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

Upon realizing this, the Buddha was incredibly excited.

Because family members know their own affairs.

The Buddha did not consider himself a disciple of Buddhism, nor did he consider himself the Buddha of the West.

In the heart of the Buddha, he was always Duobao Daoren, always the eldest disciple of the Jie Sect, and always the most beloved mouse of his master...

However, only a handful of people in this vast world know about this matter.

One is the Buddha himself, another is the Taiqing Sage who orchestrated the conversion of Duobao Daoist into a Buddhist, the Tongtian Sect Leader, and Li Xuancang who was informed of this matter by the Tongtian Sect Leader.

Even the Primordial Celestial Lord was unaware that Tathagata Duobao was an undercover agent.

Prior to this, the Buddha knew that, apart from his grandmaster, the Great Pure Saint, only his own master knew his identity.

However, after learning about the changes in the Heavenly Court, the Buddha realized that there were probably two more people who knew his true identity...

One is Junior Brother Li Xuancang, and the other is Grand Heavenly Venerable Haotian, the Uncle-Master of the Three Realms.

However, even Buddha himself wasn't entirely sure whether these two people truly knew the identity of the Buddha.

Because none of the other disciples of the Jie Sect knew that the Buddha was an undercover agent; in fact, they all thought that their senior brother had really become a traitor!

They all criticized the Tathagata Buddha quite a bit.

After all, who could accept that their most respected and beloved senior brother had become a traitor?!

The fact that these disciples of the Jie Sect didn't directly storm the Western Paradise to demand an explanation from the Buddha of Many Treasures is already a testament to their remarkable restraint...

The Buddha's excitement was not because others might have discovered his identity.

It was because the Buddha felt that his master was likely playing a grand game!

It might not just be their own master, but very likely also their own grandmaster, the Sage Taiqing…

He successfully became the Buddha of the Western Paradise, the nominal leader of the Western Paradise.

Now, my junior brother has entered the Heavenly Court with the Qingping Sword in hand.

All the disciples of the Jie Sect obeyed his orders, and now he even holds the power of the Heavenly Court's army!

These two fellow disciples of mine, one in Heaven and the other in the West, one wielding great power over the Heavenly Army and the other being the Buddha of Mount Sumeru in the West.

The subsequent Journey to the West tribulation, though described as a conflict between Taoism and Buddhism, was in reality a struggle between the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist sect...

But now both sides' top management are all their own people.

This Journey to the West, this great calamity, isn't it something you can just traverse however you want?!

The Buddha was overjoyed when he thought of this place.

At the same time, I couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.

My master played this game of chess brilliantly!!!

The Buddha's thoughts were naturally unknown to the Buddha and Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Upon hearing Guanyin Bodhisattva's words, the Buddha's smile faded slightly.

"I never imagined that the Master of Heaven would have such a plan..."

"It seems that the start of this great calamity in the Journey to the West has made the Tongtian Sect Leader somewhat restless."

"Especially with so many variables."

The Buddha who guided the way first muttered a few words to himself, then looked at Guanyin Bodhisattva.

"Your Excellency need not worry."

"The rise of the West is ordained by Heaven; it is an inevitable trend that cannot be changed by any amount of scheming."

"Sun Wukong, that stone monkey, is a chosen one, destined to enter a great calamity. The Heavenly Court cannot protect him, and neither can that brat Haotian!"

"Therefore, when the time comes, the journey to the West will continue as planned."

"So these are just minor changes, Venerable One, there's no need to worry."

"Moreover, Jin Chanzi has already entered the cycle of reincarnation. By the time he reaches his tenth incarnation, he won't be able to avoid the tribulation even if he doesn't want to."

The Buddha said this, even with a hint of pride, but inwardly he was very solemn.

Because the Buddha of Reception is one of the three corpses of the Sage of Reception, he was aware of what had happened in the Purple Cloud Palace.

Whether it's Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, or Tongtian Jiaozhu, these three are all acting strangely...

Could it be that these three guys are planning something big during the Journey to the West: Great Tribulation?!

Especially before the beginning of this great calamity in the Journey to the West, tremendous changes had already occurred.

So although the Buddha said this, he still felt in his heart that the two saints should have a proper discussion.

Meanwhile, the Buddha's expression became slightly unnatural when he heard the Buddha of Guidance mention Jin Chanzi...

Just recently, the Buddha of Guidance issued a sacred decree, allowing Jin Chanzi, a disciple of the Buddha Tathagata, to enter the cycle of reincarnation.

Normally speaking, there shouldn't be any problem with entering the cycle of reincarnation...

Jin Chanzi was also a quasi-saint level expert, so it was not impossible for him to reincarnate and cultivate again.

However, the holy decree issued by the Buddha of Guidance was to reincarnate Jin Chanzi for ten lifetimes, and after ten lifetimes, only the Sandalwood Merit Buddha would remain, and Jin Chanzi would no longer exist in the world.

How could the Buddha possibly accept this so easily?!

After all, Jin Chanzi was a direct disciple of the Buddha...

But the Buddha could not defy the orders of a sage.

In the end, they could only watch helplessly as Jin Chanzi entered the cycle of reincarnation.

However, Buddha Tathagata was, after all, the chief disciple of the Jie Sect, and was now at the peak of the Quasi-Saint level. He couldn't stop this from happening, but he could still do some tampering.

The sage meant that the Buddha had already communicated with Jin Chanzi before Jin Chanzi entered the cycle of reincarnation.

So the master and disciple teamed up to cause a huge disturbance at the Buddhist assembly!

Later, in a fit of anger, Jin Chanzi abandoned his physical body on the spot and was cast into reincarnation by the Buddha using his saintly power.

It can only be said that the Sage of Guidance did not leave Jin Chanzi even the slightest chance…

Even though Jin Chanzi had already voluntarily reincarnated, they still insisted on injecting the power of a saint into his true spirit.

This is clearly a scheme to annihilate Jin Chanzi's true spirit, in conjunction with the ten cycles of reincarnation!

But the Buddha had already prepared for this.

The true form of the Golden Cicada is a six-winged golden cicada, and the remaining flesh can also be called a cicada molt...

And this cicada molt is now in the hands of the Buddha.

After learning about the changes in the Heavenly Court, the Buddha immediately thought of his disciple Jin Chanzi's cicada molt.

Originally, Buddha Tathagata had planned to use the cicada's molting to help Jin Chanzi regain his true self as the Journey to the West kalpa neared its end.

But now it seems we won't have to wait that long!

After hearing the words of the Buddha of Guidance, Guanyin Bodhisattva felt somewhat helpless and couldn't help but think to herself.

Buddha, you speak so easily, but what should I do next?!

So Guanyin Bodhisattva immediately inquired.

"Buddha above, what should this disciple do now?"

"Are we just going to do nothing?"

After pondering for a moment, the Buddha shook his head...

"You can first discuss the calamity with Haotian. The Journey to the West is destined to have eighty-one calamities, and each of these calamities is a merit."

"We, the Western Buddhist community, cannot let these benefits pass us by!"

Upon hearing this, Guanyin Bodhisattva understood that the sage meant to temporarily ignore Sun Wukong and first arrange the calamity.

So Guanyin Bodhisattva quickly performed a Buddhist salute.

"Please rest assured, Buddha, this disciple will go and discuss this matter with Haotian immediately."