Chapter 1130: Chapter 657

Compared to the benefits brought by Lu Erjie to the nearby villagers back then, the pig demon brought even more advantages. Therefore, the villagers harbor no hatred or fear towards the pig demon, but rather a bit of respect.

“Xiao Bai, what do you think of the demon occupying this place? Should it be added to our menu?”

Chen Sanzang casually asked as he handpicked a sack of wild mushrooms from the villagers, while Little White Dragon was selecting a few live fish beside him.

“Sounds like a good demon, but we don’t know how heavy its karma is. We should meet it first to judge the kind of intelligence regular people can’t detect. However, the pig demon itself is a treasure, and if we cook it, it would definitely be delicious.”

Not every demon that protects a region’s villagers is necessarily a good one; it might only be raising them as its reserve food supply.

Karma is the most direct standard to determine whether a being is evil or not.

Anyone entangled with karma isn’t typically benevolent; they are mostly extremely wicked, with very few exceptions. One of the most representative figures is the Nether River Sect Master who became Supreme.

The Blood Sea is the filthiest place in the world, yet there resides a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Karma Fire Red Lotus.

This treasure automatically absorbs worldly karma, using it as nourishment to increase its own might. Naturally, the Nether River Sect Master, who obtained this treasure, is entangled in karma.

However, the Karma Fire Red Lotus can stabilize fortune, so the Nether River Sect Master is not burdened by karma at all. This is why, back then, he dared to plot against the Red Cloud and attempt to seize the Foundation of Sanctum, the Hongmeng Purple Qi from Red Cloud’s hands.

Red Cloud at the time held the Hongmeng Purple Qi, and had significant karmic cause. Killing him would entail bearing a great karma.

And after eliminating the Red Cloud, the Nether River Sect Master, aside from being a little injured, faced no consequences thereafter.

Meanwhile, his accomplice Kunpeng suffered greatly, as he got involved with major karmic cause by attacking Red Cloud, and faced constant misfortune after bearing the great karma following Red Cloud’s death.

While hiding in his lair, he was harassed by Demon Emperor Taiyi and Di Jun, suffered more injuries, and was forced to take up the role of Demon Master in the Demon Court, getting involved in the Witch Demon Tribulation.

If not for his cunning and deep nature, and being exceptional at fleeing, he probably wouldn’t have escaped being destroyed to oblivion in the Witch Demon Tribulation.

Chen Sanzang had merely casually asked Little White Dragon, but in his mind, more questions arose.

He was well aware of the plot development in Journey to the West, where Lu Erjie was Lao Zhu’s wife, so how could Lao Zhu have killed her?

Zhu Ganglie, back when he was Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy in the Heavenly Court, was notorious for his lust, however, this guy was indeed deeply affectionate!

If she really were his wife, he’d love her to bits, how could he have possibly done something like killing her?

So, Lu Erjie’s death is full of suspicious points, but it would definitely not have been done by Zhu Ganglie.

“Old Xi, to what level has Zhu Ganglie’s cultivation been restored now?”

“Taiyi Golden Immortal Peak, and his physical body is very strong, suspected of having cultivated the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.”

Good heavens, Chen Sanzang couldn’t help but exclaim in his heart, further confirming something.

Zhu Ganglie absolutely must be a disciple of the Human Sect, otherwise, he wouldn’t have had access to the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.

It’s well known that the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique is a method to prove Dao with power, inherited from Pangu; in the Primordial times, apart from Hongjun and The Three Pure Ones, only the Twelve Ancestor Witches possessed it.

And the Protecting the Sect Divine Skill passed to the disciples of the Three Religions was derived to create another technique slightly inferior–the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique.

In reality, few people have cultivated the true Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, with the most famous figure being Yang Jian, the Erlang God.

Initially, Yang Jian also practiced the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique, which eventually led to another monkey, Yuan Hong, sneakily learning it and getting caught in his karmic cause.

After Yang Jian ascended to immortality, through connections with his master, Master Yuding, he obtained the complete transmission of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, thus transforming the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique into the real Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.

As for the Sun Wukong in the original Journey to the West, he learned the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique and, after becoming the Victorious Fighting Buddha, had no connection to the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.

“Old Xi, should we consider transcending that Zhu Ganglie ahead of time?”

Forcefully marrying a mortal woman as a wife can conveniently serve as an excuse to finish off Zhu Ganglie, catching both the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect by surprise.

