"Death-Seeking Class? Sounds interesting. Thank you, Tathagata, for your guidance, Kongkong. I'll be the first to sign up in the future."
Tathagata continued his ultimate fanboy act.
Hearing this, the Burning Lamp Buddha next to him dared not offend Sun Kong with his words, but in his heart, he was thoroughly disdainful.
He was practically spitting curses at Sun Kong, this monkey demon, deeming him unworthy of being a teacher.
It was understandable.
Up to this point, Sun Kong had primarily displayed his knack for courting death, his methods of tormenting others, and the protective aura of the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven, from the Journey to the West.
While he had achieved considerable results.
Still, he couldn't make the Burning Lamp Buddha genuinely admire or acknowledge him from the bottom of his heart.
On the contrary, in the Burning Lamp Buddha's eyes, the most important thing was to cooperate with Sun Kong, gain merit from the Journey to the West, improve his cultivation, and enhance his strength.
Once they had significantly improved, and after the Tribulation of the Journey to the West was completed, there would be ample opportunity to deal with this damned monkey, Sun Kong!
Today, Sun Kong had caused so much trouble and was spouting nonsense about being a teacher to educate the Buddhas of Spirit Mountain.
One day, he, the Burning Lamp Buddha, would be the first to make Sun Kong truly understand his power!
Of course, these were his genuine thoughts.
On the surface, facing Sun Kong, whose fortune was abundant and whose cultivation was not much weaker than his own, the Burning Lamp Buddha could only offer insincere praise!
"Junior Brother Sun truly has foresight and extraordinary plans. Burning Lamp admires you, admires you greatly. However, the first step needs to be carried out swiftly."
"I won't stay and waste any more time. I will immediately arrange for the three thousand Buddhas and others to proceed with it."
"After this matter is settled, I, Burning Lamp Buddha, will lead all the Buddhas of Spirit Mountain, along with Senior Brother Tathagata, to observe the situation. As for the Tribulation of the Journey to the West, it will be up to Junior Brother Sun to bear the hardship."
"If you have any news or needs, feel free to notify me at any time. I, Burning Lamp, will ensure everything is taken care of promptly, without any delay. However, if we cannot help, please do not blame me."
"At the same time, if I have any needs in the future, I hope Junior Brother Sun will not go back on his word. After all, we are all members of Buddhism; one prospers, all prosper; one suffers, all suffer!"
After saying this, and seeing both Sun Kong and Tathagata nod in agreement not to break their oath, the old fox, Burning Lamp Buddha, chuckled.
He then left to attend to the matters of the Buddhas of Spirit Mountain.
Indeed.
With the assurances from Sun Kong and Tathagata, the Burning Lamp Buddha's efficiency was extremely high. In mere moments, he had completed the first step according to Sun Kong's plan.
Day one.
The Buddhas of Spirit Mountain spread rumors everywhere, expanding the influence of this rumor and stirring excitement among more sentient beings in the Three Realms of the Great Wilderness. However, unlike last time, where they all surrounded the New Flower-Fruit Mountain, this time, they were all contemplating their own plans.
Day two.
Because some Buddhas spread rumors that were not sharp enough, lacking strong persuasive power, they were rebutted by some powerful demon kings, devil kings, and emperors. The Burning Lamp Buddha immediately had them perform divine miracles, deliberately showing off the effects of drinking the sacred water soup, instantly turning the disbelievers into superstitious followers.
Day three.
After three consecutive days of vigorous propaganda, coupled with Sun Kong's accurate prediction that those who believed the words would actively help spread them, the reach achieved was astonishing. Besides Spirit Mountain and the New Flower-Fruit Mountain, one-third of the entire Xiniu Hezhou knew about it.
But Sun Kong, Tathagata, and the Burning Lamp Buddha were still not entirely satisfied. They continued to intensify their efforts. They even mobilized hundreds of millions of Buddhist disciples and descendants!
With this, the first step of the plan, "stopping rumors with rumors," immediately exhibited exponential growth and expansion, spreading from one-third of Xiniu Hezhou to two-thirds, and then to the entire Xiniu Hezhou!
