The poor Rain Master, following the monkey, is utterly unreliable!
The Jade Emperor was also full of sympathy, though, of course, a tiny bit pleased inside. Hmph, the Rain Master, he knew, had joined the Heavenly Court back when it was still poor and destitute!
Back then, the Jade Emperor was as happy as a baby. But then, this Rain Master fellow was incredibly laid-back, never accomplishing anything significant. In the end, the Jade Emperor completely gave up hope and treated the Rain Master as a dispensable presence!
Thinking of this, the Jade Emperor sighed. He recalled how Taibai had also joined the Heavenly Court and offered him counsel, but look at Little Bai now, timid and hesitant, no longer loyal to him!
"Great Sage, the Rain Master was captured because of you, why aren't you going to save her?" a celestial being suddenly said!
Sun Wukong rolled his eyes. If he could save her, wouldn't he know? It was just that the woman's cultivation was profound, and not only that, she possessed such a powerful magic treasure. He naturally had to find a way to break the woman's magic treasure before he could save the Rain Master!
"Great Sage, I've heard of this woman. She seems to be a former disciple of Tathagata. You could go to Spirit Mountain and ask!" Di Xin said with a smile at this moment!
Sun Wukong was stunned. He hadn't expected Tathagata to have female disciples? He hadn't heard of that before!
However, Sun Wukong understood Di Xin's words. To break the woman's magic treasure, he would probably have to make a trip to the Western world!
Indeed, he was escorting the pilgrim to fetch the true scriptures. If something went wrong now, naturally, he should seek their help. He immediately gave his thanks and then rushed towards the West!
It only took a few somersaults.
When Sun Wukong arrived at Spirit Mountain, he saw numerous Buddhas and Bodhisattvas!
The many Buddhas were also surprised by Sun Wukong's arrival. Why had this monkey, who was supposed to be protecting Tang Monk on his journey, come to Spirit Mountain?
At this very moment, Spirit Mountain was holding a vegetarian feast!
Many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were present. Subhuti, the Arhat who subdued the tiger, was in charge of the cooking. Dish after dish was being served, like a buffet. The dishes flew in circles through the air, and many people were eating the vegetarian dishes, nodding continuously. It was true that Subhuti was worthy of being the great chef of Spirit Mountain in the West; he was quite skilled at stir-frying!
Seeing the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas eating happily, Sun Wukong became unhappy. He had toiled so hard to get here, and they were having a vegetarian feast? He snatched a few plates of vegetarian dishes and began to eat them heartily!
The many Bodhisattvas also laughed heartily. Among them, Guanyin asked, "Sun Wukong, why have you come to Spirit Mountain instead of protecting Tang Monk on his journey west?"
Sun Wukong rolled his eyes and said, "A disciple of old man Tathagata is blocking the way, and we cannot pass!"
The many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were stunned. A disciple of the Buddha?
They all looked towards Tathagata, who was seated in the main seat!
Tathagata counted on his fingers and calculated. Good heavens, it was indeed his former disciple, the Fire Spirit Saint Mother!
He said, "You impudent monkey, that was my disciple from the Jie Sect back then, the Fire Spirit Saint Mother. She is protected by the Golden Cloud Crown, which can emit rays of golden clouds forty to fifty zhang long, making everything invisible. To break the Golden Cloud Crown, one needs the Cloud-Sweeping Robe, which belongs to Guang Chengzi!"
Upon hearing Guang Chengzi, everyone was stunned. This meant they had to confront someone from the Chan Sect!
After all, the West had risen to prominence in a rather dishonorable manner!
"Bodhisattva, why don't you accompany me on this trip?" the monkey asked!
Guanyin rolled her eyes repeatedly. Accompany you? That's like sending yourself to your death! Asking me to go find Guang Chengzi? That would be delivering myself on a platter, alright!
Seeing everyone looking at him strangely, the monkey was also speechless. What were those expressions for?
"Wukong, you may first go to Mount Kongtong to seek Guang Chengzi!" Tathagata said!
The monkey was dejected. He had to go alone to find him? He had no connection with that person, so how could he expect to be attended to?
