Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 108: The True Cultivator of the Demonic Path

Chapter 108: Chapter 108: The True Cultivator of the Demonic Path

"Demon Emperor Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, Three-legged Golden Crow?"

"Lu Ya Daoist, Mahavairocana, Ucchusma?"

Sun Wukong scratched his face thoughtfully as he seriously read through his neighbor Lao Wang’s reply, pondering in his heart.

If that was truly the case, then the Centipede’s backing was indeed substantial.

But as another netizen later commented, how could Mahavairocana Buddha cooperate with the demon sect?

Shouldn’t Buddha and demons be opposed?

He continued to read the replies.

Hua Kai Bi An Xian Xiang Si: "A thought to become Buddha, a thought to become demon. The line between Buddha and demon is inherently blurred. Just as it’s said, ’Laying down the butcher’s cleaver can lead to Buddhahood.’ In traditional mythology, even the Freely Happy Celestial Demon King, Pishacha, could achieve Buddhahood."

Ye Yu Wu Feng: "Let me tell you a joke. How many in the Buddhist realm are truly Buddha?"

Shui on the Desk: "What you all have mentioned is too vague, not focusing on the specifics.

Based on the background provided by the host, I think the key lies in the Cangyun Blood Spirit Stone of the Mangniu clan and the Ancient Stele of the fox tribe.

If Sun Wukong can figure out what these two items can do together, he can find out the reason for Mahavairocana Buddha and Lu Ya cooperating with the demon sect, and thus, understand what the demon sect is plotting."

[You have received a new suggestion: Find out the uses of the Cangyun Blood Spirit Stone and the fox tribe’s Ancient Stele to obtain a fourth-tier treasure chest.]

"Hmm, indeed," thought Sun Wukong.

However, judging from these replies, it seemed that none of the knowledgeable netizens ahead knew the secrets of the Cangyun Blood Spirit Stone and the fox tribe’s Ancient Stele.

Wu Wei Speechless: "There is a question none of you have noticed. Didn’t the host mention the Myriad Saints Dragon King of the North Sea? Shouldn’t it be the Myriad Saints Dragon King of the Bibo Pond in Luan Shi Mountain?"

I Have a Halo at My Back: "This is what happens when you don’t pay attention in class. The Myriad Saints Dragon King moved to Bibo Pond in Luan Shi Mountain, about a hundred miles southeast of Jisai Country, three years before the pilgrimage team passed through. His daughter, Princess Myriad Saints, an enchanting beauty, married a nine-headed regent, that is, the centipede.

The father-in-law and son-in-law teamed up to steal Buddha’s treasures, and Princess Myriad Saints went to the Heavenly Court to steal the Queen Mother’s Nine-leaf Ganoderma. Due to their greed, they ended in ruin.

From this point, placing the origin of the Myriad Saints Dragon King in the North Sea is quite good.

It so happens that the centipede knew the Myriad Saints Dragon King from before in the North Sea, hence he later became his son-in-law.

Moreover, this old dragon was indeed wealthy. When Sun Wukong first followed the Bull Demon King to Bibo Pond, he saw a splendid dragon palace at the bottom of the pond,

which was not something a Pond Dragon King could possess, nor would a Pond Dragon King have the chance to befriend the Bull Demon King.

Just compare it to the well dragon king of Wuji Country to see how pitiful that dragon king was."

"What does the Myriad Saints Dragon King in the North Sea have to do with me?" blinked Sun Wukong with his lively eyes.

Yun Qingwu Based: "Aside from being wealthy, the Myriad Saints Dragon King probably also has a good social network. Not only is he friends with the Bull Demon King, but he was also able to marry off the centipede as his son-in-law.

Moreover, Yang Jian also knew the Myriad Saints Dragon King. During the robbery of Buddha’s treasures, Yang Jian even said that the Myriad Saints Old Dragon was honest and didn’t seem like someone who would steal Buddha’s treasures.

Moreover, Princess Myriad Saints was able to steal the Queen Mother’s Nine-leaf Ganoderma from the Heavenly Court, implying that she frequented the Heavenly Court and that the people of Yaochi did not guard against her,

otherwise, someone who could be killed by Zhu Bajie’s rake wouldn’t have been able to steal in the Heavenly Court filled with experts."

Chu Yuanlong: "Suddenly I realized, when Monkey Brother wielded his staff, he wiped out all the dragon descendants of the Myriad Saints Dragon King. What about the princess, my Princess Myriad Saints? Did such a beauty just disappear? They should have given her more of a story!"

"Princess Myriad Saints?" Sun Wukong scratched his face. With that swing of his staff, who knew how many of the Myriad Saints Dragon King’s descendants had died—now, only the Myriad Saints Dragon King and the dragon dowager were left alive.

He looked at more replies.

