With Zhu Bajie arriving at Shouyang Mountain, Xuan Du's dojo was located there!
"Huh? Tianpeng, why is he here?" Xuan Du was somewhat perplexed, but he still opened the formation, and Zhu Bajie walked in!
Upon seeing Xuan Du, Zhu Bajie respectfully bowed and said, "Greetings, Master!"
Xuan Du nodded and smiled, "Tianpeng, weren't you supposed to escort Tang Monk to the West? Why have you returned so suddenly?"
Zhu Bajie said, "Master, my cultivation is too low, and I cannot even defeat some mountain spirits and wild monsters. I wish to ask Master to bestow a magical treasure upon me for self-defense!"
Xuan Du was stunned. He knew this disciple; he had joined the pilgrimage team to gain experience. Now he was asking for a magical treasure?
In reality, Zhu Bajie was provoked. Many mountain spirits and wild monsters were more powerful than him, and some even possessed innate spiritual treasures. He, Zhu Bajie, also had pride. If everyone in the pilgrimage team lacked magical treasures, Zhu Bajie would feel balanced. But the Monkey King had actually acquired two spiritual treasures, and they were even innate spiritual treasures. Now the Monkey King looked down on him, so Zhu Bajie wanted a spiritual treasure to protect himself!
Xuan Du was silent for a moment and said, "Very well. Since you have come to find me, I shall bestow this spiritual treasure upon you for protection!"
Saying this, Xuan Du flicked his hand, and a box shimmering with five-colored radiance appeared before Zhu Bajie!
Zhu Bajie joyfully accepted it, glanced at it, and asked, "Master, what is this?"
Xuan Du said, "This is the Five-Colored Casket. With this spiritual treasure, all below the Quasi-Saint realm can be captured! It is a high-grade innate spiritual treasure!"
Zhu Bajie was overjoyed. So powerful? He immediately put the Five-Colored Casket into his embrace and bid farewell to his master!
After Zhu Bajie found Tang Monk and the others, he saw them resting. As Zhu Bajie returned, Sun Wukong hopped over and said, "Idiot, did you borrow a magical treasure?"
Zhu Bajie chuckled and took out the Five-Colored Casket, saying, "Brother Monkey, this is a high-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Five-Colored Casket. All below the Quasi-Saint realm can be captured!"
Sun Wukong snatched the casket over and looked at it from side to side. He saw a five-colored radiance flashing on the casket. Sun Wukong was a little envious. A high-grade innate spiritual treasure! He had schemed and tricked his way to only two spiritual treasures, and one was low-grade, the other mid-grade!
This pig actually managed to obtain a high-grade one, which made him somewhat unbalanced!
Seeing Sun Wukong's expression, Zhu Bajie chuckled, recited the incantation, and immediately the Five-Colored Casket flashed with intense five-colored light, directly capturing Sun Wukong inside!
The casket suddenly fell to the ground. Zhu Bajie picked it up and chuckled, "Brother Monkey, can you hear me?"
"Idiot, I think you're asking for a beating! Let me out quickly!" Sun Wukong's enraged voice echoed from within the casket!
Zhu Bajie opened the Five-Colored Casket, and Sun Wukong was immediately released!
As soon as he emerged, Sun Wukong was about to teach Zhu Bajie a lesson with his Golden Cudgel. Zhu Bajie could only symbolically take out the casket, and Sun Wukong's anger subsided. He glanced at Zhu Bajie and thought, "Alright, with this pig having a magical treasure, the road ahead will be much smoother!"
And so, the group arrived at the Small Leiyin Temple!
Looking at the magnificent Small Leiyin Temple before them, Sun Wukong was filled with doubt. He knew of the Great Leiyin Temple; it was in the West, and although they were close to the West, they hadn't arrived yet. Yet here was a Small Leiyin Temple!
It was merely a temple, but Tang Monk wanted to enter, so Sun Wukong protected him closely!
Upon entering, they discovered that the interior was filled with statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Sun Wukong used his Fiery Eyes of Truth and quickly discovered something amiss!
Just as Sun Wukong was about to intervene, the statue of the Buddha suddenly transformed into a demon king, who threw a golden pagoda, trapping Sun Wukong within!
No matter how Sun Wukong struggled, he could not get out!
At this moment, the demon king laughed heartily, "Haha, I heard this monkey is powerful, but it seems he is nothing special!"
Then the demon king looked at Tang Monk and said to a nearby little demon, "Come, capture Tang Monk for me! I've heard that eating Tang Monk's flesh can grant immortality. I wonder if it's true!"
Zhu Bajie immediately shielded Tang Monk. He took out the Five-Colored Casket from his embrace, and under the astonished gaze of the demon king, he captured him within it!
As for the surrounding little demons, Sha Wujing and the White Dragon Horse had already taken action!
Putting away the Five-Colored Casket, Zhu Bajie tapped the golden pagoda and said, "Brother Monkey, are you alright!"
Sun Wukong immediately replied, "Idiot, save me out first!"
Zhu Bajie exerted all his strength but could not move the golden pagoda. He said, "Brother Monkey, I can't move it!"
Sun Wukong was speechless and then said, "You've captured that demon king, make him let me out!"
Zhu Bajie immediately took out the Five-Colored Casket and said, "That demon, listen carefully! If you don't want to die, let my Brother Monkey out first!"
"Dream on, unless you release me too!" the demon's voice came out!
Zhu Bajie was speechless. He thought for a moment and said, "May I ask for Your Majesty's esteemed name!"
The demon immediately replied, "I am King Huang Mei!"
Zhu Bajie then chuckled, "King Huang Mei, how about this? We release each other at the same time. What do you say?"
After a long pause, King Huang Mei said, "Alright!"
Then, as if reciting incantations together, they waited. After a long while, there was no movement, and silence fell!
"You deceitful pig demon, you broke your word!" King Huang Mei snorted!
Zhu Bajie sneered, "You wicked demon, haven't you also broken your word!"
"No more tricks! Let's do it together!" King Huang Mei said helplessly, trapped as he was. "Again!"
"Good!" Zhu Bajie nodded!
Thus, after a flash of light, the golden pagoda was lifted, and King Huang Mei also came out. The moment he emerged, King Huang Mei, holding his treasure, fled!
After Sun Wukong was released, he was somewhat dejected. He had been outsmarted by King Huang Mei. This golden pagoda was truly formidable!
"Idiot, I owe you one this time!" Sun Wukong said!
If he had been trapped, Zhu Bajie and the others would surely have been captured, and then all would have been lost!
King Huang Mei, who had escaped, also breathed a sigh of relief. He had been tricked by a pig! King Huang Mei felt extremely ashamed and indignant. He had always known how powerful the Monkey King was, so he had always been wary of him. The moment Sun Wukong sensed something was amiss, he had used the golden pagoda to trap him. He never expected a pig to capture him!
That five-colored radiance and the casket made King Huang Mei instantly think of the Five-Colored Casket. It was said to be a magical treasure of the Grand Pure Sage. How did it end up with the pig?
Sitting on a cloud, King Huang Mei pondered his strategy. Abandoning Tang Monk was impossible. He had managed to steal Maitreya's treasure while he was away. If he returned empty-handed, wouldn't his trip be in vain?
"Yes, I should first trap Zhu Bajie with the golden pagoda, and then capture the Monkey King with the Human Seed Bag. This should do it!" After King Huang Mei thought of his plan, he stealthily observed, found a place to lie in ambush, and waited for the Monkey King and his companions to arrive.
He believed that ambushing a single pig should be a piece of cake.