“It’s up to you, but I discovered something else quite interesting.”

Old Xi spoke with some emotion and then transmitted a piece of information to Chen Sanzang.

On the surface, Gao Cuilan appeared to be an ordinary mortal woman, but inside her, there was a trace of significant immortal energy, comparable to an Earth Immortal level.

The information transmitted by Old Xi also detected a peculiar True Spirit aura within Gao Cuilan’s Spirit.

Tracking it via Reincarnation Perception, this True Spirit aura in its previous life was actually a Rabbit Spirit!

Good heavens! Chen Sanzang couldn’t stop exclaiming in his heart!

Lu Erjie’s True Spirit resides within Gao Cuilan’s Spirit, and they are perfectly fused, which can only mean one explanation: Gao Cuilan is Lu Erjie’s reincarnation!

In an instant, Chen Sanzang connected many dots, and the previous doubts were suddenly clarified.

It could be said Zhu Ganglie must have definitely killed Lu Erjie over a decade ago, but it wasn’t for silencing her, rather to help Lu Erjie rebuild her foundation!

Before, Lu Erjie was merely an ordinary rabbit spirit, extremely lacking in potential, nearly impossible for her to become immortal.

But Zhu Ganglie had the means to enhance Lu Erjie’s essential foundation, so through his connections, he helped Lu Erjie get reincarnated, reborn as a human!

Once Lu Erjie successfully reincarnated, Zhu Ganglie not only acted as a protector, but also imbued Gao Cuilan with immortal power, spending heavenly materials and earthly treasures to help improve her essential quality.

All awaiting Lu Erjie’s True Spirit to awaken, so that Gao Cuilan could fully control the immortal power within and ascend immediately.

And with Zhu Ganglie’s connections, enabling Lu Erjie, in Gao Cuilan’s identity, to secure a minor god position of the lowest Secondary Ninth Rank from the Heavenly Court, posed no challenge at all!

Therefore, Zhu Ganglie is indeed a true romantic!

Understanding all this, Chen Sanzang couldn’t help but click his tongue a few times. Especially when looking at Little White Dragon Ao Lie, his gaze was filled with a touch of sympathy.

Comparing Zhu Ganglie with Ao Lie, the gap in romantic affairs between them is literally worlds apart!

Zhu Ganglie not only managed to win over a beautiful woman, but she is also unwaveringly devoted to him, with all the great estate coming to him freely.

And Little White Dragon? Not only is his top covered by a vast green field, but he was also severely beaten by his wife and her lover, an outcome utterly tragic.

Fuling Mountain, Yunzhan Cave.

Sun Wukong had long sensed the aura of Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy.

The monkey who had read Journey to the West naturally knew this guy hid here after being banished to the mortal world.

Upon arriving at Gao Village, he felt that the overwhelming demon energy, bearing immortal energy within it, was identical to the power of Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy.

“Tianpeng, open up, Old Sun is here to see you.”

The booming knock on the door reverberated, shaking the surrounding rocks vigorously.

The smile in the monkey’s eyes was apparent, making his knocking more forceful, causing the entire dwelling to tremble.

“Damn! Dead monkey, you better ease up on that knocking! My Lao Zhu’s abode is about to be pounded into fragments by you.”

Upon sensing Sun Wukong’s presence, Zhu Ganglie dashed out furiously.

He feared that if he was a bit late, his dwelling would be shattered by this damned monkey.

“Hmm, Tianpeng, how did you end up in a pig’s body?”

The monkey’s eyes hid unabashed laughter, prompting Zhu Ganglie to roll his eyes.

“Get lost! Didn’t you dead monkey know what happened to me when I was banished to the mortal world? Stop making fun of me!”

This monkey was nothing but bad news back in the Heavenly Court, enviously feasting on those immortal wines and delicacies of the Tianpeng Mansion. Having been schemed against and banished, who knows if this monkey was secretly snickering at him now.

“A pig’s body suits you; it perfectly matches your character, lazy, gluttonous, and lecherous.”

“Get lost, get lost! Never a good word out of a monkey’s mouth! My Lao Zhu is just living in languor, living for today, and as for lechery, that’s just a baseless setup tarnishing my reputation!”

Zhu Ganglie now held a grudge against the old Jade Emperor and those in the Buddhist Sect.