Chapter 15

Congratulations, big brother, on advancing to Great Luo Golden Immortal! The six brothers beamed with joy.

They were just ordinary loose cultivators; although relying on Yang Jian didn't earn them a heavenly official half-rank from the Heavenly Court, they became grassroots deities.

As Yang Jian grew stronger, they felt even happier from the bottom of their hearts.

Nodding, Yang Jian looked at the several people and said: "Since you've taken the Core Formation pill, then go into seclusion; take advantage of the medicinal power not yet dispersed, and advance early to Taiyi Golden Immortal."

"Yes, big brother!" The several people replied in unison, then each returned to their cave dwellings.

"Brother, how did you become a Great Luo Golden Immortal?" Returning to the manor, Yang Chan eagerly asked.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jian froze: "You don't know?"

"Know what?"

"The beef noodle soup you gave me allowed me to achieve Great Luo Golden Immortal!"

Yang Chan:!!!

How is that possible!

"Isn't that just a bowl of extremely delicious beef noodle soup? How could it let you break through to Great Luo Golden Immortal? I ate it too!" Yang Chan was dazed; how come she had no effect?

"Not only did it help me break through, but it also helped me forge a Ten-Pin Human Flower, allowing me to comprehend a new divine ability." Yang Jian furrowed his brow, continuing: "Maybe this thing depends on looks."

Looks?!

Yang Chan was so angered by these words that she had nothing to say, and yet still, it depends on looks?

Buying beef noodle soup depends on looks, needing one-tenth of my spiritual power; how come now breaking through still depends on looks?

"By the way, little sister, where did this bowl of beef noodle soup of yours come from?" Yang Jian could no longer suppress the doubt in his heart.

Yang Chan angrily said: "A small restaurant inside Lingtai Fangcun Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jian's heart startled; as a high-ranking official of the Heavenly Court, he naturally knew what Lingtai Fangcun Mountain meant—that was the place specially designated by the Buddhist Sect to cultivate monkeys!

"How did you go there? Didn't I say that place cannot be visited!" Yang Jian instinctively began to scold.

"Hmph, if I don't go, can you achieve Great Luo Golden Immortal? Can you slay that Ling Ji!" Yang Chan let out a cold snort.

Really, good intentions treated as donkey's liver and lungs.

Yang Jian's face also became embarrassed; indeed, that's true—I have no qualifications to blame, otherwise how could I obtain such a heaven-defying opportunity?

Thinking of that bowl of noodles, Yang Jian's inner feelings became even more unable to stay calm.

Thus, he let Yang Chan recount everything that had happened.

"Chaos Residence? Eating food still requires looking at faces? Actually requiring one-tenth of your spiritual power?" Yang Jian instantly felt astonished.

From Yang Chan speaking of the shop's name and pricing method, Yang Jian already sensed something extraordinary, and what shocked him even more was still to come.

"You mean, inside there is a monkey that can speak human language?"

Yang Chan naturally nodded, not feeling it strange at all, after all, even dogs can speak human language.

And as long as it doesn't cause chaos in the human world, then this monkey is a good monkey.

Monkey...

Yang Jian's brows tightened; could it be that monkey the Buddhist Sect is seeking? The more he thought, the more likely it seemed—only that kind of peerless master could possibly shield even a Holy Person.

But Yang Jian also didn't dwell on it; anyway, the monkey is gone, which is a hundred harms and no benefit to the Xuánmén, merely, if the location is at Fangcun Mountain, then that's troublesome.

Having just slain Ling Ji, relations with the Buddhist Sect have become even more tense.

Still, let's wait until the wind passes before speaking; by then, I will definitely personally visit this senior!

Poor Yang Chan still doesn't know—she came happily to report merit, yet was interfered with by Ling Ji, and even brought a Forbidden Foot Order.

At a certain place in the Purple Heaven Palace.

"Second brother, you have a fine grand-disciple!"

Laozi looked at the chessboard before him and suddenly said: "Yang Jian enlightened to the Great Path as Twenty-Eight Pin Great Luo Golden Immortal, slaying Ling Ji."

Yuanshi Tianzun, upon hearing this, held a black chess piece and paused, his eyes showing surprise.

"Elder brother, are your words true?"

