The Battle in Journey to the West
Chapter 338 - 299: Medicine Buddha’s Bitter Struggle Against Numerous Heroes

Chapter 338: Chapter 299: Medicine Buddha’s Bitter Struggle Against Numerous Heroes

Kong Xuan was duped by the Moonlight Bodhisattva, carelessly losing Jingzhou, which allowed the Moonlight Bodhisattva to escape.

Just as the Moonlight Bodhisattva was about to seek help at Mount Meru, he ran into Manjushri Bodhisattva on the way, who was riding a Blue Lion and on his way back to his dojo. After a brief exchange, Manjushri Bodhisattva offered to stall Kong Xuan for the Moonlight Bodhisattva, but as soon as the Moonlight Bodhisattva turned around, Manjushri Bodhisattva threw a Magical Treasure in his hand.

"Crack!"

The Escaping Dragon Pillar of Manjushri Bodhisattva flew up suddenly, and when the Moonlight Bodhisattva turned around, was caught off guard and ensnared solidly by the Escaping Dragon Pillar, unable to move.

"Manjushri Bodhisattva, what are you doing?!" A chill ran through the heart of the Moonlight Bodhisattva, fearing that Manjushri Bodhisattva had also betrayed Tathagata along with Kong Xuan and the others.

Manjushri Bodhisattva folded his hands and said, "Good indeed, good indeed! Moonlight Bodhisattva, since you’ve aided tyranny, I had no choice but to capture you."

Manjushri Bodhisattva, who deeply grasped the true meaning of compassion, captured the Moonlight Bodhisattva but did not harm his life, only planning to detain him.

The Moonlight Bodhisattva said with a wry smile, "You may not harm me, but there are others who will!"

A surge of Five-Colored Divine Light suddenly came from the East, and the Moonlight Bodhisattva couldn’t help but lament, "My life is over!"

Manjushri Bodhisattva bowed to Kong Xuan, saying, "It turns out to be the Peacock Great Ming King Bodhisattva. The Moonlight Bodhisattva was on his way to Mount Meru, and I happened to capture him."

Kong Xuan merely swept his Five-Colored Divine Light, and with a crisp sound striking the Moonlight Bodhisattva, who was bound by the Escaping Dragon Pillar, instantly burst open the physical body of the Moonlight Bodhisattva, pulverizing his Primordial Spirit into powder, leaving no trace of thought, decisively eliminating any possibility of him going to Mount Meru to snitch again.

"Good indeed, good indeed! Why did you have to be so lethal, Peacock Great Ming King Bodhisattva? After all, I had already captured him," Manjushri Bodhisattva sighed.

"Those not of our kind must have a different heart! This Moonlight Bodhisattva followed the Medicine Buddha from the Otherworld. If he did not die, he would pose a great threat to us! What footing would we have if he informed Tathagata of this matter?" Kong Xuan coldly sneered, his robe fluttering with a murderous aura.

Manjushri Bodhisattva said, "The attack on the Lapis Lazuli Pure Light Realm is no trivial matter. Peacock Great Ming King Bodhisattva should be more cautious. I shall take my leave now."

Kong Xuan folded his hands, "Many thanks to Manjushri Bodhisattva for your assistance. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable!"

Manjushri Bodhisattva replied, "I stand united with the Peacock Great Ming King Bodhisattva, both aiming to eliminate the false and preserve the true! Our longstanding wish is to slay the False Buddha and welcome back the true Buddha."

Kong Xuan said, "It is inconvenient to speak more. Bodhisattva, please do as you wish! I shall leave now!"

Having said this, he transformed into a gentle breeze and left, while Manjushri Bodhisattva returned to his own dojo without further ado.

However, within the Lapis Lazuli Pure Light Realm, war raged on. It was fortunate that the Heaven and Earth’s Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda stabilized the cosmos; otherwise, all beings in that realm would have been plunged into misery.

"You are quite audacious, Medicine Buddha, to rally experts to besiege my Lapis Lazuli World!" The Pharmacist transformed into the Wrathful Vajra, displaying Divine Skills that turned rivers upside down.

