"Hahaha!" The red light landed, and Pigsy laughed loudly.

"Second Brother! What amazing skills!" Sha Wujing exclaimed excitedly.

"On land and in the sky, I admit that monkey has some skill, but in the water, you still have to rely on me, Old Pig! Brother Sha, you carry the corpse properly, I'll go get the demon's head, let's go back!"

"Okay! I'll listen to my second brother!"

The two men, one carrying the head and the other the body, parted the river and reached the shore.

Upon seeing this, Sun Wukong was generous with his praise, commending his second and third brothers as great talents, which made Zhu Bajie truly arrogant.

"Let's go back to Chenjiazhuang, find our master, and then we'll cross the river!"

The three left the Tongtian River.

Along the way, Pigsy excitedly recounted his performance at the bottom of the river, how he wore down the monster's magic, how he avoided the monster's line of sight, and how he timed his attack perfectly to knock the monster into the Vajra Pestle.

When the three returned to Chenjiazhuang, Tang Seng was nowhere to be found.

"Where is my master?" Sun Wukong's fur stood on end, and he lifted Chen Qing up with one hand.

"The holy monk has been snatched away by an eagle!"

Leaving Chen Qing behind, Sun Wukong, his face contorted with rage, leaped in front of the white dragon horse and pulled the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff) from its ear.

"I told you to watch over your master and call out if there's danger. You can't even do that. What use are you!" With that, he was about to kill the Third Prince of Jade Dragon.

"Senior Brother!" The Third Prince of Jade Dragon transformed into human form and knelt down with a thud. "It was that monster from the Tongtian River who grabbed me with just one hand!"

How could Sun Wukong not realize he'd been tricked!

"ah!

He roared and turned to look at Li Changzhou's corpse, his eyes almost spitting fire.

Peng!

Li Changzhou's body exploded, shattering into even pieces the size of a fingernail.

The seventy-two Earthly Fiends are scattered and fragmented.

Minced meat flew everywhere, covering everyone's faces. Pigsy wiped it away with his hand, but there was no blood or flesh, just some silt from the bottom of the river.

Sun Wukong stared intently at Zhu Bajie, who trembled and picked up his nine-toothed rake, heading towards the Tongtian River.

Sha Wujing quickly caught up as well.

Sun Wukong kicked away the kneeling Jade Dragon Prince, and with a somersault, he was already above the Tongtian River, while Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing were still halfway there.

Sun Wukong was both anxious and angry, wishing he could turn his golden cudgel into a pillar of heaven and smash the Tongtian River to pieces!

But if Tang Sanzang were kidnapped by a demon, and Tang Sanzang were to strike with his staff, the demon might not necessarily die, but Tang Sanzang's mortal body would certainly be crushed into mincemeat.

"Hurry up!" he roared at Pigsy.

"Coming, coming!" Pigsy didn't dare to retort.

"Brother Monkey, just wait, I will definitely rescue Master!" With that, he and Sandy were about to enter the water.

Just then, celestial music descended, and auspicious omens filled the sky. The three brothers looked up and saw the clouds parted, revealing countless fairies riding phoenixes and cranes as they slowly flew in.

Flowers rained down from the heavens, celestial beings appeared, and among countless fairies, a magnificent palace stood towering like a mountain in the clouds.

Pigsy and Sandy immediately knelt down.

"Greetings, Queen Mother of the West!"

Sun Wukong was furious, but at this moment, he could only take a few deep breaths, suppress his temper, and bow in respect.

At the bottom of the Tongtian River, Li Changzhou buried Tang Sanzang in the silt, leaving only his head exposed.

[Let's see if we can stall for two more days. If not, knock Tang Sanzang unconscious and take him to the Divine Will Great Wall.]

"Going to the Divine Will Great Wall is too risky. Buddha has Five Finger Mountain; your teleportation might not be enough to escape," Guanyin said.

Li Changzhou hadn't expected Wuzhi Mountain, but he hadn't used the teleportation technique to take Tang Sanzang away because he was worried about top-tier celestial beings like Buddha.

The so-called Journey to the West is nothing more than a "game of value" and a selection arranged by these celestial beings. They don't keep an eye on things all the time, but they will definitely step in at the crucial moment.

The Heavenly Judgment: those who travel far beyond the heavens are likely to be pursued for their debts. The more vital energy they take with them, the greater the chance of being pursued for their debts. Therefore, the people who are taken away must be carefully selected. The Journey to the West is a large-scale selection process.

As Guanyin had previously stated, after the Journey to the West, the selection criteria were basically finalized. It was Erlang Shen, whose physical body was comparable to the Buddha's golden body, who would have to undergo a highly difficult test to take away his nephew.

These celestial beings valued the Journey to the West so much that Li Changzhou had to be careful.

Sun Wukong discovered it.

"Hmm." Li Changzhou sat lazily in his chair.

This was expected; there's nothing to be surprised about.

Um?

He suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes glowing slightly blue, and stared intently at the river above him.

Guanyin gave a wry smile and sighed, "I used to envy you players, but now—"

If it weren't for the Tongtian River, Li Changzhou would have had to fight Sun Wukong directly.

However, when he went out to practice his skills, he offended the disciples of the Heavenly Venerable.

I finally came up with a plan, but it was ruined by an old turtle.

Now, the Queen Mother and Guanyin have arrived with almost all the fairies of the Heavenly Palace.

Guanyin felt that it was not unacceptable for Li Changzhou to become a human immortal in less than a year. If it were always like this, it would be perfectly reasonable.

[Side Quest Triggered: Fierce Battle]

[Task Content: At the Hundred Flowers Festival, the Queen Mother sets three challenges. The third challenge, proposed by Guanyin of the South Sea, involves two people posing ten questions, which you and the other fairies will solve. Win five questions to complete the task; the more questions you win, the higher your evaluation.]

[Note: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is now before you: to battle against the celestial maidens in front of your wife. You should love that.]

"Is it because of this?" Li Changzhou murmured, glancing at the Candle, Mirror of Dawn, and Chaos Series - Flame Butterfly that had appeared in the shared backpack earlier.

"Should we flee?" Guanyin asked.

Before engaging in combat, Li Changzhou could leave the instance simply by abandoning the mission.

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