Chapter 578: Why Must a Houzi Make Things Difficult for a Houzi?

On the journey west.

After gathering at the Baigu Yaoguo, Xuanzang and his disciples left the Earth Immortal Realm and returned to the mortal world.

Compared to the Earth Immortal Realm, the spiritual energy in this mortal world was far too barren, and there were far fewer mountain spirits and wild monsters; however, this trip had added one more disciple: Baigu Furen.

In the past, Baigu Furen had thought about escaping, but now, having witnessed Xuanzang's magic power, she no longer had any such desire.

Her intuition told her that by following Xuanzang, she might perhaps encounter a great opportunity.

Among Xuanzang's current disciples, Baigujing had the greatest strength.

After all, she was the remnant obsession of a demon god who had survived from ancient times, and her cultivation had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm; it was only because of the suppression of the Heavenly Dao that she had been unable to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

To get rid of the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, the only way was to obtain the Chaos Origin to offset the brand of the Heavenly Dao.

Unfortunately, although Baigu Furen was a Golden Immortal, she could not enter the Chaos to obtain the origin.

If one with Golden Immortal cultivation went into the Chaos, they might perish if they were not careful; the risk was too great.

Baigu Furen thought to herself that if one were to go to the Chaos with Xuanzang's cultivation, perhaps they could easily obtain the Chaos Origin.

Then, her chances of breaking through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm would be much higher.

However, Baigu Furen dared not speak of it now, because she had not yet performed any great service; if she were to make demands, she might be beaten into brittle bones and boiled into soup by Xuanzang.

Hiss!

For a moment, Baigu Furen could not help but tremble.

"Master, did you really swear an oath of brotherhood with the Jade Emperor?" Bajie, carrying the Nine-Toothed Rake, said casually.

"Mm, we did. Is there a problem?" Xuanzang said while walking.

"Cough, cough, Master. This old pig doesn't mean anything else, it's just that based on my understanding of the Jade Emperor, that guy is extremely arrogant. Although your cultivation is powerful, Master, for the Jade Emperor to take the initiative to swear brotherhood... I can't figure it out!" Bajie said.

"Oh, actually, the Jade Emperor didn't have any particular thoughts. He wanted to poach me to the Heavenly Court to be an immortal and bestow upon me some title of Great Emperor," Xuanzang said.

"Master, did you agree?" Sun Wukong asked hurriedly.

"Of course I didn't agree," Xuanzang said.

If he were to be an official in the Heavenly Court, he would inevitably have contact with the Queen Mother. If the bond between him and the Queen Mother were to be leaked, it would be a heaven-shattering disaster, and the Jade Emperor would surely destroy him—though he did not fear the Jade Emperor.

"This old pig can tell that Master yearns for freedom and does not want to be constrained," Bajie laughed.

"Exactly. What is so good about being an immortal? Like Master, who has cultivated a body of Great Luo magic power, you can go anywhere in the vast heaven and earth. Why trap yourself in that magnificent yet cold Heavenly Palace?" Sun Wukong nodded.

"Houzi, you have the nerve to say that. If being an immortal isn't good, why did you wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago and try to sit in the Jade Emperor's seat?" Bajie mocked.

"You fool, what do you know? I was deceived," Sun Wukong said.

"Fine, fine, fine, let's say you were deceived." Bajie could not be bothered to keep arguing; if the monkey couldn't win the argument, he might have to beat him again.

Xiaobailong was lost in thought and said:

"Eldest Senior Brother, when you burst onto the scene five hundred years ago, who did you learn your skills from? Which immortal taught you?"

"That's right. To be able to teach a dead monkey to be this powerful, it must be a Great Ability.

Besides, there aren't many in these Three Realms who know the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends divine ability," Zhu Bajie said.

Hearing this, Sun Wukong's face showed a look of reverence, and he said:

"That was my first master. As for his name, I cannot say it.

