If the monkey really went to heaven and became a god, he would not have suffered so much as to accompany Jin Chanzi on the journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
There is no need to think about it, it is definitely impossible. By that time, Jin Chanzi will be a mortal. It would be strange that the monkey would be willing given his personality.
"Buddha, should we go to heaven?"
Go to heaven!
Tathagata was silent. What could he do there? Fight against the Shangqing lineage? Would he be right? I'm afraid the Golden Spirit Mother was waiting for him in heaven at this time.
Although he is the eldest senior brother, to this day , they no longer have the relationship of senior and junior brothers and sisters.
At this time, the Golden Spirit Mother, who had gathered the power of the stars in the sky, was no longer the Golden Spirit Mother in the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation. Even if a fight really broke out, he did not dare to say that he would be the opponent of the Golden Spirit Mother.
Heaven is the home turf of the Shangqing lineage, and it would be useless for him to go there.
"Junior sister, are you waiting for me to come and see you?"
Tathagata thought so in his heart. The trend of Buddhism's prosperity has not changed. Although the monkey's life trajectory has shifted, the main line will not change. Now the line involving the monkey has only been replaced by the Shangqing lineage. If Buddhism wants to continue to let the monkey do things, it may not be control, but employment.
Thinking of this, Tathagata knew what he should do.
Maybe he really needs to go and see the Golden Spirit Mother.
Doumuyuan Palace.
“You’re here!”
After the last catastrophe, the Dou Mu Yuan Palace was closed and never opened again. Today was the first time it was opened. Listening to the crisp sound, Tathagata couldn't help but tremble in his heart, but he quickly calmed his mind. He never regretted taking this path. On the journey of the great road, how could one take into account everything?
But, not having regrets doesn’t mean that you don’t feel guilty.
He owed a lot to the Golden Spirit Mother and the Wu Dang Mother, as well as his fellow junior brothers and sisters. If he had been able to stay, at least the Shangqing lineage would not be in this state now, and would not be in such a difficult situation.
"Yes, I am here."
They looked at each other in silence. The Golden Spirit Holy Mother, dressed in a rosy crown and feathered clothes, thought that she would be very angry when she saw Tathagata again, and might even attack him in anger. However, the moment she actually saw Tathagata, the Golden Spirit Holy Mother found that her heart was very calm. She understood Duobao, and Duobao also understood her. The moment she knew that Duobao had transformed into a Buddha, she actually had this premonition.
"Go ahead."
"What does Junior Sister want regarding the Stone Monkey?"
The Golden Spirit Mother couldn't help but smile when she heard this. In fact, this kind of official attitude is really good.
"Fifty percent of the luck and merit. No matter how much luck and merit your Buddhist sect finally obtains, I, the Shangqing lineage, will take half of it."
Tathagata's expression changed drastically.
half!
It's really an exorbitant demand. He has to work so hard for the Buddhist sect, but in the end he will only be making things difficult for the Shangqing lineage.
"impossible!"
Tathagata refused without thinking too much. If he had agreed, during this great catastrophe, it would no longer be Buddhism that would prosper, but the Shangqing lineage.
The head follows the butt. Even if Tathagata still cares about some old feelings, his destiny and merits are related to his path, so how can he give up because of old feelings?
"Then leave."
Tathagata was silent. Leaving was of course impossible. Now the key to the catastrophe was not in his hands, and the other three of the four great monkeys were nowhere to be seen. If he left at this time, he didn't know how the catastrophe would change.
“One percent!”
hehe!
The Holy Mother of the Golden Spirit could not help but laugh. After all, it was a business, after all it was profit, after all it was just a matter of how much.
“Forty percent!”
“One percent!”
"50%"
Tathagata suddenly looked up, "Golden Spirit !"
The Golden Spirit Mother looked at Tathagata, "Tathagata, I know you too well. You are actually a selfish person at heart. Now I have the upper hand and am willing to talk, only because it is good for everyone if we both take a step back. Don't make a mistake. If you agree today, then everything will be fine. If you don't agree, why not let me, the Shangqing lineage, enter the great calamity again."
Enter the catastrophe again!
Tathagata's heart was shocked, but the Golden Spirit Mother remained calm, but this sentence revealed infinite madness. It was easy to say that they would enter the catastrophe again, but if they were not careful, the Shangqing lineage would perish in the catastrophe. How could the Golden Spirit Mother dare? But Tathagata did not dare to gamble, because, that was the Shangqing lineage.
