A Thousand-Year Scheme, Rich Rewards!

Compared to a treasure containing the power of creation, Joyful Buddha's so-called demon disciple seemed rather inconsequential.

But he had heard that Joyful Buddha had personally discussed the matter of Mount Hua with the World-Honored One, so it was fairly serious.

Sending a clone would therefore be enough.

He had the strength of a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal! Although his clone had only one percent of his strength, that was enough to roam the mortal world unchallenged.

Besides, even if the clone ran into someone he couldn't beat, they would see his appearance and show Spirit Mountain some respect.

Coming back to his senses, Tiger-Taming seized a demon without hesitation, forcibly tore out his soul, and carefully searched his memories of what had happened in the Demon King of Havoc's cave during this time.

"Flower-Fruit Mountain? A monkey? A human who slays demons and vanquishes evil! A mortal cultivator!" In an instant, Tiger-Taming sent his thoughts into the mind of the demon before him.

So! The demons in this cave abode had previously been slain by a mortal cultivator.

What about the thing inside?

Had that mortal obtained it?

The monkeys!

The monkey demons of the Water Curtain Cave had knelt and worshipped this man as a god!

They were bound to be closely connected. If he searched those monkeys' souls, he might be able to obtain specific information.

At that thought, Tiger-Taming hesitated no longer and strode toward the Water Curtain Cave!

He failed to notice that, at that very moment, a white cloud was approaching the shore of the East Sea at great speed, and upon the cloud-

There was also a monkey, scratching his ears and cheeks as though he were looking forward to something.

[Current realm: Heavenly Immortal (2%)]

Seeing that his realm on the panel had finally reached Heavenly Immortal, Jiang Zhe breathed out a mouthful of turbid air. His strength felt as though it had increased tenfold, the magical power within him had grown more abundant, and even his soul had become purer.

With a thought, he could send his soul out of his body.

Having reached the Heavenly Immortal realm, he could already ascend to heaven and enter the Heavenly Court's immortal register. He could fly through the heavens and burrow into the earth; nothing was beyond him.

Even so, he was still very weak in the world of Journey to the West.

The monkey had already broken through to Golden Immortal, and how many years had he cultivated on Mount Fangcun?

Though they were both innate true spirits, he himself was still far too weak.

According to the realms described in the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts!

The realms in Journey to the West were currently divided roughly as follows! The four Daoist stages!

Essence Refining, Qi Refining, Spirit Refining, and Return to Void.

Upon reaching the Return to Void realm, one could condense essence, Qi, and spirit! That was the so-called Dao Integration.

Once the three flowers gathered at the crown, one could undergo Tribulation Transcendence! Tribulation Transcendence was not a realm, but an act.

Drawing forth the Qi of the lightning tribulation and passing through it stabilized the primordial spirit and extended one's life.

One could then be called a Human Immortal!

After Human Immortal came Earth Immortal!

Living long in the world, rooted in the earth!

After that came Heavenly Immortal! True Immortal, Mystic Immortal, Golden Immortal, Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, and Daluo Golden Immortal!

The further one advanced, the stronger and more badass one became.

Jiang Zhe had also discovered the wondrous use of merit. Things were still fine in the early stages of cultivation, but once he reached a crucial point in a breakthrough later on,

he could simply force the final percentage up with merit.

"So is this how the system is meant to be used?" Jiang Zhe stood up and looked into the distance ahead.

Mount Hua was right before him.

At the foot of Mount Hua was a bustling little town, untouched by the battle.

Vendors still hawked candied hawthorns, flatbreads, and other wares on the town's streets.

Jiang Zhe even saw an academy, as well as the majestic Mount Hua.

"We're here? Speaking of which, what did you come to Mount Hua for? To see your cousin? I don't know her very well either." Weaver Girl moved up beside Jiang Zhe as she spoke, without blushing or her heart skipping a beat.

It was as though she had completely forgotten her drunken antics from yesterday.

But whenever Jiang Zhe met her eyes, he could still see the guilt hidden in their depths.

Clearly, Weaver Girl remembered everything that had happened yesterday perfectly well, but showing it would have been far too awkward.

"You could say I'm here to see her, but not exactly." Jiang Zhe shook his head and spoke with a touch of mystery.

"That makes no sense. Why do you talk so much like those annoying immortals?" Weaver Girl rolled her eyes. Then, sensing that Jiang Zhe had made a breakthrough, her eyes lit up at once.

"You broke through to Heavenly Immortal? Does that mean you can go to the Heavenly Court and enter the immortal register now?"

"I broke through. As for whether I'll go to the Heavenly Court, we'll see." Jiang Zhe shook his head.

"Why? If you stay in the mortal world for too long, you'll be invaded by mundane Qi. The three calamities and five decays might grow stronger later on, and in a serious case, you might even suffer Qi deviation and fall straight into the mortal realm." Weaver Girl sounded a little nervous.

"The three calamities and five decays? Merit should be enough to get me through those, right?" Jiang Zhe shook his head. Besides, if the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts he cultivated couldn't even withstand the three calamities and five decays, then they could hardly be called a technique for achieving sainthood through the body.

"But..." Weaver Girl wanted to say more, but Jiang Zhe suddenly interrupted her.

At that moment, Jiang Zhe was looking ahead with a solemn expression.

The Eight-Nine Arcane Arts had no special eye technique, and Jiang Zhe had neither a heavenly eye like Yang Jian's nor the monkey's Fiery Golden Eyes.

But he had a system quest notification.

[Quest triggered: Destroy Joyful Buddha's plan]

[Dingguang Joyful Buddha's chief disciple, Joyful Boy, entrusted Ksitigarbha with overseeing his reincarnation. He entered Liu Family Village with his memories eighteen years ago and is currently in his third life! He has already left an impression in the Goddess of Mount Hua's heart, and the bewitching power of Buddha light has been infused.]

[Host, please kill Joyful Boy! Then use the power of the Precious Lotus Lantern to dispel the Buddha Light Universal Salvation Technique from the Goddess of Mount Hua's heart.]

[Quest completion: Obtain the special innate divine ability Great Sun Golden Flame Eyes! One hundred thousand merit! Black Rhino Armor unlock progress increased by 5%! One portion of Weak Water origin.]

Good lord!

The moment Jiang Zhe saw the system quest notification, his pupils contracted sharply.

Weren't these quest rewards a little too generous?

The special innate divine ability was one thing. It sounded impressive, but Jiang Zhe couldn't tell exactly how powerful it was.

But he could see the one hundred thousand merit and the 5% increase in Black Rhino Armor unlock progress clear as day.

On top of that, there was the Weak Water origin.

There was no need to explain what Weak Water was, and its origin was presumably pretty damn impressive too.

If he incorporated it, whether as an innate ability or directly into the Black Rhino's unlock progress, it could be said to max things out.

Jiang Zhe licked his lips and began to examine the quest carefully. Such rich rewards were naturally very tempting.

But clearly, it wouldn't be that easy to complete.

Dingguang Joyful Buddha's disciple, Joyful Boy.

He had entered the mortal world and reincarnated, and this was already his third life!

And he had retained his memories all along.

Good lord, just how deep did this scheme go?

A thousand-year scheme!

Joyful Buddha!

Those who held a Buddha rank in Spirit Mountain were basically Daluo Golden Immortals or Primordial Unity Golden Immortals and the like.

If this Dingguang Joyful Buddha really was the Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal from the Investiture of the Gods era, then there was also the Six Soul Banner in his possession, to say nothing of the rest!