After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

"How powerful must Zhen Yuanzi be to be able to guard such a good thing?"

Little Yama shrugged.

"Even if my bloodline power is fully restored, I won't go looking for trouble with Zhen Yuanzi."

Zhou Yan licked his fingers.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. Anyway, now that we've taken the benefits from Zhen Yuanzi, it's time for us to work for him, right?"

Little Yama nodded silently.

Zhou Yan was a little curious. What did Zhu Jiuyin mean by saying that eating ginseng fruit would carry a kind of inertia?

Zhou Yan knew that after saving the Buddha and Bodhisattva at Mount Ling, reality would change to some extent, but he never thought that if he also gained something in reality, it would also bring about changes to the world of Mount Ling.

Thinking about it this way, could it be that his own Life Sword, the Thunder Essence left behind by the Antarctic Longevity Emperor, the Divine Firmament Seal given to him by Mara, the Plain Cloud Banner given to him by the Queen Mother of the West, the Black Jade Token given to him by the Fengdu Emperor, and the Transformation Divine Power given to him by Nuwa all produced subtle reactions in the world he was searching for?

This is a bit dangerous. Zhou Yan had always thought that his trip to Mount Ling to save the Buddha and Bodhisattva was entirely his own doing. But now, after hearing Zhu Jiuyin's account, he realized that, in places he couldn't see, the Heavenly Emperors in the heavens might have secretly placed their bets.

Chapter Ten Betting

Zhu Jiuyin arrived at Baoniu Mountain ten minutes after speaking with Zhou Yan.

After landing on the mountainside of Baoniu Mountain, two mummified eunuchs emerged from the shade of trees in the dense forest on the mountainside.

"Madam, please come with me."

Two eunuchs bowed to Zhu Jiuyin and then turned around.

Zhu Jiuyin followed.

The two mummified eunuchs took a path that Zhu Jiuyin had not seen before. After they started walking on this path, the sky began to darken and the surrounding vegetation gradually decayed. By the time they finished walking the path, it was completely dark and pitch black all around.

Look into the distance.

Every now and then you can see ghostly soldiers and ghostly messengers leading groups of wandering souls and lonely ghosts, and further away, there is a huge city.

The target was naturally that city.

The two mummified eunuchs leading the group moved extremely fast, arriving at the huge city from the end of the road in less than half a minute. There was no need for an entrance inspection or any show of force; the mummified eunuchs led Zhu Jiuyin to a large building called Siyou Pavilion within the city.

"Madam, we have arrived. King Yama is waiting inside."

The two mummified eunuchs didn't go into the Siyou Pavilion; they just stood at the entrance bowing.

Zhu Jiuyin entered Siyou Pavilion with neither arrogance nor servility. There was no one on the first floor, but there was a room on the second floor with its door open. Zhu Jiuyin walked to the door and found Zhou Yan, Wuquxing, and Xiao Yanjun sitting around a table. Judging from their posture, they were probably chatting, but Zhu Jiuyin stopped talking as soon as he reached the door.

Zhu Jiuyin said unhappily.

"They're all acquaintances, shouldn't they at least go down and greet them?"

Zhou Yansan smiled.

"We're all acquaintances, so let's not go through all that formality. Otherwise, if we really wanted to set up a proper ceremony, you'd have to spend three days at Broken Dream River next door first."

If the Central Ghost Emperor were to meet him according to ancient customs, it would be extremely troublesome. First of all, unless it was a messenger from the Fengdu Emperor or the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court, if anyone else came, the message could be delivered to the Central Ghost Emperor first, and he himself would have to wait for several days at the Broken Dream River near Baodu City.

Only then were the audience ceremonies arranged according to the visitor's status and position.

Of course, both Little Yama and Zhou Yan abhorred such formalities and never engaged in these messy rituals.

Zhu Jiuyin entered the room where the three were and stood before them.

"You guys are really lucky."

Zhu Jiuyin took out a "baby" the size of a human head from his bosom.

Zhou Yan, the Martial Star, and Little Yama's eyes lit up immediately.

Zhou Yan swallowed hard.

"I had eaten flat peaches before, and I thought that since flat peaches were so delicious, ginseng fruit, which seemed to have even better effects than flat peaches, must be even more delicious."

Wu Quxing pondered.

