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

Because the Buddha brought up the topic of the Buddhas of the Three Worlds.

So Kunpeng naturally took over the topic of the Three Buddhas and steered the conversation toward Dipankara Buddha...

First, it states that the three Buddhas of Lingshan and this matter are entirely beneficial to Western Buddhism.

Then it was mentioned that the Dipankara Buddha seemed to have encountered some problems.

Anyone with eyes could see what was wrong with Dipankara Buddha, but Kunpeng refused to say, and even pretended to be very regretful.

It was as if they were feeling sorry for the situation that had occurred with Dipankara Buddha.

Seeing Kunpeng in this form, for some reason, Buddha felt it was a bit unreal...

I have a feeling that Kunpeng isn't actually lamenting for Dipankara Buddha.

I have a feeling that Kunpeng was intentionally steer the conversation toward Dipankara Buddha.

Furthermore, when discussing the problems with Dipankara Buddha, this guy always seemed quite excited…

The Buddha Tathagata rose from an undercover agent to become the leader of Mount Ling, having to face all the Buddhas of Mount Ling and the two Western Saints every day.

Besides his native Western disciples like Maitreya Buddha, Tathagata Buddha also had to contend with traitors of the Chan sect like Dipankara Buddha.

Therefore, over the years, the Buddha has long since developed a pair of wise eyes.

A pair of discerning eyes that can recognize people…

Therefore, in the eyes of the Buddha, the Kunpeng at this moment was somewhat strange.

But something was strange, and the Buddha couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Sensing something was amiss, the Buddha took over Kunpeng's words and decided to follow along to see what Kunpeng was trying to express.

Amitabha Buddha~~~

"Senior Kunpeng's words are absolutely spot on."

"Dipankara Buddha is indeed facing a problem now. After all, a drop in cultivation is no small matter. Moreover, Dipankara Buddha is not an ordinary Buddha. He also carries the Buddhahood of the past Buddhas."

"Now that Dipankara Buddha's cultivation has fallen to the early stage of Quasi-Saint, it will probably take a long time for him to recover to the peak of Quasi-Saint."

"The unfortunate occurrence of one of the Three Buddhas will inevitably lead to instability in the fortunes of Mount Ling."

"But there's nothing we can do about it; we can only wait for Dipankara Buddha's cultivation to recover..."

As the Buddha spoke these words, he looked at the Kunpeng.

Kunpeng, on the other hand, didn't want to wait any longer.

He decided to take this opportunity to ask the Buddha if it was possible for Buddhism to replace the ancient Buddha Dipankara, and if so, whether the Buddha would support him to take the throne.

Then Kunpeng spoke again…

"Just as the Buddha Tathagata just said, the Buddhahood of Dipankara Buddha is now unstable, which will inevitably cause the Qi of Mount Ling to fluctuate."

"But as you and I both know, it is not something that Dipankara Buddha can achieve by raising his cultivation back to the peak of Quasi-Saint realm overnight."

"Under normal circumstances, we would just wait this long..."

"But now, even Buddha Tathagata should know that the current situation is special. The Journey to the West calamity is, to put it bluntly, a conflict between Taoism and Buddhism. Does our Western Paradise really have that much time? Does it really have that much time to wait for Dipankara Buddha to return to the peak of Quasi-Sainthood?"

"If, before the Ancient Buddha Dipankara returns to the peak of Quasi-Sainthood, the Xuanmen suddenly causes trouble, how should Mount Ling respond?"

When Kunpeng said these words, he completely put himself in the position of a Buddha of Mount Ling, as if he was thinking of Mount Ling entirely.

He keeps talking about my Western sacred mountain, my Western Buddhist sect...

Upon hearing these words, the Buddha's heart skipped a beat.

He immediately perked up.

Why do Kunpeng's words sound so strange?

This guy couldn't be...

Could it be that they're eyeing the position of Buddha Dipankara?!

If that's really the case, then that would be so interesting!

Originally, I was thinking about how to trick Kunpeng into setting his sights on the location of Dipankara Buddha, but I didn't expect that Kunpeng seemed to have already set his sights on the location of Dipankara Buddha.

You know, this whole thing is a mess...

The Buddha felt that Kunpeng's words had a hidden meaning, and most importantly, Kunpeng kept mentioning Dipankara Buddha in every sentence.

Moreover, the words Kunpeng used to talk to him were almost identical to what he had just said to Bodhi Buddha.

So the Buddha prepared to test Kunpeng a little more.

Let's see if Kunpeng has really set its sights on Dipankara Buddha.

The Buddha then let out a long sigh, feigning distress…

"well…………"

Amitabha Buddha~~

"What Senior Kunpeng said is true, but there is nothing we can do about it."

"Even if Dipankara Buddha's cultivation level has declined, he is still a past Buddha of my Vulture Peak, one of the three Buddhas of my Western Buddhism. Does he really have to relinquish his position as Buddha just because his cultivation level has declined?"

"That's probably not very realistic..."

"Moreover, even if we could persuade Dipankara Buddha to relinquish his position as Buddha, our Western Buddhist sect currently has no suitable candidate to take his place."

"After all, as you just said, senior, the three Buddhas of the three worlds stand side by side, all at the peak of Quasi-Saint level. This is the most stable option for Western Buddhism."

The Buddha had barely finished speaking when Kunpeng eagerly interrupted.

"Does the Buddha Tathagata mean that... the position of Buddha Dipankara can be changed, but there are currently no suitable candidates in Western Buddhism?"

Upon hearing Kunpeng's question, the Buddha knew... this matter was settled!

Unexpectedly, Kunpeng had already set his sights on Dipankara Buddha.

If I had known you were after Dipankara Buddha, would I have gone to all this trouble?!

You've had your eye on him for a while now, why didn't you say so sooner!

Do I really need to waste all this time talking to you?!

No wonder many creatures in the primordial world called you a rat from the Northern Sea. With your timid and cowardly appearance, you really do look like a rat.

He cursed Kunpeng in his heart, but the Buddha Tathagata did not show the slightest displeasure on his face.

After all, he still needed to utilize Kunpeng.

Moreover, I didn't guide him much; Kunpeng just came to me on his own...

How could I not use such a useful knife?!

So the Buddha appeared stunned after hearing Kunpeng's words.

After a moment of stunned silence, the Buddha finally spoke.

"This... Senior, please don't joke. This humble monk never said that the position of Buddha Dipankara could be exchanged. This humble monk did not say that!"

Seeing that the Buddha was unwilling to acknowledge the matter, Kunpeng stopped dwelling on it, since he still needed the Buddha's help in the future.

Then Kunpeng laughed heartily...

"Hahahaha... Yes, yes, yes, Buddha Tathagata never said that."

"However, I am curious about something. Buddha Tathagata, do you think I have a chance... to become the Buddha?"