Journey to the West: Become stronger by taking on disciples, start by recruiting a demonized Sun Wuk

If the fairies outside knew what Chu Qing and Sun Wukong were thinking, they would be stunned.

It took five hundred years to break through to the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal. Is there anyone who thinks this speed is too slow?

What are we, who have cultivated for a long time but made no progress?

Now let's talk about Ying Zheng.

After breaking through to the Great Luo realm, he will begin to condense the Three Flowers on his head.

The Heavenly Court, the Fire Cloud Cave, and the hidden immortals were all watching Ying Zheng.

Everyone was watching him.

The lotus flower on Ying Zheng's head has bloomed.

Petals fell one by one, one, two, three...

The immortals in Heaven are discussing how many grades of his flowers have blossomed.

"What rank do you think Ying Zheng can achieve? I think at least the fifth rank."

"I believe it is a seventh-rank official, because Ying Zheng has the support of a sage behind him."

"Seventh rank is reasonable. If a sage helps him open to the seventh rank, it will be comparable to an ancient great power. It's not difficult."

"Maybe it can open to the ninth rank?"

"Ninth rank is impossible. Ying Zheng was just a mortal. He could only open the seventh rank because of the sage."

In the Lingxiao Palace, the Jade Emperor also stared at Ying Zheng.

He also knew what Fuxi and Huangdi had seen.

He clearly pointed out that Ying Zheng's breakthrough speed was extremely fast, and his foundation was bound to be unstable.

A flower reaching the seventh grade is already a great stroke of luck.

The Jade Emperor determined that Ying Zheng could at most reach the eighth rank.

But what happened next shocked everyone.

The lotus flower atop Ying Zheng's head continued to bloom.

One piece, two pieces, three pieces... until nine pieces!

He broke through all obstacles and reached the ninth rank directly.

Fuxi, Xuanyuan, the Jade Emperor, and all the immortals looked as if they had been slapped in the face; their faces stung.

They had just said that Ying Zheng would be at most a seventh rank, but he immediately broke through to the ninth rank.

"I miscalculated."

Fuxi smiled wryly and said, "I have never miscalculated in my life, but today I have been slapped in the face by a young man."

Xuanyuan smiled wryly: "Fuxi, I've been slapped in the face too."

Ying Zheng's cultivation technique progressed extremely quickly and had a solid foundation, allowing him to directly reach the ninth rank of the Flower Blooming stage.

This makes absolutely no sense!

The Yellow Emperor became increasingly curious.

Who exactly was Ying Zheng's master, the sage behind the scenes?

They were able to create such a miraculous technique.

Fuxi nodded.

The cultivation speed is fast, there are no hidden dangers, and it can even make the flower bloom into nine grades. This kind of cultivation method is too unreasonable!

He was more interested in the mentor behind Ying Zheng, but at the same time felt increased pressure.

Can he succeed in thwarting the human race's plot?

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On the Lingxiao Palace in the Heavenly Court.

When Ying Zheng's flower bloomed with nine grades, all the immortals immediately fell silent and looked at each other in bewilderment.

All the gods felt their faces burning.

Besides the pain, I was also terrified.

Discussions resumed.

"It's incredible. It's already very difficult for a human to attain the Great Luo realm after reaching the level of a cultivator, because he has the support of a sage behind him."

"But he actually achieved a ninth-grade blossom; given his background and origins, that's absolutely impossible!"

"This only shows that the saint behind him has extraordinary abilities, able to turn ordinary things into the magical."

On the throne in the main hall.

The Jade Emperor listened to the discussions of all the immortals.

To be honest, Ying Zheng was very shocked by the fact that the flower had nine grades.

As a powerful being at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm, he knew very well how difficult it was to cultivate an ordinary human with ordinary aptitude and background into a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Not to mention making his flower bloom to the ninth grade!

The power of a flower with nine grades is comparable to that of innate gods and demons.

The Jade Emperor was even more curious about which saint was Ying Zheng's master and what his plans were.

The Jade Emperor suddenly realized that Buddhism was destined to prosper, and the great calamity of the Journey to the West was about to arrive.

Now, Ying Zheng has suddenly become a variable.

"Are they here for the great calamity of Journey to the West?"

"The purpose is to hinder the flourishing of Buddhism."

The more the Jade Emperor thought about it, the more likely it seemed!

The answer is obvious: someone who could do this, yet also incur the enmity of two Western saints.

"Behind Qin Shi Huang was a supreme sage!"

