Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 892: The Return of Mr. Jin and Ms. Mu

As he said this, Zhu Bajie's body tilted slightly, just blocking Chu Tai's way forward.

"Altar Cleanser, are you worried that I might take that monkey away?"

"Your Majesty, you are joking. There are no monkeys in this wilderness. I am just strolling around here."

As he spoke, a spiritual light that was imperceptible to ordinary people flashed under Zhu Bajie's feet, trying to find the incarnation of Sun Wukong.

"Of course, ordinary monkeys can't come here, but that monkey is the incarnation of the former Great Sage Equaling Heaven, the Fighting Buddha Sun Wukong. It is the manifestation of his remaining spirituality. It is normal for him to appear in the place where Sun Wukong's roots are."

Chu Tai's plain words made Zhu Bajie's expression change suddenly. He clenched his hands as if he wanted to hold something, but in the end he chose to hold on, revealing an almost flattering smile.

"Emperor, what are you talking about? Didn't Sun Wukong's soul fly away long ago? Where did this Monkey King come from? Point it out to me and I will bring it to you right away!"

"This is a great achievement. If I can capture that monkey head, I, a figurehead Bodhisattva, will surely be able to take a step forward and become a great Bodhisattva who holds real power. Your Majesty, you must give way to me, the old pig!"

After he finished speaking, the Nine-toothed Rake appeared in his hand, and as he shook his head left and right, it flashed with coldness.

"Where? Wasn't he with you before?"

Chu Tai had just finished speaking when the Nine-toothed Rake appeared above his head.

At the same time, Zhu Bajie's entire body burst into light, revealing the real shadow of a black pig several meters in size. At the same time, the spikes on the rake burst out with a deep blue glow. As the rake was swung, half of the virtual shadow of the Milky Way was pulled down from the sky, covering the void around Chu Tai.

Above the Milky Way, there are pure lotus flowers in full bloom, their light connected to each other, forming a huge Dharma Realm, which constantly devours and assimilates all the vitality around it, trying to suppress Chu Tai's power.

"The combination of Tianhe Dharma, the Way of Purifying the Altar, and your demon spirit body, all combined together, does have some mystical meaning. Unfortunately, your cultivation is a little lacking, and the combination is a little rough. There is a little mistake in the combination of the Way of Purifying the Altar and the demon spirit body. As long as it is pointed out..."

He stretched out his hand and a lotus flower shattered, and then the water lotuses in the sky shattered, countless ripples appeared out of thin air, and the void solidified, fixing Zhu Bajie in mid-air.

Walking forward and taking a closer look at Zhu Bajie's body, Chu Tai said again: "No, this fellow, it's not that your method is problematic, it's that your body is too turbid, the way of purifying the altar cannot clear the turbid air, causing this way to have an obvious conflict with the demon spirit body, and even your personality has been affected."

"Is it because after leaving the West Heaven, I absorbed too much spiritual energy from monsters, causing my spirituality to become turbid?"

When Zhu Bajie was looked at from head to toe by Chu Tai, he felt as if everything about him was seen through, and he could not stop feeling fear.

But on the surface, Zhu Bajie still tried to say something. Chu Tai simply stretched out his hand and gently wiped it in front of him. Ripples appeared again, reflecting the fight between the incarnation of Sun Wukong and Red Boy, as well as the phantom of the body root.

"This is!"

Zhu Bajie was dumbfounded. Chu Tai smiled and said, "It's just like you met Maitreya in Xiaoxitian. This is the testing ground I prepared for this monkey."

"why is that?"

Zhu Bajie was a little confused as to why no one came out when Sun Wukong died, but now after his death, they all came to the stage one by one.

Maitreya was more secretive. On the surface, it was Huangmei who took action, and he himself was just hiding in the dark. But the emperor in front of him was different. What he was doing now could be regarded as exposing his dissatisfaction out in the open.

If you didn't care, why didn't you come out to help his senior brother?
"Because I hadn't come before, the others, whether it was Sun Wukong's master Bodhi Patriarch, the Taishang Laojun in the Eight Scenery Palace, or Maitreya in the West, were powerless to change the situation. After all, it was the Eastern Emperor of Heaven and the Western Buddha who wanted to kill Sun Wukong."

Seeing Zhu Bajie's somewhat desperate eyes, Chu Tai said very calmly: "If the two of them don't fall, who can help Sun Wukong?"

"And now? Why did you come to the front?"

