Chapter 199

199. Chapter 199: The Man Stepping on Seven-Colored Auspicious Clouds

Inside the Niutoubao, Zixia, dressed in red wedding robes, stood at the entrance of the outer hall, watching the people coming and going outside.

Her heart was already filled with despair.

Yesterday, Zhizunbao had already told her to meet him in the inner courtyard here at the third watch of the night.

Yet, when she waited until the third watch, what she received was not news from Zhizunbao, but rather the announcement of the Niu Mowang taking a concubine.

Red silk banners covered the entire Niutoubao, and the whole fortress was filled with a festive atmosphere.

High above, Zixia gazed into the distance, her eyes full of hope. Looking at the dark, cloud-covered sky in the distance, she muttered to herself: "Zhizunbao, I am waiting for you. You must come and take me away!"

Beside her, Qingxia, who had been subjected to the Soul-Shifting Great Art by Niu Xiangxiang, murmured: "You still expect that person to come?"

"He is probably holding some girl right now, living a carefree and happy life."

There was not a hint of doubt on Zixia's face; she cupped her cheeks with both hands and said with complete certainty: "Zhizunbao will definitely come to save me. He said he would take me away."

"I don't believe he would ignore me."

Qingxia picked her nose and said disdainfully: "He said the third watch of that night, but it's been several days already, and he still hasn't come."

"If you ask me, this brat has definitely forgotten about you."

Zixia shook her head: "He will come; he promised me."

Qingxia shook her head: "Suit yourself. Regardless of whether he comes or not, you are getting married today."

"The Niu Mowang is not a demon to be trifled with..."

Qingxia sighed and murmured: "I never thought that after fighting for so long, we would end up being buried at the hands of such a monster."

She shook her head, walked silently to the side, and closed her eyes to contemplate.

Zixia still wore that same smile, her eyes filled with joy, as if she could not feel her own predicament at all.

"I believe it; he will definitely come to marry me."

"He will wear golden armor and step on seven-colored clouds to marry me!"

In the Shuiliandong,

The moment Ye Ming held the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, he felt the power belonging to Sun Wukong suddenly surge forth.

With the emergence of this power, the gates to the Dao of Force and the Dao of Transformation also slowly opened for him.

He already had some comprehension of the Dao of Force; the Great Strength True Martial Body within the Ten Extremity Apertures was a manifestation of force.

However, in the path of a Gu Master, the power of these laws is mostly expressed through Gu insects.

But he was no stranger to the Dao of Force.

In just a few days, with the help of the Dao of Force within Sun Wukong's power, he successfully mastered this law.

However, he encountered a slight bottleneck when coming into contact with the Dao of Transformation.

The Dao of Transformation contained within the Seventy-Two Earthly Transformations is not very profound, and it was difficult for him to truly enter the door by using it to comprehend this law.

This Dao of Transformation provided him more with a line of thought, an opportunity to come into contact with the Dao of Transformation.

Now that his Dao of Transformation has just glimpsed the path, if he wants to master it more deeply later, without other opportunities, it can only be a matter of slow, grinding effort to comprehend it gradually.

His current combat power, due to the time sealing, is still only at the Rank 7 Gu Immortal level.

But he possesses various combat systems, and if he were to truly fight, even an average Rank 8 Gu Immortal would not be his match.

Moreover, during the hundred generations of reincarnation, he fathomed countless Immortal Gu recipes, only suffering from the lack of corresponding Gu materials, which prevented him from refining these Gu insects.

If he could refine all the Immortal Gu recipes he fathomed in his mind, coupled with sufficient Immortal Essence support, then even among the best of the Rank 8s, with his strength as a Rank 7 Gu Immortal, he might not be unable to clash with them.

Among these Gu recipes, the greatest gain was the most top-tier existence in the Dao of Force: the Rank 9 Strength Gu!

However, with his current resources, wanting to refine this Rank 9 Strength Gu is purely a pipe dream.

His foundation is, after all, still a bit shallow.

"Hoo~"

Habitually exhaling a breath of turbid air, Ye Ming felt his increased strength and then calculated the time with his fingers.

"Has seven days already passed?"

"I hope it's not too late!"

Converging his insights into the two laws, Ye Ming held the Ruyi Golden Cudgel and gave it a slight shake; the Ou Si Bu Yun Lu, Phoenix Wing Purple Gold Crown, and Chainmail Golden Armor—the familiar Great Sage set—instantly appeared on his body.

With a thought, a seven-colored auspicious cloud appeared, carrying him directly toward the direction of Niutoubao.

Although comprehending the laws delayed him for a while, Ye Ming had not forgotten the mission of entering this reincarnation world.

To break Sun Wukong's inner demon within this reincarnation secret realm; he remembered it very clearly.

