Chapter 169 Speculation and Weaknesses
Was Bodhi Patriarch the Sect of Interception Saint, Lord Tongtian?
Sparkles flickered within Sun Wukong’s nimble eyes; in fact, he had long harbored such a guess.
Just previously, during his tenure as the Warden of the Refining Fire Hall, both the Fire Mansion Star Lord Fire Spirit Holy Mother and the Lonely Star Lord Yu Hua treated him with great respect. Even the hall master, Fire Virtue Star Lord Luo Xuan, came out to meet him personally.
Initially, he thought they revered him because of the name Great Sage Equalling Heaven, but later he discovered that only Sect of Interception disciples treated him so.
Moreover, the disciples of the Sect of Interception were always responsive to his requests, having helped him out on multiple occasions.
During the Martial Demonstration Conferences, Zhao Gongming and Golden Spirit Holy Mother appeared one after another, shielding him from the Chan Teaching’s attacks.
When subduing demons in the Beiming Sea, he asked Yu Hua to summon Zhao Gongming, and to his surprise, truly managed to bring him along, with all four of the Sect of Interception’s major external disciples in tow.
During the upheaval at the Star of Taiyin, it was again Golden Spirit Holy Mother who appeared and blocked the fatal move of the Southern Extremity Longevity Star for him.
What had he done for the Sect of Interception?
Only during the Martial Demonstration Conference had he allowed Yu Hua to use the laws of artifact refining with the Spirit Guiding Instrument, enabling him to partake in the artifact refining contest and ultimately helping the Sect of Interception triumph over the Chan Teaching.