However, why would Sun Wukong heed his cries?
Being called Stable Attendant riled up Sun Wukong so much that his fur bristled. The Golden Hoop in his hand fell repeatedly, each strike forceful and heavy.
In just a short while, the Green Ox Demon’s face was bruised and swollen, and his injuries grew increasingly severe.
"Hmm, his health bar is getting lower and lower!" Jiang Liu, who had no intention of intervening from start to finish, watched coldly from the sidelines. Seeing the battle unfold, he realized that the Green Ox Demon was now in grave danger.
"Stop! Stop!" Blood streaming down his head, a result of being smashed by the Golden Hoop, the Green Ox Demon shouted loudly for Sun Wukong to stop.
"You vile demon, I, Old Sun, have said I’ll kill you and dry your flesh to feed the fish!" However, with the Golden Hoop firmly in his hand and his eyes ferociously fierce, Sun Wukong spoke harshly.
"Oh no, this monkey really does want to kill me!" With his wounds already very severe, Sun Wukong showed no slight intention of stopping. On the contrary, his eyes glared murderously, prompting the Green Ox Demon to turn tail and flee desperately.
"Thinking of escaping? When I say I’ll kill you, I’ll do it! When has I, Old Sun, ever broken my word? I will surely kill you!"
However, seeing the Green Ox Demon turning to flee, Sun Wukong had no intention of letting him go. He leaped forward, chasing after him relentlessly.
Whoosh!
Seeing Sun Wukong charging towards him, in a moment of life and death, the Green Ox Demon could no longer care for much else. While retreating, he shot his Steel Spear at Sun Wukong.
With a clang, the Golden Hoop swept aside, sending the Green Ox Demon’s Steel Spear flying away, unabated in speed.
Watching his Steel Spear knocked away, the Green Ox Demon turned pale and promptly slung out the Vajra Bracelet.
With a bang, the divine level power of this Vajra Bracelet was quite strong, and after a sweep of the Golden Hoop, it slightly hindered Sun Wukong’s speed.
But it was just a blink of an eye. Sun Wukong continued his pursuit.
Reaching into his bosom again, this time, the Green Ox Demon pulled out a small potion bottle. Inside the transparent bottle, one could see red potion sloshing about.
With his life hanging by a thread, the Green Ox Demon no longer cared about proving his worth. He opened his mouth wide, mimicking what Sun Wukong had once done in Leize, and tossed the entire potion bottle into his mouth.
With a crunch, he bit the potion bottle apart. Healing Potion mixed with glass shards was swallowed down.
Indeed, it was miraculously effective. As he drank the potion, the Green Ox Demon could feel his injuries rapidly healing, and the bleeding from his head, cracked open by the Golden Hoop, halted in an instant.
Whoosh!
This time, the Golden Hoop did not strike down but hovered in front of the Green Ox Demon.
The murderous intent in Sun Wukong’s eyes had greatly subsided, and he stared dumbfounded at the Green Ox Demon, then turned to look at Jiang Liu beside him, saying, "Master!? How does this demon also have this Healing Potion!?"
"Amitabha, Wukong, cease creating further killing karma! This benefactor, although he has kept me confined in the Demon Cave for two months, has treated me with great respect and had no intentions of harming me!" Following a low chant from Jiang Liu, he spoke up, pleading on behalf of the Green Ox Demon.
"Well, alright! Since it’s you, master, pleading for this evil beast, I, Old Sun, will spare his life!" Hearing Jiang Liu’s words, Sun Wukong nodded and said, somewhat reluctantly, yet still put away his Golden Hoop.
"Whew..." Hearing Sun Wukong’s response and seeing him truly put away the Golden Hoop, the Green Ox Demon let out a long sigh of relief.
The feeling of having survived a calamity made him feel as though even the sunlight had become much warmer.
"Thank you, Holy Monk! Thank you, Holy Monk!" His life being saved by Jiang Liu’s intervention, the Green Ox Demon hastily thanked him.
"Amitabha! Heaven values all life!" Despite being overjoyed inwardly at the Green Ox Demon’s thanks, Jiang Liu maintained a compassionate demeanor on the surface and spoke.
With no intention of executing the Green Ox Demon, Jiang Liu bid him farewell and then turned and left the Golden Helmet Cave with Sun Wukong.
"Holy Monk Xuanzang is truly a good person!" Though still injured, as the Green Ox Demon watched Jiang Liu’s departing figure, he muttered quietly to himself.
Of course, the Green Ox Demon was even more astonished by Sun Wukong’s strength; he had long known of the prowess of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven Sun Wukong but hadn’t realized it was to such an extent.
He hadn’t expected his master’s Vajra Bracelet to be ineffective against him either. Had it not been for the Holy Monk speaking out on his behalf, he would certainly have been dead today.
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"Was that just a Healing Divine Medicine!?"
Setting aside Jiang Liu’s departure and whatever thoughts were in the Green Ox Demon’s mind, in the clouds behind, Guanyin’s gaze was fixed sternly on the Green Ox Demon, her eyes carrying a hint of coldness.
That day at Leize, the effectiveness of Sun Wukong’s Healing Potion had alarmed all three realms. It wasn’t just others who wanted this wondrous potion; the Buddhist Sect naturally wanted it too.