Lian Zi Tian Yan: "Based on the background given by the host, I have a bold conjecture—maybe the Myriad Saints Dragon King is actually with the demon sect!"

"Look here, first of all, what is the place of Beiming? A land of extreme brutality and chaos, perhaps even more chaotic than Beijuluzhou,"

Yet, Myriad Saints Ancient Dragon manages to conduct business in the land of Beiming, selling local specialties to all of the Three Realms. What does this tell us?"

"He either has the strength or he has backing!"

On the journey to fetch the scriptures, he was beaten to death by Wukong with a single staff strike, obviously, he didn’t have the strength."

"So, he must have had backing; under the secret support of the Demon Sect, he expanded his business greatly and then supported the Demon Sect in return by providing them with the resources to rebel."

There’s also the recent cooperation between the Nine-headed Worm and the Demon Sect, possibly orchestrated by Myriad Saints Ancient Dragon as a mediator, so the Nine-headed Worm doesn’t know the true intentions of the Demon Sect for desiring the Cangyun Blood Spirit Stone and the ancient stele of the Fox Tribe."

"That’s quite a bold conjecture, nearly fooled by this fellow!" Sun Wukong’s eyes flashed, his attention fully on the Nine-headed Worm, completely forgetting to question if Myriad Saints Ancient Dragon was indeed problematic.

"Remember, it was Myriad Saints Ancient Dragon who introduced and facilitated this transaction between the Demon King and the Nine-headed Worm!"

"Could an old dragon, who manages a monopoly in the land of Beiming, really be frightened so foolishly with just a single strike?"

Sun Wukong decided that he would interrogate Myriad Saints Ancient Dragon thoroughly later.

There are more replies.

"I don’t believe there’s still someone adopting this: Someone mentioned Myriad Saints Princess earlier, let’s digress a bit, in reality, there was no such thing as Myriad Saints Princess having an affair with the Nine-headed Worm or cuckolding the White Dragon, that was just fabricated for the drama.

The scenario that the original poster imagined for Sun Wukong’s experience is good; it didn’t unnecessarily include the White Dragon."

"White Dragon?" Sun Wukong scratched his face, unacquainted.

Akam, the spirit of an excellent land: "Speaking of the White Dragon, it reminds me of a possibility related to the Nine-headed Worm stealing Buddha’s treasure,

The White Dragon, Ao Lie, third prince of the Western Sea Dragon King, set fire to the Luminous Pearl bestowed by the Jade Emperor, and thus was accused by the Western Sea Dragon King in the Heavenly Court,

and subsequently sentenced to death. But it was the Bodhisattva who saved him, ordering him to become the mount of Monk Tang and join the scripture-fetching team.

"Why would burning the Luminous Pearl warrant a death sentence?"

"Strange, isn’t it? The Luminous Pearl isn’t any valuable treasure." Sun Wukong also puzzled.

"What is love, what is sentiment: "It’s because of the dignity of the Jade Emperor. Later, when the lord of Fengxian County overturned the offerings meant for the Jade Emperor and fed them to a dog, the Jade Emperor happened to pass by. He disrupted the rain as punishment for the offense, causing countless deaths from starvation in the county over three years.

The White Dragon burning the Luminous Pearl bestowed by the Jade Emperor was also a grave offense against the heavenly might!"

"Is the Jade Emperor so petty?" Sun Wukong was surprised.

After ascending to heaven, he had met the Jade Emperor several times. Although he could never fully understand him, he still sensed that the Jade Emperor was a celestial sovereign who could endure and adapt, being very decisive and capable of strategic planning.

"Is it that I perceived him wrongly, or did he change afterwards?" Sun Wukong was puzzled and decided to leave this question in his mind for future observation.

New replies came in again.

Akam, the spirit of an excellent land: "The heavenly might of the Jade Emperor is one way to put it, but I’m here to explain a different theory.

Everyone knows that when the scripture-fetching team was passing by the Black Water River, they were obstructed by the Western Sea Dragon King’s nephew, the Little Turtle Dragon. When Wukong went to the Western Sea to cause trouble, he returned from the Black Water River instead.

"This indicates that the Western Sea is connected to the Black Water River, even the Turtle Dragon himself said the water of the Black Water River comes from the Western Sea.

"Considering that the water in the Black Water River is pitch-black, we can infer that the water in the Western Sea is the same.

"But being one of the Four Seas, why would it be like that?

"If we combine it with the incident of the White Dragon shattering the Luminous Pearl, we can arrive at a conclusion that the Luminous Pearl bestowed by the Jade Emperor wasn’t just any treasure.

"It illuminated the entire Western Sea and was crucially relevant to the daily lives of all creatures there, that’s why the Western Sea Dragon King adopted such an attitude to sever father-son relations."

"And what has this got to do with the Nine-headed Worm then?" Sun Wukong was curious.