If Buddhism faces a catastrophe, as long as the benefits are not enough, it will definitely protect itself and hide as far away as possible. However, it is different for the Shangqing lineage. In the eyes of the Shangqing lineage, sometimes benefits are not the most important thing. He was once a member of the Shangqing lineage, so he naturally knows that what comes out of the mouth of the Golden Spirit Mother is not just lies.
"I need to think about it."
Tathagata came quickly and left quickly. One level of merit and fortune was the limit of what he could accept, and the Golden Spirit Holy Mother would obviously not agree. He could not agree to this matter. Buddhism was not something that Tathagata could make the decision on his own. He needed to go back and discuss it with those people. Moreover, he did not necessarily have to find the Golden Spirit Holy Mother, at least not for the current matter.
Lingxiao Palace.
"Is what the Buddha said true?"
That's right, Tathagata came to find the Jade Emperor. After all, the Jade Emperor is the one who makes the decisions in heaven. The Shangqing lineage showed up in broad daylight, and the Jade Emperor didn't want to offend Buddhism, let alone the Shangqing lineage, so he simply tried to smooth things over and let the matter go for now and discuss it another day.
Now, the Tathagata has finally arrived.
"Of course, as long as you can help me."
They are both looking for someone, but it is obviously much cheaper from the Jade Emperor. What's more, they had an agreement before, and now it is just a matter of adding some weight. Now, the Jade Emperor is obviously tempted. The most important thing is that the Jade Emperor and Tathagata actually have a common goal, which is not to let the Shangqing lineage really rise.
The Jade Emperor is really afraid that the Shangqing lineage will suddenly jump out. If they really gain too much during this great catastrophe, they might be directly pushed off my position.
"good!"
The next day, there was a court meeting.
"The demon monkey first caused trouble in the Dragon Palace, and then in the underworld. This is the most unforgivable. If it is not severely punished, it will not be enough to demonstrate the power of heaven. Who is willing to capture the demon monkey for me?"
Looking at the Jade Emperor sitting upright, the Shangqing lineage immediately understood that Tathagata and the Jade Emperor had agreed on a price.
He couldn't help but sneer, wanting to see how Tathagata would end up with nothing.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go."
Li Tianwang, the Pagoda-Bearing King, stepped out directly. Li Jing had always been inclined towards Buddhism, so this was a good opportunity. Now that he saw that the Jade Emperor was willing to capture the monkey demon, he naturally took the lead.
"Okay, then the Heavenly King will lead Nezha, the Third Prince, the Giant Spirit, the Four Heavenly Kings, and a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals to the lower world to capture the demon monkey."
The Jade Emperor actually wanted to take the Nine Stars, the Twenty-Eight Mansions, etc. with him, but now he thought about it, it was impossible. These were all people from the Shangqing lineage, and he didn't want to embarrass himself in the Lingxiao Palace.
Above Huaguo Mountain.
The monkeys must be so happy at this time. They exercise with their monkeys every day, play and eat together. Their life is so good.
But on this day, the sky was covered with dark clouds. The monkey got distracted and came to the top of the Flower-Fruit Mountain.
The flag of the Monkey King was flying, and he looked up at the sky. Wow, the dense swarms of heavenly soldiers and generals had already covered the entire sky.
"Monster monkey, you have caused chaos in the Dragon Palace and the Underworld. Now I am here to capture you. Why don't you surrender now?"
Li Jing slowly showed up, exuding endless majesty.
The monkey laughed.
"Haha, I'm itching to fight. Come on, come on, let's fight."
This is not a lie. Not everything is good after having some free time. A monkey who practices the great way of war really feels uncomfortable if he doesn't fight for a while. Isn't Li Jing's arrival just in time?
"Hmph, the demon monkey is rampant. Who will help me capture it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a towering shadow appeared in front of him. It had to be none other than the Giant Spirit God, the royal vanguard of the Heavenly Court.
This giant spirit god is no simple person. When the Jade Emperor just took over the Heavenly Court and recruited a team, the giant spirit god clan defected to the Jade Emperor. The current generation of giant spirit gods is even better than his predecessors. The leader of the giant spirit gods has even reached the peak of the Golden Immortal. Don't underestimate his strength. Although he is a Golden Immortal, he has practiced for so many years. No one below the Taiyi Golden Immortal can be his opponent.
Seeing that the monkey is only at the peak of the Golden Immortal level, the Giant Spirit can be said to be full of confidence.
"My Lord, I will go get it."
