Chapter 858

Inside Xueyu's great hall.

Tie Sanhua, Tie Chi Dawang and other unrelated folks were all kicked flying away with just a few kicks.

Inside the hall, only Wu Tie, the two great demon sovereigns, Lao Tie, Pei Feng, and Xueyu remained.

Wu Tie's Nine Palaces Demon-Subduing Grand Formation enveloped the entire hall, the Primordial Coronation Seal froze time around the hall, and the black sword turned into countless sword lights that tore through the void, completely sealing space as well.

Having just employed an escape technique, the black-haired pig that had sneaked into the hall donned a bright red monk's robe, transformed into an upright walking humanoid pig, and sat solemnly opposite Wu Tie.

The pitch-black humanoid pig demon put on a fine monk's robe clearly from a hall head elder of the Red Lotus Temple, and on its thick paws it dangled a string of delicate, exquisite Buddhist beads, turning them over and over.

This appearance made Wu Tie feel blind.

Inside the hall, the atmosphere became extremely eerie.

"Long, long ago, even before what we call the ancient mythic era……there were four disciples on a westward journey to seek the true scriptures."

The black-haired pig demon, who called himself Zhu Ganglie, the Ganglie Demon Sovereign, upon opening his mouth, caused Wu Tie and Lao Tie's faces to twitch violently.

This story……this pig-headed demon sovereign, using that novella's story, is trying to fool Wu Tie?

Zhu Ganglie spoke in a very heavy tone, with a very solemn expression, at an extremely slow pace, word by word, giving a rough introduction to the story of the four disciples' westward journey to obtain the scriptures.

"Later, the heavens and earth underwent a great upheaval, the mythic era ended……our master perished, and his relic, I, Old Pig, have carefully preserved."

Zhu Ganglie took out a fist-sized relic that emitted a faint sandalwood fragrance all over, inside which a gold-and-silver Bodhi tree seemed faintly visible.

He lightly shook the relic in his hand, and saw golden flowers scattering around the fist-sized relic, hearing chanting, as fine golden dust slowly slipped from the relic, falling to the ground with a soft 'ding-ding' as it shattered.

The shattered golden dust instantly turned into blossoming gold lotuses the size of mung beans, and beneath them silver lotus leaves grew. The gold lotus flowers and silver lotus leaves exuded a rich sandalwood fragrance, rapidly expanding from mung-bean size.

In a moment, the hall that spanned a thousand zhang and could hold tens of thousands suddenly expanded to a size of a million li.

Lotus flowers grew everywhere, fragrance lingered, Buddhist light shot up to the heavens, and chanting thundered like thunder.

This single relic single-handedly created a magnificent, majestic, solemn, and sacred Buddhist holy land.

The Golden Eyed Demon Sovereign grimaced, his demonic aura suddenly swelling into a thick cloud that enveloped him and Xueyu.

Such Buddhist light and chanting, while merely collateral damage to Wu Tie and the others, are to the demon race like the most dreadful strong acid; lingering too long corrodes marrow and soul, ultimately vanishing completely.

"Dead pig head, don't flaunt that relic you dug up from a human ancestor's grave!" the Golden Eyed Demon Sovereign shouted hoarsely: "Do you really think I don't know? You pretended to be a domestic pig, wandering all the way to the back mountain pagoda grove of the Red Lotus Temple, and dug up the founder's relic pagoda..."

Zhu Ganglie coughed, gave the Golden Eyed Demon Sovereign a sideways glance: "Dead monkey, I've said before, you are my eldest senior brother's reincarnation; in our past lives we were the closest of senior brothers, so don't spout nonsense and ruin my act."

Though his pitch-black, hairy pig face could in no way be described as "kind and approachable," Zhu Ganglie nevertheless put on a kind and approachable expression, gazing at Wu Tie with deep affection and immense warmth.

"Look, although our master perished, his relic was hidden by those forgetful, bald deadheads in the rear mountain of the Red Lotus Temple; but I, the elder brother, recovered my past-life memories and forcibly brought the master's relic back!"

The Golden Eyed Demon Sovereign let out a heavy cold snort from the side, opened his mouth to say something, but ultimately closed it.

"The four disciples journeyed westward to obtain the scriptures and finally attained enlightenment……but extraterrestrial demons attacked, the master perished, and on his deathbed he protected the three disciples' reincarnations……the Golden Eyed Demon Sovereign is the eldest senior brother, you, Zhu Ganglie Demon Sovereign, are the second senior brother..."

Wu Tie pointed at Zhu Ganglie and laughed.

This relic's might is unmatched and immeasurable; who knows how much stronger it is than the true Buddha relic that Fenghun lost to Wu Tie that day?

The original owner of this relic must have been a tremendous figure in Buddhism……perhaps it truly could be a supreme treasure left by some great being of the mythic age; how then did it end up in the hands of this dead pig spouting nonsense?

"You are the reincarnation of our third junior brother."

