Now he also knew that the Emperor had bestowed this magical treasure upon him to atoning for his sins, and to descend to the mortal realm privately was a grave offense!
Taibai Jinxing then patted Kui Mulang on the shoulder and left!
In fact, originally, Sun Wukong should have been angered away, and upon arriving at Baoxiang Kingdom, Tang Sanzang would have been transformed into a demon by the Yellow Robe Monster, and only then would he have sought out Sun Wukong!
However, due to the intervention of the three religions, other tribulations had already changed. Now, the Yellow Robe Monster possessed the Xuan Yuan Kong Shui Banner, one of the Five Directional Banners. Although his cultivation was only at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, not yet Da Luo, with a supreme-grade innate spiritual treasure, dealing with the monkey was effortless!
Thus, Tang Sanzang and his disciples arrived at Baoxiang Kingdom to exchange their travel documents!
During this time, Tang Sanzang noticed that the King of Baoxiang Kingdom seemed to have a hidden sorrow, so he inquired. It turned out that his daughter had been abducted by a demon thirteen years ago. He had been longing for her day and night, leading to his current frail health!
Since they had encountered this situation, Tang Sanzang looked at Sun Wukong standing nearby!
Sun Wukong spread his hands and said, "Perhaps it's some mountain demon, but it's been thirteen years, alas, I'm afraid..."
Tang Sanzang chanted a Buddhist mantra and still said, "Wukong, Bajie, why don't you two go and take a look!"
Sun Wukong nodded, and with Bajie, he left the royal palace and flew towards the mountains! Upon arriving at Boyue Cave on Wanzishan Mountain, they finally found traces!
Therefore, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie put their heads together and directly went to issue a challenge!
Kui Mulang, also known as the Yellow Robe Monster, was in his cave dwelling. He was helpless, not expecting the monkey to arrive so quickly!
He walked out of the cave dwelling, and not only was the monkey there, but also the former Marshal Tianpeng!
"Bold demon, return the Princess of Baoxiang Kingdom at once!" Sun Wukong saw that, indeed, this was someone he could handle, especially since the demon's cultivation was not high and he could defeat him, so he directly berated him!
The Yellow Robe Monster glanced at Sun Wukong and said, "I wondered who it was, but it's the Bi Ma Wen. Aren't you supposed to be on your way to the West to fetch scriptures? Why are you meddling in other people's business?"
Sun Wukong immediately bared his teeth. "You impudent fellow, you have no idea of your own cultivation level and dare to mock me, Old Sun? You're asking for a beating!"
Zhu Bajie, on the other hand, was happy to watch the show from the sidelines. This demon was easy to deal with, as long as he wasn't a celestial being from the three religions,呵呵, everything else could be discussed!
So, Sun Wukong raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang and struck!
The Yellow Robe Monster let out a cold sneer and also drew his weapon. After a few exchanges with Sun Wukong, he was no match for him due to his limited cultivation. He immediately took out a small banner!
The moment the small banner was revealed, Zhu Bajie's eyes widened. "Damn it all, is the journey to the West this dangerous? A mere mountain demon actually possesses one of the Five Directional Banners? This is a supreme-grade innate spiritual treasure!"
Had he misread it? No, it was indeed one of the Five Directional Banners! Without a second thought, Zhu Bajie turned and fled, shouting, "Brother Monkey, the wind is picking up, let's get out of here!"
Sun Wukong was startled and quickly summoned his Banana Leaf Fan, fanning it towards the demon!
However, a circle of water-blue lotuses surged around the Yellow Robe Monster, directly shielding him. Even the Banana Leaf Fan was useless against it!
Sun Wukong knew then that this demon was not simple!
As expected, the Yellow Robe Monster waved his small banner, and streaks of water-blue energy shot towards Sun Wukong!
Sun Wukong was already fleeing, but even so, he was hit by several bursts of energy. If it weren't for the Divine Protection Pearl, he would have been in a much worse state!
As for Zhu Bajie, he had fled at the very first moment!
"This Banana Leaf Fan is not bad!" The Yellow Robe Monster picked up the Banana Leaf Fan, smiled, and put it into his embrace!
Indeed, Sun Wukong had fled quickly, but he had dropped his Banana Leaf Fan, which now belonged to the Yellow Robe Monster!
