Chapter 76

"Hey!" Sun Wukong shouted at Zhou Kang, who was still somewhat dazed.

"You're not going to thank the Jade Emperor?" Sun Wukong said, winking suggestively.

Zhou Kang came to his senses, excitement in his eyes, and knelt on the ground: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the Empress's grace!"

After standing up, Zhou Kang looked at Sun Wukong again; the arrogance in his eyes was gone, replaced only by complexity and gratitude: "Thank you."

Zhou Kang awkwardly rubbed the back of his head, never imagining that the enemy he thought he had to trample underfoot would end up saving him in the end.

He didn't know what he would become if he could no longer cook in the future, but for cooking, he truly loved it.

"Great Immortal Monkey, we were also blind to Mount Tai before, and we beg the Great Immortal's forgiveness." The Kitchen God and the Stove God came out together, facing Sun Wukong, their confidence also severely lacking.

The pretense they had put on earlier was now being slapped back at them—this monkey who couldn't cook? No way. Whether in idea or technique, he was top-notch, no wonder they had dared to challenge him before.

What they valued most was cooking skill; being able to earn their recognition in cooking, while completely overwhelming them in cultivation, the Kitchen God and Stove God no longer cared about so-called face, and hurried out to apologize.

After all, this was someone who could beat Nezha, the Third Prince, and Marshal Tianpeng black and blue; although they had been far away yesterday, they had still seen the scene from the Jade Emperor's treasure, so they thought Sun Wukong was merely a martial brute.

If they really provoked him, a wave of his hand could wipe them out.

Sun Wukong waved his hand and said: "I'm Sun Wukong; just call me Wukong. As long as you don't keep deliberately picking on me, Old Grandson, we're fine."

He hated nothing more than scheming and infighting.

"We dare not, we dare not!" The Kitchen God and Stove God hurriedly shook their heads, saying they wouldn't dare even if they had eight times the courage.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Haotian nodded and said to Sun Wukong and the others: "From today onward, the Imperial Kitchen shall be under your full control; you must produce a new dish to satisfy the Three Realms before the Peach Banquet."

"Yes!" The Kitchen God, Stove God, and Zhou Kang hurriedly bowed and said.

Only the monkey, newly arrived in the Heavenly Court, didn't know about this, looking dazed, but seeing everyone else doing the same, he also casually clasped his hands.

Haotian and Yaochi, surrounded by maidservants, also departed.

The assembled immortals also left one by one, but whether they could obtain peaches or not, regarding the upcoming Peach Banquet, their hearts all held a hint of anticipation.

Xi Niu He Zhou, one of the Four Continents, although under the Heavenly Court's jurisdiction, was actually the domain of the Buddhist Sect, where Buddhist faith was widespread.

Yet, ironically, while the people of this continent believed in the Buddha and Bodhisattvas for peace and safety, the demon forces of Xi Niu He Zhou were second only to the demon holy land of North Kuru Continent among the Four Continents.

So-called subduing demons and eliminating evil—all nonsense!

"Second Sister, really must we do this? What if the Buddhist Sect investigates?" In the hall of a grand temple enshrining Buddhist statues, Yunxiao looked somewhat hesitantly at the elegant girl beside her.

Qiong Xiao gave Yunxiao's words no regard, saying: "How? Don't you want to eat Manager Chen's food again, Elder Sister?"

Not eat Manager Chen's food?

Yunxiao stared, then nodded repeatedly—how could this be possible!

Do, we must do!

"Second Sister, let's take more this time—your pricing is one thousand per item, two thousand per item, and I'm three thousand per item; one meal of mine equals three meals of yours!" Bixiao complained beside them.

She had originally wanted to eat more, but before she could even start, she discovered she had no money.

"Alright." Qiong Xiao softly agreed, then set up an illusion array and a soundproof array at the hall's entrance, ensuring the temple monks wouldn't notice.

Drawing her long sword, Qiong Xiao swung it down at the golden statue beside her.

The sword energy sliced off more than half of the golden statue's body—it was Guanyin!

Another strike, hitting Puxian beside Guanyin.

Bixiao also refused to yield, delivering a waist-level chop to Manjusri's golden statue.

The golden statue shattered, the faith power severed; almost simultaneously, the Three Great Bodhisattvas sensed the anomaly, their eyes filled with rage.

Who! Who exactly, daring to do this!

Their Buddhist cultivation places utmost importance on faith power—this is also why every temple extensively builds golden statues.

Every thread of faith they regard as treasure, yet now their faith has mysteriously lost a large portion!

It's impossible for no one to believe anymore; the only possibility is that the vessel of their faith power—the golden statue—has malfunctioned!

Calculating on his fingers, it turned out the faith power of Yunshan Temple had gone awry!

Yunshan Temple, they knew, was a very large temple with many believers, which is why the problem occurred—faith power suddenly diminished by a large amount.

The Three Great Bodhisattvas, faces full of anger, rushed toward Yunshan Temple from all directions.

However, the Three Sisters did not halt their plundering; Qiong Xiao and Bixiao chopped down vast numbers of golden statues.

For a moment, Ling Mountain raged!

Streams of light shot into the sky, flying toward Yunshan Temple.

Qiong Xiao struck again, intending to cripple the Tathagata's golden statue at the center, but Yunxiao grabbed her.

"Third Sister, Many Treasures... the Tathagata's strength is already late-stage Prepared Saint; last time we destroyed his golden statue, we certainly would have known—if we do it again, we might invite trouble. Though we've gained new divine abilities, our strength will surely fall short." Yunxiao analyzed calmly.

Though Qiong Xiao was unwilling, Yunxiao's words were all reasonable; she had no choice but to suppress her reluctance and turn her attention to other targets.

"Elder Sister, Second Sister, look what I've found!" Suddenly, a sound of delighted surprise came from a corner.

The Second Sister walked over, following the direction of Bixiao's pointed finger, only to see a Buddha statue with long, pointed ears and a somewhat sinister air between the brows.

This appearance... Long-eared Dingguang Immortal!

Yunxiao and Qiong Xiao's eyes lit up; the fire in their hearts, long suppressed, instantly burst forth.

It was because of him that the Jie Sect collapsed instantly, utterly losing its momentum.

Although the three of them had died and been suppressed before the great war, hearing the description of the Jie Sect's immortal gods, they wished they could slay Long-eared Dingguang Immortal on the spot!

The Jie Sect suffered a crushing defeat, yet this traitor of immense evil could leisurely exist in the world, even becoming a Joyful Buddha of Defined Light in the Buddhist Sect, openly practicing the Yin-Yang path—truly deserving of death!

Before, they often felt this rabbit's gaze toward them was off, but at the time they hadn't thought in that direction; now that Long-eared Dingguang Immortal has entered the Buddhist Sect and revealed his true nature, thinking back, it's truly nauseating to the extreme!

"This damned thing—when he glanced at me like that back then, I should have gouged out this dead rabbit's eyes!"

Qiong Xiao's anger surged; she only regretted having hesitated due to Long-eared Dingguang Immortal's status as one of the Seven Attending Immortals, and not acting then.

"Now we can!" Bixiao gave a cold snort, picked up her long sword, and dug out the eyeball from Long-eared Dingguang Immortal's golden statue.