After hearing Lin Tian's words, Sun Wukong was instantly aghast. Suddenly, he felt that wreaking havoc in Heaven with his Golden Immortal cultivation was utter nonsense.
"What cultivation levels are Tathagata and the others at?"
"Guanyin is a Quasi-Saint who has severed one corpse, while Tathagata, Randeng, that Kunpeng from earlier, and even the Jade Emperor you know so well are all Quasi-Saints at the third corpse stage!"
"What cultivation level is the Grand Supreme Elder Lord at?"
"The Grand Supreme Elder Lord is a Saint's doppelgänger. Cultivation levels don't apply!"
"What is a Saint?"
"That's enough questions. I'll answer that next time! Go protect your master on his scripture pilgrimage! Oh, and take those two dragon corpses to the king to settle the matter."
Helpless, Sun Wukong could only leave to protect Tang Monk on his scripture pilgrimage.
He took the two dragon corpses with him.
This round of trouble had cost Buddhism two hundred billion, and Lin Tian was delighted. The total was now three hundred billion, but that still wasn't enough. By the end of the Journey to the West, he wanted Buddhism's debt to reach a trillion. Then he could liquidate it in bankruptcy.
Just imagining it was amusing. When Buddhism rose to prosperity at the end of the Journey to the West, Lin Tian would storm its doorstep, demand compensation, and sell off Spirit Mountain. Buddhism's followers would instantly become divided in heart and allegiance.
Only after Sun Wukong handed the dragon corpses to the king of the Jisai Kingdom was the matter finally settled.
The Jisai Kingdom released the monks from their penal labor, then stamped Tang Monk's travel papers with the royal seal, allowing his party of four to continue west.
Meanwhile, Lin Tian headed back to Spirit Vine City. On the way,