The Battle in Journey to the West
Chapter 273 - 243: Rushing to Mount Meru for a Solution

Chapter 273: Chapter 243: Rushing to Mount Meru for a Solution

The Tathagata escaped, and all of the Three Pure Ones felt it was a pity. If they had succeeded in killing the Tathagata at this juncture, wouldn’t the Three Thousand Buddhas have become their prisoners?

Naturally, the other two of the Three Worlds Buddha could not be underestimated, and there was the Medicine Buddha seated within the Eastern Lapis Lazuli Pure Light World, who perhaps could summon the Power of the Heavens.

The Various Heavens were waiting for the right moment, and the Three Pure Ones were also waiting for the right moment, the former for the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, and the latter for the gods of the South Sea to come out of their seclusion.

In his heart, the Tathagata couldn’t help but think of one person, the founder of the Mystic Sect, Hongjun.

The leader of the Mystic Sect, Hongjun Laozu, had profound mana; he commanded Pangu to create the world out of Chaos, thus forming the Four Great Continents! After Pangu’s death, his Primordial Spirit’s pure energy ascended and transformed into the Three Pure Ones. The Three Pure Ones accumulated the merit of Pangu’s creation to become Saints, and then Pangu’s twelve trails of turbid energy fell to the earth and transformed into the Twelve Witch Gods, while the placenta and unclean blood transformed into the Netherworld Blood Sea, giving birth to the Ming River.

"If this person truly is Hongjun, then that would be great! Hongjun was also seriously injured in the battle during the Middle Ancient Times, and it’s not easy for him to recover. He couldn’t even kill me, which shows just how much his mana has fallen!" Thought the Tathagata, and surprisingly, his anger gave way to joy.

This time, Zhen Yuanzi of Wuzhuang Temple captured Tang Sanzang and others, defeated the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas from Mount Meru, and forced the Tathagata to take action personally. By doing so, he naturally fell into the calculations of the Three Pure Ones. Indeed, the Tathagata almost died in Wuzhuang Temple. However, in the end, he still escaped. Killing this Respectful Ruler of the World was not as easy as it seemed.

In the world, few could handle the Tathagata to such an extent. The Tathagata naturally had an idea in his heart; it was unlikely to be the Three Pure Ones, so it must be Hongjun, who had never shown himself!

Hongjun is the master of this Heavenly Dao World, he is the Heavenly Dao itself, controlling everything, and he must also follow the Great Dao. Since the Five Decays of Heaven and Man in the Middle Ancient Times, naturally, this "Heavenly Being" is a term from Buddhism, whereas the True Immortals of the Daoist Sect are cultivators of the same level as this "Heavenly Being".

As the fates have decreed, after the Divine Enthronement, with the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, the True Immortals of the Daoist Sect and the high masters of the Buddhist sect were all affected. Even the Heavenly Dao Laws were broken by the Various Heavens. Therefore, Hongjun led the Saints of both sects, with countless disciples, into the endless void, to battle with the Various Heavens. That battle was inconclusive, with the Mystic Sect losing the Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens and Nu Wa, two Saints.

With the Tathagata’s escape, the emotions of various powers differed, the Three Pure Ones were disappointed, Zhen Yuanzi and Yin Xi were shocked, and the Buddhist sect felt terror...

Wukong also had a feeling of terror, not knowing who the owner of the Purple Divine Sword that had nearly forced the Tathagata into such straits was.

The Tathagata’s strength was so much greater than Siddhartha Gautama Buddha’s that this imposter was a lot more formidable than the real deal.

In his heart, the Tathagata sneered, "Next time the Five Decays of Heaven and Man occur, the Heavenly Dao Laws will break again, the Various Heavens will descend, and this Heavenly Dao World will naturally be under our control! Hongjun, this time, can you still save the day?"

Currently, for the Daoist Sect, the Buddhist sect is like a bone stuck in the throat, a large nail planted by the Heavens, making the Daoist Sect very uncomfortable and utterly displeased.

Wukong came out of the room and glanced at Zhen Yuanzi and Yin Xi, saying, "How are you, fellow Daoists?"

Zhen Yuanzi couldn’t help but smile, "Quite well indeed! It’s only that Wukong, you’ve toppled my pepino fruit tree; you’ll need to think of a way to revive it before I can let you go."

Wukong understood the hint and winked at Zhen Yuanzi, "Indeed! In a moment of temper, I knocked down the Great Immortal’s fruit tree, which was very wrong of me. However, it’s not good for the Great Immortal to have captured my master either. How about the Great Immortal releases my Elder first?"

Zhen Yuanzi said, "It’s only natural to repay debts. Since you damaged my pepino tree, Wukong, you must devise a proper remedy."

The two exchanged words, as if looking into a clear mirror. Zhen Yuanzi deflected the issue onto himself, while Wukong took the issue into his own hands.

Quickly coming to an agreement, the blame for the fallen pepino tree shifted from Zhen Yuanzi to Wukong. Since Wukong caused the fall, he had no way to revive the tree. So if they wanted to continue the Journey to the West, they would have to seek help from the Tathagata. If the Tathagata was unable to help, then Tang Sanzang would have to grow old captured in Wuzhuang Temple, thus concluding the Journey to the West, and the Buddhist sect would be defeated, having no right to contest with the Daoist Sect for fate in The Eastern Land.

Wukong bowed and said, "Exactly, what the Zhen Yuan Immortal said is correct, repaying debts is the natural order of things, but I have no money, so what should I do?"

Yin Xi suggested from the side, "If you have no money, then go find someone who does! There are many wealthy ones in Buddhism, for example, the Tathagata, who possesses Mount Meru, with who knows how many Taiyi Gold Mountains under his control. The Medicine Buddha from the Eastern Lapis Lazuli Pure Light World is also rich, his entire Lapis Lazuli World is constructed from lapis lazuli and gold."

Yin Xi was hinting, "If you can’t revive the pepino tree, then go seek out the Three Worlds Buddha."

Wukong chuckled to himself; these people were all very cunning. The Tathagata had already suffered a loss by personally coming to Wuzhuang Temple, and was most certainly chagrined. If he were to ask the Tathagata to help revive the pepino tree, the Tathagata would probably be infuriated in private.

Wukong bowed, "I see, then please, Zhen Yuan Immortal, take good care of my master. Do not let my master, Xuanzhuang, suffer from hunger or cold. I will go to Mount Meru in the Western Heaven to find the Tathagata."