“Did you say you created the universe?”
“That’s right. Bonchobul created the universe alongside the Master of the Tower. However, for the sake of training, he handed over most of that authority to the Master of the Tower.”
“……”
[Whoa]
[Buddha seems pretty strong]
[Creating a universe ㄷㄷ]
[Leo made a crazy contract with the celestial ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[But isn’t it just getting cut off by Lily?]
[But it can’t be done with Lily, right?]
I only know two creators.
Since Buddha and the Master of the Tower can’t possibly be the gods of the heavens or the Demon Race, they must be the creators of this dimension.
Creating a small dimension is one of the basic abilities of the upper celestial beings and demons.
Some conceptual races with god-like powers in specific fields also possess such abilities.
“…Conceptual races?”
“?”
“No, never mind.”
Seeing as Buddha has the eye to pierce beyond essence, he can indeed be considered a conceptual race.
There must be a reason why an unnamed celestial demon managing the raccoon chose this dimension.
“Where is Bonchobul?”
“That person is currently at the peak of the universe. Only those who have attained nirvana can enter, so for now, you cannot go in. Please request me for the tower’s strategy.”
“Hmm…”
Since it’s a space created by a conceptual race.
‘I think if I used my power a bit, I could get in.’
I don’t have any bad feelings about it, and there’s no real need to meet, so it seems unnecessary to do that.
“Got it. What should I do to gain recognition?”
“All beings that come to the universe gain shallow enlightenment through training. Even if one does not become a Buddha, one at least learns what enlightenment is.”
“Then what about me?”
“The One Who Denies the Light has already reached nirvana. There’s probably no need to walk the path again.”
Thud…!
As the sound of the wooden fish drum resonated once more, we moved to a location where five mountains had risen.
It looks like a hand.
‘Or rather…’
“It’s actually a hand, isn’t it?”
“That’s correct. This is the Five Elements Mountain. It is the place where one of the Buddhas, Tathagata, caught a being that was wildly rampaging.”
“Five Elements Mountain…”
The Five Elements Mountain and the Hand of Tathagata.
This…
[Is it Sun Wukong?]
[Sun Wukong?]
[? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[The Great Sage Equal to Heaven?]
[Really?]
[Oh, Buddha should have King God appearing ㅋㅋㅋ]
“Are you saying the one captured is Sun Wukong?”
“You know him. The one trapped here is the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Realm.”
Achokbul nodded and grasped the prayer beads, causing the talisman attached to the top of the Five Elements Mountain to half fall off.
Dudududu…!
The gigantic mountain made of the hand of Tathagata began to shake.
It began.
The Five Elements Mountain shook as if it might crumble at any moment.
“Even though I’ve been locked away like this for 500 years, Sun Wukong has also become a Buddha. One Who Denies the Light should subdue this young Sun Wukong and send him to Heavenly Tract.”
“Heavenly Tract? Where is that?”
“Over there.”
The A-chokbul pointed towards a distant location.
So far away, hidden behind layers of mountains, that the destination was completely out of sight.
But since this was A-chokbul’s ‘realm of enlightenment,’ I kind of got the gist of what he was saying.
‘The location doesn’t matter; just let him attain enlightenment, right?’
If that monkey gains enlightenment, it seems he’ll naturally reach Heavenly Tract.
Kugugugugu!
As the mountain teetered on collapse, A-chokbul handed me one of his prayer beads.
A prayer bead glowing with a yellow light.
“And we must give a gift as well.”
“Oh.”
[It’s the Golden Staff?]
[The one that shrinks when you sing? LOL]
“It’s a Golden Staff.”
“With this, you should be able to easily control Sun Wukong.”
The round, golden-circled casket landed in my hands.
I felt like I could do without it, but… since it was given, I’d better accept it.
After stowing the Golden Staff, I turned my gaze back to the crumbling Five Elements Mountain.
Debris from the collapsing mountain formed puffy clouds, and among them, a stone monkey finally revealed itself.
The monkey, seemingly unfamiliar with its own body, clenched its fists several times, then raised its head and let out a long breath.
“Huuhhh… Haa… Am I finally free?”
Creak. Creak. The stone monkey, Sun Wukong, stretched its limbs.
And finally locked eyes with me.
I was left alone, besides the now-vanished A-chokbul.
“What are you?”
“Hello? I’m Lily Elbrite.”
“Did you break the seal? Where’s that Tathagata? That guy definitely trapped me.”
“Well, I don’t know.”
“Is that so? Then that’s fine. Thanks for freeing me.”
Sun Wukong turned his back without a second thought.
“Wait.”
“Huh?”
“You can’t just leave after I freed you.”
“I already said thank you, didn’t I?”
“Is just a thank you all you have to say?”
You’ve just been freed from a super-powerful being for hundreds of years, shouldn’t you express a bit more gratitude?
[LMAO]
[For real LOL]
[So rude, let’s kill him]
[Is that it, just a thank you?]
[Definitely lacking in manners, haha]
[Is he turning into a menace?]
