CHAPTER 548: CHAPTER 486, THREE PURE ONES TEMPLE MASTER

Sun Wukong struggled in vain against the chains, lifting his head he urgently shouted, "Great Emperor, who exactly is my mother? Where is she?"

Bai Jin’s leisurely voice floated down from above, "Great Compassion Nuwa, has long transcended the Three Realms, She does not wish to see you, so you will not be able to find her. Sun Wukong, from now on, you must walk your path alone."

Bai Jin’s figure disappeared into the cave, Sun Wukong ceased his struggling, slowly landing on the stone pillar, his expression alternating between sorrow and joy, grinning foolishly.

I, Old Sun, was not born of nature alone, I, Old Sun, have a mother named Nuwa, I, Old Sun, also have an elder such as Emperor Gouchen. I... I am not someone without kin, but it seems I have disappointed them, what should I do now? What am I to do now? Should I lower my head and apologize? Wouldn’t that be a loss of face?

Sun Wukong fell into a dilemma within the cave.

Bai Jin walked out of the cave entrance and landed in front of the Three Pure Ones Temple nearby.

Moments later, the Eastern Three-headed Immortal Beasts flew over; a big-eyed tiger, a long-horned immortal deer, and a long-bearded white goat, each carrying a Taoist on their backs.

The three Spiritual Beasts descended from the Cloud Head, landing atop the mountain summit, and the Taoists dismounted, lining up to give a respectful bow and said in unison, "Xuan Tai Zi, Xuanyu Zi, Xuan Shangzi pay respects to the Vice Family Head!"

Bai Jin said with a smile, "Rise, all of you."

The three Daoists stood upright respectfully, Xuan Tai Zi asked, "Vice Family Head, for what purpose have you summoned us?"

Bai Jin said, "Beneath this mountain, a Demon King named Great Sage Equalling Heaven is suppressed. In the future, the Three Pure Ones Temple will be moved here. You three will recite the Taoist Scriptures every morning and evening to erode his aggressive spirit."

The Temple Master of the Three Pure Ones changed his expression, tasked with guarding a Demon King, and immediately replied in unison, "Understood!"

"I also punish him to copy the Tao Te Ching, Primordial Heavenly Scripture, and Tongtian Daoist Scripture ten thousand times each. You three will be the supervisors and inspectors, and not a single repetition can be missed."

The Three Pure Ancestors replied in unison, "Understood!" feeling a wave of bitterness in their hearts. To have a Demon King copy Scriptures, isn’t this making it difficult for us?

Bai Jin’s figure faded and disappeared from view.

The Three Pure Ones stood upright only then.

Xuan Tai Zi said leisurely, "The Vice Family Head has entrusted us with this weighty task, we must guard the Demon King without fail."

Xuanyu Zi nodded and said gravely, "Great Sage Equalling Heaven Sun Wukong, he has quite the reputation, yet we have never heard of him before. We need to find out about his past to better supervise him. Xuan Shangzi, this task is yours."

Xuan Shangzi said irritably, "Gathering information? Why make it so difficult when we can just ask him directly?" and strode towards the whirlpool.

Xuanyu Zi quickly called out, "Do not be reckless! Do not provoke the Demon King."

Xuan Shangzi, heedless, already reached the whirlpool and leaned over to gaze into it, taking in everything inside. Hm, it was just an ordinary-looking monkey.

Xuan Shangzi sat down cross-legged on a nearby lotus flower and called out with a smile, "Great Sage Equalling Heaven Sun Wukong!"

A voice, irritated, came from within the whirlpool, "Who’s this greenhorn Taoist calling out to Old Sun?"

Xuan Shangzi was unfazed, chuckling as he said, "I am Xuan Shangzi, the Shangqing Temple Master from the Taoist Temple of the Three Pure Ones, ordered to watch over you."

"Heh-heh, ordered to watch over Old Sun, and you’re not afraid Old Sun will flay and skin you when he gets out?"

"Not afraid!"

"By whose order?"

"By the order of Emperor Gouchen!"

