Chapter 644_2
Compared to Lu Erjie back in the day, the benefits this Pig Demon brought to the nearby villagers were greater, so the villagers didn't harbor any hatred or fear towards him, but rather some respect.
"Little White, what do you think of the demon residing here? Should we add it to our menu?"
Chen Sanzang was picking and choosing, buying a sack of wild mountain mushrooms from a few villagers, casually asking the Little White Dragon who was selecting a few live fish.
"Sounds like a good demon. It's just that we don't know how heavy its karma is. We still need to meet it first to determine any information that ordinary people couldn't detect. However, the Pig Demon is full of treasures; if it went into the pot, it must be delicious."
Just because a demon protects a group of villagers doesn't mean it's a good demon. It might be keeping these villagers as a reserve food supply.
And karma is the most direct standard to judge if a living being is evil or not.
Anyone entangled with karma is generally not a good person; most are heinous, with few exceptions. Among the most typical personalities is Ming River Sect Master who became Supreme.
The Blood Sea is the dirtiest place in the world, but there is a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure there: the Karma Fire Red Lotus.
This Treasure automatically absorbs the world's karma, using it as nourishment to enhance its power, and the Ming River Sect Master who obtained this Treasure is naturally entangled with karma.
Nevertheless, the Karma Fire Red Lotus can suppress luck, so the Ming River Sect Master is not troubled by karma at all. This is why he dared to plot against Red Cloud, trying to snatch the Foundation of Sanctum, Hongmeng Purple Qi, from him.
Back then, Red Cloud possessed the Hongmeng Purple Qi and had significant karma, so killing him would incur great karma.
After getting rid of Red Cloud, besides suffering some injuries, there were no subsequent effects on the Ming River Sect Master.
Kunpeng, who acted with him, was much more miserable. Just because he laid hands on Red Cloud, he got stained with huge karmic consequence, and after killing Red Cloud, he bore great karma, leading to continuous bad luck.
While hiding in his lair, he ended up being troubled by Demon Emperor Taiyi and Di Jun, getting severely injured again, and even forced into the then Demon Court, taking the position of Demon Master, getting dragged into the Witch Demon Tribulation.
If he were not so good at survival and being extremely scheming with top-tier escape skills, he probably wouldn't have escaped the fate of dying and having his Dao vanish in the Witch Demon Tribulation.
Chen Sanzang asked the Little White Dragon, but he had a lot on his mind.
He was aware of the plot development of the Journey to the West, where Lu Erjie was the wife of Lao Zhu. How could she have been killed by Lao Zhu?
Zhu Ganglie, back in his day as Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy in the Heavenly Court, was already known for his lecherousness, but this guy was also very loyal to love!
If she were really his wife, he would hardly love her enough, so how could he kill her?
Therefore, the death of Lu Erjie is very suspicious but can't be the doing of Zhu Ganglie.
"Old Xi, to what extent has Zhu Ganglie's cultivation level recovered now?"
"Taiyi Golden Immortal Peak, and his physical body is very robust, suspected of cultivating the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique."
Goodness, Chen Sanzang couldn't help but exclaim silently and even confirmed one thing.
Zhu Ganglie is definitely a disciple of the Human Sect, otherwise, he couldn't have learned the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.
It's known that the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique is a method of proving Dao with power, inherited from Pangu, and in the Primordial world, besides Hongjun and the Three Pure Ones, only the Twelve Ancestor Witches knew it.
The Three Religions passed on to their disciples a Protecting the Sect Divine Skill derived from the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, creating another somewhat inferior technique—the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique.
In fact, there are very few people who truly cultivate the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, with one of the more famous figures being Erlang God Yang Jian.
Yang Jian initially practiced the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique, which also indirectly led to the Mischievous Monkey Yuan Hong learning it and getting involved in his karmic ties.
After Ascension, Yang Jian obtained the complete inheritance of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique through the relationship of his master, Master Yuding, transforming the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique into the real Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.
As for Sun Wukong in the original Journey to the West, he learned the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique and after becoming the Victorious Fighting Buddha, he was even further from the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.
"Old Xi, should we consider transcending Zhu Ganglie in advance?"
Snatching a mortal to be his bride can be a perfect excuse to take Zhu Ganglie down, catching both the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect off guard.
