Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 714 - 449: That "Elder
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Sun Wukong's words caused Tathagata's face to change instantly, and after a long while, Tathagata suddenly laughed. Then, he slowly moved his hands and feet, and, with a smile on his face, said to Sun Wukong, "How did you see through it? With your cultivation, you shouldn't have been able to tell that there was something wrong with Tathagata!" Sun Wukong also laughed and said, "You were too anxious, and besides, the feeling you gave me wasn't right." "Oh? Can you tell me more? I'm really curious!" Sun Wukong didn't refuse and said, "At the beginning, Tathagata was indeed fine, the real Tathagata, but just now, when I asked those questions, you revealed your flaws."
Sun Wukong paused and then continued, "After undergoing Transcendence, Tathagata is just a puppet with a flesh body, incapable of thinking and unaware of the significance of his actions. Thus, the first few questions were met with simple answers from Tathagata, and I had to ask more questions to get the answers I wanted. But as I kept asking, Tathagata's words increased. I only asked one question, but Tathagata said a lot, which posed a problem. So, I guessed that Tathagata might have undone the Transcendence of my master, but later, when I saw your eyes, I realized that wasn't the case. The Tathagata standing before me now has become another person!"
Tathagata laughed again, his smile devoid of any embarrassment of being exposed, "Not bad at all, more outstanding than I expected, Sun Wukong, you indeed didn't disappoint me!" said Tathagata with a smile still on his face. Sun Wukong glanced back at the Lotus Cloud Courtyard behind him, and then said, "But you have disappointed me. I originally thought you would appear later, or at least reveal your true identity later. I didn't expect you to be so hasty. Now I'm curious, what should I call you? Should I call you my adversary, or should I address you as 'my lord'?"
As soon as Sun Wukong finished speaking, Tathagata immediately burst into loud laughter, "Hahaha, worthy of being Sun Wukong, indeed! To have discovered this, truly surprising." Yet, Sun Wukong's voice turned colder, "If you don't want to be beaten to death by my staff, I hope you'll be honest. I need to know some things." Tathagata didn't seem to care about Sun Wukong's threats at all and said with ease, "You can't do anything to me. Even if you kill Tathagata, it won't cause me any harm. Sun Wukong, many things are predetermined by fate, and you have been chosen by destiny a long time ago. Don't rush; everything will soon come to an end. Your path has already been determined. No matter how you choose, you will ultimately follow this path. Even if you take a detour, there will be countless opportunities to correct it. Sun Wukong, don't resist; it won't lead to any good outcome. As for the things you want to know, you will eventually learn about what you're allowed to, and what you're not meant to know, you will never find out."
Sun Wukong felt a heaviness in his heart upon hearing Tathagata's words, as if invisible shackles suddenly appeared on him, a sensation he strongly disliked. "Then I'll ask you just one question, what exactly is the 'Fallen Tomb'?" Tathagata once again smiled meaningfully. Sun Wukong noticed that this 'my lord' seemed to enjoy smiling, but that smile was irritating to Sun Wukong, it was the kind that suggested everything was under his control.
"The Fallen Tomb is the ultimate destination for everything, the end point of this game. Everyone will eventually reach the Fallen Tomb, including you, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and the White Dragon. All will come to an end at the Fallen Tomb, so there's no need to hurry. Well then, I'll be going. Sun Wukong, just make sure you don't lose control, otherwise, much of what I've arranged would be wasted!" After saying this, the sparkle in Tathagata's eyes slowly dimmed, and he returned to looking like how he was just after undergoing Transcendence.
Sighing, Sun Wukong found himself quite astonished by this sudden turn of events. He had not expected this person behind the scenes to show himself at this time. Sun Wukong was right; one would think that this 'my lord' would only make an appearance at the final moment, in a more domineering or bizarre manner, and do something earth-shattering, but reality proved to be quite different from what he had imagined.
