Accepting Eight Disciples! Lava Quicksand?

Seeing that Sun Wukong and Xuanzang had finished their discussion, Old Master Gao was naturally very happy.

However, he still had some worries: "The backyard is protected by a pig demon's magic; we can't get in at all. How can we get my daughter out?"

"That's easy. A simple restriction is nothing to me, Old Sun."

Hearing what Old Master Gao said, Sun Wukong disagreed. In three years, he had learned a thousand kinds of magic, including magic to break restrictions.

Even if Bian Zhuang had been reincarnated as the pig demon Zhu Ganglie, he could still break the other party's magic if he came here in plain clothes.

"That's wonderful, that's wonderful."

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, Old Master Gao was overjoyed and readily agreed.

Without further hesitation, they immediately led Sun Wukong and Xuanzang to the backyard.

In the Gao family's backyard, centered around Gao Cuilan's boudoir, a transparent barrier had already enveloped the entire courtyard.

Under this transparent barrier, not only humans, but even birds cannot get in.

Sun Wukong arrived in front of the barrier, looked it over, and said, "So this is the kind of magic. It's just a minor trick and not worth worrying about."

Having said that, Sun Wukong blew a breath at the transparent barrier, and the ethereal energy floated up and hit the barrier, causing it to shatter like thin paper.

"Wow... the barrier actually broke?!"

Upon seeing this, both Old Master Gao and the rest of the Gao family were overjoyed.

They never expected that the restrictive barrier that had caused them so much trouble could be broken by Sun Wukong's breath.

"Old men, what are you all standing there for? Hurry up and save your daughter!"

Sun Wukong greeted Old Master Gao and the others.

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's greeting, Old Master Gao and the others did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly entered the courtyard to go to Gao Cuilan's boudoir.

A short while later, a pretty young woman escaped with Old Master Gao and the others.

And this girl was Gao Cuilan, the daughter of Old Master Gao.

"Quickly, quickly pay respects to the holy monk."

"If it weren't for the holy monk's rescue, you wouldn't be able to get out."

Old Master Gao brought Gao Cuilan out and gave her a hint.

"My daughter Gao Cuilan bows in gratitude to the two holy monks."

Upon hearing Old Master Gao's reminder, Gao Cuilan did not hesitate and quickly bowed to Sun Wukong and Xuanzang, expressing her sincere gratitude.

"I'm not a monk, just call me... Great Sage."

Seeing Gao Cuilan's deep gratitude, Sun Wukong waved his hand, pondered for a moment, and then spoke to Gao Cuilan.

Since even a young monk like Xuanzang can be called a holy monk, it wouldn't be wrong for him to be called a great saint.

"This humble girl, Gao Cuilan, thanks the Great Sage."

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, Gao Cuilan thanked him again.

Seeing Gao Cuilan's gratitude, Sun Wukong nodded in satisfaction.

He then looked Gao Cuilan up and down, before beckoning to Xuanzang, "Little monk, come here."

Gao Cuilan was already somewhat at a loss when she saw Sun Wukong looking her over, and now that she saw Sun Wukong calling Xuanzang over, she was even more stunned and full of confusion.

However, Old Master Gao and the others did not say anything. Moreover, according to what Old Master Gao said, she was able to get out thanks to Sun Wukong's help.

So although Gao Cuilan was somewhat puzzled, she did not dodge, but let Sun Wukong look her over.

"Wukong, what brings you here?"

Xuanzang heard Sun Wukong's call and came over to ask him a question.

In contrast to Sun Wukong, Xuanzang deliberately avoided Gao Cuilan and dared not look at her.

"I called you here because of what we discussed earlier."

Sun Wukong said with a smile.

"The matters we discussed earlier..."

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, Xuanzang was taken aback at first, and then quickly put his hands together in prayer.

At that moment, he dared not look at Gao Cuilan.

How could he not remember what they had just discussed?

Just now, Sun Wukong discussed with him the idea of ​​having him disguise himself as Gao Cuilan to lure and subdue Zhu Ganglie.

But now that he sees Gao Cuilan, she is not only sixteen years old, but also very beautiful. Even if he is fair-skinned and tender, he is still just a man. How could he possibly impersonate Gao Cuilan?

"Don't be shy, I, Old Sun, have my own way."

Sun Wukong seemed to sense Xuanzang's embarrassment, and as he spoke, he immediately blew another breath at Xuanzang.

A breath of immortal energy rushed towards Xuanzang, and Xuanzang was immediately surrounded by radiant light, changing his appearance in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Xuanzang no longer resembled the holy monk he had been before, but instead looked exactly like Gao Cuilan.

"How...how is this possible?!"

When Gao Cuilan saw Xuanzang transformed into her likeness, she was stunned, her mouth slightly agape, hardly believing her eyes.

