Lin Tian narrowed his eyes at those words.
He had a fair idea of what Six-Eared Macaque intended: to enter the calamity in his stead.
Honestly, when he had taken Six-Eared Macaque as his disciple, Lin Tian had wanted a contingency. If the karmic calamity truly became unavoidable, he would send Six-Eared Macaque.
But there had been one condition: he had to be powerless to do anything himself!
Now, however, he possessed formidable strength and the ability to stand against anything. That changed matters.
Besides, this fellow had inherited more from him than anyone else, both his Dao lineage and his knack for showing off!
Hand his disciple over to Spirit Mountain in the Western Lands?
Bullshit!
Utter bullshit!
"No, absolutely not!"
Lin Tian refused outright. "Disciple, you must understand. If you enter the karmic calamity, you might have to become a disciple of Spirit Mountain, a damned bald donkey just like them. Are you sure you want that?"
"Lin Tian, don't go too far."
Tathagata's expression darkened.
Calling them bald donkeys in front of all the Buddhas of Spirit Mountain and so many Saints was already outrageous. Adding "damned" to it was simply intolerable bullying.
Hongjun said, "You need not worry about that. Once the karmic calamity subsides and the karmic debts are settled, your disciple will return to your side. No one will dare stop him."
With Hongjun's assurance, Lin Tian hesitated a moment, then looked at Six-Eared Macaque. "All right, then!"
But he was curious. He had now thrown the calamity into disarray. Having wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he now sat on the Heavenly Court's throne. If Six-Eared Macaque took his place in the Journey to the West Calamity, would Tathagata also have to suppress him beneath Five Elements Mountain to await the Tang Monk?