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Chapter 9: The Ruthlessness of Immortals and Gods, and the Karma with Pigsy!

The next day.

Niu Jun bid farewell to his wife, left a divine avatar in Niujia Village, and then flew off towards the Southern Continent.

He planned to go to Five Elements Mountain first to visit his sworn brother, Sun Wukong.

It wasn't that Niu Jun hadn't considered rescuing Sun Wukong directly, but rather that he could only dream about it; he simply didn't have the ability to do so.

Although the Buddha Shakyamuni attained enlightenment relatively late, in the current era, it was only a little over 40,000 years ago.

However, his cultivation level was genuine; he was a true Taiyi Golden Immortal, capable of transcending the entire cycle of reincarnation in the Journey to the West universe, just like the Jade Emperor and the Three Pure Ones.

His methods were beyond Niu Jun's comprehension.

Therefore, Niu Jun's trip to the Five Elements Mountain was not about rescuing the monkey, but rather about getting a close look at the golden seal left by the Buddha on the Five Elements Mountain and comprehending the power of the Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Then, I casually visited the monkeys.

Furthermore, judging by the timeline, General Curtain-Rolling and Marshal Tianpeng have already been demoted to the mortal realm, becoming the Sand Demon and the Pig Demon, respectively.

Therefore, Niu Jun planned to meet these two people on his way to Wuxing Mountain.

Especially Zhu Bajie.

There is a considerable karmic debt between the previous incarnation and Zhu Bajie that needs to be settled.

The reason was that the Heavenly Court's immortals and gods, led by Marshal Tianpeng and the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, were chasing after the former self. The former self had nowhere to go in heaven or earth, and could not even maintain his human form. He could only transform into his original form and escape to Xiniu Hezhou to hide.

Of course, the former Bull Demon King is the former Bull Demon King, and Niu Jun is Niu Jun; the two should not be confused.

Niu Jun could not possibly take on the karmic grudges between his predecessor and the Heavenly Gods and Immortals such as Zhu Bajie.

If you really want to be grateful, he should thank Zhu Bajie and the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, among other celestial beings.

If they hadn't beaten the Bull Demon King so badly that he was on the verge of death...

For Niu Jun to successfully possess the body of the Bull Demon King is not an easy task. He might even be devoured by the Bull Demon King and have his soul refined into the Enlightenment Mirror.

Therefore, his purpose in seeking out Zhu Bajie this time was not to avenge his predecessor, but to strike first and kill Zhu Bajie before he could recover his strength.

Instead, they were prepared to properly settle the cause and effect between the two.

Repay kindness with kindness and revenge with hatred.

First, he beat Pigsy up to a good beating, thus avenging his predecessor's being chased and killed by Pigsy and his men.

Then, properly treat Zhu Bajie, give him some rare and precious herbs to restore his strength, and settle the debt of gratitude Zhu Bajie has shown him.

By repaying kindness with kindness and revenge with revenge, one can surely settle the karmic debt between oneself and Pigsy.

"Perhaps, in the original story, after hearing that Tianpeng had been banished to the mortal realm, the Bull Demon King had tried to harm Zhu Bajie, wanting to avenge himself for being hunted down by Tianpeng."

"If it weren't for that, when Tang Sanzang and his disciples passed through the Flaming Mountains, Zhu Bajie wouldn't have been so ruthless after seeing the Bull Demon King, or even killed the Jade-Faced Fox directly."

"Following this line of thought, when the Bull Demon King went to Yunzhan Cave on Fuling Mountain to find Pigsy, he definitely intended to do something ruthless to Pigsy."

Thinking of this, Niu Jun frowned slightly, feeling a pang of unease.

After all, the Bull Demon King in his previous life was not a kind and merciful demon. If he really wanted to take revenge on Pigsy, he would definitely aim to kill Pigsy.

As a result, despite being far weaker than his predecessor, Pigsy managed to escape with his life and, in the battle at Moyun Cave on Mount Jilei, ruthlessly killed the Bull Demon King's concubine, the Jade-Faced Fox.

This made Niu Jun think more deeply.