"Those who commit too many injustices will destroy themselves! You fake Buddhas also dare to occupy the West Cow He State! The Lapis Lazuli Pure Light Realm was created by Amitabha Buddha to welcome me, yet you’ve usurped it! Today, you shall pay back what you owe!" Tathagata, holding the Scriptures, swayed the faith of billions of beings within the realm, preventing the Pharmacist from consolidating the will of the multitudes.

The battle raged fiercely, with Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Vajras falling one after another, reduced to ashes, becoming the sacrificial pawns of this disaster.

Disaster and fortune complement each other—Pharmacist’s exclusive possession of the Lapis Lazuli World was his fortune, but the birth of Tathagata was his disaster! It was his greatest calamity; if he couldn’t surpass it, he would meet his doom, but if he could, his Cultivation would advance further, his status unshakable!

"My heart is the Heart of Heaven, my will is Heaven’s will! I offer sacrifice to the cosmos, Nine Heavens Thunder Movement!" Chi Songzi created from the void, sacrificing a million cattle, sheep, and sacrificial offerings, thus connecting with the Heavenly Dao.

Heavenly Dao discerns even the minute details, Chi Songzi’s heart was filled with righteousness, discarding the false and keeping the true. Moreover, since he had always offered sacrifices to the heavens and had been the Rain Mage in charge of state sacrifices alongside Shennong since Ancient Times, his communication with them was even more convenient and straightforward.

Divine Thunder descended from the sky, its might concealed due to the suppression by the Exquisite Pagoda, but its power was terrifying to the extreme, threatening to engulf everything.

The Lapis Lazuli Golden Body of the Pharmacist was enveloped by Thunder and Lightning, nearly shattering and showing numerous cracks., Wusheng struck him with the Sky-Overshadowing Seal, which, with a slap, brought the Pharmacist down from the sky. He fell to the ground, covered in dust, but fortunately, he protected his two thousand Medicine Forks. The two thousand Medicine Forks chanted spells rapidly, which quickly restored his Golden Body.

The Pharmacist’s foundation was not very deep, and the mana of the many Buddhas cultivated within the Lapis Lazuli Pure Light Realm were also not high, with few creator-level experts.

Chen Tuan wielded his bamboo staff, and with every strike, anyone hit by his bamboo staff would have their physical body shattered and their Primordial Spirit turned to ash.

"Six Routes of Pure Bamboo! Are you a reincarnation of Zhunti?!" Medicine Buddha exclaimed in shock at the scene.

Chen Tuan, however, did not respond, continuing to wield his bamboo staff and slay all around him. His martial arts were so formidable that no one could withstand his attacks for more than three moves. Within three strikes, death was certain.

"Under the bright blue sky, the universe is clear and bright! Nine Serenities Swallowing Dragon Stele, suppress the Eight Desolates!" Seeing Enlightenment Dao merge the Swallowing Dragon Stele into a flag that represented the bright blue sky and sunny day, he swept it and pure energy emerged, rendering the universe clear and bright. The false Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were instantly turned to dust.

"Sky-Breaking Divine Arrow, annihilating Various Heavens!" Daoist Equal to Heaven drew his bow and shot an arrow that automatically sought out the powerful false Buddhas, exploding them on impact, with internal organs and blood scattering all over the sky.

Medicine Buddha lamented inwardly, "Woe is me! Moonlight Bodhisattva has been gone so long without summoning the World Honored One to save me; I fear he has already fallen victim!"

Joined together, these experts were a force to be reckoned with. Although Medicine Buddha had long managed the Lapis Lazuli World, with Medicine Buddha now born, shaking his very foundation, it caused the beliefs of countless beings to be unable to converge into one. Otherwise, even if a Semi-Saint came, he would find it difficult to deploy his abilities within the Lapis Lazuli World!

No matter how powerful Medicine Buddha was in the Lapis Lazuli World, he was hard-pressed to contend with the numerous experts on Medicine Buddha’s side.

Chi Songzi’s Thunder Magic was terrifying, penetrating the Nine Serenities and forcing Medicine Buddha to dodge continuously while also trying to protect the two thousand Medicine Forks within the Buddha Kingdom. If these two thousand Medicine Forks were killed, he would not be able to withstand it.

"May I attain Bodhi in my next life, and may all things be imbued with Prajna!" Medicine Buddha roared, and the wills of the gods within Medicine Buddha wavered, scattering and being absorbed by Medicine Buddha.

