Zhu Tian started by deceiving his father-in-law from the perspective of pirates

What should I teach this monkey then?

How about infusing him with some fel energy? Or perhaps the life force? Or the power of order?

Or you could let him comprehend the universe directly. Speaking of which, the universe seems quite suitable for this monkey; it's the kind that greatly amplifies fighting power.

After helping the monkey settle things at Yellow Wind Ridge, we'll head to Flaming Mountain. We'll also take down the Mighty Bull Demon King, who is also a master.

"Great God Wutian, please wait! Great God Wutian, please wait! Although this yellow-haired weasel participated in the attack on me, Old Sun, back then, he is no less a hero. If possible, Great God, you should recruit him to your service," Sun Wukong said.

What this powerful being is up to is nothing more than targeting Mount Ling and the Heavenly Court, which will benefit him. Although that yellow-haired weasel had attacked him before, its hatred for Mount Ling is not much less than his own.

If this powerful being displays some of his abilities, then subduing him shouldn't be a problem.

"Oh! This wasp-like monster has a story. Tell me about it," Rod asked with interest.

"Let the Great God Wutian know that this place was not like this before. The Flowing Sand Kingdom is located in the far west where the sun sets. Whenever the sun sets and sinks into the western sea, the sound of flames boiling the sea can be heard. The sound is so loud that it can kill the women and children in the city."

Finally, the Buddha arranged for the Bodhisattva Lingji to bestow a large drum upon the people. Whenever the people beat the drum, the sound of the yellow sand sinking into the Western Sea at sunset would no longer affect the people in the city.

This made the people very grateful to Buddhism, so they built Buddha statues in various places and gilded them. This place was then called the Golden Buddha Kingdom.

As the power of Buddhism grew stronger, the king's prestige declined. So the king issued a decree banning Buddhism, demolishing temples and destroying Buddha statues, forcing all the people to stop believing in Buddhism, and changing the country's name to Sri.

After this incident, a giant insect descended from the sky, carrying a huge fleshy Buddha head on its back, and continued to wreak havoc on the people of the city.

Just then, a yellow-haired weasel happened to pass by and ended up helping the people of the city subdue the giant sand worm carrying a Buddha's head, thus protecting the country.

To thank the yellow weasel, the king issued a decree to honor rats, and the image of the Bodhisattva in the imperial edict was replaced with that of a rat spirit. This indeed attracted rat spirits from all directions to come and live in the country.

When humans and demons live together, trouble is bound to happen, and the eldest and third princes of the kingdom are not happy about this.

The eldest prince was imprisoned, while this little Zhang the Third Prince ran away from home, wanting to learn the skills to kill demons. On the journey to the West, when I, Old Sun, was dealing with the Yellow-Eyebrowed Buddha, this little Zhang the Third Prince had a brief encounter with me.

Several years later, for some unknown reason, one day all the people in the country suddenly turned into rats.

The yellow-haired weasel believed he was responsible for the suffering of the entire nation, so he led all his demon kings away from the Kingdom of Sharri, hoping that the authorities would spare the people of this land.

Then the wasp-like monster arrived at Wasp Ridge, where many fleshy Buddha heads had grown.

The Buddha head in the desert was exactly the same as the one here. These Buddha heads parasitized these stone demons and then possessed them, beginning to devour each other.

It was this rat demon who once again dealt with the Buddha-headed monster here, and gouged out all the eyes of the most powerful stone guardian, then sealed it on the mountaintop.

The stone father, stone mother, and all the stone demons, big and small, in the mountains greatly admired this yellow-haired weasel, so they worshipped him as their king.

"After that, this yellow-haired rat met a similar fate to Old Sun. It also became a disciple of a Buddhist master, hoping to achieve enlightenment, but in the end, it still met the same end," Sun Wukong said with a sigh.

How similar this yellow cat and mouse's experience is to my own! In the end, I had no choice but to become a disciple of the Bodhisattva Lingji.

Even after becoming disciples, the people of the Kingdom of Sihali could no longer become human again. Sun Wukong understood the plight of this yellow-haired weasel the most.

Why did this benevolent demon, who was once full of justice and even loved to fight injustice and uphold righteousness, turn into this? Isn't it all the fault of Buddhism?

