Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 646 - 647 Spy Deva (Third Update)

“If I hadn’t hidden deeply enough, I might have been detected by the Buddhist Sect long ago. How could I have survived until today?”

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva let out a wry smile and his eyes shimmered with an unusual light as he examined Sun Wukong intently from top to bottom, “Great Saint, did you truly fail in your endeavor to become a Saint recently?”

Sun Wukong’s cultivation appeared to be at the Half-Step Saint Realm, not that of someone who had attained saintliness. Could it be that the previous celestial phenomena were true and that Sun Wukong had indeed failed in his attempt to reach the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm?

“It can’t be called a failure, but it could also be said I failed! Anyway, it’s not something that can be explained in a word or two. If Brother Ksitigarbha is interested, you can go to Flower-Fruit Mountain and ask the master yourself. He knows best!”

As Sun Wukong spoke, he walked up to Deva and gently patted its head with a cold laugh, “Deva, when I asked you to distinguish between the two Yuan Hongs and determine who was real and who was fake, you must have figured it out. Yet, you deliberately chose not to speak up, intending to let them face Tathagata so as to give him a legitimate reason to implement his strategy, am I right?”

The color drained from Deva’s face as it flashed a look of panic, not understanding how Sun Wukong had found out. But this expression was fleeting, and it quickly regained composure, pretending to be confused while blinking at Sun Wukong innocently, “Great Saint, what do you mean by that? I don’t understand! I could tell which one was real and which was fake, but that false Yuan Hong was also very powerful. If I had spoken up and he caused chaos that destroyed Mount Jiuhua, what then?”

“Heh! That sounds good. If I didn’t know any better, I might actually believe your excuse!”

The smile on Sun Wukong’s lips grew colder as he scoffed, “Yuan Hong just broke through to the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm a few days ago. Compared to Brother Ksitigarbha, he’s nothing. How could he possibly damage Mount Jiuhua? You clearly knew of Tathagata’s trickery from the start and purposely sent a message to Brother Ksitigarbha, leading them to Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain. Do you really think I’m so easily deceived?”

The face of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva changed as well, and his gaze, sharp and cold like a blade, bore into Deva, his voice grave, “Deva, what exactly is going on? Is what the Great Saint has said true?”

Deva remained silent, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s inquiring gaze then shifted to Sun Wukong2, who did not hide anything and revealed the conspiracy where Tathagata Buddha intended to use a fake Yuan Hong to replace the real one.

“I hadn’t anticipated such a profound implication in all this!”

Cold light flickered in the eyes of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. He did not doubt that Sun Wukong2 was lying, for with Sun Wukong’s abilities, it wasn’t impossible to uncover Tathagata Buddha’s conspiracy!

On reflection, Deva indeed appeared suspicious, and thinking further, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s face grew even darker: “You worthless thing, you were sent by the Buddha to spy on me, weren’t you?”

Deva, the Divine Beast, had been subdued by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva near Mount Yin after he entered the Netherworld. At that time, Ksitigarbha had found it a bit odd, as Deva’s strength was not weak, and Ksitigarbha’s own cultivation strength was far from what it was now, but he had managed to subdue Deva with little effort. Ksitigarbha had always thought it was due to fate, that Deva was won over by his abilities and charm!

But now, thinking about it carefully, wasn’t it Deva who had offered himself up for subjugation at the time?

Furthermore, over the years, every time he was at a critical juncture in his cultivation, about to break through to the next realm, there would always be inexplicable disruptions, and he had failed to break through several times, even regressing in cultivation. This was certainly no accident; it must have been Deva causing trouble behind his back!

In other words, from the moment he left the Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain and sought refuge in the Netherworld, Tathagata Buddha had already become wary of him and had arranged for Deva to monitor him. Ksitigarbha had always treated Deva with complete trust, never expecting to have nurtured such a calamity by his side!

“You cur, how dare you deceive me like this? I shall not spare you today!”

The more he thought, the angrier Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva became. A Treasure Bead appeared in his left hand, and a staff appeared in his right. The bead was the Ruyi Pearl, casting a stream of radiant light that enveloped Deva, and the staff in his hand was then swung fiercely down towards Deva’s head.

Just as the staff was about to strike Deva’s head, a strange Buddha’s Light suddenly rose from his body, within which swirled numerous Swastika Buddha Seals, repelling the radiance emitted by the Ruyi Pearl, and Deva regained the ability to move. With a leap, he attempted to flee upon a cloud.

“Heaven-Breaking Domain!”

A cold shout echoed in Sun Wukong2’s mind, and the Heaven-Breaking Domain was released, enveloping Deva within it. Deva had just formed four clouds underneath him and leapt a zhang into the air, only to be pressed down by the strength of the Heaven-Breaking Domain. The clouds dissipated, and he fell headlong to the ground, unable to move, with Buddha’s Light still flashing the Swastika Buddha Seals from within him, all absorbed by a mysterious force.

“Thinking of escaping? Did you ask for my permission?”

Sun Wukong2 sneered coldly. The Swastika Buddha Seal Buddha’s Light emanating from Deva was of Tathagata Buddha’s doing, and after battling the Buddha several times, Sun Wukong was already extremely familiar with his strength. Although Sun Wukong2 was an incarnation, his strength and memory were no different from the original, so he naturally recognized it at a glance.