Monkey Sun's Return to the West, Journey to the West Team Annihilated

Shituo Ridge.

After resting for a few days, Yang Jian and the others quietly arrived at Shituo Ridge.

Ever since the Jade Emperor ordered the scripture-collecting team to be held at Shituo Ridge, Wu Qu Xing Jun, along with the Seven Great Star Lords of the Eastern Azure Dragon, led the Six Ding and Six Jia, and various mountain and river gods and local deities, completely blocked the path forward for the scripture-collecting team.

The scripture-collecting team did not force their way through.

The three great demon kings of Shituo Ridge also did not force their way through.

Upon seeing Yang Jian and the others arrive, Wu Qu Xing Jun and the others, being sensible, did not ask further questions. Instead, they quietly led their troops and dispersed.

Shituo Ridge, Demon King's Cave. The cave was bustling with activity.

Tang Sanzang and the Golden Winged Great Peng were drinking wine, nibbling on melon seeds, and discussing Mahayana Buddhism and Tathagata Buddha, one cup after another.

Meanwhile, Sha Wujing was pouring wine for the two.

On the other side of the cave, the Green Mane Lion, the Yellow Tusk Elephant, Monkey Sun, and Zhu Bajie were gathered around a table playing cards.

Zhu Bajie: "Three sixes!"

Yellow Tusk Elephant: "Three eights!"

Green Mane Lion: "Pass!"

Monkey Sun: "I'll bomb!"

"Pass!"

"Pass!"

"Pass!"

"Three with two~~ Hahahaha, I won!" Monkey Sun laughed heartily, dancing with joy.

"Wow, Brother Monkey, you're really something as the landlord!" Zhu Bajie grumbled, a little unhappy. Why did he always lose!

"Heh heh, of course. Don't you know I'm the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!" Monkey Sun laughed heartily.

"Come, come, don't go, let's fight until dawn!"

This harmonious scene hardly looked like demons wanting to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh.

It was clearly a family gathering and feast!

From the shadows, Yang Jian and Yuan Hong watched this scene and sneered.

Yang Jian scoffed, "What Journey to the West Tribulation, what eighty-one tribulations, aren't they all staged plays? They're just playing house here."

Yuan Hong also said disdainfully, "Exactly. Who doesn't know that the Green Mane Lion is Manjushri Bodhisattva's mount, and the Yellow Tusk Elephant is Samantabhadra Bodhisattva's mount? The Golden Winged Great Peng is even a relative of Tathagata Buddha. How could they possibly fight and eat Tang Sanzang's flesh? It's all an act."

"That's right. To put it bluntly, this Journey to the West is just Golden Cicada taking benefits from various factions and going on a government-funded vacation."

"It's more than just a government-funded trip. The mounts of these big shots come down to the mortal realm as demons, harming the common people, making them cry out to heaven but no one answers, and to earth but no one hears. Only when Tang Sanzang and his group appear, pretending to subdue demons and monsters and rescue them from their suffering, do things calm down. At this time, the local people naturally convert to the Western Teachings."

"The great prosperity of the Western Teachings, this is the method and path to the great prosperity of the Western Teachings."

"Pah! Western Teachings, truly shameless!"

"Alright, no need to say more." Yang Jian waved his hand, stopping the conversation. "Attack!"

BOOM!

A golden light suddenly pierced through the roof of the demon king's cave.

Monkey Sun, the Green Mane Lion, and the others were greatly alarmed. They immediately dodged, grabbing their weapons.

Seeing who had arrived, Monkey Sun grinned, "I wondered who it was, but it turns out to be the True Lord Erlang of Guanjiangkou."

"Hmph, you insignificant demon monkey, you dare to speak my grandfather's name!" Yang Jian sneered.

"Ah, you dare to provoke your Grandpa Sun, I'll make you kneel and beg for mercy today!" Monkey Sun was furious. How could the prestige of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven be insulted by others?

"Hmph. Just a mere Golden Immortal weakling, and you call yourself Great Sage Equal to Heaven." Yang Jian snorted coldly, his vast divine power instantly erupting. The sheer oppressive aura alone sent Monkey Sun spitting blood and flying backward, pinned to the ground unable to get up.

Then, with a flash of silver light, a monkey's head flew up.

To his death, Monkey Sun never understood why the gap between them, who once fought back and forth on equal footing, had become so vast!

Why was the Monkey Sun who once wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Court and was invincible, now no match for a single blow!

Monkey Sun didn't think that much. Before he dissipated, he had only one thought: "I only transmigrated here two months ago, how did I just die!"

With Monkey Sun's death and dissipation, Tang Sanzang and the others were greatly shocked.

Yang Jian had used lethal force!

They didn't even have a chance to inquire about his intentions!

