Western Paradise, Great Thunderclap Temple.
Maitreya Buddha now sat high upon a lotus throne. Below him were countless bodhisattvas and arhats of the Buddhist School, with even Wutian among their ranks.
"Reporting to my Buddha, something has gone wrong with Sun Wukong."
"For some reason, this monkey hasn't gone to wreak havoc in the Dragon Palace, and the Netherworld can't summon his soul. Naturally, that means he can't wreak havoc in the Heavenly Court either."
"Everything is stuck here now, and this humble monk doesn't know what to do."
The speaker was Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva. His head was throbbing terribly, and for the moment, he had no idea what to do.
Indeed.
The ones currently in charge of the Western Buddhist Sect were Maitreya and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva.
There was no helping it.
After all, with Tongtian's rise, Daoist Duobao had never become a Buddha, and Randeng, Cihang, and the others had never joined the Buddhist School. As a result, the Buddhist School was now very weak, with scarcely anyone worthy of presenting to the world.
Thus, after hearing Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva's report, Maitreya could not help looking helpless.
What should I do?
He had no idea either!
After all, he had never dealt with anything like this before, so he truly did not know what to do.
After considering it briefly, a cold glint suddenly flashed through Maitreya's eyes. He said outright, "Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, go straight to Flower-Fruit Mountain and use the Soul-Dazing Art. Take Sun Wukong's place in wreaking havoc in the East Sea and storming the Netherworld!"
The original Maitreya had been a ruthless figure to begin with.
Otherwise, in the original Journey to the West, he would not have kept scheming to replace Tathagata and pulled that stunt with the Little Thunderclap Temple.
So he, too, was a ruthless