"Donor, wait!"
When Tang Sanzang heard the Bodhisattva Guanyin, he was greatly alarmed.
"Monk, what else do you want? Since you're not a monk from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands, I, Old Sun, don't have time to waste with you. I saved your life, and I don't expect anything in return. Now, go."
Bodhisattva Guanyin secretly intended to appear, was very disgusted by the reincarnation of Golden Cicada. Seeing that Sun Wukong suddenly became playful, she inwardly chuckled and wondered how she would deal with Golden Cicada's reincarnation.
"Benefactor, this humble monk is Tang Sanzang, from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands. I have been ordered by the Tang Emperor to travel to the Great Thunderclap Monastery on Western Heaven Spirit Mountain to obtain the supreme True Mahayana Scriptures."
Tang Sanzang, with a sincere expression, recounted his origins.
"No! I remember you just said you weren't from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands. Do you really think I'm deaf?" Sun Wukong snorted arrogantly, turned around, and continued walking away.
Tang Sanzang grew anxious. He had to persuade such a powerful master to come with him on his journey to the Western Heaven to retrieve the scriptures.
Now he has experienced firsthand the cruelty and horror of this secluded place; the Great Tang was truly too peaceful and prosperous.
"Benefactor, this humble monk was concealing something earlier. This humble monk truly comes from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands."
"What a joke! Why did you hide it? It's said that monks shouldn't speak falsehoods or lie. You lied from the start, so how can I, Old Sun, believe you?" Sun Wukong looked unconvinced.
Tang Sanzang was immediately bewildered, very troubled, and looked distressed.
How is he going to explain this now?
Purple Cloud Palace.
Zhunti's face Zhunti; he was now so angry he wanted to replace the pilgrim, or even send Tang Sanzang into the Six Paths of Reincarnation to be reborn again. He simply couldn't stand it anymore.
but!
Zhunti looked at Nüwa's projected avatar and said, " Nüwa, this Stone Monkey is quite clever; its temperament is somewhat reminiscent of Fellow Daoist Xiao Deva Path."
"What is Zhunti Daoist Zhunti trying to say?"
Zhunti smiled, "It's nothing."
" Zhunti, Sun Wukong will protect the pilgrim well, but the pilgrim is a bit disrespectful and still needs more training," Nüwa said.
Although Zhunti didn't say it outwardly, he inwardly agreed with Nüwa's words. Tang Sanzang, the reincarnation of Golden Cicada, was indeed lacking in 'trials'.
The lower realm.
"Monk, don't try to fool me, Old Sun. I'm going to find a real monk from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands. Bodhisattva Guanyin said that I'm going to protect him on his journey to the Western Heaven to retrieve some minister and some true scriptures."
"Esteemed benefactor, this humble monk truly is that..."
"Monk, you're full of lies! I, Old Sun, am not going to say another word to you."
Sun Wukong turned his face away and flew into the air, which Tang Sanzang perceived as him flying away.
"Bodhisattva! Please come out! Only you can help this humble monk!" Tang Sanzang, his face full of grief, could only kneel on the ground, helpless.
Bodhisattva Guanyin, secretly watching this scene, felt a surge of satisfaction, inwardly thinking, " Tang Sanzang, how much effort have I, Cihang, expended for your journey to the Western Heaven to obtain the scriptures? You've passed by Sun Wukong's mountain many times before, only to be teleported away by the leader's magic, forcing me to travel back and forth. If I don't let you experience despair, you really think the world revolves around you, and that the whole world is so wonderful!"
Sun Wukong flew away.
Of course, he didn't fly far away; rather, he secretly reunited with Bodhisattva Guanyin.
" Bodhisattva Guanyin, that monk is almost crying, why aren't you leaving yet?"
"No rush, Sanzang's patience still needs to be honed," the Bodhisattva smiled.
"Alright, then I'll take a nap first, and you can wake me up later." Sun Wukong was happy to slack off. Anyway, he was already unwilling to get involved in this lousy journey to the Western Heaven, so he would procrastinate as much as possible. Just thinking about dealing with that idiotic Sun Wukong who was full of lies made his head ache.
Guanyin was somewhat speechless, but seeing Tang Sanzang crying, she felt a sense of relief.
In the Purple Cloud Palace, Zhunti a strange sense of relief, but then he realized something was amiss!
Guanyin received Zhunti's message and, feeling helpless, had no choice but to wake Sun Wukong.
"I, Old Sun, have only just fallen asleep. Bodhisattva, are you deliberately preventing me from getting a good night's sleep? Thinking that I won't be able to get a good night's sleep in the future, can't you grant me this small wish?"
Guanyin's lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed it back, looked up at the sky, and asked for instructions with her eyes.
Inside the Purple Cloud Palace, all the sages heard Sun Wukong's words.
"This child just wants a good night's sleep, and as he said, he may never be able to get a good night's sleep again," Nüwa sighed.
Zhunti smiled and said, "Then let this Stone Monkey rest for a while, and also temper Tang Sanzang's patience and sincerity in going to the Western Heaven to obtain the scriptures."
So, Guanyin, having received instructions, told Sun Wukong with envy in her eyes, "Go to sleep."
Sun Wukong noticed the envy in the Bodhisattva's eyes, completely bewildered. He wanted to ask but was too embarrassed to, and thought to himself, "Could it be that no one in this organization can get a good night's sleep? That's terrible! Considering that I, Old Sun, will also suffer soon, I'd better get that damned scripture as soon as possible."
The night was Big Black.
Tang Sanzang was heartbroken.
"The journey to the Western Heaven is long and arduous. Can this humble monk, a mere mortal, truly traverse countless demons and perilous landscapes to successfully reach the Great Thunderclap Monastery on Western Heaven Spirit Mountain?"
