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

Then, the gate of light spun like a vortex and disappeared.

The eunuchs and palace maids around were stunned at first, then their faces turned pale.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

A palace maid collapsed to the ground, pointing in terror at the wall where the light gate had disappeared.

She stammered and screamed, "The King is gone!"

News of Ying Zheng's disappearance spread rapidly throughout the palace, plunging the palace into chaos!

……

On Ying Zheng's side.

Everything went black, and when I opened my eyes again, I was standing in front of a huge stone gate.

The stone gate was open, and the plaque above it bore the three large characters "Peach Blossom Spring".

Behind the gate is a narrow path about ten feet wide, and on both sides of the stone gate are endless peach groves.

"Hey!"

A high-pitched cry of a crane rang out.

Ying Zheng looked up and saw several huge cranes flying into the depths of the peach grove.

Auspicious clouds swirl around, and cranes cry out.

Ying Zheng muttered to himself, "This is the abode of immortals."

When he was a hostage in the State of Zhao, he heard that immortals existed in the world, but he had never seen one with his own eyes.

People often talk about what the abode of immortals looks like.

What we see now is exactly the same as the legend.

As he looked around, a heavy nasal sound came from behind him.

"Little one, you must be the guest Master was talking about. I've been waiting for you for so long."

Ying Zheng was startled and immediately turned around, retreating repeatedly.

He saw that the one speaking was actually a monkey wearing a Taoist robe with a hairy face and a thunder god's mouth!

Even though Ying Zheng was mentally mature, he still cried out in fear, "Monster!"

Sun Wukong immediately became angry: "You're the monster! Your whole family are monsters!"

"I, Old Sun, am Sun Wukong, the eldest disciple of Qingyi Immortal!"

"My master was an immortal, so naturally I, Old Sun, am an immortal too!"

"Immortal, do you understand? Not a monster!"

Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Sun Wukong had not harmed him.

He had heard that monsters eat people, especially children, because children's flesh is tender.

"Are you an immortal, not a monster?" Ying Zheng asked directly.

Sun Wukong nodded: "I, Old Sun, am an immortal, not a monster."

Ying Zheng whispered, "You don't resemble an immortal at all."

He then asked, "Why are you here? What is this place?"

"You said your master is an immortal. Is this the immortal's abode?"

Sun Wukong replied, "This is the abode of immortals. I, Old Sun, was sent by my master to welcome guests."

"I've been waiting for ages, and all I've seen is you, kid. What brings you here?"

Sun Wukong waited for guests at the door as Chu Qing had instructed, but no one came.

He waited a long time before he finally saw Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng recounted his experience: "I encountered a gate flashing with seven-colored light and was sucked in."

Sun Wukong immediately recognized that this was the same way he had come here.

He was certain that the guest his master was referring to was this little boy.

"Little brat, come with me, Old Sun, to see your master. Don't keep him waiting."

Sun Wukong grabbed Ying Zheng's hand and led him into the depths of the peach grove.

Ying Zheng did not resist, but asked curiously, "Did your master know I was coming?"

Sun Wukong puffed out his chest and said proudly, "Of course, Master is an immortal, he knows everything."

Ying Zheng remained silent, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

Sun Wukong led the way, and the two arrived quickly.

A quarter of an hour later, they arrived in front of Chu Qing.

"Master, we've brought our guests."

Sun Wukong reported to Chu Qing.

Chu Qing opened his eyes, stood up from the rocking chair, and looked at the second disciple mentioned by the system.

He was stunned.

The second disciple turned out to be a human child, who looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, and had a blank expression.

He didn't know that Ying Zheng's stunned state was because he was shocked by Chu Qing.

When Ying Zheng saw Chu Qing, it was as if he saw gods and demons kneeling before him, immortals chanting, and goddesses singing and dancing around him.

Just like when Sun Wukong first met Chu Qing, Ying Zheng immediately knelt down.

