Journey to the West: Upon seeing the Yellow-Eyebrowed Demon, why not pay homage?

Meanwhile, Huang Mei rode the wind and carried Su Su all the way to the sky above Little Western Heaven. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught sight of a little monk standing in front of the cloud cliff. His body was one with the heaven and earth. If he hadn't caught a glimpse of him, he wouldn't have been able to detect any aura at all.

"Susu, go and wait for me inside the Little Thunderclap Temple." Huang Mei suddenly stopped her fairy cloud and whispered the instructions.

Bai Susu glanced at the little monk, nodded slightly, transformed into a rainbow, and plunged straight into the temple.

Huang Mei licked his lips, rode a cloud straight to the Cloud Cliff, and bowed respectfully: "Greetings, Venerable One."

Gradually, the master and disciple developed a tacit understanding: whenever the Buddha from the East arrived in the form of a child, Huang Mei would not directly address him as "Master"...

Donglai Buddha slowly turned around and laughed, "You've made a very big deal this time!"

Huang Mei humbly replied, "This disciple is ashamed."

Donglai Buddha waved his hand and said, "If you're ashamed of this? Then how can you be proud? Pride and arrogance are not the same thing."

Huang Mei said, "What the Venerable One says is absolutely right."

The entire Three Realms know that the Buddha of the East is very powerful and has a high status, but no one knows better than him, who is well-versed in the original work, just how cunning this person truly is.

In the battle at Xiaoleiyin Temple, he used compassion as a facade but scheming as a means to manipulate the Yellow-Eyebrowed Buddha into tormenting Sun Wukong time and time again, forcing the Buddha to shed tears on several occasions. This was arguably one of the most desperate and helpless experiences Sun Wukong had on his journey to the West.

Huang Mei clearly remembers three such instances.

One time, after Sun Wukong escaped from the Golden Bell, he fought against the Yellow-Eyebrowed Demon. The Yellow-Eyebrowed Demon used his Human Seed Bag to capture all the deities, including Sun Wukong, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, and the Five Directions Protectors.

That night, Sun Wukong managed to escape and rescue everyone, but was discovered again by the Yellow-Eyebrowed Monster.

Once the Human Seed Bag was released, apart from Sun Wukong's clever escape, Tang Sanzang and the gods were captured.

Seeing that all reinforcements had been lost and his master was in trouble, Sun Wukong gritted his teeth in hatred for the monster, shed tears thinking of Tang Sanzang, looked up at the sky, and suddenly burst into tears.

The second time, Sun Wukong went to Wudang Mountain to invite the Turtle and Snake Generals of the True Martial Emperor and the Five Great Dragons to help him, but they were all taken away by the Yellow-Eyebrowed Monster using his Human Seed Bag.

Feeling utterly helpless, Sun Wukong wept and said to the clerk:

"I am now ashamed to ascend to the Heavenly Palace, and ashamed to approach the Sea Treasury. I fear to ask the Bodhisattva for the reason, and I am distressed to see the jade image of the Tathagata... I have nowhere else to turn for help, what can I do?"

The third time, Sun Wukong went to Xuyi Mountain again and invited Prince Zhang, the disciple of the Great Sage National Teacher Wang Bodhisattva, and the Four Great Divine Generals, but they were still easily captured by the human-captured bag.

At this point, all the reinforcements he had summoned were wiped out, and he wept bitterly, utterly despairing!

This experience was unprecedented for Sun Wukong.

This also caused the future Victorious Fighting Buddha to be filled with psychological trauma regarding the lineage of the future Buddha.

Moreover, after he had finished torturing Sun Wukong, he did not forget to give Huang Mei a good talking-to.

If he had simply shown himself, how could Huang Mei have dared to bare his teeth at him?

But he refused to do it. Instead, he took advantage of his disciple's weakness and used Sun Wukong to torture Huang Mei to the point of near death.

Even from beginning to end, he had a smiling face.

Faced with such a ruthless person, no matter what outstanding achievements Huang Mei made, or even if he severely humiliated Guanyin, he dared not do anything to back down, lest he be punished in return.

"Tell me the whole story clearly and in detail."

