Reward settlement
Meanwhile, Ao Tu replaced the emperor of the Tianzhu Kingdom and, with the help of the Jade Rabbit Spirit, waited for the arrival of Tang Sanzang and his disciples.
The Jade Rabbit Spirit lay in Ao Tu's palm. Ao Tu gently stroked its soft fur, which was indeed comfortable. After the Great Calamity, he might be able to get this Jade Rabbit from Moon True Lord and keep it as a pet to play with.
Zhu Li gently rubbed against Ao Tu, letting out a soft chirping sound.
Upon seeing this, the Jade Rabbit Spirit also made a "coo-coo" sound, like a rabbit.
Ao Tu leaned back on the couch and laughed, "Stop shouting, I'm going to rest for a while."
Upon hearing this, the Jade Rabbit Spirit and Zhu Li both quieted down.
Ao Tu lay there for about half an hour when he heard people moving around outside, and the sounds of swords and armor. It turned out to be the Crown Prince of the Tianzhu Kingdom. Hearing that his father was seriously ill and had left a will, he hurriedly dispatched troops to protect him.
The Crown Prince walked in. Because he was born later and was a few years younger than the Princess, and because he had been pampered, he looked like a middle-aged man and had a somewhat dignified demeanor.
Ao Tu opened his eyes and asked, "Why are you here?"
The Crown Prince was startled and hurriedly knelt down, saying, "Those quack doctors said that my Father King was seriously ill and had something to entrust to me, so I rushed here."
Ao Tu nodded and said, "That's true. My lifespan was coming to an end, and I was only able to wake up thanks to your royal sister's precious medicine. I just saw King Yama, who said he would let me be an official in the underworld! But there is one wish I haven't fulfilled, so I can't close my eyes in peace."
The Crown Prince hurriedly replied, "Whatever your wish is, Father, I will do my utmost."
Ao Tu said, "Your elder sister is so old and still unmarried. What kind of decorum is it to keep her in the palace? How can I face my ancestors after I die?"
The Crown Prince said, "I will immediately search for talented and virtuous people Luo Tian."
Ao Tu, calculating the time it would take for Tang Sanzang and his disciples to arrive, instructed, "Have a notice posted. In half a month, the Princess will be choosing a husband. I, with the wealth of the entire nation, will select Imperial Son-in-Law."
The Crown Prince replied, "Yes, I will go and do it immediately."
The Crown Prince then went to make preparations.
Ao Tu then resided in the Imperial Palace.
Although the emperor of the Tianzhu Kingdom was old, his Imperial Harem was still quite large, with hundreds of concubines in each palace. Some were as old and faded as the old Empress, while others were newly acquired, beautiful and young. The number of Palace Maids was also countless.
Ao Tu feared that he would tarnish the reputation of the royal family, so he lived only in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, did not have Palace Maids serve him, and had only the Jade Rabbit Spirit serve him when he walked, sat, or lay down. He also did not spend the night anywhere else.
Since the India emperor was old and had not engaged in sexual activity for a long time, no one suspected anything.
The Jade Rabbit Spirit served her father, the Emperor, diligently every day, earning her a reputation for filial piety that attracted many suitors to vie for her Imperial Son-in-Law in marriage.
On this day, Tang Sanzang and his disciples finally crossed the border of Jinping Prefecture.
[Rewards are being calculated; a total of 503 interceptions have been completed.]
[Received reward: Taoist Technique - Toad Venom.]
[Received reward Taoist Technique - Smallpox-Planting]
[Received reward: Spiritual Root - Bodhi Branch.]
[After obtaining the reward, the Seven-Star Sword Houtian Spiritual Treasure.]
[Received the reward Supernatural Ability: Guanyin Heart Mantra.]
[After obtaining the reward, the Houtian Spiritual Treasure - Plague-Subduing Seal.]
[Received reward: Eight Treasures Merit Pool (Fragment)]
[The extra 138 days will automatically carry over to the next Side Quest; the next Side Quest is: India Captures the Jade Rabbit.]
[Enter the Mission Area]
[Current Side Quest: India Captures the Jade Rabbit]
[Quest Requirement: Block the Pilgrim from reaching the Capital of the Tianzhu Kingdom. Rewards will be calculated based on the time taken to block them.]
[Quest Reward: 3 days/ Golden Lotus Fruit, Seven Days / Buddhist Dharma - Prajna Seal, Half a Month /Half a month/ Houtian Spiritual Treasure - Meditation Cushion, 1 month/ Demon God Essence Blood, Season / Supernatural Ability Power - Jingshi Divine Mantra, 6 months/ Essence of Zhen Wood, 1 year/ Heaven-Opening Dao Principles, 3 years/ Primordial Chaos Qi, Twelve Years / Jade Tablet Fragment, Sixty Years...]
[Current Progress: 138 days]
Ao Tu inspected all the rewards.
Toad Alchemy is an ingredient used in Toad Venom. It is contained in a small white copper jar, about half the size of a palm. Judging from its medicinal properties, it can be used to make both medicinal and Poison Pill.
The Taoist Technique method of Smallpox-Planting is Spellcraft of the Heavenly Court Pox God, who is in charge of smallpox and other sores in the human world. Although his divine position is not high, he is very Faith.
Spiritual Root Bodhi Branch: This is Ao Tu's second Bodhi Branch Leaves, which is significantly smaller than the previous one, with a short and sparse root system and thin branches.
The one we got earlier seemed to have been cut from the root and then nurtured; this one seems to have been broken off from a branch and then planted in the soil to take root, hence the difference.