"Please, immortal, accept me as your disciple! Accept me as your disciple!"

Ying Zheng knelt on the ground, insisting that he would not get up until he was taken away.

Chu Qing appeared calm on the surface, but was inwardly very satisfied.

He was worried about how to get the boy to take the initiative to become his disciple.

As a highly accomplished person, one should not take the initiative to accept disciples; that would be too embarrassing.

Now that the young man has taken the initiative to become his disciple, it perfectly aligns with his expectations.

But Chu Qing did not agree immediately.

"What's your name? Where are you from? Why do you want to become my disciple?"

This time, Chu Qing learned her lesson.

Before accepting a disciple, one must first verify the other party's identity to avoid being like Sun Wukong, who only realized he had incurred serious karmic consequences after accepting a disciple.

Ying Zheng respectfully replied, "Your Excellency, my name is Ying Zheng, and I am the new ruler of the Qin Kingdom in the Southern Continent."

"My purpose in becoming an apprentice to an immortal is to learn immortal arts, return to Qin, kill Lü Buwei, and reclaim power!"

Ying Zheng did not lie, nor did he dare to lie.

He was a mortal, and when he lied to the immortals, he could not fool their discerning eyes.

His purpose in becoming Chu Qing's disciple was clear.

After learning the magic, he returned to Qin and used it to eliminate Lü Buwei, thus regaining power in Qin.

"Your name is Ying Zheng?"

Chu Qing looked the boy up and down, secretly calculating with his magic power.

It was confirmed that the boy was not lying.

"This young man is Ying Zheng!" Chu Qing thought to himself.

"Interesting. My second disciple is none other than the First Emperor of Earth's history."

"Ying Zheng has no karma in the Journey to the West world, so he can accept this disciple."

Ying Zheng replied, "Your Excellency, my name is Ying Zheng, and I am not lying."

Chu Qing nodded: "You're honest, so it's fate that you came to my Peach Blossom Spring."

"Alright, I'll take you as my apprentice."

"From this day forward, you are my second disciple, the Hongmeng Daoist."

Ying Zheng was overjoyed: "Disciple Ying Zheng greets Master!"

After saying that, he kowtowed nine times to Chu Qing.

Sun Wukong laughed loudly from the side: "I, Old Sun, have a junior brother now!"

At the same time, Chu Qing received a system notification in his mind.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have accepted your second disciple."

"Reward: The Divine Weapon Pavilion building is unlocked, and your cultivation level has been raised to the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!"

After receiving the system notification, Chu Qing's magical power increased directly from the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm to the late-stage.

Chu Qing thought to himself, "Sure enough, taking on disciples can make me stronger."

"After taking on a few more disciples, I will be able to become a saint directly."

He then checked another reward: the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

The building where weapons are stored contains various weapons and magical treasures for disciples to choose from at will.

Chu Qing realized this was where weapons were stored and immediately lost interest.

He never gets involved in fighting or killing.

"Perfect, the Divine Weapon Pavilion can be used to store the weapons I obtained from the system rewards."

So, with a thought, he put all the weapons in the system warehouse into the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

After dealing with the matter of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, Chu Qing turned his attention back to Ying Zheng.

"My disciple, rise!"

Ying Zheng was lifted up by an invisible force, and he heard Chu Qing's voice in his ear.

"The person standing next to you is your senior brother, Sun Wukong."

"You already knew each other on the way here."

Ying Zheng nodded and replied, "Yes, Master, I met my eldest brother on the road."

Ying Zheng looked at Sun Wukong, bowed, and smiled, "Junior Brother Ying Zheng greets Senior Brother!"

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "Junior brother, there's no need to be so polite. If you need anything, just come to me, and I'll definitely help."

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother!"

Chu Qing interrupted the conversation: "You fellow disciples can talk about this later."

"Ying Zheng".

Ying Zheng immediately responded, "Your disciple is here!"