MTLNOVEL Chapter 625_2
Profound Immortal, True Immortal, and Golden Immortal are the powers assigned to protect the immortals and the Buddha Head of Chen Sanzang.
They call it protection, but it's actually monitoring Chen Sanzang for any anomalies or disruptions during the westward journey to retrieve scriptures, so those behind them can timely handle any situation.
"Although it can conceal the aura, if we transcend these people, they'll still send more to monitor."
"It doesn't matter how many come; it's just more heads to deliver, perfect for enhancing cultivation to Taiyi Golden Immortal Peak."
Chen Sanzang casually glanced at the scattered immortals in the sky, clearly they also have small circle groups.
"I need to prepare a little first, release Little Kongkong, ensure these guys can't escape at all, then transcend them all."
Old Xi said he needed to wait a bit, still needing some preparation.
"Old Xi, you really are worthless!"
"Why is Golden Cicada so slow in retrieving scriptures?"
"After watching for a year, it seems Golden Cicada isn't about retrieving scriptures westward, but rather about enjoying the sights."
"How did this guy learn the Joyful Buddha's cultivation method? And even selects some top mountain spirits and wild female demons for joint joyful cultivation?"
"Why does this Golden Cicada seem so unreliable?"
"Wasn't it said that Golden Cicada of this lifetime possesses Heavenly Immortal cultivation? Why can't it be detected?"
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The Five Directions Jiedi gathered together, endlessly chattering.
At this moment, it's been a year since Chen Sanzang left the Great Qin Capital, yet he hasn't even walked out of the Great Qin Empire's territory.
Not to mention, there's still half the journey to Five Elements Mountain, at this pace, it might take another year!
Once out of the Great Qin Empire's territory, facing various difficulties, Chen Sanzang's speed could be even slower, taking decades to reach the Western Heaven Great Leiyin Temple!
Sigh, setting out in the prime of youth, traversing the long journey of life, by the time he arrives with three thousand white hairs, old and frail, it's as if he's showing off to all the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas.
The Five Directions Jiedi, including Golden Head Jiedi, Silver Head Jiedi, Paragate Jiedi, Boluo Monk Jiedi, and Mahakaruna Jiedi, instantly felt perplexed upon calculating the journey length for Chen Sanzang.
"Should we send someone down to play some tricks and urge him on?"
Golden Head Jiedi rubbed his bald head, feeling that Chen Sanzang was deliberately making trouble to waste time, but he had no evidence.
"Look, he's searching hills and fields for little demons again, which is the latest victim now?"
Watching Chen Sanzang, unfazed by mountain coldness, dragging a charming female demon into a cave to discuss Buddhist Law, the group of guardians instantly felt at a loss.
"This is the ninety-ninth victim, we just don't know whether this female demon will be transcended by Golden Cicada or sent to the underworld to meet Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to get a good rebirth."
Paragate Jiedi's tone was somewhat sour, especially as some female demons, after serving Golden Cicada well, were sent to Ksitigarbha's place, gaining immense opportunities.
You should know, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Golden Cicada have good relations, any demon Golden Cicada sends will listen to the teachings at Ksitigarbha's Place.
Ksitigarbha, indeed a top-notch Daluo Golden Immortal, the Daoist skills taught are very valuable to Jiedi like them, they might even break into the True Immortal Realm, reaching the Golden Immortal Level.
As for those who failed to serve Golden Cicada and even tried to eat his flesh for immortality, every female demon was transcended by some shameless fellow's Buddhist law.
Most excessive was when every female demon showed its form and matched a certain bald donkey's taste, even their corpses were processed into delicacies, consumed completely.
The Six Ding and Six Jia escorting Golden Cicada, along with the Five Directions Jiedi, Four Value Officials, and Eighteen Guardian Jialan in the sky, felt something evil with Golden Cicada, not resembling an enlightened monk's appearance at all.
They truly didn't understand why Golden Cicada of this lifetime had such a heavy killing intent and was so lascivious and unrestrained, how he got the title of Master Sanzang this lifetime.
