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With the improvement of the Nine Revolutions Demon God Technique, his strength is even greater than that of Sun Wukong.
In an instant, the clanging of metal filled the air. In a short time, the two monkeys had exchanged more than a hundred blows. However, the increased combat power from the Ruyi Divine Needle made the two monkeys appear to be evenly matched.
Meanwhile, on Flower Fruit Mountain, the monkeys, seeing Sun Wukong, who was equally matched in heaven and on earth, couldn't help but cheer him on.
Clearly, one of them was the Divine Marquis General they had admired for many years, and the other was the legend of Huaguo Mountain back then.
At this moment, the two monkey kings were evenly matched, and their ability to fight against heaven and earth made all the monkeys' blood boil.
Even Sha Wujing, who arrived later, looked at the two Sun Wukongs in disbelief.
After some questioning, it was realized that Sun Wukong was truly wronged, and the other monkey was probably the legendary Monkey King, also known as the 'Great Sage Equal to Heaven' who had led the demons of Dongsheng Shenzhou for five hundred years!
This is truly a being no less powerful than Sun Wukong.
As he saw it now, the two monkeys were truly evenly matched, with no clear winner.
Soon, the two monkeys were comparing their lengths in the Dragon Palace of the Four Seas, boasting of their achievements in the Lingxiao Palace, and listening to Buddhist chants on Mount Luojia...
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The Great Thunderclap Temple in the West!
The intervention of the Six-Eared Macaque has already attracted the attention of the Buddhas in the West.
Aside from Buddha, no one expected a Cheng Yaojin to appear out of nowhere. Moreover, this monkey not only looked exactly like Sun Wukong, but his strength was in no way inferior to Sun Wukong's, making it difficult to determine who was superior.
They fought their way from Flower Fruit Mountain to the Four Seas, the Heavenly Palace, and Luojia Mountain... but still couldn't tell the real monkey from the fake one.
Even Guanyin of the South Sea couldn't help but look at the Buddha, hoping for clarification.
"This monkey is a protector of the Xuanmen sect, a direct disciple of Chunyangzi, whom he took in five hundred years ago!"
The Buddhas were not surprised at all upon hearing this.
They had noticed the Six-Eared Macaque of Flower Fruit Mountain before, and only knew that the Six-Eared Macaque was related to Xuanzhen Temple. Otherwise, the Six-Eared Macaque would not have followed the old path of Chonglou to suppress Dongsheng Shenzhou.
Therefore, it was expected that the Six-Eared Macaque was a protector of the Xuanmen sect and a direct descendant of the Taiqing sect.
They simply couldn't understand why someone who was a protector of the Xuanmen sect and a direct descendant of the Taiqing sect would impersonate Sun Wukong and enter this calamity.
"Within the universe, there are five immortals: Heaven, Earth, Gods, Humans, and Ghosts; and five kinds of insects: winged, scaled, hairy, feathered, and insect-like..."
Tathagata looked into the distance and began to explain the origin of the Six-Eared Macaque, which had already flown towards the Great Thunder Temple.
Four mischievous monkeys, born and raised by nature!
Moreover, they are all of extraordinary species, with unparalleled physical strength.
Both Wuzhiqi and Yuan Hong shone brightly during the Five Emperors and Investiture of the Gods periods.
I never imagined that Sun Wukong and the Six-Eared Macaque had such origins; no wonder they have such high potential.
Profound arts are not something that any demon can cultivate. For example, the Nine Revolutions Demon God Technique requires the bloodline of an ancient divine beast, and one must gradually condense that bloodline to continuously improve one's realm. Finally, after seven revolutions, one can transform into an ancient divine beast and condense one's true body.
Otherwise, even if ordinary demons cultivate profound skills, it would be extremely difficult for them to break through the fifth level, let alone the sixth or seventh level.
"Greetings, Buddha!"
"Greetings, Buddha!"
The two monkeys arrived at the Western Sacred Land and were extremely respectful.
The Buddhas, who knew the origins of the Six-Eared Macaque, carefully observed the two monkeys. After a long while, they all shook their heads, their faces showing shock.
Even knowing the identity of the Six-Eared Macaque, they still couldn't see any clues about him with the naked eye, which shocked them.
"The Divine Monkey General has protected the creatures of the East for five hundred years, and his merits are complete. He should now attain enlightenment."
However, the four monkeys of the chaotic world were born and raised by the earth, and did not belong to the ten categories of the universe. Therefore, they were destined for calamity upon birth, and could not understand cause and effect, making it difficult for them to follow the right path.
"Sun Wukong, on this journey westward, you and your disciples were not of one mind, and you suspected each other, which led to the arising of the calamity of divided hearts and the attack of the Mind Monkey."
Namo Amitabha!
Upon hearing this, the Buddhas couldn't help but look down at the two monkeys below.
