Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 697 - 638 - Disappeared Person (Part 2)

Sun Wukong's perception vastly surpassed that of Tathagata and the others. Furthermore, Sun Wukong constantly used Divine Consciousness Scouting in fear that Tathagata and the following group would lose track. Just last night, Sun Wukong detected through his Divine Sense the first empty sect, which was about the same size as Holy Ultimate Buddhism. Sun Wukong guessed it was likely a Fifth Rank or Fourth Rank Sect. Though there was nobody within the sect, there were also no corpses to be found. The entire sect was eerily deserted, as if everyone there had just vanished into thin air.

From the moment he discovered the first deserted sect until now, Sun Wukong has discovered more than fifty empty sects, with the highest-ranked among them being a Second Rank Sect and the lowest being a Fifth Rank Sect. These sects were all intact, with no signs of struggle, no blood, and no bodies to be found—everyone had simply disappeared. This strange occurrence gave Sun Wukong a very unpleasant feeling. Tathagata, who was trailing, also finally noticed something was wrong close to noon.

Tathagata's Divine Sense was far inferior to Sun Wukong's, and he was not tracking Sun Wukong through Divine Sense but rather through Sun Wukong's blood, which is why Tathagata was not constantly scouring with his Divine Sense. Just moments ago, when Tathagata felt close enough to Sun Wukong, he unleashed his Divine Sense and immediately noticed something was amiss. Within the range of his Divine Sense, there were three empty sects. This immediately caught Tathagata's attention; at first, he thought it was Sun Wukong's doing, but he quickly realized it couldn't be. Sun Wukong's cultivation was only at the peak of Dao Transformation; it was impossible for him to wipe out an entire sect that quickly. Moreover, like Sun Wukong, he found no corpses or signs of a struggle, solidly ruling out any possibility of a massacre.

For a moment, Tathagata had no clue what had become of these three sects. However, as there were countless large and small sects throughout Buddha's Pure Land, strange incidents were not surprising. But soon, Tathagata discovered more and more empty sects, and when he came upon a Second Rank Sect that was also devoid of people, he finally realized something was terribly wrong. Yet he did not plan to give up the chase for Sun Wukong as a result. The game of cat and mouse had only just begun. He ordered some men to stay behind and meet with those following while dispatching some of the Peak of Unity Dao experts to investigate the situation of the empty sects.

Later, he detected Sun Wukong, who was leading close to a hundred Dao Transformation experts, in his Divine Sense and immediately exploded with speed to pursue him. Then, abruptly, Sun Wukong, Tathagata, and even those Dao Transformation experts under Tathagata's command all came to a halt. Almost simultaneously, they all felt a strange power fluctuation, which was utterly foreign to Tathagata and the others but all too familiar to Sun Wukong—it was the wave of Transcendence ability that his master had emitted before. Sun Wukong felt a surge of panic. Could his master be in trouble? Hadn't his master been able to perfectly control the power of the Transcendence Bloom after his last Tribulation? So what was happening now?

With no inclination to be concerned with Tathagata anymore, Sun Wukong sensed the piece of Spatial Sand he had left with the Buddha-worshipping Sect. In an instant, his figure vanished, and when he reappeared, he was already inside the sect of the Buddha-worshipping Sect. As soon as he appeared, Sun Wukong was stunned. His Spatial Sand was left in the Lotus Cloud Courtyard of the Buddha-worshipping Sect, located at the mountain summit, permitting a clear view of the entire mountain below from the courtyard. At this sight, Sun Wukong was shocked to see the mountain and the foothills crowded with countless people who were all kneeling.

A cursory look estimated hundreds of thousands of people, a dark mass stretching as far as the eye could see. For a moment, Sun Wukong didn't know how to react. But after all, he was Sun Wukong—after a short moment of shock, he forcefully suppressed the whirlwind of puzzling thoughts in his head and quickly expanded his Divine Sense to locate his master. Almost immediately, he found his master was actually in the meditation room of the Lotus Cloud Courtyard right behind him. Without giving it much thought, Sun Wukong turned around and headed swiftly to the door, then pushed it open.