They divide all things in the world into different classes, with immortals and Buddhas being the highest rank, yet these monks talk about the equality of all beings. Amitabha! How laughable! How ridiculous!

"This is really bizarre. I feel that the way Lingshan does things is somewhat similar to that of the evil ancient gods."

"They did the same thing during the Dark Empire era. Those who believed in me would benefit, while the unfortunate would be punished, and they would use a dark, shadowy power to corrupt ordinary life into void monsters," Azeroth whispered in Rhodes' ear.

How is turning living people into rat-men any different from the ancient evil gods of the Dark Empire?

"Haha, the gods and Buddhas of this world are indeed quite corrupt, and your world is indeed quite bizarre! You're right, I really should meet this Yellow Wind Great Sage. If he's willing, he can become my disciple," Rod said.

"There are still many monster leaders here, what should we do?" Azeroth asked.

"First, we need to subdue their leader. The rest are just small fry. Once we've dealt with their leader, we can leave these underlings to him," Rhodes said.

It's said that there's a famous Tiger Vanguard in Huangfeng Ridge! I wonder what the relationship is between this Tiger Vanguard and the Tiger Vanguard in Journey to the West!

The group immediately agreed. The monkey, carrying a stick, led the way, while the old horse carefully served him from the side. They continued forward and soon arrived at a fork in the road.

There are two rat demons here, one big and one small. One is short, only a little over a meter tall, while the other is over two meters tall, wearing black armor and wielding a large black iron hammer.

"My son! How could I, as your father, not know the hardships you've described? But as long as our King doesn't leave the valley, you and I have to endure another day. Only if we can hold on will we have a chance to survive," the short rat spirit said with a sigh.

The burly man next to him did look somewhat mentally challenged, wielding a large iron hammer and yelling loudly beside him.

"That damned furball is eating my own kind everywhere. Once the Great King leaves the valley and finishes his cultivation, he'll definitely teach him a lesson."

"These two have human souls, but their appearances are demonic," Rhodes said.

In his eyes, although the rat demon father and son had human bodies, their inner souls were human.

"Who are you? How did you get here?" The two rat demons also noticed, and Rhodes immediately exclaimed in alarm.

"You old man, are you perhaps the former king of the Kingdom of Sihali? Now you've turned into this wretched state, how pathetic!" Sun Wukong stepped forward, looked at the father and son in front of him, slammed his staff on the ground, shook his head, and sighed.

"You, you are the chosen one, no, no, you are not the chosen one, the chosen one cannot speak."

What's going on? This chosen one is said to be a mute monkey who can't say a word, but how come his tone of voice sounds so much like the one who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace!

"You old man, don't you even recognize your ancestor from five hundred years ago? I'm your grandpa Sun, come over here and call me grandpa." The monkey slung his stick over his shoulder and chuckled as he spoke.

"You dare to do this? Our son disciplined him, so we'll teach him a lesson too!"

"Aaaah!" The armored rat demon roared and charged at Sun Wukong with his iron hammer.

However, the monkey now is no longer the chosen one, but the true Great Sage Equal to Heaven. Although his magic power has not yet been restored, his combat experience is no joke.

Faced with the attack from the father and son, the monkey remained calm and casually dodged their attacks.

Even in place, it could leave a faint afterimage before swinging its staff and striking the large rat demon's nose, causing it to bleed profusely.

After a few blows, the father and son were howling in pain, and within moments they were kneeling on the ground begging for mercy.

"Grandpa, spare me! Grandpa, spare me!"

"It hurts, don't hit me, don't hit me."

"Now you know how powerful I, Old Sun, am! Fine, I'll spare your lives for now, but! Kneel down and talk to me, and don't get up." Sun Wukong pointed his staff at the father and son and said.

My strength has declined drastically. If it were my old self, two blows would have been enough to kill the father and son. Now, even after more than a dozen blows, I've only managed to injure them.

"You used to be human, but that Bodhisattva turned you into rat demons, right?" Rod stepped forward and asked.

