MTLNOVEL Chapter 830: Jiang Ziya
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable..."
Sun Wukong stood outside the prison, studying the old man at the bottom. As if sensing Sun Wukong's presence, the old man slowly opened his eyes and looked at Sun Wukong, then began to speak.
The moment he saw Sun Wukong, the old man suddenly shook violently, causing the chains on him to rattle loudly.
"Old man? Do you recognize me?" Seeing this disheveled old man react so strongly upon seeing him, Sun Wukong was taken aback and asked.
"Yes and no..." Although the voice sounded old, it was full of vitality and didn't seem weak at all, the old man replied.
"Stop playing riddles with me; either you recognize me or you don't! Stop talking in circles..." Sun Wukong extended his monkey paw, picked his nose, and flicked the booger towards the prison, expressing his displeasure.
"I said I recognize you because I've been waiting for you! Waiting for you to rescue me!" The old man seemed unbothered by Sun Wukong's actions and responded calmly.
After a brief pause, the old man continued, "The reason I said I don't recognize you is that we've never met before. I don't know your name or your background!"
"Now, that's interesting! You don't recognize me, and I don't recognize you, so why should I rescue you?" Sun Wukong sneered mockingly.
"I don't know why you should rescue me, but I know you definitely will! Because, in some ways, you and I are alike!" The old man said to Sun Wukong.
"Alike? You think you can fool me? How could we be alike? You look so old, you don't have many years left, while I, Sun Wukong, am at the peak of my prime, living as long as the heavens and earth, shining as bright as the sun and moon..." Sun Wukong scoffed, shaking his head.
After a brief pause, Sun Wukong continued, "Moreover, you, old man, look so disheveled and ugly, unlike me, the so-called Monkey King!"
"Pretty? Monkey King?" The old man's mouth twitched slightly at Sun Wukong's words.
He carefully examined Sun Wukong, who stood just over four feet tall, with crooked legs, a face without cheeks, a fur-covered face, and a mouth like a thunder god...
Where did this monkey get the confidence to call himself the Monkey King?
Surely, he must have seen better-looking monkeys before, right?
Despite silently cursing Sun Wukong's shamelessness, the old man didn't voice his thoughts.
Instead, he took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, and said, "Monkey, do you know why I said we are alike in some ways?"
"I don't know, and I'm not interested in knowing!" Sun Wukong shook his head indifferently.
He had come to the bottom out of curiosity about who was imprisoned at the very bottom, and now that he saw, he was disappointed and lost interest in the idle chat.
Waving his hand, Sun Wukong turned around and left.
As he turned, Sun Wukong took out the Treasure-Seeking Mirror and shouted, "Calamity Book!"
The arrow on the Treasure-Seeking Mirror pointed in a direction, and Sun Wukong followed it.
"Hey, monkey, wait, don't go! Do you know who I am? I'm Jiang Shang, also known as Jiang Ziya!" Behind him, the old man's urgent voice echoed as Sun Wukong walked away.
"Jiang Shang? Jiang Ziya? Never heard of him..." Sun Wukong replied casually without looking back and soon disappeared into the dark.
"Never? Never heard of him?"
In the prison, the old man was stunned by Sun Wukong's words, feeling even more puzzled.
In the Deification of Gods, he was the main figure of the Immeasurable Kalpa. Given that it hadn't been long since the Deification, his name should still be well-known in the Three Realms and Six Paths.
How could this monkey have not heard of him?
Could it be? This monkey is just ignorant?
After thinking it over, Jiang Ziya shook his head, thinking it impossible.
He observed that the monkey's cultivation level had reached the stage of a Daluo Golden Immortal. With such cultivation, how could he be ignorant?
It's impossible!
He couldn't understand why Sun Wukong hadn't heard of his name. Could it be that Sun Wukong pretended not to know?
But it didn't seem likely!
...
Unaware of Jiang Ziya's thoughts, Sun Wukong didn't care and continued on his mission.
