"Sun Dasheng, show mercy, this Golden Silver King is a disciple of this humble Taoist. It was only due to my negligence back then that they descended to the mortal realm to cause chaos."
"Now, Sun Dasheng still has many trials and tribulations on his journey west. This humble Taoist dares not be stingy, and thus generously lends you the Golden Twined Rope, the Purple Gold Gourd, and the Jade Gourd from their hands."
"May Sun Dasheng soon complete the first round of the journey west in the Earthly Immortal Realm and bring blessings to all beings. Only then will this humble Taoist take them away."
It is still Lao Tzu who is the most cunning.
As soon as Sun Kong emerged from his seclusion after four kalpas, his strength and methods had indeed ascended to a higher level. This Lao Tzu dared not truly offend the influential figure that is Sun Kong.
He immediately descended to the mortal realm, reprimanded and chastised the Golden Silver horns on behalf of Sun Kong, and even made them hand over all their spiritual treasures to be temporarily lent to Sun Kong.
This was considered the greatest display of sincerity.
Meanwhile, without waiting for Sun Kong to refuse, he grinned and bid farewell to Sun Kong, taking the Golden Silver horns with him and returning to the Xuan Du Heaven, the Eight Views Palace.
He left with such decisiveness.
This left Jin Chanzi and the others, who remained at the scene, looking at each other in bewilderment!
"Sun Dasheng, are you truly allowing the Grand Pure Sage to just take away the Golden Silver horns like that? Even if that's the case, his spiritual treasures are hot potatoes and difficult to handle."
Jin Chanzi was the first to voice his doubts, instinctively feeling that Lao Tzu might have ulterior motives.
Upon hearing this, Wu Zhiqi, Zhou Wuxian, and others nearby also chimed in.
Their thoughts were similar to Jin Chanzi's.
They were more concerned about whether a sage like Lao Tzu would have any hidden traps.
However.
Sun Kong himself, through the system's attribute panel, already knew that Lao Tzu's support for him was quite significant. Even if there were some minor thoughts, it was only a 5% neutral pending status.
How could he possibly plot against him?
Or leave any tricks in the three spiritual treasures?
Lao Tzu's actions, however, further confirmed Sun Kong's previous guess. With the acceleration of the Great Dao and two rounds of westward journeys, Rahu was temporarily unable to send anyone to obstruct him. He himself also had to follow the heavenly mandate.
In other words.
Either don't play.
Or, play to win in one go!
"The spiritual treasures of the Grand Pure Sage Lao Tzu have been borrowed. My birth mother, Empress Nuwa, also had Feng'er and Huang'er send me the Nine Heavens Silt, the Precious Lotus Lamp, and the Map of Mountains and Rivers, to help save the Ginseng Fruit Tree."
"It seems that the next person to send treasures will be none other than the Supreme Pure Sage, the Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning."
"These sages must also sense the changes in the heavenly mandate, and thus are preemptively sponsoring me. Since that is the case, what reason do I have to refuse, and what reason do I have not to make good use of these spiritual treasures?"
With this thought, Sun Kong, without a second word, decisively relayed his deductions to Jin Chanzi and his companions.
Subsequently.
Whether the others understood or not, they could only follow Sun Kong's plan, tidying up their emotions while accelerating forward. For several consecutive centuries.
They successively overcame many major tribulations!
...
The twenty-sixth trial, saving the master in the Wuji Kingdom, and the twenty-seventh trial, after being demonized, Sun Kong himself became more adept at using his evil corpse, Lan Xing Laozu.
His two younger brothers behind him, Wu Zhiqi and Zhou Wuxian, also successfully broke through to the lower grade of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal due to the merit rewards from these two trials.
...
From the twenty-eighth trial, encountering monsters in Mount Hao, to the thirty-first trial, inviting sages to subdue demons, without Guanyin Bodhisattva, the specific person to subdue the Red Boy, Sun Kong and his group did not falter.
After numerous battles and entanglements.
