"Let's see what fortune Sun Xianzhi has this time."
After saying this, Yuanshi Tianzun continued to the chaotic void to collect more chaotic energy and innate energy to fill the deficiencies previously suggested by Sun Kong.
Although he said a few words of sympathy for Sun Kong, it was obvious that faced with the prospect of tens of billions of living beings, he, the Sage of Jade Pure, was also somewhat "cowardly."
Upon hearing this, Guang Chengzi and others, although also stunned, did not dare to disobey.
The eight people moved out quickly.
They did not reduce Sun Kong's guests by much, but at least they brought back millions of registered disciples of Chan Teachings.
It was the only small favor they could offer!
Finally.
To help Sun Kong regain his spirits, so that he would not be "eaten" by these overly excited and enthusiastic beings before the Journey to the West even began.
Guang Chengzi finally showed some conscience and used all his might to hurl the Fantian Seal from tens of millions of miles away.
Along with the seal, a "letter" written on white cloth was also hurled towards Sun Kong!
It was picked up by General Ba.
He immediately delivered it to Sun Kong!
"Great King, it's the Fantian Seal, the Fantian Seal of Guang Chengzi, the foremost of the Eight Great Golden Immortals of Chan Teachings. There's a letter attached."
"Please read it quickly, perhaps Chan Teachings has a way to help us."
"As long as Yuanshi Tianzun, oh no, your second uncle, takes out the Pangu Banner, these tens of billions of people will suffer heavy casualties. That's truly amazing, you chose the right second uncle!"
General Ba, with tears still wet on his face, delivered the letter.
He had initially thought that Yuanshi Tianzun was furious and about to take action.
Unexpectedly.
Sun Kong, upon reading it, almost vomited blood!
Not for any other reason.
But because there was no intention of Yuanshi Tianzun making a move at all. The letter only mentioned three things.
First, Yuanshi Tianzun sympathized with the new Flower Fruit Mountain, but as a Sage, he could not kill and break precepts, so he went to the chaotic void early to busy himself.
He asked Sun Kong not to contact him.
Because, if Yuanshi Tianzun was fast, it would take years, and if slow, it would take centuries to return.
Second, the Eight Great Golden Immortals had tried their best to call back millions of registered disciples of Chan Teachings, which was the greatest courtesy to Sun Kong.
Sun Kong did not need to pay for this arduous task, they acknowledged it themselves.
But they also advised Sun Kong to quickly find a way to clarify the rumors and dissipate the tens of billions of living beings, which was the most effective method, and not to solely rely on them.
Even if they, the Eight Great Golden Immortals, were ten thousand times more powerful, they could not kill so many people.
Third, and most importantly, Guang Chengzi informed Sun Kong that the various Sages seemed to have no reaction to such a terrifying event, and perhaps, it was indeed their intention.
The reason?
It was simple.
It was merely to allow more disciples to join in before the calamity of the Journey to the West, and to share in the merit. This was originally justifiable, but the sheer number of people was something even the Sages could not have predicted.
They could only feign ignorance.
However, Guang Chengzi had interacted with Sun Kong multiple times and had a future agreement with him to help the Eight Great Golden Immortals find opportunities to restore their cultivation.
Therefore, this time he risked his life to remind him to reduce the number as much as possible, not to give up, and to persevere.
If it was really impossible.
And he couldn't stay at the new Flower Fruit Mountain.
Then he should go to the Imperial Void Palace of Chan Teachings!
After all, the Imperial Void Palace was located beyond the thirty-three heavens, and only those who had attained the Great Principle Golden Immortal cultivation or possessed the spiritual treasures of Chan Teachings, Taiyi Golden Immortals, could approach it.
This single condition could filter out more than 99.99% of the people.
As for the remaining 0.01%, which was millions of special individuals, most of them, fearing the majesty of Yuanshi Tianzun, the leader of Chan Teachings, would likely not dare to knock on the door.
