Chapter 41
"Purple Heaven Palace already has the ability to shield heavenly secrets, and with someone able to conceal, we are also powerless." Zhunti said slowly.
Although the Tathagata is only a Prepared Saint, he and the Western Two Saints are more like in a cooperative relationship, of course Laozi transformed Duobao into the Tathagata.
In order to prevent the Western fortune from being lost, the Western Two Saints also exerted great effort to win him over, and also granted the Tathagata many powers.
"How can this be good?" The Tathagata now feels weary at heart.
"Like this, you go back first. The Almsgiving Monk and Senior Brother will go inquire of the Dao Ancestor." Zhunti spoke.
Dao Ancestor?
The Tathagata nodded, at this point there is only this method, the Dao Ancestor's divine powers are vast, he is the foremost of the Three Realms and Wilderness, he will surely know.
"A Mi Tuo Fo, then the Almsgiving Monk will take his leave first." The Tathagata nodded heavily.
Seeing the Tathagata depart, the Western Two Saints also came to the place where the Dao Ancestor was in seclusion.
"Disciple harbors doubts in heart, wishes to ask Master for resolution," Zhunti bowed respectfully, before Dao Ancestor Hongjun, he had not the slightest air of a Holy Person.
The deeper one's insight into the cultivation of a Holy Person, the more one feels the Dao Ancestor's terror, although both are Holy Persons, but the Dao Ancestor wanting to slay oneself is only a thought away.
After a long while, a grand and resonant voice sounded faintly, clearly the person is in the secret chamber, yet the voice seems to be everywhere.
"This matter I already know."
Although merely a simple sentence, yet the sound entering the ear is accompanied by boundless Dao intent.
Zhunti's waist bent even more: "Chasing my Master, is there any way?"
After a few more breaths, the voice filled with Dao rhyme sounded again: "Follow nature!"
"Follow nature?"
Zhunti was stunned, what method is this? This monkey throwing things back and forth has already made my Buddhist Sect plan impossible to implement, continuing like this won't do!
"Master, dare I ask who is behind this, is it also a Holy Person?" Jieyin asked a key question, after all only a Holy Person can interfere with a Holy Person.
"Master, is it Nüwa Tongtian who did this?" Zhunti also interjected.
Taishang and Yuanshi finally chose to share fortune and merit equally with them, it is impossible to so openly obstruct the Journey to the West, and what remains is only Nüwa and Tongtian.
The monkey is transformed from Nüwa's Heaven-Mending Stone, and Tongtian perhaps harbors resentment in heart due to Duobao and the Long-Eared matter.
The reason I mention this here is one, to seek proof, two, because the Dao Ancestor's innate heavenly secret concealment will not be detected by the Two Saints.
But the result disappointed the Two Saints.
"Nüwa is in seclusion in Wahuang Palace, not asking about worldly affairs, Tongtian has just left Purple Heaven Palace not long ago."
The Dao Ancestor's meaning is that they two are not, however the Western Two Saints were shocked by another piece of news.
Tongtian has left Purple Heaven Palace!
"Master, you didn't say to confine him?" Zhunti was somewhat anxious.
That Tongtian fellow, when he goes mad, dares to do anything, if not for him breaking the Wilderness back then, these Holy Persons would not have been confined.
"He will not do anything." The Dao Ancestor's calm tone carried certainty.
Receiving this reply, the Western Two Saints were half-believing, half-doubting, but also did not dare to refute, asked a lonely question, the Two Saints returned to their own secret chambers, transmitting the Tathagata's decision was just one word: wait!
In the secret chamber, the Dao sound resonated again, profound and sighing.
"I only hope this unknown variable will not become a calamity to the Wilderness, deviating from the set, already established."
Chaos Residence, watching Sun Wukong, Ox Demon King, Peng Demon King bustling about in the shop, Chen Nuo was leisurely and content.
By the way, today there has been no lottery draw.
Chen Nuo clapped his hands, this salted-fish-like days are about to give his brain a starch paste, he silently recited a few lines of heavenly blessings.
Then began the lottery draw!
"Ding, congratulations host obtained beverage category,
Peach Blossom Brew Inheritance!"
I Ni Ma!
Chen Nuo was startled, this is still his first time drawing a beverage-type item, Peach Blossom Brew...
This system can, knows my own garden of Peach Trees.
Peach Blossom Porridge, Peach Blossom Brew, plus my own Peach Juice, this is complete!
"You three stop wiping the table, if you keep wiping you'll get patina scraped off by your plates!" Chen Nuo called out: "Come, follow me to brew wine!"
Brew wine?
Sun Wukong's heart rejoiced, Master has come up with a new novelty again?
He knows Chen Nuo would not say this without reason, he does not drink alcohol, because there is nothing in the world better tasting than Master's Peach Juice.
Since Master wants to brew wine, he certainly wants to have a taste, then return to Flower Fruit Mountain.
Heavenly Court, Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
Not knowing when this monkey will appear, Haotian frowned pondering schemes against the Buddhist Sect.
Although he agreed to the Western Two Saints' humiliating matter of causing trouble in Heavenly Palace, but that does not mean he can sit idly by while the Buddhist Sect acts arbitrarily, certainly must reduce losses to the minimum!
The mysterious power behind that monkey should have no goodwill toward the Buddhist Sect, otherwise he would not dare to commit a great injustice and do such a thing.
While worrying, Haotian suddenly heard a clear and orderly footstep.
"Yaochi? How did you come here?" Haotian put down the memorial in his hand, astonishedly looking at this splendidly dressed palace lady.
Although they are called Jade Emperor and Queen Mother, but they have no formal title, merely sharing the Heavenly Court.
After all, once they were the Dao Ancestor's boy and girl, after many years of working together in order, feelings are also like biological siblings.
"It's not otherwise for that Peach Banquet!" Yaochi's beautiful face bore a trace of faint sorrow.
"The Peach Banquet is about to arrive, but year after year it's the same few things, those immortals haven't grown tired of eating, this palace is about to grow tired."
Haotian smiled lightly: "This Peach Banquet is originally our means to win over the immortals of the Three Realms, since it is named after Peach, those immortals' attention is surely on their own portion of Peach."
Yaochi also knows this principle, but as an Immortal Maiden, she neither schemes nor contends for hegemony, each day merely admiring flowers and moon, drinking tea and doing needlework, incidentally cultivating.
The requirement for fine food is naturally higher than Haotian's.
"No way!" Yaochi raised her willow eyebrows, speaking with imposing presence: "This year's Peach Banquet dishes, I must create something fresh!"
Haotian smiled helplessly: "Then let the Food God and Stove God of the Imperial Kitchen completely renew this year's dishes, how about that?"
"That's about right." Yaochi nodded lightly, saying: "Moreover, I see their skills are just like that; if there's a new immortal official with good cooking skills, we can also recruit them, anyway the Heavenly Court can afford it!"
At this moment, in the clouds above the horizon, a purple-clad youth lay reclined on the clouds, drifting with the wind, though his face was somewhat disheveled, making his true appearance indiscernible.
His eyes held a hint of aged turbidity, and his breath was like rotting wood.
He lifted the alcohol gourd at his waist and poured a little into his mouth; the result was only a single drop flowing down.
"Is there any left..." the youth said with a hoarse voice.
He slightly turned his body, wanting to look downward, but the result was that he exerted too much force all at once, and his entire body fell from the clouds.
However, even as he fell through Tian Di, he did not let a trace of fearful expression appear on the youth's face, nor did he make any movement, allowing himself to fall freely.
End of Chapter
