The Stone Monkey Seizes the Divine Needle from the Eastern Sea; the Underworld's Book of Life and Death Is Wiped Clean

The myriad Buddhas of Spirit Mountain fell silent, and the lingering resonance of Sanskrit chants slowly dissipated.

Golden Cicada's true body was sealed by Tathagata's supreme Buddha Dharma, his true spirit swept into the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Ten lifetimes of tempering in the mortal world, a hundred lifetimes of accumulated merit; the Buddhist Sect had lain dormant for ages, and the great game of the Journey to the West Tribulation now had its final link completed.

Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens lay the Mysterious Yellow Sacred Realm.

Mysterious yellow pure qi of the heavens cascaded down layer upon layer, while the Great Dao stretched vast and boundless.

Lu Yuan sat upright atop the Cloud Platform, his eyes slightly closed. A wisp of Saintly Thought spanned hundreds of millions of miles across the Great Desolation World, shrouding the Three Realms and Six Paths, All Heavens and Universes.

Tathagata's schemes at Spirit Mountain, the Buddhist Sect's plot concealed through countless ages—all of it was reflected within his clear Dao heart.

Every last detail lay exposed, without the slightest secret remaining.

Lu Yuan mused faintly, "Tathagata truly has patience. He used ten lifetimes of reincarnation to temper and cleanse Golden Cicada's innate savage nature, all to forge a scripture seeker."

"The three teachings of the Mysterious Gate have ruled the Great Desolation World for countless Kalpas. The Buddhist Sect has bided its time, while the myriad paths have endured and gathered strength; it has long become a stagnant pool.

"This Journey to the West Tribulation will be the pivotal game that breaks the balance of the Great Desolation World.

"Sun Wukong was formed from the Innate Spirit Stone left behind by the saint of Wa Huang Tian when she mended the heavens. Born with the righteous qi of heaven and earth, he is