sharpness seemed as if it could tear apart heaven and earth.

"Benefactor, why resist so obstinately?"

In an instant, Xuanzang opened his eyes, and the White Bone Fairy’s sword stopped three inches from him, unable to advance further as if an invisible wall stood before the Golden Cicada.

As the White Bone Fairy’s mana surged, aiming to kill Xuanzang and then take him into the White Bone Cave,

no matter how the White Bone Fairy channeled and fortified her mana, her sword could not advance an inch further.

Instead, as Xuanzang shook his head, the sword crumbled.

With a bang, the sword shattered into countless fragments, scattering in all directions.

"Amitabha Buddha, will you not turn back, Benefactor? To lay down the butcher’s knife is to instantly attain Buddhahood!"

Xuanzang looked at the White Bone Fairy before him.

Behind him, the paths of the Buddhist Law condensed; that was his path.

Containing the power of the Three Paths of Heaven and Earth,

suppressing heaven and earth.

"What have you done?"

The White Bone Fairy was about to retreat when suddenly she found herself immobilized, unable to move at all, and even the mana within her body seemed suppressed, making its circulation obscure and difficult.

Her eyes changed dramatically as she looked at Xuanzang with horror.

Break!

The White Bone Fairy, with her Great Magical Power, attempted to break free from the Golden Cicada’s bindings, but to no avail.

Then a thunderous roar;

a bolt of lightning crashed down,

striking the White Bone Fairy directly.

The powerful mana the White Bone Fairy had gathered at that moment was rendered null.

This was Xuanzang’s palm thunder.

Then Xuanzang’s voice, filled with dignity and vast wisdom, spread out.

"Thus have I heard, limitless in the ten directions..."

The three onlookers from a distance were dumbstruck.

They saw the majestic Buddhist chanting spread out, containing endless mysteries and manifold Daoist charms, with countless celestial phenomena unfolding in the skies.

Even birds perched and ceased to fly, spiritual monkeys sat in meditation on the mountains, showing devotion,

Insects and serpents felt enlightenment and commenced their cultivation,

tigers and leopards knelt in worship, ready to convert.

...

From then on, the four on the Journey to the West were under the watchful eyes of all Heavens’ Immortals and Buddhas.

Within the Ninth celestial Palace,

under the Mystic Light Mirror, such a scene emerged, and the Immortals present couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.

Even the Jade Emperor seated on the Golden Palace furrowed his brow.

He glanced at Taibai Jinxing.

Taibai Jinxing was also feeling bemused; had he not just taught Xuanzang the palm thunder? Was it really necessary?

How did he know that Xuanzang would awaken the powerful strength of the Golden Cicada.

He hoped it wouldn’t involve him.

Although the Orthodox Deities of the celestial Court present were surprised by Xuanzang’s strength, they did not say much.

In comparison, the followers of Buddhism in Thunder Sound Temple couldn’t help but frown.

This time, the White Bone Fairy was their machination, aimed at suppressing Sun Wukong and making him realize that Xuanzang was the crux of the Journey to the West.

They needed to support Xuanzang, so that they could obtain the scriptures. Only, they had not expected that Xuanzang would take the initiative to go to the White Bone Cave with the White Bone Fairy.

They had nearly set out to intervene—after all, nothing could happen to Xuanzang.

However, what they didn’t expect was that Xuanzang actually intended to directly convert the White Bone Fairy, and she truly could not resist.

This completely changed what they had anticipated.

"How could Xuanzang awaken the power of the Golden Cicada?"

Although there was not much change in Sakyamuni Tathagata’s expression, the dissatisfaction in his voice could be heard by everyone.

"My Buddha, indeed, although Xuanzang has practiced palm thunder and eaten the Ginseng Fruit, which have just doubled his lifespan, this transformation is indeed somewhat peculiar today. Should we intervene?"

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva slowly said.

Many Buddha’s disciples also thought so, since this Journey to the West was of great significance to Buddhism.

If any accidents were to happen, it might affect the outcome of the Journey to the West.

Many followers of Buddhism all looked towards Sakyamuni Tathagata.

After being silent for a while, Sakyamuni Tathagata shook his head and said, "No need, the Journey to the West is already underway, and cannot be interrupted. We can only make some adjustments in the calamities that follow!"