Sun Wukong was very annoyed at this moment; his only offensive spirit treasure was lost!
Zhu Bajie also felt a pang of regret, saying, "Brother Monkey, this demon is not simple. You must know that it's one of the Five Directional Banners, a supreme-grade innate spiritual treasure! A mountain demon would definitely not have something like that!"
Sun Wukong rolled his eyes. Did he not know that even a pig could tell?
A mountain demon possessing such a powerful spiritual treasure? That would be a ghost!
"Idiot, since you know about the Five Directional Banners, tell me, do you recognize the one from just now?" Sun Wukong asked!
There was no other way; Zhu Bajie, after all, had been the Grand Marshal Tianpeng in the Heavenly Court, so it was normal for him to know more!
"Brother Monkey, the Five Directional Banners are incredibly powerful. Legend has it that they were formed from the five leaves of the Chaotic Green Lotus when chaos had not yet separated. They represent the five directions and are also called the Five Directional Banners. They are all capable of both offense and defense, and they are respectively named: the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, the Eastern Azure Lotus Precious Color Banner, the Southern Earth Fire Banner, the Western Pure Cloud Realm Banner, and the Northern Xuan Yuan Kong Shui Banner!" Zhu Bajie said immediately!
He then pondered for a moment before saying, "What the demon used just now should be the Northern Xuan Yuan Kong Shui Banner. Legend has it that this banner belonged to Yuanshi Tianzun!"
"Yuanshi Tianzun! Could this demon be a disciple of Tianzun? Impossible! I heard that Tianzun dislikes demons the most!" Sun Wukong said, blinking his eyes!
Zhu Bajie shrugged. He knew this as well, but the fact remained that the demon was holding Tianzun's banner!
"This is a supreme-grade innate spiritual treasure. We definitely cannot deal with it, and that spiritual treasure is very special, combining offense and defense. Unless we can borrow an innate supreme treasure, it's all nonsense!" Zhu Bajie said directly!
Sun Wukong pondered for a moment and said, "I'll go to the Heavenly Court for a visit. There are quite a few disciples of Tianzun there, and perhaps they'll know what's going on!"
Zhu Bajie nodded, and while he returned to Baoxiang Kingdom, Sun Wukong flew to the Heavenly Court in a somersault cloud!
At this moment, the Yellow Robe Monster also made a move. Following Zhu Bajie, he arrived at Baoxiang Kingdom and transformed into a young scholar. He claimed that Tang Sanzang was a demon and that his disciples were even more monstrous.
Zhu Bajie, unable to defeat the Yellow Robe Monster, was eventually swept away by the Five Directional Banners and taken to an unknown location!
Then, the Yellow Robe Monster cast a spell and directly transformed Tang Sanzang into a tiger demon!
With a laugh, he then departed!
The King of Baoxiang Kingdom was also greatly alarmed and ordered his men to imprison the tiger demon that Tang Sanzang had become in an iron cage!
Sun Wukong was not yet aware of these events. He was already in the Heavenly Court and had found the Southern Pole Immortal. There was no other way; this immortal was a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, so he had to seek him out for an explanation!
"Immortal, tell me what's going on! How did Tianzun's Xuan Yuan Kong Shui Banner fall into the hands of a demon? Are you from the Chan Sect intentionally allowing demons to block the way? Trying to harm my master? If you don't explain, I'll report you!" Sun Wukong came forward with a righteous air. Indeed, at this moment, he, Sun Wukong, had the moral high ground!
The Southern Pole Immortal was speechless. He knew about the Northern Xuan Yuan Kong Shui Banner, but as for why it appeared in the hands of a demon, truthfully, he did not know. This was because he had not attended court recently and was unaware of the decisions made by Di Xin and others!
"Great Sage, don't be anxious. Tell me about that demon, what are its characteristics?" the Southern Pole Immortal asked!
"What other characteristics? I don't care about those. You are a disciple of Tianzun, yet you condone a demon descending to the mortal realm. If you don't resolve this for me, I'll report you to the Jade Emperor!" Sun Wukong snorted!
The Southern Pole Immortal was helpless and said, "Great Sage, how about this: I'll accompany you down to the mortal realm for a visit, to see what the situation is like!"