At this moment, Tang Monk and his disciples were on their way to the West to retrieve Buddhist scriptures!
After passing Mount Wanshou, they all breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the matter was resolved!
Zhu Bajie cast a resentful glance at Monkey. This ignorant country bumpkin monkey had actually pushed down the fruit tree! Wasn't that asking for trouble? Fortunately, they had gotten through it safely this time!
Monkey chuckled sheepishly, knowing he had implicated everyone. He said with a smile, "I'll go ahead and find some alms!"
With that, he vanished in a flash!
"Alright, Bajie, don't look at Wukong like that. If you hadn't instigated Wukong to steal the ginseng fruit, there wouldn't have been so much trouble!" Tang Monk sighed, knowing exactly what had happened. His second disciple was quite gluttonous!
Bajie grumbled a bit and said no more, as they hadn't suffered too much this time. At least Zhen Yuanzi had only whipped Sun Wukong, and the others were unharmed. They had even eaten ginseng fruit, which was already very good!
Before long, Sun Wukong returned, carrying a branch on his shoulder laden with wild fruits. In his arms, he held the alms he had collected, meant for Tang Monk!
Seeing the delicious food, Zhu Bajie stopped complaining and began to call out "Brother Monkey, Brother Monkey!"
So, after eating their fill, the four masters and disciples continued their journey!
Gradually, they arrived at a mountain range emanating powerful malevolent energy. Sun Wukong's expression turned solemn. "Master, there's a strong malevolent energy ahead!"
Zhu Bajie was startled. Malevolent energy? He looked closely and indeed felt something unusual!
Tang Monk, not understanding what malevolent energy was, asked, "Wukong, can we proceed?"
Sun Wukong thought for a moment and said, "Master, you all stay here and don't move. I'll draw a circle for you, and I'll go and investigate first!"
Saying this, Sun Wukong took out his Golden Cudgel from his ear and drew a large circle at their feet. Then he said, "Master, I'm going now. Absolutely do not step out of this circle!"
Zhu Bajie glanced at it and marveled, "Amazing! This monkey actually has such skills. There's a layer of spiritual power outside this circle. Ordinary mountain spirits and wild monsters probably won't be able to get close!"
At this moment, Sun Wukong had already flown to the sky above the mountain range. However, the malevolent energy was too dense for him to see anything clearly. He could only descend from his cloud and saw a group of small demons gathered within. It turned out that the malevolent energy was obscuring the demonic aura here!
Sun Wukong did not alert them. Instead, he transformed himself into a fly and flew over!
"Why hasn't this monk from the Eastern Land arrived yet? I heard that eating his flesh can grant eternal life!" a small demon said!
"Yes, we approached Mount Wanshou and heard there was ginseng fruit there. Eating one can also grant eternal life!" another small demon chimed in!
"Heh heh, how can Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi be easily provoked? It's better to capture Tang Monk, and we'll attain eternal life!" the first small demon laughed!
Hearing this, Sun Wukong knew that these demons were after them!
He glanced at the cave deep within the mountain but did not fly over. Instead, he retreated!
When he saw Tang Monk and the others still within the circle, Sun Wukong reappeared and said, "Master, not only is there malevolent energy ahead, but there are also some demons hiding within. Their target is us. Therefore, Master, you stay here and don't move. Bajie and I will go and deal with them!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Monk nodded. "Wukong, Bajie, be careful!"
Zhu Bajie was extremely unwilling but had no choice but to carry his Nine-Toothed Rake and go out!
"Brother Monkey, do you know the origin of these demons?" Zhu Bajie asked!
Sun Wukong shook his head, having not gathered any useful information!
Zhu Bajie said, "Let's summon the Earth God and ask him!"
Sun Wukong thought this was a good idea, so he stomped his foot. Instantly, an Earth God popped out. Seeing Sun Wukong, he bowed and said, "Greetings, Great Sage!" As for Zhu Bajie, he was sorry, he really didn't recognize him!
"Earth God, tell me what's going on ahead?" Sun Wukong pointed forward and asked!
The Earth God revealed deep fear. "Great Sage, this humble one doesn't know either. It's as if they appeared suddenly. However, I do know a little about some of the demons inside!"
Sun Wukong asked, "Tell me!"
"It is said that a King of Five Colors has arrived inside. This person is incredibly powerful, and this boundless malevolent energy was created by him! The nearby demon tribes are all under his command!" the Earth God quickly said!
"King of Five Colors?" Both Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie were baffled. This moniker revealed no useful information!
"You may go!" Sun Wukong waved his hand, and the Earth God quickly scurried away!
"Idiot, let's go and meet this King of Five Colors!" Sun Wukong said!
Zhu Bajie felt a bit uneasy. This malevolent energy was something formidable. Could it be something with a powerful background? He quickly said, "Brother Monkey, let's be cautious. Don't you know transformation spells? Go into the cave and take a look!"
Sun Wukong sighed, "The main thing is that the cave seems to have a formation, and I can't get in!"
"There's a formation too?" Zhu Bajie's voice rose a notch. This definitely had a powerful background! Not some country bumpkin demon!
Indeed, Sun Wukong had taken a distant look at that time and knew it wasn't simple, which was why he hadn't flown over directly!
"Let's observe the situation first!" Sun Wukong said!
Zhu Bajie was speechless. You're truly reckless!
So, the two entered the malevolent energy. The small demons also discovered them and immediately rushed over, surrounding them. One of them even said, "Which mountain's demon are you?"
After all, a monkey spirit and a pig spirit were clearly demons!
Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie's faces darkened. Sun Wukong directly pulled out his Golden Cudgel and smashed it over, deciding to fight first!
How could that small demon be Sun Wukong's match? He was directly beaten to death with one blow!
Seeing a small demon die, the other small demons became somewhat flustered. The lead demon immediately said, "Quick, go and invite the King!"
Quite a few demons had already gone to find the King of Five Colors!
Soon, a man completely covered in colorful hues walked out, with four precious swords on his back. Not only that, but he also seemed to be holding a hammer-like object in his hand!
"I was wondering who dared to cause trouble on my mountain. So it's the famous Royal Horse Stablehand! Haha!" the man said with a wild laugh!
Sun Wukong immediately used his Fiery Eyes of Truth, but he couldn't see the demon's true form, as if it were shrouded in a ball of colorful light!
Zhu Bajie raised an eyebrow. Such intense malevolent energy, four swords behind him, and that lightning-flashing hammer... it felt familiar!
King of Five Colors? Oh my, this moniker reminded him of someone, the foremost figure of the Jie sect, Kong Xuan! But this person was clearly not Kong Xuan. Zhu Bajie was somewhat flustered. He hadn't heard of Kong Xuan having any successors or disciples. Could his luck be so bad? Did he just want to retrieve scriptures, and it had to be this difficult?