Chen Sanzang glanced casually at the scattered immortals in the sky; obviously, these guys also had their own circles and small groups.

"I need to do a bit of preparation, first let Little Kongkong out, make sure these guys can't escape completely, then transcend them all."

Old Xi said there was a need to wait a bit, still needed to do a bit of preparation indeed.

"Old Xi, you're truly still a waste!"

"Why is this Golden Cicada taking so long to fetch the scriptures?"

"I've watched for a year, feels like this Golden Cicada isn't on a pilgrimage to the West, but rather traveling for fun."

"How does this guy know the Joyful Buddha's methods? And he's even looking for some top-notch mountain spirits and wild demon beauties for joyful dual cultivation?"

"Why does this Golden Cicada feel so unreliable?"

"Wasn't it said that this reincarnation of Golden Cicada has Heavenly Immortal cultivation? Why can't it be detected?"

...

The Five Directions Jiedi gathered together and chatted non-stop.

At this moment, it's been a year since Chen Sanzang set off from the Great Qin Capital, yet he still hadn't left the realm of the Great Qin Empire.

Not to mention, there's still half the journey to the Five Elements Mountain, and at this rate, it might take another year!

Once out of the Great Qin Empire's scope, if he encounters various tribulations, it's estimated that Chen Sanzang's pace will be even slower, reaching the Western Heaven Great Leiyin Temple might take decades!

Uh, having set off in youth, walk the long road of life, and only reach the destination when old and gray, is this to dazzle all the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas?

Golden Head Jiedi, Silver Head Jiedi, Paragate, Boluo Monk Jiedi, and Mahakaruna Jiedi calculated the time Chen Sanzang needed and instantly felt at a loss.

"How about sending someone down to do a little trick and urge him on?"

Golden Head Jiedi rubbed the bald spot on his head, feeling that Chen Sanzang was deliberately looking for ways to drag out time, but he had no evidence.

"Look, he's roaming the mountains searching for Little Demons again, how many has he already harmed?"

Watching the roguish Chen Sanzang, dragging a charming female demon into a cave to discuss Buddhist Law, all the guardians instantly had black lines on their faces.

"This is the ninety-ninth victim, just wondering whether this female demon will be transcended by the Golden Cicada or sent to the underworld to meet with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva for a good next life."

Paragate's tone was somewhat sour, especially since some female demons were rewarded greatly after attending to the Golden Cicada well, ending up at the Ksitigarbha's Place.

It must be noted that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had a good relationship with the Golden Cicada and any demons sent by him would learn the Dao at Ksitigarbha's Place.

Ksitigarbha, a top-level Daluo Golden Immortal, whose teachings had great benefits for Jiedis and could potentially help breakthrough to the True Immortal Realm, reaching the Golden Immortal Level.

As for those who didn't serve the Golden Cicada well or even tried to eat his flesh to gain immortality, they were transcended by some shameless fellow using Buddhist Law.

The most excessive was when a female demon matched the taste of a certain bald donkey when exposed to her original form, even her corpse would be processed into a delicacy and eaten clean.

The Six Ding and Six Jia, the Five Directions Jiedi, the Four Value Officials, and the Eighteen Guardian Jialans escorting the Golden Cicada in the sky felt his evilness, lacking the appearance of an enlightened monk.

They truly didn't understand how in this reincarnation the Golden Cicada was so murderous and indulgent, how did he earn the title of Master Sanzang?

Especially when the Golden Cicada committed so many evil deeds but his Buddha Essence was extremely pure, seemingly comparable to the Tathagata's Buddha Essence.

Simply absurd!

"How about, reporting this, I feel something's off with this Golden Cicada, at this rate, the chance of him becoming a great demon is higher than becoming a Buddha!"

"Or, wait a bit longer? Maybe after releasing Sun Wukong, things might get better since the monkey is much stronger and could potentially stop his evil doings."

Time passed swiftly, another year went by in the blink of an eye.

Throughout the journey, Chen Sanzang enjoyed himself thoroughly, truly finding caves in mountains and entering deep forest, every beautiful female demon he encountered was converted by him.

Those who followed him were granted great opportunities.

Those who didn't were given great fortune.

As for the former, they were converted and sent to the Netherworld, arranged to reincarnate as humans in the Great Qin Empire in their next life.

As for the latter, after being transcended they were sent to the Western Paradise, whether they could meet the Buddha was uncertain.

After all, he gave them great fortune, if they couldn't make it work, who was there to blame?

He merely handled the transcendence and collected their entire inheritance, including cultivation level and even the corpse.

For instance, a certain female rabbit, feeling the grandeur of Buddhist Law, wanted to join the Buddhist Sect, was packaged by Chen Sanzang and transcended to the Western Paradise.

And in the process, he spiced up her rabbit head in a numbing and spicy manner, truly a delicious delight.

Riding on a small tiger, one day, Chen Sanzang finally arrived at the Great Qin Empire's border, outside the Two Worlds Mountain.

Looking at the bald peaks like five fingers thrusting into the sky, this guy couldn't help but lament that Tathagata was truly incredible, worthy of being the former Jie Sect senior brother.

"Old Xi, if not climbing the mountain to offer greetings, can the seal be forcefully broken to release Little Kongkong?"

Gazing at the peaks shooting into the sky, Chen Sanzang had no desire to climb, especially since the Five Elements Mountain was barren, with nothing on it, even losing the thought to seek hidden wonders or encounter young maidens.

"If you've fully transcended the Golden Cicada and inherited all his cultivation, you could forcefully break it."

Old Xi explored briefly and discovered that the Five Elements Mountain was connected to the earth veins, gathering the power of the five elements from heaven and earth to form a shackle, along with the Buddha Seal left by Tathagata on the peak, imprisoning Sun Wukong.

However, the seal wasn't particularly strong, as long as there's a Daluo Realm expert, it could be forcibly broken.

The reason nobody releases Sun Wukong is that the Buddhist Sect has stationed people here, and a Daluo Realm expert has no reason to offend the Buddhist Sect.

After all, the reputation of the two saints of the Buddhist Sect isn't good, helping the monkey might end up involving oneself in the Western Teaching, since Jie Sect bears the greatest grudge, right?

"To hell with it, do I really have to climb the mountain to pay respects to the Tathagata? Humph, today I'll bow to him, and tomorrow, I'll make sure he bows back ten times over!"

He then proceeded towards the location where Sun Wukong was imprisoned.

"Little Kongkong, your fated teacher is here to recruit you!"

With a cryptic look on his face, Chen Sanzang was staring at the rather round Sun Wukong, who had been fed by people of the Great Qin Empire even though he was trapped under the Five Elements Mountain. He was sitting on a small tiger, drinking and chanting Buddha names all at once.

"Huh, I always thought monkeys were supposed to be lean, but how did Little Kongkong get so round?"

Chen Sanzang looked at the rotund Sun Wukong with an odd expression, as the monkey's face had become as round as a ball, full of comedic effect.

Time passed swiftly, another year went by in the blink of an eye.

Throughout the journey, Chen Sanzang enjoyed his journey immensely, always seeking caves and diving into any woods he encountered, and every beautiful female demon he met was converted by him at least once.

Those who chose to follow him were granted great opportunities.

Those who didn't were given great fortune.

The former, after being converted by him, were sent to the Netherworld and arranged to be reborn in the Great Qin Empire.

The latter, after being transcended by him, were sent to the Western Paradise.

After all, he gave them great fortune, if they couldn't handle it, who could they blame?