Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 512: The Right Scripture Protector Candidate (2nd Update!)

Chapter 512 -512: The Right Scripture Protector Candidate (2nd Update!)

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“Within the Three Realms, for five hundred years, no one may use strength above the Saint Level, violators shall be punished by Heaven and Earth!”

The decree of Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor was not only heard by the Jade Emperor alone, but every race across all four continents of the Three Realms heard it clearly, and everyone felt a reverence for that towering and majestic figure above the vault of heaven.

At the Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain, Thunder Sound Temple.

“Not allowed to use strength above the Saint Level for five hundred years, this is clearly favoring that Demon Monkey Sun Wukong!”

The face of Tathagata Buddha was very somber, and the Ancient Buddha Ran Deng beside him even had a complexion as dark as the bottom of a pot; with Sun Wukong’s heaven-defying combat power, who could subdue him without the use of Saint Level strength, let alone eradicate him!

The decree of Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor was like giving Sun Wukong and Flower-Fruit Mountain a protective talisman, not the kind anyone dares to provoke easily!

This Demon Monkey shouldn’t have any connection with Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, so why would Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor be so biased towards him?

“Flower-Fruit Mountain has been boldly expanding its power and gathering followers for years. I had been thinking about how to trick them into coming to Spiritual Mountain to finish them off in one fell swoop, but now with the decree from Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, how can we deal with that Demon Monkey?”

The Demon-Subduing Pestle in Ancient Buddha Ran Deng’s hand was slammed forcefully onto the ground, his face full of unwillingness and ferocious anger, shaking the entire Thunder Sound Temple.

Up to now, within the entire Western Heavenly Buddhist Sect, only Ancient Buddha Ran Deng had proven the Tao and become a Saint, which made his status second only to Tathagata Buddha within the sect; even Tathagata Buddha now treated him with the respect due to a peer. This had always been a matter of pride for Ancient Buddha Ran Deng, but when he thought of the losses he had suffered at the hands of Sun Wukong, he couldn’t suppress the rage within him.

For years, Ancient Buddha Ran Deng had been biding his time, waiting to deal with Sun Wukong after Demon Master Kunpeng, Yama Heavenly Son, and others left Flower-Fruit Mountain. Finally, half a month ago, Demon Master Kunpeng and others had returned to the Northern Continent of Cattle-grazing to integrate resources of the Barbarian Race. Yama Heavenly Son and the Ancestor of Nether River had both returned to develop their own territories in the Netherworld, and Leader Tongtian had returned to Supreme Pure Heaven’s Greenwave Palace. Inside Flower-Fruit Mountain, only Puti Patriarch remained.

Ancient Buddha Ran Deng felt that the opportunity had finally arrived and was planning to conspire with Tathagata Buddha to lure Sun Wukong to Spiritual Mountain for an ambush. However, the figure of Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor suddenly manifested above the sky, issuing such an inconceivable decree, striking Ancient Buddha Ran Deng’s head like a thunderbolt, leaving him completely stunned!

“Since the decree of Daoist Ancestor has been issued, it is now an established fact that can’t be changed. Our previous plans won’t work. We should think about how to curtail the development of Flower-Fruit Mountain. At this rate, once they have sufficiently developed followers in East Victorious Divine Continent, they will surely extend their reach to Western Cattle Gift State!”

Tathagata Buddha opened his eyes and glanced at Ancient Buddha Ran Deng. His tone didn’t fluctuate at all, as if simply stating a fact objectively. However, given Ancient Buddha Ran Deng’s understanding of Tathagata Buddha, it was clear that he was forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart. The only reason he didn’t burst out was that he had yet to find a target for his fury.

“How else can we curtail it? The only way is to have the Golden Cicada Child hasten to undergo reincarnation, accumulate merit over ten lives, and finalize the matter of scripture seeking as soon as possible. Only in this way can we spread the glory of our Buddhist Sect into East Victorious Divine Continent! Is this not the best method to curb the development of Flower-Fruit Mountain?”

