Recalling the melon patch under the cliff at Little Western Heaven, do we still remember how the little Maitreya taught our Destined One a trick or two with the Character-Banning Spell? Do we remember how he casually mentioned back then that there was an old friend of the Great Sage locked away inside the Pagoda? Yet at the time, the Destined One could only stare blankly at the spell in his hands. Thinking about it now, as we've grown to resemble the Great Sage ourselves, it is finally time to go and meet this old friend who wishes for a moment of peace and quiet.
Arriving at the Pagoda in Little Western Heaven, the little Maitreya was already waiting there. Seeing that the Destined One had truly come, he explained that the fated time had arrived, and that the painting before us held the answer to the origins of our Destined One.
"You've wandered in circles to return here. Have you attained any insight?" the little Maitreya chuckled. "An old friend has been waiting for you for a long time. The fated time has come, and this final painting holds the answer. Go. No one understands this story better than he does."
Chapter 820