[His menace level is rising again]
[Let’s fill up the Golden Staff first]
[But honestly, he doesn’t look much like a monkey]
[His face looks kind of human though?]
Sun Wukong’s brows furrowed.
He plucked one of his own hairs, blew on it, and it transformed into a rock-sized gold nugget.
I picked one and blew on it: poof! A single strand of fur transformed into a gold nugget the size of a rock.
“Okay. Is that good enough? With this, you’ll live well for a lifetime.”
“A mere gold nugget?”
“A mere gold nugget? Do you have any idea how precious this is?”
“If it’s so precious, you wouldn’t just give it away so casually, right?”
If it’s precious, then I should also give something valuable in return.
Can we really put a single strand of fur and the unsealing of hundreds of years on the same level?
I think not.
Crack…! Sun Wukong clenched his stone fist.
“This is ridiculous. So, what more do you want?”
“Um… about that fur. If someone else uses it, does it change for them too? Or does it only work for you?”
“What? Of course, it’s only me. What are you talking about? The fur is just a medium; the magic is my own ability.”
“So, could you use something other than the fur? If it’s just a simple medium, it seems like it could work with other resources too.”
“…….”
“Or could you tell me about that magic of yours? It doesn’t seem like regular magic or spells, but to manipulate the existence of an entity itself is quite unique—”
KABOOM!!!
A long staff flew past the spot where my head was.
Tilting my head slightly, I dodged the long staff, which shrank back into Sun Wukong’s grip.
“Don’t be cocky. I appreciate you breaking the seal, but if it were the old me, you’d be dead the moment you spoke.”
“I said what I wanted.”
Why is he suddenly attacking me?
This is truly an unfair situation.
“I feel wronged. I’m really, really wronged.”
[LOL!!!]
[For real, it’s like a hate-filled Wukong]
[There must’ve been a reason he got trapped by the Buddha]
[Hahaha]
[Oh, the magical staff]
[I do want to hit him]
[Lily, stop being malicious!]
[It’s gotten worse these days, LOL]
[But it is right to give something in return since the seal was broken.]
[For real, LOL]
[Let’s kill him, kill him, kill him!]
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Sun Wukong’s magical staff was relentlessly hurled at me.
The magical staff literally transforms at the will of the lich and is an extremely heavy weapon.
According to the chat window, the weight of the magical staff is comparable to that of a mountain, but for Sun Wukong, it is said to be incredibly light.
‘But…’
“What good is it if you can’t hit anything?”
“Ugh!”
The ‘staff’ is a very familiar weapon to me.
As a spear user, I can track the trajectory of the staff’s attack with my eyes closed.
After a while of launching attacks, Sun Wukong let out a snort and shortened the staff again.
“I’ll show you how it’s done.”
“…I’ll do it properly.”
Crackle!
Sun Wukong plucked a handful of fur.
Then he scattered the fur into the air, and it burst into pieces, transforming into another Sun Wukong.
A hundred clones of Sun Wukong appeared.
“I’ll kill you!”
“Are you a subordinate of Tathagata?”
“You won’t get a moment to breathe!”
“Do you really think you can bear this weight?”
“I’ll smack you down!”
“How dare you!”
“Be prepared!”
“Oh wow.”
It’s noisy with not just one but a hundred voices.
[Clones ㄷㄷ]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Once they grab the staff, it’s over…]
A hundred Sun Wukongs charged forward, swinging their magical staffs.
Some swung long, while others swung short.
Some came rushing on foot, while others rode clouds at high speed towards me.
Evading all their staffs, they changed their attacks to overwhelm me strategically.
Their skill in wielding the staffs was terrible, but at least they seemed to have plenty of combat experience.
‘In that case.’
“…?!!”
For the first time in this tower, I summoned a “spear.”
Not a red shell spear, but a pure white spear, the White Guardian was placed in my hand and began to spin.
[The One Who Opens Their Eyes is watching you with interest.]
[The one who has reached the truth witnesses another truth.]
‘Against a hundred, unleash a hundred storms.’
“Wait a moment.”
“The roar of the spear.”
KWA-BAAANG!!!
A hundred storms sent all the Sun Wukong clones flying away.
■
Giiiing…
“Done. Golden Staff attachment complete.”
After healing the Sun Wukong that flew over the mountain from the spear’s roar, I filled him with the Golden Staff.
His expression was one of sheer terror, but I hadn’t even hit him that hard.
The strength itself was much weaker than when dealing with Baal.
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Look at how he just blew them away]
[Wow]
[As expected, Lily is a spear]
[Spear >>> Hammer]
[Lil’ Zhang the Priest ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Can I take him now?]
“I heard Sun Wukong needs to attain enlightenment?”
The goal of this endeavor is for Sun Wukong to achieve enlightenment and become a “Buddha.”
Since it’s not about overpowering someone or reaching a destination, it can be quite a tricky mission.
[How?]
“It’s not hard.”
Just roll, and enlightenment will come naturally.
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