Back on Track

Whether to pursue Jin Chang or capture the Water Ape Great Sage, Brother Tathagata felt the choice was easy.

Compared to a slippery character like Jin Chang, he was just as adept at capturing the Water Ape Great Sage, who was knowledgeable in the Yin-Yang School's realm techniques.

This was said by Jin Chang himself, and the Great Sage of the Water Ape did not deny it.

So what do you mean?

"Therefore, our mission to the East has been completed extremely smoothly," Brother Tathagata said happily. "Let's return to the sect to report back first. From now on, you will also have the correct method of cultivation!"

But... but...

Things changed rapidly. Wu Chao was still thinking that his senior brother, Tathagata, was chasing Jin Chang, but then he took several wrong routes, wasting time, and then he met up with Zhang Xuezhou and the others.

But the Buddha is already preparing to return to West Ox Hezhou.

This resulted in them having extremely little time to adjust their plans.

Given Brother Tathagata's speed, it would be difficult for him to be ahead without relying on flying or riding a horse day and night, let alone making arrangements.

Wu Chao felt a heaviness in his heart; the plan he had devised with Zhang Xuezhou and the others had revealed its biggest flaw.

"If we follow this direction westward, we can return to Mount Ling in about half a year," said Brother Tathagata.

"Senior brother is right!"

Given the choice between learning Yin-Yang School techniques from a monkey or cultivating under Jin Chang, Wu Chao naturally leaned towards the latter, even though Jin Chang had ulterior motives.

One wrong step in spiritual practice leads to another, and he didn't want to learn from a monkey.

While the Buddha's task was completed, his own was not.

"Senior brother, when I was waiting for you at the entrance of the Yin Yang Sect, I chatted with two passersby. They said their cousin had also gone down into the underground." Wu Chao asked, trying to start a conversation.

"Oh, there are indeed a few experts underground, but I wonder which one his cousin is?"

"I don't know either. He asked me to help him look for it, and I agreed because I thought it was a small matter. But now it seems like he's broken his promise," Wu Chao said. "Could I help him complete this task quickly?"

"This is nothing," Brother Tathagata nodded, "But I was too distracted while fighting this monkey, and I don't know how many people died in there. His cousin might have even lost his life!"

"If he has any private belongings, perhaps I can help him investigate whether he is alive or dead. We need to give him an explanation," Wu Chao said.

"Fine!"

Brother Tathagata nodded.

He looked towards the summit of the Beast Taming Sect and felt that this matter shouldn't be wasted even an hour, so he signaled to Wu Chao to proceed as planned.

He followed Wu Chao, occasionally glancing at the Great Sage Water Ape in the alms bowl, carefully adjusting his suppressive power.

This journey to the West will last for half a year, requiring him to maintain suppression and deterrence for a long time. This is no less than a difficult training for Brother Tathagata, and it also makes him constantly adjust his mindset and strength, striving to ensure that the alms bowl he holds is always in operation with Law Power.

The Wu Chao is in front, and the Buddha is behind.

Their thoughts, ideas, and actions are completely different, yet they maintain almost the same rhythm.

When they re-entered the Beast Taming Sect at Niutou Mountain, the area was already filled with Blood Qi and the aura of corpses was beginning to appear.

The pile of hundreds of corpses in the ancestral hall made the area appear deathly still.

At the entrance of the ancestral hall, Li Shaojun arrived earlier than Wu Chao, while Rong Tianding, who had regained his original appearance, was already helping Zhang Cigong prepare to descend the mountain.

"Hey buddy, didn't you ask me to find your cousin?"

Wu Chao recognized Rong Tianding. He had previously sent a merchant group to Hibiscus City to track down Zou Bugui's whereabouts and purchased a large number of pig blood paintings from Rong Tianding.

He didn't speak to Rong Tianding at the entrance of the ancestral hall, but focused more on observing Brother Rulai and Jin Chang. Only after Jin Chang and the others had moved along the underground river did he hurriedly go down the mountain to catch up.

Wu Chao only learned that Rong Tianding was at the entrance of the Beast Taming Sect's ancestral hall after he saw Zhang Xuezhou at the exit of the underground river and received a request from Zhang Xuezhou.

This prompted him to speak first, and he even gave Rong Tianding a wink.

"I think I also helped you find your cousin when I bought pig's blood paintings in Hibiscus City before," Wu Chao reminded him.

"Ahhh, yes, yes, yes!"

Li Shaojun arrived at the Beast Taming Sect ahead of Rong Tianding, who also learned that Zhang Xuezhou and others had gone to Shouchun City. However, Rong Tianding did not expect that someone else would come to tip him off.

Moreover, the other person was someone he knew.

Rong Tianding could hardly remember the faces he had only met once, but he undoubtedly remembered himself, his only major client, even after Wu Chao had shaved his head.

Whenever Rong Tianding saw Wu Chao, he felt as if he had seen the God of Wealth.

Moreover, this God of Wealth has some connection with Zhang Xuezhou.

He thought for a moment, then quickly nodded in agreement.

"See, senior brother, he's still waiting for me to help him find his cousin," Wu Chao said with a sigh of relief.

"Since you've agreed to his request, then you should help him find him properly," Brother Tathagata said dismissively.

"Okay, senior!"

Wu Chao nodded repeatedly.

He doesn't need to track Jin Chang right now, which means his route back to the Western Sect with his senior brother, Tathagata, won't pass through Shouchun City. However, having accepted Rong Tianding's mission to find his cousin, he can use the search for Zhang Xuezhou to eventually return to Shouchun City.

After going through all the twists and turns, things have finally returned to their original state.

Wu Chao breathed a sigh of relief, then gave Li Shaojun a 'friendly' smile.

He hoped Li Shaojun would keep his mouth shut and not interrupt, otherwise, if he had a murderous thought, the only remaining Snake Head Incantation he had practiced for many years would fly out and take his life.

"He seemed to greet us with a smile, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent. These monks are truly despicable!"

Li Shaojun has already had enough dead recently, so he was definitely unwilling to cause trouble in a direct confrontation, especially after seeing Wu Chao's treacherous smile, he couldn't help but take two steps back.

Even the Great Sage of the Water Ape couldn't defeat the opponent's senior brother, so Li Shaojun is undoubtedly even less capable.

When his gaze inadvertently swept over the alms bowl in his senior brother's hand, a chill ran through him.

If one's eyesight is poor, one might mistake the small creature in the bowl for a grasshopper.

However, Li Shaojun could sense a trace of the Water Ape Great Sage's aura and could clearly see that it was an ape that had shrunk countless times, just like the thumb monkeys kept by some rare collectors.

"The Great Sage of the Water Ape has fallen!"

Li Shaojun had heard of this powerful demon's reputation. The reason why this demon could roam the Southern Jambudvipa Continent for so long was not because everyone was beautiful and kind-hearted, but because its strength made it too risky or impossible for others to hunt it down.

Even when the Great Han Dynasty targeted the Beast Taming Sect, they sought opportunities to avoid this guardian demon Demon Beast.

However, the great demon who caused so much trouble for the heroes of the Southern Jambudvipa Continent was defeated by the Buddha's senior brother, and even his life and death were out of his control. He could die if anyone reached out and squeezed him.

Li Shaojun secretly gasped, feeling as if another extraordinary figure had emerged in the Three Realms.

If the other party can find a suitable secret place to attain immortality, they will surely rise to the position of master of the Sacred Land.

If the other party still has room for improvement, such a person will most likely rise to the ranks of the Sacred Land Lords, thus leading the Three Realms for a hundred years.