Coupled with Sun Kong personally going to Spirit Mountain to rescue his former elder brother, the Bull Demon King, the Red Boy, though still somewhat defiant,
Ultimately, he was persuaded by Sun Kong, recognized the general situation, returned to the Bull Demon King's side, and because the Bull Demon King was not well-received at Spirit Mountain, he had to submit to Shakyamuni.
From then on.
Shakyamuni finally had his first attendant, this Red Boy, who was renamed the Venerable Hongye, marking a successful start for the future Saha world!
...
After the 32nd trial, the Black Water River Tortoise Dragon Monster, Sun Kong and his companions easily killed the ninth son of the West Sea Dragon King's sister, the little Tortoise Dragon, and rescued Jin Chanzi, who had been captured.
During this period.
Jin Chanzi was able to recover some of his cultivation with the help of the dragon tendons after the little Tortoise Dragon's death, coupled with Sun Kong's expenditure of hundreds of thousands of merit rewards and a drop of Pangu's essence blood.
It took only a moment for Jin Chanzi to break through the original heavenly dao restrictions and embark on a new life.
From then on.
Although Jin Chanzi's cultivation was only at the Earthly Immortal Great Perfection, he was much stronger than he had been for so many years, relying on others for protection!
...
Trials 33 to 35, transporting Che Chi, gambling and losing, expelling Taoism and establishing Buddhism, which is the so-called encounter with the Tiger Strength Great Immortal, Deer Strength Great Immortal, and Sheep Strength Great Immortal.
The process, which was already very easy,
With Sun Kong and his group's active preparations, it became unimaginably fast.
After these three trials.
Sun Kong's main body did not improve much, but his evil corpse, Lan Xing Laozu, successfully broke through to the middle grade of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal.
At the same time, afterwards, after several inquiries, they finally learned the true identities of these three great immortals who claimed to be disciples of the Three Pure Ones.
They were merely registered disciples of the Intercepting Sect back then.
For this reason.
The Master of the Heavenly Sect was furious and, after tearing up the "List of Deities," dispatched Zhao Gongming and the Three Maidens of Sanxiao to deal with Sun Kong and his group.
Helplessly.
Sun Kong and his group, who could fight five quasi-sages by themselves in the past, found it even simpler to deal with Zhao Gongming and the other four this time.
After several battles.
The four from the Intercepting Sect slunk away.
Sun Kong himself accumulated more merit rewards. During this period, the Buddha of Burning Lamp, along with the Three Great Bodhisattvas, attempted a sneak attack, but failed, and instead had all his Dinghai Pearls stolen by Sun Kong.
Finally.
Borrowing the myriad worlds manifested by the twenty-four Dinghai Pearls, combined with his own bloodline, foundation, and fundamental techniques,
Sun Kong, after breaking through to the Great Perfection of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal more than a hundred years ago, finally took the most crucial step.
Lower grade of Quasi-Sage!
Thus.
The heavenly dao, the demonic dao, the Ancestor of the Dao, Hongjun Laozu, the sages of the heavens, and various factions were all shocked once more.
More system rewards were sent.
However, because the rewards were insufficient, Sun Kong integrated them all and turned them into three spiritual treasures most suitable for Jin Chanzi, Wu Zhiqi, and Zhou Wuxian.
One.
The top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Sanzang Zen Staff, was given to Jin Chanzi, restoring his cultivation to Earthly Immortal Great Perfection!
Two.
The Nine-Tooth Rake of Chaos, also a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, was given to his second brother, Wu Zhiqi, elevating him to the middle grade of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal.
Three.
The Chaos Sun-Moon Staff, an even more top-grade innate spiritual treasure, was given to his third brother, Zhou Wuxian, also elevating him to the middle grade of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal!
...
After burying the three unfortunate great immortals, Sun Kong and his group did not linger. Under the subsequent attacks of the Western Sect, the three ancestors of the demon race, the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Court, and the Master of the Heavenly Sect, Tongtian Jiaozhu,
They passed through the subsequent trials one after another.
The entire process could not be said to be pleasant, but it was as exciting and novel as a roller coaster!