Chapter 577: The Sorrow of Sun Wukong

Underworld, Wuzu Hall.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches appeared out of thin air together, having arrived here from the Earth Immortal Realm.

And before them stood the true master of the Underworld, Pingxin Niangniang Houtu.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches were a bit dazed; they had been brawling with Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi, so why had they suddenly returned?

"By the decree of the Saint, elder brothers, you cannot continue to fight," Houtu said.

"So that's how it is; what a buzzkill," said the Thunder Witch Ancestor Qiangliang.

"But at least we got to vent some pent-up anger," Zhurong said.

Thinking back to the Ancient Era, because of the Demon Race's schemes, he and the Water Witch Ancestor Gonggong had fought fiercely, even causing Buzhou Mountain to collapse and triggering a great catastrophe.

"Houtu, did you resurrect us because the Demon Emperor has been resurrected?" said the Rain Witch Ancestor Xuanming.

"That is part of the reason, but it is more due to my own will," Houtu said.

"What's strange is that the helper beside the Scripture Seeker Xuanzang gave me a familiar aura," said the eldest, Dijiang.

During that battle, Houtu, who came from Honghuang, had not exposed her identity, nor had she utilized her true strength.

Even so, the Twelve Ancestral Witches remained connected by blood, even across time and space.

"Indeed, the Time Law power used by the mysterious person also made me feel a sense of familiarity," Zhujiuyin said.

"These matters will naturally be known in the future. Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi will not appear again for a short time, and you elder brothers can also recover your strength well here in the Underworld; there will always be opportunities for battle in the future," Houtu said.

"Houtu, you have grown quite a bit over these years. You are no longer the little sister who was always protected by us," Dijiang sighed with emotion.

Although the Ancestral Witches were infinitely boorish and were mere brutes who only knew how to fight.

But as the eldest of the Ancestral Witches, Dijiang still possessed some wisdom.

The Houtu of the past was optimistic, cheerful, beautiful, and kind.

She gave people the feeling of a warm sun that one wanted to draw close to.

But after this resurrection, Houtu had become the Great Heavenly Venerable of the Underworld, no longer the Ancestral Witch Houtu of the past.

Her temperament had grown much colder, the light in the depths of her eyes was not as bright as before, and she hid many things in her heart, making her unfathomable.

Perhaps this was the price of becoming a Saint; Houtu must have silently shouldered much over these years.

Unlike Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi.

Dijiang did not intend to re-establish the Witch Clan; since the Witch Clan had dispersed, then let it be dispersed.

This time, being resurrected, it was enough that the twelve brothers and sisters were together; as for who would be the master of the earth, whoever wanted to be could be.

Hearing this, a soft smile appeared on Houtu's beautiful face.

……

Earth Immortal Realm, Baigu Yaoguo.

"Master, if you ask me, you are already at the Great Luo Golden Immortal Late Stage, so why are you still seeking the scriptures?

Even if you become a Buddha, Tathagata Buddha wouldn't have a position for you; with your cultivation level, you must be a Buddha."

In the vast palace, Baigu Furen, as the master of the demon kingdom, was hosting the brothers.

After Beiming, the Scripture Seeking Group had returned to the territory of Baigu Furen in the Earth Immortal Realm.

"Second Senior Brother, that is incorrect. Scripture seeking is the ultimate goal, and this process is to promote our Master's philosophy of love and nuclear peace," Xiaobailong said.

"Love and nuclear peace, hehe. That's right, this is the tribulation of the monsters in the scripture seeking. Xiaobai, don't you think so?" Zhu Bajie laughed, making a pig-like sound.

Baigu Furen was silent; Xuanzang's strength exceeded imagination.

But fortunately, Xuanzang was not a person who killed indiscriminately, so she could save her life.

However, she could not figure out what exactly Tathagata was plotting by cultivating such a powerful Scripture Seeker.