Especially with Golden Cicada committing so many evil deeds, yet his Buddha Essence remained extremely pure, feeling comparable to The Buddha's Buddha Essence.
Simply absurd!
"Should we report? I feel Golden Cicada's situation isn't right, going on like this, let alone becoming Buddha, the chance of becoming a great demon is higher!"
"Or, let's wait a bit longer? After releasing Sun Wukong, it might improve since the monkey is better than him, should be able to stop him from doing more evil."
Time quickly passed, and another year went by.
Chen Sanzang had quite the fun on the road, really finding caves in mountains, entering every forest he could, and any beautiful female demon was influenced by him.
Those who followed him got great opportunities.
Those who didn't follow got great fortunes.
The former, after being influenced, was sent to the Netherworld, arranged to reincarnate as humans in the Great Qin Empire.
The latter, after transcended, was sent to the Western Paradise, whether they could meet Buddha was unknown.
After all, great fortune was given, if one wasn't capable, who's to blame?
He only took responsibility for transcending the other party, while accepting all their inheritance including cultivation, even their corpses.
For example, a certain female rabbit felt the Buddhist Law's grandeur, wishing to enter the Buddhist sect, got transcended by Chen Sanzang to the Western Paradise.
By the way, he braised the rabbit head with spices, truly delicious.
Riding a little tiger, Chen Sanzang finally reached the Great Qin Empire's border, outside Two Worlds Mountain.
Looking at the bald five peaks like fingers piercing the clouds, he couldn't help but admire The Buddha, truly amazing, worthy of being the former Jie Sect master brother.
"Old Xi, if not climbing the mountain for homage, can I forcibly break the seal and release Little Kongkong?"
Seeing the peaks piercing the clouds, Chen Sanzang had no desire to climb, especially as Five Elements Mountain was barren, nothing on it, not even the thoughts of exploring or unexpectedly meeting some young lady.
"If you completely transcend Golden Cicada, inherit all his cultivation, then you can forcibly break it."
Old Xi slightly explored and found this Five Elements Mountain connected with Earth's veins, gathering Five Elements Power of Heaven and Earth, forming shackles, plus the Buddha Seal left by Tathagata at the peak, that's how Sun Wukong got trapped.
But the seal isn't too strong; as long as there's a Daluo Realm expert, it can be forcibly broken.
No one has released Sun Wukong yet because the Buddhist sect stationed people here, and a Daluo Realm expert has no reason to offend the Buddhist sect.
After all, the reputation of the Buddhist sect's two saints isn't good, daring to support the monkey could get one caught by the Western Teaching, after all, the Jie Sect was the biggest scapegoat, wasn't it?
"Damn it, really must climb the mountain to pay homage to Tathagata, well, today I'll pay respects, and the next day, will let him pay tenfold back!"
Chen Sanzang muttered in annoyance but did not climb the mountain immediately, instead heading towards the place where Sun Wukong was imprisoned.
"Little Kongkong, your destiny teacher came to recruit you?"
Holding a staff in one hand and a small wine gourd in the other, Chen Sanzang sat on the little tiger, drinking wine while chanting Buddha names.
"Oh, today there's actually a Drinking and Eating Monk coming? Old Sun hasn't had a drink in a long time, first give Old Sun a cup to relieve the craving."
With people from the Great Qin Empire attending to him, Sun Wukong although pressed under Five Elements Mountain wasn't deprived in terms of food and drink, only unable to move.
However, alcohol was rarely delivered, mainly because the monkey's wine tolerance was poor, drunk he liked cursing heaven and earth, even Tathagata.
People from the Great Qin Empire feared getting noted by The Buddha, hence they barely delivered alcohol when serving Sun Wukong.
"Oh, originally thought that monkeys are lean, how did Little Kongkong become so rounded?"
Chen Sanzang looked oddly at Sun Wukong's half shoulder and head outside Five Elements Mountain.
Having seen many versions of Brother Monkey before, this was the first time seeing such a rounded form, the monkey face turned into a round ball, full of comedic effect.