Chapter 626
Time flies, in the blink of an eye another year has passed.
Chen Sanzang truly enjoyed his journey, always searching for caves in the mountains, entering every forest, and every beautiful female demon he encountered was influenced by him.
Those who followed him received great opportunities.
Those who did not received great fortunes.
The former, after being influenced by him, were sent to the Netherworld, arranged to reincarnate into the Great Qin Empire in their next life.
The latter, after being transcended by him, were sent to the Western Paradise. Whether they could meet the Buddha is unknown.
After all, he gave them great fortunes but if they couldn't make the most of it, who could they blame?
In any case, he was only responsible for transcending them, while conveniently inheriting all their possessions, including cultivation levels and even their bodies.
For instance, a certain female rabbit, feeling the grandeur of Buddhist Law, wanted to join the Buddhist Sect, so Chen Sanzang packaged her up and transcended her to the Western Paradise.
Incidentally, he made a spicy rabbit head dish, which was truly delicious beyond measure.
Riding a little tiger, Chen Sanzang finally arrived at the border of the Great Qin Empire, outside the Two Worlds Mountain.
Looking at the towering peaks resembling five bare fingers piercing the sky, he couldn't help but admire The Buddha, who truly lived up to being the former Senior Brother of the Jie Sect.
"Old Xi, if we don't climb the mountain to pay homage, can we forcibly break this seal and release Little Kongkong?"
The towering peaks piercing the sky left Chen Sanzang with no desire to climb, especially since the Five Elements Mountain was bare, with nothing on it to invite exploration or encounters with lovely ladies.
"If you completely transcend the Golden Cicada and inherit all its cultivation levels, you could forcibly break the seal."
Old Xi, after a brief exploration, discovered that the Five Elements Mountain was connected to the Earth's veins, gathering the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth to form a shackle, combined with the Buddha Seal left by Tathagata on the peak, which trapped Sun Wukong.
However, the seal wasn't overly strong; a Daluo Realm expert could violently break it.
The reason no one released Sun Wukong is because the Buddhist Sect stationed people here, and Daluo Realm experts had no reason to offend the Buddhist Sect.
After all, the reputation of the Two Saints of the Buddhist Sect wasn't great. If someone dared to help the monkey, they might end up aligned with the Western Teaching, since the former Jie Sect was once the biggest scapegoat, wasn't it?
"Damn it, really have to climb the mountain to pay respects to Tathagata, huh? Hmph, today I pay him, but tomorrow, I'll surely make him pay tenfold!"
Chen Sanzang cursed a bit under his breath, but didn't immediately climb the mountain; instead, he headed towards Sun Wukong's place of captivity.
"Little Kongkong, your Heavenly Destiny teacher is here to invite you to join us!"
Holding a staff in one hand and a little wine gourd in the other, Chen Sanzang sat atop the little tiger, drinking while chanting Buddhist mantras.
"Oh, a Drinking and Eating Monk today? It's been ages since Old Sun had a drink, give me a cup to quench my thirst first."
With people from the Great Qin Empire tending to him, Sun Wukong, although trapped under the Five Elements Mountain, wasn't really deprived in terms of food and drink except for his inability to move.
But wine was rarely given because the monkey didn't have the best temper when drunk, often cursing the heavens, the earth, and the Buddha.
People of the Great Qin Empire feared being noted by the Buddha, so they rarely brought him alcohol.
"Hey, I thought monkeys were all lean, how did Little Kongkong become so plump?"
Chen Sanzang, with a strange look, observed Sun Wukong's half-exposed shoulder and head outside the Five Elements Mountain.
He had seen many versions of Brother Monkey before, but this was the first time he saw one so plump; his monkey face had turned into a round ball, full of comedic effect.
"Every day it's either eating or drinking, or lying down to take long naps, I've been here for decades, can't even exercise, how could I not gain weight?"
Sun Wukong rolled his eyes, rubbing his face that had somehow swollen into a bun, looking utterly helpless.
This damn Five Elements Mountain not only pressed down on him, rendering him immobile, but also sealed his mana.
Although he could laboriously flip himself over using physical strength alone to lie in a more comfortable position, was he expected to do aerobics too?
If his mana weren't sealed, he could use it to refine away all this excess body fat, but for now, he just lay there obediently.
He had no intention of revealing his greatly increased power prematurely, allowing The Buddha to prepare or anything.
The grudge of being trapped under the Five Elements Mountain, Brother Monkey was definitely going to settle, at the very least, he'd strip Tathagata's hair till bald and then polish it with a stick.
Isn't there a saying in the human world, that even iron rods can be ground down to needles?
Brother Monkey wanted to test whether the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Needle could be ground into a needle using Tathagata's bald head!
"I see."
Chen Sanzang nodded, then casually took out a Memory Stone from his Storage Ring, channeling a wisp of mana to activate it, capturing Sun Wukong's current appearance from 365 angles.
It was rare to see Little Kongkong's character collapse like this, if he didn't record it to keep as blackmail material, how could he live up to his scheming nature?
"Damn it, you Drinking and Eating Bald Donkey, why did you bring a camera? Hand over the Memory Stone to Old Sun, or else when Old Sun gets out, I'll beat you with a stick!"
Does Old Sun not care about face?
Watching the baldy take a swift action to keep the Memory Stone, Sun Wukong grinned his teeth.
Yet, with his face now rounded like a bun, he lacked any semblance of menace.
His attempt at looking fierce only made him appear adorably silly and quaint.
"Little Kongkong, how about trading a Memory Stone for your chance at freedom?"