Chapter 169 - 166: Peng Demon King’s Angry Battle with Mount Meru
The Peng Demon King, having consumed several Peaches of Immortality and healed his wounds, soared into the skies and headed straight for Mount Meru in the Western Heaven.
By the time the Macaques King noticed, the other was already at the foot of Mount Meru.
Tathagata was lecturing on the Buddhist Scriptures within the Da Xiong Palace. The mountain gate of Mount Meru was guarded by Arhats, and upon seeing the arrival of a Great Peng, they shouted, "Halt! This is the sacred ground of the Buddhist sect, entry is not permitted!"
The Peng Demon King then made a respectful gesture and said, "I am the Gold-Winged Great Peng King, and my elder brother is Peacock Great Ming King Bodhisattva Kong Xuan of Mount Meru. I ask this Venerable to announce my arrival."
However, the Arhat shouted back, "The Buddha Ancestor has decreed that no one may enter Mount Meru! Leave the way you came!"
The Peng Demon King’s forehead throbbed with visible veins as he said in a deep voice, "Would the Venerable truly not grant me this convenience?"
"Why the clamor! A refusal means refusal, return the way you came, or do not blame this poor monk for being impolite!" the Arhat replied.
Enraged, the Peng Demon King instantly brought forth his spear and, without another word, launched an attack! The Arhat was caught off guard and was pierced through the heart by the Peng Demon King’s spear, blood spurting wildly as he was impaled and killed. Upon the Arhat’s death, the sound of a bell rang out from Mount Meru, startling Tathagata, who was lecturing in the palace.
Tathagata said to the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon Bodhisattva, "Something has happened below; go and see."
"As you command, Buddha Ancestor!"
The Great Mighty Celestial Dragon Bodhisattva rose to his full height and left the Da Xiong Palace. Striding upon the Buddhist sect’s Dragon Elephants, formidable and mighty, he intercepted the Peng Demon King halfway.