Journey to the West Arrives: Start by becoming an apprentice of the Tongtian Sect Leader!

While the Golden-Winged Roc was still in a daze, Kong Xuan had already shoved it into his sleeve.

After tucking the golden-winged roc into his sleeve, Kong Xuan bowed to Li Xuancang once more...

"Many thanks to Marshal Li for today's events."

"Marshal Li, there's no need to plead for this wicked beast. Although he was misled by the two Western Saints, he did indeed do something wrong."

"I had repeatedly warned him beforehand. If he had listened to me, things wouldn't have turned out this way."

"To be able to preserve one's true spirit is already a stroke of good fortune amidst misfortune..."

After saying this, Kong Xuan took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, and looked up at Li Xuancang with a solemn expression.

"Marshal Li, Kong Xuan has a request, but I'm unsure whether I should make it."

Seeing Kong Xuan's serious expression, Li Xuancang was also curious about what Kong Xuan wanted to say to him.

Li Xuancang nodded.

"What does the Great Bright King Bodhisattva want to say?"

Upon hearing Li Xuancang's form of address, Kong Xuan immediately shook his head.

"Marshal Li, please stop calling me the Great Bright King Bodhisattva..."

"Heh... Bodhisattva? What Bodhisattva!"

"Everyone knows me, Kong Xuan, as a Bodhisattva of the West, but in the eyes of those two Western Saints, what am I, Kong Xuan,?"

"Just because I didn't come to help them compete for the Heaven-Opening Treasure, they plotted against me like this, and even wanted to take my brother's life."

"Since the West is like this, there's no point in staying!"

"What kind of bullshit Bodhisattva status is this? I, Kong Xuan, don't care!"

"Today, thanks to Marshal Li's kindness, I have seen the true colors of the two Western Saints. They not only protected my brother, the Golden-Winged Roc, but also helped my brother's true spirit return."

"How can we not repay such a kindness?"

"Today, I, Kong Xuan, swear by the will of Heaven that I relinquish my position as the Great Bright King Bodhisattva, and from this day forward, sever all ties with the Western Paradise!"

Without saying a word, Kong Xuan swore an oath by the will of Heaven to sever all ties with the West.

After saying these words, Kong Xuan's aura instantly surged.

His own fortune split into two in the blink of an eye. One stream returned to Kong Xuan's body; this was originally Kong Xuan's fortune. The other stream gradually dissipated and disappeared into the west...

This means that the aura belonging to Western Buddhism that Kong Xuan possessed has disappeared.

This also signifies that Kong Xuan has completely relinquished his status as a Western Bodhisattva!

It wasn't just Kong Xuan himself who changed.

The same changes have occurred in Western Buddhism.

A wisp of the Western fortune suddenly separated and then vanished into the primordial chaos…

This fortune belongs to the Phoenix Clan.

Kong Xuan held a very special position in the West. He attained the Bodhisattva status, which meant that the Phoenix Clan and the Western Buddhist sect had a connection.

Now that Kong Xuan has relinquished his Bodhisattva status and even swore an oath to sever all ties with Western Buddhism, the connection between the Phoenix Clan and the Western Spirit Mountain will naturally be severed as well…

The two Western Saints, who witnessed this scene, looked extremely grim.

The original plan was to make Kong Xuan a loyal follower of the Western Spiritual Mountain and a mortal enemy of the Eastern Profound Sect.

But unexpectedly, the stone he lifted ended up shooting himself in the foot!

Unexpectedly, Kong Xuan withdrew from the Western Buddhist sect without saying a word, and even gave up his Bodhisattva status.

This is not a good thing for Western Buddhism.

Although the Phoenix Clan is currently weak, its foundation remains strong. There are many benefits to cooperating between the Western Buddhist sect and the Phoenix Clan, but now Kong Xuan has severed this cooperation!

Some creatures might be very confused.

Why is Kong Xuan so awesome? What makes him qualified to represent the Phoenix Clan?

The Phoenix Clan is, after all, a race. How can Kong Xuan alone have the final say?

Hehe... What Kong Xuan said is actually true!

During the Dragon-Han Great Calamity, in the primordial world, each of the three races had three top-tier powerhouses: the Ancestral Dragon, the Primordial Phoenix, and the First Qilin.

Yuan Feng gave birth to two sons. The eldest son was Kong Xuan, who was conceived from the innate five elements, and the second son was the Golden-Winged Roc, who was conceived from the yin and yang energies.

Therefore, although Kong Xuan's true form is a peacock, his actual identity is that of the Phoenix Clan's Crown Prince.

Furthermore, Kong Xuan is now almost the number one in the Phoenix Clan in terms of strength, so if Kong Xuan cannot represent the Phoenix Clan, then who can?

The two Western sages did not expect Kong Xuan to be so resolute.

The Buddha of Guidance immediately spoke...

"Kong Xuan! You should think carefully before you say some things!"

"You can't possibly be unaware of the Phoenix Clan's current predicament. If it weren't for the help from the West all these years, could your Phoenix Clan have survived to this day?"

"They benefited from the West back then, and now they want to just leave? Where in this primordial world do you think you can have such a good deal?!"

"Think of yourself if not, think of the Phoenix Clan behind you!"

The Buddha's words could actually be considered a threat.

This is telling Kong Xuan that the Phoenix Clan still has support behind him, and he doesn't want anything to happen to the Phoenix Clan because of his withdrawal from Western Buddhism, does he...?

However, Kong Xuan did not take the threat from the Buddha of Guidance seriously at all.

Because Kong Xuan had already planned his escape route before making the oath to Heaven.

All that could be seen was Kong Xuan turning his head to look at the Buddha of Guidance, and giving a disdainful smile…

"Heh...Buddha who guides us, your behavior is utterly disgraceful!"

"A sage like yourself, setting aside the matter of scheming against your own people, now you want to threaten me with the Phoenix Clan behind me?"

"Hahahaha... No wonder all the creatures in the primordial world look down on the two Western Saints!"

"Now it seems that the two of you are far inferior to the Three Pure Ones and the Goddess Nuwa, like the difference between clouds and mud, the light of a firefly and the brilliance of the moon!"

"Though my Phoenix Clan has declined, we are not afraid of your Western Regions!"

"You want to mess with my Phoenix Clan? Fine! Then I'll blow up your Western forces!"

"If you harm even one member of my Phoenix Clan, I will kill one of your Buddhas on Mount Ling. Let's see who can't take it in the end!!!"

Kong Xuan's words made the Buddha's expression even more unpleasant.

"You...you...you!!!"

He said "you" three times, but the Buddha had no idea what to say next.

Continue threatening?!

They are not afraid of threats at all...

They even said they would have a major conflict with Western Buddhism.

If it really explodes, then Western Buddhism will suffer a huge loss!

To put it bluntly, the Phoenix Clan is now a fallen family.

The barefoot are not afraid of those wearing shoes; this is a well-known truth.

If a few reckless old immortals from the Phoenix Clan really jump out, then the Western Spirit Mountain will be doomed. They might as well all hide inside the Spirit Mountain and never come out...

After all, we are currently in the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West. If we really fight to the death with the Phoenix Clan, then the only one who will benefit in the end is the Xuanmen.

The two Western saints could not accept such an outcome, nor could Buddhism…