"What is this?" Upon seeing the stick, Sun Wukong fell in love with it.

"This is the Zijin Bridge spanning the sea, which belonged to the Red-Bottomed Macaque. I obtained it from His Majesty King Yu. You may take it."

"Thank you, Bodhisattva."

Sun Wukong happily collected the Zijin Bridge spanning the sea.

Lin Zhu laughed and said, "Then isn't there also a towering white jade pillar and a freely moving iron staff?"

Guanyin said, "That towering white jade pillar is also called the One Qi Water and Fire Cudgel, and it is in the hands of the Four Wasted Star Lord Yuan Hong. As for the Willful Iron Staff, its whereabouts are unknown."

In the Heavenly Court, at the Lingxiao Palace, the Jade Emperor urgently summoned the Four Wasted Star Lords.

A beam of white light appeared in the hall. "This humble general greets Your Majesty."

The Jade Emperor looked at Yuan Hong and said, "Minister Yuan Hong, there is a merit to be bestowed upon you for this journey to the West. I wonder if you are willing to complete it?"

Yuan Hong was not one of those short-sighted people, but he did not refuse. Instead, he asked, "I wonder what Your Majesty specifically means by merit?"

The Jade Emperor replayed the scene from the Haotian Mirror and then said, "The Great Sage Equaling Heaven is currently lacking two suitable weapons. Your Qi Water Fire Cudgel would be just right. I wonder if you could lend it to him? After the journey to the West, this cudgel can also become an acquired merit treasure."

Yuan Hong thought to himself, "What a wonderful thing!" and immediately replied, "This humble general thanks Your Majesty for your guidance."

"Alright, you may go." The Jade Emperor intended for Yuan Hong to personally deliver the weapon to Sun Wukong.

Yuan Hong understood the Jade Emperor's meaning and immediately left the Lingxiao Palace, descended the South Heavenly Gate, and arrived at the Tongtian River.

At this time, Guanyin had already left.

Yuan Hong shouted from the air, "Where is the Great Sage Equal to Heaven?"

“I, Old Sun, am here,” Sun Wukong shouted.

If Yuan Hong had the Jade Bottle or the Purple Gold Gourd at this moment, he could have easily captured Sun Wukong.

Who is calling for me, Old Sun?

A golden light appeared in front of Yuan Hong.

Yuan Hong had seen Sun Wukong before, but this was the first time he had seen Sun Wukong with such an appearance; he had truly grown up.

He took out the Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillar and said, "This is the Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillar. I'm lending it to you now. Keep it for now, and return it to me in the Heavenly Court after we've traveled west."

"Are you Yuan Hong, the Four Wastes Star Lord?" Sun Wukong had heard about Yuan Hong's deeds and knew that he was one of the four great spiritual monkeys in the world. He couldn't help but feel a sense of closeness to him.

After all, Yuan Hong was already dead back then, and now he only has the identity but no origin.

That source had already been fed to the stone on Flower Fruit Mountain, which is Sun Wukong.

"It is indeed I, Yuan." Yuan Hong threw down the stick in his hand, then clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Farewell!"

Sun Wukong instinctively took it, and watching Yuan Hong's departing figure, he loudly said, "Thank you very much, Old Sun."

"No need to be polite, it's just a matter of mutual benefit." Yuan Hong sensed his own primordial energy from Sun Wukong, so it was impossible for him not to mind.

After painstakingly cultivating for most of his life, only to have it all benefit Sun Wukong, how could he not feel resentful?

But so what?

Ultimately, he had no powerful backing, and he couldn't afford to offend that person.

Even if they have powerful backers, they are still not to be trifled with.

Sun Wukong held the towering white jade pillar, truly unable to put it down.

Then he took out the Ruyi Jingu Bang (a magical staff) and the Zijin Liang (a magical beam used to cross the sea), and when he was in a good mood, he threw the three sticks in turn, like a circus act.

Pigsy arrived upon hearing the news, beaming, and said, "Look how smug this monkey is."

Lin Zhu laughed and said, "Now all that's missing is someone to come to us."

Would Buddha dare to switch the body? Absolutely not.

With the death of the old tortoise, the ordeal at the Tongtian River was over, and Tang Sanzang barely even showed up.

As a horse transformed from a dragon, the White Dragon was naturally a good swimmer, and carried Tang Sanzang across the Tongtian River, which was eight million miles wide.

As for Chenjiazhuang, it should be incorporated into the new city in the future and become part of the city.

It can be said that things have turned around after all the bad times.

After crossing the Tongtian River, they arrived at a desolate wilderness.

This place is vast and boundless, yet it is also desolate and uninhabited.

Sun Wukong, feeling a bit itchy, said to Lin Zhu, "Brother, how about we spar again?"

Lin Zhu knew that he had just acquired supernatural powers and wanted to verify them, so naturally he had no reason to disagree.

The two transformed into light and appeared in the air.

Pigsy looked at Sandy and said, "Brother Sandy, you protect Master. I'll go check on him, lest the True Lord and Brother Monkey get into a fight."