With a loud shout, he rushed towards the monkey with a halberd in his hand.
The monkey felt the aura of the giant spirit and his eyes lit up.
"Good to come."
With the Ruyi Golden Cudgel in his hand, he immediately went forward to meet the enemy.
Not to mention, the monkey really likes the giant spirit. Other gods mainly use magic weapons, but they are not as real as the giant spirit, with real punches and passionate fighting.
"kill!"
One was cultivating the way of combat, the other cultivated the way of strength, both were top-notch in terms of combat power, for a while, the fight was so intense that it was hard to separate them.
Such a big commotion also shook the three realms. Countless eyes gathered, wanting to see who was the one making a fool of themselves today.
The more the fight went on, the more frightened the giant spirit became. He had never imagined that this monkey, who was invincible in the same level, would actually meet a tough opponent today. Looking at the monkey getting stronger and stronger, the giant spirit was unable to resist for a moment. After hundreds of rounds, the giant spirit was careless and the Ruyi Jingu Bang hit his chest.
The monkey did not hold back at all in this attack.
The giant spirit felt dizzy and almost fell backwards. Fortunately, he had thick skin and flesh, otherwise he would have been crippled. Fortunately, the monkeys did not kill them all. After the giant spirit regained consciousness, he did not hesitate and hurried back to the formation. Seeing this, the monkeys below shouted loudly.
"good!"
…
The monkey was also very proud. He raised his stick to the sky and shouted, "Who else?"
Li Jing was so angry that a demon monkey dared to be so violent. He glared at the giant spirit with anger.
"Four Heavenly Kings, you go."
The strength of the Four Heavenly Kings is also at the peak level of Golden Immortal, and each of them has magical powers and magic weapons in their hands. To be honest, they are much more difficult to deal with than the Giant Spirit God.
However, looking at the Four Heavenly Kings coming towards him, the monkey couldn't help but think of the battle with the King of Chaos that day, and couldn't help but feel heroic.
"good!"
With a loud shout, he unleashed the Yin-Yang Stick Technique and attacked the Four Heavenly Kings.
The Four Heavenly Kings would not be like the giant spirit and foolishly fight the monkey head-on.
The Green Dragon Sword, the Hunyuan Pearl Umbrella, the Jade Pipa, and the Flowery Marten all appeared together and unexpectedly caught the monkey off guard.
In fact, the Four Generals of the Demon Family, that is, the Four Heavenly Kings in front of them, were originally disciples of the Shangqing lineage. However, after the Conferred God Ceremony, the four of them moved closer to Li Jing and became closer to Buddhism. As a result, they had many opportunities and were valued by the Jade Emperor. They always did great things and got many good jobs by relying on their Golden Immortal cultivation.
The strength of the four people is actually just that, but these four treasures are truly extraordinary.
The eldest brother, Magic Green, unsheathed the Green Dragon Sword, and the sky and the earth collapsed. The second brother, Magic Red, held out a Hunyuan Pearl Umbrella, and when the umbrella was opened, the sun and the moon disappeared.
The third brother, Magic Sea, had a jade pipa in his hand, and the strings made the world dark. The fourth brother, Magic Shou, had a marten in his skin bag, which looked like a white mouse and was very greedy, and could bite people, birds and animals to death and eat them.
Especially when the four of them work together, they can arrange the Four Symbols Formation. The monkey is used to fighting straightforward battles, and now that he is invaded by magic weapons, he is unable to resist for a while and begins to fall into a disadvantage.
But it was only temporary. The monkey followed Jiale to practice Shangqing Taoism. Although he usually focused on Yin-Yang stick techniques, his other abilities were not bad either. When he unleashed his magical powers, he could naturally break the magical powers of the Four Heavenly Kings one by one. The flower marten was grabbed by the monkey and its entire hair was almost pulled off. The fourth demon Lishou felt so distressed when he saw this.
The Nine Revolutions Profound Art protected the body, the Shangqing Immortal Art protected the soul, and gradually the Jade Pipa and Hunyuan Pearl Umbrella could no longer invade.
The Qinglong Sword was even knocked away by the monkey's stick.
Soon, the situation was reversed, and the Four Heavenly Kings, who had just had the upper hand, were chased and beaten by the monkey.
Li Jing was really a little embarrassed at this moment. With so many eyes focused on him, how could he not feel anything?
"Nezha!"
