Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 147 Change

Chapter 147: Chapter 147 Change

Sun Wukong had always thought that in his original life, after creating havoc in the Heavenly Court and being suppressed by the Buddha under the Five Elements Mountain, he would become the core talent of the scripture-fetching team.

What he needed to do was simply to escort Tang Sanzang to fetch scriptures from the Western Heaven, subdue demons along the way, and ultimately attain true fruition in the Buddha Sect.

Some netizens had said that such a life isn’t bad after all; despite having made grave mistakes, he could still become Victorious Fighting Buddha in the end—truly, a sign of the Buddha’s mercy.

Of course, Sun Wukong did not appreciate this kind of talk and had always been wary of the Buddha Sect, because the netizens told him that the uproar in the Heavenly Court was all a calculated plot.

Moreover, the Buddha Sect, without notifying him, had listed him as the core talent for the scripture-fetching project. This act, done without his consent, deeply annoyed him.

In addition, the few monks he had come into contact with, such as the Ksitigarbha King and Fear Tarry Monk, one with unfair practices and the other with poor conduct, were not people he admired at all.

Therefore, his impression of the Buddha Sect was always poor, and he even less wished to become someone fetching scriptures.

But in fact, until the moment before, he did not hate the Buddha Sect; he was only cautious of it, wishing to break free from the fate assigned to him by the Buddha Sect.

But now, this netizen told him that the Buddha Sect would place a Tight-Binding Spell on him, make him lead a horse and stumble along the way, being cautious with every move and not even daring to kill a demon!

Is he still the Great Sage Equalling Heaven?

"These thieving monks!" A fierce light flashed in Sun Wukong’s eyes, how dare they deceive him in such a manner!

From now on, he would have to change. He could not just think about improving himself, depending solely on the Jade Emperor’s power to alter the Buddha Sect’s plan for him as a scripture-fetcher.

He would also have to think about how to deal with the Buddha Sect and needed to do even more!

After weighing his thoughts and calming down slightly, he looked at the subsequent responses.

Jia Ping 17: "Let’s talk about the Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy. He was originally the Supervisor of the Milky Way River Navy in the Heavenly Court, holding a high and powerful position, but ended up becoming a pig demon.

Although he became a Bodhisattva-rank Envoy of the Altar after the scripture-fetching journey, compared to the Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy, there is no need to say which was better.

The questioner obviously knows this, and this simulated upheaval of the Lesser Yin is very good, preventing the Buddha Sect’s vile beings from calculating and sending the Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy down to the world and changing his destiny."

"It’s not about whether the outcome is good or bad, but it’s just wrong for the Buddha Sect to plot against people using such dirty means!" thought Sun Wukong. Even if the position offered by the Buddha Sect was high, it could not change this fundamental issue.

Jia Ping 17: "And then there’s Friar Sand. Well, actually, I don’t even want to talk about him, because he’s someone you can work with but not someone you can consider a brother.

On the journey to fetch the scriptures, Zhu Bajie would just talk big and threaten to leave at the drop of a hat, but when it was time for him to take action, he would not go easy and was in fact the most worldly-wise in the scripture-fetching team.

Friar Sand was different; he appeared eager on the surface, but in reality, he often avoided responsibilities, shirking them whenever possible.

A sly and sneaky character, he often stirred trouble in front of Tang Sanzang, causing the old monk from the Tang Dynasty to recite many Tight-Binding Spells, making Wukong suffer."

Every Day Six Hours: "Friar Sand is no good sort either; he spent his days devouring humans, just look at how the nation of Flowing Sands by the river was destroyed, whose are the nine skulls around his neck?

Such a man joining the scripture-fetching team, expecting him to get things done? Not a chance.

Unlike Bajie, who knew how to live a steady life in Gao Village, showing some ambition."

"This guy, if I encounter him later, I’ll have to give him a proper lesson," Sun Wukong sneered coldly.

Netizens had already introduced the overall situation of the scripture-fetching team, so now he knows that Friar Sand was once the Curtain-Lifting General by the side of the Jade Emperor, and is now downcast to the lower world, becoming a demon in the Flowing Sands River.