Not only Gao Cuilan, but also Old Master Gao and the others couldn't help but widen their eyes in astonishment:

"This...it's exactly the same as Cuilan's?"

"Holy monk, truly a holy monk!"

"..."

Grandpa Gao and the others couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"You only know about the Holy Monk, but don't you know about me, the Great Sage?"

If Sun Wukong were to tell the truth.

He has now gladly accepted the title "Great Sage".

Upon hearing this, Old Master Gao and the others hurriedly thanked Sun Wukong, praising him as "Great Sage with boundless magical power," which made Sun Wukong even happier.

"Great Sage, it really is..."

Above the clouds, the Dao Lord Panheng noticed this scene and couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

They really dare to make that demand!

That's him, and he didn't call himself the Great Sage.

Sun Wukong, on the other hand, became the Great Sage.

However, he didn't care. After all, he knew that among the prehistoric monsters, anyone who occupied a mountain would call themselves a Great Sage or Dharma King, so it was nothing for Sun Wukong to call himself a Great Sage.

only,

"Calling him Great Sage is too monotonous. Wukong's name has the character 'Kong' in it, and since he is also my disciple, let's add 'Qitian' to it, and call him Great Sage Equal to Heaven."

Panheng Daojun pondered to himself.

He had already planned out the imperial decree he would bestow upon Sun Wukong once Sun Wukong had achieved his goal of meritorious service.

After all, their lineage is meant to defy the Heavenly Dao, and his disciple is called the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, so isn't he above the Heavenly Dao?!

only,

Even Ye Kai didn't expect that, due to some changes, the prehistoric world could no longer follow its original course, and Sun Wukong was about to lose his name from his previous life.

But now,

But through a series of unexpected events, Sun Wukong regained his name and title from his previous life!

Such a coincidence is not just due to cause and effect, but also to other factors.

And now,

Sun Wukong was unaware of Panheng Daojun's thoughts, and even less aware that he was about to receive the title of Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

After transforming Xuanzang into Gao Cuilan's appearance, he had Xuanzang take Gao Cuilan's place and enter the villa.

After Xuanzang entered the separate courtyard, Sun Wukong cast a spell on it, and the previously destroyed barrier rose up again.

After he had finished all this, Sun Wukong instructed Old Master Gao and Gao Cuilan:

"Let's hurry, it's getting dark. Let's hide Gao Cuilan well so that the beast doesn't notice anything amiss."

"Yes, yes."

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's instructions, Old Master Gao and Gao Cuilan naturally dared not hesitate and quickly agreed.

After they hid Gao Cuilan, Sun Wukong cast an invisibility spell on her.

In this way, Zhu Bajie would definitely not be able to find Gao Cuilan's whereabouts.

Shortly after all this was done, the sky suddenly darkened, and gusts of demonic wind swept in.

Old Master Gao and the others tensed up, "That pig demon is here!"

Compared to Old Master Gao and the others, Sun Wukong remained unusually calm. He used his divine light to look at the dark clouds and indeed saw a pig demon with black mane and a robust physique.

The pig demon first glanced at the Gao family's house to make sure it was the right place before landing and going to find Gao Cuilan.

Not long after, Zhu Ganglie carried Gao Cuilan from the other courtyard and headed towards Yunzhan Cave.

However, he did not know that Gao Cuilan had now been replaced by Xuanzang.

Seeing this, Sun Wukong just grinned and didn't care at all.

Not to mention that Zhu Bajie wanted to join the pilgrimage team, even though Xuanzang was the pilgrim appointed by Heaven and had many gods secretly protecting him, he was not worried at all about Xuanzang being in any danger.

as predicted,

In just one night, Zhu Ganglie returned.

He was still carrying Xuanzang on his back, but he was no longer Gao Cuilan. He had also changed his attire, losing his mane and wearing Buddhist robes.

Even so, when they saw Zhu Ganglie return, Old Master Gao and the others were startled and quickly hid behind Sun Wukong.

"Father-in-law and mother-in-law, don't panic. I, Old Pig, have already converted to Buddhism."

And now he has also been given a Buddhist name, Zhu Bajie (Pigsy).

Upon seeing this, Pigsy immediately bowed and spoke as if he knew the truth.

"Take refuge...take refuge?"

Upon hearing Pigsy's words, Old Master Gao and the others were all startled and looked at Monkey King with some hesitation.

"Look how well I, Old Sun, have resolved this? From now on, he will accompany us on our journey to the West to obtain the scriptures, and naturally he will no longer bother you."

Sun Wukong said with a smile.

It seemed as if all of this was within his expectations.

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, Old Master Gao and the others were overjoyed and quickly bowed to Sun Wukong in gratitude.

Everything before them was exactly as Sun Wukong had told them before.

god!

