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Chapter 807 Laozi's Thoughts

The Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill in the game has the following effect: it grants the chosen one a life-saving hair buff for 300 seconds, triggering the resurrection effect related to the life-saving hair.

In the original story, Sun Wukong also obtained the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill from Laozi to revive the King of Wuji Kingdom.

He also tried to revive the ginseng fruit tree at Wuzhuang Temple using the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill, but he failed.

The Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill can only save people and demons, not immortal herbs and divine trees.

Laozi picked up a banana leaf fan, fanned himself slightly, and used it to cover the lower half of his face:

"Xiuwu, you must know that although my Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill can bring the dead back to life, under the watchful eyes of the Heavenly Court, the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill cannot save the life of someone whose six senses have been severed."

Clearly, Laozi misunderstood something. He thought that Hu Xiuwu was asking for the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill because Sun Wukong had lost his six senses and was now just a broken coffin.

I thought Hu Xiuwu was trying to revive Sun Wukong using the Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill.

But that's impossible. Sun Wukong touched upon the shared underlying interests of Mount Ling and the Heavenly Court, making him a rare figure whom both Mount Ling and the Heavenly Court wanted dead.

Sun Wukong's ideas inspired mortals to rebel against the rule of the Heavenly Court, and the faith in Mount Ling inspired them to rebel against the fate that the Heavenly Court had set for them.

Mortals no longer need to exhaust all their spiritual energy for the sake of Mount Ling and the Heavenly Court.

So Sun Wukong died.

He died completely, his soul was scattered, and even his six senses were removed, so there was no chance of resurrection.

With the Jade Emperor and Buddha personally overseeing the situation, even Laozi (the Supreme Lord Lao) could not have rescued Sun Wukong quietly.

Sun Wukong's rebellious thoughts, along with his physical body, completely disappeared.

The Three Realms remain peaceful and stable, and mortals still have to pay tribute to the Heavenly Court from birth to death.

Hu Xiuwu did not refute Laozi: "We have to give it a try. Surely Laozi can't not even have a gourd of Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pills?"

Laozi beckoned to the corner of the alchemy room, and a purple gourd flew over and landed right in front of Hu Xiuwu, hovering there.

"The Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill is specially used to cure the dead. It can be placed under the tongue of the deceased, or dissolved in dew. Sprinkle it on the broken coffin within the time it takes to burn an incense stick."

Hu Xiuwu put away the gourd of Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pills. These gourd pills were extremely precious; even the Eastern Emperor Taiyi only had one gourd of them back then.

When Sun Wukong asked him for it, he pushed Sun Wukong towards the Tushita Palace, telling him to go to Laozi himself to ask for the medicine.

Hu Xiuwu put away the pills, not in a hurry to leave. He looked around, his gaze sweeping freely over the pill room and over Laozi.

Laozi shook his robe and said helplessly, "Xiuwu, why aren't you leaving yet?"

Since Hu Xiuwu accepted the pills, they had reached an unspoken understanding. However, Laozi did not want to fall out with the Jade Emperor.

Although the Heaven of Separation can shield the Jade Emperor from his eyes and ears, the Jade Emperor is not a fool. If he cannot find Hu Xiuwu for a long time, he will naturally guess where Hu Xiuwu has gone and who is protecting him.

Hu Xiuwu pressed his advantage: "I've heard that Laozi is not only skilled in alchemy but also in crafting magical artifacts. I wonder if I could ask him for a magical artifact?"

"You have no shortage of weapons, and you also possess magical treasures that can dominate the three realms, so what kind of magical artifact do you want from me?"

Laozi guessed Hu Xiuwu's thoughts: someone who could be friends with that monkey must be a shameless person.

Hu Xiuwu said, “I have a white dragon for transportation. I heard that Laozi once gave Guanyin’s mount a purple-gold bell. I wonder if Laozi could also make a magic weapon for my mount.”

Lao Tzu flicked his whisk and said, "Very well."

"Bring me the Vajra Bracelet from my storehouse."

Laozi's words were light and airy, but they passed through the door and entered the ears of the Crane Immortal.

The Crane Immortal accepted the order, spread his wings, and flew away. Before long, he returned to the alchemy room, holding a bright, silver bracelet in his arms, which were transformed from black and white crane wings.

