Only the Heart Dies First

From the moment Tang Yu and the others were about to step into White Bone Ridge, she sensed it. It was just strange that after more than a month, they hadn't moved from their spot.

It was said that eating Tang Sanzang, a person who had cultivated for ten lifetimes, would grant immortality. Bai Jingjing was naturally tempted.

However, Sun Wukong was by his side.

That monkey, who had once wreaked havoc in heaven, was not to be trifled with.

It seemed that getting to eat Tang Sanzang wouldn't be so easy.

The lesser demons below were also thinking. At this moment, one of the lesser demons' eyes lit up, and he leaned in to whisper something in her ear.

This made Bai Jingjing nod, a slight smile gracing her lips, revealing a touch of girlish innocence and radiance.

Some of the male lesser demons were instantly captivated.

Their great king was exceptionally beautiful.

She wore a white, spotless long dress.

Three thousand strands of black hair cascaded down like ink.

Her skin was snow-white, though it held a sickly, pale complexion.

A faint, almost imperceptible sorrow lingered in her brows, evoking pity in anyone who looked at her.

A golden silk scarf was draped over her.

She often touched it with her hand.

The lesser demons below knew that their great king cherished this silk scarf dearly.

No one dared to touch it.

Some bold lesser demons had even tried to ask about the origin of the silk scarf.

However, Bai Jingjing couldn't give a clear answer. In the end, she just said, "I don't know either. Perhaps it was on me from the moment I was born."

Her figure stood tall in mid-air, like a celestial maiden descending from the heavens.

Finally, she transformed into the appearance of a village girl.

After a slight pause, she waved her hand, and a basket appeared, containing some steaming hot steamed buns.

She giggled, her laughter clear and pleasant like the ringing of silver bells.

She slowly walked into White Bone Ridge.

There was not the slightest trace of demonic energy here; only vast swathes of purple mist drifted in the sky.

If not for knowing that the White Bone Demon resided here, Even Tang Yu would have felt as if he had arrived in a fairyland.

Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing exchanged glances.

The two of them whispered to each other behind.

"Is it her?"

Zhu Bajie looked at the vast mist, a slight ripple appearing in his eyes.

"It shouldn't be," San Lengzi whispered. "She's already dead."

"But this kind of mist, this kind of aura..." Zhu Bajie shook his head. "It shouldn't be her. Everyone knows she really is dead."

Sun Wukong somersaulted ahead, going far in front.

Therefore, he didn't hear what the two were saying.

As for Tang Yu, with his Human Immortal cultivation, he also couldn't hear them.

They walked deep into White Bone Ridge, and Tang Yu dismounted.

"Let's rest here for a while."

The main reason was to wait for the White Bone Demon here.

In the distance, the White Bone Demon, in her disguised form as a village girl, was secretly observing.

But with Sun Wukong present, she didn't dare to act rashly.

Suddenly, she saw the purple silk scarf draped over Sun Wukong, and her head buzzed. In an instant, What was that?

Why was it so familiar?

And that monkey.

At this moment, Bai Jingjing stared blankly at Sun Wukong, her eyes unblinking.

His eyes were so bright and sharp, as if she had seen them somewhere before.

Her heart gave a slight, painful clench.

Logically speaking, she was a bone spirit, cultivated by absorbing the dead energy from the surrounding hundred miles.

The body was just a pile of white bones, it shouldn't have a heart.

But she did have a heart, which made her feel very strange.

Moreover, there was a small hole in the location of her heart, as if it had been ground in bit by bit by something.

"Heaven and Earth as my witness, the sun and moon as my betrothal gifts, the rivers and mountains as my dowry, the land as my matchmaker."

"Will you be my equal, Heaven-Reaching?"

Suddenly, such a voice boomed and echoed in her mind.

Her heart twitched with a slight pain, and tears involuntarily fell from her face.

What's wrong with me? Why do I feel so strange?

As Sun Wukong left, her heart suddenly felt empty.

She vanished from her spot in an instant, as if fleeing in a panic, and ran back to her White Bone Cave.

Tang Yu found it a bit strange that the White Bone Demon hadn't shown herself yet.

He had deliberately sent Sun Wukong away, telling him to go find water.

Western Heaven.

All the Buddhas were constantly monitoring the progress of the master and his disciples at White Bone Ridge.

The three beatings of the White Bone Demon.

It seemed to be unfolding according to the script.

The White Bone Demon's appearance was naturally not hidden from them.

Some Buddhas who knew the whole story turned their gaze to the Buddha, their eyes carrying a hint of inquiry.

"She did not die. She did die back then, but that heart, however, was eternal and indestructible, falling to the lower realm and attaching itself to a pile of white bones."

As the Buddha spoke, all the Buddhas gradually understood.

So that's how she became the current White Bone Demon.

"There is nothing in this world that can destroy that heart, so she is immortal, living as long as Heaven and Earth. However, there is only one thing that can kill her."

The Tathagata Buddha watched the figures of the master and disciples in the Mystic Light Mirror and said faintly, "This time, perhaps she can be completely dealt with, so that she will never be reborn and will completely scatter beyond the bounds of heaven and earth."

"May I ask, Buddha, is this person Sun Wukong?" Manjushri Bodhisattva said a Buddhist chant.

The Tathagata smiled profoundly, "Wasn't the sentience of the Five-Colored Stone also because of her? And the way to make that monkey die is also like this, first, let the heart die."

"Even the Buddha cannot kill that monkey?"

"No, even Sages cannot completely kill him. I can return him to his original form, or I can seal him, but I cannot truly kill him. He was born from the Five-Colored Stone, integrated from the inside out, a perfect unity. In this world, the only way to make him die is to first make his heart die."

"Later, I will find a way to have the Six-Eared Macaque replace him. The Six-Eared Macaque is also a spiritual monkey from beyond the Three Realms, transcending the Five Elements, a spirit of heaven and earth. At that time, perhaps through Bai Jingjing's matter, his heart will completely die, and I can eliminate him, or I will seal him permanently in the Abyss of Darkness."

The Tathagata Buddha held a cigarette, exuding a confident demeanor as if everything in the world was within his grasp.

This thing called smoke is truly a good thing.

Taking a puff, he could think of so many things.

The admiring gazes of the Buddhas below made the Buddha even more smug, and he felt himself soaring.

Initially, he had indeed wanted to control Sun Wukong through the Golden Fillet and completely draw him into the Buddhist sect.

But by a twist of fate, the Golden Fillet ended up on the Black Bear Spirit's head.

He had originally planned to use other methods to draw Sun Wukong into the Buddhist sect, but Sun Wukong was unruly and difficult to manage.

The Six-Eared Macaque, however, was different.

He would do as told.

"Buddha is wise."

The Buddhas below flattered him.

Smoking his cigarette, enjoying the flattery from his subordinates.

This feeling was truly exhilarating!