This showed Sun Wukong's stark ignorance of the Three Pure Ones, his lack of fear or awe.
The few times Sun Wukong had met the Grand Supreme Elder Lord, he had called him "old geezer" at every turn. That alone was proof enough.
One had to understand that the Grand Supreme Elder Lord was the true leader of the Three Realms. With the Saints remaining above the mortal realms, the Grand Supreme Elder Lord presided over the Daoist School. Even Tathagata had received his guidance. Who dared act insolently before him!
Now, Sun Wukong's heart ached unbearably, and his spirits plunged into an abyss, as though an unseen voice were screaming at him.
You're a fucking idiot, a complete moron! Great Sage Equal to Heaven? Anyone in the Three Realms could defeat you! What kind of Great Sage Equal to Heaven are you!
Sun Wukong watched everything from afar, his eyes vacant and lifeless. This scene had stripped away every last shred of his pride, along with his self-respect and confidence.
Everyone had seen Sun Wukong by now, but no one paid him any attention. A small fry was not worth mentioning.
Tathagata and Guanyin both sighed inwardly.
"Buddha, Wukong is here. All the Buddha Mother's arrangements have come to nothing. What should we do? How can the Journey to the West proceed?"
After some thought, Tathagata said, "Once the battle ends, erase this part of Wukong's memory. Once it is erased, he will be the Great Sage Equal to Heaven again. There is no other way!"
Guanyin nodded. "That is our only option. Our great rise through the Journey to the West is a karmic debt the Daoist School of the Eastern Lands owes us. Nothing can be allowed to go wrong. I will take Wukong away so he