Inside the mountain, Sun Wukong paused mid-sentence and stopped talking. Emperor Gouchen had come once again.

Xuan Taizi and Xuanyu Zi both drifted over.

Xuan Shangzi asked curiously, "I heard from the Great Emperor that you’re a Demon King known as the Great Sage Equalling Heaven. How did you come by this title? It sounds very domineering!"

"I fought for it, and the Jade Emperor conferred it upon me."

Xuan Shangzi exclaimed in surprise, "Then you must be very powerful. How were you captured? Did Emperor Gouchen personally take action?"

Inside the cave, the corners of Sun Wukong’s mouth twitched, and he said irritably, "No!"

"Was it the Law Enforcement Team?"

Law Enforcement Team? Images of figures standing before The Buddha, looking disdainfully over the world, immediately flashed in Sun Wukong’s mind. That must be them.

"No!"

"Then it must have been Wuzhiqi, the Great General of Gouchen Palace, right?"

"No!"

Xuan Shangzi asked in surprise, "Not even that? Could it have been Lady Shi Ji?

It surely couldn’t have been judicial celestials like Yang Jiao and Yang Jian, right?

The Great Sage Equalling Heaven must certainly be more powerful than judicial celestials."

Sun Wukong almost choked with indignation. Are you belittling me? Are Yang Jian and the others weak? He called out irritably, "It was a woman dressed in black. Are you done yet?"

Xuan Shangzi laughed heartily, "So it was Lady Shi Ji indeed. To have Lady Shi Ji move against you, Great Sage, you truly live up to your name."

Xuan Taizi and Xuanyu Zi both looked at Xuan Shangzi in surprise; he had actually managed to guess it.

Xuan Shangzi raised his eyebrows with a hint of pride. Simple, right? It’s not as complicated as you all think.

Xuanyu Zi snorted with cold laughter. If you’re so capable, why don’t you get him to copy the scriptures obediently? That’s the hardest part.

Xuan Shangzi looked at the swirling vortex and, after a moment of hesitation, ventured, "Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Emperor Gouchen has decreed that my two brothers and I shall supervise your copying of scriptures. Please, Great Sage, don’t make things difficult for us."

Inside the mountain, Sun Wukong’s eyes lit up. Emperor Gouchen is punishing me to copy scriptures again, doesn’t that mean Emperor Gouchen is still keeping an eye on me?

Sun Wukong scratched his ears and cheeks, excitedly calling out, "Bring them here, quickly get the paper and brush, I will start copying now. Haha~ I love copying scriptures the most, the more the better."

Above, by the pond, Xuan Taizi, Xuanyu Zi, and Xuan Shangzi looked at each other. Huh~ This demon is so cooperative? It’s not logical!

They had all prepared a host of threats and temptations, which now seemed unnecessary. They never expected a demon to enjoy copying scriptures.

Xuanyu Zi nodded in approval, "This shows that even the Great Sage Equalling Heaven harbors an aspiration for the way. No wonder Emperor Gouchen handed him over to us. With our careful guidance, we can surely lead the Great Sage onto the righteous path."

Both Xuan Taizi and Xuan Shangzi also nodded their heads, suddenly filled with fighting spirit. That’s right, this must be an implicit mission given by the great Vice Sect Hierarch, and we must strive to fulfill it.

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The Nine-layered Heaven Thunder Realm is one of the barriers separating the Heavenly Realm from the Earth Immortal Realm. As its name suggests, this realm is riddled with thunderbolts—streaking lightning bolts, branch-like tree patterns of lightning, roaming spherical thunder, and electromagnetically induced thunder manifesting in all sorts of thunder clouds. For an ordinary cultivator, this realm’s thunderbolts are a death sentence.

In this deadly realm, space suddenly became turbulent, creating a maelstrom of spatial turbulence, devouring all the nearby thunderbolts.

Bai Jin’s figure emerged from the spatial turbulence, shocked at the sight around her. This is the Thunder Realm. Her gaze grew more solemn. Someone could accurately force her out from the void; the one who came must at least have the cultivation of Quasi-Saint Perfection, one of the strongest in the Three Realms.