Ye Chen returned to where Tang Sanzang was resting and saw Goku recovering and regulating his breath, with Bajie standing guard beside him and Sand Monk resting nearby.
When Goku saw Ye Chen return, he hurriedly asked, "How did it go?"
" Sanzang is resting outside. He's unharmed. Red Boy was originally bound by a connection, but the Bodhisattva has changed, and that connection has ended. I made an agreement with him: he'll devote himself to cultivation and help us in the future."
Goku asked, "How did you convince him?"
Ye Chen smiled but said nothing.
Once they had all recovered, they set off to continue westward.
Their journey west resumed, and they continued their arduous cultivation along the way. Ye Chen taught Goku several cultivation methods, and Goku's abilities improved greatly.
As they continued their hard training, they unknowingly arrived in the territory of Chechi Nation.
At the city gate, they found a notice ordering that all monks be captured and made slaves.
Tang Sanzang laughed aloud. "How absurd! Goku, go find out what's going on."
Goku transformed into a Daoist and went to ask around.
From a passerby, Goku learned that twenty years earlier, during a severe drought in Chechi Nation, three Daoist immortals—Huli, Yang Li, and Lu Li—had arrived.
The three immortals had competed with the local monks in their ability to pray for rain. The Daoists won, and the king appointed them National Teachers. Ever since, they had enslaved all the monks in the country.
After gathering the information, Goku returned to Tang Sanzang and told him what he had learned.
Tang Sanzang said, "Well, I respect all the great masters of Daoist arts, but I'd like to see which school these people belong to, acting so arrogantly. If I catch them, I'll teach them a