There was no choice. The monkey took a somersault cloud and went to Mount Kongtong, soon finding the Immortal's Cave. Guang Chengzi was cultivating inside!
"Are you the Great Immortal Guang Chengzi?" Sun Wukong asked!
Guang Chengzi glanced at Sun Wukong and said, "Indeed. Impudent monkey, weren't you supposed to be protecting Tang Monk?"
Seeing that the Great Immortal recognized him, Sun Wukong immediately said, "Great Immortal, there is someone named the Fire Spirit Saint Mother blocking the way. Her Golden Cloud Crown is said to be breakable only by your Cloud-Sweeping Robe. I implore you to lend me your treasure so that I may protect Tang Monk on his journey west!"
Guang Chengzi looked at Sun Wukong with a half-smile and said, "Why should I lend it to you? You must know that your Buddhist sect and I are not on good terms!"
Sun Wukong scratched his head and said, "Great Immortal, why? Don't you also dislike old man Tathagata?"
Guang Chengzi laughed heartily. "Old man Tathagata" was a good way to address him. He smiled and said, "Your Western Buddhism has many traitors from my Chan Sect, such as Guanyin, Manjushri, Samantabhadra, Julusun, and Randeng!"
Sun Wukong was astonished. So many of them were from the Chan Sect? And in Guang Chengzi's words, they were traitors!
"Those are their matters. I, Old Sun, have always been at odds with them. Back then, old man Tathagata even suppressed me for five hundred years. That fellow Guanyin also tricked me and put this golden fillet on me. Look, it's still here! If I, Old Sun, couldn't defeat them, I would have overturned Spirit Mountain long ago!" As he spoke, Sun Wukong brought his head closer, revealing his shimmering golden fillet!
Guang Chengzi smiled. This monkey was somewhat interesting!
He then said, "Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. Here is the Cloud-Sweeping Robe, I will lend it to you!"
Sun Wukong was overjoyed and took the Cloud-Sweeping Robe. He put it on, looking somewhat incongruous, but Sun Wukong didn't care about that. He directly went to Fire Phoenix Mountain!
The Fire Spirit Saint Mother saw Sun Wukong returning and activated the magic treasure on her head. Immediately, a burst of rosy light descended. Sun Wukong, wearing the Cloud-Sweeping Robe, was specifically equipped to counter this magic treasure. He took out his golden cudgel and struck!
The Fire Spirit Saint Mother was also surprised to see that Sun Wukong could borrow the Cloud-Sweeping Robe. Afterwards, the two began to fight. However, their cultivation levels were comparable. Sun Wukong possessed innate divine strength, and the Fire Spirit Saint Mother was naturally no match for him. In the end, she could only admit defeat and promise to let Sun Wukong pass!
In reality, the Fire Spirit Saint Mother's strength lay in her Daoist magic. She had cultivated fire-element Daoist magic intensely, and her fire spells were very powerful. However, she did not unleash them when fighting Sun Wukong. It was as if she was seeing Sun Wukong for the first time. The Fire Spirit Saint Mother had combined her Samadhi True Fire with Daoist magic and directly sent Sun Wukong flying!
Sun Wukong rescued the Rain Master and offered his thanks. The Fire Spirit Saint Mother had already taken her Fire Phoenix Mountain and left!
Indeed, the entire Fire Phoenix Mountain had been refined by the Fire Spirit Saint Mother. The Rain Master had also retrieved his Primordial Heavy Water, and Fire Phoenix Mountain was once again ablaze with fire!
"Tsk tsk, Monkey Brother, you're truly amazing!" Zhu Bajie praised. This monkey's connections were quite something! That Cloud-Sweeping Robe, Golden Cloud Crown, and the like were all precious treasures. This Sun Wukong fellow actually managed to borrow the Cloud-Sweeping Robe. One must know that Guang Chengzi was from the Chan Sect and had no good feelings towards Buddhism. He was aware of the conflict between the Chan Sect and Buddhism! Unlike Sun Wukong, who was just a rustic monkey and knew nothing!