“Hold on, hold on, you monkey, that’s not very kind of you!”
The Headless Monk appeared directly beside them, blocking Zhong Yuan’s path. He said, “This is my head. I was trying to help you, yet you want to cleave my head open.”
“That wouldn’t be good.”
The Yellow Wind Demon saw the suddenly appearing Headless Monk, a flicker of fear crossing his eyes. But, he only clutched the head in his hands tighter.
In the Yellow Wind Formation, his Master had already lost his head. It wouldn’t be easy to reclaim it.
This was also why he held onto the head so tightly.
Zhong Yuan paused his attack, surprised. “Headless fellow, are you the Spirit Vulture Bodhisattva?”
“So, you helped me before because you wanted me to come in and defeat the Yellow Wind Great Sage, and help you get your head back?”
“You’re a Bodhisattva, how can you lose your head, and need my help?”
Though he learned the Iron-Head Iron-Arm technique, even without this Spirit Vulture Bodhisattva, he could still learn it. But, the strand of hair that Sun Wukong left behind, it would be difficult for him to get normally.
He didn’t intend to deny the Headless Spirit Vulture’s assistance.
Just, he knew there must be their own motives.
Just wanting to use him as a pawn, he didn’t think he’d be too grateful.
The Headless Spirit Vulture’s hand paused. He couldn’t use his face to sing now, so he raised his right hand in a Buddhist salute, saying, “Amitabha.”
“I do indeed have the Dharma name Spirit Vulture. I am the master of the Lesser Sumeru Mountain, and the one who watches over this rat demon.”
“After the Great Sage fell, his six roots remained unannihilated, and were scattered across the world. This thieving rat secretly found one of them. His cultivation was insufficient to refine it, so he hatched a wicked plan.”
“He ambushed me, cutting off my head, taking it along with him.”
“He made it into a vessel to store the root and practice evil techniques.”
“The Yellow Wind Ridge once again became a place of carnage, all my fault.”
“If you want the root, you only need to help me reclaim my head, and I can naturally take the root out for you.”
The Yellow Wind Demon listened beside them, letting out a sneer. He didn’t bother arguing.
A fellow who deliberately placed his head everywhere, only for him to steal it, he had the gall to say it was an ambush?
It was a pity he spent so much time, yet still hadn’t completely refined the root into his head, making them inseparable.
He just looked at Zhong Yuan, wanting to see what choice Zhong Yuan would make.
Zhong Yuan shook his head, asking, “Spirit Vulture, aren’t you saying the wrong thing?”
“I heard the Black Bear Demon from the Black Wind Mountain, he also went to participate in the encirclement of the Great Sage, and it was the Heavenly Court who forced him to go.”
“Later, he obtained one of the roots, it was directly given to him after the Great Sage died.”
“According to this, the Great Sage’s six roots weren’t actually scattered, but were captured by the people who took action.”
“They’re now scattered across different places, but it’s just those who obtained the roots who are scattered across the world.”
“The Yellow Wind Demon, he was also a participant, that’s why he obtained a root, right?”
“I’d actually like to ask you, Spirit Vulture Bodhisattva, about this.”
“You, as the one who watches over him, did you deliberately let him go to help the Heavenly Court? Or were you also forced by the Heavenly Court, and had no choice but to let him go?”
“You, as the one who watches over him, wouldn’t have been unaware of what he did, right?”
The Headless Spirit Vulture was stumped once more, his heart filled with anger.
That Guanyin fellow, he actually let that Black Bear Demon say whatever he wanted!
Plus, this Heaven’s Mandate Child, though he’s indeed talented, and has a chance to walk the final path, he’s already treated the gods and Buddhas as enemies. It was so annoying.
Though other Heaven’s Mandate Children who searched for Sun Wukong’s six roots, who believed that Sun Wukong was always an enemy of the Heavenly Court, there must be many.
They wouldn’t care.