This would leave only a few hundred formidable opponents, whom Sun Kong would have to deal with himself, either by defeating them one by one or by persuading them one by one.
As for how to achieve this?
Guang Chengzi did not know.
The letter did not mention it.
After reading all this, Sun Kong himself almost exploded, wanting to grab the Journey to the West Gatling gun and go on a killing spree. But he remembered that he had not yet completed the Journey to the West and become a Buddha, and thus would incur such immense karmic debt.
He feared that even the system would not be able to save him.
Finally.
Sun Kong, stunned for the first time by such a severe shock, managed to calm himself down. After thinking for a moment, he managed to come up with a few methods.
"General Ba!"
"Yes, Great King. Can you still hold on?"
"Stop the nonsense."
"Hooray!"
"Listen carefully. You immediately find Second Great King and Marshal Ma Liu. Right now, let's reduce the number by as many as we can."
"For the first wave, let's start with those hundreds of millions of Buddhist disciples and grandchildren from Spirit Mountain."
"Damn it, these people are retaliating for my previous tormenting them. They know I won't truly kill them, so they're using soft tactics."
"I will rescue Tathagata shortly and have him inform Dipankara Buddha and others. If these hundreds of millions of Buddhist disciples and grandchildren don't go back, this acting deputy Buddha will not hesitate to unleash his wrath."
"At worst, let the Heavenly Court benefit, and let the Jade Emperor seize another opportunity to suppress me. Let's see if these old foxes on Spirit Mountain are afraid!"
"For the second wave, have Marshal Ma Liu gather his forces and openly eliminate those demons and monsters. After all, I will have to kill them on the Journey to the West anyway, so it won't offend the Heavenly Dao."
"For the Jie Teachings and Ren Teachings, I have already sent monkey hair clones to find Lord Tongtian and Taiqing Sage. I believe they will give some face."
"As for these remaining tens of billions of people, I'll handle them. Who told me I'm a troublemaker, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, the Handsome Monkey King? Damn it, don't let me find out who spread the rumors, or I'll ensure their entire family is wiped out!"
After saying this, Sun Kong truly stepped onto the Chaotic Somersault Cloud, wielding the Journey to the West Gatling gun and the Chaotic Golden Cudgel, and alone faced tens of billions of "fans"!
...
This magnificent spectacle naturally did not escape the attention of various interested parties in the Three Realms of the Primordial World.
Although their intentions varied, they all watched with the demeanor of spectators!
Heavenly Court.
Lingxiao Palace.
Seeing that Sun Kong had also reached this point, the Jade Emperor was overjoyed. He summoned Li Jing, Taibai Jinxing, and Wen Zhong, preparing to intervene at any time.
He would use a legitimate reason to suppress Sun Kong again, forcing him back into his original storyline!
Wuzhuang Temple.
Ancestor of Earthly Immortals, Zhenyuanzi, was shocked.
"I only sent someone to harass Monkey Sun to see if I could gain more merit from my tribulation, how did it escalate to this situation?"
Golden Turtle Island.
Biyou Palace.
Lord Tongtian gasped as he saw this scene, knowing he had not sent anyone to do this, and was very surprised!
Xuandu Heaven.
Bajing Palace.
Laozi was startled by the report from the Golden and Silver Boys. After observing intently, he became slightly enraged and somewhat puzzled.
He had not sent anyone to act so recklessly!
Western Teachings.
Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.
Like Laozi and Tongtian, Taoist Jieyin and Taoist Zhunti had not acted so foolishly. Although they were more attentive to the Journey to the West after being reprimanded by Patriarch Hongjun, they would not send people to deal with their own chess pieces.
Therefore, they were utterly bewildered!
...
Thirteenth Demonic Land.
Just as the Sages were speechless, the new Six-Eared Macaque emerged from seclusion. Seeing Sun Kong's predicament, he wore a smug expression!