This time, Ksitigarbha went to Spirit Mountain partly to take revenge on the Buddhist Sect and partly to seize Spirit Mountain's treasures.
As a Buddhist Bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha naturally knew the locations of some of Spirit Mountain's treasures.
However, this was also because Tathagata, Guanyin, and the others had not strictly guarded the place where the Buddhist stupa was located.
After all, this was the Buddhist Sect's headquarters, with Buddha Ancestor himself presiding over it.
Would anyone else dare to run wild in the Buddhist Sect?
Even Quasi-Saint experts who came here would sometimes never return, and would also be targeted by the Buddhist Sect.
As for Saints, they naturally had nothing to fear from Tathagata and the others, but as Saints, they had no reason to do such a thing.
The Two Sages of the West, Laozi, and Yuanshi Tianzun had formed a kind of balance between them.
The rise of the Buddhist Sect was one part of the tribulation of calamity.
Sometimes, even Laozi and the other Saints could do nothing about it.
Although Saints were indestructible through countless tribulations, the Heavenly Dao and even Dao Ancestor Hongjun could make their lives worse than death.
After becoming Saints, Laozi and the others realized that Sainthood was not the end of strength in this world.
This was also why Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and the others fought over the human race's destiny.
However, this time, even Tathagata had not expected Ksitigarbha to betray the Buddhist Sect, directly attack it, and then seize so many of its treasures.
Since the Investiture of the Gods, when the Buddhist Sect had been established, quite some time had passed.
Over all these years, whether Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, or Arhats, they had accumulated enough treasures for Great Thunderclap Monastery to gradually pile up a considerable collection.
For this reason, besides taking revenge on the Buddhist Sect, Ksitigarbha also intended to seize some of its treasures as compensation for the destiny and merit he had provided to the Buddhist Sect over the years.
Of course, those treasures were not particularly useful to Ksitigarbha, who was a Quasi-Saint.
What Ksitigarbha really wanted was to exchange them for Exchange Points at the General Store.
That way, he could read books at the General Store and even exchange for its treasures.
The General Store looked ordinary, but apart from books, it also contained many Heavenly Treasures.
It had been able to obtain such a precious Demon Heart from a book alone, allowing him to enter the true Demonic Path.
He had become the second person after Rahula.
It went without saying how precious the other things on the shelves were.
Thus, seizing treasures was a necessity for Ksitigarbha, just as Sun Wukong had also gone to Heaven with this goal in mind.
"Yes, Master. These are the treasures I seized from Spirit Mountain." Diting nodded. Then, a mound of treasures as large as a small mountain appeared before Ksitigarbha.
Seeing the pile of treasures, Ksitigarbha's face lit up with delight.
With these treasures, he could visit the General Store again.
"Let's go, Diting. I'll take you somewhere good." Ksitigarbha waved his right hand, and the treasures vanished.
"Somewhere good?" Diting was stunned. "Wherever you want me to go, Master, I'll go."
"Haha, then let's go." Ksitigarbha laughed heartily. Black light enveloped him and Diting, and they vanished from the place in an instant.
Deep within Heaven.
Haotian sat leisurely in a chair, watching several scenes displayed on the Haotian Mirror.
They showed the battle between Ksitigarbha and Guanyin's group.
Haotian was full of admiration for Ksitigarbha's performance.
After all, Guanyin and the others had originally been disciples of Yuanshi Tianzun of the Chan Sect, and their strength had improved greatly after joining the Buddhist Sect.
He had not expected Ksitigarbha to be able to fight them, and even suppress them.
Then Tathagata appeared and defeated Ksitigarbha.
Immediately afterward, Tathagata's gaze seemed to pass through the Haotian Mirror and see him.
An astonishing force surged forth, and the images of Spirit Mountain in the Haotian Mirror vanished.
"Buddha Tathagata." Haotian looked at the Haotian Mirror, now filled with chaos, and chuckled. "Your strength really is impressive."
"This Buddhist tribulation will probably be very interesting."
Although Haotian could not deduce the future tribulations, as a top Quasi-Saint, he had an inexplicable feeling at this moment.
The Bimawen residence.
That was where Sun Wukong worked.
Some time had passed since he arrived in Heaven, and Sun Wukong had gradually adapted to the situation here.
This day, he decided it was time to take a look outside.
After all, he had come to Heaven to see what treasures he could find, not to be some so-called Bimawen.
If that did not work, he would have to do as he had in the Netherworld and ambush Immortals.
Sun Wukong was no match for a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
But if it was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, he still had confidence.
His gains from the General Store had been quite substantial.
"Hehe, it's time to look around outside." Sun Wukong chuckled and flew straight out.
Heaven was enormous, and Sun Wukong soon became a little disoriented. Before he knew it, he had wandered to the Heavenly River.
Some Heavenly Soldiers were training beside the Heavenly River, led by a powerful-looking general.
"Hmm..." Marshal Tian Peng, who was training the Heavenly Soldiers, also noticed Sun Wukong's arrival.
His brows furrowed.
"You're the Bimawen." Marshal Tian Peng appeared before Sun Wukong and spoke in a deep voice.
"That's right, that's right." Sun Wukong chuckled.
"Why aren't you properly tending the horses? Why have you come to my territory? Go tend the horses." Marshal Tian Peng spoke.
"Tend the horses?" Sun Wukong did not care. "And who are you? This is Heaven. How did it become your territory?"
"..." Marshal Tian Peng's expression shifted slightly.
Heaven belonged to the Jade Emperor, so naturally, it was not his territory.
"I am Marshal Tian Peng, and I command the eighty thousand Heavenly Soldiers of the Heavenly River..." Marshal Tian Peng proudly began introducing himself.
Then he realized that something was wrong.
Because Sun Wukong's gaze was hard to describe.
As he looked at him, Sun Wukong seemed to grow more and more sympathetic.
Yes, sympathetic.
While Marshal Tian Peng was introducing himself, Sun Wukong had already realized who he was.
He had not read very far into Journey to the West, but he had read Journey to the West: Wukong's Story.
In Sun Wukong's understanding, certain aspects of Wukong's Story were similar to the people in this world.
Then, according to the usual course of events, the Marshal Tian Peng before him would also become a puppet controlled by the Immortals and Gods, just like him.
In other words, the future Zhu Bajie—the useless pig.
"Oh, so you're Bajie." Sun Wukong nodded matter-of-factly.
"..." Marshal Tian Peng froze instantly.
Bajie?
Who was that?
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"Bajie." Marshal Tian Peng's gaze sharpened. "Bimawen, who is this Bajie you're talking about?"
"Who else could Bajie be? You, of course." Sun Wukong laughed. "In the future, you'll become a pig demon named Bajie."
"A pig demon?" Marshal Tian Peng's face darkened.
He was the dignified general of Heaven who commanded eighty thousand Heavenly Soldiers.
His status among the Immortals and Gods was far beyond that of ordinary Immortals and Gods.
Even Li Jing could not compare with him in certain respects. After all, Marshal Tian Peng was directly subordinate to Ziwei the Great.
Yet now, this Bimawen was saying that he would become a pig demon. Marshal Tian Peng was furious.
"How dare a mere Bimawen insult me like this?" Marshal Tian Peng said furiously. "Bimawen, I'll show you exactly how great the difference is between Marshal Tian Peng and a Bimawen."
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