At this time, Nezha was watching the monkey battle with relish. If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, he would have shouted to the monkeys, saying they fought so well. When Nezha heard Li Jing calling him, he came to his senses. Nezha was actually eager to try at this time, as opponents were hard to find. Except for Yang Jian, Nezha had never met such a good opponent as the monkey.
"Monkey, let me meet you."
Nezha rode on the Wind-Fire Wheel and held the Fire Spear in his hand as he charged towards the Monkey. The Monkey was worried that the Four Heavenly Kings were not enough to fight him, so he was delighted to see the Monkey coming.
"Hey, aren't you the unlucky child who couldn't grow up because of his cruel father?"
Nezha's joy froze and his temper flared up. How could a good monkey like him have such a big mouth and talk about things that are not relevant to him?
"Monkey, look at me, I'm going to skin you alive and tear your tendons apart."
The monkey laughed loudly and was not afraid at all.
Although Nezha is the Taiyi Golden Immortal, who can predict the outcome of today's victory or defeat?
The battle started again, but the monkey secretly felt that it was difficult to defeat Nezha, who was already one major realm lower than Nezha, who was born in the Yuqing lineage and had rich combat experience, good magic weapons and supernatural powers. It can be said that the monkey was completely suppressed. What's more, the monkey was not good at talking, which made Nezha very angry. At this time, he had no intention of holding back at all.
When Li Jing saw this scene, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If he couldn't catch the monkey today, he would be disgraced.
The monkey was also very angry at this time.
"Demon Ape Transformation!"
With a loud shout, the monkey's momentum suddenly increased. His body, which was originally about the same size as Nezha, suddenly became taller than the sky and even bigger than the giant spirit. The most important thing was his momentum. The monkey, who was originally at the peak of the Golden Immortal level, now had the aura of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and was even more terrifying than Nezha.
Thirty-six changes of Tiangang!
Nezha was a man of insight. He immediately saw through the magical powers used by the monkey, and these were not just the ordinary Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang.
“Good eyesight!”
When the monkey saw Nezha shout out, he couldn't help but praise him. After Jiale taught them the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Star, he even opened a small class for the monkey. Although the monkey was born from stone, his real bloodline is that of the Chaos Demon Ape, which was formed by dividing the Chaos Demon Ape into four parts. After practicing the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Star, he might be able to tap into the power of his bloodline and develop into the Demon Ape Transformation.
Moreover, this kind of Demonic Ape Transformation, in a sense, may be more powerful than Jia Le's Golden Crow Transformation.
The monkey has also been following Jiale's teachings in practicing the Demon Ape Transformation, but the Demon Ape's bloodline is difficult to control. When he was practicing before, his mind was always difficult to control. Once he used the Demon Ape Transformation, he would completely lose consciousness and become a killing tool. It was only recently that he made a breakthrough and was able to control it for a short period of time.
Facing Nezha, the monkey did not delay and killed him directly.
Nezha, who was originally beating the monkey, was knocked out by the monkey with just a slap.
Nezha was also a little frightened at this time.
“Three heads and six arms!”
The three-headed and six-armed magical power was instantly activated, and all the magic weapons were used, which gave Nezha some resistance. However, after using the Demon Ape Transformation, the monkey's strength became stronger and stronger. When he was about to lose control completely, he directly slapped Nezha away. After a beating, Nezha was exhausted and even the three-headed and six-armed magical power could hardly be maintained.
The monkey withdrew his transformation into a demon ape, and Nezha was taken back by Li Jing.
Li Jing pressed the exquisite pagoda in his hand down on the monkey, wanting to take it down while the monkey was weak.
That’s not all.
"Heavenly soldiers and generals, listen to my orders, kill!"
The moment the monkey was covered in the exquisite pagoda, a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals rushed directly to the Flower-Fruit Mountain, intending to capture all those monkeys and their descendants.
The monkey was also shocked when he was taken into the Linglong Pagoda. Then he saw that Li Jing was attacking monkeys and their descendants, and the monkey became even more shocked and angry.
"Summoning magic!"
At the critical moment, the monkey finally used the magic to summon gods. His body, which had become empty due to the use of the magic ape transformation, was instantly injected with a force, giving the monkey divine power in his hands. He swung the Ruyi Golden Cudgel and actually directly expanded the exquisite pagoda.
boom!
Looking at the monkey breaking out of the tower, Li Jing was also shocked instantly.
"What!"
"How is that possible!"
…
Not only Li Jing was shocked, but others also couldn't understand it. It was obvious that he was already at the end of his rope.
