Missing the Chance to Become Sun Wukong's Disciple

"Senior, I didn't fulfill your request... so why are you giving me the fragments?" Liu Changsheng asked, puzzled, after his initial joy.

Sun Wukong waved his hand dismissively, saying, "That thing is useless to Old Sun, and besides, you just did Old Sun a great favor. Consider this fragment a token of my gratitude."

"Help?" Liu Changsheng asked, somewhat puzzled.

Upon seeing this, Sun Wukong told Liu Changsheng about Chenxiang's purpose in going to Emei Mountain and how he and the Jade Emperor had sworn an oath not to take Chenxiang as a disciple.

Liu Changsheng then understood that Sun Wukong knew he couldn't refuse his junior brother Zhu Bajie's request, but he also couldn't break his oath to the Jade Emperor; Liu Changsheng's sudden appearance gave Sun Wukong the idea to force Zhu Bajie and Chenxiang to retreat.

As for Four Seasons Everlasting Wonders Mountain, it is simply impossible for an ordinary person to pass through it.

But who is the Jade Emperor? He can make this senior in front of him wary, and there's also that Erlang Shen who fought the senior to a standstill just now. It seems that everyone in this mythological world is extremely powerful.

"But your personality is quite to Old Sun liking, you have the style of Old Sun from eight hundred years ago." Sun Wukong patted Liu Changsheng on the shoulder and said with a grin.

"The style of eight hundred years ago?" Liu Changsheng didn't quite understand, but he was still very grateful that Sun Wukong Liu Changsheng given him the fragment, so he clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, senior."

"You're welcome, you're welcome," Sun Wukong waved his hand and said.

"Then... this junior will take his leave?" Liu Changsheng felt a little awkward seeing Sun Wukong standing there looking at him, so he asked in a low voice.

"Ah... okay... goodbye... goodbye." Sun Wukong waved his hand, blinked rapidly, and scratched his head, unsure of what else to say.

Liu Changsheng was focused on continuing his search for the fragments, so he didn't care about anything else. He clasped his hands in a fist salute and turned to leave.

Seeing this from above the clouds, Ma Feifei couldn't help but pat the clouds and say speechlessly, "You're really something! Didn't you realize the Great Sage wanted to take you as his disciple?! At a time like this, you're still thinking about collecting fragments. I really am ashamed to say that!"

Although the world in the book is a world within a book, Ma Feifei's long-term research has revealed that the beings within it all possess their own thoughts. In other words, their actions are carried out through their own ideas and are not controlled by the system.

Therefore, it would be entirely feasible for Sun Wukong to take Liu Changsheng as his disciple.

Once Liu Changsheng becomes Sun Wukong's disciple, won't his cultivation level increase rapidly? Even if it's only for eight days and he doesn't increase much, as Great Sage Equal to Heaven Sun Wukong's disciple, he'll surely have to give Liu Changsheng some magical treasures or something, right?

The magical treasures of immortals! Those are at least divine artifacts.

As a result, that idiot Liu Changsheng actually let such a great opportunity slip by, instead focusing on collecting the Tianshu Fragment. He really lost his mind.

But what's missed is missed. As Liu Changsheng descended Emei Mountain, his fate with the Great Sage Equal to Heaven was destined to end.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was nighttime in the world of the book. At the same time, the projected images began to change, switching to another scene.

This is a small town. The night is slightly cool, Mist hangs in the air, and all around is quiet except for the Growl birds and animals in the mountains and forests.

The town was deserted, the moonlight was obscured by clouds, visibility was very low, and the only light came from the lanterns hanging at the door of each house.

"Dingxiang, do you think that evil monk is really here?" As the voice rang out, the perspective shifted to two figures.

"Isn't this the girl who obtained the ninth-tier Spirit Sword?" A cultivator outside the Bookstore recognized Azi at a glance and said.

"That's right, it's her. I've seen her in the Analects, the young lady of Mangcang Town," someone responded.

"I've seen her in the Tomb of the Hegemon too. She's the one from the team that didn't even see the Overlord, the one who cried her eyes out after her seventh-tier spiritual weapon was taken away." Someone else responded.

Well, they've recounted almost the entire history of Azi's appearance.

After digging into the history, everyone turned their attention back to the projection, where the conversation was still ongoing.

The woman named Dingxiang whispered, "There have been several infant deaths in this town these past few days; that evil monk must be here."

Upon hearing this, Azi stuck out her tongue and said, "The monks here are truly terrifying; they actually eat infant brains."

Dingxiang glanced at Azi and was about to speak when Azi suddenly turned serious, raised a finger to signal for silence.

Dingxiang immediately knew that Azi must have discovered something. She turned her head and saw a wicked monk slowly walking down the town's street in the darkness.

"Hmm? I can't tell his cultivation level from this either." Azi frowned as she stared at the demonic monk.

She had been in this world for a day, and the only Harvest in that day, besides getting to know Dingxiang, were discovering that she couldn't see through anyone's cultivation level, not even ordinary people. Only after fighting them could she feel the difference in strength.

However, since this wicked monk dared to devour infants in the town without anyone intervening, his strength must not be too weak.

Thinking about this, Azi realized she had acted impulsively, rushing out with Dingxiang to capture the evil monk without fully understanding the situation.

