Chapter 340 Tathagata's Countermeasure: Ask Patriarch Bodhi to Take Action!

"That mysterious person actually used defeating Guanyin as a test for the Spiritual Stone Monkey?"

What exactly is his intention in doing this?

The Buddha was a very wise person.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to defeat Maitreya, Bhaisajyaguru, and other disciples of Jieyin and Zhunti, as well as those who betrayed the Chan sect, such as Dipankara, Cihang, and Manjushri, after joining the Western Sect midway through his journey, and become the master of Buddhism.

However, even with the wisdom of the Buddha, he could not understand the intention behind Yin Zicheng's actions at this moment!

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"This person openly provoked the Spiritual Stone Monkey and our Buddhist sect, which is extremely arrogant. His attack on our Buddhist sect must have a deeper meaning!"

"Could it be that he has a way to make the Spiritual Stone Monkey, who has never cultivated, defeat Guanyin?"

A possibility arose in the mind of the Buddha.

However, he immediately denied this possibility:

"No! That's absolutely impossible!"

"Even though there is a considerable gap between Guanyin and me, she is still a powerful quasi-saint with considerable strength!"

"Even if a saintly being descended to earth, it would be impossible for someone as weak as the Spiritual Stone Monkey to defeat Guanyin!"

"But if not, what was his purpose in doing this?"

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Even after racking his brains, the Buddha still came up with nothing.

Yin Zicheng's seemingly absurd and bizarre behavior further increased the Buddha's apprehension towards him.

He frowned and pondered for a while, but seeing no result, he prepared for the worst:

"That's right! Under normal circumstances, there's no way this person could let the Spiritual Stone Monkey defeat Guanyin... But if he uses trickery, the situation will be different!"

"If he secretly uses some kind of evil magic to amplify the Spiritual Stone Monkey while preventing Guanyin from exerting her own power, then it is possible that the Spiritual Stone Monkey could defeat Guanyin!"

"At that time, given his hostility towards Buddhism, he will surely ridicule our Buddhist community and make us lose face!"

"I must make plans as soon as possible; I absolutely cannot allow his conspiracy to succeed!"

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When the Buddha considered this bad possibility, his heart skipped a beat and he immediately tensed up.

After careful consideration, he came up with a solution:

"At this moment, a powerful Buddhist master must step in to forcefully suppress this arrogant fellow in order to save face for Buddhism and let all the gods and Buddhas know the might of Buddhism!"

"As for who should take action... it would be most suitable to have Patriarch Bodhi, an incarnation of Patriarch Zhunti!"

The Buddha understood that if Guanyin Bodhisattva suffered a terrible defeat at Flower Fruit Mountain, not only would Guanyin Bodhisattva lose face, but Buddhism would also lose face.

To deal with this matter, we must send out a sufficiently powerful being to show the might of Buddhism to all the gods and Buddhas.

In that case, not only could Buddhism save face, but it could also take this opportunity to intimidate the major forces in the Journey to the West.

Perhaps, instead of having a negative impact, it could even have a positive impact, turning adversity into advantage!

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However, deciding who to send is another question.

In the mind of the Buddha, the figures of top Buddhist masters kept flashing by.

Maitreya Buddha, Dipankara Buddha, Peacock King...

Ultimately, in the heart of the Buddha, a figure was fixed.

This figure was none other than Bodhi Patriarch, the benevolent incarnation left behind in the Earthly Immortal Realm by Zhunti Daoist, one of the two founding saints of Buddhism!