However, the most important thing was the Journey to the West for Scriptures, so the Buddhist Sect had not hurried to question the potion’s origins.
Yet, she had not expected that the Supreme Elder Lord had acted first.
And they had succeeded already!? Who doesn’t know the value of this divine medicine?
Buddhist Sect members were generally the ones who took advantage of others by claiming their treasures were destined for the Buddhist Sect; when had the Buddhist Sect ever suffered such losses?
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Yet, while enraged in his heart, could Guanyin possibly trouble the Supreme Elder Lord? She was not qualified to do so.
Thus, after a moment of silence, Guanyin turned around and returned to the Great Thunder Monastery.
This matter must be made known to the Buddha.
At the Great Thunder Monastery, the Tathagata naturally learned of this matter from Guanyin. After bowing his head and uttering a Buddhist chant, he remained silent for a long time.
Who in the three realms didn’t know of the Supreme Elder Lord’s ability!?
Since the Green Ox Demon was able to produce a healing potion, it could be said that the Supreme Elder Lord had obtained it.
Let us not talk about the formula for now; since the Supreme Elder Lord had obtained the potion, with his ability, deriving the formula from the potion was not a difficult task, right?
"Amitābha..."
Thinking about how, during this ordeal, the Supreme Elder Lord had surreptitiously snatched away Xuanzang’s healing potion, the Tathagata also uttered a Buddhist chant softly and immediately left the Great Thunder Monastery.
"Buddha, where are you headed!?" Naturally, when the Tathagata personally left the Great Thunder Monastery, many people asked.
"I am going to the Doushuai Palace, to have tea with the Elder Lord!" the Tathagata explained softly.
As his words fell, a radiant Buddhist Light enveloped him, and the Tathagata vanished from the Great Thunder Monastery, heading towards the Doushuai Palace.
...
Elsewhere, at the front of Doushuai Palace, the Green Ox Demon, who had originally transformed into an evil demon, was now severely injured and returned alone to the Doushuai Palace. Transforming into human form, it knelt before the Supreme Elder Lord.
"How did it go this time?" the Supreme Elder Lord asked calmly, as he was refining pills in front of the Eight Trigrams Furnace, glancing back at his mount.
"Master, I... I failed! I had just obtained the potion when I ended up drinking it myself!"
The Green Ox Demon lowered its head and recounted the events that unfolded in the mortal world to the Supreme Elder Lord. Continue reading on freewebnovel
Upon learning that the potion had fallen into the hands of the Green Ox, yet it nearly got killed by Sun Wukong and had to drink the divine medicine to save itself, the Supreme Elder Lord slightly furrowed his brows.
However, he showed no intention of punishing it.
Although the divine medicine was precious, his mount, the Green Ox, being at the Taiyi True Immortal cultivation level, was also important.
"Well, since you have drunk it, let it be. Since Xuanzang could give you one bottle, there will be plenty of opportunities to get another in the future. It’s no trouble!" the Supreme Elder Lord waved his hand and spoke.
Getting another few years later was not a problem; the Supreme Elder Lord had that much patience.
"Thank you, Master!" Hearing the Supreme Elder Lord’s words, and sensing no blame, the Green Ox Demon’s heart filled with gratitude as it spoke.
Indeed, as the master said, since Xuanzang could give out one potion today, there likely would be opportunities to give a second one in the future—it was merely a matter of time!
"Alright, take two healing pills and go rest!" the Supreme Elder Lord waved his hand, his gaze falling back on the Eight Trigrams Furnace as he spoke without turning his head.
The Green Ox Demon nodded, remaining silent, taking two pills and swallowing them. It then transformed back into its original Green Ox form, left the alchemy room, and headed towards its own Spirit Beast Cowshed.
However, it wasn’t long before a dazzling Buddhist Light suddenly appeared in the sky.
Accompanying the Buddhist Light, the sound of Zen chants could also be heard.
"Since it is the Buddha who has come, please, come in and sit down!" The Supreme Elder Lord’s gaze remained on the Alchemy Furnace as he spoke.
Following the Supreme Elder Lord’s words, the Tathagata retracted his Eight-Leaf Golden Body and took the form of a common man, walking straight into the Doushuai Palace.
"I greet the Elder Lord!" Upon entering the Doushuai Palace and seeing the Supreme Elder Lord in front of the alchemy furnace, the Tathagata bowed slightly and spoke.
"You are now the leader of a sect; there’s no need for such formalities!" the Supreme Elder Lord said without turning his head, quietly watching the fire within the Eight Trigrams Furnace.
The pills were not yet finished, and the Elder Lord’s focus was on the furnace.
The Tathagata, too, did not speak further, standing quietly by.
After quite some time, the Supreme Elder Lord opened the furnace and took out two blood-red pills, looking at them before slightly shaking his head and setting them aside casually.
"Please, take a seat!" After the pills were finished, the Elder Lord finally had the capacity to attend to the Tathagata.
"May I know what brings the Buddha here today?" Having settled down, and with a boy bringing over two cups of clear tea, the Supreme Elder Lord got straight to the point.