Splat!
Monkey, at the great Luo golden immortal realm, struck the yellow light, bursting it into a cloud of blood mist and scattering the soul within.
In the Western Lands, on Spirit Mountain.
Inside the Great Thunderclap Temple, Buddha Tathagata's expression suddenly darkened as he sensed a subtle change in fate.
"Even this could go wrong?"
He immediately began divining. A moment later, his brow furrowed.
True Person Huanglong had actually died!
He was indeed supposed to die, because Guang Chengzi had specifically arranged for him to meet his tribulation on the Journey to the West Road.
But Tathagata had originally predicted that Jiejiao's new sect leader would kill True Person Huanglong.
After all, a sea of blood separated the two sects in hatred. Once the Vine Dao Venerable discovered True Person Huanglong, he would surely strike to kill.
Instead, Monkey had killed him with a single blow of his staff.
"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! Wukong has finally wised up!"
Tathagata burst into laughter.
Though Monkey belonged to the Buddhist Sect, his Golden-Banded Staff could kill without incurring cause and effect.
Most importantly, Sha Wujing had hired Monkey as the Judicial Great Sage to help that pathetically weak Judicial Heavenly Deity subdue demons and monsters.
Even if the dispute went all the way to the Purple Heaven Palace, Monkey would still have justice on his side.
So Guang Chengzi could only swallow this bitter pill himself.
"Where is Guanyin?"
Tathagata frowned again. Logically, Guanyin should have been guarding nearby, ready to whisk True Person Huanglong away at any moment.
He divined with his fingers, then leaped straight off his ninth-grade Golden Lotus.
Guanyin was actually discussing the Dao and contemplating Buddhist truths with Jiejiao's sect leader!
"Guanyin! How dare you... hmm? What is this? Odd changes, even stays?"
Tathagata divined the