"Up to you, but I discovered something else amusing."
Old Xi sighed a bit and then transmitted some information to Chen Sanzang.
Gao Cuilan appears to be just an ordinary woman from the mortal world, but she contains a significant amount of immortal energy, reaching the level of an Earth Immortal.
In the information transmitted by Old Xi, there was a distinct True Spirit aura sensed within Gao Cuilan's Spirit.
By tracing through Reincarnation Perception, the previous life of this True Spirit aura was precisely a Rabbit Spirit!
Goodness! Chen Sanzang couldn't help but exclaim in his heart!
Lu Erjie's True Spirit resides within Gao Cuilan's Spirit, and they are perfectly fused. Therefore, there's only one explanation: Gao Cuilan is the reincarnated form of Lu Erjie!
In a flash, Chen Sanzang thought of many issues, stringing them together, and his previous doubts were immediately clarified.
It can be said that Zhu Ganglie indeed killed Lu Erjie over a decade ago, but not to eliminate a witness, rather to help Lu Erjie rebuild her foundation!
Lu Erjie was previously just an ordinary rabbit that had become a spirit, with poor background and exhausted potential, making it nearly impossible to become an Immortal.
Zhu Ganglie, on the other hand, had the means to enhance Lu Erjie's foundational origin, so with his connections, he arranged for Lu Erjie to reincarnate and be born as a human!
Once Lu Erjie successfully reincarnated, Zhu Ganglie acted as a Protector, not only channeling immortal power into Gao Cuilan but also expending Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to help improve her potential and origin.
He merely awaited Lu Erjie's True Spirit to awaken and completely control the immortal power within, allowing Gao Cuilan to instantly become an Immortal.
With Zhu Ganglie's connections, it would be effortless for Lu Erjie, under the name of Gao Cuilan, to obtain a subordinate ninth rank Divine Position in the Heavenly Court.
So, Zhu Ganglie is a great romantic!
Understanding all of this, Chen Sanzang couldn't help but smack his lips a few times, especially when he looked at Little White Dragon Ao Lie, his eyes filled with pity.
Comparing Zhu Ganglie and Ao Lie, the disparity in their romantic endeavors was simply like night and day!
Zhu Ganglie not only successfully won his beauty over, but she was also utterly devoted to him, even bringing a large inheritance as a gift.
And the Little White Dragon? He not only had to endure a field of green on his head but was also severely injured by his wife running off with a lover; what a miserable word.
Fuling Mountain, Yunzhan Cave.
Sun Wukong had long sensed the presence of the Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy.
The monkey who'd seen Journey to the West naturally knew that this fellow was hiding here after his demotion to the mortal world.
After arriving at Gao Village, he immediately felt the immense demon energy mixed with immortal energy, identical to the power of the Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy.
"Tianpeng, open the door, Old Sun is here to see you."
The sound of booming knocks on the door caused the surrounding rocks to vibrate incessantly.
The smile in the monkey's eyes became even more evident, and his knocking grew more vigorous, causing the entire cave dwelling to start to tremble.
"Damn! Stupid monkey, could you knock a bit lighter! My Lao Zhu's place is about to be broken apart by you."
Feeling Sun Wukong's presence, Zhu Ganglie angrily rushed out.
He feared if he was a little late, his cave dwelling would be smashed to bits by this stupid monkey.
"Hey, Tianpeng, why the hell are you looking like a pig fetus?"
The smile in the monkey's eyes was blatantly obvious, causing Zhu Ganglie to roll his eyes.
"Get out of here! When I got demoted to the mortal world, didn't something happen? Don't come here laughing at me!"
This monkey was sly in the Heavenly Court; the delicacies and Immortal Wines in the Tianpeng Mansion were sneakily consumed by this monkey countless times, and when I got schemed into being demoted to the mortal world, this monkey was likely laughing secretly too.
"The pig fetus suits you; it fits your nature of being lazy, gluttonous, and lecherous."
"Get lost! You never say a good word from that monkey mouth! My Lao Zhu is just letting it go and enjoying wine today, worried about tomorrow's problems. As for being lecherous, that's all someone's scheme, ruining my Lao Zhu's reputation!"
Zhu Ganglie now holds nothing but hatred for the Jade Emperor and those of the Buddhist Sect.