"Uncle Zhunti, there's nothing to discuss between us!"
Xiao Li vividly remembered what Xiao Tian had once told him: Zhunti was a despicable and shameless fellow, and one could only believe three-tenths of what he said, out of a hundred.
Therefore, when Xiao Li heard that Zhunti with him and Lingzhuzi, a jade talisman appeared in his hand. As he crushed it, Xiao Tian was able to sense it.
Seeing Xiao Li crush the jade talisman and a mysterious wisp of Daoist energy vanish, Zhunti's heart skipped a beat, knowing that it was the work of Sage.
Zhunti Xiao Li was informing the Sage behind the scenes.
"Little friend, let's talk this out."
"You bad old man, what's there to talk to you about?" Xiao Li made a face, grabbed Lingzhuzi's hand with one hand, and with the other hand, magic power surged out, transforming into thousands of threads that bound the unconscious fire dragon, and he vanished into the sky.
Upon Zhunti, Zhunti immediately gave chase.
However, Zhunti dared not use force, so he could only use gentle methods, appealing to their emotions and reasoning to persuade the two children.
"I won't listen, you're just spouting nonsense."
Zhunti's face almost turned black.
A dignified Sage, the leader of a sect, was being called a thousand-year-old tortoise. Anyone else, even Quasi-Sage, would have been slapped to death. But these two children had powerful backgrounds, so even Zhunti could only...
"I'll endure it."
Zhunti, with a kind smile on his face, followed closely behind.
"Young friends, the Great Tribulation has arrived. In accordance with the Dao Ancestor's command, our Western Sect will follow his instructions and implement a plan to overcome the Great Tribulation. The fire dragons in your hands are a crucial link. Let's discuss this carefully."
"Hey! Don't try to fool me! Lingzhuzi, we absolutely mustn't be fooled by this wicked old man's sweet talk."
"Mmm." Lingzhuzi nodded, saying cutely, "Sister Nüwa said that Zhunti is a despicable and shameless person, and you can only believe a fraction of what he says."
"Wow, my brother says you can only believe 30% of what he says, or at most 100%."
Hearing what the two children said, Zhunti's face darkened.
Xiao Tian! Nüwa!
"Do I really give off such a bad impression?! How despicable!"
Six months have passed! Zhunti is still on his way to pursue the two children, from Northern Continent of Kuru to Eastern Continent of Divine Victory.
As Sage and the leader of the Western Sect, Zhunti that he had never encountered such a frustrating and helpless situation since birth.
"How hateful! The generation gap! A serious generation gap! This is so difficult for me!"
Zhunti was in a dilemma. He couldn't move the person, and he couldn't just rob him directly. That brat Xiao Li was too cunning; if anything went wrong, the fire dragon's head would be gone.
Over the past six months, the fire dragon has gone through nine thousand cycles of falling into a coma and waking up. Now its nerves are starting to go numb, and it no longer cares about its fate. Like a salted fish, it has given up struggling.
"My two little friends, considering I've let you play around for the past six months, shall we make some arrangements?"
"No discussion. This fire dragon that has done so many bad things deserves to be eaten, eaten!" Xiao Li said fiercely but cutely.
The fire dragon had just woken up when it heard Xiao Li's words. Its eyes were filled with hopelessness. It looked at the sky, closed its eyes, and fell asleep again in an instant.
Life is like being tortured, but since there's no way to escape it, you might as well enjoy it. That's what the fire dragon was thinking.
A year has passed!
Zhunti could no longer endure it.
He's been very considerate of the two kids!
Zhunti a cold face, blocked Xiao Li and Lingzhuzi.
"Hand over the fire dragon to me! My patience is limited! You two children!"
Xiao Li and Lingzhuzi stared wide-eyed at Zhunti in front of them, while also looking at the fire dragon with its empty eyes and lifeless expression.
"Fire Dragon, do you want to go with Zhunti?"
The dragon didn't react. It had heard them, but it knew that the two children were determined not to let it go.
Offending one Sage is clearly a better trade-off than offending two Sage.
After all, it's still in the hands of the two little kids, so they have to accept it whether they like it or not.