"It didn't seem to have much flavor. I remember that after Zhu Bajie swallowed it whole, he said he couldn't taste it."

Little Yama retorted.

"This Pigsy is just being hypocritical; he's already eaten his own food, so he wants to eat other people's too, and that's why he's making up this excuse."

Despite their conversation, all three of them kept their eyes on the ginseng fruit, not because they were greedy, but because they were genuinely curious about what it tasted like.

Zhu Jiuyin used her magic to hold the ginseng fruit in mid-air, then grabbed the baby's head of the ginseng fruit with her delicate hand and twisted it away.

"Snapped……"

The ginseng fruit's head twisted off, exploding into a fine mist in mid-air.

When Zhu Jiuyin first took out the ginseng fruit, it didn't have much of a smell. But now that its head had been severed and the flesh exposed, the entire room was instantly filled with an indescribable, refreshing fragrance.

Zhou Yan immediately added the keyword "telekinesis" to his name using the Great Evolution technique, and then collected all the ginseng juice that had exploded.

Although it was somewhat shameful for Qi to do this, Zhou Yan felt that the ginseng fruit was worthy of making him feel ashamed.

4. With his head severed, Zhu Jiuyin casually waved his hand, and the headless ginseng fruit appeared before Zhou Yan, Little Yama, and Wuquxing.

According to what Zhu Jiuyin said on the phone before, Zhen Yuanzi said that he and Bai Ze should each have half, but since the ginseng fruit has three heads, Zhu Jiuyin only took the head, which was considered very polite.

Zhu Jiuyin is too kind; Zhou Yan need not be so polite.

Little Yama suggested.

"Old Wu needs a body now. Give Him half, and give the rest to you, Xiao Yan?"

The Seven Stars of Martial Arts truly need half of the ginseng fruit to forge their divine bodies; it's a necessity. Little Yama was willing to shamelessly ask Zhou Yan for it, but personally, since Zhen Yuanzi claimed he would give Zhou Yan half, he didn't have the face to ask for it.

Zhou Yan shook his head.

"The rest, you and I will each have half."

I don't expect the ginseng fruit to grant immortality; I'll share it if I can.

Wuquxing gave a thumbs up.

"Good brother, if you ever get into trouble, come find me. I'll go through fire and water for you."

Since there were no objections, they divided it. Zhou Yan cut the headless ginseng fruit in half (using telekinesis), giving one half to Wuquxing and the other half in two more, giving one half to Xiao Yanjun and keeping the other half for himself.

After dividing the ginseng fruit, Zhou Yan and the other two looked at Zhu Jiuyin, who had already started eating the ginseng fruit.

Zhu Jiuyin is a god of many ages, and he understands the meaning of these three.

"Contact me by phone if anything comes up."

Zhu Jiuyin wiggled her hips and swayed her voluptuous, peach-like figure as she left the room.

Little Yama had been secretly watching Zhu Jiuyin until Zhu Jiuyin left the Gate of Hell before he spoke.

"That guy is gone."

Little Yama stared at the ginseng fruit in his hand, his mouth watering.

"It's ready to eat."

Zhou Yan couldn't help but ask a question.

"Can we really eat this?"

This ginseng fruit doesn't seem to taste very good, and Zhen Yuanzi seems to have ulterior motives in letting me eat it.

Little Yama said nonchalantly.

"At most, it will be a little more troublesome when we go to rescue Sun Wukong later, besides..."

Little Yama nodded to Zhou Yan.

There's no harm in building a good relationship with Zhen Yuanzi.

Without saying a word, Wu Quxing put half of the ginseng fruit into his mouth.

Zhou Yan glanced at Wu Quxing, thought for a moment, then lowered his head and took a bite. He bit down very gently, his mouth slowly sucking as he bit down, making sure that not a single drop of juice would drip onto the ground.

The advantage of doing this is that Zhou Yan's lips and tongue can taste the ginseng fruit.

The flesh of the ginseng fruit is somewhat like that of an apple, but its sweetness surpasses that of a normal fruit. The moment it enters the mouth, Zhou Yan's soul and body feel as if they have been struck by a 1280 yuan hammer, and the shock spreads from his mouth to his whole body.

As Zhou Yan swallowed, he could even feel the juice and pulp slowly flowing down his throat, carrying an indescribable gentleness wherever it went.

