Then why not secretly head to Spirit Mountain, complete the Primordial Spirit Black Lotus and Wutian Buddha's methods, and replace Tathagata first?
With that thought, Jiang Ming began planning everything. Before long, he had found the perfect opportunity.
Wasn't Tathagata Buddha going to leave Spirit Mountain to suppress the Six-Eared Macaque? When the time came, Jiang Ming would reveal himself, club him from behind, and smoothly take his place.
Jiang Ming soon had everything worked out.
Sure enough, what followed was the most spectacular-and most pointless-part of the story.
The Six-Eared Macaque now possessed the cultivation of a Daluo Golden Immortal as well.
He fought a great battle with Yang Jian, and neither could gain the upper hand in the short term, even though Yang Jian was unwilling to go all out and merely went through the motions.
In the end, Taishang Laojun played a dirty trick behind the scenes, throwing out the Vajra Bracelet and knocking the Six-Eared Macaque unconscious.
Then the Six-Eared Macaque was captured and taken to the Heavenly Court. From a different vantage point, Jiang Ming witnessed all these schemes.
He felt no particular pity for the Six-Eared Macaque, because he knew these hardships were nothing-just a light drizzle.
Over the years, the Six-Eared Macaque had assumed his identity, eaten countless Pan Peaches, and stolen quite a few of Taishang Laojun's Golden Cores. With such brazen audacity, he deserved a little suffering.
Besides, Jiang Ming would eventually join the Western Teachings too, so they would all be part of the same family someday.
After this round of tempering, the Six-Eared Macaque might actually break through to Quasi-Saint and become a Buddha. Wasn't that far better than being killed by a single blow of his staff in the original story?
Sure enough, Taishang Laojun next proposed throwing