107: Plot?
“Say what you need to say, but hold your farts!”
Princess Iron Fan scolded.
The Bull Demon King chuckled sheepishly, “Actually, there’s not much to say. Since we’re talking about accumulating strength, I think the Yao Race of the Three Mountains and Five Peaks should be one of our targets for recruitment. But I also think there’s one place we absolutely must go. Perhaps we can find some help there!”
Tang Ku’s eyes lit up, and he asked in surprise, “Niu Mowang, just tell me directly, which Immortal Mountain is it?”
The Bull Demon King raised a finger, but before he could speak, Nezha, who was standing nearby, leisurely interjected, “All the Immortals and Gods in the Immortal Realm and Netherworld have disappeared, and among the great powers of the Buddhist Realm, only the Holy Monk remains. In all the Immortal Mountains, even Great Immortal Zhenyuan’s Daoist temple is left with just a single commander. So, what kind of Immortal Mountain Immortal Cave could even the enemy not discover?”
It must be said that after spending some time with Tang Ku, Nezha had truly learned bad habits. Pouring cold water on the situation at a time like this only made people want to beat him up.
However, everyone looked at his eyes, which were not mocking but held a hint of resentment, and couldn’t help but sigh.
His home was in the Immortal Realm, and almost all his close family were in the Immortal Realm, so it was normal for him to feel angry.
“What the Third Prince says is true…” The Bull Demon King did not refute him, but slightly changed the topic, saying, “However, I think it would be very difficult for the enemy to discover this place. Moreover, there are many powerful individuals there, especially the Venerable one there, who has almost reached the Realm of a Saint… I think that place should be safer than other Immortal Mountain Immortal Caves!”
“Why are you talking so much nonsense? Hurry up and tell me where it is, be quick about it!”
Princess Iron Fan didn’t give the old Bull Demon King any Face and scolded him.
The old Bull Demon King wasn’t angry. He calmly raised a finger and said, “Spirit Platform Mountain, Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave!”
Tang Ku was instantly startled, “You mean, to find Patriarch Bodhi?”
“Exactly!” The old Bull Demon King said, “The Disciples of Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave are stronger than one another. My brother was taught by that old man, and coincidentally, I am also a Disciple of Three Stars Cave, it’s just that I left the mountain earlier. Later, after careful calculation, I found that the year I left was the year the monkey was born.
And then, on Flower-Fruit Mountain, the Seven Great Sages became sworn brothers. Only then did I realize that all seven of us were, more or less, connected to Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave. It’s just that the others were slow to realize and didn’t pay attention to these things. Now that I think about it, perhaps Patriarch Bodhi had already foreseen what would happen later. According to the Holy Monk, our meeting was not accidental, but rather intentionally arranged by someone!”
“You think… Patriarch Bodhi might have known what happened all along, is that what you mean?”
Tang Ku frowned slightly and asked Great Immortal Zhenyuan, “Great Immortal, what do you know about Patriarch Bodhi?”
Zhen Yuanzi shook his head and said helplessly, “He is a very mysterious person. From the time I met him until now, I have only met him three times in total, and he is a very arrogant person. Even if the Jade Emperor or Buddha invited him, he wouldn’t care… However, in terms of strength and Realm… he is far from reaching the Realm of a Saint, but he possesses some special methods, seemingly able to know the past and future like a Saint. So, the things he can see are far more numerous than what ordinary Immortals and Gods can see!”
“So, your meaning is… we can go?”
Tang Ku smiled, “Then let’s go!”
Great Immortal Zhenyuan, however, shook his head and said, “Not ‘we’, but ‘you’!”
Tang Ku was instantly stunned, “Why?”
“Because he has a strange temper and never sees outsiders. Moreover, it seems that ever since the monkey became his last Disciple, he has never opened his mountain gate again!” The Bull Demon King laughed, “And he has never seen so many people at once. It seems this matter can only fall to one person!”
“And I am now the only survivor of Buddhism, so in terms of status, I am considered his equal, and he might not necessarily refuse to see me, is that what you mean?” Tang Ku said with a helpless smile.
“More importantly…” Great Immortal Zhenyuan narrowed his eyes and said, “Perhaps he has already calculated our decision, and even your actions. I dare to bet that as long as you go alone, you will definitely see him!”
“Alright, I’ll go!”
Tang Ku knew that at present, only he could undertake this task.
Great Immortal Zhenyuan would not go, because he had already chosen this mountain as his base, and with his arrogance, he would not go to see a strange old man and suffer his temper.
Looking at Princess Iron Fan and the Bull Demon King… In the old Bull Demon King’s words, he seemed very unwilling to revisit the old place. He didn’t know if he had done something there that angered Patriarch Bodhi, which was why he didn’t dare to go.
Nezha wanted to go, but that fellow did things entirely according to his mood, without using his brain. If it weren’t for the very clear clues Primal Celestial Lord gave him, it’s uncertain who that flying shuttle would have fallen into the hands of.
As for the other two…
A mentally handicapped child plus a kindergarten… no, a nursery school aunt. The two of them might have trouble even protecting themselves.
“Indeed, this job really is tailor-made for me!”
Tang Ku said helplessly, “Then, without further ado, I will set off now…”
“Wait, wait…”
The Bull Demon King suddenly stepped forward, untied a string of beads from his wrist that looked like it was woven from horsetail hair, and handed it to Tang Ku, saying, “Holy Monk, this contains a map to Three Stars Cave, and it also serves as a token to enter, which can help you find that place smoothly!”
“Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave is also in Western Niuhe Continent, not far from here, but no one knows if the enemy has a way to occupy that place as well. However, I think, with that old man’s caution, there shouldn should be no problem!”
The Bull Demon King said, “Holy Monk, be careful in everything!”
Tang Ku took the string of beads, put his palms together, and said, “The Poor Monk understands… I’m going now!”
With that, his moon-white monk’s robe fluttered in the wind, and his body suddenly transformed into a silver-white light, disappearing before everyone’s eyes.
“Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave… Haha, interesting!”
Tang Ku used the Buddha Power within his body to activate the string of beads, and a painting instantly appeared before him. It was a ink painting of a celestial crane, and at the very top of the celestial crane was a striking red crest. His current location was marked as a red dot, currently in the abdominal area of the celestial crane.
“It seems this celestial crane should represent the entire map of Western Niuhe Continent, and as long as my red dot merges with the red crest of the red-crowned crane, it should mean I’ve found it!”
Tang Ku chuckled, “It’s quite abstract. It seems this Patriarch Bodhi is indeed unique… However…”
He suddenly stopped in mid-flight, looking at the string of beads on his wrist, and said, “However, why do I feel like this Bull Demon King has another motive?”
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