Primordial Era: A God-Level Choice, Possessing Zhao Gongming at the Start.

Chapter 464 Shaking the Three Realms, a Sage Makes a Move!

Since the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, the sages, who had not made a move for billions of years, made their first move and once again proclaimed to the Three Realms that those below the sages are like ants—this is an ironclad law.

The divine might is as vast as the heavens; how could a mere ant possibly reverse it?

Inside the Lingxiao Palace, the expressions of the Jiejiao disciples changed drastically, and they looked anxiously toward Mount Emei and the Luofu Cave.

As a core disciple of the Jie Sect, he naturally knew more or less about this great calamity. His sect's plans included the monkey, who was the first and most important of the five destined calamities. Did they really have to abandon him?

Outside the South Heavenly Gate, Wen Zhong, along with the generals from the Thunder Department, Fire Department, Water Department, and Dipper Department, had complex expressions. Wen Zhong, in particular, couldn't bear to look away and turned his head away.

In the Lingxiao Palace, on the supreme throne of the Heavenly Emperor, a faint hint of regret flashed across Haotian's face, which had remained unchanged for countless eons.

The monkey's background, aptitude, spirituality, and fortune are all of the highest quality and exceptional. If it could be brought under the wing of the Heavenly Court and properly nurtured, its future prospects would be limitless.

But in the face of a great calamity, the Buddhist sect, unmoved as a mountain yet swift as thunder, will cease to exist. It will probably not be long before a devout Buddhist protector is born.

In the Eight Views Palace, the Nuwa Palace, the Jade Void Palace, and even the Biyou Palace, the saints moved slightly, lowered their eyelids, and looked down at the mortal realm.

Since the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, when the battle of the saints shattered the primordial world, for countless eons, the saints have refrained from taking action. Instead, they have devoted themselves to comprehending the Heavenly Dao and improving their cultivation. As a result, all the saints have made great progress.

Even though the aura of calamity was overwhelming, the saints still tried to make calculations, pinching their fingers together to try and see the trajectory of Sun Wukong's fate.

However, the previously infallible method of deduction still encountered great obstacles this time, and the results of the deduction were chaotic and murky.

Seeing this, the saints did not press the matter, but kept their eyes lowered, gazing indifferently at the lower realm.

On the boundless land, Sun Wukong's feet sank deep into the earth, his body trembled violently, and he was collapsing deeper into the ground every moment. The golden giant palm was above his head, as if it had become a real sky!

"I, Old Sun, am not reconciled!!!"

Sun Wukong roared inwardly, exhausting the magical power in every hair and cell of his body, yet the power in the golden Buddha's palm remained inexhaustible. No matter how hard he tried, he could not stop its downward trend.

In the layered space, Liu Er said worriedly, "Teacher, we can't delay any longer, the monkey is about to collapse."

The golden Buddha's palm contains far more than just the immense power of a sage; it is also filled with the Buddha-nature that Buddhist sages have cultivated and comprehended over millions of years. Once Sun Wukong is suppressed by the golden Buddha's palm, this Buddha-nature will gnaw at his Dao heart day and night like a malignant tumor. Even if Sun Wukong's Dao heart is as strong as iron, it will eventually be destroyed.

Zhao Gongming didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly. Then, in a flash, he disappeared completely.

He could have directly shielded the monkey from the Buddhist saint, but he went to the extra trouble of letting the monkey face the saint's majesty directly in order to let the monkey know that there are people beyond people and heavens beyond heavens, and to dispel the monkey's impetuous and arrogant spirit.

On the earth, despair appeared in Sun Wukong's eyes. His ten-thousand-foot-tall body was shrinking continuously. The sage was too strong; he couldn't see a glimmer of hope at all.

At some point, Sun Wukong recalled the scene he saw when he first entered the Water Curtain Cave.

Born of nature and raised by the heavens, the unruly and untamed monkey ultimately fell on the path of fighting against all the gods and Buddhas. It was tamed by them, used as a pawn, manipulated at will, and became a puppet.

The hope in the monkey's eyes quickly faded. Just then, Sun Wukong's pupils suddenly contracted, his eyes widened to their maximum size in an instant, and the hope in his eyes suddenly burst forth to its fullest extent.

In the boundless, clear blue sky, Zhao Gongming's figure appeared out of nowhere.

Dressed in pure white, he stood with his hands behind his back, calmly gazing down at the enormous, ever-growing golden Buddha's palm that blotted out the sky.

"Disperse!"

He didn't make any movement; he simply uttered a single word, as if the laws of nature were manifesting, and his words became law.

The enormous golden hand, which blotted out the sky, began to tremble violently. In less than a breath, it vanished completely, as if it had never existed.

At this moment, stillness, utter stillness, enveloped the three realms.

Countless powerful beings in the Three Realms could hardly believe what they were seeing. The Saint of the Jie Sect had neutralized the Buddhist Saint's methods with just one word. Just how terrifying must the Saint of the Jie Sect be!

The monkey looked at Zhao Gongming with excitement, and was about to shout when he suddenly remembered something and tightly closed his mouth. Only his slightly trembling body showed his excitement.

In the Thirty-Three Heavens, in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, in the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, Zhunti smashed the white jade floor tiles on the ground to pieces with a single punch. His face suddenly darkened. "Indeed, I guessed right. This monkey really does have intricate connections with the Jie Sect."

Zhunti's face flushed red with anger. "Senior brother, what should we do next?"

Jieyin's expression was no longer calm and composed, but instead revealed great shock. He thought that he and his fellow disciples had made great progress over the past ten thousand years, but he never expected that they were still so far behind Zhao Gongming!

Given his steady and cautious nature, he would have tolerated it under other circumstances, but this great calamity involves the prosperity of the West, so he absolutely cannot give up easily.

"This great calamity was promised to the West by the Dao Ancestor. I refuse to believe that anyone would dare to defy the Dao Ancestor!"

With a flash, Jieyin left the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, and Zhunti also transformed into a golden stream of light, chasing after him.

For thirty-three days, all was still silent. After an unknown amount of time, the Medicine Master, Maitreya, and Dipankara finally took action and flew to Zhao Gongming's side.

"Western Medicine Buddha, Lapis Lazuli Light King Buddha, Dipankara Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, I pay homage to the Holy Ones!"

"We're all old acquaintances, why bother with such a grand gesture?"

Zhao Gongming waved his hand, signaling everyone to stand up, then looked at Randeng with a surprised expression, "Uncle Randeng, weren't you the vice leader of the Chan Sect? When did you become the Buddha Randeng of Buddhism? I didn't recognize you at first."

Ran Deng's face immediately turned bright red, as if it were on fire. He felt so embarrassed that he wished he could disappear into the ground.

In the Lingxiao Palace, Fire God Luo Xuan was first taken aback, then couldn't help but laugh. His laughter grew louder and louder until the entire Lingxiao Palace was filled with laughter.

The pharmacist frowned, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Majesty, this demon monkey is arrogant and disrespectful to Heaven and Earth. Relying on his supernatural powers, he dared to attack the Heavenly Court. Our Buddha, in his compassion, intervened to capture the demon. Why is Your Majesty obstructing him?"

(End of this chapter)