Primordial Era: A God-Level Choice, Possessing Zhao Gongming at the Start

Chapter 506 The Treasure is in Hand: The Affairs of Wuzhuang Temple!

"Very good, very good. Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist."

Zhen Yuanzi smiled and waved his hand, "No trouble at all. Now that the oath to Heaven has been made, it's a matter of money for goods. Shouldn't we bring out the Azure Lotus Banner as well?"

"That's for sure. The reputation of our Buddhist sect is known throughout the three realms."

The pharmacist nodded solemnly, then carefully took out the treasure.

The Azure Lotus Banner shone brightly in mid-air, its hazy azure divine light dazzling and illuminating all directions, causing the void to tremble slightly.

And this is merely the most insignificant power of the Azure Lotus Banner.

Once its full power is revealed, the entire Three Realms will change color!

"A fine spiritual treasure; I knew I hadn't misjudged it."

Without hesitation, Zhen Yuanzi snatched the treasure from the pharmacist's hand and examined it with great interest.

The pharmacist gave him a sense of relief, but his heart was filled with reluctance. What he was giving him was not just the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner, but his precious little heart!

"The treasure has been handed over to you, fellow Daoist. We will take our leave now."

The pharmacist bid farewell to Zhen Yuanzi and the others, and Zhen Yuanzi naturally agreed without saying a word.

The three of them, including the pharmacist and Maitreya, left Longevity Mountain with great reluctance, still feeling very distressed.

The Buddhist community is already very poor, and now it has sent away such precious treasures one after another. What will it do in the future?

On Longevity Mountain, in Wuzhuang Temple, as he watched the Medicine Master, Maitreya, and Randeng depart into the distance, Zhen Yuanzi's smile gradually faded. With a thought, the Earth Book Formation was suddenly activated!

"boom!"

The power of the earth veins within a 100,000-mile radius of Longevity Mountain and Wuzhuang Temple was fully mobilized. Combined with the earth's membrane, a nearly tangible light membrane was formed in mid-air. In addition, the spreading calamity energy obscured the secrets of heaven, making it the best defense. No one could see through what was happening in Longevity Mountain.

In the main hall of Wuzhuang Temple, Zhen Yuanzi chuckled and said, "Sage, come out."

As the voice faded, a slight rustling sound came from behind the main hall. Zhao Gongming, with light steps, slowly walked out from within.

Clearly, they had been in the back hall of the main hall for quite some time.

"Your Majesty, please examine this sacred treasure. Has it been tampered with by the Buddhist sect?"

Zhen Yuanzi presented the Azure Lotus Banner, and the whole story was now clear.

The fact that the Buddhist sect offered the Azure Lotus Banner in exchange for their chance to face the calamity at Wuzhuang Temple was all orchestrated by Zhao Gongming behind the scenes.

As for Zhen Yuanzi, he believed he also had some understanding of Buddhism.

Given the nature of Buddhists, he found it hard to believe that they would so easily give away a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. But the fact that they did meant there must be something fishy going on.

Zhao Gongming took the Azure Lotus Banner and began to examine it from head to toe. Before long, he frowned.

With a wave of his hand, his vast and boundless primordial magical power spread across the entire Azure Lotus Treasure Banner. After a short while, the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner trembled slightly, and a golden seed gradually emerged on its surface. It was exceptionally condensed, radiating golden Brahma light. Just one glance was enough to confuse anyone.

"This is."

Zhen Yuanzi was greatly alarmed, "This is the work of a sage!"

"Indeed, this is the method of a sage."

Zhao Gongming glanced at the Thirty-Three Heavens indifferently, a cold smile appearing on his lips. "My two senior uncles really like to get something for nothing. First, they pretend to give you the spiritual treasure, and then after the deadline has passed and the tribulation is over, they take advantage of the backup plan prepared on the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner to successfully retrieve it."

"In this way, the Buddhist sect not only perfectly solved the problem of the calamity of the Journey to the West unfolding at Wuzhuang Temple, but also regained the Azure Lotus Banner in their own hands. It can be described as killing two birds with one stone, getting something for nothing, nothing more than that."