He strongly suspected that his predecessor had failed to eliminate Zhu Bajie earlier because someone from Heaven or Buddhism was secretly protecting him. As for Zhu Bajie's ruthless killing of his predecessor's concubine, the Jade-Faced Fox, it was malicious revenge against the Bull Demon King.

Then the problem is coming.

Why did Pigsy, who is known for his lustful nature, show such ruthlessness towards the Jade-Faced Fox instead of acting like a man towards the Bull Demon King?

Then, thinking back to when Pigsy was banished to the mortal world, he first bit the sow that gave birth to him to death, killed all his pig brothers and sisters, then ran to Fuling Mountain to become a mountain king, eating people to survive, and even became the live-in son-in-law of Sister Luan Er in Yunzhan Cave.

"Therefore, it is very likely that when Zhu Bajie killed the Jade-Faced Fox, he was taking revenge on the Bull Demon King because the Bull Demon King killed Zhu Bajie's lover, Egg Sister, during the process of seeking revenge on Zhu Bajie."

"This is understandable. After all, the Bull Demon King had been recruited by Buddhism, and Pigsy had also switched to Buddhism. It was unrealistic to directly take revenge on the Bull Demon King, so they could only vent their anger on Princess Jade Face, his concubine."

Thinking about this, Niu Jun lowered his opinion of Zhu Bajie's character by another three points.

After all, Zhu Bajie's behavior after being banished to the mortal world was completely unrelated to that of a deity. He displayed ruthlessness, cruelty, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and laziness to the fullest extent.

In order to sever worldly karmic ties, he directly bites the sow that gave birth to him to death, and kills his father, brothers and sisters in this life.

This goes beyond being described as heartless, cruel, and brutal; it's downright bestial behavior.

Niu Jun couldn't understand how someone like Zhu Bajie could cultivate himself into an immortal, and what qualifications he had to join the journey to the West to obtain the scriptures.

And there's Sha Wujing.

As the Curtain-Raising General of Heaven, after being banished to the mortal realm by the Jade Emperor, he actually lived like a demon, surviving by eating people.

Are these gods and immortals really gods and immortals?

Of course, it's also possible that Pigsy and Sandy were originally demons who cultivated themselves into immortals, and were not of human origin, which is why they considered cannibalism to be natural.

But regardless of what they think, from the perspective of the human race, the behavior of these two is undoubtedly that of demons, without the slightest resemblance to immortals or gods.

Although Niu Jun possessed the body of the Bull Demon King, his soul and values ​​originated from the human race.

Therefore, he undoubtedly disapproved of Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing's cannibalistic behavior.

Not only could he not stand Pigsy and Sandy, but he also found it hard to accept his demon brothers and friends from his previous life.

After all, those who walk different paths cannot make plans together.

Since their values ​​and beliefs are incompatible, how can they come together?

Therefore, after leaving Cuiyun Mountain, Niu Jun did not go to find his former demon brothers and friends, but flew directly towards the Liusha River.

He planned to meet with Sha Wujing first, and then go to find Zhu Bajie to settle the karmic debt.

After dealing with these two demons, I'll try to find a way to see my seventh brother, Sun Wukong, and study the golden inscription of the Buddha Shakyamuni.

……

Cuiyun Mountain is only about 80,000 to 90,000 miles away from Liusha River.

Although Niu Jun could not use the somersault cloud, his speed was still extremely fast.

In less than a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the border of the Flowing Sand River on a cloud, where they saw a vast, boundless river, as if it were an endless ocean.

A poem says: To the east it connects to the desert, bordering various barbarian lands; to the south it reaches the Ugo, to the north it connects to the Tatars. The distance is eight hundred li, and the distance is tens of millions of li. The water flows like the earth turning over, and the waves roll like mountains rising up.

Vast and boundless, boundless and immeasurable, the sound of a torrent can be heard from ten miles away. Even a celestial raft cannot reach this place, nor can a lotus leaf float on it. Withered grasses slant in the setting sun along the winding riverbank, yellow clouds cast shadows on the long dike.

Where do merchants come and go? Where do fishermen ever find shelter? No geese land on the flat sand, only monkeys cry on the distant shore. Only the red smartweed catkins know the scenery, and the white water lilies sway gently in the breeze.

And this is the Flowing Sand River where Sha Wujing resides!
(End of this chapter)