545: Enlightenment, enlightenment

Hum!

Wang Lingguan felt the space before him empty out; this whip had already slammed heavily into the ground!

Boom!

The rocks on the riverbank were blasted everywhere, and a terrifying shockwave spread outwards, blowing Wu Zhen directly away.

“That was close... My head was almost smashed open!”

Wu Zhen flipped and landed on the ground, patting her chest with lingering fear. “Fortunately, Master told me the secret of the Somersault Cloud beforehand. Although I am not very proficient yet, it was enough to save my life!”

Tang Ku smiled with satisfaction: “How is it? What are your thoughts on facing such an expert?”

“The lightning seems to be caused by his techniques, it is not a coincidence!”

Wu Zhen frowned slightly, “He used the stimulation of lightning to break my Petrifying Technique!”

“That's right!”

Tang Ku smiled, “In terms of pure strength, he can completely crush you, but you are not without a chance of winning. Think carefully... Hmm, he is a Thunder Saint Official, and his control over lightning is very strong, comparable to your former boss, Zeus, and he also has other techniques and Magic Treasures...”

Wang Lingguan frowned: “Holy Monk, if you are willing to enter the arena to instruct me, Wang Shan will naturally fight you with all his strength!”

Tang Ku smiled faintly: “No need, this Disciple of mine can defeat you!”

Wu Zhen thought for a moment, then turned to Wang Lingguan and bowed deeply, saying: “Your opponent is me, come again!”

Wang Lingguan said in a deep voice: “I don't want to kill you, do not seek your own death!”

“Hehe, whether or not you kill me is not up to you!”

Wu Zhen looked at the broken long sword in her hand and couldn't help but smile slightly, “Please make your Move, Lingguan!”

“Fine, I will grant your wish...”

Wang Lingguan's Aura grew stronger and stronger, and a terrifying pressure instantly descended upon Wu Zhen.

“Thunder from the Clouds!”

The huge Wind Fire Wheels in Wang Lingguan's hands suddenly vanished, and the golden whip in his hand actually bloomed with streaks of golden lightning. Amidst the shining light, a large amount of mist appeared around Wu Zhen, shrouding her body within it. Wang Lingguan's figure flashed, and he had already transformed into lightning, merging into that layer of mist.

Wu Zhen looked at the lightning shining all around, suddenly smiled, dropped the long sword in her hand to the ground, pressed her palms together, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to chant the "Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra".

That's right, Wu Zhen did not continue to fight, but sat directly cross-legged on the ground, like a real monk, chanting the Heart Sutra.

Seeing this scene, Tang Ku suddenly revealed a smile of satisfaction, pressed his palms together and said: “Excellent, excellent!”

Wang Lingguan, having transformed and entered the mist, felt an incredibly strange emotion rise in his heart...

“She... is she certain that I will not use heavy hands to hurt her? No, that's not right... There is a faint surge of Buddha light on her body...”

In just the moment of hesitation, the golden whip had already missed, slamming into the ground beside Wu Zhen...

Wang Lingguan's Move actually allowed him to transform into lightning and shuttle through the mist. In terms of pure changing speed, it was even a bit faster than the speed of the Somersault Cloud. Basically, with Wu Zhen's strength, she would be unable to see his attacks at all.

However, at this moment, Wang Lingguan seemed to see some kind of hallucination.

In his line of sight, the bald nun actually radiated a Buddha light that only those with the Bodhisattva fruit status or higher would possess!

The first attack missed, and he began to look for openings to strike, but although she was clearly full of flaws, he seemed unable to find an opportunity.

From the moment he made his Move until now, after thinking for so long, only three seconds had passed.

“Is this some kind of technique of hers? Or some kind of mental attack?” Wang Lingguan's mind seemed very chaotic.

“Because there is no hindrance, there is no fear...”

Wu Zhen suddenly stopped chanting, then looked faintly ahead and said: “Donor Lingguan, you have hindrances in your heart, which is why it is difficult for you to make a Move; it is not that this Poor Monk has cast any technique!”

As if she had seen through Wang Lingguan's thoughts, she said this decisively, without hesitation.

And the hesitating Wang Lingguan suddenly stopped his Move, standing behind Wu Zhen, his face looking very ugly.

“You... saw through my thoughts? You knew I wouldn't kill you, right?”

Wang Lingguan said in a deep voice.

“Hehe, if we couldn't even see that, then our cultivation as Master and Disciple would have been in vain!”

Tang Ku laughed, “With your strength, you wouldn't need to waste words with us to launch a sneak attack, but your nature is upright and kind, so you wouldn't attack from behind. And since you are acting under orders from your superiors to stop us, rather than to kill us, you are hesitating and confused, because you do not know why your superiors would do this, is that right?”

Wang Lingguan lowered his hands and looked at Tang Ku: “This matter is truly not what I desired. Holy Monk, can you tell me, what is the purpose of your journey west this time?”

“Simple, it is just for cultivation!”

Wu Zhen suddenly jumped up, looked at Wang Lingguan innocently and lively, and smiled, “Master brought me along to see the path west, just for cultivation—to cultivate the body, and also to cultivate the heart!”

Wang Lingguan frowned slightly: “Then why... did Taiyi Relief-from-Suffering Heavenly Lord ask me to intercept and kill you? Could it be that you won't do things that endanger the Heavenly Court?”

“Do you think this Poor Monk looks like someone who would do things to harm others?”

Tang Ku laughed, “Everything has a cause and an effect. Without a cause... why would I go and do things to harm the Heavenly Court you speak of? Also, whose Heavenly Court is it that you speak of? Have you found the Jade Emperor? Or have you found which one of the four Heavenly Emperors?”

Wang Lingguan frowned: “I don't understand. You have already become a sworn enemy of the Heavenly Court and even the Buddhist sect. This journey west will definitely not be without purpose.”

“They actually didn't tell you?”

Tang Ku smiled, “Three months from now, I will be at the Shaolin Temple on Shaoshi Mountain, challenging the entire Buddhist sect and the Heavenly Court. Whether it is debating the Dao or testing martial arts, I will accept it all... But I deeply feel my cultivation is insufficient, so I am taking my Disciple to re-walk the Journey to the West to improve my cultivation. And taking this opportunity, I also want to enlighten this Disciple before me, letting her walk a different path of her own.”

Wang Lingguan said in a deep voice: “I did not know about this matter... Hmm, I understand now. They are afraid that if you re-walk the Journey to the West, you will truly find stronger power, and then be defeated by you...”

“They are just trying to stop me a little... After all, whether I can comprehend anything after this journey is finished is hard to say!”

Tang Ku laughed.

“But I am acting under orders, I must do it. If I go back like this, I cannot answer to the Heavenly Lord!”

Wang Lingguan said in a deep voice.

“My Disciple has already fought with you. If you are still not satisfied, then let this Poor Monk try the golden whip in Lingguan's hands... Please!”

Tang Ku remained sitting still, reaching out to make a gesture of invitation.

Wang Lingguan was a straightforward person, never dragging his feet in his actions. He suddenly made his Move, using the same technique he had just used against Wu Zhen. Amidst the swirling mist, the golden whip slammed towards Tang Ku's head from behind... He had absolute confidence in his speed.

Of course, he also believed that the other party would definitely counterattack, but what he did not expect was that Tang Ku's counterattack would come so quickly, and so suddenly.