The Jade Emperor was startled.

He deduced that the sage behind Ying Zheng was related to the Tongtian Sect Master.

This speculation makes sense.

Knowing that Buddhism was about to rise, the Tongtian Sect Leader was fully capable of doing so, given his old grudges with the two Western Saints.

It doesn't mention anything about the inviolability of the will of Heaven or the general trend.

Back then, the general trend of Heaven was to rise with the Zhou dynasty and destroy the Shang dynasty. Didn't the Tongtian Sect Leader set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation?

The current trend of Heaven is to promote Buddhism, so it is normal for the Tongtian Sect Leader to take action again.

"After the Investiture of the Gods, the Tongtian Sect Leader hid in the chaos and never showed his face again."

"If he secretly intervenes and uses Ying Zheng as a pawn, the two Western Saints will be in big trouble in the future."

The Jade Emperor wore an expression of anticipation, as if he were watching a good show.

Whether Qin Shi Huang was backed by the Tongtian Sect Leader was none of the Jade Emperor's concern.

He only needs to sit back and wait and see.

The Jade Emperor stopped thinking about it and turned his gaze back to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng's breakthrough showed no signs of stopping.

The Jade Emperor frowned: "Why isn't it over yet?"

Isn't nine grades of flowers the limit for Ying Zheng? He actually wants ten grades of flowers to bloom!

The Jade Emperor was extremely shocked.

A flower with nine grades is completely different from a flower with ten grades.

The Nine Grades of Flower Blooming is merely the pinnacle of mortal beings born after birth, and also the level of ordinary innate gods and demons.

However, the fact that the flower has ten grades is a breakthrough.

It can surpass all innate gods and demons!

Ying Zheng was merely a human born after his birth; did he really intend to defy the heavens and break the limits of eternity?

It wasn't just the Jade Emperor who discovered it.

The celestial beings of Heaven and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the Fire Cloud Cave also discovered that Ying Zheng was about to have his flower bloom with ten petals!

In an instant, everyone was filled with terror.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Ying Zheng wants the flower to have ten grades—am I insane, or is the world insane?!"

"A human who was born into this world, without a distinguished foundation, noble birth, or extraordinary talent, how dare he achieve the tenth rank in the Flower Cultivation Technique? I absolutely refuse to accept it!"

"Hmph, why don't you believe me?"

"Although Ying Zheng was only a human born after birth, he was guided by a sage!"

After the news spread that Ying Zheng was going to have a flower with ten grades, countless immortals were both envious and jealous of him.

They were all thinking: Why don't we have a saintly teacher?

At this moment, several immortals in the Lingxiao Palace felt extremely embarrassed.

They were disciples of the Tongtian Sect Leader, including Zhao Gongming, Jinling Shengmu, and other disciples.

They really wanted to stand up and say: Even with a saintly master, it's not guaranteed that the flower can bloom to the tenth grade!

To achieve the tenth grade of a flower's bloom, one needs talent, luck, aptitude, opportunity, supernatural abilities, magical power, and a suitable background; none of these can be lacking.

Zhao Gongming was the eldest outer disciple of the Tongtian Sect Master.

Even Jinling Shengmu, as a direct disciple, did not reach the tenth grade of the flower blooming.

Therefore, it is incomprehensible how Ying Zheng, a human born later in life, could achieve the ten grades of flowers blooming.

They developed a strong curiosity about the seemingly saintly master behind Ying Zheng.

Under everyone's gaze, the tenth petal of Ying Zheng's Great Luo Flower, which had already blossomed with nine petals, slowly unfolded.

The heavens and earth trembled, and strange phenomena occurred frequently.

A celestial maiden scatters flowers, and a conch shell resounds.

A shower of flowers fell from the sky, accompanied by ethereal music, as if celebrating Ying Zheng's victory.

Regardless of previous speculations, everyone was shocked when they witnessed Ying Zheng's flower blooming with ten petals.

Inside the Fire Cloud Cave.

"Fuxi, when you attained the Great Luo Dao, what grade of flower did it bloom?"

Xuanyuan pretended to have forgotten and asked with a smile.

Fuxi's face immediately darkened, and he sneered, "Xuanyuan, if you want to make fun of me, just say so."

"Never mind, when I cultivated to become a Great Luo Golden Immortal, I only reached the ninth grade of the Flower Blooming Realm."

"Compared to a newcomer like Ying Zheng, they are indeed far inferior, alright!"