The changes in the Buddha Beads attracted the attention of the Three Realms.
Monkey King gathered the immortals and Buddhas in Myriad Spirits City. After two days of discussion, they could only speed up their preparations and maintain vigilance.
Other than that, they did not have a better countermeasure.
However, everyone knew very well that the Great Tribulation was not far away.
The immortals and Buddhas became nervous as they returned to their respective domains to prepare for battle.
After they left, Taishang Laojun found Monkey King and asked him for some fur.
"My fur?"
Monkey King was taken aback.
"There's no better material than your fur in the Three Realms."
Taishang Laojun said, "It's best to use it to create immortal artifacts and barriers to resist the Great Tribulation."
"How do you know it's useful?"
Monkey King asked.
"We've already tried it."
Taishang Laojun replied, "The Great Immortal got me to add a few strands of your fur to his horsetail whisk. His divine powers have increased greatly."
"…"
Monkey King fell silent.
However, he still plucked dozens of monkey fur for Taishang Laojun in the end.
Ever since he attained the Dao, he had 84,000 feathers on him. Each of them could change according to his will. One turned into ten, ten turned into a hundred, and a total of more than a million.
Plucking dozens of monkey fur did not affect Monkey King much. He could recover in a short period of time.
Since the Great Tribulation required it, he naturally could not be stingy.
It wasn't just him. All living beings in the Three Realms had to begin large-scale preparations for battle.
After separating from Taishang Laojun, Monkey King arrived at Langya blessed land.
He released the Ruyi Jingu Bang and the banana fan and was about to sit cross-legged to cultivate when he suddenly recalled that he had forgotten to ask Taishang Laojun to refine an immortal artifact for Ao Luan.
Monkey King looked at the banana fan.
The banana fan seemed to have sensed something and flew slightly further away.
"You …"
Monkey King said, "I'll give you to Ao Luan, okay?"
Just as he asked this question, the banana fan flew far away with a whoosh.
The Jingu Bang buzzed twice and chased after it.
"Looks like he doesn't agree."
Monkey King could only give up. He knew that Taishang Laojun would definitely help him.
As expected, a few months later, Taishang Laojun came to ask him for monkey fur again.
Taishang Laojun took the monkey hair and created it. He discovered that its power was beyond imagination.
The Monkey King's fur had countless transformations and was invincible. The immortal equipment he created was indestructible and was over a hundred times better than other materials.
In the years that followed, Taishang Laojun repeatedly asked the Monkey King for more than a hundred of them.
Monkey King made use of this opportunity to have him forge an immortal sword and bring it to Langya blessed land for nurturing.
Just like that, a few more years passed. One night, the Jade Emperor, who was playing chess with the Ancestral Master, suddenly felt his heart skip a beat.
"It looks like it's almost here."
He put down the chess piece and stood up.
"What's coming?"
The Ancestral Master had never seen the Jade Emperor stop midway. He couldn't help but be surprised.
"The great calamity is coming."
The Jade Emperor said with a solemn expression. He turned and left the Hall of Enlightenment, walking towards the 33 Heavens.
On Mount Numinous, the Buddhist Ancestor stood up at almost the same time and said, "The great calamity is coming. We can't just stay out of it!"
"Buddhist Ancestor."
The Buddhas were alarmed. "Isn't it not time yet?"
"We're here."
The Buddhist Ancestor shook his head.
The Three Realms predicted that the great calamity would appear in a few decades, but clearly — the Buddha Bead didn't think so.
The Buddhist Ancestor and the Jade Emperor arrived at the 33 Heavens at the same time. They saw the Monkey King floating above Big Dipper City and issuing orders.
In Big Dipper City, the crowd prepared for battle in an orderly manner. Rows of Heavenly Soldiers rushed to the outer realm.
"He is indeed earlier than we predicted."
The Jade Emperor and the Buddhist Ancestor thought. Their Dharmic powers were no longer comparable to the Monkey King's.
After the Monkey King gave the orders, the Jade Emperor and the Buddhist Ancestor flew over.
"How much longer until the great calamity?"
"Less than three days."
The Monkey King replied, "Sound the alarm!"
The alarm rang throughout the four continents.
The Heavenly Palace, the mortal realm, the Netherworld, everyone heard the sound and clenched their hearts.
The All Seeing Eye was on guard against the Buddha Bead in the Asura World.
In the blood-colored space, the humanoid living being was already wrapped in flames. The light was resplendent and one could no longer see its original appearance.
A divine talisman slowly flew out from the living being's body.
The All Seeing Eye blinked, thinking that he had seen wrongly. When he looked again, there was indeed an additional divine talisman in the space in front of the Buddha Bead.
The divine talisman was golden in color and emitted boundless might and terror.
The moment it appeared, the Buddha Bead's aura surged and the light became even more resplendent.
"It can't be a seal, right?"
The All Seeing Eye was shocked. This divine talisman was not in any predictions regarding the great calamity.
"Oh no."
He immediately flew towards the ground.
No matter what, he had to first investigate the relationship between the divine talisman and the Buddha Bead.
The divine talisman had already flown out.
Cracks appeared on it.
Following that, as if time had stopped, a deafening "Boom!" rang out in the primordial chaos.
Following that, a powerful light was released by the divine talisman, illuminating the primordial chaos for billions of kilometers.
The All Seeing Eye's eyes instantly lost their senses.
When he regained his vision and looked towards the sky again, countless light spots had already appeared in front of the Buddha Bead. They streaked across the sky and charged towards the Asura Realm.
The great calamity had begun.