Just as Zhou Yan, who had taken a bite, was about to tell Xiao Yanjun that the taste was no worse than a peach of immortality, he looked up and saw that Xiao Yanjun had already finished eating and was licking his fingers. However, as he licked his fingers, his eyes were fixed on the ginseng fruit in Zhou Yan's hand.

Wu Zhouyan stuffed the rest into his mouth.

Collecting Little Yama was amused.

"I understand what Pigsy was thinking back then. This ginseng fruit is really delicious. I want to eat some more."

Zhou Yan said vaguely.

“I’d buy this stuff even if it cost a million per kilogram.”

Little Yama said with disdain.

"One million can't buy ginseng fruit, but it can at least let you smell its aroma."

Zhou Yan suddenly thought of a joke: One day, a businessman passed by a restaurant and smelled the aroma of stir-fried dishes wafting out. The chef saw this, came out, grabbed the businessman, and demanded money, saying that the aroma of the food also had to be paid for.

The merchant thought for a moment, then took out his bag of gold coins, shook it so the chef could hear the clinking of the coins, and said that the aroma of the food could be paid for with the sound of the coins.

At the time, Zhou Yan was thinking that the chef was obsessed with money, charging money for even a sniff. But if it were something like ginseng fruit, a million yuan might be enough to buy just a whiff.

The aroma of ginseng fruit is also said to have longevity-promoting effects.

Wu Quxing, who had just finished eating the ginseng fruit, took a deep breath and then exhaled.

"I'm getting the feeling."

Wu Quxing's muscles twitched, and his skeleton made a series of crackling sounds like popping beans. Wu Quxing could feel his divine essence becoming clearer under the effect of the ginseng fruit, and the martial fortune that permeated the history of human civilization began to respond.

It truly is a rare and divine object; even a true god could receive such great benefits from just a quarter of it.

"[‖＜，珥4】三叁炩舞仲U:Everyone, I'm going into seclusion."

Wuquxing strode out of the room, confident that he could create his divine body in less than two days.

At that time, Wuqu Star will no longer only have demigod-level combat power.

While still in the room, Zhou Yan rubbed his stomach. The effects of the ginseng fruit were particularly noticeable after it entered his stomach. It felt like a small stove, constantly warming him up. This warmth didn't just stay in his stomach; it naturally spread throughout Zhou Yan's body, making him feel warm and comfortable.

Zhou Yan teased Little Yama.

"How powerful must Zhen Yuanzi be to be able to guard such a good thing?"

Little Yama shrugged.

"Even if my bloodline power is fully restored, I won't go looking for trouble with Zhen Yuanzi."

Zhou Yan licked his fingers.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. Anyway, now that we've taken the benefits from Zhen Yuanzi, it's time for us to work for him, right?"

Little Yama nodded silently.

Zhou Yan was a little curious. What did Zhu Jiuyin mean by saying that eating ginseng fruit would carry a kind of inertia?

Zhou Yan knew that after saving the Buddha and Bodhisattva at Mount Ling, reality would change to some extent, but he never thought that if he also gained something in reality, it would also bring about changes to the world of Mount Ling.

Thinking about it this way, could it be that his own Life Sword, the Thunder Essence left by the Antarctic Emperor, the Divine Firmament Seal given to him by Mara, the Plain Cloud Banner given to him by the Queen Mother of the West, the Black Jade Token given to him by the Emperor of Fengdu, and the Transformation Divine Power given to him by Nuwa all produced subtle reactions in the world he was searching for?

This is a serious matter. Zhou Yan had always believed that his trip to Mount Ling to save the Buddha and Bodhisattvas was entirely his own doing. But after hearing Zhu Jiuyin's account, he realized that, in places he couldn't see, the Heavenly Emperors in the heavens might have secretly placed their bets.

Chapter Eleven: The Sea

And then there's the boundless sea.

A small boat floats on the sea, with two people sitting on it.

One is a minor Yama King, and the other is Zhou Yan.

The two looked around blankly.

After a long while, Little Yama asked Zhou Yan.

"Have we... come to the wrong place?"

After Zhou Yan and Little Yama finished eating the ginseng fruit and digested its medicinal effects, they came to Mount Ling to rescue Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong entered the Great Sage Temple. As usual, both of them went black and fell into a deep sleep, waiting to wake up. They were neither in a car nor in a human settlement.