That was Laozi's Vajra Bracelet, worn on the nose of his mount, the Green Ox Demon, as a nose ring.

It could store countless magical treasures and weapons, and could also be used as a hidden weapon. Even Sun Wukong was beaten so badly that he was dizzy and bruised. However, Laozi also forged a Vajra Bracelet, which he would occasionally use, but he did not want to use a bull's nose ring.

In order to get rid of Hu Xiuwu, Laozi had no choice but to take out this Vajra Bracelet from his storeroom and give it to Hu Xiuwu.

He couldn't very well actually open a furnace and forge a new magic weapon for Hu Xiuwu.
Who knows how long Hu Xiuwu will linger in the Tushita Palace and how many magical treasures he will take a fancy to?

For some reason, Laozi suddenly felt empathy for the former Dragon King of the East Sea.
Back then, the Dragon King of the East Sea produced the Sea-Stabilizing Needle, and the Four Dragon Kings collected enough gold chainmail for that monkey. They must feel the same way he does today.

Get this jerk out of here right now!!!

"You're too kind." Hu Xiuwu said politely, but without hesitation, he snatched the Vajra Bracelet and put it into the Innate Demon Refining Tower.

After Hu Xiuwu accepted the Vajra Bracelet, Laozi began to dismiss him:
"Shugo should go. Even the Tushita Palace isn't always safe."

Hu Xiuwu's Chunzi Sword swept across the space beside him like tearing through a curtain, the sword flashing like light and disappearing into the deep crevice.

Then the curtain was drawn back, and the tunnel disappeared.

"pity."

Lao Tzu gazed at the void that had vanished without a trace, and murmured softly with a blank expression.

He also longed to keep Hu Xiuwu there and force him to reveal how he came from beyond the heavens.

However, his sword could even carve a passage in the most heavily guarded alchemy room of the Tushita Palace, allowing him to leave the Tushita Palace without the permission of Laozi.

Even Laozi (the Supreme Lord Lao) was not confident that he could keep him.

“He really made a name for himself.”

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At the East Heavenly Gate, a deep crack appeared, and Hu Xiuwu emerged from the crack, as if trying to leave the Heavenly Court through the East Heavenly Gate.

When the heavenly soldiers and generals guarding the East Heavenly Gate saw Hu Xiuwu, they were all so frightened that their hands and feet went limp. If it weren't for the strict heavenly rules that bound them, they would have abandoned their weapons and fled long ago.

Who dares to stop Hu Xiuwu, who has killed a string of great gods and is already renowned in the Heavenly Court?

The heavenly soldiers and generals quietly moved to both sides of the Heavenly Gate, hoping that Hu Xiuwu could leave the East Heavenly Gate directly, thus saving them from having to fight another battle.

However, Hu Xiuwu paid no attention to the actions and thoughts of the heavenly soldiers and generals; his mind was preoccupied with his conversation with Laozi.

He couldn't help but sigh.

Laozi may not be a heartless person, but he is not a kind and compassionate god either.

'He can't be my ally, and perhaps isn't my enemy now, but if I fall behind, I'm afraid he won't hold back.'

Hu Xiuwu did not trust Laozi.

He knew very well that if he fell behind and Laozi seized the opportunity, he would surely capture Hu Xiuwu in the Purple Gold Eight Trigrams Furnace and torture him to find a way to escape to Luo Fengtian.

'For now, we can only feign compliance with Laozi.'

As for the elixir and the Vajra Bracelet, Hu Xiuwu would never use them.

The Yin-Yang Two Qi Great Millstone in the Exquisite Realm of the Innate Demon Refining Tower can grind it into the original and purest spiritual essence.

Taking spiritual essence directly, even if it's less efficient than the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, at least avoids the hidden tricks Laozi left in his pills and magic treasures.

Moreover, the Dog's Domain also has pill recipes. With a massive amount of spiritual energy as raw materials, Hu Xiuwu can refine pills and magic weapons himself.

"Hu Xiuwu, surrender now!"

Just as Hu Xiuwu was about to leave the Heavenly Court through the East Heavenly Gate, he was stopped by a general, interrupting his thoughts.

He looked at you closely and smiled, "You're late!"