Chapter 112: Recruiting a Disciple

After listening to their discussions, Mu Ning opened his mouth in shock.

The holy monk and the Buddhist scriptures have arrived in the world of Journey to the West.

"Master, I think I know where this place is. If we hadn't stopped Hongjun's plan, this Journey to the West calamity would have happened here as well. This calamity was created by Hongjun to repay the karma he had incurred in the West."

"So...if we don't stop it, the Great Desolation will become like this, with scarce spiritual energy...and a Journey to the West calamity will appear."

Tongtian was filled with disbelief. How dare Hongjun do this?

It uses all the living creatures in the prehistoric world as nourishment and constantly calculates the occurrence of catastrophes.

"Ning'er, you know this place, so what do we need to do next?"

"Come on, Master, let's go for a walk on the street."

Mu Ning thought for a while and pulled Tongtian. The two walked out of the restaurant and wandered aimlessly on the street.

He wanted to confirm whether the idea in his mind was correct before arranging the next step.

The two walked around a few more streets, and Mu Ning bought two strings of candied haws and walked in front, shaking them.

"Ning'er, you've already walked here and through all the streets, but you still can't find it???"

[Ding~ Temporary mission issued. The central figure of Journey to the West, Sun Wukong, appears ahead. The host finds him, accepts him as a disciple, and teaches him the skills. Reward: a set of black gold battle robes. Rewards: 10 Hongmeng Creation Pills, 10 Hongmeng Purple Qi, 50 Xiantian Peaches, 50 Huangzhong Plums, 50 Ginseng Fruits, and 10 bottles of Sanguang Divine Water.]

"Xiao Lingling, aren't you being a little too stingy?" Mu Ning rolled his eyes. He had been looking for it everywhere but couldn't find it. Now the system task came.

[Ouch~~ Host, you just arrived here, we are also analyzing the data.]

"Hehe, just tell me directly, what do you want to do here?" Mu Ning didn't believe that Xiao Lingling had no intentions. There was no such good thing in the world.

[Hehehe... This is so embarrassing. The main system wants to ask you to help collect data on the Journey to the West calamity.]

"Is there any benefit?"

[The advantage is that the main system will search for landmarks at higher times, so you can go directly there after arriving in Chaos.]

Mu Ning thought for a while, then said: "Okay then."

Mu Ning rubbed his hands happily. He had originally wanted to find Sun Wukong, help him take revenge and take him in as a disciple to teach him martial arts. Now there was a system task and he could get the benefits for free. It was the best of both worlds.

Tongtian was a little curious about what Ning'er was looking for. They walked through all the streets and didn't find anything strange.

"Master, here I come."

Mu Ning looked at the figure wrapped in a black robe in front of him.

A thin and small person, curled up in a corner, his black robe covered with dirt.

"Ning'er, you're not mistaken. That's definitely the person you're looking for."

Tongtian frowned and looked at the figure, then looked at Mu Ning, but didn't find anything special about him.

He is just an ordinary person without any cultivation. Why would Ning'er look for him?

"Let's go, Master."

Mu Ning threw away the candied haws in his hand, clapped his hands and walked towards the figure.

"Hey little monkey, do you want to talk to me?"

Mu Ning looked at it with a smile. Although it was the monkey, it was just covered with scars and blood clotted on its fur.

The monkey raised his head and looked at Mu Ning with hatred, then frowned, turned around and ran away.

"Little monkey, don't run away. I'm going to find you. You can't get away."

Mu Ning did not stop it, but slowly followed it and ran out of the city.

“Who are you and what do you do first.”

The monkey stopped on a cliff, panting, and looked at Mu Ning fiercely.

"I'm here to help you. Do you want to become my disciple?"

Mu Ning slowly descended from the sky and stood opposite it.

"I don't need your help."

The monkey looked alert and stared at Mu Ning and Tongtian fiercely, his eyes full of vigilance.

"If I don't help you, who do you want to find, Patriarch Bodhi?"