Ancient Buddha Ran Deng took a deep breath, his emotions calming down.

“I have already sent the Golden Cicada Child to the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realms. His ten lifetimes of reincarnation should pose no difficulties. Now, what concerns me is the protector of the scriptures!”

Tathagata Buddha gently shook his head, a faint trace of concern flashing across his brows, “In the Heavenly Court, Marshal Tianpeng and the Great General Canopy have been confirmed, and can proceed as the scripture protectors according to the original plan, but we still lack a powerful figure who can suppress all demons and ensure the reincarnated soul of the Golden Cicada Child safely reaches Spiritual Mountain.”

“Initially, the most fitting candidate in my view was that demon monkey Sun Wukong, but since he is a disciple of Puti Patriarch and has reached such a level, he can no longer be employed by our Buddhist Sect. The Six-Eared Macaque would be the best alternative, yet he is dead set on following Sun Wukong, and now it seems there is no chance to win him over. Without a powerful scripture protector, the Eighty-One Tribulations cannot be completed, and the scriptures will not be successfully passed on to the Eastern Land, leaving the flourishing of Buddhism as nothing but empty talk.”

Having said this, Tathagata Buddha paused, then turned to Ran Deng Ancient Buddha and asked, “Does Ran Deng Buddha have any suitable candidates?”

“A suitable candidate for the scripture protector? Indeed, I do have one!”

“Oh? Who might that be?”

“The Four Wasted Star Lords of the Heavenly Court, Yuan Hong!”

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“Yuan Hong?”

Tathagata Buddha’s eyebrows lifted slightly, and then he nodded, “Hmm, not bad! This Yuan Hong is indeed a suitable candidate!”

Four Wasted Star Lord Yuan Hong was originally a Through-Arm Ape who achieved Tao. During the battle for Divine Enthronement, he had shown great brilliance. Like Sun Wukong, Yuan Hong was also a naturally gifted ape, equally proficient in the Eight-Nine Profound Skill and seventy-two transformations and skilled with a staff. In the battle for Divine Enthronement, he fought Yang Jian, the Erlang God, several times to a standstill, with evenly matched strength.

If not for later being trapped by the Mountains and Rivers Sheji Chart lent to Yang Jian by Goddess Nuwa, which forced him to reveal his true form and be slain.

After Jiang Ziya’s Divine Enthronement, Yuan Hong was appointed as Four Wasted Star Lord. Bound by the Investiture of the Gods, he could not exhibit his divine skills to pierce the heavens and the earth; his strength had been on the decline. Now, he had been left far behind by Erlang God Yang Jian and was even inferior to the Four Great Heavenly Kings.

But this was all due to the suppression by the Investiture of the Gods. If the restriction of the Investiture of the Gods were lifted from him, and he was sent through the realms of reincarnation, the once mighty Through-Arm Ape General Yuan Hong would surely regain his former glory. Then, convincing the ten reincarnated souls of the Golden Cicada Child to embark on a journey to the West to seek scriptures and expand the influence of Buddhism, thereby seizing the merit and destiny of the Heavenly Dao, would no longer be just a pipe dream.”

“Summon Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and Guanyin Bodhisattva to appear!”

Upon the command of Tathagata Buddha, it did not take long for both Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and Guanyin Bodhisattva to arrive at the Great Thunder Sound Temple.

“Ancestral Buddha, Ancient Buddha!”

Having now attained the level of the Heavenly Dao Saint and serving as the Vice Sect Hierarch of Western Heaven’s Buddhist Sect, Ran Deng Buddha genuinely deserved his title. Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and Guanyin Bodhisattva would naturally no longer be as casual as before, greeting him with the utmost respect.

“Ancestral Buddha, may I ask why have you summoned us both?” inquired Guanyin Bodhisattva, her heart holding a vague guess, suspecting that what Tathagata Buddha was about to say might be indisputably linked to the rapid development of Flower-Fruit Mountain over the years, otherwise, he would not have called upon her and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva together. It must be an important task!