Jia Ping 17: "Finally, there is the little white dragon Ao Lie. I remember long ago a brother said that the Luminous Pearl he shattered was used to illuminate the entire Western Sea, hence he committed a capital crime, and even the Sea Dragon King could only sever the father-son relationship with him.

This statement makes a lot of sense and also speaks to the tragic fate of the White Dragon – the third son of the Dragon King of the Western Seas became a white horse mount, carrying a Tang Dynasty monk all the way to Western Heaven.

Of course, for the already unfortunate Dragon Race, it can be considered a good outcome for the White Dragon to become a part of the Buddha Sect as one of the Eight Heavenly Dragon Generals, Guangli Bodhisattva.

So, he makes sure not to cause trouble along the way, just being an honest mount, truly scraping by.

His uncompetitive attitude also earned the friendship of Brother Monkey.

In later legends, Brother Monkey comes forward to seek justice for the White Dragon’s uncle, the Dragon King of Jinghe, probably based on this background."

"Hmm, quite smart indeed. Should take the opportunity to visit the Western Seas," Sun Wukong thought to himself.

I remember a netizen once said that the White Dragon’s inclusion in the pilgrimage team was due to the efforts of the Dragon King of the Western Seas to protect the White Dragon’s life from the Buddha Sect.

If this theory is correct, then the entire family of the Dragon King of the Western Seas does have some abilities and are worth befriending.

Time-space Demon God War: "Big bro’s analysis isn’t bad, but it’s still not conspiratorial enough for my taste. I think the fate of the five members of the pilgrimage must have been calculated by the Buddha Sect for it to really have that extra zing!"

Er Ha is also Bookish: "Your theory is too simple, lacking depth. We should analyze based on the identities of the pilgrims,

Monk Tang and Sun Wukong, one with background, the other with strength, don’t have to worry in the Buddha Sect, it’s the other three we need to look at.

Zhu Bajie was under the Sovereign of the World, so he often blabbers about disbanding, just to irritate the Buddha Sect.

Sha Wujing is a man of the Jade Emperor, a wily official, so whenever he can push the blame, he does.

The White Dragon has nothing, just a small-town problem solver, so he could only be an honest mount and strive to change his fate.

"Interesting, very interesting," Sun Wukong felt this perspective was novel after reading these replies, granting him a deeper understanding of the pilgrimage project.

There were many more replies, but he found that the senior netizens started drifting off-topic, discussing which female demon on the pilgrimage route was the fairest, or getting nostalgic over watching the Monkey back in the day.

After enjoying the lively discussion for a while, Sun Wukong turned off the Zhihu-like platform.

At this moment, the residence of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven was in sight.

After returning home, he immersed his mind into his sea of consciousness, only to see four ancient treasure chests bobbing up and down.

This time, after resolving the chaos of the Taiyin Star, he also fulfilled four suggestions.

The suggestion to kill Xu Gai yielded a fourth-tier treasure chest.

Both the suggestions to be wary of Ziwei Great Emperor’s revenge and to turn the tables were fifth-tier treasure chests.

The suggestion to give Julei Sun a slap was a seventh-tier treasure chest.

"Open them, open them all!" Sun Wukong opened them all in one go.

[You have opened a fourth-tier treasure chest, congratulations on obtaining Dao of Artifacts Insight (Double Layer), Dao of Formations Insight (Double Layer), Chang’e’s Handkerchief, Jade Rabbit’s Fur]

[You have opened a fifth-tier treasure chest, congratulations on obtaining Sun Divine Seal (Top-Tier Divine Ability), Feijin Sword (Superior Innate Spiritual Treasure), Moon Traversing Star Duke’s Bodice]

[You have opened a fifth-tier treasure chest, congratulations on obtaining Dao of Staves Insight (Quintuple Layer), Dao of Archery Insight (Quintuple Layer), Taiyin Star Duke’s Skirt]

[You have opened a seventh-tier treasure chest, congratulations on obtaining Three Treasures Jade Ruyi (Top-Quality Innate Spiritual Treasure), Physique Cultivation Level (Late-Stage Daluo Golden Immortal), Primordial Spirit Cultivation Level (Late-Stage Daluo Golden Immortal), Taiyin Divine Seal (Top-Tier Divine Ability), Southern Extremity Longevity Star’s Management Studies (Average)]