The Buddhist Sect Heads for the Heavenly Court-Will the Jade Emperor Really Get Pinned Down and Beaten by Monkey?

Once they had sorted through the news they had received,

the gods and Buddhas in the Spirit Mountain Realm

all wore looks of bewilderment and shock.

"You're saying Sun Monkey suddenly became incredibly powerful, went on a killing spree in the Heavenly Court, and even started fighting the Jade Emperor?"

The Subduing Dragon Arhat exaggeratedly stuffed a hand into his mouth, putting on a look of astonishment.

The other gods and Buddhas discussed it too, their voices rising in a clamor.

They found it just as hard to believe.

Who was Sun Wukong?

Merely a pawn in the grand scheme of Journey to the West, a puppet on strings. Yet now immortals from the Heavenly Court had come to say that the puppet had suddenly turned the tables and grown stronger, even beating one of the men pulling the strings until he was in misery?

Was this still Sun Monkey?

Could Sun Monkey really be capable of that?

"Amitabha..." Vairocana Tathagata frowned slightly as he studied the assembled immortals.

He seemed intent on seeing through their thoughts.

At last, he turned to Taibai Golden Star and asked with a frown, "Taibai Golden Star, is all this truly so?"

"World-Honored One, the Heavenly Court has indeed suffered a great calamity. Please judge the matter clearly and send reinforcements to rescue His Majesty at once!" Taibai Golden Star said anxiously. "If too much time passes, no one knows what might happen!"

Seeing the anxiety on Taibai Golden Star's face,

Vairocana Tathagata pondered for a long, long time. Taibai Golden Star was the Jade Emperor's trusted confidant, after all.

Surely he would not tell a lie that could have such consequences for the Heavenly Court.

Did that mean something really had changed about Sun Wukong?

"Amitabha. I understand."

Vairocana Tathagata nodded. "Guanyin, gather