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

Manjushri Bodhisattva turned and left, but instead of returning to the Great Thunder Temple on Mount Ling in the West, he went directly back to the Wuzhuang Temple on Mount Wanshou.

Before Manjushri Bodhisattva even had to speak, Zhenyuan Daxian already knew what had happened. He was currently looking at Qingxu Daode Zhenjun in front of him.

At this moment, the Pure Void Moral True Lord was also in a dilemma. After all, he never dreamed that this pilgrimage team would be so stubborn. Now it had become a case of inviting a god is easy, but sending him away is difficult.

Suddenly, the Pure Void Moral True Lord remembered the Heavenly Dao Banner hanging above Longevity Mountain. He spoke directly to Zhenyuan Great Immortal.

"Although Sun Wukong borrowed the Taiji Diagram, he didn't have time to refine it. At most, he could only unleash 20-30% of its power."

"If the teacher uses this Heavenly Dao Banner to attack the Taiji Diagram, he should be able to break through its defenses. Then we can have Senior Brother Manjushri plead for them."

"Then the teacher invited them to Wuzhuang Temple to entertain them, and then devised a plan for the monkey to knock down the ginseng fruit tree. Everything then returned to normal."

When Zhenyuan Daxian heard that Qingxu Daode Zhenjun was actually planning to have Sun Wukong destroy the Ginseng Fruit Tree, his face instantly turned extremely gloomy.

After all, what did this ginseng fruit tree represent? Which disciple of the Chan Sect did not know? Back then, when Daoist Duobao forcibly cut off a large section of its branches, it had already damaged its essence.

If it weren't for Zhen Yuanzi, who nurtured it through countless eons, this ginseng fruit tree would have long lost its renown and become an extremely ordinary innate spiritual root.

Now that they've finally regained their original state, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun has come up with such a terrible idea again. How could Zhenyuan Daxian not be furious?

However, before Zhenyuan Daxian could speak, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun directly said, "Master, the ginseng fruit tree that disciple mentioned is fake; it can be disguised with just a branch."

This calmed Zhenyuan Daxian's anger, and he realized that Qingxu Daode Zhenjun's method was indeed feasible.

He immediately pointed directly into the void, retrieving the Heavenly Dao Banner from above Longevity Mountain. As the Heavenly Dao Banner was retrieved, the previously concealed heavenly secrets instantly became clear.

The Kunlun Mirror, which had been black for some time, now showed the situation of Tang Sanzang and his disciples again.

Just then, the Heavenly Dao Banner flew directly from Longevity Mountain. Chains of laws extended from the Heavenly Dao Banner, heading straight for the Golden Bridge.

As the two forces collided, the Tai Chi diagram transformed into a stream of light and flew into Sun Wukong's arms. At the same time, Guang Chengzi and other disciples of the Chan Sect had already gathered around.

Fortunately, Manjushri Bodhisattva descended from the heavens at this moment, thus averting a major battle. And as planned, he invited Sun Wukong and his companions to the Wuzhuang Temple.

Little did they know, Sun Wukong already knew everything. He was merely cooperating with Zhenyuan Daxian and acting as a puppet for Manjushri Bodhisattva.

The reason why Sun Wukong knew all this was because he sensed something was amiss after Manjushri Bodhisattva left.

That was because they secretly plucked a monkey hair, turned it into a speck of dust, and followed Manjushri Bodhisattva. Therefore, they naturally knew about their scheme.

Why didn't Zhenyuan Daxian notice Sun Wukong's little trick? It's because the monkey hair Sun Wukong plucked wasn't an ordinary monkey hair from his body.

It was given to him by Jade Cauldron Immortal when he returned to Qinglian Island. It was refined by Primordial Heavenly Venerable using the methods of a sage in the Yin-Yang Five Elements Furnace, with the help of the hidden laws of the Great Dao.