Sun Wukong was able to detect the Tathagata being invaded by someone else's Divine Sense because he suddenly felt a very familiar aura on the Tathagata, an aura that didn't belong to him, but to someone else, specifically the Sect Master of the Battle Buddha Sect, Di Zhan. At that moment, Sun Wukong didn't immediately understand what was happening, so he tentatively asked that question and then, he deceived that honored individual once, and, as it turned out, Sun Wukong had guessed correctly. The Divine Sense, or rather the Soul, within the Tathagata, was indeed Di Zhan's.
Then, Sun Wukong understood the meaning behind the words that the Sect Leader of Holy Ultimate Buddhism had said before. The Sect Leader's feelings toward Di Zhan were very strange; they were definitely not the feelings a Sect Leader would have for a subordinate. Moreover, Holy Ultimate Buddhism managed to find the Medicinal Human Seed entirely through the merit of Di Zhan. In other words, Di Zhan was the only person in the entire Battle Buddha Sect who knew how to find the Medicinal Human Seed. Combining this with The Great Venerate Buddhism, known as Dabao Tathagata's, attitude towards Holy Ultimate Buddhism, Sun Wukong easily made a conjecture—maybe Di Zhan had another identity. What identity would cause even the Tathagata, who considers himself above everything, to take such great care? There could only be one answer, the one that the Tathagata kept referring to, that honored individual.
Then came the subsequent conversation. The consciousness of that honored individual had already left, and the Tathagata had once again become a puppet, while Sun Wukong was sitting cross-legged on the spot, starting to think about the information he had just received. The Tathagata's answers, especially the first part, were clearly true, for they came from the Tathagata's own memories—unless what the Tathagata himself knew was also entirely false, the answers Sun Wukong got must be true.
The answers to the questions that came later required scrutiny because the one answering Sun Wukong's questions at that time was not the Tathagata, but that honored individual. How much of what that honored individual said could be believed was uncertain to Sun Wukong. And if Sun Wukong tried to invade the Tathagata's memory with his Divine Sense now, he would certainly come up empty. Because that honored individual made it very clear that what he wanted Sun Wukong to know, Sun Wukong would eventually know, and what he didn't want Sun Wukong to know, Sun Wukong would have no way of finding out. There might be some exaggeration in this, but Sun Wukong believed that the Tathagata's memory had definitely been completely wiped. The reason that honored individual had just taken action was to erase the Tathagata's memory so that Sun Wukong wouldn't learn certain things that he didn't want Sun Wukong to know; otherwise, there was no need to go to such lengths.
Therefore, this once again proves that there is a reason behind every action taken by everyone.
At the same time, another immense doubt surfaced in Sun Wukong's heart. Based on the responses of that honored individual and the Tathagata, Sun Wukong could infer that this honored individual must have a shocking plan that had been in the works for a long time. However, due to some special reason, the execution of this plan had to rely on people like Sun Wukong. This was the reason behind the fiasco of Sun Wukong and the four others being framed, leading to the Westward Journey to fetch scriptures. It also explained the changes that had occurred to them since arriving at Buddha's Pure Land and the transformations of Sun Wukong and Old Sha. These were all arrangements made by that honored individual specifically for the completion of his shocking plan, meaning Sun Wukong and the others had been completely used by someone else. Furthermore, that honored individual had warned Sun Wukong at the end not to resist or become possessed. This was easy to understand, for any resistance would disrupt his plan, and he would certainly use some means to make one suffer unbearable consequences, perhaps by having everyone on the Flower Fruit Mountain killed, or maybe some other cruel punishment.
And not to become possessed was probably because if Sun Wukong lost control, he would be converted into a puppet by Tang Sanzang's Transcendence Bloom, and clearly, his grand scheme could not be carried out by a puppet devoid of thought. So, there was one thing Sun Wukong had previously thought must have been done by that person behind the scenes, but now it seemed completely unnecessary. (Catch the chance for a freebie bonanza, with cool smartphones up for grabs! Follow the Starting Point Chinese Network public WeChat account (add friends in WeChat - add a public account - enter qdread to join). Everyone gets a prize, so follow the qdread WeChat public account now!) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it with a recommendation ticket or Monthly Pass at Starting Point (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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