Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System-Chapter 217: The Split of the Asura Clan

A sigh echoed, and when the skies were again lit by boundless blood light, everyone knew that the true Ancestor Ming He had arrived!

In the depths of the ghostly realm, at the border of the Asura Realm, lied the Ghostly Blood Sea.

There stood an elder in a blood robe atop a crimson lotus dais, gliding through the void with an overwhelming aura of blood, arriving at the junction of hell and the Asura Realm.

He glanced at everyone and then turned his gaze to Ksitigarbha and Mosquito Daoist, who were still battling far away. Their exchange of moves, the golden light of Buddhist Law, the aura of Blood Fiend, and collisions of various Magical Treasures made it difficult to determine a victor.

"You insignificant bloodthirsty mosquito, dare to plot against me?" Ancestor Ming He’s eyes flashed, and the Yuan Tu A’Bi Twin Swords flew out.

These two Longswords were top Innate Spiritual Treasures that killed without incurring karma. Among the famed Slaying Path Treasures of the Vast Wilderness, they were second only to the Godslaying Spear and the Slaying Immortals Four Swords.

The twin swords shone brilliantly, transforming into countless blood swords, each carrying a terrifying presence, and lunged towards Mosquito Daoist, who was still engaged in battle.

Seeing this, Ksitigarbha chanted "Amitabha" and retreated swiftly, quickly moving out of the reach of the sword rain.

Meanwhile, Mosquito Daoist’s face changed dramatically as she denounced, "Ming He, wait and see, I will take back the Blood Sea sooner or later!"

This enchanting woman instantly turned into countless blood-winged black mosquitoes and scattered in all directions. Her fierce aura spread rapidly, causing a buzzing sound that resonated throughout the Asura Realm.

Boom, boom, boom!

The blood-colored sword rain fell, annihilating countless blood-winged black mosquitoes, yet many still escaped from the Asura Realm.

Witnessing this scene, no one thought that Ancestor Ming He had missed his target. For an ancient Quasi-Saint like Mosquito Daoist, who had lived through the long ages, it would be exceedingly difficult to cause her fall unless it was predestined.

Moreover, like Ancestor Ming He, Mosquito Daoist was also an Innate spirit birthed by the Ghostly Blood Sea, with an extraordinary origin.

After Ancestor Ming He retrieved the Yuan Tu A’Bi Twin Swords, the three great Asura Kings and many powerful warriors of the Asura clan looked towards him with fervent eyes, excitedly paying their respects and then began to lament their recent oppression by Sun Wukong.

Ancestor Ming He first nodded with a smile, then his brows furrowed as he listened to their complaints, already forming a judgment in his heart.

He then turned to Sun Wukong, looked him over, and finally said, "I have not left the Blood Sea for many years, and did not expect such a hero to emerge in this realm, a member of the Demon Clan ascending to the ranks of the Heavenly Court’s Four Great Royals, impressive indeed."

Sun Wukong responded with a smile, cupping his fists, "Senior flatters me, it is but too kind."

Ancestor Ming He continued, "Do me a favor, let’s end this matter here today, shall we?"

Upon hearing these words, everyone was astounded. They had thought Ancestor Ming He would demand justice for the Asura’s strong warriors, dealing with Sun Wukong like he had with Mosquito Daoist. But, surprisingly, the ancient being proposed this instead.

Such a request, even if made in front of the Jade Emperor, would not be declined.

Sun Wukong’s smile remained unchanged, as he had anticipated this, and he said with a laugh, "Talk of face aside, since the esteemed senior has requested it, how could I not oblige."

Ancestor Ming He nodded, then turned his gaze to Ran Deng, his expression suddenly coldening, he said in a stern voice, "You old fool, still as lackluster as ever, this once is the only time, don’t let me know you have been scheming against my Asura clan again."

Ran Deng’s expression immediately darkened. They had both attended the teachings at the Purple Cloud Palace, and were contemporaries. Now being spoken to in this manner by Ancestor Ming He, he obviously could not maintain his dignity.

