The Great Bandit of Journey to the West

Chapter 19 I've Become a Buddha

Wuchen came out of the alchemy room and smelled the aroma of meat. Following the scent, he arrived at the main hall and saw Jiang Feng sitting on a futon eating meat.

Monsters eat people, so it's not unusual for them to eat some meat, so he didn't care.

Jiang Feng greeted him as he came out, "What are you busy with? Want to grab something to eat?"

Wuchen smiled and declined, "No, thank you."

Jiang Feng enthusiastically tore off a rabbit leg and handed it to him: "Hey, don't be so polite, come and eat with me, make yourself at home!"

Wuchen was taken aback. Wasn't this his own home?

He took the rabbit leg somewhat speechlessly, glanced at the demons chanting sutras in the main hall, and asked, "Why are two people missing?"

Jiang Feng felt a little guilty: "I don't know, maybe they went out to eat? After all, food is the most important thing in the world."

As Wuchen ate the rabbit leg, he thought to himself, "This white dragon is indeed just as my master said; it's a complete glutton."

After finishing the rabbit leg, he went back to the alchemy room to continue refining pills.

When he came out again in the afternoon, Jiang Feng was still eating meat.

Jiang Feng greeted him familiarly, and he noticed that several more demons were missing from the main hall. He asked, "Why are there a few missing again?"

Jiang Feng said matter-of-factly, "Let's go eat! People need food to survive. Come on, let's eat too!"

Wuchen nodded and started eating with him.

This dialogue lasted for two days.

After the alchemy was completed, Wuchen walked out and stared blankly at the empty hall, muttering, "They...did they all go to eat?"

Jiang Feng said matter-of-factly, "Yeah, if they're not enthusiastic about eating, there's something wrong with their thinking! They must have gone out to eat together."

Wuchen roared, "What the hell are you talking about? Where did you put them?!"

Even if he was stupid, he would have noticed the problem: since Jiang Feng arrived, these monsters had been disappearing at a visible rate.

This was definitely Jiang Feng's doing!

Faced with his questioning, Jiang Feng lowered his head and remained silent, only staring at the crab in his hand.

Wuchen suddenly realized what was happening and exclaimed, "You ate them all!!"

Jiang Feng raised his head in dissatisfaction: "What do you mean I ate them all? Didn't you eat any?"

Wuchen immediately thought of all the delicious food he had eaten in the past two days, and stammered, "I...I...I didn't know it was monster meat!"

Jiang Feng sucked the last bit of crab meat into his mouth and skillfully threw the crab shell behind the Buddha statue.

"Since you've already eaten them, if you're afraid of Buddha's wrath, go behind the Buddha statue and resurrect their remains."

[Your compassion and kindness informing Wuchen of the demons' whereabouts has moved Heaven, and you are rewarded with mastery of "Alchemy".]

Wuchen fell silent for a moment.

He does want to resurrect those monsters, but he has to be able to do it first!

However, he quickly came to terms with it, since all the monsters ended up dying anyway, and all of them combined couldn't match the White Dragon's effectiveness.

Now that the white dragon has eaten it, perhaps the medicine made from it will be even more effective.

He took a deep breath, calmed himself, and asked, "Have you memorized the scriptures?"

Jiang Feng said, "I've memorized it. When is Buddha coming?"

Wuchen smiled and said, "Come with me."

After saying that, he led Jiang Feng to the alchemy room.

Jiang Feng looked around the alchemy room. The residual heat of the furnace fire had not yet dissipated, making it feel as hot as an oven.

Wuchen took out a pill and said, "This is the Buddha's pill for attaining Buddhahood. If you eat it, you will be able to break through to the Bodhisattva realm and attract the Buddha's blessing to you to become a Buddha."

Jiang Feng took the pill and examined it carefully, saying, "Wuchen, you are a Dharma Protector, your cultivation should have reached the point where you need to consume a Buddhahood Pill, right?"

Wuchen said, "I have already eaten. When the entire human world becomes a pure land, I will be able to become a Buddha on the spot."

Jiang Feng turned to look at him: "So, even if I consume the elixir of enlightenment and receive the Buddha's blessing, I still have to wait until then to become a Buddha?"

Wuchen patiently explained, "That's not it. Everyone has their own destiny. Buddha said that if you eat the elixir of enlightenment, you can become a Buddha on the spot."

Jiang Feng put away the pills and said, "You should invite Buddha over so I can ask him myself."

Wu Chen cursed inwardly, "This damn glutton, all he knows is eating all day, how come he's so smart at this crucial moment!"

Although he was resentful, he maintained a smile on his face and nodded, saying, "Alright, sit cross-legged and recite the scriptures. I will invite the Buddha to come for you."

Jiang Feng sat down as instructed, watching Wu Chen take out the jade Buddha and recite a mantra.

Before long, the jade Buddha emitted a burst of light, and Fa Nan's divine sense descended into the alchemy room.

Seeing the two locked in a stalemate in the alchemy room, Fa Nan immediately realized something was wrong and asked Jiang Feng, "Liang Baikai, why haven't you taken the Buddha-attaining pill yet?"

Jiang Feng laughed and said, "Buddha, I want to know when I will be able to become a Buddha. Is it only after the entire human world has been transformed into a pure land?"

Fa Nan said, "Your affinity with Buddhism is profound, unlike that of others. After you consume the elixir of enlightenment, I will bestow upon you a prophecy, and you will be able to attain Buddhahood on the spot."

Jiang Feng seemed to have dispelled his doubts, swallowed the pill, and said, "Now you can bestow the mark upon me, right?"

A satisfied smile appeared on Fa Nan's face as he said, "I have already bestowed upon you the prediction of Buddhahood. Wait another incense stick's time, and you will attain Buddhahood!"

"Thank you, Buddha."

A satisfied expression appeared on Jiang Feng's face. As time slowly passed, the time it takes for an incense stick to burn was over in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly, Jiang Feng's body trembled, and he shouted with joy, "Buddha, I've done it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a radiant glow descended from the sky, golden lotuses sprang from the ground, Buddhist music filled the air, and countless celestial maidens began to dance.

Amidst the sacred Buddhist light, Jiang Feng's body was bathed in golden light, and a wheel of merit shone behind his head.

Eight arms extended from his back, each holding a magical weapon such as a vajra, a grenade, a Gatling gun, an AK47, and a Mauser C96 pistol.

The atmosphere, both compassionate and solemn, perfectly showcases the Buddha's majesty!

Wuchen: "??!!"

Fa Nan: "!!!"

No way, how did he actually become a Buddha?!

Could it be that Wuchen is a one-in-a-million alchemy genius, and by sheer coincidence, he actually managed to refine the Buddha-attaining pill? That can't be!

Amidst the bewildered and disillusioned expression on Fa Nan's face, Jiang Feng stood up from the prayer mat: "Buddha, what should my Buddhist name be?"

"An illusion! It's an illusion!"

Fa Nan suddenly snapped out of his daze and shouted, "Wu Chen, capture him!"

Wuchen reacted a step too slowly and only came to his senses when Fa Nan called out to him. He immediately activated the "Ten Abodes Mahayana Technique" and rushed towards Jiang Feng.

After a flash of blood, the illusion shattered.

Jiang Feng held the Vajra pestle in his right hand and made a hand seal with his left, facing off against Wu Chen.

Wuchen's palm was cut by the Vajra Pestle, and blood flowed down his fingertips. His arm trembled slightly, and his face was filled with anger.

"Master, didn't you say that my 'Ten Abodes Mahayana Technique' could counter his incomplete technique? Why is he completely unaffected?"