"My lord, we...we were indeed human before, but we have been monsters for hundreds of years. My king is the Great Sage Yellow Wind, and he is incredibly powerful. I beg you all to spare my father and me for the sake of my king," the King of Sha said, kneeling on the ground.

"You look too ugly right now, let me transform you," Rod said with a smile.

Rhodes' divine power surged forth, acting upon the two rat demons and expelling the faint Buddhist power from them. Life force flowed through their bodies, and in a moment they returned to their original forms.

In the blink of an eye, the two rat demons transformed into a tall man in armor wielding a weapon and a short old man.

"Father, Father, I'm back, I'm back."

"My son! Are we dreaming? Oh dear!"

The monkey standing nearby struck the old king on the head with a stick, making the old king howl in pain.

"If you know pain, then it's not a dream. Enough nonsense, tell me quickly, where is your king now?" the monkey asked.

"Great God, my king is cultivating at the bottom of Yellow Wind Valley. He has activated the Yellow Wind Formation and locked the door to his secluded cultivation place. Only the tokens held by Tiger Vanguard and Stone Vanguard can open it," the Sand King said.

Sun Wukong nodded upon hearing this, put away his staff, walked up to Luo De, smiled, and said.

"Great Sage Wutian! I, Old Sun, have already found out that this Yellow Wind Monster is indeed cultivating at the bottom of this valley, and I reckon he is refining the root weapon that I, Old Sun, left behind."

To find him, you must first open a closed gate, and then find his subordinates, Stone Vanguard and Tiger Vanguard.

Just then, the father and son who were kneeling on the ground suddenly spoke.

"Great God, great God, I am deeply grateful for your life-saving grace, but I beg you, please have mercy and save my eldest son!"

"My eldest son was once a pillar of the nation, the crown prince, but ever since he turned into a rat demon, he's gone completely mad. Please, save my son!" the King of Sha pleaded.

If he can turn himself and his son back into human form, then he can definitely bring his eldest son back as well. As long as he can bring his eldest son back, his agitation disorder can be cured.

"Let me discuss this with your king. If he is willing to submit to me, I will turn you back to normal," Rhodes said.

"Grandpa! I can take you to Wohu Temple. I know where that furball is, and I also know about Shi Xianfeng," the old king said, his eyes darting around.

"In that case, lead the way! We'll go find Tiger Vanguard first, then Stone Vanguard, and then King Yellow Wind," Rod said.

In fact, with his own strength, he could reach the place where the wasp monster was training with just a thought, or even take it directly.

But the monsters in the mountains don't seem to be of one mind. The king and his son clearly want to use him to get rid of Tiger Vanguard, but it's unclear what Tiger Vanguard has done.

In the promotional video, Tiger Vanguard seemed to be standing in a pool of blood. Is there something strange about this?

Led by King Sha and his son Sha Erlang, the group soon arrived at a place called Wohu Temple.

There were severed limbs everywhere, and the corpses of some rat demons were carelessly thrown on the road. The entire temple was filled with a nauseating stench of blood.

"This blood is really strange. Why does it smell like human blood? These are clearly rat demons!" The horse-headed man said with a puzzled expression as he looked at the rat demon corpses scattered all over the ground.

"Because they are all human, they were turned into rat demons by the Bodhisattva Lingji using magic, which is why they have a human scent on them, because they were originally human," the monkey said with a sigh.

The people here are exactly the same as the Shah King and his son; they have all been turned from humans into rats.

Speaking of demons, these Buddhist monks are more like demons than they are. What is Lion Camel Ridge like at the foot of Mount Ling?

Human flesh was used to make mud, human skin and hair hung on trees, and human heads and bones were everywhere. All the mortals in the eight-hundred-mile-long Lion Camel Ridge had been eaten.

"My lords, this damned furball hates the King! But he can't do anything about the King, so he can only take his anger out on us!" the Sand King said.

"Wukong, go and subdue that little tiger, then bring it out. Is that alright?" Rod asked.

Taking care of a tiger cub shouldn't be a problem, right?

"Of course, no problem! Great God Wutian, just watch, I, Old Sun, will go and subdue that little tabby cat right now." After saying that, Wukong slung his staff over his shoulder.

Even though I've become weaker, dealing with a little kitten is still a piece of cake. (End of Chapter)