However, upon seeing Monkey’s miserable state, Mother Gui Ling’s anger subsided, and she became worried instead! After all, Monkey was the protagonist of this tribulation, he wouldn’t die, right!
“It’s alright, he was just invaded by the Law of Fire. I’ll use this gourd to roll over him, and it will absorb the Law of Fire within his body!” said Mother Wu Dang!
Mother Gui Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief and brought Monkey inside!
Seeing Sun Wukong lying there like a dead dog, Zhu Bajie was greatly alarmed and immediately shouted, “Brother Monkey, Brother Monkey!”
Alas, Sun Wukong was still unconscious this time and couldn’t hear. Mother Wu Dang rolled the gourd over Sun Wukong’s chest, absorbing the Law of Fire. Only then did Sun Wukong weakly wake up, but at this moment, he was already tied to a pillar!
“Brother Monkey, you’re finally awake. How are you?” Zhu Bajie immediately asked!
Sun Wukong looked at himself. He was in some pain, but fortunately, seeing that he was tied up, he also sighed. The water-fire qilin that appeared at the end was too powerful!
Zhu Bajie was now speechless. After all, Monkey was already miserable. These two women’s origins were definitely not simple. They were likely from the Jie Sect. It was heard that the Jie Sect had many Holy Mothers, and they might be two of them!
“Wukong, are you alright?” Tang Sanzang asked with concern at this moment!
Sun Wukong shook his head and said, “Master, I’m fine. I’ve already sought Guanyin Bodhisattva’s help. This time another one suddenly appeared, which led to a great defeat. I believe the Bodhisattva will come to save us!”
Tang Sanzang nodded. After all, she was a Bodhisattva, so she was reliable!
At this moment, Guanyin, who had escaped, was also extremely annoyed. This time, not only did she lose her jade净瓶 (purifying bottle), but she also lost the divine staff gifted by Tathagata! In that situation, if she hadn’t left, she would probably have been seriously injured. This was a top-grade innate spiritual treasure!
There was nothing Guanyin could do but return to Spirit Mountain to explain the situation! After all, whether it was Mother Gui Ling or Mother Wu Dang, they were both junior sisters of Tathagata in the past. This matter still required Tathagata to personally handle it!
When Tathagata heard this, he also sighed. The involvement of the Three Sects had indeed caused trouble. If the West was responsible for these eighty-one tribulations, why would he, Tathagata, have to step in? The Buddha’s prestige was gone!
But there was nothing he could do. Tathagata could only sit on his Nine-Rank Merit Golden Lotus and go with Guanyin!
When Tathagata arrived, Mother Wu Dang and Mother Gui Ling had already come out. Tathagata looked at the two and said, “Two fellow Daoists, why don’t you release Tang Sanzang and his disciples? Let this tribulation end here!”
Mother Gui Ling sneered and, without any further words, directly brought out her top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Two Energies Verdant Light Lamp! Mother Wu Dang also said nothing and brought out her top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Water-Fire Gourd, and cast it towards Tathagata!
Tathagata’s Merit Golden Lotus beneath him emitted golden lotuses, protecting him. At the same time, Tathagata slapped out with one hand, destroying the palace. However, Tang Sanzang and his disciples inside were unharmed. Then, the divine staff flew out, blocking the Water-Fire Gourd. Guanyin also retrieved her jade净瓶 and, with a flick of her finger, separated Mother Wu Dang!
Otherwise, how could one say Tathagata was powerful? Tathagata, who was in the late Quasi-Saint stage, dealt with Mother Wu Dang and Mother Gui Ling. Even with their spiritual treasures, they could not break through Tathagata’s defense. Instead, Tathagata used the divine staff to force the two back! Coupled with Guanyin’s assistance, Mother Gui Ling and Mother Wu Dang exchanged a look, knowing that this time, it was probably over!
“Duobao, why haven’t you stopped yet!” Kong Xuan said from above!