Tonight, it should be time to end all of this.

After exiting the Shuiliandong, Ye Ming took a look at the slowly setting Sun Star and flew off directly on the clouds.

The sky was dark.

Inside Niutoubao, the lights were bright, and hundreds of demons were gathered.

Red wedding cloth decorated the entire Niutoubao, and those bull-headed, human-bodied underlings of the Niu Mowang were holding torches and cheering incessantly.

On a high platform nearby, Zixia, wearing the body of Zhu Bajie, was tied to a rack, silently watching the Zixia dressed in phoenix coronet and robes on another high platform nearby.

She looked at that face full of anticipation, sighed, and said nothing more.

At this point, everything was a foregone conclusion; struggling any further was useless.

And on the high platform, Zixia gazed into the distance, anticipating the arrival of the figure in her imagination.

Even at this moment, she did not have a hint of discouragement in her heart.

She always believed that Zhizunbao had promised her he would come to marry her.

And as the other protagonist of this wedding banquet, Tang Sanzang was also tied to another high platform.

However, he did not have the slightest feeling of worry or fear; instead, he said gently to the two bull-headed demons guarding him: "How many siblings do you have?"

"Are your parents still alive?"

"Speak!"

"I just want to make one more friend before I die."

"..."

"So, being a demon is just like being a human; one must have a compassionate heart. Once you have a compassionate heart, you are no longer a demon; you are a human-demon."

On the other side, the bull-headed demon holding a long spear heard these words from Tang Sanzang and felt as if a demonic sound was piercing his ears; it was even more terrifying than his own king's bull roar! He felt his internal organs churning, and unable to hold it back, he opened his mouth and vomited.

Tang Sanzang turned his head to look at the demon's "three-thousand-foot waterfall" appearance, a kind smile appeared on his face, and he said happily to the other demon: "Hey, he understands; do you understand?"

The demon below was still cheering, but the demon being stared at by Tang Sanzang had a blood-red tint appear in his eyes, and there was already a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

Tang Sanzang seemed not to see this scene and continued to speak to himself: "Humans and demons are both born of mothers."

"The difference is, humans are born of human mothers, and demons, well, they are born of demon mothers..."

"I can't take it anymore!!" The bull-headed demon yelled, suddenly pulled out a dagger, stabbed it fiercely into his own chest, and fell straight down.

"Namo Amitabha."

Tang Sanzang murmured, then turned his head to look at the other demon, a signature smile appearing on his face. Looking at each other, he smiled without showing his teeth: "What is your mother's surname?"

"Ah!!!"

The bull-headed demon screamed, suddenly opened his mouth to spray blood, and fell straight down.

Watching the demon whose legs were still twitching, Tang Sanzang shook his head silently: "Namo Amitabha."

At this time, the ceremonial music sounded, and the master of ceremonies demon shouted at the top of his lungs: "Bow to heaven and earth!"

The Niu Mowang, dressed in red groom's attire, laughed out loud, walked onto the high platform, and said to Zixia with a smile: "Beauty, let's bow!"

"Wait a moment!" Zixia suddenly raised her hand and looked at the Niu Mowang.

The Niu Mowang frowned but still asked: "What do you want to do now?"

"We are getting married today, so release my sister first." Zixia stood up, looked at the Niu Mowang, a trace of persistence in her eyes: "I will definitely keep my promise."

The Niu Mowang scratched his head in annoyance and waved his hand at her.

Seeing this, Zixia showed a smile on her face, took a dagger, and walked toward Qingxia.

On the high platform, Tang Sanzang chattered to the newly arrived bull-headed guard: "Look, now the younger sister wants to save the older sister; in a while, that older sister will definitely save the younger sister."

The new bull-headed demon ignored Tang Sanzang and hung his own rope on the high platform.

Attacked by Tang Sanzang's verbal assault, he had already fallen into a demonic obsession and now only wanted to seek death to find early release.

Zixia, having received the Niu Mowang's affirmation, walked to Qingxia, cut the ropes on her body, and showed a smile on her face.

"I don't want to fight anymore; you go!"

"In this life, you are the only sister I have."

Zixia hid the dagger in her sleeve with a backhand motion, a miserable smile appearing on her face.

Clearly, she had already decided in her heart that if Zhizunbao did not come and she really had to marry the Niu Mowang, she would rather assassinate the Niu Mowang and remain pure.

At least this way, if she met Zhizunbao in the next life, she could smile and recognize him.

Seeing this, Qingxia suddenly reached out, grabbed her wrist, snatched the dagger from her sleeve, rushed directly in front of the Niu Mowang, and scolded: "Niu Mowang, I will not let my sister marry you!"

"Sister!" Zixia was anxious in her heart and rushed toward Qingxia in a hurry.

