Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 505 - : Nine-Colored Soul Jade (2nd Update!)

Chapter 505 -505: Nine-Colored Soul Jade (2nd Update!)

After venting his frustration for a while, the Jade Emperor gradually calmed down, and the chilling aura of a do-or-die struggle faded away from him. He ordered the heavenly generals to start repairing the Heavenly Palace, then he alone soared into the clouds and flew towards the Treasure Hall of the Heavenly Palace.

Previously, he had hesitated over whether to use the Heavenly Court’s foundation to deal with the imminent Third Great Infinite Calamity. After all, if it was merely a conflict between the Buddhist and Daoist sects, it felt unworthy to deplete the reserves accumulated since the era of the Ancient Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court. But now, the Jade Emperor had changed his mind—it was necessary to tap into those reserves. He should take the suggestion proposed by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable seriously. The threat of the demon monkey, Sun Wukong, had far exceeded expectations.

If they didn’t take advantage of the onset of the Third Great Infinite Calamity to completely obliterate Sun Wukong and Flower-Fruit Mountain, there might be no chance later on, even if they played their last hand!

Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain, Great Thunder Sound Temple.

“Eighteen Arhats, go immediately to the Spiritual Platform’s Fangcun Mountain, monitor the situation at the Slanting Moon Three-Star Cave Heaven for this seat, and report each and every movement at once! Understand?”

“We will comply with the Ancestral Buddha’s decree!”

As soon as he returned to Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain, Tathagata Buddha summoned the Eighteen Arhats to the Treasure Hall of the Thunder Sound Temple and issued his orders. The Arhats set off to carry them out, while Tathagata Buddha sat upon the lotus pedestal, cultivating to absorb the power of faith for healing his wounds and pondering deeply, his demeanor fluctuating between light and dark.

The battle in Heavenly Court was far beyond his expectations. The Third Great Infinite Calamity had arrived prematurely, a full five hundred years too early!

The trajectory of the Heavenly Dao was now completely chaotic—Tathagata Buddha with his abilities couldn’t discern the slightest inkling of the situation. One could say that destiny itself had completely changed; its path had diverged entirely from what it once was. Even Tathagata Buddha was now unable to communicate with the Heavenly Dao to glimpse any fragment of fate, and all prior calculations might need to be overthrown!

What was even more critical was that Zhun Ti Buddha had always been hiding in the Western Cattle Gift State, right under the nose of himself, Tathagata! For many years, he had not an inkling and had consistently sent emissaries to search in the Southern Continent, East Victorious Divine Continent, and Northern Continent of Cattle-grazing. Looking back, it was ridiculously foolish!

“That demon monkey, Sun Wukong, is actually Zhun Ti’s disciple! Damn!”

The thought that he had shown mercy to Sun Wukong several times previously, intending to recruit him into the Buddhist Sect, made the Tathagata Buddha wish he could slap himself. This was clearly a sharp sword raised by Zhun Ti Buddha against him, against the entire Western Heavenly Buddhist Sect, and laughably, he had always wanted to claim this sword for himself—it was far too naive!

Destiny had changed, and this Third Great Infinite Calamity was no longer just a conflict between Buddha and Dao. With so many newly ascended Heavenly Dao Saints, the entire power structure of the Three Realms would undergo immense changes. Now, what needed to be considered was not how to deal with Zhun Ti Buddha, who had already renamed himself Bodhi Patriarch, nor the demon monkey, Sun Wukong, but rather how to protect the foundations of Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain amid the calamity and seek even greater benefits from it!

The time had come to begin implementing the Western expedition plan!

“Go, call for Golden Cicada Child to see me!”

…

Flower-Fruit Mountain, Water Curtain Cave Heaven.

After returning to Flower-Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong and Demon Master Kunpeng and others excused themselves, assigning Leng Xuan to entertain the guests while he went deep into the Water Curtain Cave Heaven.

“Brother Tongtian!”

