Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

Yes, tears were nearly bursting out!

The Empress was somewhat puzzled, realizing that her intervention at that moment had indeed caused displeasure, which was understandable even to herself.

But in reality? Just because she had intervened, the mysterious person had disregarded even Baosheng Buddha? An endless surge of sword qi poured down upon her?

That demeanor was as if he harbored a grievance against her that was insurmountable.

Please, get the priorities straight, okay? Baosheng Buddha was his main target; she was just a secondary target due to her intervention, right?

"It's hard to believe!" The Jade Emperor also nodded, feeling extremely astonished.

The behavior of that mysterious person was too strange; to kill the Empress, he even disregarded his original target, Baosheng Buddha?

Being able to wield the Absolute Immortal Sword, he must be at the Quasi-Saint Level, right? Then, among all the quasi-saints in the Three Realms and Six Paths, who harbors bone-deep hatred for the Empress?

This seems to be a clue?

But upon further contemplation, she couldn't come up with any explanation at all.

"There's something fishy about this matter!" After pondering for a long time, the Jade Emperor spoke in a low voice.

Quasi-Saints, the Three Realms and Six Paths have only so many; everyone is quite familiar, so who exactly is that mysterious person in black?

Or could it be? Has a Quasi-Saint suddenly appeared out of nowhere in this world?

"Haotian, do you have any suspects?" Seeing the deep contemplation of the Jade Emperor, who remained silent for a long while, the Empress asked in a faint voice.

"If we suspect that the mysterious person harbors deep hatred towards you and use this as a clue, it would be impossible to deduce his identity. Therefore, we must deduce from another angle!" the Jade Emperor said after a long contemplation.

"Do you think it could be Sect Master Tongtian? After all, back during the Deification Catastrophe, Sect of Intercepting almost vanished, and most of them entered our Heavenly Court to take positions!"

Not rushing to ask what the Jade Emperor's other angle was, the Empress made her own guess and asked.

"Impossible!"

However, hearing the Empress's speculation, the Jade Emperor decisively shook his head and said, "Although what you say seems to make sense, you still don't understand Sect Master Tongtian well; though he is unbridled and straightforward, acting without considering consequences, if he decides to kill, he would never act covertly!"

"Hmm, your words do make sense!" After hearing this from the Jade Emperor, the Empress pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

Sect Master Tongtian might indeed carry out the act of killing the Jade Emperor and the Empress, disregarding the so-called karmic retribution.

But, Sect Master Tongtian is not the type to kill and then hide his tracks.

"So, as you say, that person is not Sect Master Tongtian, nor could it be someone instructed by Sect Master Tongtian!" After nodding, the Empress then said.

"Yes, even if the Absolute Immortal Sword is a clue, it seems Sect Master Tongtian faces the greatest possibility, but I feel that the likelihood of Sect Master Tongtian secretly orchestrating all this is not high!" The Jade Emperor nodded, agreeing with the Empress's words.

"Then tell me, how shall we deduce it from another angle?" The Empress then asked.

"Your identity is that of the Empress; to kill you involves karmic retribution which not everyone can bear, so from this angle, who among the Three Realms and Six Paths could possibly do this?" the Jade Emperor asked, turning the question back on the Empress.

"This indeed leads to a clue!" Hearing this angle from the Jade Emperor, the Empress's eyes brightened slightly, nodding in agreement.

"Several saints, of course, are not afraid of generating karma; they are already beyond the scourges of myriad calamities; however, if it were truly a few saints who took action, I wouldn't still be alive!" The Empress began to consider those who are not afraid of being entangled by karmic force, starting with the existence of several saints.

"Correct!" The words of the Empress made the Jade Emperor nod, then he continued, "Furthermore, there are the Three Emperors, who are Human Emperors, protected by immense destiny of the Human Clan, which might mitigate much of the karmic force!"

Following this, the Jade Emperor also spoke, but upon mentioning this, he shook his head and said, "However, even though the Three Human Emperors have immense destiny, they do not possess that level of power! They can also be ruled out!"

"If we talk about merit offsetting karmic force, Supreme Elder Lord with the Heaven and Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda holds the foremost Merit Supreme Treasure. However, as Supreme Elder Lord represents the will of the saints, it wouldn't be him either!" the Empress considered aloud.

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, wielding the Karmic Fire Red Lotus and residing in the Netherworld, also has immeasurable merit and isn't afraid of karmic force entanglement. However, Ksitigarbha's cultivation level hasn't reached the Quasi-Saint Level..." The Jade Emperor also thought of Ksitigarbha.

"This seems like there's no one else left?" After carefully considering, the Empress really couldn't think of anyone else, shaking her head as she spoke.

Those not afraid of karmic force entanglement seem to be just these individuals? Yet, one by one, they've been eliminated?

