The Big Dipper Star Lord was a tough nut to crack.
That was common knowledge in the Heavenly Court. As one of the few truly powerful figures in the Lunar Mansions Government Office, he would not necessarily fear this monkey who had once wrought Havoc in Heaven if it came to blows.
But being able to win was one thing.
Whether there was any need to fight was another matter entirely.
Risk his own Dao Fruit and reputation for a Li Xuantong who was already dead beyond saving?
That calculation was crystal clear.
"Hmph!" The Big Dipper Star Lord swept his long sleeve, giving himself a way to back down. "Fine! Since the Holy Buddha insists on intervening, we shall discuss this matter another time!"
Without giving Sun Wukong a chance to answer, he turned toward the South Dipper Star Lord beside him. "Southern Dipper, you speak!"
He diverted the flood toward someone else with effortless grace.
The South Dipper Star Lord had been maintaining his dignified pose perfectly well on the sidelines. Now that pose crumbled, and he promptly cursed the Big Dipper up and down in his heart.
If the Big Dipper could not afford to offend this monkey, did he think he could?
Still, curses aside, they had to present a united front against the outsider.
The South Dipper Star Lord squeezed out a perfectly measured smile and rode the offered slope downhill. "Yes, yes, yes. This matter has far-reaching implications. We should discuss it later, later."
"That's more like it." Sun Wukong grinned, flashed forward, and appeared right in front of Randeng.
Ancient Buddha Randeng looked at this monkey bouncing all over the place and felt utterly helpless.
Spirit Mountain had finally produced a Victorious Fighting Buddha, only for the monkey to refuse to chant sutras