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

The Buddhas of Mount Ling were completely bewildered.

Bodhisattvas like Guanyin, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra, who were on good terms with Dipankara Buddha, stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Change the Buddha?!

A sage actually wants to replace Buddha?!

Kunpeng is a newcomer, yet the Sage trusts him so much that he wants Kunpeng to take the place of Buddha?!

Where...where does this put us?!

Who doesn't know that we, the traitors of the Chan Sect, joined the Buddhist order along with Dipankara Buddha...?

We only have a voice when Dipankara Buddha becomes one of the three Buddhas of the Three Worlds, but now they want to replace the Buddha?!

Could it be that the sage intends to abandon us?!

Impossible...

That's absolutely impossible!!!

No matter what, we are all quasi-saints. Although the cultivation of Dipankara Buddha has declined, he is still a quasi-saint. Not to mention that Dipankara Buddha's cultivation has only declined, and it is only a matter of time before he recovers to the peak of the quasi-saint realm.

But why would a sage do such a thing?!

The Buddha maintained a pose of holding up a flower and smiling, with his eyes lowered, making it impossible for anyone to discern his thoughts.

Maitreya Buddha was also stunned after hearing Bodhi Buddha's words.

He had been patting his large stomach incessantly, but now he stopped, and even the smile on his face froze.

Because Maitreya Buddha also didn't expect that his sage master would want to replace the Buddha...

This concerns the position of Buddha; how can it be treated so casually?!

If the sight of the Buddhas in the main hall was unbelievable, then the sight of Dipankara Buddha was practically exploding with rage.

Replace the Buddha statue...

The sage is actually going to replace the Buddha!

Should I relinquish my position as Buddha and let that bastard Kunpeng take my place?!

Hahahaha... How could a saint possibly say such a thing?!

How much did I, Di Deng, do for Western Buddhism back then?!

If it weren't for me, how could the disciples of the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect have fought so fiercely back then?!

If it weren't for my meddling as the vice-leader, how could the schemes of the two Western Saints have gone so smoothly?!

If it weren't for me, as the vice leader, constantly keeping in touch with Cihang, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra within the Chan Sect, how could the Western Buddhist sect have possibly gained a number of powerful Saints after the Investiture of the Gods calamity?!

These are all things I brought! These are all things I brought to you, the Western Buddhist community!!!

And the result?!

So now all I've done is drop in cultivation level, and you Western Saints want to discard me after I've served my purpose?!

This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!!!

It's bad enough that the Xuanmen sect is deceiving me, but how come even the Western sages are deceiving me?!

I am, after all, Dipankara Buddha, right? I am, after all, one of the Buddhas of the Three Worlds, a Buddha of the past, right?!

You, Sage, decided this matter so easily, without even consulting my opinion. Could it be that I, one of the three Buddhas of the West, am less than an ant in your eyes?!

At this moment, Dipankara Buddha was blinded by anger and had no idea that Guanyin Bodhisattva's words had come true.

At this moment, Dipankara Buddha no longer wanted to think about whether it was Kunpeng who had his eye on his Buddha position, or a sage who had his eye on his Buddha position.

Enraged, the Ancient Buddha Dipankara slammed his fist on the table in front of him and stood up.

"My lord! Isn't this a bit too frivolous?!"

"Since the establishment of the Three Buddhas of Mount Ling, there has never been a claim of change..."

"Although my cultivation level has dropped and I have lost my magic weapon, it's not like I can't cultivate again."

"I just need to start over. As long as I have the right spiritual treasure and enough merit, I, Randeng, can return to the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm as quickly as possible."

"At that time, the three Buddhas of the Vulture Peak will still stand side by side, and the fortune of our Western Buddhism will remain as stable as a mountain!"

"But why does the sage want me to relinquish my position as Buddha?!"

"Did I, the one who lit the lamp, do something wrong?!"

"Over the years, I, Randeng, have worked diligently for the sake of Western Buddhism. My loss of precious treasures was a loss for Buddhism; my decline in cultivation was a decline for Buddhism!"

"In the previous battles against the Heavenly Court, how many powerful enemies did I, Randeng, face?!"

"If I hadn't held back the disciples of the Chan Sect, the losses to our Buddhist sect would probably have been even greater!"

"Where does this sage intend to place me?!"

Before Bodhi Buddha could finish speaking, Dipankara Buddha interrupted him angrily, slamming his fist on the table and questioning him.

At this very moment, the Great Buddha Hall of Lingshan was so quiet you could hear a pin drop…

The old Buddha Bodhi frowned slightly.

In fact, Bodhi Buddha had already anticipated that Dipankara Buddha would be unwilling, but he did not expect Dipankara Buddha's reaction to be so intense.

Why do you start refuting the saint before even letting him finish speaking?

Am I being too gentle with Dipankara Buddha, or is Dipankara Buddha going through a rebellious phase?

Yes, it is true that you, Dipankara Buddha, are being asked to relinquish your position as Buddha, but at least listen to what he has to say. This is not just temporary, is it?

And there will be compensation for you later...

The innate spiritual treasure and Buddhist merits can help you regain the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm in the fastest time. You didn't even let him finish speaking before you started questioning it?!

At this moment, Bodhi Buddha was already displeased.

Meanwhile, Maitreya Buddha on the other side also frowned at this moment...

Maitreya Buddha certainly didn't expect that his sage master would propose changing the Buddha, but he also didn't expect that Dipankara Buddha would publicly question the sage.

The saying "All men are but ants beneath the sage" is no joke.

Not to mention that even the sages have already determined this matter, so what use is it for you, Randeng, to refute it or be unwilling?

Do you think you can cling to the position of Buddha and refuse to relinquish it?!

At this moment, Maitreya Buddha suddenly felt that perhaps Kunpeng's arrival at the Western Paradise was not a good thing for Buddhism...

If it weren't for Kunpeng, the Sage Master probably wouldn't have brought this up today.

Dipankara Buddha would not have publicly contradicted the sage.

These are turbulent times... truly turbulent times...

It is clearly the will of Heaven that the West will prosper, but why has it been the West that has been injured and suffered losses since the beginning of the Journey to the West? Even now, there are signs of internal strife within Western Buddhism.

Maitreya Buddha felt increasingly uneasy and subconsciously turned his head to look at Tathagata Buddha beside him, wanting to see how Tathagata Buddha would react.

But the Buddha still smiled, holding up a flower, his eyes lowered...