The Battle in Journey to the West-Chapter 28 - 0 Turbulence in the Sheji Chart

In the blink of an eye, they saw a grand but dilapidated palace in front of them. This was Goddess Nu Wa’s traveling palace, situated within the Map of Mountains and Rivers. When the goddess wished to roam and rest, she would simply suspend the Map of Mountains and Rivers in the void and retreat inside the palace to rest. This traveling palace was also the exact location of the matrix point of the treasure. Whoever controlled the palace could control the entire Map of Mountains and Rivers.

Emperor Shi looked back and hastily said, “Quick, inside, more people are coming!”

With these words, Emperor Shi led the Buddhist protectors into the palace and disappeared in a moment.

How could Wukong and the others tarry? They hastily applied their Escape Technique to fly forward, stopping only when they reached the front of the palace.

“The Map of Mountains and Rivers should belong to this king. Your interference here has ruined my grand plans,” a voice thundered, shaking the palace, coming from its depths.

Emperor Shi and the others from Great Freedom Heaven were struck as if by lightning upon entering the palace, the voice akin to the Tathagata’s Great Thunderclap Spell, numbing their minds and making their scalps burst. Retreating step by step on the void, a dull thud followed by a cold snort, the Buddhist Dharma Protectors were blasted out of the palace.

“This king has been refining the Map of Mountains and Rivers. You dared to try to snatch it, ruining my efforts! You deserve to die,” declared a middle-aged man in a Python Robe as he flew out from the palace. This man, with eyebrows like swords and a formidable appearance, looked like someone long accustomed to holding life-and-death authority.

The Python Robe man had deep-set eyes and his exposed skin looked extremely withered, as though drained of vitality.

Without another word, the man reached out with his hand, summoning a claw formed from the Power of Xuanyin aiming downwards, attempting to grasp the Heavenly Buddhist protectors in his grasp.

Witnessing the man’s mana, Wukong felt his own body tremble, suspecting the man was a Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal of the highest order!

As the Xuanyin Claw descended, it caught several Heavenly Buddhist protectors; and without giving them a chance to plead, it squeezed them violently, crushing several Taiyi Golden Immortals and Daluo Golden Immortals to death on the spot, leaving only Emperor Shi to escape. Transforming into a streak of fire, he evaded the Xuanyin Claw’s grasp but spat out a mouthful of blood, his complexion turning a greenish-black. Clearly, the Power of Xuanyin was a terrifying force that almost snuffed out a great part of their Three Flowers and Five Qi’s positive energy.

The vital blood of the Buddhist protectors absorbed by the Power of Xuanyin was inhaled by the man; he tilted his head back and a stream of blood entered his nostrils, which made his skin appear slightly lustrous.

Grinding his teeth, Emperor Shi demanded, “Who are you?”

The Python Robe man replied, “Your killer!”

Pinching a spell with one hand, black aura swirled around him as the Power of Xuanyin surged, forming another immense hand reaching out again.

Wukong cried out, “This is bad, this man’s mana is so strong, he’s likely a Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal. We must flee quickly!”

Teeth gritted in rage, the Python Robe man said, “Flee? I was but one step away from refining the Map of Mountains and Rivers to return to my peak, and you have disturbed me. I don’t know how much effort it will now take to refine this treasure again! You must all die, not one can be spared!”

The man’s mana was too vast, undeniably at the caliber of a Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal. None present, even a hundred more, would be a match for him.

With a stern expression like a sovereign commanding all under heaven, the Xuanyin Great Hand enveloping the area left no avenue to escape, trapping everything within a hundred miles.

The group of Golden Immortals on the outskirts of the Map of Mountains and Rivers had witnessed the scene, all turning pale and fleeing in all directions. This person’s strength was too profound.

“Namo Amitabha Buddha! Why must you kill so mercilessly?” The newcomer was a Buddha, the Buddha of Immeasurable Life from the Buddhist sect. He seemed to descend from the heavens, landing nearby in an instant. A sharira was expelled from his mouth,

That sharira shone with golden light, striking the Xuanyin Great Hand and repelling it, then shot towards the eyebrow of the man in the python robe.

The man in the python robe just laughed: “Buddhist Law was originally a dream given to the Various Heavens by the Two Saints of the West, Jieyin and Zhunti, divided into Greater and Lesser Vehicles, Exoteric and Esoteric teachings. Do you dare to oppose the Various Heavens?”

The Buddha of Immeasurable Life slightly hesitated, with the sharira coming to a standstill. Then, saying “Namo Amitabha Buddha” once more, he spoke, “This Venerable has boundless mana, yet should not kill my Buddhist disciples. If so, how shall I answer to the Buddha Ancestor?”

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The man in the python robe sinisterly said: “You can tell him that it was I, the Heavenly Illuminating Holy King, who killed his disciple. Let’s see what he has to say?”