"Amitabha Buddha!"

...

As the Buddhist chanting ceased,

before the White Bone Cave, Xuanzang held his palms together, his appearance dignified, his mouth reciting scriptures filled with profound mysteries.

In front of him, the White Bone Fairy had already been sitting in meditation on the ground, her face showing piety, her hands joined together, chanting scriptures along with Xuanzang, as if she had entered Buddhism, all because she devoutly believed in Shami Xuanzang.

"Has Master turned a demon into his own disciple?"

Zhu Bajie saw this scene, and could not help saying in shock.

Sand Monk also said with a sense of amazement, "It seems so!"

Compared with Zhu Bajie and Sand Monk, Sun Wukong’s face held more of a smile. After all, Xuanzang was his junior, and now that he was so powerful, Sun Wukong naturally felt relieved.

Moreover, his senior brother’s teachings to Xuanzang might also have been to let Xuanzang challenge Buddhism.

With Xuanzang now possessing such abilities, he also had the chance to contend with Buddhism.

"Amitabha Buddha, come out!"

Just then, Xuanzang slowly spoke, his voice still usual, but lacking the previous solemnity.

"Big Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, Master seemed to have discovered us long ago!"

Sand Monk couldn’t help feeling as if a thief had been caught red-handed.

"What’s there to fear? With Master’s strength, he must have long detected us. What I did not expect is that Master actually has such strength; truly beyond my expectations!"

Zhu Bajie did not mind, after all, Xuanzang was able to directly make the White Bone Fairy convert on his own, which was not something they could compare to.

Detecting them naturally was not difficult!

"Let’s go, there’s no show to watch!"

Sun Wukong said somewhat helplessly. He really did not want to be involved in this Calamity of Measurement. He had involved himself just to assist someone he knew. Now, since Xuanzang’s strength had grown so powerful, it was natural to let him develop on his own.

He was happy to wait and see the outcomes.

To see that even a White Bone Fairy could be directly converted by Xuanzang.

The few of them walked over.

And as they walked over, they couldn’t help but look at the White Bone Fairy.

By then, the White Bone Fairy was no longer in her transformed appearance but had reverted to her skeletal form.

Although they were all Demons, they had never seen a bare skeleton achieve sentience.

Under their gaze, the White Bone Fairy joined her palms together and slowly stood up.

"Amitabha Buddha, I, Lady White Bone, was once foolish and ignorant. Today, I am fortunate to have met the Elder, who has led me to the doorstep of Buddhism. I am immensely grateful to Lady White Bone!"

Looking at the extremely devout Lady White Bone, despite their shock, the reality was right before their eyes.

After all, such a demon must have consumed many humans, and would not have been easily converted.

Even Zhu Bajie and Sand Monk could see that Lady White Bone had an extremely heavy aura of resentment, clearly having consumed many humans.

However, after being converted by Xuanzang, the White Bone Fairy’s internal resentment had dissipated, turning into a heart of devotion.

"Amitabha Buddha!"

Xuanzang looked at the White Bone Fairy and then said, "Now that you have converted, from this day forward, you must no longer engage in violent and evil deeds. You must perform good deeds, punish evil, delve into Buddhist Law so you may achieve Buddha’s True Fruit!"

As for ascending to Ultimate Bliss, that was a phrase of the Western Direction, his Buddhist Law was never about Ultimate Bliss, but about Buddha’s True Fruit.

Upon hearing Xuanzang’s words, the White Bone Fairy also showed a face of devotion, her hands joined together as she said, "Disciple Lady White Bone shall heed the Elder’s teachings and hopes to universally save nearby Demons and Monsters!"

"Amitabha Buddha, very good!"

Hearing the White Bone Fairy’s words, Xuanzang nodded, very pleased.

He needed followers; he wanted to fight against Buddhism, so having his own disciples and followers was essential.

This Journey to the West was his opportunity.

He wanted to spread the true Buddhist Law, not the pseudo-Buddha of the Western Direction.

If there was a need in the future, he could call to arms and contend with Buddhism.

However, on his journey, he had to be careful. Otherwise, once Buddhism discovered his intentions, they would undoubtedly take action against him.