Regardless, they were still Bodhi Branch Leaves, and Ao Tu still gathered them up as part of his foundation.
The Seven-Star Sword, a Houtian Spiritual Treasure, is an orthodox Daoism Numinous Treasures with formidable power, capable of suppressing demons and eliminating evil.
The Supernatural Ability of Guanyin 'Guanyin Heart Mantra: Ao Tu was very familiar with this mantra. When he went to the Southern Sea last time, Guanyin Bodhisattva had recited it to him, and Ao Tu had already memorized it by heart.
Having nothing else to do, Ao Tu casually recited a few lines.
At the Mount Putuo in the South Sea, Guanyin Bodhisattva responded immediately, knowing it was Ao Tu who had made the recitation. She smiled and asked, "Disciple, why are you calling me?"
Ao Tu laughed and said, "Please, Teacher, dress me up Empress!"
Upon hearing this, Guanyin Bodhisattva shook her head and laughed, "You! You must have gone to make things difficult for Wukong again! If you want to find the Empress, come to my mountain. I will dress you up for countless eons, and that won't be a problem."
Ao Tu said, "I will go after the Great Calamity has passed."
After speaking, he inquired about the Faith Guanyin Bodhisattva in China.
Guanyin Bodhisattva responded to each of them.
The two talked for a long time before finally stopping.
Ao Tu then took out half a year's reward, the "Plague- Plague-Subduing Seal," a spiritual treasure acquired Houtian Spiritual Treasure.
This Houtian Spiritual Treasure, the Plague-Subduing Seal, lasted for a full six months; there must have been a significant Karma involved.
Sure enough, as soon as Ao Tu took it out, Black Qi billowed out, and Baleful Qi surrounded it. His Self Corpse cried out from the Future, "What a treasure! What a treasure! Fellow Daoist, give me this treasure!"
Ao Tu asked, "What are you going to do with it?"
The Self Corpse said, "Those believers aren't very obedient, so I'll release some infectious plagues on them!"
Ao Tu couldn't help but say, "Fellow Daoist, you should accumulate some virtue!"
The Self Corpse laughed, "Fellow Daoist, you are me, and I am you. If you don't agree, why would I ask for it? Jingshi has accumulated merit in the past, so what have I accumulated? Don't you know that it is precisely because Fellow Jingshi is too kind and too good to those ignorant believers that he has been betrayed. If he were like me, bringing disaster today and plague tomorrow, causing smallpox when there's nothing to do, and floods when there's trouble, no one would dare to convert."
After listening, Ao Tu refuted Self a few times and gave the Plague-Subduing Seal to the person in question.
Ao Tu was unaware of Jingshi's betrayal.
The Self Corpse know this is because I will have attained the Great Luo in the Future, and therefore I can see some of it. However, due to the Karma, I cannot tell Ao Tu.
However, the Western Heaven land was originally created by the Jingshi, but now it has converted to the Buddhist Sect. The reasons for this can be roughly guessed by Ao Tu.
The final reward: Fragment of the Eight Treasures Merit Pool.
Ao Tu had previously obtained an Eight Treasures Merit Pool.
Now they have acquired another one, which is even larger than the previous one, measuring twelve zhang in diameter. It cannot fit in the bedroom, so Ao Tu took it and placed it in the hall.
Although this treasure pool is large, the amount of precious water inside is small. Although the eight treasures in the pool can slowly generate precious water, it is very slow, and only a thin layer, about half a finger deep, is produced.
Zhu Li and White Chi crawled out of Ao Tu's arms, begging to soak in the pool.
Ao Tu couldn't resist their pleas and released them.
Ao Tu himself had no use for the pool water, so he sat on a chair to the side and watched the two of them frolicking in it.
After watching for a while, the Jade Rabbit Spirit entered carrying fresh fruit. Seeing the treasure pool, her eyes lit up, and she quickly walked to Ao Tu, saying, "Father King, please have some fresh fruit."
Ao Tu laughed and said, "That pool of water is a treasure. Why don't you go and soak in it with them?"
The Jade Rabbit Spirit knelt down beside Ao Tu Ao Tu, offered him fresh fruit, and said, "If I leave, who will serve Father King? Therefore, I am willing to stay, and it is not too late to go later."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Li and White Chi in the pond stared in surprise at the Jade Rabbit Spirit, then hurriedly stopped playing and climbed up.
Zhu Li transformed into human form, also holding fresh fruit, and stood on tiptoe to offer it.
The White Chi lamented that it had not yet taken human form, so it could only use its mouth to pick up a seed as an offering.
Ao Tu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Alright! Alright! Go! Go!"
With that, he waved his hand, sweeping all three of them into the pool.
It was a Jade Rabbit, a Red Bird, and a White Chi.
After being soaked in the treasure pool, Zhu Li and White Chi showed no significant changes.
The two of them had enjoyed all the good things in life, so naturally their condition changed very little.
The Jade Rabbit Spirit, however, was refined and elegant, even its fur was much healthier, making it much more comfortable to touch.
Regarding the ending.
It's probably going to be finished soon. What kind of side stories would you like to see? I'll write them when I have time after I finish the main story.
Write in the order of the comments.
First, the protagonist's various female companions:
Jiangzhu
Queen
other
Second, the protagonist's friends and apprentices:
Nezha
Zhenying
Wukong
Bajie
Tang Sanzang
Peacock
other.
Third, the protagonist's Teacher.
Guanyin
Fourth, the protagonist's three corpses.
Good Corpse that have accumulated Merit in the past
The Self that punishes believers in the Future
V. Other