MTLNOVEL Chapter 629_2
Compared to Lu Erjie back then, the benefits brought to the nearby villagers are greater, so they neither harbor resentment nor fear towards the Pig Demon, but instead have some respect.
"Little White, what do you think of the demon entrenched here? Should we add it to our menu?"
Chen Sanzang was picking and choosing and bought a sack of wild mushrooms from a few villagers, casually asking Little White Dragon beside him, who was selecting a few live fish.
"Sounds like a good demon, just not sure about the amount of karma it carries. Still, gotta meet it first to determine some information imperceptible to ordinary people. But the Pig Demon is full of treasures, would definitely be delicious in a pot."
Just because it protects a group of villagers doesn't necessarily mean it's a good demon. It might just be raising these villagers like livestock for its food reserve.
Karma is the most direct standard for determining whether a creature is evil.
Anyone entangled with karma is trouble; they are essentially extremely villainous, with only very few exceptions. The most representative is the Nether River Sect Master who became a Supreme.
The Blood Sea is the most defiled place in the world, yet within it lies a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Karma Fire Red Lotus.
This treasure automatically absorbs worldly karma to enhance its own power. Naturally, the Nether River Sect Master who obtained this treasure is covered in karma.
However, the Karma Fire Red Lotus can stabilize fortune, so the Nether River Sect Master is not affected by karma, which is why he dared to scheme against Red Cloud back then, attempting to snatch the Foundation of Sanctum, the Hongmeng Purple Qi from him.
Red Cloud, at that time, bore the Hongmeng Purple Qi and had significant karma. Killing him would mean bearing great karma.
After dealing with Red Cloud, besides sustaining some injuries, there were no subsequent effects on the Nether River Sect Master.
Kunpeng, who acted with him, was much more miserable. Just because he attacked Red Cloud, he was stained with great karma and suffered from a string of misfortunes after dealing with Red Cloud.
Hiding in his old lair, he was found by Demon Emperor Taiyi and Di Jun, suffered another heavy blow, and was forced into the then Demon Court, assuming the position of Demon Master, getting embroiled in the Witch Demon Tribulation.
If he hadn't been crafty, extremely shrewd, and had the top-notch ability to flee, he might not have escaped the fate of dying and disappearing in the Witch Demon Tribulation.
Chen Sanzang was just casually asking Little White Dragon, but his heart was filled with questions.
He knew the plot of Journey to the West, and Lu Erjie was supposed to be Lao Zhu's wife. How could she have been killed by Lao Zhu?
Zhu Ganglie, this guy, was already famous for being lustful when he was the Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy in the Heavenly Court, but he was also very sentimental!
If she really was his wife, he would be too busy cherishing her, so how could he possibly kill her?
Therefore, Lu Erjie's death is full of doubts, but it definitely wasn't done by Zhu Ganglie.
"Old Xi, what level has Zhu Ganglie's cultivation recovered to now?"
"Taiyi Golden Immortal Peak, and his physical body is very strong, suspected to have practiced the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique."
Goodness, Chen Sanzang exclaimed in his heart, confirming something.
Zhu Ganglie is definitely a disciple of the Human Sect; otherwise, he couldn't have learned the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.
This cultivation technique is a method of proving Dao with power, inherited from Pangu, and other than Hongjun and the Three Pure Ones, only the Twelve Ancestor Witches knew it.
The Protecting the Sect Divine Skill passed down to the disciples of the Three Religions was derived from the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, leading to the creation of a slightly inferior technique—the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique.
In reality, very few people have practiced the true Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, one of the more famous being Yang Jian, the Erlang God.
Initially, Yang Jian practiced the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique, which also led to the creation of another Four Monkey, Yuan Hong, who stole and was affected by his karma.
After Yang Jian's ascension, through his master Master Yuding, he obtained the complete Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, converting the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique to the true Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.
As for Sun Wukong in the original Journey to the West, he learned the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique, and after becoming the Victorious Fighting Buddha, he remained unrelated to the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.
"Old Xi, should we preemptively transcend Zhu Ganglie?"
