Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#1857 - Tathagata's actions, Maitreya Buddha's desperate attempt

The Western Paradise, Mount Sumeru, the Great Thunderclap Temple.

Only Buddha knew of Water Heaven Buddha's death. Upon learning of this and its connection to Chu Hao, he was incredibly enraged but couldn't openly express it.

So, in secret, he dispatched a doppelganger of himself, disguised as a Buddha, intending to join the Demon Subjugation Army and investigate the truth.

"This time, you must not reveal yourself," Buddha said in a low voice, looking at the doppelganger who looked exactly like him.

The Buddha's doppelganger looked serious: "Venerable One, this matter is of great importance, I naturally know. It's just that Chu Hao's methods are strange, I'm afraid my disguise will be seen through."

"Rest assured, I have used great divine power to disguise you. Unless someone is at the same realm as me, no one will be able to see through it," Buddha said confidently.

"What about the other disciples of Buddhism?" the Buddha's doppelganger asked.

After all, this time he was going to infiltrate the Demon Subjugation Army, which would inevitably attract everyone's attention.

Buddha pondered for a moment and said: "On this trip, just say that you are here to convey my Dharma decree and urge them to send troops quickly."

"I understand. Then, Venerable One, I will take my leave first," the Buddha's doppelganger nodded and turned to leave.

After he left, Buddha's gaze was deep, and an aura of chaos emerged: "Chu Hao, I will make you pay the price."

With that, he closed his eyes again and began to meditate.

On the other side, the main force of the Demon Subjugation Army returned, but of the hundred who went out, only seventy-five returned. A total of twenty-five Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were lost in the Avici Hell.

As for the Heavenly Court, everyone was unscathed, as if they had gone on vacation.

This naturally aroused suspicion from Baoguang Buddha, but according to the other Buddhas, the gods of the Heavenly Court had all contributed, but the demons only targeted Mount Sumeru, which led to the loss of so many disciples.

Baoguang Buddha was helpless about this.

He found Chu Hao, first thanking him for the rescue, and then asking about the army's next plan.

Chu Hao didn't reveal too much, only saying that he would give Maitreya Buddha three more days. If the other party still didn't retreat, he would directly send troops.

He had said this before, so Baoguang Buddha revealed a hint of disbelief.

But at the moment, he seemed to have no way to refute it, so he could only nod in agreement.

Perhaps Chu Hao felt that after these events, Maitreya Buddha should admit defeat.

But he probably didn't expect Maitreya Buddha to be so decisive.

After receiving Chu Hao's message, Maitreya Buddha did not choose to compromise, but instead walked towards the depths of Avici Hell.

In that demon palace, he met the king of the demons, Guyang.

Guyang was still dressed in black, hidden in the black mist, with only his deep eyes causing palpitations in others.

What kind of eyes were those? They looked incredibly ordinary, but the more you looked, the easier it was to fall into them. They were not like stars, nor were they as black as ink, but the specks of strange light and the emitted demonic energy easily stirred people's souls.

Even Maitreya Buddha didn't dare to look too much. He avoided eye contact and said seriously: "I need your help."

Maitreya Buddha, whose face always wore a smile, looked serious today, without a trace of a smile.

"It seems you are going to gamble everything," Guyang said, looking at Maitreya Buddha with interest.

Such a different Maitreya Buddha surprised Guyang somewhat.

Back then, when Maitreya Buddha, who had read the Demon Sutra, abandoned his monastery and came to Avici Hell to see him, he still looked calm.

"Why bother? Even if the foundation is destroyed, with the help of my demon clan, is the Future Buddha still afraid of Mount Sumeru?" In Guyang's view, this seemed to be a small matter.

But he, like Chu Hao, made a mistake.

That is, he underestimated the position of Little Thunderclap Temple in Maitreya Buddha's eyes, and also underestimated his ambition against Mount Sumeru.

From beginning to end, what Maitreya Buddha needed was never a helper, but a foundation, a power.

And the source of this power and foundation was Little Thunderclap Temple.

Hidden in Little Thunderclap Temple was his trump card against Mount Sumeru. This trump card could not be moved, because moving it would expose it, and once exposed, it would lose its meaning.

Guyang didn't know, so he felt that Maitreya Buddha wouldn't come to see him for such a small matter.

Chu Hao didn't know either, otherwise he wouldn't have forced the other party so strongly.

Of course, even if Chu Hao knew, he would still do it, because this was his task, and he didn't care about these things.

Faced with Guyang's indifference, Maitreya Buddha still maintained a serious expression. He continued: "I can't give up, so please help me."

Previously, his deal with Chu Hao was actually aimed at the fifty top combat forces of Mount Sumeru. If he could absorb them all, even if his trump card was exposed, it wouldn't matter.

But because of Chu Hao's intervention, he only absorbed twenty-five combat forces, which was far from enough.

"What do you want?" Guyang asked.

"I want the army under your command," Maitreya Buddha said, stating his intention.

"Do you know that this is the foundation of my demon clan?" Guyang asked back.

"I know, but Chu Hao entered Avici Hell and couldn't possibly do nothing. Sooner or later, there will be a battle between him and the demon clan," Maitreya Buddha said.

"But this king doesn't want this battle to come so quickly," Guyang seemed to disagree with Maitreya Buddha's words.

Maitreya Buddha raised his head, faced those eyes directly, and said with a serious expression: "I only need a bargaining chip that can negotiate with Chu Hao, and only you can give this bargaining chip."

"What if he doesn't care about this bargaining chip?" The black mist on Guyang's body began to become violently restless, which also indicated his mental fluctuations. He was thinking, thinking about Maitreya Buddha's words, and making the right decision.

"It won't happen, he doesn't dare, because if a war really breaks out, it will disrupt all his plans, and he and I will lose the capital to fight against Mount Sumeru," Maitreya Buddha said, then suddenly paused, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "In the end, he and I, and you, are all the same kind of people."

"This king likes to hear these words, but it doesn't mean that this king will agree to you," Guyang still didn't agree.

"If you don't agree, you may lose me as an ally. At that time, the demon clan will forever be in this Avici Hell and will never be able to get out," the smile on Maitreya Buddha's face reappeared.

The cold and serious him at the beginning now finally had a smile on his face.

It seemed that as the conversation progressed, the information in his heart became more and more sufficient, so the original all-or-nothing mentality was also eased, and he returned to the state of strategizing.

This change surprised Guyang somewhat.