Qingxia broke free from Zixia's hand and said earnestly: "In this life, you are the only sister I have!"

She looked up at the fierce Niu Mowang and scolded angrily: "Come on!"

"Even if I die today, I will absolutely not let Zixia marry you!"

On a high platform not far away, Tang Sanzang saw this scene, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He said to the demon who was organizing the noose nearby: "Look, I was right, wasn't I!"

"I knew this scene would happen!"

The demon nearby saw this, stuck his head directly into the noose, kicked his legs, and died instantly.

A look of surprise appeared in Tang Sanzang's eyes: "Ah? You're even faster than me."

"You're really something!"

At this moment, the Niu Mowang saw Qingxia making a move, suddenly jumped off the high platform, and fought both of them directly!

Between his fists and palms, he drove the spiritual power to surge.

The power of a great demon was displayed; in just two rounds, he knocked both Zixia and Qingxia off the high platform.

Taking advantage of the moment they were knocked down, Niu Xiangxiang brought Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng over, activated the Soul-Shifting Great Art, and transferred everyone's souls back again.

However, at this time, Wangcai suddenly leaned over, and the Soul-Shifting Great Art went wrong again, causing Niu Xiangxiang's soul to transfer into Wangcai's body.

The Niu Mowang jumped off the high platform and fought with everyone again.

At this time, the demons below shouted, cheering for their king.

Those demons from all over, with smiles on their faces, watched this scene with peace of mind.

They didn't expect that they had only come to watch a wedding, and now there was such a show to watch.

The Niu Mowang's strength as a great demon was unquestionable; even if several people joined forces, they were not the Niu Mowang's match.

In a few surges, several people were knocked to the ground by the Niu Mowang's palms.

Qingxia was even pierced through the pipa bone by a group of demons with long spears, locking away all her magic power, leaving her with no chance to struggle.

The Niu Mowang grabbed Zixia, a triumphant smile on his face.

He reached out, took the wine from his underling, and forced it into Zixia's mouth.

"After bowing to the ancestors and drinking the nuptial wine, you are a member of my Bull family!"

The Niu Mowang laughed out loud, completely ignoring Zixia, who had tears in her eyes, grabbed her head, and forcibly began the wedding ceremony amidst the cheers of his underlings.

"Sin, sin." Tang Sanzang murmured, his eyes suddenly looking at the sky.

At this time, above the sky, the gathered dark clouds suddenly surged incessantly. Streaks of dark clouds gathered together, as if a storm were about to descend.

Suddenly, these gathered dark clouds changed color, forming patches of seven-colored auspicious clouds.

A strong wind rose, blowing everyone back repeatedly. Thunder exploded in the sky, and the seven-colored auspicious clouds began to churn.

The Niu Mowang subconsciously let go, staring at the sky in shock and suspicion.

Zixia saw the seven-colored auspicious clouds in the sky, a look of surprise in her eyes: "Clouds!"

"Could it really be him?" Qingxia, whose pipa bone had been pierced, looked at the scene in the sky, and a trace of anticipation also emerged in her heart.

Thunder sounded, and the demons below began to run around.

"Be careful!!" Tang Sanzang shouted on the high platform, "It's thundering, it's raining, bring in your clothes!!"

At this very moment, the sound of the "Knife Society Overture" seemed to ring out in the sky, and the seven-colored clouds suddenly poured down, gathering on the viewing platform below.

The seven-colored auspicious clouds gathered into a ball, gradually shrinking and disappearing.

A figure wearing golden armor and holding the Ruyi Golden Cudgel slowly appeared on the viewing platform.

"Hmm? A stinky monkey seducing my wife!" The Niu Mowang frowned, a look of malice appearing in his eyes.

"Familiarity is one thing, but if you talk nonsense like that, I will still sue you for slander!" Ye Ming stabbed the Ruyi Golden Cudgel in his hand fiercely into the ground; in an instant, the entire earth surged, and countless demons were swallowed by the splitting cracks in the ground.

"Kill him for me!" The Niu Mowang looked at the other great demons and tempted them: "We'll split the Tang Monk meat together later!"

The demons' expressions changed; one by one, they looked at Sun Wukong, who was wearing golden armor on the high platform, a look of greed appearing in their eyes.

"Kill!!"

A demon exclaimed and rushed toward Ye Ming with his magic weapon.

"Hiss! Really, any stray cat or dog comes to touch porcelain!"

He smiled slightly, waved the golden cudgel in his hand fiercely, and beat the rushing demon into meat paste with one blow.

Ye Ming looked at the group of great demons, a familiar and indifferent smile on his face, golden light flashing across his eyes.

He said happily: "Peacock, lion, elephant... you really are quite suitable to be my Gu materials!" (End of chapter)