"Laugh, what the hell are you laughing at? You idiot!" Sun Wukong angrily kicked Bajie.

Bajie immediately rubbed his buttocks and cursed, "Dead monkey, what are you doing? Master, look, the stinky monkey is too arrogant, bullying me."

Sun Wukong then said, "Based on my understanding of Rulai, this old schemer would absolutely not sit and wait for Master to get stronger and stronger. The fact that he hasn't moved against Master yet means Master is still under his control.

If Master were to break free from his control, with Tathagata Buddha's methods, he would wipe out Master even if it meant paying a price."

"This… that shouldn't be, after all, monks are compassionate," Bajie's expression changed slightly.

"Monks are compassionate, but Rulai is a Buddha, not a human. The philosophy of the Western Sect seems to be for the sake of saving all living beings from suffering, but in essence, it is all for their own interests, using any means necessary for their goals.

Buddhas, Immortals, gods, Faith, incense, and Merit are all means to achieve the advancement of cultivation.

Therefore, if the interests and means of the Buddha are damaged, he will certainly eliminate everything that is not under his control," Baigu Furen said.

"Xiaobai, you really know quite a lot," Xuanzang said.

"Master, it's not that I know a lot. This is the essence of the world. Perhaps there are some righteous Immortals and Buddhas, but most still use means to scrape the marrow from the bones of all living beings for the sake of cultivation. Just like the Human Race, with the struggle between Buddhism and Taoism, many people's philosophies have changed, reaching a point of madness," Baigu Furen said.

"Once, I also had a group of believers; they could die for me without hesitation, and I could bestow upon them a bit of magic power, or even methods for longevity."

Baigu Furen recalled the past, but later she expelled the believers, as for the reason…

"Master, it's a pity that I, Old Sun, cannot help you now," Sun Wukong said with shame.

The reason he kicked Bajie was also because of this; Sun Wukong secretly hated his own incompetence.

Yet this idiot Bajie was heartless, which was truly infuriating.

"No matter, Wukong, you only need to cultivate well," Xuanzang said.

"Master, you are really biased toward the Eldest Senior Brother," Bajie said with envy.

"It's not that Master is biased toward the Eldest Senior Brother, it's that you, Second Senior Brother, lack the fighting spirit of the Eldest Senior Brother," Heixiong said.

"Pah, pah, pah, you black bear, where do you see that I lack fighting spirit?" Zhu Bajie said, unconvinced.

"Bajie, although you are restricted by your pig form, you have eaten quite a few Flat Peaches and Ginseng Fruits. If you still don't break through to the Golden Immortal realm, I will have to consider whether to stew you," Xuanzang said with a gloomy gaze.

"Exactly, you've eaten so many treasures and still haven't broken through," Sun Wukong laughed.

Bajie was stunned; Master wanted to stew him, and he was so scared that his heart and liver trembled, saying:

"Master, this old pig has only been reincarnated for five hundred years, and this final life in a pig's womb has only been a little over a hundred years. Although I have the experience of my past lives, reaching the peak of Heavenly Immortal in just over a hundred years of cultivation means I am already gifted, alright?"

"As for Golden Immortal, how could it be so easy to break through? Not to mention that what I cultivate is the Tiangang Thirty-Six Transformations, an ancient technique that is extremely difficult to master."

"Excuses. I, Old Sun, was pressed under Five Fingers Mountain for five hundred years," Sun Wukong said.

"It was just five hundred years of being pressed; I have been reincarnated and died hundreds of times. Who can this old pig go to for justice?" Bajie retorted.

"Second Senior Brother, although you are a pig, Master doesn't actually want to eat you. Master is just motivating you; how could he harm you?"

"Look at me. Under Master's guidance, these muscles have been cultivated to such perfection, and my strength is ten times greater than before."

As Xiaobailong spoke, he swung his arm, and his muscles bulged like mountain peaks.

"Damn, you muscle-brained, big-muscled Hegemon Dragon," Bajie complained.