Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 546 - 461: Zhunti is Tricked and Absorbed by Ksitigarbha

Chapter 546: Chapter 461: Zhunti is Tricked and Absorbed by Ksitigarbha

Originally, Yuanshi Celestial Venerable was very dissatisfied with Nuwa and Tongtian teaming up.

Even when Nuwa came to deliver a message, Yuanshi Celestial Venerable still sneered in his heart and said, "I am already aware of this matter!"

If it were not for the great calamity of the Three Realms, with the Demon Clan starting to show its hand, he would not have brought his disciples here to avoid disaster.

"The Buddhist Ksitigarbha King is actually a person from the Demon Clan, and Tongtian discovered this," she said.

"As I was leaving, the Demon Clan’s Prison-Suppressing King and Nine Serenities King blocked me. They originally did not want me to come here. If it weren’t for Wang Yang in my palace, I probably wouldn’t have had the chance to come and inform you!"

Nuwa did not care about the attitude of Yuanshi Celestial Venerable.

She directly recounted everything that had occurred in full detail.

"Heh, at this moment I have already..."

Yuanshi Celestial Venerable subconsciously wanted to say he already knew, as they were indeed reporting from Ksitigarbha, proudly believing they had the upper hand in intelligence. However, he suddenly realized something was off when Nuwa said, "Ksitigarbha is a person from the Demon Clan?"

"Absolutely true. If not, the Demon Clan would definitely not send two Quasi-Saints to block the road! They are also afraid of Ksitigarbha’s identity being exposed."

"As expected, Ksitigarbha is keeping his identity a secret, certainly scheming no small plot!"

Seeing that Yuanshi Celestial Venerable was unaware, Nuwa understood that neither the Expounding Teachings Sect nor Buddhism knew about this, otherwise, Yuanshi Celestial Venerable’s demeanor would surely not be as such.

Nuwa had some worries about this visit, fearing that both the Expounding Teachings Sect and Buddhism had already been beguiled and joined the Demon Clan, which would mean they were now surrounded by enemies.

Having confirmed that Yuanshi Celestial Venerable had not colluded with the Demon Clan, Nuwa naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Zhunti, Jieyin, two Fellow Daoists, come out quickly!"

Yuanshi Celestial Venerable also did not dare delay. Regardless of whether the matter was true or false, as Ksitigarbha was currently on Far East Island, it was imperative to summon Zhunti and Jieyin immediately. Yuanshi Celestial Venerable also believed Nuwa would not deceive him on this matter.

This made Yuanshi Celestial Venerable feel increasingly disheartened.

Yuanshi Celestial Venerable did not return to his palace but waited on the island for the two of them to come out.

However, after waiting a while, only Jieyin arrived late, and Zhunti did not appear at all.

"Why just you alone? Where is Zhunti?" Yuanshi Celestial Venerable asked hastily.

"What has happened? Zhunti is discussing the Dao with Buddha Ksitigarbha and might have gone into seclusion right away. I called him just now, but he did not respond," Jieyin said, puzzled as he looked at them not knowing why their expressions were so grim.

"Let’s go, let’s quickly check on Fellow Daoist Zhunti!"

Yuanshi Celestial Venerable dared not delay and immediately flew towards where Zhunti resided.

"Ksitigarbha King is a person from the Demon Clan and must have a plot being here! Let’s go and see Fellow Daoist Zhunti quickly!" Nuwa said, following beside Jieyin.

Hearing these words, Jieyin, who was originally flying, felt as if he had been struck by thunder, as Buddhism’s influence had already waned.

Ksitigarbha, now having attained Buddhahood, was seen by both Zhunti and Jieyin as the hope for the resurgence of Buddhism, having devoted more effort to Ksitigarbha than any other in recent times.

Under these circumstances, they said that Ksitigarbha was from the Demon Clan.

Jieyin found it hard to accept this stark contrast.

When Yuanshi Celestial Venerable arrived at the courtyard where Zhunti resided, only to find the door already closed, he furrowed his brows and shouted inside, "Fellow Daoist Zhunti! Fellow Daoist Zhunti!"

"What? No one there?" Nuwa asked, and then Jieyin also rushed over, saying to the two, "Zhunti is inside."

"Let’s go, let’s go in and see!"

Yuanshi Celestial Venerable made a decisive move, smashed the prohibitions on the courtyard with a wave of his hand, and walked in directly.

Nuwa and Jieyin followed closely behind, and the three of them went straight to the place where Zhunti was in seclusion.

Upon opening the door, the scene before them made all three of them stunned!

Ksitigarbha King, clad in Demon Patterns, stood there with his hand suspended in mid-air, though what he was condensing were the most pure telekinesis and Buddha’s light.

"Zhunti, what have you done to Zhunti!" Jieyin exclaimed in great alarm, not seeing Zhunti.

"Oh, I didn’t expect you to find out, it seems I still haven’t done well enough," Ksitigarbha said without any fear, retracting the Demon Patterns and returning to his appearance as the White-Robed Ksitigarbha.

"Mother Buddha Zhunti saw that my power was about to achieve great achievement, so she sacrificed herself to complete my power."

"Now, her cultivation level has been completely absorbed by me. What about it, Amitabha Buddha, why don’t you also sacrifice yourself to complete me?"

"Don’t worry, I assure you, Buddhism will definitely become the greatest sect in the Three Realms!"

With a self-righteous look, Ksitigarbha drove Jieyin to the brink of fury.

With the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree in hand, he was about to take action, but Nuwa stopped him.

"Can’t you see he’s doing it on purpose?" Nuwa chided sternly.

"Ksitigarbha, you have fallen into the Demon Clan, today you ought to be executed!" Yuanshi Celestial Venerable said slowly, looking at Ksitigarbha.

Meanwhile, the Pangu Banner emerged beside him, and the Wu Ji Apricot Yellow Banner gradually unfolded.

They were ready to envelop the entire Far East Island.

"Yuanshi Celestial Venerable, since you came to this Far East Island intending to hide away from the world, what concern of yours is whether it’s the Demon Clan or not? Why must you invite trouble upon yourself?" Ksitigarbha slowly said.

"Hahaha, well said about inviting trouble! Ksitigarbha, anyone in the Three Realms who encounters the Demon Clan must be exterminated! You dared to run wild in my Expounding Teachings Sect; you’ve picked the wrong place!" Yuanshi Celestial Venerable laughed heartily, indeed planning to hide on Far East Island to avoid the great calamity of the Three Realms, even thinking about playing the role of a fisherman when it’s almost over.

However, this does not conflict with eliminating demons; now that he has encountered them, he certainly cannot let them go.