The Six-Eared Macaque had led a troubled life. With his extraordinary innate gifts, he had actually dared to listen to Hongjun preach the Dao, only for Hongjun to block his path of cultivation with a single declaration: "The Dharma shall not be transmitted to six ears."
Who knew how Tathagata had discovered him?
The Four Monkeys of Havoc were born bound by great karma. Whenever they met, they were destined to fight to the death, with the victor ultimately absorbing the loser's corpse.
In that sense, the two would become one, and the one destined to face the tribulation would remain the same. Nothing would change.
To think Tathagata had actually come up with such an idea.
After some discussion, Tathagata and Randeng decided to kill Minghe and settle the matter.
With such a fat sheep delivering itself to their door, Tathagata and Randeng decided to butcher Minghe.
The three immediately headed straight for the Chechi Kingdom.
Upon arriving in the Chechi Kingdom, Tathagata stood high in the sky and called down to Minghe, "Senior Minghe, please come up for a talk."
Hearing Tathagata's words, Minghe immediately rose into the air atop the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, his Twin Swords on his back.
"Twenty-Four Heavens, arise!"
The instant Minghe came up, Randeng shouted, and their surroundings changed in a flash.
From the open sky, they were transported straight into a boundless ocean, where Randeng and Tathagata surrounded Minghe!
"Tathagata, Randeng, you actually mean to plot against me?"
Tathagata said blandly, "The sea of suffering is boundless; turn back, and the shore awaits. Fellow Daoist Minghe, since you sought to extort our Buddhism, you must be prepared to perish!"
Minghe narrowed his eyes. "You want to kill me? You think you can?"
Randeng said, "Minghe, we are old acquaintances, and this