Chapter 767: The Pilgrimage Team No Longer Hides! Racing Full Speed

Surge after surge of battle intent rose from Sun Wukong; he led the way, following the agreed-upon Journey to the West route, and began charging toward Bombarding Lingshan.

Behind Sun Wukong, Sha Monk carried Tang Seng and also accelerated into a sprint.

Zhu Bajie and the White Dragon Prince had no objections to Sun Wukong's proposal; they flanked Tang Seng, one on each side, following closely behind.

Though still partially concealed, their cover was clearly thin.

And anyone with functional eyes could see that Tang Seng and the others shared an unmistakable tacit understanding with Sun Wukong.

The already swift pace, under Sha Monk's acceleration, increased several-fold again.

At this moment, Sha Monk's running speed was indistinguishable from flight.

The only difference was that Sha Monk's feet still touched the ground.

As long as the feet remained on the ground, no matter how fast, it was still considered walking.

The journey from Shenzhou to Bombarding Lingshan was far longer than the original storyline described.

Yet under Sha Monk's furious sprint, they would likely reach Bombarding Lingshan in less than a year or two.

This speed shortened the original Journey to the West timeline by dozens, even hundreds of times.

"Luo Fu, my friend, exactly when did you interfere with Tang Seng and the others?"

Watching the sprinting pilgrimage team, Daoist Randeng gazed at Luo Fu and asked softly.

He was not foolish; he had simply never considered Luo Fu would act against Tang Seng, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, or the White Dragon Prince.

The Shishifu Sect had placed surveillance agents beside Tang Seng and the others.

Any movement by Tang Seng and his companions was known to Daoist Randeng and the Western Two Saints.

To prevent Luo Fu from interfering with Tang Seng, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, and the White Dragon Prince, the Western Two Saints even dispatched great transcendents to monitor them.

According to the surveillance agents' reports, Luo Fu had never appeared near Tang Seng, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, or the White Dragon Prince.

Thus, Daoist Randeng and the Western Two Saints had always assumed Luo Fu had devoted all his attention to Sun Wukong and abandoned Tang Seng, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, and the White Dragon Prince.

Yet the strange behavior of the pilgrimage team now clearly indicated Luo Fu had already interfered with Tang Seng, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, and the White Dragon Prince.

Otherwise, Tang Seng, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, and the White Dragon Prince would not obey so obediently—when Sun Wukong shouted "charge," the other four followed without hesitation.

Of the other four, all except Tang Seng knew the original Journey to the West plot extremely well.

Their patrons, under the Shishifu Sect's instructions, had explicitly told them to hinder Sun Wukong as much as possible during the journey.

But Tang Seng, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, and the White Dragon Prince now showed no intention of hindering him; instead, they nearly obeyed Sun Wukong's every word.

It was as if they were allied with Sun Wukong.

Faced with this bizarre change, Daoist Randeng could only think of one possibility: Luo Fu had already acted on Tang Seng, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, and the White Dragon Prince, turning them into his own.

In other words, the entire pilgrimage team had become Luo Fu's subordinates.

"My friend, you jest. I have not appeared in the Earth Immortal Realm these past years—how could I have interfered with them? Perhaps they are coerced by Sun Wukong, or harbor resentment toward your Shishifu Sect, which is why they obey him."

Facing Daoist Randeng's accusation, Luo Fu naturally did not admit it.

His actions fully complied with the terms of the wager; even if he admitted it, the Shishifu Sect could do nothing to him.

Yet Luo Fu delighted in seeing the Shishifu Sect know he had tampered with them but could not retaliate.

"Amitabha!"

Seeing Luo Fu deny any covert interference with Tang Seng and the others, Daoist Randeng chanted a Buddhist mantra and fell silent.

On this matter, Daoist Randeng had no evidence and could not accuse Luo Fu of anything.

Even if Luo Fu admitted it, he could only verbally rebuke him—nothing would change.

After all, Luo Fu was not the only one who interfered with Tang Seng and the others; the Shishifu Sect itself had interfered with Tang Seng—and openly so.

Interfering with the pilgrimage team was an unspoken rule outside the wager.

If interfering with the pilgrimage team were forbidden, then Luo Fu's assistance in boosting Sun Wukong's strength would also be a violation.

In that case, the wager would have no reason to continue.

Yet Daoist Randeng never imagined Luo Fu's methods were so masterful—he had quietly turned Tang Seng and the others into his own without a sound.

Regardless of what Daoist Randeng and the Western Two Saints thought, the wager was now settled; all they could do was increase the difficulty of the Ninety-Nine Trials to stop the pilgrimage team.

Under Sun Wukong's leadership, the pilgrimage team showed no intention of resting, traveling day and night without pause.

Rest was only needed by mortals; in the original storyline, the pilgrimage team rested because Tang Seng was merely a mortal.

Tang Seng now was no mortal—he had not revealed his power, but anyone could see he possessed cultivation base, and likely had already become a Jin Xian.

If Tang Seng had no cultivation base, he would have collapsed within moments under the White Dragon Prince's sprinting pace.

For cultivators, rest was not necessary, nor were three meals.

Anyone with even slight cultivation could survive on wind and dew.

Even if Tang Seng's cultivation was insufficient to sustain long-term fasting,

those around him were all Great Luo Jinxian.

A single wisp of immortal energy was enough to nourish Tang Seng's body.

In the original Journey to the West plot, Tang Seng rested and ate because their behaviors were deliberately restricted.

The Shishifu Sect wanted them to journey to Bombarding Lingshan as mortals.

This made their sincerity more apparent and elevated the value of the true scriptures.

In short, it was a packaging tactic by the Shishifu Sect.

If the true scriptures could be obtained easily, how valuable could they truly be?

Only scriptures obtained after countless trials and tribulations were worthy of being praised by mortals.

The Shishifu Sect could then sink deeper into the hearts of the people.

The Western Two Saints were experts at packaging themselves.

Otherwise, given the Shishifu Sect's disregard for dietary rules and its corrupt nature, its reputation would have been ruined long ago.

But now, most Yan capital residents look down on Buddhism, yet in Yan Xia, many still think Buddhism is quite good.

This is the result of packaging.

Even the Two Western Saints, when trying to lure people to the West, would not simply take them, but first say, "You have a karmic connection with our West."

Sun Wukong and the others traveled at a pace that was already swift; within a single day, they could cover thousands of li, and under continuous day-and-night travel, in less than several days, they covered nearly ten thousand li.