But truly, Heaven’s Mandate Children should be mute!
The Headless Spirit Vulture said again, “I was in closed cultivation at the time, and truly didn’t pay attention.”
The Yellow Wind Demon let out a sneer again.
The Headless Spirit Vulture turned his back, though he didn’t say anything, he likely wouldn’t look good if he had a head.
Zhong Yuan also shook his head, somewhat displeased. “Spirit Vulture, are you treating me like an idiot?”
“Though you did help me out a little before, passing down two of the Great Sage’s techniques from back then, but you, a Bodhisattva, don’t know what your rat demon did under your watch.”
“Even something like participating in the encirclement of the Great Sage, you don’t know, what kind of watching is this?”
“If that’s truly the case, there’s no need for you to be a Bodhisattva anymore.”
“I do have my own faults,” the Headless Spirit Vulture didn’t continue arguing, instead asking, “But, this thieving rat, since you knew he must have participated in the encirclement of the Great Sage, why didn’t you take action?”
“Help me take him down, I will naturally not forget my fault. I will surely watch over him properly in the future…”
Zhong Yuan didn’t hesitate, coldly laughing, “They were all forced, and now they’ve all returned to the lower realm. Though they have faults, it’s understandable.”
“As long as I can reclaim the root, I can naturally ignore them. I may even be able to resist you gods together in the future.”
“I originally thought, since you were also forced by the Heavenly Court, and had no choice but to do this, that’s why I let the Yellow Wind Great Sage come here.”
“Then, we’d have a common enemy, and I could help you persuade him to return your head.”
“But now it seems, you’re part of the Heavenly Court!”
“Though my strength isn’t enough yet, I will absolutely not change my stance just because I received some favor from you!”
“A Bodhisattva like you, I’d rather not have this head!”
The Yellow Wind Demon laughed, “Good, little brother, you’ve said it well. You have a bit of that monkey’s spirit.”
“Come on, let’s continue!”
Zhong Yuan didn’t hesitate either. He raised the golden staff in his hand, immense spiritual energy surging out.
The Yellow Wind Demon also simply put down the weapon in his right hand. He grabbed Spirit Vulture’s head with both hands, raising it high, ready to use it as a shield.
In this way, Zhong Yuan could attack freely. If Zhong Yuan couldn’t control himself, the Yellow Wind Demon would inevitably be affected, but he didn’t care right now.
Zhong Yuan’s staff slammed down without hesitation. The Headless Spirit Vulture could no longer stand. He swept his three-stringed zither, a ray of spiritual light proactively blocking Zhong Yuan.
“You monkey, you truly persist in your folly! You don’t know what’s good for you!”
“Do you really think you’re Sun Wukong? Even Sun Wukong couldn’t truly go against the entire pantheon of gods and Buddhas!”
The Headless Spirit Vulture’s strength unexpectedly wasn’t that weak, directly blocking Zhong Yuan’s staff. He rebounded it back.
Just, he wasn’t feeling great after taking Zhong Yuan’s strike. His body involuntarily took a few steps back.
The Headless Spirit Vulture became even more furious.
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Yuan Shou Cheng stood atop the newly carved Buddhist statue, looking from afar at the commotion in the Yellow Wind Formation. His heart was also very surprised.
“This Heaven’s Mandate Child, he’s truly acting a bit recklessly.”
“But, it’s just a Spirit Vulture. True Heaven’s Mandate Children are rarely born every few hundred years. It shouldn’t be enough to make those above directly stop him.”
“Instead, he’s holding the balance just right.”
This future, he really couldn’t see through it more and more. Good, good.
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South Sea Putuo, Guanyin watched the commotion in the Yellow Wind Formation reflected in the lotus pond, unable to help but shake her head.
This Spirit Vulture, he really is disgraceful.
Now, not only has he personally stepped into the fray, he may even suffer a major setback.
The Buddha might as well have simply banished him to the mortal realm.
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