A disheveled old man speaking nonsense wasn't worth his attention.
He didn't expect the deepest part of the prison to contain such a strange old man, which made Sun Wukong deeply disappointed.
After reaching the deepest part of the dungeon and searching for a while, Sun Wukong noticed that the arrow on the Treasure-Seeking Mirror turned into a circle.
This made Sun Wukong stop, put away the mirror, and look down at his feet.
The Calamity Book couldn't be above his head, so it had to be beneath his feet, right?
Looking down, he saw the ground was paved with green rock slabs, without anything special.
Sun Wukong even squatted down, knocking on the stones and listening for hollow sounds to see if there was a hidden compartment.
But despite his efforts, he found nothing.
"What's going on? It's not underfoot; could it be above?" Without finding any clues below, Sun Wukong looked up.
The ceiling was the door to the dungeon.
Beyond that, it was an open sky, so it couldn't be hidden in the sky, could it?
After pondering for a moment, Sun Wukong's eyes twinkled.
While Sun Wukong lacked grand perspectives and wisdom, he was quick-witted and clever.
After a moment, Sun Wukong channeled Golden Light into his eyes and looked down.
Sure enough, as the golden light flowed through Sun Wukong's eyes, he noticed something unusual underfoot.
There seemed to be traces of a spell beneath his feet.
Sun Wukong took a deep breath and blew a puff of immortal qi at his feet, intending to dispel the Blinding Method in front of him.
However, despite blowing the immortal qi, nothing changed, making it seem like he had been mistaken.
Seeing this, Sun Wukong frowned slightly, then retrieved the Ruyi Golden Cudgel from his ear and smashed it down hard on the ground!
If he couldn't dispel the Blinding Method, he would use brute force to break through!
Like untying a complex knot that couldn't be undone; the quickest way was to cut it with scissors!
As Sun Wukong smashed down with the cudgel, the ground warped irregularly, signaling it wasn't just being broken.
Seeing this, Sun Wukong grinned, then raised the Ruyi Golden Cudgel again.
Red light emanated from the cudgel.
Using the Twin Essence Oil effect, Sun Wukong abandoned all his defense ability, converting it entirely to attack power, then smashed down again.
A thunderous sound echoed!
Sun Wukong, at level 84 as a Golden BOSS, combined with abandoning defense for attack, delivered a strike of top-tier Daluo Golden Immortal level.
The entire dungeon trembled violently. Without the dungeon's Buddhist Law reinforcement, not just the dungeon but the entire thousand-mile radius of Eastern Temple would have collapsed!
"Ah! What's happening? Is the Earth Dragon turning?" The violent shaking of Eastern Temple caused countless monks to gasp.
"Nonsense!" Amid the panic, a loud voice rang out.
Huangmei, the Taoist Boy under Maitreya Buddha, leaped out and shouted, "Our Eastern Temple is blessed by Buddhist Law. How could it be troubled by the Earth Dragon turning?"
"You're right!" Many monks nodded at Huangmei's words.
"But if it's not the Earth Dragon turning, what's causing this tremor?" Despite agreeing, many monks pondered and questioned further.
Without a reasonable explanation, how could they be at ease without knowing the truth?
"This..." Huangmei, the Taoist Boy, looked troubled by the monks' questions.
Although he knew Eastern Temple couldn't suffer the Earth Dragon turning, what was causing this tremor? He had no answers either!
...
Regardless of the commotion at Eastern Temple, in the dungeon, Sun Wukong continued smashing down with the Ruyi Golden Cudgel several times.
Finally, the ground underneath twisted, as if something was exploding.
A brocade box appeared before Sun Wukong.
"Success!"
Delighted, Sun Wukong picked up the brocade box and opened it.
Inside was a small booklet with three large characters: Calamity Book!
"Found it!" Sun Wukong rejoiced upon seeing the Calamity Book.
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