Divine Tree Fruit

The surface of the large lake was as smooth as a mirror.

The clear lake water reflected the blue sky and white clouds.

In the central area of the large lake, there was a small island.

A courtyard the same size as the small island was built above it.

The courtyard was extremely old, its walls covered with vines and green foliage.

The wooden doors and windows had also faded severely, and even showed signs of rotting.

This courtyard was located in the middle of the lake, with no direct path leading to the lake shore. The only ways to reach it were by boat or by flying.

The methods chosen by Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie were to fly over, arriving at the boat mooring dock in front of the courtyard, where one put down the White Dragon Horse and the other put down Tang Sanzang.

Disciple Sha, this place should be a long-abandoned courtyard, just right for master to go inside and rest; he has fallen ill from being baked by the sun for days on end, Zhu Bajie said aloud, speaking entirely of things meant for Tang Xuanzang's consideration, but his gaze betrayed his true thoughts.

Zhu Bajie's gaze did not leave the large tree in the central area of the courtyard for even a second, for on the tree grew many strangely shaped fruits.

There were fruits in the forms of divine beasts such as divine dragons, phoenixes, Qilin, and Golden Crows.

There were also fruits in the forms of weapons such as sabers, spears, swords, halberds, axes, battle-axes, and hooks.

Besides these, there were also some fruits in the forms of books and bamboo slips.

Zhu Bajie sniffed the emanating scent, and he was thoroughly certain that the fruits bearing from the divine tree before