Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 539 - 457 Ksitigarbha King Saint is a Step Away_2

Chapter 539: Chapter 457 Ksitigarbha King Saint is a Step Away_2

In the southernmost part of Southern Continent Jambudvipa, Sun Wukong stood beside Xuanzang in the newly constructed Fo Fei Temple, hoping that Xuanzang would think it over again and again.

Now, throughout Southern Continent Jambudvipa, demonic qi reigned supreme, spreading far to the south beyond their current location.

Apart from the areas that Sun Wukong had explored, the demonic qi was not as conspicuous elsewhere, but now it galloped across the land unrestrained.

"Buddhism is compassionate, and monks do not enter the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but if I do not enter Hell, who will?"

"Wukong, there’s no need to say more. My body is filled with Buddha Energy, and if I cannot purify this demonic qi at this moment, what use is there in immediately Attaining Buddhahood?"

Though Xuanzang did not voice Amitabha Buddha, every thought in his mind was imbued with the Dharma Appearance of the Buddhist houses.

"Let’s speak no further of this matter. Starting the cycle of karmic retribution with me is indeed the most appropriate time."

"I might not save all beings in the Three Realms, but if I can lessen the suffering of countless souls by just a little, then I have fulfilled my Buddhist duty."

Xuanzang spoke each word deliberately, as Buddha’s light gradually expanded behind him.

For the Buddhist houses, this might be an opportunity.

But for the entire Southern Continent Jambudvipa, it was a true disaster of epic proportions.

"Kill!"

"Leave not a single blade of grass!"

Such phrases rampaged through Southern Continent Jambudvipa, and the lands to its south had fallen to become the home of the Demon Clan.

"As long as they are killed, the entire Three Realms will be ours."

"The era when the Human Race stood tall has passed."

"We, the Demon Clan, are the true orthodoxy."

"Kill them and hail the descent of our Demon Ancestor."

"For this world, our Demon Clan shall reign supreme."

No matter how arrogant, calamity gradually spread throughout Southern Continent Jambudvipa.

To this day, the southern part of Southern Continent Jambudvipa was teeming with figures of the Demon Clan.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, on your great progress in cultivation!"

Looking at Ksitigarbha, who had just emerged from the Haotian Mirror, Wu Tian faintly sensed a sliver of danger.

This sensation of danger had not been present before Ksitigarbha King entered.

"I still need Manjushri and Samantabhadra."

Ksitigarbha King nodded and said to Wu Tian.

"That’s easily said. I’ll have Ghost Car take you there!"

Wu Tian did not refuse, but out of curiosity, he asked, "Fellow Daoist, what has become of Ancient Buddha Ran Deng now?"

"He’s been reduced to an invalid. If we don’t release him, I fear he will turn to ash in the Haotian Mirror within moments."

Upon hearing Ksitigarbha King’s words, Wu Tian also trembled.

It seemed that Ksitigarbha King had indeed fallen into demonhood this time.

Although Wu Tian knew that Ksitigarbha King had come to confront Ancient Buddha Ran Deng, he hadn’t expected it to be so thorough.

After a moment, Ghost Car arrived.

"Buddha Ancestor!"

Wu Tian nodded slightly, then spoke directly, "Take Ksitigarbha King to the place of Manjushri Samantabhadra!"

"Yes, Buddha Ancestor!"

Ghost Car glanced at Ksitigarbha King. Though puzzled as to why the Buddha Ancestor wanted him to lead Ksitigarbha King to Manjushri Samantabhadra, Ghost Car dared not delay.

After responding, he led the way.

Ksitigarbha King followed Ghost Car into the distance.

Watching Ksitigarbha King depart, Wu Tian’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"Buddha Ancestor, just who is Ksitigarbha King? You are already the spokesperson for the Dark Demon Realm, so why do you need to be so respectful in his presence?"

Black Robe, standing beside him, couldn’t help feeling puzzled.

After all, there were only two quasi-saints in the Dark Demon Realm—Wu Tian and Elder Jiang. Although Ghost Car was also a quasi-saint, he only joined later.

Now, suddenly, Ksitigarbha King appeared, his status seemingly even above Wu Tian’s, which Black Robe found somewhat hard to accept.

Black Robe had heard about Ksitigarbha from the past and felt that Ksitigarbha was not even worthy to meet him then.

As Wu Tian’s right-hand man, the emergence of Ksitigarbha King, surging ahead to a status above his own, was a gap Black Robe struggled to come to terms with.

"The Dark Demon Realm is not just ruled by me and that Elder Jiang."

"I am but a mere fusion of a young monk and Demon Ancestor Luohou, the Evil Corpse. That Ksitigarbha, I fear, also has some origins."