This was a situation of one diminishing as another grew. The fake cannot become real, and the real cannot become fake. Medicine Buddha was the true lord of the Lapis Lazuli Pure Light Realm.

Medicine Buddha was continuously weakened by Medicine Buddha, and he also had to deal with Chi Songzi’s Thunder Magic and the Sky-Overshadowing Seal released by Wusheng. He was truly desolate, unable to resist.

"Smack!"

Medicine Buddha was struck by another Golden Sand Pill released by Enlightenment Dao at his back, bloodied all over. By then, all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas within the Lapis Lazuli World had been cleared out, leaving him utterly alone. After all, facing so many creators and Quasi-Saints, striking them down was as easy as sweeping leaves with an autumn breeze.

"Break his inner Buddha Kingdom, slaughter the two thousand Medicine Forks, and he will not be reborn! Act swiftly!" Daoist Equal to Heaven shot the last Medicine Fork general to pieces, retracting the arrow and drawing the bow once more.

Trembling under the terrifying presence of the Sky-Breaking Divine Arrow, Medicine Buddha cried out, "Medicine Buddha, I’ll return the Lapis Lazuli World to you, just spare my life!"

Medicine Buddha replied coldly, "Do you take us for fools? If I spare you, you would report us to Tathagata, and then where would we bury our corpses? I cannot coexist under the same sky with you, you false Buddha. I wish not to heedlessly commit the act of killing, but today, I must slay you! If I don’t enter Hell, who will?"

Medicine Buddha, hysterical, roared, "Then go to Hell yourself!"

He struck at Medicine Buddha with his palm, knowing that if he could kill Medicine Buddha, the will of the countless beings within the Lapis Lazuli World would converge upon him, unshakable. His strength would then multiply, making it easier to deal with the remaining people. Even if he couldn’t defeat them, he could drag out the fight for a long time.

But Zhen Yuanzi stepped in front of Medicine Buddha and also struck with his palm, using a Divine Skill from the Shangqing Lineage, his palm wielding Thunder Magic and mastering the ghostly universe. With a loud bang upon impact with Medicine Buddha’s palm, both were forced to retreat.

Zhen Yuanzi’s mouth bled, and Medicine Buddha’s Golden Body also cracked, but it was repaired in an instant.

"This Medicine Buddha, within the Lapis Lazuli World, is unimaginably powerful even though he couldn’t fully converge the will of the beings. He already possesses the might of a Semi-Saint, difficult to confront. If he truly concentrates the will of the beings, even a Saint would need to exert effort," Zhen Yuanzi, after a palm exchange with Medicine Buddha, secretly marvelled. He took out a pepino, ate it, and felt much better.

Medicine Buddha was stunned and cursed, "Well played! I was wondering who that Chi Jiangzi was; turns out it’s Zhen Yuanzi! You harbor treacherous schemes. The World Honored One kindly allowed you to establish a footing in West Cow He State, yet you dare to attack my Lapis Lazuli World. If I survive this calamity, I will surely flatten your Wuzhuang Temple!"

Zhen Yuanzi laughed heartily, "Medicine Buddha is too polite. My Wuzhuang Temple is just a small Taoist temple. If it’s flattened, then so be it. Medicine Buddha, as you wish."

Medicine Buddha was fuming with rage, but the number of people attacking him here was too great. Despite his immense strength in the Lapis Lazuli World, he was hard-pressed to fight against so many experts.

"As long as I keep the two thousand Medicine Forks in the Buddha Kingdom unharmed, these people cannot kill me! Once the World Honored One arrives, Three Thousand Buddhas will surely turn them to ash!" Medicine Buddha silently prayed, continuously unleashing Divine Skills to block the assaults coming from all directions.

Daoist Equal to Heaven suddenly shouted, "Medicine Buddha, watch for the arrow!"

With that, he released his hold, and the Sky-Breaking Divine Arrow was shot out, turning into a blur, heading straight for a Buddha Kingdom on Medicine Buddha’s body, where two thousand Medicine Forks were concealed. With one shot to break through, and to slaughter the two thousand Medicine Forks, Medicine Buddha would be at his last gasp.

What will become of Medicine Buddha’s life? Stay tuned for the next Chapter. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Starting Point (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)