"Aren't you going to say it? If the two of them don't fall, who can help Sun Wukong? Since I stepped onto the stage, it's natural that the two of them fell. Among them, the Emperor of Heaven is basically certain to be unable to get up, but the Buddha Tathagata still has some backup plans that need to be dealt with."

Zhu Bajie heard this and asked with wide eyes, "Wait, who are you going to deal with? The Tathagata Buddha is the one who can tear apart part of the destiny when Dongtian occupies the destiny. As for us..."

Chu Tai didn't give Zhu Bajie a chance to finish his words and told him another secret with a calm face.

"One of the backup plans for the return of Tathagata Buddha lies in Sun Wukong. If he is not dealt with, even if Sun Wukong returns, he will only be a stepping stone for him. The best outcome is that he will be annihilated again. So I need him to return to normal, and then help Maitreya, replace Tathagata Buddha's original destiny, and sit on the throne of Lingshan..."

"Fuck him!"

Chu Tai was interrupted by Zhu Bajie who suddenly started swearing in the middle of his speech. He spoke viciously.

"I, the old pig, did it! The monkey brother lied to me and I couldn't help him when he needed me the most. Now that I have the chance, I, the old pig, can't miss it. Afterwards, I must laugh at the monkey and tell him that he can only come back with the help of me, the old pig!"

After saying that, Zhu Bajie looked at Chu Tai with a flattering expression and said, "Um, Emperor, may I ask about your origins?"

"I am well-informed, but I really can't tell the aura on you. At first glance, it seems to have a hint of Taiyi Zun, and a bit of Qingtong Jun's aura. But if you look closely, it seems to have traces of the ancient Fusang Emperor, Qinghua Emperor, Dongyue Emperor, and a little bit of the Eastern Medicine Buddha's aura. It's so complicated that I, an old pig, can't understand it!"

"Now, I have joined the group. Can you please reveal your identity to me? Otherwise, if I just call you the Emperor, it seems, maybe, maybe, not quite right."

Zhu Bajie uttered a series of uncertain words, cautiously testing Chu Tai's identity.

"You're not in my group."

"what!"

Zhu Bajie was dumbfounded, looking at Chu Tai in disbelief, and said, "Didn't you want me to help that big-bellied guy to replace the original destiny of Tathagata Buddha and sit on the throne of Lingshan? How can that not be joining the gang!"

Chu Tai smiled and said, "Yes, I need you and Sun Wukong to cooperate with Maitreya to sit on the throne of Lingshan Buddha, but I never said that I would cooperate with you."

"This... then..." Zhu Bajie was even more confused. After thinking about it, he could only ask, "Then what are you praying for, Emperor?"

"Please kill me!"

Chu Tai looked towards the west and said, "It was me who kicked Tathagata Buddha off the position of the leader of Buddhism, and it is also me who occupies the supreme position of Lingshan now."

As he spoke, layers of Buddha's light appeared behind Chu Tai, blending with the aura of the Western Sacred Mountain, and gave rise to countless palm-leaf golden lamps, pagoda relics, and Bodhi golden lotuses. The eight celestial dragons surrounded him, and the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats blessed his body, leaving Zhu Bajie stunned.

The next moment, the Buddha's lights faded, and the rosy clouds surrounded them. Layers of Shinto light fell down, forming layer upon layer of canopies. Tens of thousands of phantoms of celestial maidens appeared beside Chu Tai, and various ceremonial instruments materialized from the void, making the surrounding land look like a fairyland.

The terrifying Shinto figure appeared on Chu Tai's body, and Zhu Bajie was so frightened that he dared not move, until Chu Tai's voice echoed in his ears.

"Too many. I kicked the Emperor of Heaven down. Now I am in charge of the East Heaven as well. Just like the Lingshan Mountain in the West Heaven, I only have forty-nine years of destiny in the Cave Heaven. Afterwards, Zhenwu will inherit the position of the Emperor of Heaven and clean up the turbid air and demonic atmosphere accumulated between heaven and earth. By then, I'm afraid I'll need your and Sun Wukong's help."

After Chu Tai finished explaining his identity, he withdrew the Buddha's blessing. After all, the amount of spiritual energy in the world today is limited and cannot withstand such consumption.

But after he told Zhu Bajie about Zhenwu, he thought of another thing.

"By the way, we have to pull out Erlang Shen. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you two brothers and Nezha to suppress the current situation of heaven and earth. It won't be long before the world will be in chaos again."

"Please wait!"

Zhu Bajie, who finally came to his senses, shouted loudly. His horror allowed him to break free from his restraints to a certain extent. He was able to barely turn his head and stare at Chu Tai.