" Zhunti, look! The fire dragon wants to be eaten by us; it doesn't want to go with you."
Zhunti's face darkened further; it was clearly the fire dragon that had been tormented to the point of losing the will to live.
"You two children, are you really not going to hand it over to me?"
"Uncle Zhunti, the facts are clear: if the fire dragon doesn't want to go with you, there's nothing we can do."
"You two children! I am the Western Sect, Deva Path Sage Dao, and I have my temper too!" A Chaos scene appeared in Zhunti's eyes, a flash of light appeared, the Chaos was split open, and the infinite universe and the cosmos exploded.
"Hmph! Zhunti! You think you can bully a kid? Let me tell you! My brother might be watching you right now! He's been wanting to beat you up for ages, he just needs an excuse. You dare touch a hair on my head or Lingzhuzi's head!" Xiao Li said arrogantly, showing no fear whatsoever.
Lingzhuzi's eyes sparkled; Xiao Li was so brave.
The Three Pure Ones, who were watching this scene, almost burst out laughing in their respective palaces.
Xiao Tian was speechless. He had never said that. Beating up Zhunti? What was the sense of accomplishment in that? He wanted to beat up the Primordial Heavenly Dao.
"I'm really afraid that Lingzhuzi will be corrupted by that brat Xiao Li." Nüwa frowned.
At Zhunti moment, Zhunti felt a surge of anger rising in his head, as if it were about to burst through the top of his head.
These two little brats are asking for it!
"Very well! You two little brats have guts! Since that's the case, then I will..." Zhunti's face grew even colder, and his holy might spread.
"I'll go find Fellow Daoist Xiao Deva Path and have a proper discussion about the Dao!"
The divine power dissipated quickly.
"Hmph! Do you really think I, Xiao Li, am easily intimidated?" Xiao Li breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, his brother Xiao Tian's reputation was strong enough.
After a long while, Zhunti returned to Xiao Li and Lingzhuzi.
At this moment, Xiao Li and Lingzhuzi readily handed the lifeless fire dragon over to Zhunti, because they had both received instructions from Xiao Tian and Nüwa.
Zhunti's heart was bleeding; he had paid a heavy price for the mount that Golden Cicada was reincarnated as!
Of the eighty-one tribulations on the journey to the Western Heaven, ten required the intervention of Xiao Tian Nüwa!
To Zhunti face, Zhunti had no choice but to reluctantly agree to Xiao Tian's excessive demands.
Okay, that's how things were at the time...
Zhunti arrived in Chang'an City, the capital of the Great Tang Imperial Dynasty, and sought out Xiao Tian.
Xiao Tian preemptively said, " Zhunti, I heard you're bullying children? You, a dignified Sage, how come you're becoming more and more like a sage?"
Zhunti's eyes widened, and he vehemently denied it. "I didn't! Fellow Daoist, don't talk nonsense!"
" Sage of your stature, stalking two children for a year and a half! Humph! Zhunti, you owe me an explanation!"
Zhunti felt a chill run down his spine. In order Zhunti quell Xiao Tian's anger, he had no choice but to sign a number of unequal treaties in exchange for his own interests.
Zhunti swore that he never wanted to see those two children again.
This is awful!
A century later, Sun Wukong returned from his apprenticeship and made Flower-Fruit Mountain famous. The name of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, resounded throughout the surrounding lands, among many Demon King and human kingdoms.
Inside the Water Curtain Cave on Flower-Fruit Mountain.
Today is the day the Seven Sages gather.
The Seven Sages are: the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, the Handsome Monkey King, also known as Sun Wukong Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven, Bull Demon King Great Sage Confusing Heaven Peng Demon King, the Bull Demon King; the Great Sage Chaos, the Roc Macaque King; the Great Sage Moving Mountains, the Great Sage Who Moves Mountains, Lion Camel King; the Great Sage Penetrating Wind, the Macaque King; Great Sage Expelling Gods, the Yu Rong King.
Although they are called the Seven Sages, they are not Sage. Apart from the Bull Demon King, who is a hidden Great Luo Golden Immortal, the other seven demons are all at the Golden Immortal level.
