Western Spirit Mountain, inside the Hall of Great Treasure.
Buddhist Golden Light illuminated the heavens and the cosmos, while dazzling Sanskrit rules shimmered all around. Yet the atmosphere was strange. The many Buddhas and bodhisattvas exchanged glances, waiting in silence for the four Buddhas to speak.
Buddha Tathagata sat high above the Golden Immortals of the Buddhist Path. Affecting an angry expression, he said in a resonant voice, "Western Spirit Mountain is a vital stronghold of the Western Teachings. Yet who would have thought Sun Wukong would exploit a weakness and steal the Eight Treasures Merit Pool?"
"We've spent a hundred years searching. Have any of you found that wretched monkey?"
Indeed, in the Primordial Wilderness, a hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.
During that time, the disciples of the Western Teachings had gone out in full force to search the Primordial World for Sun Wukong. But even after turning the world upside down, they had accomplished nothing.
Instead, this incident had turned the Western Teachings into a laughingstock among the various forces of the Primordial Wilderness.
Heavenly Court had also dispatched countless Heavenly Soldiers and Generals. Taishang Laojun, in particular, had personally spared no effort to investigate the Heavenly Secrets. Yet Sun Wukong seemed to have vanished completely, as if he no longer existed in the River of Life.
Nearby, Future Buddha Bai Ze pressed his palms together.
"Amitabha Buddha! Sun Wukong is one of the protagonists of the Journey to the West Tribulation, bearing immense fortune and karmic ties. If he truly hides, even if we search heaven above and hell below, we still won't be able to find him."
"Our only option now is to wait and see. Sun Wukong stole the Eight Treasures Merit Pool and devoured countless immortal fruits and pills from