Clearly, the Six-Eared Macaque also suffered an undeserved calamity. He could have attained enlightenment, but due to the tribulation of the Mind Monkey, he had no choice but to enter this old man's body.
"Well done, Buddha! You've got some skill!"
The Six-Eared Macaque stopped pretending. He had long known that this place could not escape the Buddha's discerning eyes, and he was only here to take a gamble.
Then, he turned and ran away.
It knew that the Buddhas of the Great Thunderclap Temple would not allow it to leave, and a fierce battle was inevitable.
"The evildoer goes away!"
Seeing that the Six-Eared Macaque was about to leave, the group of Buddhas rushed forward to block him. Although they knew that the Six-Eared Macaque was a protector of the Xuanmen sect, this was their Buddhist territory.
Especially since the Six-Eared Macaque is caught in a calamity, he will be suppressed for at least a thousand or eight hundred years before he can escape.
"You all want to keep me here?"
Wielding a magic staff, the Six-Eared Macaque possessed immense strength, causing chaos and defeat wherever he went.
Although the four Bodhisattvas are all stronger than the Six-Eared Macaque, they are mindful of their status and would not personally take action. Moreover, the Six-Eared Macaque is the protector of the Xuanmen Dharma, and their intervention would be seen as bullying the weak.
Soon, the three thousand Arhats, monks, and monks were all defeated by the Six-Eared Macaque, displaying a momentum reminiscent of Sun Wukong's havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
After watching the battle for a long time, seeing the Vajras and Arhats defeated, Sun Wukong finally raised his staff and struck the Six-Eared Macaque.
when!
A thunderous spatial tremor shook the surrounding area, and the group of Shani monks nearby were all thrown back by the spatial impact.
At the same time, the Six-Eared Macaque no longer concealed his strength. With his fifth-stage peak profound skill, he knocked Sun Wukong back with a single blow, and his Ruyi Jingu Bang, imbued with domineering power, launched a direct and forceful attack.
Seeing that the Six-Eared Macaque, who was originally evenly matched with Sun Wukong, had suppressed Sun Wukong in a short period of time, even the Buddhas were extremely shocked.
They originally thought that the Six-Eared Macaque's strength was about the same as Sun Wukong's, but they did not expect that the Six-Eared Macaque's strength was actually above Sun Wukong's.
Guanyin and the others were surprised and looked at Tathagata.
Clearly, the Six-Eared Macaque's strength exceeded their expectations.
Back then, when the Ten Demon Kings besieged Chonglou, the Six-Eared Macaque's strength was only about the same as the Bull Demon King, which is about the same as Sun Wukong's strength now.
Under the combined attack of the Eighteen Arhats and Sun Wukong, the Six-Eared Macaque barely managed to hold them off.
Even so, it won't be a matter of a short time before a winner is decided.
Seeing this, the Buddha tossed his golden alms bowl, which then enveloped the Six-Eared Macaque.
Chapter 151 Emerging from and Entering Tribulation
"Right now!"
The golden bowl descended from the sky, and by the time the Six-Eared Macaque realized it, it was too late.
Faced with an unprecedented crisis, the Six-Eared Macaque unleashed all his potential, and with his Willful Iron Staff, he struck with all his might against the Buddha's Subduing Demon Golden Bowl.
At this moment, a great opportunity between life and death will depend on whether the Six-Eared Macaque can break through the Buddha's suppression and escape to safety.
This is also the moment when the Six-Eared Macaque gambles!
After all, given his strength, only the Four Great Bodhisattvas and the Tathagata could threaten him within the Great Thunderclap Temple.
when!
As the Iron Staff of the Free Spirit clashed with the Buddha's golden bowl, a spatial shockwave, resembling a nuclear magnetic pulse, instantly enveloped the entire Great Thunderclap Temple amidst the clanging of metal. Even the Four Great Bodhisattvas instinctively placed their feet on golden lotuses to protect themselves from the aftershocks of the clash, while simultaneously staring in shock at the golden bowl that had been knocked away by the staff.
Knowing the Buddha's power, even a Great Luo Venerable would not be able to easily break free from the golden bowl, let alone this insignificant Six-Eared Macaque.
But this scene unfolded right before their eyes.
At the same time, the Six-Eared Macaque transformed into a golden ray of light and left the Great Thunderclap Temple, with no Arhat daring to stop him.
After all, those who were able to stand at this moment were at least Bodhisattvas or Buddhas, while the nuns, arhats, and Vajras were swept away by the shockwave and sent flying somewhere.
"Amitabha Buddha, what a clever scheme!"
The Buddha retrieved the golden alms bowl and looked in the direction the Six-Eared Macaque had fled, his expression becoming complex.
Just now, the Six-Eared Macaque unleashed an unprecedented strike, which was not only an instantaneous burst of momentum, but also the unleashed power of the Iron Staff in his hand, which was at least a high-grade innate spiritual treasure.