By this point, it was only the fifth day.
Everyone continued to work hard. With Sun Kong's brainwashing, they gradually forgot their origins, becoming like salespeople.
Day six.
The first team of Buddhas left Xiniu Hezhou and entered Beiju Luzhou to the north, spreading the message deeply, causing a great stir, almost preventing Patriarch Kunpeng, who was located in the Northern Dark Sea, from sleeping!
At the same time.
As Sun Kong expected, he once again received system rewards!
[Ding! The host indirectly shocked Patriarch Kunpeng of the Northern Dark Sea, making him unable to sleep peacefully and greatly astonished. However, since this person flatly refused to participate in the Tribulation of the Journey to the West, the reward is the lowest grade.]
[Reward: A bowl of seawater from the Northern Dark Sea, brimming with demonic energy. Its effect is almost negligible.]
Hearing this, Sun Kong couldn't help but laugh and cry. He almost wanted to ride his Chaos Somersault Cloud to find trouble with Patriarch Kunpeng. But then he thought, this guy was quite powerful and utterly ruthless.
Regardless of whether his past death-seeking methods would work on him.
Moreover, with the countdown of five hundred years to the opening of the Tribulation, the day of Jin Chanzi's reincarnation as Tang Sanzang was approaching. He couldn't afford to lose the bigger picture over a minor issue.
Therefore.
Sun Kong suppressed his dissatisfaction with Patriarch Kunpeng and did not seek trouble with him over this minor matter. At the same time, he ignored the system's subsequent prompts for various low-grade rewards. He considered it magnanimous of him.
As for the future, if these people went back on their word and provoked him, then they would deserve to die and be injured.
Day seven.
The second team of Bodhisattvas left Xiniu Hezhou and entered Nanzhan Buzhou to the south, marketing the message more deeply. The shock was even greater, directly astonishing ten thousand kingdoms, including the Great Han Empire in the Immortal Realm.
Unfortunately, the strongest among these people were only Golden Immortals, with very few Taiyi Immortals, let alone Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortals and Quasi-Saints.
As a result, the indirect rewards returned by the system were even more pathetic.
[Ding! The host indirectly shocked Emperor Han Bao, the emperor of the Great Han Empire, one of the four great empires in Nanzhan Buzhou, making him mistakenly believe that the host could save the dying Great Han.]
[Reward: the Nine Dragon Jade Seal. After obtaining this Jade Seal, the host can declare himself emperor!]
Sun Kong was almost amused by this reward, which was as good as no reward at all.
The Nine Dragon Jade Seal?
A Postnatal Spiritual Treasure?
Aside from being emperor for a short while, he would soon be eliminated by the combined forces of other warlords. Was he truly insane to do so? Yuan Shu from the Blue Star era was a lesson.
I, Sun Kong, am destined to join Buddhism with all my might by shocking others with my death-seeking ways and become the Victorious Fighting Buddha. How could I be so foolish?
Thinking of this, Sun Kong ignored Emperor Han Bao's prayers and, with a palm strike, shattered this worthless Nine Dragon Jade Seal! He didn't even consider using it to cleanse his Sun-Moon Cosmic Furnace!
Thus, Emperor Han Bao fell into greater despair. The Great Han Empire, already destined for demise, accelerated its destruction, ushering in the next dynasty.
Day eight.
All the beings on Spirit Mountain were mobilized. The effect of stopping rumors with rumors even extended to Sun Kong's original homeland, Dongsheng Shenzhou.
Day nine.
The news spread to the Heavenly Realm, the Mortal Realm, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation!
By now, in the entire Three Realms of the Great Wilderness, except for the vanished Zixiao Palace, the territories of the Six Sages, and the Thirteenth Demonic Land, and other extremely few places, the vast majority of people knew about this rumor.
The subsequent changes were endless.
The first was that the hundreds of billions of beings surrounding Sun Kong largely dispersed.
The First Tribulation.
It was perfectly resolved!