Journey to the West: Please, Go Out and Fetch the Scriptures.

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Tang San presents a captured prisoner to Bodhidharma, seeking a reward for his significant achievement. Bodhidharma, initially taken aback, ultimately acknowledges the need for rewards in the Buddhist tradition. Tang San humorously requests five to six hundred Pre-natal Sacred Treasures but is met with disbelief. Instead, Bodhidharma names him the Buddha of Divine Might and Creation Merit, tasking him with spreading Buddhist teachings. As Tang San receives blessings of immense Buddha's light, Bodhidharma and Ru Lai commend his loyalty. Meanwhile, other Buddhist figures contemplate their relationships with Tang San, weighing ambition against the new power dynamics within the sect.

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