Although Sun Wukong is still at the Peak Golden Immortal, he has been cultivating the Deva Path Undying Body, the Heaven-Equaling Divine Ability, and the Ruyi Divine Ability passed down by Xiao Tian, which has made his magical power increasingly vast and profound, and he is already comparable to the Late-Stage Great Luo Golden Immortal.
The Seven Sages are ranked according to age, with the Bull Demon King being the oldest and Sun Wukong the youngest.
"Seventh brother, although the mortal world is interesting, I've heard that the heavens are even more fun. Legend has it that there are Thirty-Three Heavens. A day in the Heavenly Court is equivalent to a year on earth."
"Such a wonderful thing!" Sun Wukong's eyes lit up.
"Brothers, why don't we go up to the heavens? With our magical powers, even if we can't dominate the heavens, we can definitely get some official position and enjoy the blessings of all the heavens and myriad realms. Wouldn't that make our Seven Sages' fame even more widespread in the Demon Realm?" Peng Demon King laughed.
"Brother is right." A glint of light flashed in the Bull Demon King's eyes.
"The heavens." Sun Wukong looked up at the sky. In fact, he had long sensed the existence of the Thirty-Three Heavens, but he had been suppressing his curiosity and thinking about his monkey subjects.
Moreover, he had even ventured into the Underworld, which countless living beings feared most, and had even managed to cross the names of the monkeys and their offspring from Flower-Fruit Mountain off the Book of Life and Death.
In this world, what does Sun Wukong have to fear!
"Brothers, let's drink this cup and then go to heaven!"
"Good!"
After several rounds of drinks, people toasted and exchanged toasts.
The Seven Sages then ascended to heaven and arrived at the Southern Heavenly Gate.
Relying on the wine, the Peng Demon King directly attacked the two heavenly generals guarding the Southern Heavenly Gate.
"You mortal demon! Are you courting death?!"
Mo Lihai, one of the Four Heavenly Kings at the Peak Golden Immortal, had icy eyes. He plucked the four strings of his pipa, and in an instant, wind, water, earth, and fire swept over the Seven Sages like a storm covering the sky.
"Brother, be careful! This is Mo Lihai of the Four Generals of the Mo Family! He is skilled in the Sumeru ability, and his magic should not be underestimated!" The Bull Demon King hurriedly warned.
"Thank you for the reminder, brother! But he can't keep up with my speed!" Peng Demon King laughed, dodging in an Body Flicker Technique, his sharp claws tearing through the air and blasting Mo Lihai away.
"Damn it! You fiend, you're asking for death!"
Mo Liqing's expression changed drastically. The inscriptions of earth, water, wind, and fire on the sword in his hand shone brightly. The black aura was powerful, and the gale was fierce, like thousands of blades and spears. The dark red flames were like thousands of Fire Python raging.
The Peng Demon King was shocked and rushed over. His claws were covered in wounds, and blood was flowing freely. A piercing pain swept through his brain.
"Brother, don't be afraid! I, Old Sun, am here!"
The righteous Sun Wukong Sea-Calming Divine Needle, wielding the Adamantine Staff), arrived in Body Flicker Technique, and with a sweep of his staff, directly shattered Mo Liqing's offensive.
Golden light burst forth, the staff's power undiminished, directly sending Mo Liqing flying.
Mo Liqing coughed up blood, his expression one of horror, never expecting these prodigies to be so powerful!
Suddenly, he remembered something and felt that Sun Wukong looked somewhat familiar.
It's you!
Sun Wukong scratched his head and Body Flicker Technique appeared in front of Mo Liqing.
"Hehe, you know me, Old Sun? I didn't expect my name, the Great Sun Wukong Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, to be so well-known in Heaven."
"So you are the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong!" Mo Lihai's face turned ashen.
"I am indeed Old Sun! But what do you mean by that? Don't you know me, Old Sun?"
Mo Lihai snorted coldly, not wanting to explain anything, and said, " Sun Wukong, do you seven demons intend to break into the Southern Heavenly Gate? Don't you know this is the Heavenly Palace!"
"I've already conquered the Underworld, why would I be afraid of your Heavenly Palace!"