Western Ox Continent, Lingxuan Dao Field.
The mountains were still beneath deep clouds, and ancient trees towered overhead.
Suddenly, a strand of divine thought pierced the air and entered the Dao Field.
"Master, Old Sun killed two bodhisattvas of the Buddhist School. You... won't blame me, will you?"
Beneath an ancient willow tree, Zhou Xuan was dozing.
"Hm?"
"That sounds like my monkey!"
Zhou Xuan slowly opened his eyes, yawned, and stretched lazily.
In an instant!
The moon set, the stars faded, and the morning sun rose.
A breeze stirred, and flowers burst into bloom.
Plants swayed, and spirit birds cried out.
Fish leaped from the water, and all creation seemed renewed.
Heaven and earth seemed to awaken with him.
Another beautiful day had begun.
At the same time, the system's voice rang out in Zhou Xuan's mind.
[Ding! Sun Wukong refined the golden bodies of the Buddhist School's bodhisattvas. His cultivation reached the middle stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal.] [Ten Billion Times Share activated. The host's cultivation soared to the second level of Hunyuan Taiji Celestial Venerable!]
[Ding! Sun Wukong obtained Thousand Year Fire Ganoderma, thousand-year water spirit flowers, ten-thousand-year wild ginseng, Nine Revolutions Soul Returning Grass...] [Ten Billion Times Share activated. The host obtained Innate Yellow Middle Plum x10, Innate Gourd Vine x10, Innate Five-Needle Pine x10, and supreme-grade spiritual root Wind Thunder Immortal Apricot x10.]
[Ding! Sun Wukong obtained Nine Revolutions Purple Gold Pills, Yellow Dragon Pills, True Essence Pills, Youthful Appearance Pills, Nine-Turn Soul Returning Pills, Dragon and Phoenix Auspicious Pills, Barrier-Breaking Mind-Clarifying Pills, Longevity Youthful Appearance Pills...] [Ten Billion Times Share activated. The host obtained Hongmeng Purple Gold Pill x10, Great Dao Divine Soul Pill x10, Longevity Immortality Pill x10, Chaos Law Pill x10, Instant Primordial Golden Immortal Pill x10...]
[Ding! Sun Wukong obtained 100 fresh Dragon Corpses, still giving off heat.] [Ten Billion Times Share activated. The host obtained ten thousand Chaos Demon Dragon corpses!]
As countless system notifications came to an end,
a strange phenomenon suddenly erupted within Lingxuan Dao Field.
With a thunderous crash, more than ten thousand Chaos Demon Dragon corpses fell from the sky!
Each Dragon Corpse was vast as a mountain and long as the Yangtze River. Their scales gleamed coldly, and their bodies still carried lingering pressure. Like chaos beasts slain only moments ago, they made heaven and earth rumble and all living creatures bow low.
They were Chaos Demon Dragons, ancient ferocious creatures. Every one of them had reached the peak of Primordial Golden Immortal, equivalent to Peak Quasi-Saint.
Now ten thousand appeared together, their auras blotting out the sky. Though dead, their roars still echoed through the underworld, as if they might crawl back from the Yellow Springs.
Beside the Dragon Corpses, Innate Spiritual Roots manifested one after another.
No hands were needed. No planting was required!
One after another, they took root in the Dao Field on their own.
The Yellow Middle Plums glowed with rosy light, the Immortal Apricots breathed flame, the Five-Needle Pines rose toward the heavens, and the Gourd Vines shimmered with color. The energy of the five elements spread in every direction, filling the place with innate spiritual energy.
In mere moments, a wondrous orchard stood within the Dao Field. Spirit fruit weighed down its branches, fragrance filled the air, and immortal birds flew in from beyond the heavens to perch among them, calling without cease.
Then a three-tiered pill hall with upturned eaves rose from the ground. Purple-gold from top to bottom, it held its treasure-light within, while an aura vast as the sea flowed around it.
The pill furnace rang on its own, and its fire burned without end.
A dazzling array of pills stood neatly on jade tables: Hongmeng Purple Gold Pills, Great Dao Divine Soul Pills, Longevity Immortality Pills, Chaos Law Pills, Instant Primordial Golden Immortal Pills... Every one overflowed with spiritual energy. A single pill could transform a primordial spirit and renew a physical body. They were true heavenly treasures, divine products beyond compare!
All of it had appeared in an instant.
Zhou Xuan, meanwhile, lounged against his couch with a jade cup in hand. He had yet to drink the wine, and its fragrance still rose warm from the cup.
The corner of his mouth lifted. Watching it all with amusement in his eyes, he felt so pleased he nearly hummed a tune.
"What a good monkey... truly my good monkey!"
"He hasn't been gone long, and he's already brought his master so many treasures!"
He glanced down at the ten thousand Dragon Corpses, then at the immortal roots, spirit fruits, and mountains of pills. Wiping the corner of his mouth with a slender finger, he found he was actually drooling.
All the treasures under heaven had come to his Dao Field. This was incredible!!!
Delighted, Zhou Xuan said offhandedly:
"Wukong, you only killed two bodhisattvas of the Buddhist School, didn't you?"