Mu Ning couldn't help but sneer, "That's a pity. Patriarch Bodhi has an agreement with Tathagata. He will teach you the Seventy-Two Transformations and the Somersault Cloud in exchange for sharing his Heaven-Repairing Merits with you. You won't find him there now."

The monkey stared at Mu Ning with wide eyes in shock. How could he know who he was?

"Who are you? Are you sent by Tathagata to get rid of me, Old Sun?"

Mu Ning shook his head. "No, Tathagata is not qualified to arrange for me, and neither are the two saints behind him."

"Then...then what do you want me to do."

The monkey looked at Mu Ning in surprise. If he was not sent by Tathagata, even the saint would not be qualified to arrange him.

Then this person must be very powerful. If I follow him, I can get revenge.

"You don't need to do anything. I can heal your injuries and help you repair your foundation. Just do what you want. It would be best if you could turn this world upside down."

Mu Ning sighed helplessly, a gleam of inspiration in his eyes.

"Tang Monk and his companions will not obtain the true scriptures this time. The scriptures are fake. How about you become their last difficulty? First, arrest the four masters and disciples, and then fight them to reach Lingshan Mountain."

Mu Ning looked at it with a smile, and felt excited just thinking about it.

"I am willing, I am willing, I, Old Sun, will take you as my master."

The monkey hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Mu Ning and knelt with his hands clasped together.

Mu Ning raised his hand and picked it up.

"You call Patriarch Bodhi your Master and Monk Tang your Teacher, so you should call me Master. I have a disciple who is a congenital monkey like you. His name is Sun Wukong. How about you change your name to Black Wukong today?"

"Disciple thanks Master for the name."

There was another monkey like himself, and Black Goku's eyes lit up.

"Master, is that monkey also being plotted against by Buddhism like me, Old Sun?"

Mu Ning shook his head and said, "If he hadn't met me, he would have been plotted against by Buddhism just like you, but now that he has met me, no one dares to plot against it."

Black Goku's eyes were full of envy. If only someone had protected him, he wouldn't be like this.

"Don't be envious. With me here, no one will dare to hurt you."

"Master, I want to know why Buddhism is plotting against me, Old Sun..."

Mu Ning looked at Black Wukong and explained patiently.

"This story begins with the Demonic Path Tribulation. Hongjun and Luohou fought for the right to represent the Heavenly Path. The battle was so intense that the sky and the earth were dark, causing the Western Earth Veins to shatter."

"The current Journey to the West calamity was caused by Hongjun in order to repay the karma he had incurred in the West. Buddhism wants to expand eastward and increase its influence in the name of missionary work."

"Plus, you are a five-colored spirit stone left behind by Nuwa when she repaired the sky. You absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, and you have the merit of repairing the sky."

"Buddhism wants you to escort Tang Sanzang to obtain Buddhist scriptures, seize the merits of repairing the sky, and use this to spread Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty of the East. You are just a tool to achieve their goal."

Black Goku clenched his fists, his face full of anger.

"I, Old Sun, will never accept being schemed against by them like this! Master, I will do as you say. First, I will capture Tang Sanzang and his disciples, then I will attack Lingshan and let them know how powerful I am!"

Tongtian nodded slightly, expressing his approval of Mu Ning's arrangement.

Mu Ning patted Black Wukong's shoulder and said, "With me here, you don't have to be afraid. Come back with me first. I will heal your injuries and repair your foundation."

Black Wukong nodded heavily, his eyes full of determination and expectation, and followed Mu Ning and Tongtian away.

"Master, let's go to Jin'ao Island in the East China Sea and see where it is."

Tongtian nodded, put his arm around Mu Ning's waist, and shone a beam of light on Black Wukong.

It disappeared from the ground in an instant and appeared on a flat ground on Jin'ao Island.

Then Tongtian waved his hand, and the Biyou Palace appeared in the air, slowly growing larger and landing on the open ground.

"Ning'er, come in." Tongtian pulled Mu Ning into the Biyou Palace.