Deep within the Water Curtain Cave Heaven, a figure sat in Sun Wukong’s courtyard. Who could it be if not the Leader of Tongtian?

When Sun Wukong had departed from the Heavenly Court, he had received an audio transmission from the Leader of Tongtian. They had arranged to meet deep within the Water Curtain Cave Heaven to discuss matters, specifically ones that concerned Sun Wukong most deeply.

It was precisely this message that had prompted Sun Wukong to leave those indebted to him, including Yama Heavenly Son and others, to be received by Leng Xuan. He hadn’t even had the opportunity to properly speak with his mentor, Puti Patriarch, before he hurried to the depths of the Water Curtain Cave Heaven.

“Leader Tongtian, what important matter do you have to tell Old Sun? Does it have to do with Zi Lan?”

The matter that was currently of utmost importance to Sun Wukong was undoubtedly the life and death of the Zi Lan Fairy. He had watched with his own eyes as she disintegrated into ashes, her soul dissipating into thin air. However, Tathagata Buddha had said that he had collected one soul and two spirits of the Zi Lan Fairy. Sun Wukong suspected that what the Leader of Tongtian had to tell him was related to this matter.

Indeed, the Leader of Tongtian nodded. “Correct! It indeed concerns the Zi Lan Fairy!”

The Leader of Tongtian pulled out a piece of jade that emitted a nine-colored glow and handed it over to Sun Wukong. “Do you still remember this Soul Jade?”

“This is, the nine-colored Soul Jade you gave to Zi Lan?”

Sun Wukong received the nine-colored Soul Jade with some confusion. The moment his fingertips touched the Soul Jade, it was as if an electric current ran through the bottom of his heart. A profound sense of blood connection emanated from the nine-colored Soul Jade, causing his eyes to widen suddenly.

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“This, this is…”

“One soul and three spirits of the Zi Lan Fairy!”

The Leader of Tongtian continued the conversation. “This nine-colored Soul Jade has the ability to contain souls and spirits. When I had seen the Zi Lan Fairy before, I vaguely felt a certain death aura entwined in her brow, signifying an impending calamity. So as a precaution, I gave her this nine-colored Soul Jade, and as it turned out, it really came to pass! The Infatuation Curse! I never expected that the Zi Lan Fairy would activate the Infatuation Curse to save you, that, I truly did not anticipate!”

After sighing, the Leader of Tongtian pointed at the nine-colored Soul Jade in Sun Wukong’s hand. “Fortunately, with this nine-colored Soul Jade, what should have been the Zi Lan Fairy’s complete spiritual dissipation ended with only the loss of one soul and two spirits; her remaining two souls and five spirits were preserved. One soul and three spirits were saved within this nine-colored Soul Jade, while the other one soul and two spirits were taken by Tathagata.”

“One soul and three spirits, Zi Lan’s one soul and three spirits are inside! That’s why Old Sun felt the blood connection!”

Sun Wukong finally understood and abruptly lifted his head, looking at the Leader of Tongtian with a face full of hope. “Leader Tongtian, does this mean there’s hope for Zi Lan?”

“You could say there’s hope, or there’s none—it all depends on you!”

The Leader of Tongtian spoke, “The Zi Lan Fairy originally materialized by cultivating with your Heart’s Essence Blood, and there’s an inseparable connection between the two of you. Now that I am giving you this nine-colored Soul Jade, take it into your body to nourish. With your Essence Blood Soul, slowly nurture it, and perhaps you can gradually replenish the missing two souls and four spirits, allowing her to be reborn.”

“Replenish the missing two souls and four spirits? Doesn’t that baldy Tathagata have Zi Lan’s one soul and two spirits? Old Sun will go and demand them back!”

A glint of resolve shone in Sun Wukong’s eyes as an air of determination swirled around him.

“Impossible! Tathagata Buddha may indeed possess one soul and two spirits of the Zi Lan Fairy, but do you think he will hand them over to you so easily? With your current strength, are you able to forcibly take them from him?”