Yang Jian naturally knows this—he is the first disciple of the Third Generation of the Chan Sect, renowned throughout the Three Realms,

and he is also quite satisfied with that disciple.

But, Flower Opening Twenty-Eight Petals, Saint Qualifications—does he have that foundation?

Post-heaven foundation, according to reason, Flower Opening Twenty Petals is already an extremely difficult barrier to break through.

"This matter, the Three Realms are watching!"

Laozi nodded, sighed in his heart; as fellow Third Generation disciples, his own spends all day eating and lazing about, lacks proper form, worries people!

Hearing Laozi's reply, Yuanshi Tianzun no longer hesitated.

Now, among the Six Holy Persons, five have been forbidden foot by Hongjun; the Purple Heaven Palace is further isolated from the outside world; if not for precise deduction, even if they are Holy Persons, they would not know what happens in the Three Realms.

Therefore, they the Three Pure Ones left behind the elder brother's Divine Astonishment Cooking Good Corpse Taishang Laojun, serving as a bridge to communicate with the Three Realms, while the Western Two Saints left behind Zhunti's Divine Astonishment Cooking Good Corpse Subhuti.

Flower Opening Twenty-Eight!

Yuanshi Tianzun's eyes slightly narrowed; unexpected, his the Chan Sect's most promising is actually this Yang Jian, this Third Generation disciple—Yuanshi just likes such good qualifications!

Good, good indeed!

From now on, the Chan Sect must certainly cultivate with great strength; as for slaying the Buddhist Sect's Ling Ji, it was directly overlooked by Yuanshi Tianzun—just a Western trash, dead is dead.

"Second brother, don't be joyful—it's time to place your piece!"

Compared to Yuanshi Tianzun, who feels spiritually refreshed upon joyful events, the other side, the Western Two Saints in the Purple Heaven Palace's secret chamber, are like mourning their parents.

Their Western side originally lacked talent; now, Journey to the West hasn't even begun, yet they've already lost one.

"We can't just let this go!" Zhunti said angrily.

Jieyin wore a bitter face: "But, my Buddhist Sect has already agreed not to pursue further."

"Elder brother, I also haven't said I want to find trouble for Yang Jian." Zhunti's eyes flashed a hint of ruthlessness.

Originally I had planned to delay a bit more time to scheme against the Jade Emperor, but now it seems it's time to change targets—unaware of the heavenly laws and sister, Yang Jian, how did you choose?

Seeing his junior brother like this, Jieyin nodded, it seems there are plans again.

Ling Mountain, Great Thunder Sound Temple, compared to the solemn and grand atmosphere over a month ago, now there is an added layer of gloom.

"Buddha, should we still continue searching for the monkey's whereabouts?" Guanyin stepped forward and said in a deep voice.

I originally thought being in charge of the Journey to the West would be no trouble, but I never expected so many things to happen before it even began—I was wounded by Holy Mother Jin Ling, and Ling Ji even had his soul return to the Underworld.

As the main person in charge, she can hardly escape blame—she truly has had a difficult time.

"No need to search anymore," the Tathagata also sighed heavily; if we keep searching, who knows what else might happen.

Not searching?

Everyone was completely bewildered.

"I have my own arrangements; the Western Journey continues as before!"

A few days later, the Buddhist Sect announced they had found the monkey in Xi Niu He Zhou, sending him to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, Oblique Moon Three Stars Cave.

"You look like a pine-cone-eating monkey; remove the radical, and you can take the surname Sun. My sect's disciples have the Twelve-Character Mantra, and it's your turn for the character Wu."

"As the saying goes, originally no surname in Divine Astonishment Cooking Divine Astonishment Cooking Hongmeng, breaking the stubborn stone requires enlightenment—from now on, you shall be called Sun Wukong."

Bodhi Patriarch flicked his whisk, his expression calm and indifferent.

"Yes, disciple understands!" Before Bodhi Patriarch, a monkey with six ears spoke respectfully.

Everything proceeds in order.

And on the other side of Fangcun Mountain.

"Wukong, do you want to cultivate immortality?" Chen Nuo looked at Sun Wukong wiping the table, recalling the reward from the Great Brand Heavenly Immortal Decision, and asked.

Upon hearing this, the monkey's eyes turned, he scratched his head and laughed: "Master, I, Old Grandson, only want to learn cooking well!"