Zhu Ganglie solemnly looked at Wu Tie: "Old Pig I, upon seeing you, inexplicably feel affection, and also sorrow……Heaven knows, under the master's spiritual protection, we three brothers, after who knows how many tens of thousands of years, have finally……"

Wu Tie interrupted Zhu Ganglie: "No, I definitely wasn't a monk in my past life—I'm certain of that. Zhu Ganglie Demon Sovereign, if you speak honestly, we still have something to discuss; if you keep spouting nonsense, heh, with so many demon sovereigns in the demon realm, I'll just find someone else to cooperate with."

Zhu Ganglie stared blankly, he put away the relic in his hand, and his eyeballs suddenly turned bloodshot.

He strained his eyes, and two dry tears barely trickled out from the corners of his eyes.

These two tears acted like a catalyst, sliding down his hairy pig face less than three inches, and his eye sockets began to pour forth hot tears like a small stream.

"Alright, Old Pig has figured it out: junior brother, you've merely awakened your past-life abilities but haven't yet clarified your true identity……Old Pig I can understand, and I can wait for the day you truly comprehend yourself."

"But as your past-life closest and most protective second senior brother, we cannot let our third junior brother suffer even the slightest loss!"

His thick pig hooves forcefully slapped his thick chest as Zhu Ganglie Demon Sovereign shouted: "Third junior brother, you no longer need to deal with those old, crafty, sinister, vicious, merciless old demons..."

"In the Western Demon Realm, anyone might screw you over, but only your eldest and second senior brothers would absolutely never do so!"

With his fatty flesh rolling, Zhu Ganglie Demon Sovereign slapped his chest meat while continuing to shout: "You want land, we'll give you land; you want people, we'll give you people; whatever fine weapons, elixirs, talismans, or formations you have, just hand them over to us……you will absolutely not suffer a loss!"

Old Tie beside them finally lost his patience, drawing out lazily: "Dead pig head, your third junior brother, emotionally speaking, is called Sha Heshang?"

Old Tie sighed faintly: "But that really is Sha Heshang, not a foolish monk……you, don't try to fool us into thinking we're foolish monks."

With a cold snort, Old Tie murmured: "If you truly are a reincarnation of a being from that era……how could you not know that when Mu Dalu reassembled, the six paths of reincarnation were reforged, and the innate spiritual light of countless beings was completely shattered……"

"In that era, no one could reincarnate……no matter how extraordinary your master was, unless you were alive back then, you could not possibly reincarnate."

The moment the three words "Sha Heshang" left his mouth, Zhu Ganglie's face twitched violently.

When Old Tie uttered "six paths of reassembled reincarnation" and "innate spiritual light shattered," sweat beads seeped out beneath each bristle on Zhu Ganglie's pig face.

Flustered, he wiped his pig face with his monk's robe sleeve, glanced up and down at Old Tie, and said: "Hey, hehe, may I dare ask……your esteemed surname and name?"

Old Tie gave Zhu Ganglie a deep look, then lightly shook his head: "You spout such nonsense, even daring to blow abroad the novels of that era all over the world……how have you managed to survive to this day?"

Zhu Ganglie fell silent for a moment, then laughed: "Old Pig, thick-skinned and stout-hearted, broad-minded and stout-bodied……naturally there is a way to survive."

Shaking his head, Zhu Ganglie deflected with a laugh: "However, Xueyu Mountain is also picturesque and unique, and the Xueyu girl is also talented and beautiful—truly a peerless beauty of our demon realm."

"Tsk, only someone as celestial as the Xueyu girl could befriend Miss Pei Feng, whose extraordinary bearing promises great fortune and blessings……ah, just look at Miss Pei Feng's visage—tsk tsk, that's the aura of a phoenix dancing across the heavens, unrivaled under heaven."

"Hahaha, Brother Wu Tie, Old Pig I have seen Miss Pei Feng, and still in my heart I mutter: only that heroic, outstanding figure could be worthy of Miss Pei Feng, who is so transcendent and extraordinary."

Zhu Ganglie suddenly rose, pointed fiercely at Wu Tie: "As expected, upon seeing Brother Wu Tie, all doubts vanished—only Brother Wu Tie, who possesses the bearing and ambition of a sovereign, a peerless hero, is worthy of such an outstanding Miss Pei Feng."

"Beauty pairs with hero, the ancients never deceived me." Zhu Ganglie clapped his hands, the tears and sweat on his face miraculously disappearing, he looked at Wu Tie with a hearty laugh and earnestly said: "Faced with such a hero, Zhu Ganglie cannot help but feel a certain inclination to attach himself."

Shaking his head, Zhu Ganglie shouted loudly: "No, no, no, to say it's clinging makes us sound like great villains……Brother Wu Tie, Old Pig I truly have a heart to follow the dragon!"

Pointing at Wu Tie, Zhu Ganglie declared loudly: "Brother Wu Tie, you are the dragon among men, while I, Old Pig, am unworthy but can be called a pair of Wings of the Soaring Thunder……you are a heavenly dragon; if you gain my pair of wings, I guarantee you'll fly higher, faster, more freely and safely, without worry."

