Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

"Wukong, stop immediately!"

After hearing the system's prompt, Jiang Liu urgently shouted towards Sun Wukong and the others.

This urgency was half real, half feigned.

The real part was because Bodhisattva Guanyin's health bar had already been depleted, and if they continued to attack, they might actually kill her.

The fake part was naturally for Tathagata to see.

Since Tathagata had already loudly commanded them to stop, not showing any sign of doing so would have been unacceptable, right?

Following Jiang Liu's shout, Sun Wukong and the others immediately ceased their actions and retreated to stand beside Jiang Liu.

"Amitabha, disciple greets the Buddha..." Following the retreat of Sun Wukong and the others, Jiang Liu saluted towards Tathagata and spoke.

However, at this moment, Tathagata did not hasten to speak with Jiang Liu, but merely waved his hand.

From beneath the fissure in the ground, the figure of Bodhisattva Guanyin ascended amidst a dazzling Buddhist light, her state of severe injury and imminent death made her appear extremely pitiable.

But fortunately, she was still breathing, not yet dead, which internally relieved Tathagata greatly.

At the same time, he also felt somewhat fortunate.

Luckily he had spoken up just in time; otherwise, if it had been even a tad bit later, Bodhisattva Guanyin might truly have perished.

"Xuanzang, what is going on here?" Observing that Guanyin was still barely alive, Tathagata used a Dharma Treasure to nurture her, slowly healing Guanyin's injuries, and then his gaze fell on Jiang Liu as he asked.

"Buddha, your disciple is also puzzled!"

Hearing Tathagata's inquiry, Jiang Liu's face showed an exaggerated expression, and he said with grievance, "As disciple and his companions were on their Journey to the West for Scriptures, we suddenly saw the Bodhisattva appear, and then, without any reason, she wanted to execute Bajie; naturally, we could not just sit and wait for death, thus, it ended up like this!"

Jiang Liu's words slightly weighed down Tathagata's heart.

Regarding Jiang Liu's words, Tathagata naturally had no doubts.

Firstly, he had immediately stopped at Tathagata's command, and with Guanyin still alive, he could not possibly be lying to deceive him, as he could verify it from Guanyin herself.

Secondly, and most importantly, Tathagata trusted Jiang Liu without question.

"Xuanzang, I heard you possess a Divine Skill that can quickly heal injuries?" After a brief silence, Tathagata looked at the fully demon-possessed Bodhisattva Guanyin, and then asked Jiang Liu.

"Disciple carefully follows the decree!" Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu nodded without the slightest hesitation.

During this conversation, he checked that his Guanyin Mantra had already cooled down and then raised his hand and pointed towards Bodhisattva Guanyin.

A curious light swept over Bodhisattva Guanyin, and then, after her health bar had just slightly recovered, she instantly regained 25% of her overall health.

As her health bar recovered a segment, Bodhisattva Guanyin slowly opened her eyes.

Although her injuries were still severe, it was clear that she was no longer in mortal danger.

"Indeed, what a miraculous ability, such a Divine Skill, was it innate? It seems, this is the providence of the Heavenly Dao?" Observing how Jiang Liu merely raised his hand and immediately healed a portion of Bodhisattva Guanyin's injuries, freeing her from life-threatening danger in an instant, Tathagata was also inwardly amazed.

Such Supernatural Powers, even Tathagata himself was internally amazed.

Setting aside everything else, just this ability alone would be enough to grant him the position of a Bodhisattva.

"Great Bodhisattva Guanyin, what exactly happened?" Setting aside his amazement at Jiang Liu's abilities, Tathagata then turned his gaze to Bodhisattva Guanyin and asked.

"I've seen the Buddha!" Demon-possessed Guanyin, struggling to rise, saluted Tathagata.

In response to Tathagata's inquiry, Bodhisattva Guanyin, with her head lowered, pondered for a moment before saying, "I wanted to kill Zhu Bajie because only by killing him could my thoughts be clear."

This statement made Tathagata's brow furrow slightly.

"Only by killing Zhu Bajie can your thoughts be clear? Has this escalated to the level of Buddha's heart?"

It was completely impossible to persuade her using just words.

"Is it absolutely necessary? Is there no leeway at all?" Tathagata, in a low voice, asked Guanyin.

Guanyin still kept her head down and remained silent, saying nothing.

But even without saying anything, her attitude had already made it clear how resolute she was in her heart.

"Amitabha, since that's the case, you should come back to the Great Thunder Monastery with me," Tathagata said after pondering for a moment.

As he spoke, he took Bodhisattva Guanyin with him and turned to leave, preparing to fly back to the Great Thunder Monastery of the Western Heaven.

