The rewards this time were unusual.
Things Sun Kong hadn't even imagined!
【Ding! The host has consecutively shocked the leader of Lesser Vehicle Buddhism, Tathagata Buddha, four times. Tathagata's impression of you has greatly changed. He no longer blames you for being reckless and rebellious, but rather trusts you even more.】
【Reward: One private palace pass from Tathagata Buddha. With this pass, you can ignore the obstruction of any Buddha in Spirit Mountain and directly meet Tathagata Buddha to present matters.】
【Ding! The host has consecutively shocked the deputy leader of Lesser Vehicle Buddhism, Deputy Buddha Dipankara, four times. Dipankara's impression of you has greatly changed. He no longer blames you for causing trouble and internal strife, but rather trusts you even more.】
【Reward: One private palace pass from Dipankara Buddha. With this pass, you can ignore the obstruction of any Buddha in Spirit Mountain and directly meet Dipankara Buddha to present matters.】
【Ding! The host has consecutively shocked one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas of Lesser Vehicle Buddhism, Guanyin Bodhisattva, four times. Guanyin's impression of you has greatly changed. She no longer blames you for being difficult to manage, but rather trusts you completely.】
【Reward: One pass to Guanyin's Purple Bamboo Forest. With this pass, you can meet Guanyin directly at any time, and she herself cannot obstruct you.】
【Ding! The host has consecutively shocked one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas of Lesser Vehicle Buddhism, Manjushri Bodhisattva, four times. Manjushri's impression of you has greatly changed. He no longer blames you for being difficult to manage, but rather trusts you completely.】
【Reward: One pass to Manjushri's Mount Wutai. With this pass, you can meet Manjushri directly at any time, and he himself cannot obstruct you.】
【Ding! The host has consecutively shocked one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas of Lesser Vehicle Buddhism, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, four times. Samantabhadra's impression of you has greatly changed. He no longer blames you for being difficult to manage, but rather trusts you completely.】
【Reward: One pass to Samantabhadra's Mount Emei. With this pass, you can meet Samantabhadra directly at any time, and he himself cannot obstruct you.】
【Ding! The host has consecutively shocked one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas of Lesser Vehicle Buddhism, Julu Sun Bodhisattva, four times. Julu Sun's impression of you has greatly changed. He no longer blames you for being difficult to manage, but rather trusts you completely.】
【Reward: One pass to Julu Sun's Mount Jialong. With this pass, you can meet Julu Sun directly at any time, and he himself cannot obstruct you.】
...
The six prompts above did not offer particularly generous rewards, merely some passes with special functions. They were not enough to surprise Sun Kong.
However.
As Sun Kong analyzed them carefully, he discovered a hidden mystery behind these six rewards!
These six individuals, whom he had managed to shock once or twice in the past without much consequence, today seemed to be on some kind of stimulant, shocking him four times in a row.
This frequency had to make Sun Kong suspect that something major had occurred.
After all.
Since entering seclusion months ago and engaging in intense self-improvement, Sun Kong had not emerged much, nor had he sought trouble, acted recklessly, or caused shocks.
Where had so many rewards come from?
That was the first point.
The second was that the specific content of these six rewards was incredibly surprising. He didn't doubt the rewards of passes, but the unconditional trust these six individuals placed in him.
It was utterly baffling.
After all, just a few months ago, he had caused a great deal of trouble for the Buddhas of Spirit Mountain multiple times. Their relationship was a complex mix of reluctance to part with him and inability to bear his presence.
They were just a step away from outright hostility.
If he were to consider the middle and lower echelons like the Vajras and Jadus, they might be afraid to offend him due to the disparity in their cultivation levels, thus increasing their trust in him.
As the saying goes, if you can't beat them, join them.
That was understandable.
But these six individuals were high-ranking figures within Spirit Mountain, the highest echelons at that! They should have hated him to the bone, wishing he would be struck down by the Heavenly Dao sooner rather than later.
Then, they could take the opportunity to re-educate him and return him to his original Monkey King state.
How could they suddenly trust him so much, to the point of complete faith?
With these questions in mind, Sun Kong performed the "Martial Strategist's Seven Stars Formation."
The result of his divination almost made him cry out in shock!
"Huh? How could so many things have happened outside while I was in seclusion for several months? First, I accidentally disturbed the Buddhas, leading them to file complaints."
"Then, Guanyin went to the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Court for an explanation, only to be rebuffed and return in disgrace?"
"The strangest thing is, my 'Martial Strategist's Seven Stars Formation' can divine anyone below the level of a Sage, yet it's ineffective against the Heavenly Court and the Jade Emperor?"
"It's as if the entire Heavenly Court is shielded by some innate treasure that suppresses fortune and destiny, not a Sage but capable of exerting Sage-like power."
"Something's not right."
"Something's very not right."
"A pity, that Jade Emperor is also a quasi-Sage expert. I can't fight him alone right now, and it's not yet time for Journey to the West when I could use that opportunity to find him."
"Otherwise, I'd really like to see what has happened in the Heavenly Court!"
"Is it because Sister Guanyin accidentally revealed that Brother Jade Emperor wet his bed last night, hence their discord?"
"Or, is it because I, the Quasi-Bima Wen, whom everyone in the Heavenly Court envies and hates yet immensely admires, have been absent for so long, causing the Jade Emperor to lose his appetite and fall into depression?"
"Good heavens, no matter the reason, this is no small matter. Since I can't find out from the Jade Emperor, I'll find Sister Guanyin."
"They were all shocked by me four times in a row, they surely won't refuse to give me an answer."
"If they truly don't, I, your little brother, will pee in the Great Thunderclap Temple!"
Thinking of this, Sun Kong felt uneasy. He had a nagging feeling of being secretly plotted against and set up by someone, yet being unable to find the reason or the mastermind.
And so.
Just as the six figures, including Tathagata Buddha, were collectively shocked four times and were still engrossed in the records of the Jade Emperor, looking like infatuated fans.
The Sun Kong from outside boldly entered.
The two sides met face-to-face!
"Little Lai Lai, what's with you all today..."
Sun Kong was about to ask, but before he could finish his greeting, he was surrounded by the six high-ranking Buddhist figures, their faces filled with ecstatic joy and a somewhat indescribable look of intoxicated rapture.
They looked at him as if he were precious.
They treated him as a treasure.
Subsequently, they handed Sun Kong the answers to the four questions concerning him from the Jade Emperor's records, which made Sun Kong gasp in disbelief after reading them!
"Which bastard is this, promoting me, marketing me, hyping me up, and setting me up for a fall like this without my consent?"
"No wonder Little Lai Lai, Little Deng Deng, and the three sisters and one smelly brother are all like this towards me? So, they actually believe this kind of twisted logic?"
Sun Kong was greatly shocked by these answers.
Of course, as the biggest beneficiary, he wouldn't reveal the truth.
But he still developed a considerable wariness towards the person behind this!
Currently, the only one he could suspect, and who had the means to shield his 'Martial Strategist's Seven Stars Formation' from divination, was one.
Six-Eared Macaque!
"What exactly is Six-Eared Macaque planning?"
"He's not playing the trick of the true and false Monkey Kings, but trying to set me up for a fall?"
As Sun Kong was in a state of shock and uncertainty, the seventh prompt arrived from the system!