In this way, Zhang Xiaoshan has plotted against his Buddhist sect more than once or twice.
"Buddha, what about that demonic monkey just now?"
"Sixth level of profound skill, top-grade spiritual treasure!"
Hiss...
The Four Great Bodhisattvas, the Buddhas of the heavens, and the Eighteen Arhats naturally understood the Tathagata's meaning.
With the help of Buddha's pressure, the Six-Eared Macaque directly broke through to the sixth level of the Profound Skill. The 'Golden Cudgel' in his hand is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. This time, he entered the tribulation not only to undergo tribulation and settle karma, but also to seek an opportunity for breakthrough.
Such scheming is truly terrifying.
"This must be the scheme of Venerable Chunyang. He also used his merits to bless the monkey's golden cudgel, breaking through Zen Master Wuchao's auspicious cloud defense. This scheme is exactly the same."
Upon hearing this, the Buddhas looked at the golden cudgel in Sun Wukong's hand and couldn't help but show expressions of envy, jealousy, and hatred.
The "Sea-Stabilizing Needle" was originally used to measure the water level of the world, and therefore it is associated with the merit of Yu the Great in controlling the floods.
Then Zhang Xiaoshan further enhanced the power of the Golden Cudgel by refining it with boundless merit, allowing it to break through Zen Master Wuchao's defenses.
Both times Zhang Xiaoshan's schemes involved immense merit, but he also achieved his goals.
Gains and losses are no longer important.
Once the goal is achieved, any loss, no matter how great, is acceptable as long as they deem it worthwhile.
"This is an insult to the Buddhist community, that they think we have no one to rely on!"
The Buddhas, considering Zhang Xiaoshan's plans around Baoxiang Kingdom, Chechi Kingdom, and Xiliang Women's Kingdom, realized that he clearly intended to launch another attack to help Chonglou break through to the seventh level of Xuan Gong. This made them secretly resent the other party for being too presumptuous.
"With the flourishing of Buddhism, everything should prioritize the foundation of Buddhism."
Buddha did not want to be scheming against his opponent, but unfortunately, Zhang Xiaoshan was in seclusion, condensing the five elements and gathering the three flowers at the top of his head; the young sword master was guarding the Eastern Continent, the base of the Daoist sect; and the Wuji Daoist was stationed in the Heavenly Palace, ranking among the Heavenly Venerables.
How could they refuse Chonglou's grand and blatant entry into the calamity?
The only thing he can do now is to figure out how to kill Chonglou here.
However, with Chonglou's sixth-stage peak profound skill and two high-grade spiritual treasures in hand, even he was not confident in subduing the opponent, let alone secretly killing him.
As for what's in the open?
Chonglou's identity is that of the God of War of Jade Frontier and a direct descendant of Taiqing, so it is not advisable to kill him openly.
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"Congratulations General!"
The news of Liu Er's return and breakthrough in cultivation was naturally not kept from the demon kings in the temple.
Having reached the ninth level of profound cultivation, Liu Er's strength was now among the top in the Three Realms, allowing him to contend with those Great Luo Venerables.
Even the Scorpion Demon is no match for the Six-Eared Macaque now.
With the sixth level of his profound skill, the Six-Eared Macaque's strength has at least doubled.
"It was just luck. There is a great opportunity between life and death. Liu Er did not disappoint his master's calculations!"
All the demon kings in the temple cultivate the Nine Revolutions Demon God Technique and condense ancient bloodlines, which is the most suitable path for them.
At this time, the cultivation of the Heavenly Dao is suitable for humans, while demons need hundreds or even thousands of years to transform into human form. Although the cultivation speed increases after transformation, the advantages of the true body are abandoned, which is actually putting the cart before the horse.
The Nine Revolutions Demon God Technique is precisely the condensation of ancient bloodlines, ultimately transforming into the body of an ancient divine beast.
In contrast, while the transformation cultivation is faster, its foundation is unstable, and without the right opportunity, it is difficult to achieve great things.
If the Nine Revolutions Demon God Technique can withstand the accumulation of time and break through the seventh revolution realm, it can condense the true body of an ancient divine beast, which is equivalent to a primordial god or demon, with infinite potential.
"Alright, Six Ears."
You have just broken through and need to consolidate your realm. Furthermore, within a hundred to a thousand years, you will suppress the Eastern Divine Continent.
"Yes, my lord!"
Upon hearing this, the Six-Eared Macaque also realized that Buddhism was flourishing and that the Eastern Continent was the last stronghold of Taoism.
Originally, such an important task would not have fallen to the Six-Eared Macaque, but since the Six-Eared Macaque is now a protector of the Xuanmen and has the Six-Turn Xuan Gong, his strength has surpassed that of Erlang Shenjun, who is still at the peak of the fifth turn. Naturally, he has become the best candidate to guard the Eastern Sheng Shenzhou.