Tang Sanzang's Buddhist resolve began to waver.
At this moment, Xiao Tian, who was carrying the Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree given to him by Zhunti, was studying the Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree. Under the analysis of the Heavenly Dao Double Pupils, the internal restriction structure, material structure, and layout of the Great Dao Laws of the template were all being slowly deciphered.
"Interesting. This Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree is itself a unique law of the Great Dao. If Zhunti had more abundant and stronger magical power, he wouldn't be weaker than Taiqing Laozi. Zhunti fact, if he had a bit of brains, even if he encountered Sect Leader Tongtian with the Four Immortal Slaughtering Swords Tongtian, he could find an opportunity the moment Tongtian set up the Four Immortal Slaughtering Swords of Zhuxian and directly remove the restriction and refining mark of Sect Leader Tongtian inside the Four Immortal Slaughtering Swords, and then beat Tongtian to a pulp."
"I've struck it rich!"
"I need to find some time to seriously engage with the Primordial Heavenly Dao of this world; maybe I can use that to eliminate it!"
"The premise is that what that Chaos wanderer said back then was true!"
Xiao Tian still remembered what the Chaos wanderer who secretly entered the Primordial world said: the Primordial Heavenly Dao was just a petty thief.
"Hehehe! The Heavenly Dao Double Pupils are incredibly useful now! I've completely figured out the principles and structure of the Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree! Next, I need to find materials and forge a heaven-defying treasure that surpasses the Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree: Heaven-Brush!"
Xiao Tian studied the Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree's behavior discreetly, after all, relying on the Immortal Heavenly Dao System, he had already discovered that the Primordial Heavenly Dao was observing.
So Xiao Tian took out a feather duster and Shangqing the Pilgrimage Tower, then tried using the Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree.
"That wasn't very satisfying! But at least I got to experience what it's like to sweep the floor with the Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree."
"Return the Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree to its original state, and while you're at it, tell Zhunti that it's really not very useful as a feather duster."
Upon hearing this, the projected avatar couldn't help but nod with a smile.
"Ding! The Primordial Heavenly Dao's spying has disappeared!"
Then, Xiao Tian sensed something and his expression turned strange.
"It seems Tang Sanzang has incurred the wrath of many. Even Zhunti, who is so eager to profit for the Western Sect, is starting to dislike him."
"In that case, in order for Zhunti to quickly promote the Western Sect, and also to increase his favorability in the face of this broken Primordial Heavenly Dao, I will help Tang Sanzang strengthen his Buddhist heart!"
With a slight use of magic by Xiao Tian, a small blade of grass not far from Tang Sanzang was enlightened, imbued with sentience, and directly skipped the tribulation of lightning, transforming into a human and instantly gaining the cultivation of Heavenly Immortal being.
"Use the beauty to help that monk solidify his Buddhist faith; once it's done, you'll reap immense benefits."
The green grass fairy, with her pure and beautiful appearance and perfect figure, bowed respectfully and gratefully, saying, "Thank you for Sage enlightenment, sage, and for bestowing upon me sentience. This humble fairy will certainly do everything in my power to help that monk."
It was Black Wind and windy night!
Although he had endured many nights of ghostly wails and howls, the blow Tang Sanzang suffered this time, and the instability of his Buddhist heart, caused his inner demons to begin to appear. Various hallucinations and terrifying scenes echoed in his mind, constantly impacting his soul.
"No! I, Tang Sanzang, am determined to reach the Western Heaven, obtain the True Mahayana Scriptures, and return to the Great Tang to save all sentient beings."
" Tang Sanzang, stop pretending. You're scared. You're afraid of being eaten by monsters, afraid of being captured by bad guys, afraid of sleeping in the dark wilderness. Don't you find that strange? Actually, it's all a setup. As long as you want to go back, you can continue to go back to Jinshan Temple, continue to preach Buddhism at Huasheng Temple, and continue to be a high monk..." The inner demon chuckled.
"No! I, Tang Sanzang, am not afraid!"
At that moment, a pleasant fragrance, like that of my mother, wafted into my nostrils.
"Monk, why are you sitting here so late at night? Don't you feel lonely? Aren't you hungry?" The ethereal, beautiful, and gentle female voice shook Tang Sanzang to his core.
She had a pure and beautiful face, and her figure was Linglong outlined by a green palace dress.
"Female benefactor, what's wrong?" Tang Sanzang looked flustered and quickly got up to leave.
Having sat cross-legged for a long time, Tang Sanzang suddenly stood up, his blood rushing to his head, and he immediately fainted.
"Monk."
When Tang Sanzang woke up, he found himself in a very warm room.
Tang Sanzang opened his eyes and his expression changed. He was still in the wilderness, but it was already daylight. Based on his senses, he knew that he was being held by someone.
"Monk, you're awake."
"You, female benefactor, what a sin, what a sin!"
Tang Sanzang was so frightened that he quickly got up and kept apologizing to the woman in the green dress, chanting Buddhist mantras, and trying to calm his mind.
In the Purple Cloud Palace, Zhunti's face turned pale and then green.
"Whose creation is this plant spirit?"
To be able to transform a blade of grass under the very nose of his disciple, allowing it to become Heavenly Immortal without undergoing a tribulation of lightning, and doing so from an unknown distance—such a feat could only be accomplished by Sage.
" Zhunti, this was made by me. Here, take this treasure back. A feather duster is better for sweeping."
"What!?" Zhunti was shocked.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao Deva Path! You actually used my Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree to sweep the floor?!"
"Hey, Zhunti, don't get excited. It's not damaged, it's perfectly fine."
"Damn it! This is Innate Supreme Treasure! Fellow Daoist, you are utterly wasting such a precious resource!" Zhunti that his Three Corpses jumped up in fury.