Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

Although Sun Wukong knew that what Zhu Bajie said made sense, he still felt uneasy.

After all, they can cause trouble whenever they want and leave unscathed whenever they want, which is a provocation to Sun Wukong.

He immediately raised the golden cudgel in his hand and drew a circle on the spot. Then he said to Tang Sanzang, "Master, the Daoist Celestial Venerable said that if we want to pass through Longevity Mountain, we need to go through ten tribulations."

"We're already in such a predicament, just from this dilemma. If things continue like this, even if we cross Longevity Mountain, we'll be exhausted."

"That's right. If the Buddhist sect makes any more moves, we might be manipulated by them. So we absolutely cannot go to Longevity Mountain like that."

"Please wait here for a moment. I'm going back to Flower Fruit Mountain to bring a few helpers. We must make the Chan Sect pay the price."

Tang Sanzang nodded to Sun Wukong, "Go quickly and come back quickly."

After saying this, Tang Sanzang stepped into the circle. Zhu Bajie and the others followed suit, all entering the circle drawn by Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong was relieved and headed towards Flower Fruit Mountain. Before long, he could see the outline of Flower Fruit Mountain.

Thinking back, it's been a while since I left Huaguo Mountain, and now that I'm home, I can't help but feel a little excited.

Sun Wukong had just landed on Flower Fruit Mountain when he was spotted by the monkeys guarding the mountain. Just as they were about to warn him, they saw that the person who came was their own king.

He rushed towards Sun Wukong, shouting, "The King is back! The King is back!"

In an instant, the entire Flower Fruit Mountain was completely bustling with activity. Countless monkeys emerged from the trees and forest, making a ruckus around Sun Wukong.

This inevitably brought an undisguised smile to Sun Wukong's lips. His face was filled with doting affection, as if he were looking at his own child.

Just then, three old monkeys walked over from a distance. They were clones of the Wuzhiqi Mountain monkey.

Seeing the three monkey clones approaching, Sun Wukong hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Brothers, during my absence, I am so grateful to you for taking care of these little monkeys."

The red-bottomed macaque clone shook his head with a smile and said, "We're all brothers, why be so formal? On the contrary, why are you back at Flower Fruit Mountain instead of going on the pilgrimage?"

Sun Wukong sighed and then recounted the whole story to his three monkey clones. The red-bottomed macaque clone was furious.

The Long-Armed Ape clone spoke directly, saying, "Little brother, I'll accompany you on this journey. If we encounter the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, we'll send them straight into reincarnation."

The Six-Eared Macaque clone shook his head and said, "This matter is far more complicated than it appears on the surface. Did the Chan Sect not anticipate that I would request reinforcements?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong frowned. "Brother, do you mean that the Chan Sect doesn't simply want to create difficulties for the Journey to the West, but has other motives?"

The Six-Eared Macaque's clone nodded and said, "After the Investiture of the Gods, the Chan Sect suffered a crushing defeat. In the end, it had no choice but to rely on the fortune of the Western Sect to maintain its lineage."

"The reason they're making such a big fuss now is probably to use our help so that those disciples of the Chan Sect on the Investiture of the Gods can be completely removed from it."

"It's even possible that they'll use this opportunity to recall the disciples of the Chan Sect within Buddhism. At the same time, they'll also try to divert some of Buddhism's fortune."

Upon hearing the words of the Six-Eared Macaque's clone, the monkeys were all stunned. They even quite agreed with the Six-Eared Macaque's clone's analysis.

Finally, the Red-Bottomed Macaque clone waved its hand at the mountain stream, creating towering waves that surged towards the four monkeys. When the waves subsided, the four monkeys were nowhere to be seen. They had already used the Great Dao's Water Law to head towards Azure Lotus Island.

Before long, the four monkeys appeared outside Qinglian Island. As soon as they stepped onto Qinglian Island, they saw Wuzhiqi, Yuan Hong, and Yuan Futong already standing below the mountain gate.

The three monkey clones transformed into three streams of light, flying directly into the bodies of Wuzhiqi and the other two. They had successfully returned to their original forms.

Then Wuzhiqi stepped forward and pulled Sun Wukong, saying, "Come on, let's go see our master together."

Sun Wukong nodded, and at the same time, he didn't forget to say, "Brothers, now that you've put away your clones, who will be in charge of Flower Fruit Mountain?"

Wuzhiqi smiled and said, "Now that the Chan Sect has played such a grand game, how can you defend Flower Fruit Mountain with just three clones?"

"After we have met our master, the three of us brothers will go to Flower Fruit Mountain in person. With the three of us guarding Flower Fruit Mountain, you can rest assured and go on your journey to retrieve the scriptures."

Sun Wukong was surprised that the three monkeys, Wuzhiqi, were preparing to descend upon Flower Fruit Mountain in their true forms. This delighted Sun Wukong, and he headed straight for the Taoist temple of Jade Cauldron Immortal.

Before long, Sun Wukong and his three monkey companions arrived at the Taoist temple of Master Yuding. Before Sun Wukong could speak, Master Yuding spoke.

"Wukong, I already know why you've come. I've already reported this to our master. Our master is waiting for you. Come with me to see him."

After saying that, he said to the three monkeys, Wuzhiqi, "Huaguo Mountain cannot be left unguarded, lest the three sects of Heaven take advantage of the situation. You should go to Huaguo Mountain immediately to take charge."

The three monkeys, Wuzhiqi and Wuzhiqi, simultaneously agreed and transformed into three streaks of light, heading towards Flower Fruit Mountain. Sun Wukong also followed Jade Cauldron Immortal to meet the Three Pure Ones.

Upon meeting the Three Pure Ones, Sun Wukong and Yu Ding Zhenren first paid their respects with great ceremony. Laozi waved his hand to help the master and disciple to their feet and said, "Wukong, take this with you."

"After returning to Longevity Mountain, if you encounter disciples of the Chan Sect blocking your way again, use this treasure to protect Tang Sanzang and the others. No matter how the disciples of the Chan Sect cause trouble, you do not need to interfere."

As he spoke, a streak of light flew from Laozi's hand and landed directly in Sun Wukong's hand. Sun Wukong looked closely and was greatly surprised; it turned out that Laozi had given him a Tai Chi diagram.

With the Taiji Diagram in hand, unless a sage intervenes, who could possibly harm them? This made Sun Wukong realize that the matter was probably far more complicated than he had imagined.

However, Sun Wukong didn't ask any further questions. Holding the Taiji Diagram, he bid farewell to the Three Pure Ones and headed directly towards Longevity Mountain.

Just as Sun Wukong left Qinglian Island, Laozi said, "Let's go see our master together."

Then the Three Pure Ones transformed into three streams of light and headed directly towards the Azure Lotus Palace.

When the Three Pure Ones stepped into the Azure Lotus Palace, Nuwa, Fuxi, and even Houtu had already arrived.

Just as the Three Pure Ones entered the Azure Lotus Palace, they saw the Queen Mother of the West and Ao Ping, Emperor Jun and Taiyi, and even the Styx Ancestor also stepping in.

At this point, all the direct disciples and nominal disciples of Qinglian Island had arrived. This was an extremely rare occurrence, unless Chen Xuan was giving a sermon.

This was not the time for Chen Xuan to preach, yet all the disciples of Qinglian Island had actually gathered. This inevitably puzzled everyone present. (End of Chapter)