The Green Mane Lion roared in anger, "Yang Jian, you killed Monkey, do you know the consequences!"

"Hmph, not just Monkey, you Green Mane Lion, you won't escape either!" Yang Jian turned, staring coldly at the Green Mane Lion, his killing intent surging.

"Then we'll see if you have the ability," the Yellow Tusk Elephant knew this matter couldn't be resolved peacefully.

"Do I have the ability? Today, I'll let you see my true strength!"

Yang Jian laughed heartily, his aura at the early stage of Quasi-Saint surging outwards. In an instant, it forced the Green Mane Lion and the others to bleed from all seven orifices, collapsing onto one knee, unable to straighten their backs.

"Holy crap!"

The Green Mane Lion, Yellow Tusk Elephant, Sha Wujing, and the others never imagined that Yang Jian's strength would be so terrifying. He was actually a Quasi-Saint!

A Quasi-Saint!

How many Quasi-Saints were there between heaven and earth?

The strongest among them was only a Golden Immortal, and that Golden Immortal monkey had already lost its head!

What was the point of fighting anymore!

My life is over!

Tang Sanzang was so terrified his legs trembled uncontrollably, and a large patch of his pants became wet.

Sensing the might of a Quasi-Saint, the Golden Winged Great Peng was so scared its soul almost left its body. With a flap of its wings, it tried to fly away.

But how could the brothers from Meishan let him escape? They had already surrounded the cave dwelling so tightly that not even water could leak through.

Their mission was simple: to trap the Golden Winged Great Peng and prevent its world-defying speed from being used!

Thwack!

Yang Jian's Three-Pointed Double-Edged Saber pierced through the Golden Winged Great Peng's body.

"Tathagata will definitely come for revenge!" the Golden Winged Great Peng said, blood trickling from its mouth as it glared fiercely at Yang Jian.

"Tathagata? Is he coming or not? Tathagata." Yang Jian sneered. "Is he coming or not? Who cares. As for you, you might as well die."

Bang!

The Golden Winged Great Peng's primordial spirit was extinguished, and its corpse was flung aside.

"Annihilate all these minor demons," Yang Jian commanded Yuan Hong and the others, his cold gaze sweeping over the trembling minor demons within the cave dwelling.

"Yes!"

How powerful were Yuan Hong and the others?

Charging through tens of thousands of minor demons was like slicing through vegetables and chopping melons, like entering an uninhabited realm.

In just a moment, all the demons of Lion Camel Ridge were wiped out.

After swiftly eliminating the minor demons, Yang Jian looked at the Golden Winged Great Peng's true form and muttered to himself, "Grandfather mentioned last time that he wanted to eat bird meat. This Great Peng bird meat should be quite good. I should send some to Grandfather."

"This lion meat should also be good. As for this elephant meat, I wonder how it tastes."

"Ah, never mind, I'll bring it all to Grandfather. With Grandfather's cooking skills, it's bound to be top-notch."

With that, Yang Jian collected the true forms of the three demons from Lion Camel Ridge and, along with Yuan Hong and the others, retreated, vanishing without a trace in an instant.

The West, Spiritual Mountain.

Slap!

"Yang Jian! How dare he!"

Tathagata roared in fury, his anger causing Spiritual Mountain itself to tremble thrice.

The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of Spiritual Mountain listened with pounding hearts.

"Buddha, what is it?" Great Master Guanyin felt a sense of foreboding and quickly asked.

Tathagata's face was as dark as dripping water. "Yang Jian led people to kill the four members of the Journey to the West team, the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge were killed, and the surrounding demons were also slaughtered! They were even annihilated, with no chance of reincarnation! This is outrageous!"

What?!

The Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats of Spiritual Mountain were in an uproar, looking at each other in dismay and murmuring amongst themselves.

This was too ruthless!

They had actually taken down the Journey to the West team!

Great Master Guanyin's face also darkened, but she felt a little more relaxed inside.

Last time, being slapped in Lingxiao Palace had made Guanyin the laughingstock of the Primordial Era, and she couldn't hold her head up in Spiritual Mountain.

Now, with Yang Jian destroying the Journey to the West team, that slap had landed directly on Tathagata's face, and on the faces of the two Sages of the Western Teachings!

At this moment, no one would single her out, Great Master Guanyin, for ridicule anymore.

If there was ridicule, it would be for all of Spiritual Mountain.

And in the Primordial Era, a monstrous wave had been stirred!

Regarding the Heavenly Court and the Heavenly Emperor, people were discussing and expressing shock.

They had actually gone head-to-head!

And started a war!

What was the Jade Emperor's backing?

Who was the terrifying existence behind him that made him fearless of Saints!

The great powers of the Primordial Era were all guessing and inquiring.