Traveling under Xu Tong's leadership was an entirely different matter from following Tang Sanzang.
Although neither of them had any cultivation, and Xu Tong had spent his time cultivating in seclusion, his bearing alone was enough to keep the lesser demons from approaching.
They had not encountered any trouble at all along the way.
Quite a few lesser demons watched them from the shadows, but the moment they sensed the aura of the three travelers from afar, they fled in disarray.
Zhu Bajie felt thoroughly reassured by this situation.
The life he had always wanted was precisely one like this, with someone above him shouldering the burden.
Not only did he not have to use his brain, he did not even have to do anything!
Compared with Tang Sanzang, Xu Tong truly brought him far more benefits.
Meanwhile, things were not going so well for the two figures in the Purple Cloud Palace.
Hongjun was unwilling to use his final resort and summon back all the Sages beyond the Primordial World.
But without those Sages, even Hongjun was somewhat powerless to deal with the current situation.
Wutian had long since become the strongest expert beneath the Sages.
Unless a Sage stepped forward, no one could withstand Xu Tong's might.
Even Amitabha, the incarnation of both Zhunti and Jieyin, or Taishang Laojun, an incarnation of Laozi, stood no chance.
Still, Hongjun did not believe Buddha Tathagata would surrender his Spirit Mountain so easily.
Hongjun did not know much about Buddha Tathagata's affairs, but he had once observed him at close quarters for a time.
He understood very well what sort of person Buddha Tathagata was.
Under these circumstances, he believed that even with Wutian's terrifying power, Wutian might not be a match for Buddha Tathagata.
"Aren't you going to do something?"