But since she was already there, Azi had no intention of backing down. She still had a ninth-tier Spirit Sword in her hand, so who was she afraid of!

"Stop!"

While Azi was still deep in thought, Dingxiang had already run out first, drawing her sword and pointing it at the demonic monk.

The demonic monk was taken aback, looked at Dingxiang, and his face instantly darkened.

Azi felt a chill run down her spine as she hid behind. She couldn't help but think that this girl named Dingxiang was too straightforward. Did she have no social experience at all? Who stops someone first during a fight? Did she think this was a friendly sparring match? Was she crazy?

I have no idea how she's managed to survive until today.

"Well!"

Azi sighed. Although Dingxiang was a bit foolish, she felt she couldn't leave Dingxiang standing outside alone. So she went out from the other side and, together with Dingxiang, surrounded the demonic monk from both sides.

"Who are you?" the demonic monk asked in a deep voice.

"I am Dingxiang, a disciple of Zhu Bajie, the Altar Cleanser Zhu Bajie!" Dingxiang said with a righteous expression.

"Snap~"

Azi drew her ninth-tier Spirit Sword and, mimicking the gesture, said, "I am..."

After uttering just two words, Azi stammered, unsure how to address herself in a way that was both imposing and grand.

"We don't have a procedure like reporting backgrounds before a fight over there. Let me think about it." Azi sheathed her ninth-tier Spirit Sword and then ran back behind the haystack in a flash.

"..."

The demonic monk was stunned by Azi's move and stood there speechless.

"Pfft~"

The sound of a sword piercing flesh rang out, and Dingxiang appeared beside the demonic monk without anyone noticing, plunging her sword into his flesh.

"Swoosh~" Dingxiang drew her sword, looked at the still-standing demonic monk, and said in surprise, "How come you're not dead?"

The demonic monk sneered and said, "Though the sword is no ordinary sword, you are but a mortal. You think you can kill me without Dharma Power?"

Having said that, the demonic monk roared and attacked Dingxiang.

Dingxiang was just an ordinary mortal, how could she withstand the attack of the demonic monk? She was quickly defeated.

Just as the demonic monk was about to finish off Dingxiang, Azi's voice came from behind.

"Hey, monk, stop!"

"Whoosh~"

A powerful beam of light flashed, striking the demonic monk directly. The monk was sent flying, collapsing to the ground, spitting blood and convulsing.

"Wow! Sister Azi, you're so amazing!" Dingxiang got up, ran to Azi's side, grabbed her clothes, and exclaimed in admiration.

Azi smiled smugly and walked to the demon monk's side, holding ninth-tier Spirit Sword.

"Heroine, spare my life... I'll never dare to do it again..." The demonic monk scrambled to his feet, knelt on the ground, and begged for mercy.

"I've made up my mind," Azi said, looking at the demonic monk.

"Huh?" The demonic monk looked completely bewildered.

"I am Azi, the last disciple of the Great Qi's Great Sage! How about this?" Azi looked at the demon monk with excitement.

"..."

"Sister Azi, kill this evil monk," Dingxiang said.

When Azi saw that the demonic monk did not answer, she immediately lost interest. Upon hearing Dingxiang's words, she raised her sword, ready to stab the demonic monk.

"Heroine, spare my life..." The demonic monk, seeing that Azi was about to kill him, desperately kowtowed and begged for mercy, almost prostrating himself on the ground.

"Da~"

Suddenly, something was flung out of the demonic monk's sleeve.

Azi looked over instinctively and saw a fragment glowing orange lying on the ground.

"A shard!" Azi laughed happily, squatted down, and picked up the shard.

Seeing his chance, the evil monk rolled on the ground and ran away in a flash.

"Hey!" Dingxiang Stomping Tantrum anxiously when she saw the evil monk run away.

"Wow! I actually found a fragment!" Azi said happily, looking at the fragment in her hand.

At the same time, a prompt appeared in her mind.

"I'm actually ranked second?" Azi frowned, instantly becoming unhappy.

"Sister Azi, why didn't you kill that evil monk just now?" Dingxiang asked.

Azi waved her hand and said, "It's alright, let him off the hook for now. But if I hear he ate a baby's brain again, I'll definitely make him pay."

In fact, from the moment the fragment fell out, Azi had no intention of killing the demon monk, because she remembered something: the rules stated that they were not allowed to interfere with the plot development, nor were they allowed to kill; their cultivation could only be used for self-defense.

Judging from the difference in strength between Dingxiang and the demonic monk, if I hadn't appeared tonight, Dingxiang might not have been able to kill the demonic monk. That's why Azi decided to let the demonic monk go.

However, the Orange Fragment that fell from the demonic monk gave Azi a new idea. Looking at Dingxiang, she said, "Are there any other villains around here? Let's go and fight for justice!"

Dingxiang loved doing this kind of thing, and the two immediately hit it off, deciding to continue searching for the evildoers and rid the people of this scourge.

Meanwhile, cultivators throughout the Lotus Lantern World were also searching for ways to collect the fragments, causing the rankings on the leaderboard to change rapidly. After six days in the book, the projected scene suddenly changed drastically, and then all the cultivators inside vanished instantly...

"What's going on?" The cultivators outside looked at each other in bewilderment.