A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 666 Lying

“Brother Monkey, Master is lying. He clearly did something wrong, but he doesn’t dare to admit it,” Pigsy said.

Nezha said, "Ah, I remember now, Master, I heard the fairy Chang'e say that you really did..."

Tang Sanzang blushed even more and quickly said, "Amitabha, forgive me, forgive me!"

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "Master, the fairy Chang'e also told me about this back then. When I saved you, the Buddha Wutian tampered with your body, making you lose your temper and become reckless, which is why you did such a thing... Master, I don't think this is anything shameful. It shows that you have a successor."

"Amitabha Buddha, I am so sorry! I can't remember anything at all."

“Master,” Pigsy said, “if you remembered, things wouldn’t be like this. Chang’e has been guarding the Cold Palace alone for five hundred years, just waiting for your word. She said that whether you admit it or not, she will give birth to the child.”

"What a sin!"

Tang Sanzang turned away, then turned back and asked timidly, "Bajie, did the fairy Chang'e say anything else?"

Pigsy said, "Master, the fairy Chang'e said that she hopes you can take some time to go back and see her, even just for a moment, and she will be content."

"Amitabha!"

Tang Sanzang clasped his hands together and said, "Five hundred years have passed, and this humble monk was unaware that I had committed such a grave error. I beg the Buddha's forgiveness, Amitabha!"

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "Master, this is not your fault. Blame Wutian Buddha. If he hadn't done something bad back then, you wouldn't have ended up with Chang'e... But then again, it's not necessarily a strange thing. As the saying goes, 'Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but Buddha remains in the heart. Romantic love is just a dream.' As long as you have Buddha in your heart, you will find Buddha everywhere. Buddha, you have a successor. This should be a happy thing, not something to be so sad about."

“Yes, Master, what my eldest brother said is absolutely right,” said Sha Wujing. “This shows that the Buddha is favoring you, ensuring that you have a successor.”

“Disciples,” Tang Sanzang said, “Stop talking. I have already made up my mind. I was wrong first and have failed the Buddha. Wukong, you are no longer the Great Sage Relic King Buddha, and I am no longer the Buddha of Immeasurable Merit.”

As Tang Sanzang opened his arms, preparing to remove his cassock, transform from a Buddha into an immortal, and lower his Buddhist chanting, everyone was shocked. Sun Wukong quickly stepped in to stop him, saying, "Master, there's no need for this."

Tang Sanzang said, "Wukong, I am not worthy to be called a Buddha. Do not stop me. Let me be demoted to an ordinary immortal!"

“Ah~” Sun Wukong shook his head and laughed, saying, “Master, now that the Buddha is dead and Mount Ling is in chaos, we are too busy to care about ourselves. Who cares whether you are a Buddha or an immortal? If you have Buddha in your heart, you are a Buddha; if you don’t have Buddha in your heart, you are an immortal.”

Nezha said, "Master, Wukong is right. Why demean yourself? If you demote yourself from Buddha to immortal, wouldn't all your thousands of years of cultivation be wasted?"

"Very well! From this day forward, I am no longer the Buddha."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Suddenly, a shrill laugh rang out, and then Su Haijun and the others appeared in front of Sun Wukong and his companions.

"Master Tang Sanzang, why don't you become a Buddha? Do you know how many people want to become a true Buddha, but they are destined to never become one in their entire lives? And you, you just decide not to do it anymore," Su Haijun laughed.

"And who are you?" Tang Sanzang asked, puzzled.

"Oh, Master, this is the one who guided me to achieve the supreme Dao," Sun Wukong quickly said. "If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have achieved what I have today."

Tang Sanzang said, "So it is a celestial being who has arrived. My apologies for my disrespect."

Su Haijun nodded and smiled. Sun Wukong said, "I wonder what brings the Immortal Venerable to my old age today?"

Su Haijun said, "Now that the sacred Ling Mountain and the Heavenly Court are under the control of others, you guys be careful."

"Oh? Who has such great power that they can control the entire Mount Ling and the Heavenly Court?" Sun Wukong asked.

Su Haijun said, "The one who controls the Heavenly Court is called Heitian, while the one who controls Mount Ling is called Aotian."

“I’ve never heard of these two people before. Why don’t I go and kill them?” Sun Wukong said.

“You can’t beat them,” Su Haijun said. “These two are no ordinary people. Their strength is even above yours. Even I have to be wary of them. Right now, the most urgent thing is to set up the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Formation as soon as possible so that we can extract the laws of the Great Dao from it.”

“That makes sense. Then I, Old Sun, will set up the formation.”

As he spoke, Sun Wukong took out all the sacred artifacts needed for the formation: the Heavenly Rock, the Earthly Light, the Heavenly Fire God Whip, the Heaven-Shaking Divine Bow, the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow, the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, the Peach Wood Divine Staff, the Jade-Breaking Hook, and the Xuanming Bone Sword. He arranged the nine divine weapons in a nine-square grid, then extended a finger and blew a breath of immortal energy onto them. Instantly, the nine divine weapons shone brightly, radiating dazzling light. At this time, it was still dark; the purple sky had turned pitch black. The moon seemed to be throwing a tantrum and choosing not to move. The wind was light, the night dark, and only the light emitted by the nine divine weapons illuminated a small patch of sky.

Before long, the nine divine weapons emitted nine white beams of light, which shot straight into the sky, illuminating a large area of ​​the sky.

Everyone present felt a jolt in their hearts, as if some mysterious and unpredictable force had descended from the sky, devastating and suffocating, causing them to involuntarily retreat.

Pigsy opened his two big, round eyes and asked in surprise, "Master, is this the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation?"

Tang Sanzang replied, "Whether it is or not, we will soon find out."

Sha Wujing asked, "Master, which is more powerful, the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation or the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation?"

Tang Sanzang smiled and said, "The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is the number one innate killing formation, while the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation is the number one acquired killing formation. Although the Immortal Slaughtering Formation is unbreakable by the Four Sages, the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation can form the physical body of Pangu and can unleash the Chaos Capital Heavenly Thunder. This thunder can open the heavens and destroy the earth. Therefore, I think the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation should be more powerful."

As they were speaking, a thunderclap resounded across the sky, shaking the surrounding area. The nine pillars of light vanished, replaced by a thicker, brighter white pillar that slowly rose into the darkness, shooting straight into the sky, radiating dazzling light. It continuously changed size; initially a pillar the size of a wrist, it gradually spread across the entire mountain range. Simultaneously, pure white light pierced the clouds, seemingly forming an ancient, legendary bridge to heaven.

The biting night wind suddenly turned wild, blowing with a violent force, and the entire Tianshan Mountains seemed to tremble slightly under the light.