Tathagata Buddha lived quite leisurely in this Underworld. Every day, he chanted sutras, meditated, and then wandered around the area.
Tathagata Buddha's strength had now been weakened to a certain extent. It was utterly impossible for him to break out of the Underworld. Even when he had possessed quasi-sage strength before, he might not have been able to do it, let alone now.
Thus, Tathagata Buddha remained calm and untroubled. With Patriarch Hongjun around, he believed he would be out soon enough.
He simply did not know what method he would use to get out. It had to be a good method; otherwise, if he simply left like this, he would still face the opposition of everyone in the Three Realms.
"Are you Tathagata Buddha of Western Heaven?"
Tathagata Buddha was walking along a small path when a voice suddenly entered his ears. He looked over and saw a monkey squatting atop a rock not far away.
"Goku!" Tathagata Buddha cried out in surprise upon seeing the monkey.
Wasn't Goku on the road to Western Heaven? How had he come to the Underworld? Could he be here to kill him?
But Tathagata Buddha looked more closely and discovered that this monkey was still somewhat different from Goku.
"Are you the Six-Eared Macaque?" After staring at the monkey for a while, Tathagata Buddha finally recognized him.
He had met the Six-Eared Macaque before.
The Six-Eared Macaque leaped down from the rock, walked up to Tathagata Buddha, and stared at him.
"Are you Tathagata Buddha?" the Six-Eared Macaque asked again.
"This humble monk is."
"Then you're the right one!"
The Six-Eared Macaque drew out a staff and attacked Tathagata Buddha.
Tathagata Buddha retreated, unwilling to fight the Six-Eared Macaque. He was serving his sentence in the Underworld now, and he did not