Master said that if I ever revealed his name in the future and implicated the sect, he would surely skin me, pull out my tendons, strike me with the five thunders, abolish my cultivation, and cast me into the Avici Hell."

"That harsh? With your personality, Houzi, you'd be that afraid?" Zhu Bajie was surprised; it was the first time he had seen Sun Wukong with such an expression.

"Nonsense. In the words of the Human Race, 'a teacher for a day is a father for life,'" Sun Wukong said.

As he finished speaking, Sun Wukong could not help but recall the seven years he spent learning his craft, and he suddenly discovered that the once-clear memories were suddenly covered by a layer of shadow; the people and objects within were fading, and in the end, they were all invisible.

As for his master, Puti Patriarch, the moment he looked up in his memory, the figure of Puti Patriarch was also blurred, unclear to the eye.

In the outside world, Sun Wukong could not help but slap himself twice, shaking his head, trying hard to remember, but he simply could not find a single real image?

"Wukong, what is wrong with you?" Xuanzang asked in a gentle voice.

Sun Wukong looked at Xuanzang, and the memory of Puti in his mind turned into Xuanzang for an instant, but then it disappeared, and he said involuntarily:

"I must be hallucinating."

"Houzi, are you possessed?" Bajie covered his mouth and laughed.

"Go away, you're the one who's possessed."

Sun Wukong waved his hand and then said seriously:

"Just now, I recalled the past. I don't know what happened, but the memory of Lingtai Fangcun Mountain suddenly became unreal. Everything was covered in shadows, seeming true yet false, like a dream or an illusion."

Upon hearing this, Xuanzang's face showed a look of contemplation.

With Sun Wukong's cultivation, to influence his mind would require at least the strength of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Moreover, he had been right by Wukong's side just now; who in these Three Realms could influence Wukong right under his nose, other than a Saint?

"Houzi, you are the Great Saint Equal to Heaven, after all. Is it because you were beaten by the Three Demon Emperors a while ago that you have psychological trauma and are mentally deranged?" Bajie said.

Sun Wukong did not refute him and said: "Fool, perhaps. After all, I have never encountered such a strong opponent. Sigh."

"Wukong, do not be discouraged. Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, and Kunpeng have lived for many epochs, and they are beings with extraordinary origins, not beneath the Saints.

You were born late and started cultivating late, so there will naturally be a gap, but you will certainly catch up," Xuanzang comforted him.

"Master is right. That Dijun and Eastern Emperor were Great Abilities who almost became Saints; even the Jade Emperor cannot compare to them, so don't compare yourself," Bajie chimed in.

"Don't comfort me, or I will think failure is a matter of course," Sun Wukong said.

"Eldest Senior Brother, you will certainly surpass these ancient Great Abilities," Heixiong encouraged him.

"Indeed, although Eldest Senior Brother was transformed from the Patching Heaven Stone, I feel familiar with his Primordial Spirit; it seems to have a huge connection to the Chaos Demon Ape. If Eldest Senior Brother can awaken the bloodline of the Chaos Demon Ape, he will certainly be able to break his shackles and soar into the sky," Baigu Furen said.

"Chaos Demon Ape!" Sun Wukong's eyes flickered.

"The Chaos Demon Ape was also a Chaos Demon God, and a relatively powerful existence among the three thousand demon gods.

Unfortunately, because Pangu died opening the heavens, his Primordial Spirit split into four and fell into the world after the creation, giving birth to the World-Mixing Four Monkeys," Xuanzang said.

"So the World-Mixing Four Monkeys have such an origin; Master, you really know a lot," Bajie said.

"Just a little," Xuanzang said.

"If he could Devour the Primordial Spirit of the other three monkeys, perhaps Senior Brother could awaken the inheritance of the Chaos Demon Ape," Baigu Furen said.

"Sigh, born of the same root, why must we hound each other so? We are all monkeys!" Sun Wukong shook his head.

To Devour the other three monkeys—this was something he could not do, or at the very least, he would not do it proactively.