The purpose was to ensure that Sun Wukong could see through the enemy's schemes at crucial moments, so as to prevent him from being outmaneuvered by those cunning old devils from the Chan Sect.

So Sun Wukong had already made up his mind: You wanted to trick me with a fake ginseng fruit tree, right? Today, I'll make your act real and knock down your real ginseng fruit tree.

So at this moment, Sun Wukong had already used the monkey hair to find the real ginseng fruit tree. He was just waiting for the other party to lure him to knock down the fake ginseng fruit tree, and then he would put on a real show. During the banquet, there were delicacies from land and sea, and divine fruits and wines, all dazzling in their variety. Pigsy stared wide-eyed, constantly swallowing his saliva, but Gao Cuilan pinched his thigh hard under the table, so he had to pretend to be dignified.

After several rounds of drinks, Zhenyuan Daxian ordered someone to bring a ginseng fruit and presented it directly to Tang Sanzang.

Then he said, "This ginseng fruit of mine is a spiritual root of heaven and earth. It blossoms once every three thousand years, bears fruit once every three thousand years, and takes another three thousand years to ripen. It takes nine thousand years to produce just a few fruits."

"I should have given one to each of you fellow Daoists so you could have a taste. But this fruit is too precious, so I can only ask the Holy Monk to enjoy it."

Seeing Zhenyuan Daxian putting on a show, Sun Wukong chuckled to himself, "The show is about to begin."

Meanwhile, Pigsy was already drooling with envy, muttering to himself, "Good fruit, good fruit. It's a pity I, Pigsy, don't have the chance to taste it."

Just then, Manjushri Bodhisattva rose to take his leave. He also instructed Tang Sanzang to rest for a day at Longevity Mountain and then set off immediately.

Zhenyuan Daxian then spoke directly, saying, "Today, I also need to meet with the Tathagata, so I will go to the Great Thunder Temple with Bodhisattva Samantabhadra."

He then instructed his disciples to return to their respective temples, leaving only Qingfeng and Mingyue to entertain Tang Sanzang and his disciples. He then traveled with Manjushri Bodhisattva towards the Great Thunderclap Temple on Mount Ling.

In the blink of an eye, only the pilgrimage team and two guard boys remained in the Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain.

Pigsy rubbed his hands together and said, "Master, look how good these fruits are! Let me pick a couple to try."

Sun Wukong also said with a smile, "Master, since the master is not here, I, Old Sun, will go and pick a few to try."

Having said that, Sun Wukong immediately concealed himself and soon arrived at the Ginseng Fruit Garden. With a quick scan, he saw through the fruit tree and realized it was just a branch.

However, Sun Wukong didn't say anything, but instead picked a few ginseng fruits to take back and share with his fellow disciples.

Zhenyuan Daxian and Manjushri Bodhisattva, who were secretly observing, saw that Sun Wukong had indeed stolen the ginseng fruit. They couldn't help but feel secretly pleased, thinking that their plan had succeeded.

After Sun Wukong returned to his lodging with a few ginseng fruits, he shared them with Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing.

But the moment the fruit entered her mouth, she tasted incredibly bitter. It had absolutely no flavor whatsoever that a primordial spiritual fruit should have.

Pigsy immediately said, "Brother Monkey, we've been tricked. The ginseng fruit you picked is fake."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong flew into a rage, threw the half-ginseng fruit in his hand on the ground, and stomped on it.

"You actually dared to fool me, Old Sun! Today, I'll knock down your fake ginseng fruit tree so you can stop fooling others in the future."

After saying this, he picked up his golden cudgel and headed towards the fake ginseng fruit tree. Little did he know that Sun Wukong's avatar had already moved towards the real ginseng fruit tree.

Furthermore, the clone and the main body attacked simultaneously, knocking down both the real and fake ginseng fruit trees at the same time.

The only difference is that the fake one was destroyed and then ignored, while the real one was directly absorbed into the Taiji Diagram by Sun Wukong. (End of Chapter)