"Right, there's also the Journey to the West for Scriptures team! They are the center of the Immeasurable Kalpa, and in this cosmic calamity, all karmic forces generated by killings are non-existent to them!"

At that moment, the Jade Emperor suddenly thought of the Journey to the West for Scriptures team, and then spoke.

However, no sooner had he spoken than he shook his head again.

"The Journey to the West for Scriptures team is even more unlikely. The most powerful among their group, Rascal Monkey, has only recently touched the threshold of the Great Luo Realm, let alone, the mysterious person you mentioned has already slain Treasure Light Buddha, and everyone in the Journey to the West for Scriptures team is considered part of the Buddhist Sect, right?"

Yes, of those just considered, the least likely was the Journey to the West for Scriptures team.

Now, it seemed the trail was lost again.

Jade Emperor and Empress pondered for a long time, but couldn't figure it out.

In this world, when did such a mysterious and powerful Quasi-Saint appear, who even held the Absolute Immortal Sword?

...

As for the situation in the Heavenly Court, let's not talk about that for now. On the other hand, at the Great Thunder Monastery.

"Amitabha!"

Tathagata's expression was silent as he quietly sat on his Lotus Platform, his look somewhat distressed.

Among his followers, Baosheng Buddha and Guanyin were absolutely his most reliable aides, but today, Baosheng Buddha had passed away silently, and Guanyin had gone to the Demon Realm due to demon possession. Hadn't both his left and right arms been broken?

This made Tathagata feel very helpless.

Beneath Tathagata, various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas also wore looks of fear, whispering among themselves.

Baosheng Buddha was one of the strongest Buddhas besides the Three-World Buddha, and today he had unexpectedly fallen without any warning? This startled the entire Spirit Mountain of Western Heaven.

Of course, many eyes were also on Tathagata.

Out of nowhere, Baosheng Buddha had just perished, and Tathagata must have been even more saddened, right?

However, what exactly had happened originally?

"Bodhisattva of Golden Light…" After a long silence, Tathagata's gaze fell on Golden Hair Lion, and he spoke.

"Tathagata!" Golden Hair Lion bowed his head, his appearance bathed in cold sweat, as he answered.

"Are you saying that Baosheng Buddha was killed by a mysterious person in the South Sea? You don't know the identity of the other party!" Tathagata asked calmly.

"Yes, Tathagata, I don't know!" bowing his head, Golden Hair Lion answered.

When he said these words, Golden Hair Lion felt even more guilty.

Although his mouth said he didn't know, he was actually lying!

Like Gaoyang, who had seen Jiang Liu wearing the Shadow Robe, so he recognized Jiang Liu.

Golden Hair Lion had seen him too, and even personally pulled off Jiang Liu's Shadow Robe that day.

Thus, during the great battle in the sky over Mount Luojia, Golden Hair Lion recognized at a glance that the mysterious figure was Holy Monk Xuanzang.

But what did he see next? Holy Monk Xuanzang actually took out the Absolute Immortal Sword!

It seemed like the Empress was killed!? Baosheng Buddha was also killed!?

"It turns out, although it has always been thought that among the team of Journey to the West for Scriptures, Great Sage Equalling Heaven Sun Wukong was the strongest, only now do I know that Holy Monk Xuanzang is truly the ruthless one. No wonder the several disciples of Great Sage, were all well-disciplined by Holy Monk Xuanzang!"

Having witnessed Jiang Liu almost killing both the Empress and Baosheng Buddha, and thinking about how his own life was still in Jiang Liu's grasp, even though he knew the truth, Golden Hair Lion dared not reveal it.

After lying to Tathagata, Golden Hair Lion wore a somewhat guilty look, his cold sweat streaming, his head bowed, not daring to meet Tathagata's eyes.

And Tathagata did not speak either, simply letting his gaze rest on Golden Hair Lion.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Golden Hair Lion could feel Tathagata's gaze on him.

That gaze, heavy as Mount Tai, made his back bend even more.

"Bodhisattva of Golden Light! You are lying!"

Just when Golden Hair Lion felt fearful in his heart, suddenly, Tathagata spoke.

"If you really do not know the identity of that mysterious person in black, what are you afraid of now?"

"Tathagata, I, I..."

All of a sudden, hearing Tathagata's words, Golden Hair Lion almost jumped in fright, his mouth at a loss for an answer.

However, just when he was at a loss for words, suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Golden Hair Lion's mind, and he responded: "Tathagata, I am not lying, I... I am afraid of that mysterious person in black, the one holding the Absolute Immortal Sword!"

Absolute Immortal Sword!?

Hearing this name, all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the Great Thunder Monastery were startled, they looked at each other, and then turned their gaze towards Tathagata.

Tathagata sat upright on the Lotus Platform, his body also shook slightly upon hearing the name of the Absolute Immortal Sword.

He froze for a moment, and after a long while, he gradually relaxed, gently pursed his lips, and bowed his head in silence.