The Buddha of Immeasurable Life then said, “Very well… I will take away my Buddhist disciples. As for the others, you may deal with them yourself; I will not interfere.”

The origins of this Heavenly Illuminating Holy King were mysterious, and even individuals who roamed the Three Realms like Yang Jian had never heard his name. Yet the Buddha of Immeasurable Life certainly recognized him and chose to step back directly, which was truly puzzling. Who was this Heavenly Illuminating Holy King, and why was the Buddhist sect so wary of him? Moreover, he had just stated that the Buddhist Law was a dream given to the Two Saints of the West by the Various Heavens, which had led to the Greater and Lesser Vehicles and today’s Shamen.

The Heavenly Illuminating Holy King shook his head and said: “This disciple has disrupted my plans to refine the Map of the Mountains and Rivers. He deserves to die! Hand him over!”

But Emperor Shi exclaimed in horror: “Buddha Ancestor, your enlightened judgment, please! Your disciple didn’t intend to disturb the Holy King’s cultivation and was unaware.”

The Buddha of Immeasurable Life couldn’t possibly hand over Emperor Shi in front of everyone, so he brought his hands together in prayer and said, “Your Excellency the Holy King, please grant this humble monk a small favor, so that I may also have an explanation to give to the Buddha Ancestor.”

After a moment’s thought, the Heavenly Illuminating Holy King also felt there was some truth to this and did not wish to fall out with the Buddhist sect too badly. So he said, “Fine, I’ll give you this face.”

The Buddha of Immeasurable Life expressed his thanks, took Emperor Shi, and with a flash of golden light, disappeared without a trace.

Wukong and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. Just who exactly was this Heavenly Illuminating Holy King? Could he be a powerful figure from Ancient Times? There were no historical records of him; they had never even heard of this name! The Heavenly Illuminating Holy King had forced the Buddha of Immeasurable Life into retreat just with a word, and it seemed that the Buddha of Immeasurable Life was indeed very wary of him.

“The Buddha of Immeasurable Life was actually forced into retreat by this Heavenly Illuminating Holy King with merely a word. Who exactly is this person? It seems he also has some connections with the Buddhist sect! What exactly is going on with the Buddhist sect today that they do not wish people to see?” Wukong’s thoughts were racing, and he also pondered how to escape from this Heavenly Illuminating Holy King.

The Heavenly Illuminating Holy King let out a strange laugh and once again gathered the Power of Xuanyin, forming a giant hand that reached down to catch Wukong and the others.

Under the engulfing Power of Xuanyin by the Heavenly Illuminating Holy King, Wukong and the others found themselves unable to move even the slightest bit, feeling extremely uncomfortable. Their Three Flowers and Five Qi were suppressed and unable to circulate, and their Primordial Spirits were exceedingly groggy, unable to arouse their True Qi.

“Who exactly are you?” Yang Jian opened his third eye on his forehead and roared loudly. He was about to die at this person’s hand but still wanted to die understanding why.

The Heavenly Illuminating Holy King seemed to enjoy this cat-and-mouse game, finding amusement in toying with these “ants,” and spoke with a slight smile, “I am the Heavenly Illuminating Holy King. Who else could I be?”

Yang Jian said, “There’s no record of a ‘Heavenly Illuminating Holy King’ in the historical texts!”

The Heavenly Illuminating Holy King scoffed and said, “You ants are not worthy of knowing my origins. As for the lack of historical records? That’s because your Saints were too cowardly to record us, the true rulers!”

The Ox Demon King roared incessantly, transforming into his true form, a hundred zhang tall white ox, bellowing madly, twisting its head, but still, the immense pressure made it impossible for him to break free.

The Jiao Demon King also transformed into a Green Jiao, tumbling endlessly in the void, but to no avail.

“It’s futile. Now that you’ve fallen into my hands, did you think you could escape? All of you will become my Vital Blood to help me regain my strength sooner,” said the Heavenly Illuminating Holy King coldly, as the hand formed by the Power of Xuanyin slowly started to tighten.

The Ox Demon King suddenly spat out a lamp from his mouth. The lamp’s flame was purple, and with a breath of vile wind, the flames spread wildly, scorching the Power of Xuanyin and causing crackling explosions, seemingly about to disperse it. Alas, the Ox Demon King’s mana was too weak, and the Xuanyin Great Hand still continued to close in.

“What! Even my lamp’s flames can’t break through this person’s Divine Skills? Who on earth is he that even I, the Old Bull, am to perish here?” The Ox Demon King was greatly alarmed in his heart.

The faces of Wukong and the others also changed greatly, sensing that their True Qi was about to be exhausted, and the pressure around them increasing by the moment.

Their fate uncertain, please listen to the next part for the resolution.