"Well done!"
"Brilliantly done!"
"Couldn't have done it better!"
"I'm waiting for you to storm the Heavenly Court and destroy it! Charge into Spirit Mountain and destroy that Buddha!"
Zhou Xuan had spoken casually, but he had already reached the Hunyuan Taiji Celestial Venerable realm, above even Saints. His words became the law of heaven and earth!
In an instant, his voice exploded in Sun Wukong's mind!
"Wukong, you only killed two bodhisattvas of the Buddhist School, didn't you?"
"Well done!"
"Brilliantly done!"
"Couldn't have done it better!"
"I'm waiting for you to storm the Heavenly Court and destroy it! Charge into Spirit Mountain and destroy that Buddha!"
Sun Wukong shuddered. His master's face and voice came to mind, and his eyes instantly filled with tears.
"Master, Old Sun misses you!"
"Master, Old Sun won't let you down!"
"Master, Old Sun will destroy the Heavenly Court!"
"Master, Old Sun will slay that Buddha!"
Sun Wukong murmured on. He had been afraid his master would say he was too bloodthirsty. Instead, his master not only spared him blame but praised him lavishly. Every last doubt vanished from Sun Wukong's heart!
He dropped to his knees and kowtowed three times toward Western Ox Continent, each strike ringing against the ground.
"Master, when Old Sun comes back, I'll bring you Dragon Meat to eat. And these Buddhist pills, spirit flowers, and spirit fruits—you've never tried them, I bet. Hehe..."
Sun Wukong could already picture Zhou Xuan praising him.
But the spiritual energy unleashed when Sun Wukong killed two Grand Unity Golden Immortal experts had already been sensed by countless mighty beings across the Primordial Wilderness.
At that moment, in the Hall of Ten Thousand Buddhas on Spirit Mountain in Western Ox Continent,
incense curled through the air, and bells and chimes rang softly.
The hall housed the golden statues of Spirit Mountain's three thousand Buddhas and bodhisattvas.
Golden light blazed from them, and Buddhist energy surged skyward. They were majestic and sacred, not to be profaned.
Suddenly!
Two thunderous crashes rang out!
Two golden statues exploded into dust. Golden fragments flew like rain before turning to ash and drifting through the hall.
Silence fell. Horror showed on the monks' faces.
They were the golden statues of Medicine King Bodhisattva and Medicine Superior Bodhisattva!!!
The destruction of their statues meant both their primordial spirits and Buddhist souls had been extinguished. They had truly fallen!
In that moment, Spirit Mountain lost two experts at the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal!
At the very same time, in the Grand Hall of Heroes,
Buddha Tathagata sat upon a lotus throne, smiling benevolently as he expounded the Heart Sutra to the arhats and bodhisattvas.
Abruptly, his brow furrowed. His left eyelid twitched, and gloom settled over his face.
Startled, he immediately calculated with his fingers.
A moment later, his expression changed sharply, and towering fury blazed between his brows!
Thunderous sound shook the hall, and Buddhist light trembled wildly!
"Sun—Wu—kong!!!"
Tathagata's furious shout changed the color of heaven and earth. Outside the Hall of Ten Thousand Buddhas, golden bells rang long and loud, Auspicious Clouds rolled backward, and Buddhist energy split apart.
"How dare you kill two bodhisattvas of my Spirit Mountain!?"
His voice rang like a great bell, cracking the void and setting the hall humming.
In an instant, all of Spirit Mountain was shaken!
The Four Great Bodhisattvas stood speechless in shock, the thirty-six attendants grew uneasy, eight hundred arhats stared in silence, and the Three Thousand Jiedi clasped their hands and chanted.
A crushing weight settled over all of Spirit Mountain!
Medicine King Bodhisattva and Medicine Superior Bodhisattva were two of the thirty-six bodhisattvas under Tathagata. Though they were the weakest among them, they had still reached the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
The two excelled at medicine and pill refining. They had made countless divine pills and Buddhist medicines to aid the Buddhas' cultivation, heal their wounds, and temper their bodies.
With both dead, Spirit Mountain had lost an arm and a wing. Its foundations were shaken!
"That Mischievous Monkey... has reached the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal?"
"He destroyed Medicine King and Medicine Superior on his own. Could he have been hiding his strength all along?"
"Patriarch Bodhi... just what did you teach him?"
"Who is plotting behind the scenes?"
The Buddhas whispered among themselves. Some looked grave, others stunned or furious. Tension filled the air.
Tathagata closed his eyes for a moment. Buddhist light flickered around him like rising flames of rage.
"The workings of heaven are in utter chaos. Which Saint has concealed them?"
"Could it really have been you, Teacher Tongtian...?"
Tathagata looked up into the boundless chaos and murmured:
"Teacher, Teacher... for the sake of our old bond, Duobao truly does not wish to oppose you!"
"But Spirit Mountain will have that monkey!"
"If you insist on standing in my way, don't blame Duobao for showing no mercy!"
Tathagata's gaze burned like a torch, flashed like lightning, and cut like a sword!
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