With a "thud," Zhu Ganglie dropped to one knee before Wu Tie and shouted loudly: "Brother Wu Tie, Old Pig truly feels we are old acquaintances at first sight, truly believing you are the reincarnation of my third junior brother……How about we become sworn brothers, drink blood wine, and bind ourselves as life-and-death allies……okay?"

Wu Tie stared blankly at Zhu Ganglie; this fellow's nonstop performance since his appearance has been like a thunderclap to the head, leaving Wu Tie dazed for a long while unable to recover.

Seeing Zhu Ganglie kneel before him, Wu Tie's face twitched violently: "What if I say, no?"

Zhu Ganglie "hehe" gave an honest laugh: "Lao Zhu and Senior Brother join forces, you might be able to escape, but everyone around you won't get away!"

Wu Tie narrowed his eyes, the black sword aura transformed from the surrounding black swords sped through the void, its speed suddenly increased a hundredfold, emitting an extremely piercing tearing-the-void sound. The void structure was torn apart by the black sword; that sound was ten thousand times more unpleasant than sharp claws scratching on crystal glass, ten thousand times sharper; ordinary people would have already been shaken to bleed from all seven orifices.

"What if I say yes?" Wu Tie tilted his head, looking at Zhu Ganglie.

"The entire Western Demon Realm has five great demon lords on the surface, but actually there are nine great demon lords." Zhu Ganglie said in a deep voice: "Among the nine great demon lords, Lao Zhu and Senior Brother's strength can steadily rank in the top four."

"With us escorting you, you'll be safe and worry-free in the Western Demon Realm; whatever you do, everything will go smoothly, prosperous and thriving."

Before Wu Tie could speak, Zhu Ganglie's eyes reddened again, and big tears streamed down: "But, Third Junior Brother, Lao Zhu truly believes you are the reincarnation of our poor Third Junior Brother."

Lao Tie "gaga" gave a laugh, just about to speak, Zhu Ganglie pointed at Lao Tie and shouted loudly: "No speaking, no speaking, I won't listen, I won't listen... whatever storybooks, whatever six paths of reincarnation, we don't know, we don't want to know... we won't listen, we won't listen, you just aren't allowed to speak, aren't allowed to speak!"

A huge, pitch-black long-haired pig somehow managed to put on the coquettish airs of a young maiden.

Starting from the Golden Eyed Demon Lord, Wu Tie and his companions all shivered.

"Come on, set up the incense altar, become sworn brothers!" Zhu Ganglie yelled at the top of his lungs: "Set up the incense altar, hurry up... In the past, we wanted to become sworn brothers with Senior Brother, but Senior Brother was mischievous and always ignored Lao Zhu."

"This time, Third Junior Brother has also been found; look at you... are you willing, or not?"

Zhu Ganglie, who usually gives off a feeling of madness, suddenly had his tone become extremely strange.

Zhu Ganglie spoke the last sentence word by word, narrowed his eyes, and looked calmly at the Golden Eyed Demon Lord: "Monkey Brother, this time, setting up the incense altar, huh?"

The Golden Eyed Demon Lord remained silent, pondering, narrowed its eyes without uttering a word.

"Lao Zhu, you..." The Golden Eyed Demon Lord instinctively pulled a white hair from its head, flicked its hand, the white hair turned into a steel needle, which it used as a toothpick, picking between its teeth with a 'creak creak' sound.

Zhu Ganglie slowly rose to his feet, puffed out his big belly, and said slowly: "Just think of Lao Zhu spouting nonsense again... but, Brother Wu Tie, this favor is too great for one person to swallow, I feel the same."

"You and I joining forces, plus Brother Wu Tie, barely managing, more or less, our little situation will thus be settled... not to mention, the old bird behind the Blood Prison Maiden dotes on her greatly; we can handle it."

Zhu Ganglie fiercely flung his right hand toward the main hall doors.

With a tremendous boom, Wu Tie's Nine Palaces Demon-Suppressing Grand Formation shuddered and was forcibly torn open a large hole. The black sword and the Primordial Crown, working together, couldn't block this strike.

"Children, set up the incense altar. Your Monkey Grandfather and Iron Grandfather want to become sworn brothers with your own father."

Wu Tie was startled and moved.

Lao Tie's expression also turned grim.

Zhu Ganglie's strength is truly terrifying.

Indeed, fighting him, just as he said, Wu Tie has confidence to escape, but Pei Feng and the others will all be trapped here.

After a moment of silence, Wu Tie put away the Nine Palaces Demon-Suppressing Grand Formation and burst out laughing "haha": "Elder Brother Zhu is right, let's become sworn brothers, let's become sworn brothers, hehe! From now on, we are brothers who share life and death."

Wu Tie paused slightly, then said in a deep voice: "I can craft weapons, concoct pills, am versed in talismans, and am highly skilled at setting formations; other miscellaneous studies like city-building, puppetry, corpse refinement, and divination—I excel in all of them... I just can't fight."

"In the future, if any danger arises, please ask the two rough-and-tough brothers to stand in front."

Zhu Ganglie and the Golden Eyed Demon Lord's faces twitched simultaneously.