Tathagata retracted his spiritual treasure, glanced at Kong Xuan, and said nothing. Kong Xuan waved his hand, pulling Mother Gui Ling and Mother Wu Dang over, then snorted and turned to leave!
Returning to Jin’ao Island, Kong Xuan said with frustration, “Junior Sister, what are you doing? I arranged for two separate tribulations, why did you two combine them?” This would reduce the merit!
Mother Wu Dang said indifferently, “Senior Brother, it was a coincidence. It’s fine this way!”
Kong Xuan rolled his eyes. Fine, my foot! But he also knew his junior sister’s personality, so he could only wave his hand and consider it done!
“Greetings, Buddha, Bodhisattva!” Tang Sanzang immediately kowtowed!
Tathagata nodded and said, “Sanzang, you may continue on your journey!”
Afterward, Tathagata and Guanyin returned to Spirit Mountain. Zhu Bajie supported Sun Wukong and said, “Brother Monkey, your foundation won’t be damaged, will it?”
Sun Wukong shook his head. He was just not fully recovered, but it was fine. In the following days, Zhu Bajie performed commendably, voluntarily taking on all sorts of alms-gathering tasks!
In the Heavenly Court, Di Xin said, “My ministers, who is willing to go on a journey!” After all, the intermediate transitions could not be too difficult for Tang Sanzang, so the Heavenly Court also had some tribulations to assign, which would be up to these Star Lords!
The immortals looked at each other and said nothing.
“Taibai?” Di Xin called out!
Taibai Jinxing, who had tried his best to minimize his presence, was immediately speechless. He stepped forward and said, “Emperor, I am too familiar with Sun Wukong and the others, so it’s not suitable!”
Di Xin nodded and said, “I know! I just want to ask you, who do you think is suitable?”
Taibai Jinxing rolled his eyes. You bastard, you only think of me for such thankless tasks! He then secretly glanced at the other immortals. Everyone glared at Taibai, signaling him not to speak carelessly, or they would settle the score later!
Taibai Jinxing was distressed and suddenly slapped his forehead. He said, “Emperor, in the past, Kui Mulang and Shixiang had an affair in the Piaoxiang Palace. Shixiang was banished to the mortal world and is now Princess Baihua Xiu of the Baoxiang Kingdom. Kui Mulang, out of longing, descended to the mortal realm as a demon a while ago. Calculating the time, it has been thirteen years, and Tang Sanzang and his disciples are just about to pass through the Baoxiang Kingdom!”
Di Xin also remembered this matter. Kui Mulang was one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions, and he was his subordinate. He said, “Alright, but Kui Mulang will surely not be a match for Sun Wukong. Give him this spiritual treasure, and you all send it down!”
As he spoke, Di Xin waved his hand and gave the Northern Xuanyuan Water-Controlling Banner to Taibai! This was a spiritual treasure sponsored by the Chan Sect!
Taibai Jinxing took the Northern Xuanyuan Water-Controlling Banner and immediately descended to the mortal realm! However, Taibai Jinxing kept complaining. Wasn’t this purely making things difficult for Monkey? This was one of the Five Directional Banners, integrating offense and defense, and among top-grade innate spiritual treasures, it was ranked very high. Let alone Monkey, even a Quasi-Saint would be stumped by it!
“Kui Mulang, this is a spiritual treasure bestowed upon you by the Emperor. Your time is running out!” Taibai Jinxing said directly after finding Kui Mulang, who had now transformed into the Yellow Robe Monster!
After taking the spiritual treasure, Kui Mulang understood what was happening. He sighed. He would eventually have to return to the Heavenly Court. Looking at his wife beside him, Princess Baihua Xiu, he could only sigh in the end! He knew that his descent to the mortal realm would not be hidden for long, as the Heavenly Court had its own system. When it was time for his roll call and he was found missing, celestial soldiers and generals would definitely descend to apprehend him!