Seeing his reserved and respectful demeanor, Donglai Buddha was quite pleased and said with a smile.

Huang Mei immediately started from the beginning, but of course, he only talked about the matter at hand and didn't mention anything else.

For example, the merits he accumulated...

"good."

After hearing this, Donglai Buddha's smile widened, and he raised his hand, saying, "Give me that Qiankun Bagua Bag."

Huang Mei was taken aback, but after regaining his senses, he immediately took out his Qiankun bag and handed it to the other party.

Donglai Buddha took the Qiankun bag and asked, "Aren't you going to ask why?"

Huang Mei resolutely replied, "I firmly believe you wouldn't harm me."

"Hahahaha." Donglai Buddha laughed loudly, and his laughter quickly spread throughout the entire Little Western Paradise, attracting a group of demon soldiers and generals.

"Step back!"

Huang Mei suddenly turned around and shouted sharply.

"Yes, sir." The demon soldiers and generals clasped their hands in response and retreated from the cloud cliff at an even faster speed.

After turning around, Huang Mei once again adopted a humble demeanor, lowering his head and waiting for the Buddha Donglai to finish smiling.

Finally, Donglai Buddha stopped laughing and looked at his face with admiration: "Huang Mei, I admire you more and more."

Huang Mei said, "Thank you for your kind words, Venerable One."

Hearing his double entendre, Donglai Buddha was in a very good mood and slowly said:

"This Qiankun Bag belongs to the Holy Mother of Lishan. It should have been lent to Guanyin by the Holy Mother of Lishan, but something went wrong and you got it."

However, you must not take this. I will pass it on to Guanyin so that she can return it to the Holy Mother of Lishan.

This way, she could also quell some of her anger.

You have a long road ahead of you, so remember not to be greedy or try to have everything, and never push things to the extreme. Always leave yourself a way out.

"Disciple understands," Huang Mei said earnestly, feigning sudden realization.

Donglai Buddha smiled, and with a flick of his hand, took out a fruit that looked like a three-day-old infant, complete with limbs and facial features, and handed it to Huangmei:

"I am in a good mood today and will reward you with something truly wonderful to help you break through to a higher level."

Looking at the fruit, Huang Mei gasped: "Ginseng Fruit!"

"You have a good eye."

Donglai Buddha said, "Not long ago, I visited Zhen Yuanzi's temple. He offered me two ginseng fruits. I ate one and kept the other. Now I'm giving it to you."

Just like the original character in the story who couldn't resist the craving for watermelon, Huang Mei couldn't resist the temptation of the ginseng fruit either. He accepted the fruit with both hands and sincerely said, "Thank you, Venerable One."

Donglai Buddha smiled slightly: "I'm leaving, no need to see me off..."

Huang Mei, holding the fruit, bowed and said, "Respectfully seeing off the Venerable One."

In the blink of an eye, the little monk disappeared into the cloud cliff. Only then did Huang Mei slowly straighten up, look at the fruit in his hand, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This time, although the merit gained is not as great as the previous tribulation, with the addition of this ginseng fruit, it far surpasses it.

Breaking through the barrier is today!

That night.

Inside Xiaoleiyin Temple.

Huang Mei swallowed the ginseng fruit in one gulp, and a tremendous energy surged from his throat to his limbs and bones. It was so powerful that he couldn't absorb it in time, so it was stored in his body and transformed into his body's potential.

He then formed a divine hand seal, activated his natal immortal scripture, and fully absorbed the energy of the ginseng fruit.

The nine tiny dust particles, each containing a Sumeru, shimmered with divine light, releasing powerful fluctuations, and gradually merged under his control.

"boom!"

Under the pressure of immense energy, the two particles of dust suddenly merged together, and the laws within them underwent earth-shattering changes at an extremely rapid pace.

Divine light crisscrossed, auspicious colors shimmered, and the nine tiny dust particles began to collide, merge, and even explode, together constructing the rudimentary form of a realm...

The domain is both the land boundary and the mark of the earth immortal.

At this moment, with the power of the ginseng fruit, Huang Mei completed a major advancement and transformation, officially entering the ranks of Earth Immortals from the Great Perfection of the Ninth Realm of Immortals!