Although Maitreya Buddha outwardly set himself the goal of investigating why Xuanzang knew about Zhu Bajie's golden body being with him,
in reality, he was more concerned about whether he and the mysterious disciple of Sect Master Tongtian were the sa person!
Therefore, in order to verify this, Maitreya Buddha took a two-pronged approach.
For one, he threw out the chant beads in his hand.
If Xuanzang was indeed that mysterious person and knew this, he would certainly make a move to snatch them!
Secondly, Maitreya Buddha also designed a piece of news about Gaoyang to lure Xuanzang to a place he had prepared.
Would Xuanzang be able to resist the news about the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls?
Maitreya Buddha then concealed himself in the shadows to monitor the situation.
As expected, almost just as he had sched, the two demon creatures that got hold of his chant beads indeed brushed past Xuanzang.
And Xuanzang must have learned about the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls from their mouths.
Then, under the watchful eye of Maitreya Buddha, surely enough, when the two evil demons were fiercely battling it out, the mysterious man in a black robe appeared.
Wielding the Absolute Immortal Sword, he indeed proved his identity.
"Could it be? Is Xuanzang truly a disciple of Sect Master Tongtian?" Maitreya Buddha thought in shock when he saw the mysterious person appear.
If that were true, had he not stumbled upon an incredible secret?
Yet, could Xuanzang really put aside the matter of Gaoyang just for the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls?
Wondering in astonishnt, Maitreya Buddha, who had arrived at the South Sea, spread his Divine Sense towards where Xuanzang and Zhuang Xueya were.
"What's going on!?"
However, when Maitreya Buddha saw with his Divine Sense that Xuanzang was still perfectly fine and together with Zhuang Xueya, thousands of miles away, he was utterly dumbfounded.
"Could all of this just be a coincidence?" Seeing the disciple of Sect Master Tongtian and Xuanzang appear and stay in different directions, Maitreya Buddha was startled but then heaved a long sigh of relief.
It seed he really was overthinking!
"Hmph, so this is how it is?"
He had overthought? As this idea ca to him, Maitreya Buddha suddenly let out a cold snort, as if he had realized sothing.
The mysterious person had almost appeared simultaneously with Xuanzang in the Demon Realm before, and now the sa thing was happening in the South Sea.
Could this just be a coincidence? That shouldn't be possible!
If it wasn't possible, then surely this mysterious person was deliberately trying to mislead him and others into thinking this way, right?
With this, to drive a wedge between Xuanzang and the Buddhist sect and cast suspicions on Xuanzang?
"That was close! I almost fell for it. This new disciple of Sect Master Tongtian is truly cunning and insidious!"
Having realized he saw through the disciple of Sect Master Tongtian's sche, Maitreya Buddha felt an afterfright.
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Good Corpse, of course, had no idea about Maitreya Buddha's covert operations and his belief that he alone had unraveled the truth in a battle of wits against nothingness.
Having secured the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls and defeated the two Great Luo Golden Immortal level demon creatures, for Good Corpse, this venture was a huge gain.
Looking at the two severely injured demons on the verge of death and unconscious, Good Corpse had no intention of delivering a death blow but turned around, ready to leave.
However, at that mont, a brilliant Buddhist Light suddenly flared.
Maitreya Buddha, hidden in the shadows, walked out, his body bathed in the rich Buddhist Light, blocking Good Corpse's path.
"Amitabha, benefactor, are you the new disciple taken in by Sect Master Tongtian?" After blocking Good Corpse's path, Maitreya Buddha looked at the Absolute Immortal Sword in Good Corpse's hand and spoke with his usual happy smile on his face.
"I have been stopped by Maitreya Buddha!"
On Jiang Liu's side, he was nearing the small island where Gaoyang was said to be trapped by Zhuang Xueya, when suddenly, from the friends' chat list, Jiang Liu noticed Good Corpse's suddenly cancelled video call, indicating his current urgency.
"Maitreya Buddha has blocked your path!?" Hearing this ssage, Jiang Liu stopped in midair.
"Holy Monk? What's wrong?" Zhuang Xueya felt Jiang Liu stopping and naturally, he stopped as well, asking with so confusion.
"Wait a mont, I've just realized there are so things I haven't thought through. Just wait!" Jiang Liu said casually in response to Zhuang Xueya's astonished look.
His mind once again imrsed in the conversation pane between himself and Good Corpse.
"Yes, what should we do!?" Good Corpse sent a ssage back, seeking Jiang Liu's opinion.
"What do you want to do?" However, Jiang Liu didn't rush to give any advice to Good Corpse; instead, he asked for Good Corpse's own opinion.
