Faced with Zhong Yuan's final question, Kang Jin Long knew the answer.
Although her soul was muddled and her mind clouded before, the memories of what she did and saw were not lost.
Kang Jin Long said, "That Ma Tian Ba is indeed in Little West Heaven, probably around the Little Thunder Sound Temple."
"He came to Little West Heaven before, wanting to ask Huang Mei for help in borrowing the Flame Mountain crisis, but Huang Mei tricked him, saying that he always worked hard for others and suffered himself throughout his life, missing many pleasures."
"It seems he was influenced by Huang Mei's evil methods, so he developed a heart to convert to Buddhism and stayed, saying that it could be considered following the tradition of Bull Demon King who also practiced Buddhism in the past."
Zhong Yuan felt somewhat helpless but also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he didn't expect Huang Mei's brainwashing to be so powerful, it was actually done through forcibly brainwashing with evil methods. It would be easier to solve. The person was safe, which was good news.
Kang Jin Long continued, "As for that Red-Haired Horse Monkey, he should be in the Pagoda Realm more often."
"In the Pagoda Realm, Little Zhang Tai Zi is also imprisoned by Huang Mei, and the four Demon Generals who came with him are tortured by Huang Mei beyond recognition..."
"If you can save them all, it would be a meritorious deed."
Kang Jin Long fell silent as she spoke.
She hesitated for a moment before finally asking what was on her mind: "But why did the foundation left behind by the Great Sage become such an evil thing?"
Zhong Yuan said, "That's simple, for anyone, indulgence in a single desire leads to evil."
"The reason why the Great Sage is the Great Sage is not because his six roots are naturally divine, but because his will can control these influences and understand his true heart."
Zhong Yuan thought for a moment. He didn't know how to deal with Huang Mei's pack yet. Even if he used the Hairy Monkey avatars one by one to attack, unless Huang Mei was foolish and didn't use the pack and insisted on fighting him head-on,
he wouldn't be able to defeat Huang Mei.
He should first go to Little West Heaven, rescue the people, and see if he can find more of Sun Wukong's legacy. Maybe there's a way to break the situation.
Thinking about this, Zhong Yuan didn't say much. He let Kang Jin Long lead the way to the Pagoda Realm first, to rescue the Red-Haired Horse Monkey and Little Zhang Tai Zi.
Sun Wukong remembered the name Little Zhang Tai Zi. If he remembered correctly, he also helped during the fight against Huang Mei, but he was also captured by the pack.
Huang Mei was quite vengeful.
Kang Jin Long nodded in agreement. The two of them went forward and found Zhu Ba Jie who was catching up with the Ghost General.
The Ghost General looked very painful at this moment. According to Turtle General, he and Snake General were originally gaining the upper hand, but later Huang Mei released a ten-tailed golden fish that entangled him, and there was also a golden Buddha head with sharp claws on its feet that confronted Snake General.
Then Huang Mei used magic to summon ice and snow, and their strength gradually waned due to the cold.
He eventually retreated into his turtle shell and fell into a deep sleep in the Sea of Suffering, but before closing his eyes, he seemed to see Snake General being cut into pieces.
Turtle General cried and begged Zhu Ba Jie to help find Snake General's whereabouts.
Zhu Ba Jie looked impatient but agreed.
But it was obvious that there was no way to find him.
Zhong Yuan also felt a sense of sadness. Kang Jin Long was captured, the Heavenly Court didn't care, and no one came to rescue her.
Turtle General and Snake General, Snake General was killed, Turtle General fell asleep, and their master Zhenwu Da Di didn't come either.
And Little Zhang Tai Zi mentioned by Kang Jin Long, their master Great Sage National Teacher King Bodhisattva, also didn't come.
They were all incredible figures.
It was unknown whether they were afraid of being tainted by the legacy left behind by Sun Wukong, whether they had no solution, or whether they had simply decided to let them fend for themselves and had already forgotten about them.
Or, had even figures like Zhenwu Da Di and National Teacher King Bodhisattva already fallen?
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In the Heavenly Court, in the Doushu Palace, a fairy in the form of a white crane was refining pills with a feathered fan in his hand. He suddenly looked down at the lower realm and was surprised: "That dragon, she's still alive."
"The Heavenly Mandate person in this realm is really incompetent."
"Kang Jin Long is lucky."
Next to the white crane fairy, Wang Ling Guan, who was avoided by everyone in the Heavenly Court, also sat beside him. He simply asked, "Do you think the Heavenly Mandate person can pass Huang Mei's test?"
Wang Ling Guan looked strange at this moment. He didn't have a normal head. In place of his head, there was only a hand.
The crane fairy shook his head, "What if he can, what if he can't, the more he does, the more mistakes he makes."
"How does the quality of this batch of golden pills look?"
In the blazing flames of the furnace, one could faintly see something moving.
Wang Ling Guan simply nodded.
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In the celestial palace where the Twenty-Eight Constellations of the Heavenly Court resided, some were full of vigor, while others were whispering secretly.
Some kept their mouths shut, as if they were devoted to cultivation.
But they all noticed that the star representing Kang Jin Jun, which had been dim all along and disappeared along with the previous 昴日星君 (Mao Ri Xing Jun, the Rooster Star), suddenly shone brighter again.
It was unknown whether Kang Jin Long had found that Rooster Star and when she would return.
But the problem was that a new Rooster Star had already taken office.
And it was Crane Fairy who personally brought him to office.
Then think about the Six Ding Six Jia. Several of them were demoted.
Ever since Sun Wukong died that year, and later Yang Jian disappeared, the Heavenly Court had become increasingly eerie and unsettling.
Whenever there was a banquet, everyone seemed happy and cheerful, but no one dared to drink more, fearing that they might accidentally say the wrong thing if they were drunk.
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On the edge of the Sea of Suffering in Little West Heaven, Chen Long looked at the raised head of Turtle General in the distance and felt a little sad.
Times were really tough.
Their lives were even tougher now.
He couldn't help but think back to what they had discussed before they came down to the lower realm.
They were demoted to the lower realm because of the Great Sage's affair, but before leaving, the Heavenly Court didn't forbid them from bringing some treasures down, nor did they give them any further punishment.
The True Lord even sent them a scroll treasure, and it was a true treasure.
This thing must be related to the Great Sage, but it was unclear whether they were supposed to help or harm, and they couldn't say more.
He should wait for the Heavenly Mandate person to come.
This Heavenly Mandate person seemed kind.
But kindness wasn't necessarily a good thing.
He hoped his old bones wouldn't be broken.
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