Burial Sky Gang

Buddhist chants filled my mind, and all the gods bowed their heads. I stood beneath the Lingxiao Palace, clad in the skin of the Golden Cicada, yet within me lay a demon skeletal body. They said I had achieved perfect merit, ascending to heaven in one step. They bestowed upon me unparalleled glory, bestowing upon me Buddhahood and appointing me as a general. They did not know that I had not come here to attain enlightenment. I had come to retrieve the scriptures. In my own way. "I respectfully invite Lord Tang to the palace." A long "Yes, sir!" Echoed outside the palace. I raised my head. The golden light of the Lingxiao Palace was blinding. The brocade robe I wore was heavy, pressing down on my bones. The celestial official beside me, with his eyes lowered, could not hide the contempt on his lips. A mortal...