This Great Sage is truly amazing!

Seeing their gratitude, Sun Wukong was naturally very pleased.

Compared to Sun Wukong, Xuanzang and Zhu Bajie looked helpless.

"It was clearly our fault, so why is all the credit going to him?"

"Alas! This humble monk was also dressed as a woman just now."

Although they secretly complained in their hearts, none of them dared to do anything to Sun Wukong.

After all, Xuanzang believed that Sun Wukong was arranged by Zhunti, but Zhu Bajie knew Sun Wukong's background.

Behind Sun Wukong is the powerful Dao Lord Panheng, and even the Dao Lord Ye Kai!

That background is much bigger than his!

Now,

They first had a big meal in Gao Laozhuang, and then, accompanied by Old Master Gao and his family, continued westward.

As they traveled westward, the Bull Demon King began to plow the land, sweeping away all the demons along the way.

They traveled for another six months without encountering any trouble.

Pigsy didn't care much; he just carried the shoulder pole, eating when there was food and resting when there was rest, living a carefree life.

In fact, before he descended to the mortal realm, Lao Tzu instructed him to drift through life and earn some merit and good fortune for Taoism.

That's why he agreed.

The only downside to this trip was that, because the matter was brought forward, he descended to the mortal realm in a hurry, which led to him being mistakenly reborn as a pig and ending up in his current state.

However, over the past few years, he has come to understand things more clearly.

So what if I'm just a pig demon for life?

Once he has achieved perfect merit, he will naturally be able to restore his physical body and may even gain many benefits.

Sun Wukong was unaware of Zhu Bajie's thoughts.

However, Sun Wukong was quite fond of Zhu Bajie's lazy and irresponsible attitude.

At least Pigsy isn't like Xuanzang, who asks every day where there are monsters and where there's trouble, which is quite annoying.

Fortunately,

After traveling for half a year, they finally arrived at Liusha River.

"I heard from the teacher that the last pilgrim to the West lives in the Flowing Sand River. His name is Sha Wujin, and he is Lu Ya, one of the Ten Golden Crows of Heaven. I wonder what he looks like?"

Sun Wukong pondered to himself, a hint of curiosity creeping into his heart.

With these thoughts in mind, they soon arrived at the Flowing Sand River.

The Liusha River surges forward, its crimson lava stretching out before us, dyeing the surrounding world crimson.

"This... Shouldn't the Flowing Sand River be a large river? How did it become like this?"

Upon seeing this scene, Pigsy was also startled. He had been here before when he traveled through the prehistoric world. Although the Liusha River was muddy at that time, it was still a large river.

I never imagined it would turn into a pool of lava.

"You idiot, isn't a lava river a river? To me, it's no different from a river of quicksand!"

Sun Wukong said with a chuckle.

Xuanzang clasped his hands together and said, "Even so, this Flowing Sand River is full of molten lava. How are we supposed to cross it?"

"This is even simpler, little monk. You stand by the river, shout loudly, and see if anyone is inside. If there is, someone will naturally lead us across the river."

Sun Wukong had no concept of Tao.

"What if no one is there?"

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, Zhu Bajie immediately chimed in.

"If no one's around, you idiot, you'll have to carry him again. Anyway, you've carried him before."

Sun Wukong chuckled.

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, both Zhu Bajie and Xuanzang blushed, recalling some unpleasant memories.

At this moment, Sun Wukong stopped joking and immediately said seriously, "Little monk, you are the one destined to go on the pilgrimage. These are just minor troubles for you. It's alright, just do as I say."

After all, once this ordeal was over, the pilgrimage team would be complete.

When that time comes, the Bull Demon King will make his move, and it will be the time for him to show off his skills.

That is why Sun Wukong repeatedly urged Xuanzang to take action, but he himself was too lazy to do so.

The purpose is to use Xuanzang as the pass code to quickly pass through these levels and then enter the main scenario.

"Well... alright then, I'll give it a try."

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, Xuanzang hesitated for a moment, but then he stopped hesitating.

He straightened his monk's robes and then went to the Liusha River:

"I, Xuanzang, am the younger brother of the Emperor of Feng Kingdom and a disciple of the Western Buddhist saint Zhunti. I have been sent by Heaven to the West to worship Buddha and obtain scriptures. I wonder if there is anyone here who can escort us across the river?"

As Xuanzang finished speaking, lava suddenly splashed in the Liusha River, creating a scene of cataclysmic destruction.

If Jin Chanzi were here, he would naturally not be afraid, but now that Xuanzang is here, he was startled and couldn't help but retreat repeatedly, fearing that the lava would spray onto him.

Just then, a tall figure emerged from the Liusha River.

The lava flowed down and enveloped Xuanzang, Sun Wukong, and the others.

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