From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 337 Go, steal a ginseng fruit for your old man.

Returning to the Flowing Sand River from the Underworld, Ao Qian felt as if he had accomplished a tremendous task, and his whole being relaxed.

Monkey, you asked me to connect the underworld and the netherworld. I did the job, but I can't guarantee how well it will turn out, and he's confident he did a good job.

Because scheming against Ksitigarbha is definitely not something that can be done in a short time, nor is it something that can be done during the time of Journey to the West. After all, let alone Journey to the West, even in his previous life, Ksitigarbha had not yet become a Buddha, had he?

This should be a game-changer for the future; what he's doing now is just a casual move he's made beforehand.

But this is the only time to do this kind of thing.

After all, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's strength is undeniable. Although he may not be able to calculate the affairs of the Three Realms as clearly as Tathagata, he would definitely notice any slight disturbance related to his future enlightenment. It is precisely because the Journey to the West project is of great importance and involves a great calamity of heaven and earth that the secrets of heaven are in chaos during this period, giving the monkey and him the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

As for how long he could keep it a secret, that was beyond his control.

"Damn it, this godforsaken place doesn't even have a fish. My life as the Dragon King is so pathetic."

Back in the mortal world of the Flowing Sand River, looking at the devastated riverbed, Ao Qian's mood soared once again.

There was no way around it, because the Flowing Sand River was a weak water, nothing could float on it. Even a drifting reed would sink to the ground. Therefore, the riverbed was filled with all sorts of things: bones, all kinds of corpses, some of which had already turned into bones, and some were in the process of rotting. Besides the corpses, there were also trees, boats, and other debris that could be blown into the air by the wind and then drifted to the bottom of the river...

In short, if you can think of it, you can find it.

The entire riverbed looked like a garbage dump.

Fortunately, the river is wide and deep enough, giving him enough room to roam.

After searching the riverbed, he finally found a suitable place. Just as he was about to take action, a thought struck him, and he sat down cross-legged, his consciousness drifting into a dream.

Supernatural powers, marriage dreams.

The dream space, seemingly influenced by the dream's owner, was desolate and bleak.

Upon entering the dream, the first thing Ao Qian saw was a figure wandering aimlessly in a desolate wilderness. Ao Qian raised an eyebrow and kicked him.

"You wretched child! Instead of protecting Tang Sanzang on his journey to the West, you dare to sleep! How can you even sleep?!"

A thunderous shout rang in her ears, but Tuojie was not alarmed but delighted. "Father, Father, is it really you?!"

Ao Qian snorted coldly, staring at him coldly, and said, "What exactly happened to make you look like this?!"

"Father, something terrible has happened! Master, Master has been captured! Eldest Brother, Eldest Brother has escaped!"

Once she was certain that the person in front of her was indeed her father, and not someone she had imagined, Tuo Jie hurriedly said, her tone extremely pitiful.

After listening for a few moments, Ao Qian understood.

In fact, not only was his master arrested, but he was also arrested.

After crossing the Flowing Sand River, the five travelers on their westward journey were complete. They continued westward, first encountering the Four Sages testing their Zen minds, which went relatively easily. However, trouble arose after they reached the Wuzhuang Temple. The plot was largely the same as in the original story: the monkey had knocked down the ginseng fruit tree, and Zhen Yuanzi had captured the entire group. However, unlike the original, Zhen Yuanzi not only beat the monkey but also thoroughly thrashed all four disciples. Tuo Jie, covered in bruises and weeping, was in despair when he drifted into a dream…

"You wretched child!" Ao Qian roared in fury, unleashing a flurry of punches and kicks on Tuo Jie. "So that's why your aura has improved so much! You stole the ginseng fruit, huh? You didn't think of your old man when you were eating the fruit, but now that you've been beaten up, you're trying to drag your old man into this mess..."

He beat him again to vent his anger before letting Tuo Jie go, cursing, "You wretched child, you've already eaten the ginseng fruit, what else is there to worry about? If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up, and with the monkey around, what are you afraid of? It's just a few lashes, right? A few lashes for a ginseng fruit, such a good business, what are you complaining about?"

"I, I, I..."

"What am I?"

"I've become an immortal," Tuo Jie said with a wry smile.

The story originally followed a similar trajectory to the original novel, except that the four disciples have now become five. Apart from Tang Monk, who is a mortal, three of the other four have already become immortals and were once high-ranking and powerful figures in the Heavenly Court. Only Tuo Jie, who seems to have decent combat strength and is quite proactive, is not an immortal.

When they arrived at Wuzhuang Temple, they ate a ginseng fruit and, lo and behold, they became immortals!
What's most baffling is that because they stayed in Wuzhuang Temple, which was Zhen Yuanzi's Daoist temple, they didn't have to undergo the tribulation to become immortals. They smoothly achieved immortality and became true immortals.

This wretched child, having such a wonderful thing, doesn't even think of his father; he's truly an unfilial wretch.

Now it's even coming into my dreams to cry to me, who the hell am I supposed to cry to?

However, it was the fact that eating a ginseng fruit and becoming an immortal spurred Zhenyuan Daxian to capture the master and his disciples, and then beat them all except for Tang Sanzang.

Zhenyuan Daxian must be quite annoyed. After all, in the original story, the White Dragon Horse didn't eat the ginseng fruit. Now that the White Dragon Horse is gone, there's Tuojie who stole one and ate another at the banquet later. It's like he paid the price with two more ginseng fruits. These fruits only grow in 30 every 10,000 years. He himself couldn't bear to eat them. It's clear that he's really made a huge sacrifice for this journey to the West.

After beating Tuo Jie to vent his anger, Ao Qian said, "I told you long ago that you should just listen to your senior brother along the way. How did you end up with that bastard Tianpeng? Also, let me ask you, I heard that you are ranked fourth among the five of you, shouldn't you be second?"

Tuo Jie looked at Ao Qian with a helpless expression.

"Father, I don't have that ability. My three senior brothers have increasingly powerful backgrounds, and I can't defeat any of them!"

Indeed, he didn't realize it when he was in Jinghe. He thought he was quite strong and could fight the West Sea Dragon Prince Moang to a standstill. But after traveling with Tang Monk, he didn't meet many people, but his knowledge increased significantly. He encountered people like the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Marshal Tianpeng, and General Curtain-Rolling, all of whom were much stronger than him. After a brief exchange, he realized their strength and dared not be arrogant anymore. Therefore, his seniority dropped all the way down to the fourth.

"You useless thing." Ao Qian curled his lip and looked at him, saying, "Then what did you mean by calling out 'Father' in your dream today? Did you want me to save you?!"

"Father, I really can't take it anymore. That Zhenyuan Daxian is too vicious. The whip lashes my body, the pain is deep in my bones, and my soul is about to be shattered. And it's not just today, there will be another whipping tomorrow. If this continues, let alone the Western Paradise, I'm afraid I won't even be able to leave this Wuzhuang Temple!"

Although I became an immortal, it was precisely because I became an immortal that I realized how weak I was!
Faced with a powerful figure like Zhen Yuanzi, he had absolutely no chance of resistance.

"Vicious? You wretched thing! This is the sacred ground of Zhenyuan Daxian! How dare you speak ill of him like this in his sacred ground? Didn't people hear you before?!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a cracking sound was heard, and a whip shadow fell from the sky, striking Tuo Jie hard.

what! ! !
Tuo Jie let out a shrill scream and disappeared.

(End of this chapter)