Upon opening the door, Sun Wukong saw his master sitting cross-legged, meditating in the meditation room, with Sha Wujing guarding by his side. The door flew open, and Sha Wujing leaped to his feet, but upon seeing that the one who had pushed the door was Sun Wukong, he immediately cried out joyfully, "Eldest brother, you're back?" Sun Wukong approached Sha Wujing and punched him hard, causing Sha Wujing to immediately double over, clutching his stomach and half-kneeling on the ground. "You still call me eldest brother? I asked you to look after our master, how could you have watched over him, seeing what's happening outside now?"

Sha Wujing wanted to say something, but the intense pain in his abdomen stopped him from uttering a word. Sun Wukong was truly enraged, but he couldn't express his anger toward his master. He could only reprimand Sha Wujing. At that moment, Tang Sanzang also stood up, then turned to Sun Wukong and said, "Wukong, you've misunderstood your brother." Tang Sanzang's voice was very calm. He then leaned over to help Sha Wujing up and admonished Sun Wukong, "Wukong, how can you strike someone before asking for the reason? Is that what I taught you?"

Sun Wukong wanted to explain something, but when he opened his mouth, he realized he didn't know what to say. "I know what you want to say. You're wondering what all those people outside are here for, aren't you? Let me tell you, all those affected by the Transcendence Bloom's power are, in fact, not human!" Sun Wukong was taken aback. Not human? What did that mean? Could he have been mistaken? That seemed impossible. It was always him who recognized demons with his Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes while his master could not. When did it become the other way around?

But for caution, Sun Wukong still turned around and used his Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes to look outside. What he saw, however, were clearly living people, all of whom were prostrate on the ground, incessantly chanting something. "Master, those are clearly people. What are you trying to say? Could it be that master, you are possessed?" Although he said this, Sun Wukong did not detect any abnormal aura on his master.

"Wukong, many things can't be seen with eyes alone. Your fiery eyes may see through demons' disguises, but they can't see through people's hearts!" At that moment, Sun Wukong suddenly felt a strange sensation, as if he had suddenly understood what his master had felt back when they were journeying to the Western Paradise. He had fiery eyes that could see through the myriad forms of demons, but the master did not. To his master, those demons he saw through were just living people. At that time, he even thought his master was foolish, that his eyes were blinded by those inferior transformation techniques.

But wasn't the scene now strikingly similar to the past? Could it be that there are transformations in this world that even his Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes cannot see through? Tang Sanzang seemed to perceive Sun Wukong's thoughts and gently shook his head, pulling Sun Wukong to sit down on a cushion on the ground. Sha Wujing, who was nearby, had also recovered a lot. With the Ultimate Water Stele, Sha Wujing's recovery ability is certainly far superior to those of his level. Sun Wukong had now calmed down and looked at Sha Wujing apologetically, while Sha Wujing smiled naively, saying, "Elder brother, it's alright, I have thick skin and flesh, it's no big deal, just listen to the master, you have really wronged the master!"

With Sha Wujing saying so, Sun Wukong began to doubt whether he had really made some mistake and took a deep breath, turning his gaze towards Tang Sanzang.

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Tang Sanzang smiled and then said, "Wukong, there is a big problem with this place called Buddha's Pure Land Realm, do you know that?"

Sun Wukong nodded his head.

Tang Sanzang continued, "Most of the people in this Buddha's Pure Land have issues. To put it simply, all those who can be affected by the Transcendence Bloom's power, have issues. Although they seem to have no problems in every respect, they lack hearts!"

"Could there be people who are not affected by the power of the Transcendence Bloom?"

Tang Sanzang nodded, then gave Sha Wujing a glance, and Sha Wujing nodded back. Soon, they brought in a young monk from outside. Sun Wukong recognized this young monk; it was the same one who had led them to the Buddha-worshipping Sect! (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to visit Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and Monthly Pass. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)