"Big Brother is mighty!" Wukong laughed wildly, and the giant stone ape transformed back into its monkey form.
Everything seemed unchanged, but a strange aura clung to him; he had reached the Daluo Realm!
Just as Xu Xiao killed Lingji, the Monkey King also took the final step, entering the Daluo.
"That's right. Now you truly have the ability to be free and at ease, no longer being manipulated or controlled by others." Xu Xiao nodded, his eyes full of satisfaction.
" Wukong thanks you, elder brother. I will never forget your kindness in saving me." The monkey bowed solemnly and stepped into the Daluo. Only then did he realize how insignificant he had once been.
Those seemingly self-determined decisions, those so-called destinies, are nothing more than the calculations of the chess player behind the scenes. He may seem to be fighting against heaven and earth for the sake of living a carefree life, but in reality, he is just going around in circles on someone else's chessboard.
He saw through all the scheming eyes behind his back, all those who had interfered in his life long ago, the moment he achieved the status of Daluo.
Only now, having achieved the status of Daluo, does he have the right to step out of the game.
Xu Xiao did not decline, but accepted Wukong's bow directly, and then solemnly said, "This is our destiny, but it is too early to be happy now."
"Now that things have escalated to this point, it won't be easy to end this."
" Wukong, do you dare to come with me to Spirit Mountain? Let these so-called All Buddhas of the heavens see what the consequences are of arbitrarily manipulating people's lives!"
"What is there to be afraid of?"
"Even if my brother hadn't said anything, I was still going to the Great Thunderclap Temple to see how these shameless guys dared to use me as a pawn in their scheme."
The monkey chimed in agreement; he had disliked this so-called Journey to the West from the very beginning.
Why should he be manipulated by others? Why should he be the chosen one, a pawn in the struggle between Buddhism and Daoism?
"Alright, then let the two of us brothers go up Spirit Mountain together and ask those All Buddhas in the sky, what's wrong with not heading Journey to the West?" Xu Xiao laughed loudly, then transformed into starlight and headed west.
"Big brother, slow down, wait for me!" The monkey also mounted his Somersault Cloud and caught up with Xu Xiao's pace.
Great Thunderclap Temple
The moment Xu Xiao beheaded Lingji Bodhisattva, the entire Thunderclap Monastery let out a mournful cry.
The Great Dao of the Daluo Bodhisattva resonates with Spirit Mountain at all times. At this moment, the Great Dao dissipates, and everyone realizes the seriousness of the matter.
"This... it can't be..."
"Oh my god... could it be..."
The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas above remained solemn and silent, while the Arhat protectors below whispered among themselves, their faces filled with worry.
For the first time, the seemingly solemn and dignified Great Thunderclap Temple was filled with noise and chaos.
The Tathagata Buddha sat silently in the head seat, and even as the whispers below grew louder, he did not speak to stop them, but instead turned his gaze to the east.
There, a newly formed Buddha, having settled the beings he had brought back from the ruins of the Kingdom of Sahali, raised his head with a knowing look.
Their eyes met from afar, Xuanzang smiled slightly.
Compared to Lingji's death and the interruption of the journey to the Journey to the West, Tathagata Buddha cared about more was not the Monkey King and Xu Xiao, but this new Buddha recognized by the Heavenly Dao.
The Buddha of Light-Heart Tathagata, a new Buddha who has a Buddha name but is not under the Western Sect system, made the Tathagata Buddha feel a sense of crisis.
As for Xu Xiao and the Monkey King, even if they have broken through to the Daluo, so what? As long as they dare to come to Spirit Mountain, even without Buddha 'Tathagata intervention, someone will teach them a lesson.
Just as the Tathagata Buddha and Xuanzang faced each other from afar, a deafening sound resounded throughout Spirit Mountain.
"Buddha! Get out here Tathagata!!!"
Accompanied by the monkey's roar, a majestic Great Dao descended, followed by a towering figure that blotted out the sky and appeared before Spirit Mountain.
Revealing his true form as the Dharma of Dharma Heaven and Earth, Wukong wielded the Divine Staff of Battle and smashed it down on Spirit Mountain without any warning.
"Buzz~~!"
A golden lotus barrier rose, and the chanting of Buddhist hymns became the foundation for protecting the faith.
The believers and monks who were chanting Buddhist scriptures on Spirit Mountain all looked up blankly at the enormous behemoth outside the mountain.
After a brief moment of surprise, they resumed chanting Buddhist scriptures with blank expressions, as if chanting Buddhist mantras was the only option in their world.
"Buddha! Get out here Tathagata!!"
Seeing that his first attack had failed, the monkey raised his Divine Staff of Battle high above his head and brought it down hard again.
The protective array trembled slightly, creating a few ripples before returning to calm.
This sacred place, the cradle of a religion, is protected by a grand protective array set up by two Sage, based on the chanting and faith of the believers of the Western Sect. It is not something that a single Daluo Immortal can easily shake.
Of course, it's shameful for a religious site to be attacked like this by outsiders.
Throughout the Three Realms and Four Continents, countless powerful beings set aside their affairs and turned their attention to this Western Paradise.
"Come out! Come out!!"
The monkey, as if possessed, brandished the Divine Staff of Battle, continuously striking the magic array of Spirit Mountain.
Xu Xiao watched quietly from the side, secretly using the Great Dao to continuously deduce the weaknesses of the formation.
Although I knew that causing trouble on Spirit Mountain would not be a simple matter, I did not expect that even getting in would be difficult.
Suddenly, he felt a warmth in his arms, and Xu Xiao seemed to remember something.
The next moment, he reached into his robes and quietly crushed something.
A strange, familiar Daoist aura lingered on my fingers.
I'll help you!
Xu Xiao stepped forward and placed his palm on the monkey's body. The Power of Variables surged into the monkey's body, and at the same time, that unfamiliar Daoist aura also entered.
The next moment, the ferocious stone ape suddenly swelled in size, its eyes blazing with ferocity!
The Great Dao of Douzhan behind him was completely integrated into his body, and he raised the Divine Staff of Battle high and brought it down.
"Bang!!!!"
"Boom!!!"
A deafening sound of shattering echoed throughout the Three Realms before Spirit Mountain, and the so-called protective array was quietly shattered in a single blow.
The believers and monks who had been chanting sutras on Spirit Mountain could no longer remain indifferent; their faces now showed a rare expression of fear.
Wukong was also badly hurt. After swinging his staff, he was thrown back by the recoil from the broken magic array, retreating more than a hundred miles away from Spirit Mountain.
At this moment, however, he paid no attention whatsoever. Instead, he looked at the shattered Spirit Mountain formation and let out a wild laugh:
"Haha! Haha! It's broken, it's broken!"
"You thieving bald monks of Spirit Mountain, your turtle shells are cracked, now it's time for you to come out."
Laughing wildly, Wukong took off running, then leaped high into the air, bringing his Divine Staff of Battle crashing down on Spirit Mountain.
Without the protection of the Dharma-protecting formation, if the attack had landed solidly, half of Spirit Mountain would have been reduced to ruins.
"You audacious monkey, you're utterly lawless!!!"
The next moment, more than a dozen figures flew out from within Spirit Mountain and formed an array to block this earth-shattering attack.