Sha Wujing was speechless. If you want to go, just go. Why make up an excuse?

Chapter 1061 The Suffering Ox

In the air, facing the powerful attack of three Sun Wukongs, Lin Zhu held his sword in one hand and blocked them three zhang away.

Whether in terms of strength or speed, Sun Wukong is no match for him.

However, the three Sun Wukongs had already surpassed him in the frequency of their attacks.

He had to knock it away again and again.

Even a top-grade innate spiritual treasure would be at a slight disadvantage if it were to clash with a heavy weapon like the Golden Cudgel, using a sword to slay demons and vanquish evil.

He was the first to say, "Let's stop fighting, it's pointless to fight like this."

After all, it was just a friendly sparring match, not a life-or-death battle, so Lin Zhu didn't unleash the full power of the Demon-Slaying and Evil-Exterminating Sword.

The main concern was that they were afraid of hurting Sun Wukong.

Although Sun Wukong possesses an indestructible body, his soul is not invincible; otherwise, he would have broken through to the Hunyuan Realm long ago.

Seeing that he couldn't break through Lin Zhu's defenses either, Sun Wukong had no choice but to give up. "Brother, my physical body is already very powerful, but it can't compare to yours. Why is that?"

Lin Zhu didn't mince words and said, "You have an innate advantage, plus you ate a huge amount of peaches of immortality and elixirs to achieve your Vajra Body. But my original body was not even as good as an ordinary person in the Pangu Realm. I cultivated it step by step. You can't compare to me."

As he spoke, he activated his Undying Body technique, and lightning dragons coiled around his body, serpents danced, golden crows cried, jade rabbits leaped, rocs spread their wings, and stars circled around him...

Each manifestation of the Undying Calamity Mark made Sun Wukong feel its terrifying destructive power.

Looking at himself again, he realized that he was indeed no match for Lin Zhu.

Then he couldn't help but complain, "Big brother, you're so powerful, why do you still protect yourself so thoroughly when fighting with some monsters?"

Lin Zhu smiled and said, "Of course, we should avoid getting hurt if we can. Fighting demons to the death is not child's play, nor is it cultivation. We must be careful."

This is called a no-damage run.

Sun Wukong's lips twitched; he never expected his elder brother to be this kind of person.

Pigsy didn't dare get too close before, because the aftershocks of their battle were too strong, and he was afraid he couldn't withstand them.

Just as they approached, they heard Lin Zhu's explanation and thought it made a lot of sense. "What the True Lord said makes a lot of sense."

Sun Wukong was utterly speechless. What kind of people had he encountered?!

So it turns out that only I, Old Sun, am impulsive, and I'm in the front row, right?

The three of them in the air caused Tang Sanzang considerable worry.

It wasn't that they were worried Lin Zhu and the others had gone too far, but rather that they were afraid there might be other monsters around.

Having been caught twice before, there was a real risk of being eaten.

It wasn't that he was afraid of death, but that the arduous task of obtaining the scriptures was not yet complete.

But from the perspective of Buddhism, they would prefer that Tang Sanzang be captured, the more times the better.

Otherwise, Tang Sanzang would not feel involved, and their Buddhist community would have much less merit when settling accounts later.

After this sparring match, Sun Wukong roughly knew how much his combat power had improved. If he had another weapon, he felt he could force Lin Zhu to reveal all his magical treasures and abilities.

In addition to gaining three clones, he also comprehended a Four Symbols Formation, which boosted his combat power dramatically after being deployed.

The group set off again.

Lin Zhu continued to lie flat on Lin Zhao's back, humming a little tune, leisurely and carefree.

Inside the Six Paths of Reincarnation Robe, the calamity patterns on his body surface were constantly flowing.

The Calamity Marks aren't just something that's inscribed on one's body; they also continuously absorb the Calamity Qi that roams the world, strengthening themselves while constantly tempering Lin Zhu's body.

That day, they came to a mountain range with treacherous terrain.

It was winter, and the land was covered in snow. It was truly a scene of thousands of miles of ice and snow.

The mountain peak is higher than usual.

Like a thunderclap in winter, a streak of blue light flashed across the sky and quickly approached the pilgrimage team.

Lin Zhu sensed something was wrong and looked up.

The shadow of a cow became clearer and clearer.

Sun Wukong saw it too and shouted, "What kind of demon are you? Take this from my old Sun!"

They were about to strike.

But Lin Zhu could tell that the bull demon hadn't flown over on purpose; it had been attacked.

"Wukong, hold your hand."

Having said that, he leaped into the air, reached out with both hands to grab the bull demon's horn, spun around to dissipate the force, and landed.

The bull demon was a one-horned green bull. It was dizzy for a while, then looked down at Lin Zhu and recognized him.

"Moo..."

Its cries were mournful, and its eyes were filled with tears, looking very aggrieved.

Sun Wukong walked up and asked, "Brother, do you know this bull demon?"

Upon seeing the Green Ox, Pigsy immediately abandoned his responsibilities and strode forward, shouting, "Green Ox, who beat you up like this? You deserve to die!"

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