Zhen Yuanzi said indignantly, "What a fine Western Paradise! What a fine Buddhist sect!"

Zhen Yuanzi was furious. If it weren't for Zhao Gongming, he would have been completely fooled by the Buddhists.

"Sage, what should we do next?"

Zhao Gongming waved his hand slightly, crushing the golden seed that had emerged from the surface of the Azure Lotus Banner.

It just so happened that a great calamity was occurring, and the calamity's energy spread throughout the three realms, obscuring the sky and the sun. Therefore, after the seed was crushed, the Buddhist sect was completely unaware of it.

Zhao Gongming said with ease, "Alright, the Buddhist sect can no longer find this magical treasure. Now, it's our turn to get down to business."

Zhen Yuanzi asked, "Are you really going to hand over our destiny to Buddhism?"

Zhao Gongming smiled mysteriously, "This fortune is only temporarily entrusted to the Buddhist sect. One day, we will take it all back."

"Okay, I understand."

Zhen Yuanzi nodded emphatically.

Time flies like water, and in the blink of an eye, a month and a half has passed.

Jiang Liuer and his group walked and stopped frequently, eventually arriving at the foot of Longevity Hill.

At the foot of Longevity Hill, Sun Wukong looked up at it with great interest and exclaimed in admiration.

"A divine abode of immortals, a Taoist home where one lives as long as heaven—what a supreme blessed land!"

Sun Wukong, of course, was a discerning person. After only a few glances, he knew that Longevity Mountain was a blessed land within the Three Realms.

The little black dragon quickly chimed in, "Brother Monkey, this is the Daoist temple of Zhen Yuanzi, one of the three thousand guests of Zixiao Palace in ancient times."

A cold glint appeared on Sha Wujing's lips. "So what if he's Zhen Yuanzi? Doesn't he still have to bow down and give way under the overwhelming power of Buddhism and the Heavenly Court?"

On the water-avoiding golden-eyed beast, Jiang Liuer waved his hand, "Such a blessed land, how can we miss it? Let's go, let's go up and pay a visit to this old immortal!"

Jiang Liuer rode the Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast along the narrow path towards Wuzhuang Temple.

Half a day later, the group arrived at Wuzhuang Temple, where the gate was wide open and Qingfeng and Mingyue were already waiting there.

Upon seeing Jiang Liuer, the two smiled broadly. "Our master said early this morning that distinguished guests would be arriving today, and instructed us to wait here early. Sure enough, the distinguished guests have arrived."

Jiang Liuer dismounted from the Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you, Great Immortal Zhenyuan. Please lead us inside so we can thank you in person."

Zhen Yuanzi, as a top-tier innate powerhouse in the primordial world and a leading cultivator among the three thousand guests in Zixiao Palace, naturally possesses an extremely high level of prestige.

To be greeted by such a person in advance is an honor in itself, and Jiang Liuer naturally had to go and express his gratitude in person.

Mingyue and Qingfeng respectfully said, "Please, elders, follow us inside!"

Qingfeng and Mingyue led everyone inside. The main hall of Wuzhuang Temple was simply furnished, yet it exuded a natural and Taoist atmosphere.

After everyone had been sitting for a short while, Qingfeng and Mingyue brought out ginseng fruit for everyone to enjoy.

After tasting the ginseng fruit, Zhen Yuanzi came out from the backyard.

Jiang Liuer quickly stood up, "The pilgrim greets Senior Zhenyuan."

Zhen Yuanzi gazed intently at Jiang Liuer and said with a smile, "Having traveled west until now, how have you felt? Have you figured out your own path?"

Jiang Liuer's pupils contracted slightly; he gleaned a great deal of information from Zhen Yuanzi's gaze.

After a few moments of silence, Jiang Liuer said firmly, word by word, "When the day comes that the Great Thunderclap Temple is built, the path will naturally become clear, and Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi will also see it."

(End of this chapter)