"You mean, you sent Tathagata Buddha into reincarnation and killed the Emperor of Heaven. Now you want to revive Monkey King and have him and me help Maitreya defeat you who occupy Lingshan? And then help Zhenwu defeat you who occupy Dongtian?"

Chu Tai thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Except for the fact that it is not right for me to kill the Emperor of Heaven, there are basically no problems with the rest."

"What do you want?"

Facing Zhu Bajie's doubts, Chu Tai became curious. He stared at the altar purifier in front of him, raised his hand to let him fall to the ground, and asked, "Why do you think Sun Wukong did that?"

"Brother Monkey said that the Three Realms and Six Paths were destroyed by the four words of immortality. He also said that the spiritual charm between heaven and earth is like the food in the human world, which can only barely fill the stomach. If we eat more, there will definitely be people who eat less, so he needs to fight for more opportunities..."

At this point, Zhu Bajie looked at Chu Tai and said, "Emperor, are you doing this for this too?"

"That's it."

Chu Tai nodded and said, "But what I did was a little more troublesome, because the Emperor of Heaven and the Buddha Tathagata each have their own destiny, and ordinary means cannot shake their positions at all. So at the beginning, I first occupied a certain destiny against them, so as to drive them out of their corresponding positions. Then I won over the cultivators of the immortals and Buddhas, and finally slowly targeted them."

"During this process, I was also affected by the corresponding destiny and could only sit in two positions for about forty-nine years."

Zhu Bajie heard this and shook his head, saying, "You were able to drive them both away and severely injure the Emperor of Heaven, making it difficult for him to return. Your cultivation is obviously at a level that I cannot imagine at all. If you wanted, you could have occupied those two positions forever."

At this point, Zhu Bajie seemed a little uncertain and added another sentence.

"At least your power should be enough to extend your destiny."

"But you have to know that my destiny is for the Emperor of Heaven and the Tathagata Buddha. In the human world, it is the destiny of the evil demons. It symbolizes the turbid air that corresponds to the spiritual charm between heaven and earth. If I keep sitting on it, the balance between the spiritual charm and turbid air between heaven and earth will be affected."

Chu Tai’s answer made Zhu Bajie even more dissatisfied.

"What kind of world is this? You are clearly doing good things, but you can only receive the destiny of the outsiders. On the contrary, those guys who devour the spirit of all living beings can be protected by heaven and earth!"

When he said this, Zhu Bajie seemed to have thought of something, and his face looked a little ferocious.

Chu Tai consoled him, "Of course there is still a righteous path between heaven and earth. If you give me time, I can reverse my destiny, but it will take too long and require too many things to prepare."

"There isn't much spiritual energy in the world today. Why waste it on someone like me who is bound to leave?"

"In contrast, letting Maitreya and Zhenwu kill my incarnations that I left in Lingshan and Tiangong, and letting the spiritual energy in them return to the great cycle of heaven and earth, will be a good thing for everyone."

"But what about you?"

A voice sounded, and Sun Wukong, who had defeated the Red Boy illusion and regained his last root, looked at Chu Tai with obvious disapproval in his eyes.

Seeing that Chu Tai did not answer him, Sun Wukong said again: "If the peace of all living beings requires the sacrifice of one person, it is too sad."

"Even if the person being sacrificed was willing? Even if he himself was the one who pushed for all this? Don't you think this is not okay, Sun Wukong?"

Chu Tai's answer made Sun Wukong silent for a long time. He whispered: "There is still a part of me that has not returned, and I cannot be considered a complete Sun Wukong. Personally, I don't think your approach is correct. The common people will not know about your sacrifice, and even for the orthodoxy of Maitreya and Zhenwu inheriting Lingshan and Tiangong, you will be nailed to the pillar of shame by the common people."

"But you know the truth, Zhenwu and Maitreya also know it all. When you make choices in the future, you will definitely take this sacrifice into consideration, right? Then this sacrifice is valuable and good. And because sentient beings don't know, there won't be people with insufficient realm to use this incident as an example to force others to passively sacrifice..."

"Can……"

Sun Wukong wanted to say something, but Chu Tai raised his hand and sent him back to Xiaoxitian: "You should find yourself first. Maitreya and Erlang Shen have been waiting for you there for a while."

After saying that, Chu Tai looked at Zhu Bajie beside him and said, "Altar Cleanser, why don't we go to Huaguo Mountain first and wait for your senior brother to return?"

(End of this chapter)