Wu Tian shook his head, not willing to divulge more.

He had long suspected that Elder Jiang in the Abyss of Darkness was the true corporeal form of Luo Mian, yet now, with the appearance of a notable Ksitigarbha King, he only knew the Demon Clan essence of the other but not his specific identity.

In the past, Ancestral Demon Luohou’s cultivation challenged the cosmos, clashing with Hongjun but falling just one move short.

The great catastrophe of the Three Realms has restarted, and one Wu Tian is indeed not that important anymore.

Perhaps nominally, Wu Tian still represents the Dark Demon Realm.

But even Wu Tian himself does not know what lies behind Elder Jiang or what else is in the Dark Demon Realm.

"You first take Ancient Buddha Ran Deng down!"

Wu Tian said no more and released Ran Deng. Although Ran Deng had now lost all his cultivation, a living Ran Deng was much more useful to Wu Tian than a dead one.

"Yes!"

Despite having many complaints in his heart, Black Robe nodded his head anyway.

He took the extremely weak Ran Deng down.

Wu Tian looked at the Haotian Mirror and thought that it would have to be returned to Haotian.

Just then, Ghost Car came back with a look of horror on his face.

"Reporting to No-Heaven Buddha, Ksitigarbha King has absorbed all the cultivation of Bodhisattvas Manjushri and Samantabhadra."

"Now, both Manjushri and Samantabhadra have become invalids."

Ghost Car’s face showed shock; he had witnessed Manjushri and Samantabhadra become invalids.

It took tens of thousands of years of cultivation to reach the quasi-saint level, and now they had lost their cultivation overnight, which made Ghost Car feel somewhat unnatural.

After all, from a certain perspective, Manjushri and Samantabhadra were even stronger than himself. Doesn’t that mean he would have no chance to fight back in front of Ksitigarbha King?

"Buddha Ancestor, do you think Ksitigarbha has the kind of power Wang Yang has to slay quasi-saints?"

Ghost Car asked somewhat worriedly.

He had thought that with the strength of a quasi-saint, he could move unopposed in the Three Realms, but then Wang Yang appeared, able to kill quasi-saints, and now Ksitigarbha King had emerged too.

He felt increasingly as if the power of a quasi-saint was of no account here.

"It seems he already has."

Wu Tian sighed and had to admit this point.

Ran Deng, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra, although they had been imprisoned by them, were quasi-saints and should have had the power to resist.

Yet now, their powers had been absorbed so quietly, without even a hint of the aftermath of a fight leaking out, which was indeed quite shocking.

"Mount Meru is taken care of; I shall take my leave!"

As the two talked, Ksitigarbha had already arrived.

He gave a bow to Wu Tian and said.

As for Ghost Car, Ksitigarbha King did not even glance at him.

"Fellow Daoist, what is your current cultivation level?" Wu Tian asked.

With Black Lotus in hand, Wu Tian could say he could defeat most quasi-saints in the Three Realms.

Yet even so, he still could not kill a quasi-saint, not even the weakest quasi-saint.

He wanted to ask, to understand the gap between himself and Ksitigarbha, not to lose heart, but also not to be utterly clueless.

"Quasi-saint pinnacle."

After Ksitigarbha spoke, he pondered for a moment and then said distinctly, "The Saint Fruit Position is within easy reach!"

After speaking, Ksitigarbha left Mount Meru without caring about their astonished gazes and went straight away.

When he left Mount Meru,

Buddha’s light surged behind him, and the demonic qi of Mount Meru was greatly diluted at this moment.

"Has he really become so powerful now?"

Watching Ksitigarbha leave, Ghost Car still had a look of amazement on his face.

The Saint Fruit Position is within easy reach.

Such immense confidence!

"This is the Demon Arts! It can absorb other’s cultivation."

"I think his ability to cultivate to this step probably has a lot to do with the now invalid Ran Deng and the others."

"Perhaps in the future, the Demon Clan in the Three Realms will have to rely on his whims."

At this time, Wu Tian also felt a sense of powerlessness. He thought that with Black Lotus in hand, he could gallop through the Three Realms, but now it seemed that neither he nor Haotian carried any weight in these realms.

"It seems that in the future, our Demon Clan can only look up to Ksitigarbha King!"

Ghost Car muttered to himself, his heart filled with mixed feelings and deep complexity.

Wu Tian stood in place and instructed Ghost Car to take good care of Ran Deng, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra.

These three, though they had lost their cultivation, were not without use.

After giving instructions, Wu Tian also chose to go back to cultivation.

The appearance of Ksitigarbha had completely disrupted his state of mind, and he was even more eager to advance further.