Unlike the common clone techniques and Sun Wukong's exteriorization of the body, the three corpses were also split from oneself, but in reality, they were like individually thinking entities, each with their own characters and independent thoughts.
"I think, with the Absolute Immortal Sword in hand, I could take on Maitreya for a fight!" Following Jiang Liu's ssage, Good Corpse put forward its own opinion.
"Maitreya Buddha's level is 93, naturally much stronger than Empress, but even if I can't beat him, I should be able to probe Maitreya's abilities and thods as much as possible, which will be greatly beneficial for us in the future!"
"Hmm, you can!" After reading the ssage from Good Corpse, Jiang Liu pondered silently for a mont, then nodded slightly.
Jiang Liu naturally wasn't worried about Good Corpse's safety.
Not to ntion having the Absolute Immortal Sword at hand, which qualifies Good Corpse to take action against Maitreya Buddha, even if it truly is not a match, Jiang Liu could directly summon Good Corpse back through the Severance of Corpses page.
Therefore, taking this opportunity to spar with Maitreya Buddha was indeed a good choice.
"Alright then! I'll make a move now, no more talking, if I send you a video ssage later, summon back right away!" After quickly exchanging and aligning opinions with Jiang Liu, Good Corpse left a final ssage and closed the chat pane.
The chat between Jiang Liu and Good Corpse was just a few exchanged words and didn't take much ti.
With the Absolute Immortal Sword in hand, Good Corpse wasn't in a hurry to make the first move.
"Maitreya Buddha, is it?" After closing the chat pane, Good Corpse spoke up, "Why do you block my path, for what purpose?"
"Amitabha, Benefactor, the chant beads you just took from the two demon creatures are cherished possessions of this seat. Thank you for helping this seat reclaim them!" Maitreya Buddha said in a low voice after chanting a Buddhist mantra and stated his purpose.
"Help you reclaim them? Are you mistaken about sothing?"
Hearing this from Maitreya Buddha, Good Corpse's voice was full of disdain as it said, "You bald donkeys of the Buddhist Sect are always scheming here, scheming there, claiming this has fate with you, that has fate with you!"
"Benefactor, it seems you hold a deep prejudice against our Buddhist Sect!"
Although Maitreya Buddha already knew that Sect Master Tongtian's disciple was not likely to easily hand over the possessions, the words from Good Corpse made even Maitreya Buddha's usually cheerful expression beco much more reserved, his gaze sharpening as he stared at Good Corpse.
"Stop pretending already, if you don't seek revenge for Baosheng Buddha as soone from the Buddhist Sect, it wouldn't make sense. If you want to fight, then fight, why all the evasiveness?" Good Corpse raised the Absolute Immortal Sword in hand, pointing it at Maitreya Buddha, and its words were equally uncompromising.
"Amitabha…" Maitreya Buddha's smile receded significantly, and his eyelids drooped slightly.
He sighed heavily, feigning a look of helpless bitterness, "Alas, this seat really does not wish to fight and hopes to resolve this matter peacefully, but sotis, reason does not prevail. Since that's the case, this seat has no choice but to take action!"
"Disgusting, if you want to fight just fight, why spout so much moralizing nonsense..."
Muttering under his breath with the intent to strike first, Good Corpse waved the Absolute Immortal Sword, and the Sword Qi carrying an apocalyptic aura slashed directly towards Maitreya Buddha.
Unprepared for how quickly Good Corpse would strike, Maitreya Buddha raised his hand and a pair of golden cymbals appeared, shielding himself.
Against the fierce attack of the Absolute Immortal Sword, the golden cymbals withstood the terrible Sword Qi.
Yet, Maitreya Buddha's form was still pushed back more than a yard.
"What ferocious Sword Qi!" Though successful in fending off this strike of Sword Qi, Maitreya Buddha couldn't help but inwardly marvel at the malicious aura within it.
It truly was a treasure of a Saint — the Absolute Immortal Sword could indeed be considered one of the most terrifying murderous weapons between heaven and earth.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Seeing his Sword Qi blocked by Maitreya Buddha, Good Corpse was inwardly shocked, but his movents did not slow down as he continuously launched barrage after barrage of Sword Qi fiercely towards Maitreya Buddha.
Under the assault of these Sword Qi, Maitreya Buddha held the golden cymbals in both hands, warding off each attack as they ca.
He was persistently pushed back further.
"As expected? His strength is quite a bit stronger than Empress, managing to block the Absolute Immortal Sword with just a pair of cymbals…"
Even though it seed like he had the upper hand on the surface, Good Corpse was aware that it was only a superficial suppression and defeating Maitreya Buddha was out of reach, prompting a silent murmur within himself.
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