Buddha finished his chanting and came to the side of the Jade Emperor.

"How is the situation with the Heavenly Emperor?"

He looked up at Sun Wukong in the sky.

"It's nothing serious."

The Jade Emperor said, "On the contrary, we need to prepare for the next war."

"The Heavenly Emperor has commanded me to bring the Buddhist disciples back to the Three Realms and open the portal to come here."

Buddha then said, "Upon reflection, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. I should stay here; it's better to entrust this task to someone else."

The Jade Emperor slightly furrowed his brows.

He understood Buddha's reasoning; even if they managed to open the portal, traveling back and forth from here to the Three Realms would take at least ten days to half a month.

By that time, the new war would already have begun, and they wouldn't make it in time.

"Whom will you entrust with this?"

The Jade Emperor asked, "Who remembers the way back?"

Buddha shook his head, also unsure.

The void passage was not long, but finding the correct direction was something most people couldn't remember.

The two summoned the immortals and inquired, only to discover that no one had noted it down.

"In that case."

Buddha looked at the Jade Emperor, "This task can only be entrusted to you."

Among all the immortals, only the two of them could remember the way.

The Jade Emperor sighed, "It seems there is no other choice."

He wanted to stay and fight alongside Sun Wukong, but compared to him, Buddha was obviously more useful.

Buddha could fully utilize his wisdom in this war sparked by the Buddhist faith.

"Let's go."

The Jade Emperor said to the maiden.

Then, he led the maiden and tens of thousands of Buddhist disciples through the Light Gate and left.

Rays of light vanished into the Light Gate as Buddha prayed silently for a smooth journey.

After watching the Jade Emperor leave, Buddha approached the Gouchen God and said, "To wait for the reinforcements to arrive, we better drag out the war."

"I understand."

Gouchen nodded.

He was well aware that the Brahma Void Heavenly Court had many immortals but weak combat power, and their strength was fixed.

If they could hold out until the reinforcements arrived, victory could be theirs.

"Buddha, how should the mortals on the surface be handled?"

Gouchen asked, with both Sun Wukong and the Jade Emperor gone, it was up to Buddha to decide.

Buddha looked over the land, Emperor Qinghua was still suppressing the mortals on the surface, but this was not a long-term solution.

"I will enlighten them."

Buddha said. Those mortals had been deeply influenced by Buddhist teachings, and he certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity.

Right away, Buddha landed on the ground, allowing Emperor Qinghua to gradually lift the suppression on the mortals and began spreading the Tao to them.

He could enlighten the Buddhist disciples, so naturally, enlightening mortals was effortlessly easy.

By the end of the day, the mortals across the lands had been enlightened.

Just as Buddha was about to enlighten the last group of people, a roar suddenly came from the sky.

He looked up, the imposing mountains remained unendingly sprawling and dense, hanging high in the sky.

But after a day of bombardment by Sun Wukong, the surface of the mountains was now covered with cracks.

"Is it about to break?"

The moment the thought crossed Buddha's mind, Sun Wukong suddenly let out a loud shout and punched the mountains.

This punch, like the rising sun, was domineering and unmatched. The mountains finally could not withstand it, crack by crack fissured and burst loudly into fragments.

Endless shards exploded in the sky, scattering in all directions.

In an instant, a mighty meteor shower crossed the sky, and the stone fragments surged like waves, causing all the immortals in the sky to avoid them.

"Why dodge it?"

While the immortals were still scattering everywhere, Sun Wukong's voice resonated, "Those shards don't have divine power, shatter them."

The immortals reacted, casting immortal light all over the sky, each displaying their divine skills to strike the shattered rocks.

Endless flames boiled and rapidly expanded from a point, and in the blink of an eye, the entire sky was filled with fire, the flames billowing skyward.

Sun Wukong did not care about those exploding shards, he focused his gaze into the high sky.

After the mountains exploded, Immortal Zhenyuan appeared, his forehead shimmering with a golden Buddha seal.

He was dressed in white, elegant and poised, with a Jade Seal floating above his head, radiantly gleaming, his gaze serious and intense.

Sun Wukong, with his overwhelming divine might, took a step forward and ascended to the heavens.

"Forgive my offense, Immortal!"

He spoke, then suddenly swung a punch upwards, turning it into a golden dragon that charged toward Immortal Zhenyuan.

This punch was like a light piercing through darkness, carrying an irresistible force.

Immortal Zhenyuan couldn't block it and was blown away by the golden punch, the Buddha Seal on his forehead shattered with a loud bang.

Sun Wukong did not bother with him and took another step forward, reaching out to seize the Jade Seal.

The Jade Seal emitted an enduring Taoist chant, its luster flowing with divine brilliance.

Sensing Sun Wukong's grasp, it suddenly unleashed a Buddha Light, the light billowed like lava, aiming to engulf Sun Wukong.

It was a formidable curse, intending to drown his divine soul and destroy the foundation of the Tao.

"Subdue!"

Sun Wukong's hand emanated a golden light, his hands forming seals, and he struck another punch, causing the Jade Seal to tremble violently and roar.

The Buddha Light gradually extinguished, but the Jade Seal still resisted, its strong power twisting the surrounding space.

It kept resisting, resisting someone it did not recognize as its master—but Sun Wukong had no time to go through this process and had to suppress it with force.

"Behave yourself!"

Sun Wukong shouted, his overwhelming power crushing it, his battle spirit burning fiercely, a War God's mark emerged from his hand.

The moment the mark appeared, it burst out with a brilliant radiance, pressing down on the Jade Seal.

The Jade Seal was defiant, resisting fiercely.

"How long can you resist?"

Sun Wukong launched another punch, the mark of his fist branded onto the Jade Seal, the sound echoing through heaven and earth, resounding in the skies.

The sky trembled as if it were about to collapse.

The Jade Seal felt fear, sensing mortal danger, it gradually ceased its resistance.

Finally, it was grasped in the palm of Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong seemed to be clothed in a layer of light, surrounded by auspicious radiance, his heart brimming with joy.

In that moment, he felt all-knowing, as if heaven and earth were held within his palm.

His perception stretched endlessly, sensing every creature on the ground, able to determine the life and death of all beings in a thought.

This feeling, unprecedented, was like that of conquering the world.

At this moment, the entire world was clay in his hands.

"No amount of actions can compare to controlling the lives of all beings."

Sun Wukong looked down at the Buddha.

He stood high in the sky, radiance shining in all directions, majestically invincible, making the mortals on the ground kneel.

Buddha's day of influencing had none of his solemnity.

Doubts surged in Sun Wukong's heart.

"Why did I go through so much trouble before?

Sun Wukong's eyes reddened uncontrollably as he thought: "Isn't conquering a world this way much easier, more to my liking?"

This whimsical feeling greatly excited him.

However, in the blink of an eye, the red light in Sun Wukong's eyes quickly faded.

"No, this is not right!"

His heart jolted, how could he have such thoughts.

Ever since his enlightenment, he had always been light-hearted and tranquil, never harboring such tyrannical thoughts.

These were not his thoughts.

He was influenced by something!

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.