After becoming demon-possessed, Guanyin naturally had to be confined in the Great Thunder Monastery. Without any reason, from being a Great Luo Golden Immortal Late Stage, how could Guanyin possibly become possessed by a demon?

Tathagata's heart was curious, and at the same time, somewhat suspicious.

Converting and demon possession were completely opposing concepts, yet, to a certain extent, their meanings were completely the same.

The so-called converting is about transforming demons into the camp of Immortals and Buddhas.

Demon possession, on the other hand, is the incorporation of an entity from the Immortals and Buddhas Camp into the Demon Camp.

However, both conversion and demon possession are straightforward yet challenging at the same time.

Because all of this is merely a thought away.

The saying that one thought can lead to Buddhahood and one thought can lead to demonhood is exactly this.

Everyone's thoughts are constantly changing, and it's not surprising that these ever-changing thoughts can give rise to opposite intentions.

But it isn't easy either, because as one's cultivation level increases and one's knowledge widens, the mind becomes more steadfast and less influenced by external factors.

Therefore, the higher the cultivation level of the Immortals and Buddhas or Demons, the less likely it is for their minds to be twisted.

In the same vein, because the likelihood is small, once the mind is twisted, the change is bound to be tremendous!

As an entity at level 88, a Great Luo Golden Immortal in the late stage, Bodhisattva Guanyin had succumbed to demon possession unexpectedly, which naturally drew Tathagata's attention.

Not only did Tathagata intend to bring Bodhisattva Guanyin back, but he also wanted to thoroughly investigate the true reasons behind her demon possession.

Watching Tathagata take Bodhisattva Guanyin away tightened Jiang Liu's heart slightly.

Bodhisattva Guanyin's demon possession, to some extent, could be considered an alliance against Western Spirit Mountain, right?

With cultivation at the late stage of being a Great Luo Golden Immortal, this could be considered a major general. Wouldn't it be a huge loss if Tathagata captured her now?

"Buddha? Are you there?"

In the midst of his urgency, Jiang Liu immediately opened his friend list and sent a message to Wutian Buddha.

Back in the Demon Realm, Jiang Liu had secretly sent a friend request to Wutian Buddha, who accepted the request impassively.

However, Jiang Liu and Wutian had never communicated thereafter, as if they had forgotten about adding each other as friends.

Now, Jiang Liu felt it was time to get in touch with him.

...

Demon Realm, Great Nirvana Temple.

Wutian sat on his black lotus platform, preaching.

Beneath him, numerous Demon Heads listened to the profound truths from Wutian's mouth, completely enchanted.

Unlike the Golden Light Path that Tathagata preached at the Great Thunder Monastery, everything Wutian spoke of was heretical.

His teachings were almost completely opposite to those of the Buddhist Sect.

Beep beep beep!

However, just as Wutian's sermon was intensifying, suddenly, a strange sound rang out, causing Wutian to internally wonder in confusion.

At the same time, a semi-illusory page appeared in front of Wutian.

A familiar avatar popped up in front of him.

"Is this Xuanzang?" Seeing the avatar of Xuanzang bouncing in front of him, Wutian was slightly taken aback.

He then reached out and tapped the avatar.

Soon, Wutian saw a chat page appear before him, and also the words sent from Jiang Liu's side.

There was nothing like asking if he was there or any greetings; Jiang Liu's words directly clarified the situation happening on his side.

"Oh? Bodhisattva Guanyin actually succumbed to demon possession? And she's being captured by Tathagata right now!?" Seeing the news appear on the chat page, Wutian's eyebrows slightly rose, intrigue flashing through his eyes.

Bodhisattva Guanyin's reputation is well-known throughout the three realms and six paths, chiefly because everyone knows Guanyin is Tathagata's right-hand assistant. Who would have thought she would succumb to demon possession?

Such a master, if turned into a demon, must be earnestly fought for.

Firstly, Bodhisattva Guanyin is already a powerhouse by herself, her strength alone would greatly enhance the Demon Realm.

Secondly, as Tathagata's close aide, Guanyin would certainly know many secrets about Tathagata; converting her would undoubtedly yield significant gains.

Last, and most importantly, if Bodhisattva Guanyin turned into a demon and entered the Demon Realm, releasing this news would greatly elevate the prestige of the Demon Realm and disgrace the Buddhist Sect.

Conversely, if Tathagata captured the demon-possessed Guanyin, it would surely be a considerable blow to the reputation of the Demon Realm.

Thus, from any perspective, it was imperative to contest with Tathagata for Bodhisattva Guanyin.

"You all wait here; I will make a quick trip to the Mortal World and be right back!"

In the blink of an eye, Wutian understood what he had to do and spoke to his underlying demons.

After his words fell, Wutian took to the skies and disappeared from the hall of the Great Nirvana Temple quickly.