Kidnapping a mortal as a wife is the perfect excuse to take out Zhu Ganglie, catching Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect off guard.
"Up to you, but I discovered another fun thing."
Old Xi's tone held some intrigue, before sharing a piece of information with Chen Sanzang.
On the surface, Gao Cuilan seemed just like a mortal woman, but within her was a considerable amount of Immortal Energy, reaching the level of an Earth Immortal.
In the information transmitted by Old Xi, there was an unusual aura of a True Spirit in Gao Cuilan's Spirit.
By tracing through Reincarnation Perception, the previous life of this True Spirit aura turned out to be a Rabbit Spirit!
Goodness! Chen Sanzang exclaimed repeatedly in his heart!
Lu Erjie's True Spirit dwells within Gao Cuilan's Spirit, perfectly integrated, leading to only one explanation: Gao Cuilan is Lu Erjie's reincarnation!
In just a moment, Chen Sanzang thought of many issues, linking them together clearly resolved his previous confusion.
One could say that over a decade ago, Zhu Ganglie definitely killed Lu Erjie, not to silence her, but to help her rebuild her foundation!
Lu Erjie was previously just an ordinary transformed rabbit spirit, with very poor foundation, almost no potential left, and becoming an immortal was nearly impossible.
Zhu Ganglie, however, had a way to strengthen her original foundation, using his connections to help her reincarnate and be reborn as a human!
Once Lu Erjie reincarnated successfully, Zhu Ganglie acted as her Protector, not only infusing Gao Cuilan with Immortal Energy but also spending Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to enhance her innate potential.
Once Lu Erjie's True Spirit awakens, fully mastering the Immortal Energy within her, Gao Cuilan can achieve Ascension right on the spot.
With Zhu Ganglie's connections, securing a secondary ninth rank Divine Position from the Heavenly Court for Lu Erjie, under Gao Cuilan's identity, is not difficult at all!
Truly, Zhu Ganglie is a romantic at heart!
Understanding all this, Chen Sanzang couldn't help but smirk, especially when looking at Little White Dragon Ao Lie, his eyes filled with a kind of pity.
Comparing Zhu Ganglie and Ao Lie, the difference in the realm of emotions is as stark as heaven and earth!
Not only did Zhu Ganglie successfully win over his beloved, but she is also thoroughly devoted, even gifting him all her great inheritance.
And Little White Dragon? He not only has an endless green field over his head, but was also severely wounded by his wife and her paramour, adding insult to injury.
Fuling Mountain, Yunzhan Cave.
Sun Wukong had long sensed the aura of the Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy.
Any monkey who has watched Journey to the West would naturally know this guy nested here after being banished to the mortal world.
Upon arriving at Gao Village, he further sensed the vast demon energy mixed with Immortal Energy, identical to the Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy's power.
"Tianpeng, open the door, Old Sun has come to see you."
With a loud banging on the door, the surrounding rocks trembled violently.
The monkey had a smile in his eyes, and the knocking became even harder, causing the entire cave dwelling to start trembling.
"Crap! Damn monkey, you better take it easy on the door! My whole Lao Zhu household's gonna be knocked apart by you."
Feeling Sun Wukong's presence, Zhu Ganglie came out in a fit of anger.
He feared if he was delayed any longer, his cave dwelling would be knocked into pieces by this damn monkey.
"Hey, Tianpeng, what the hell happened that you're in a pig form?"
The smile hidden in the monkey's eyes was out in the open, causing Zhu Ganglie to roll his eyes.
"Get lost! When I was banished to the mortal world, you damn monkey knew what happened. Stop watching the joke!"
This monkey was cunning even in the Heavenly Court, stealing unknown amounts of Immortal Wine and delicacies from Tianpeng Mansion, probably snickering at his fall to the mortal world.
"Pig form suits you well, matches your personality, gluttonous and lazy, also lecherous."
"Scram, scram, scram! Nothing good ever comes out of a monkey's mouth! Old Zhu calls this giving up, having wine today, drunk today, as for being lecherous, it's all a damn setup, ruining Old Zhu's reputation!"
Now Zhu Ganglie resents the old Jade Emperor and those from the Buddhist Sect.