Chapter 785: Are You Six Eared Macaque or Sun Wukong
"Junior Brother, what did you come to the Heavenly Court for?" Zhao Gongming asked. "Isn't this the critical period of the Journey to the West Scripture Acquisition?"
At his words, Sun Wukong's expression dimmed slightly. "Senior Brother, I came to the Heavenly Court this time to find someone's soul."
"A soul?" Golden Spirit Holy Mother frowned. "Would the Heavenly Court have a soul?"
Ever since Ancestral Witch Houtu transformed into Goddess Pingxin and established the Underworld Reincarnation, all living beings beneath the Heavenly Dao had to return to the Underworld after death. Souls and departed spirits all fell under the Underworld's jurisdiction.
This was a law of the Heavenly Dao. Souls outside the Underworld would gradually fade away until they completely vanished between heaven and earth, never to enter reincarnation again.
"Wukong, are you saying the Heavenly Court has the soul of someone you seek?"
"That's right. And it is very likely that her soul is in the hands of Queen Mother and Venus Taibai."
"Queen Mother, Venus Taibai?" Golden Spirit Holy Mother immediately understood. "You mean they intend to use that soul to keep you in check?"
Sun Wukong nodded.
Zhao Gongming said, "That must be it. In the Heavenly Court, there are only a handful of people with treasures capable of containing souls, preventing them from returning to the Underworld and dissipating. Haotian and Yaochi are the most suspicious. Haotian has already gone into seclusion, so if he truly had such a method, he must have handed it over to Venus Taibai and Yaochi."
"That's right, Senior Brother, Senior Sister. As long as we start with Venus Taibai and Queen Mother, we can find that soul."
Zhao Gongming frowned in thought for a moment, then said, "How about