However, Ancestor Ming He did not deign to look at him any further, turning instead to Demon King Pishacha, Great Brahma, God of Desire, and other formidable demon-path warriors, he said in a cold voice, "I protected you, not so you could be traitors. From today on, you should look out for yourselves."

The three Demon Kings and all the powerful Demon Generals, along with many other demon-path strong beings, had their expressions change, some even panicking. This was clearly an expulsion without any room for negotiation.

After a brief silence, Pishacha bowed respectfully, "We shall never forget the grace of your protection, Ancestor."

Having said that, he led the many demon-path strong beings, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, to immediately align behind Ran Deng.

"Amitabha." Ran Deng clasped his hands together and chanted the Buddha’s name but fell into silence afterward.

Manjusri and Samantabhadra’s expressions were also rather unpleasant.

"Hehe, interesting, very interesting," Sun Wukong said, scratching his hands with a smile. freewebnøvel.coɱ

The situation had started to become clear. Those strong in the demon path, like Po Xun, were actually Ran Deng’s people.

"No wonder you monks always talk about ’A Thought to Become a Buddha, A Thought to Become a Demon,’" Zhao Gongming sneered. "It turns out Buddha is Demon, Demon is Buddha!"

"Excellent, excellent," Ran Deng immediately retorted. "My Buddhist Law teaches that all sentient beings are equal. Regardless of their origins, as long as they sincerely convert, they are disciples of the Buddha Sect.

For people like Po Xun, if they sincerely cultivate the Buddhist Law, there will also be opportunities for them to achieve the true fruit of Buddhism in the future."

Zhao Gongming couldn’t argue with him on this, because this was originally the doctrine of the Sect of Interception: teaching without discrimination. But unexpectedly, it had been promoted even further within the Buddha Sect.

At that moment, the expressions of some Asura warriors also changed, with beings like Yuyu seeming hesitant.

Ancestor Ming He noticed this and said in a deep voice, "Whatever you believe in, I won’t interfere, but remember one thing—don’t disgrace me."

Yuyu and many of the Asura warriors knelt on the ground and paid homage to Ancestor Ming He.

Then, they too walked to stand behind Ran Deng.

Ran Deng remained silent, and together with Manjusri and Samantabhadra, led all those who had converted to the Buddha Sect away from the Asura Realm.

With the three Demon Kings at the forefront leading numerous powerful figures of the demon path, and Yuyu the General leading many Asura warriors, the group formed an impressive lineup.

It appeared that Ran Deng’s visit had reaped considerable rewards, recruiting so many followers for the Buddha Sect and for himself.

But any discerning eye could see that the one who had lost the most from this visit was Ran Deng!

And all this had been brought about by Sun Wukong’s single-minded investigation into the disappearance of the Jinghe Dragon King.

"This old fool must be plotting for the entire Asura race," Wukong’s bright eyes blinked as he watched Ran Deng and the others leave.

Since Ancestor Ming He had agreed, and neither Green Radiance Great Emperor nor Zhao Gongming objected, Wukong certainly was not going to step in to stop them.

Moreover, he was quite happy to see this scene unfold.

From today on, the Buddha Sect would probably become very lively.

Furthermore, Wukong had come to recognize Ancestor Ming He’s tactics. This ancient power might seem rude in his tone, but he had managed not to offend any side from beginning to end.

He even went with the flow, allowing Yuyu to lead a group of Asura warriors into the Buddha Sect.

Afterward, the Asura Realm returned to calm once more.

Ksitigarbha chanted "Amitabha" and returned to Hell.

Green Radiance Great Emperor, Zhao Gongming, and Sanxiao Xianzi, along with Puhua Tianzun Wen Zhong and the Eastern Emperor Huang Feihu also left the Asura Realm.

Sun Wukong also left with the Jinghe Dragon King. The only regret he had was that he had not managed to bring the three great Asura kings and others to the Heavenly Court.

If he could have successfully recruited many strong warriors from the Asura race to his ranks, this trip would have been a great triumph.

But, unfortunately, Ancestor Ming He had arrived.

In the presence of the Ancestor, he could not use force, unless kings like Yuan King, Zhan King, and Ku King were willing to go to the Heavenly Court of their own accord.