Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 508 - : The Struggle for the Power of Faith (Second Update!)

Chapter 508 -508: The Struggle for the Power of Faith (Second Update!)

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“Stellar Spiritual Qi can make Flower-Fruit Mountain float above the Nine Heavens?”

Sun Wukong was surprised; it was his first time hearing this.

“Of course, it can!”

Demon Master Kunpeng nodded affirmatively, “The reason why it is named after the stars is that it can make land levitate above the Nine Heavens. Inside Flower-Fruit Mountain lies a ‘Nine Dragons Gathering’ Stellar Spirit Vein. With some modifications, these veins can provide enough power for Flower-Fruit Mountain to float.”

“That’s certainly true!”

The Leader of Tongtian nodded and then changed his tone, “However, merely making Flower-Fruit Mountain float is not enough to restart the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court!”

“What’s needed is a Supreme Treasure capable of Suppressing Fortune and sufficient Power of Faith.”

The Puti Patriarch spoke, looking at Sun Wukong, “Wukong, you have the Supreme Treasure capable of suppressing fortune in your hands; this part isn’t difficult!”

“Which Supreme Treasure?”

Sun Wukong furrowed his brows; he had plenty of treasures on him, but it didn’t seem like he had any that could suppress Merit and Destiny…

“The Donghuang Chaos Bell!”

The Puti Patriarch said, “The Ancient Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court used the Chaos Bell as its sacred object to suppress destiny. Now that this sacred object is in your hands, Wukong, it could be said to be the will of Heaven!”

The Puti Patriarch spoke with a sense of emotion, according to the original trajectory of fate, during the third boundless cataclysm the Buddhist Sect was meant to rise and contest Taoism, and other races wouldn’t stand a chance, especially the Demon Clan, which was expected to be further marginalized, nearly completely removed from the stage of history.

However, due to the appearance of Sun Wukong, the heaven-defying figure, the trajectory of fate changed. The Demon Clan, which was destined to decline, faced a massive turn of fortune. The Stellar Spirit Veins, the Donghuang Chaos Bell, and other essential items for establishing the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court appeared one by one in Sun Wukong’s possession. It didn’t occur to anyone until Demon Master Kunpeng mentioned it, prompting a collective startle. Indeed, without realizing it, Flower-Fruit Mountain had acquired the qualifications to reopen the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court!

They already had the Stellar Spiritual Qi and the Supreme Treasure for suppressing fortune; now what was missing was enough Power of Faith!

“Actually, we have been collecting the Power of Faith all these years.”

A voice spoke up, and the crowd turned to look. It was Leng Xuan!

“The Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult has long been the state religion of Aolai Kingdom. Now, Aolai Kingdom no longer follows Taoism but our Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult! Not just Aolai Kingdom, countries within ten thousand miles centered around Aolai Kingdom have accepted the Demon Cult, constructed many temples, and the Great Saint’s holy image is enshrined within these temples to receive offerings and incense. The Power of Faith has all converged into the Great Saint’s golden body statue on the sacrificial altar outside the Water Curtain Cave Heaven.”

Leng Xuan’s words made Sun Wukong’s eyes widen in astonishment: “When did this happen? How come I know nothing about it?”

Leng Xuan didn’t respond to Sun Wukong’s words, just rolled his eyes. Realizing his mistake after asking, Sun Wukong scratched his head in an awkward, sheepish grin. He had been a hands-off shopkeeper on Flower-Fruit Mountain, leaving everything for Leng Xuan and the others to handle, so naturally, he was unaware of these matters.

He remembered Leng Xuan mentioning to him that Aolai Kingdom had designated the Demon Cult as the state religion, but he hadn’t paid much attention. As for the construction of the sacrificial altar and the establishment of his golden stone statue in Water Curtain Cave Heaven, Leng Xuan had not consulted Sun Wukong at all, deciding after discussing with the senior leaders of Flower-Fruit Mountain and only informing Sun Wukong after it was completed. Sun Wukong also didn’t mind.

After all, he had entrusted the entire Flower-Fruit Mountain to Leng Xuan and his team. There was no need for him to be concerned about such trifles.

Now, it seemed these were not trifling matters at all, but were crucial to the reopening of the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court!

“It’s not enough, not nearly enough!”

Demon Master Kunpeng shook his head, “The power of faith needed to reopen the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court is not a small number. The power of faith gathered from the people of these small nations is simply not enough to support the reopening of the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court!”

“That’s why it’s time to continue expanding our influence, developing followers, and absorbing the power of faith!”

Sun Wukong took a deep breath, stood up, looked around at everyone, and then declared, “Brothers and sisters, our Demon Clan has lain dormant long enough. Now, everything is in place, we only need the East Wind. The Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court must be revived in this world!”

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“After a number of battles, we’ve become mortal enemies with the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect. There’s no longer any need to keep a low profile. Let’s expand our power to the fullest! Propagate the name of the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult far and wide, and compete with the Buddhist and Taoist sects for the power of faith!”

To openly snatch the power of faith was a first for Sun Wukong. In the past, he always instructed the demons of Flower-Fruit Mountain to keep a low profile, trying to avoid drawing the attention of the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect. But now, there was no need!

Having stirred up trouble in the Heavenly Palace twice, Flower-Fruit Mountain was completely in the crosshairs of the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect. The situation was as unmixable as water and fire, with no reason to remain under the radar!

Expanding influence and contending with Buddha Dao for the power of faith in order to gather enough to reopen the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court was the overall direction for the development of Flower-Fruit Mountain moving forward!

As for how to go about it, that was still for Leng Xuan and his team to plan. Sun Wukong was well aware that he was far from Leng Xuan’s equal when it came to implementing these detailed tasks.

“Tongtian brother, I am going to compete with the Taoist Sect for the power of faith, you won’t hold it against me, will you?”

Sun Wukong turned his gaze to Leader of Tongtian, also glancing at Puti Patriarch. Unlike the others, Leader of Tongtian was one of the Three Purities of Taoism, and although Puti Patriarch bore a grudge against the Western Heavenly Buddhist Sect, the Buddhist Sect was originally founded by him and Amitabha Buddha. Strictly speaking, Puti Patriarch had a myriad of connections with the Buddhist Sect. Since Sun Wukong was now set to snatch the power of faith from the Taoist and Buddhist Sects, would these two big shots be uncomfortable with that?

“Why would I blame you? I may be one of the Three Purities of Taoism, but I am also the Sect Hierarch of Jie Sect! Our Jie Sect believes in indiscriminate teaching, thinking that beings of all races should have the chance to cultivate the Great Dao. In the past, many in Jie Sect were from the Demon Clan. Do you think I would blame you for seizing the power of faith to reopen the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court?”

The Leader of Tongtian gave Sun Wukong an amused look, but Sun Wukong responded with beaming smiles, realizing that if Leader of Tongtian didn’t mind, then he had nothing to worry about!

“Wukong, go ahead and do what you must, your master supports you!”

The Puti Patriarch also explicitly expressed his support. His current concern was only to exact revenge on Tathagata Buddha, and to reclaim the Buddhist foundation usurped by him. Whether the foundation would continue to develop the Buddhist Sect or be incorporated into the Demon Cult afterward mattered little to him!