However, this was no longer important at this time. As the 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals rushed down, they met the monkey who had just broken out of the tower. The Ruyi Golden Cudgel smashed down, and a large number of the heavenly soldiers and generals who were caught off guard were instantly killed. The monkey, who was unlucky, showed no mercy this time.
"Children, set up the formation!"
He studied under Jia Le and learned the art of Shangqing. Other skills were easy to acquire, but the ability to set up formations was something he absolutely could not lose.
Following the monkey's loud shout, one hundred thousand monkeys and their descendants immediately formed a formation.
During this period of time, the monkey had been leading his fellow monkeys to set up the Ten Thousand Monkeys Formation, which came in handy at this time. The monkey didn't need to worry about it, as he just blocked the remaining heavenly soldiers and generals, and the monkey directly picked up the stick and killed Li Jing.
Li Jing's expression changed drastically upon seeing this.
Although he is the Pagoda-Bearing Li Tianwang and holds a high position of power, his strength is really not that high. He is just at the peak of the Golden Immortal level and with his divine power, he can be compared to a pseudo Taiyi Golden Immortal. Facing the monkey at this moment, he really has no confidence at all.
After all, how could Li Jing not understand the level of this Sanwazi? If his mother had not stopped him, he would not be alive. Now Sanwazi has been turned into that state by the monkey, so how could he be his opponent?
"withdraw!"
Li Jing shouted and tried to escape.
Monkey hated Li Jing deeply at this time. He was not afraid of a head-on battle, but taking advantage of someone's misfortune was absolutely unforgivable.
"Please ask the master uncle to possess me!"
With a loud shout, the Golden Hoop Immortal who was in Mount Li suddenly felt something. With a thought in his mind, a divine thought attached itself to the monkey.
Looking at Li Jing being chased by the monkey, he couldn't help but smile.
The first move he made was a golden hoop, which he put towards Li Jing.
Before Li Jing could react, he felt that he was imprisoned by something. All his magic power was instantly bound and his whole body began to fall downwards.
The monkey's golden cudgel did not stop and hit Li Jing directly.
Seeing this scene, all three realms were shocked. It seemed that King Li of the Pagoda was going to be beaten to death.
"Have mercy, have mercy."
Taibai Jinxing crawled in front of the monkey and shouted at him to show mercy.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding."
The Golden Hoop Immortal also received instructions from the Mother Wu Dang and left directly. The monkey's body shook and he looked towards Taibai Jinxing.
"You're looking for a fight too."
Taibai Jinxing hurriedly shook his head, saying that he was not as good as Nezha.
"Misunderstanding, any conditions can be discussed, can we stop fighting for now?"
The monkey was also very weak at this time, and seeing Taibai Jinxing being so sincere, he retracted his magical powers.
Water Curtain Cave.
Li Jing had already left with his men in disgrace.
The monkey looked at Taibai Jinxing in front of him and said, "Tell me, how do we talk?"
Taibai Jinxing also breathed a sigh of relief at this time. Even the Jade Emperor probably didn't expect that the monkey was so powerful that even Nezha was no match for him.
"My lord, I came here this time to invite you to serve as an official in heaven."
Be an official!
The monkey's heart moved, it seemed to be interesting.
"What officer?"
"Sir!"
The monkey instantly became interested. "Humph, my master said that if you are bullied, you can't just let it go. So, do you guys in Heaven recognize my title of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven?"
The Monkey King!
Taibai Jinxing took a look at the flag of the Monkey King and immediately understood.
"Great Sage, I will report this to the Emperor."
"Also, I can be an official, but you guys are asking me to do that. I want to be a high-ranking official, and I have to be rich and have free time. Master said that's life."
Taibai Jinxing froze when he heard this, and asked carefully, "Who is the Great Sage's master?"
Sun star.
Jiale was full of majestic aura. At this moment, Jiale seemed to be connected with the entire sun, becoming one with the sun, with no distinction between you and me.
He has already reached seven points in the Yin-Yang Dao, and his cultivation has also broken through to the late stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal.
A sun mark appeared on Jiale's forehead and gradually became clearer. When the mark became completely clear, Jiale actually escaped directly into the Sun Star Origin Palace.
Looking at the mark of origin in front of him, Jia Le's heart moved, and he immediately controlled the true fire of the sun to begin refining it.
Legend has it that the ancient star gods were all born from the origin of stars, and the first thing they did after they were born was to refine the origin of stars and completely control the stars. After the two demon kings met their calamity, the Sun Star has been without a master. Now it seems that his chance has come.