Chapter 015: Get Lost

Wang Bo was actually a very rational man. Although he had swelled quickly, when he thought of Ilúvatar in the Lord of the Rings world, Superman Prime in the DC world, Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet in the Marvel world, and the myriad gods of the Saint Seiya world,

Wang Bo suddenly realized that he still had a long way to go.

So he dared not swell any further.

In the presence of these big shots, his achievements amounted to nothing, let alone arrogance. After digesting Zhu Ganglie's cultivation method, Wang Bo turned his attention to others.

When he left Chang'an, Wang Bo had wanted to meet a few people.

The first was the Crow's Nest Zen Master, but unfortunately, that master did not exist in this world. Later, because he obtained Zhu Ganglie's cultivation method, his journey was delayed.

Now that he had digested Zhu Ganglie's method, Wang Bo planned to set out with Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing to meet the second person he wanted to see.

And the second person Wang Bo wanted to see was not actually a person.

It was a demon.

He was the National Teacher of Biqiu Kingdom, Jiugong Zhenren.

Originally, this being was the Nine-Headed Golden Eagle beneath Tathagata, who later descended to become the National Teacher of Biqiu. But in the orthodox Journey to the West, there was never a demon called the Nine-Headed Golden Eagle.

In the orthodox Journey to the West, there was only a Golden-Winged Great Peng Eagle.

But in this world, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Eagle had transformed into the Nine-Headed Golden Eagle. Wang Bo wanted to meet him and see if he could obtain some advanced techniques from this Nine-Headed Golden Eagle.

After all, this being was also a demon beneath Tathagata; the techniques he had access to were bound to be beyond imagination, greatly beneficial for perfecting Wang Bo's Solar Divine Art.

So the next day, Wang Bo set out with Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing for Biqiu Kingdom.

Along the way, Wang Bo traveled like lightning, swift as a spark. Leaving at eight in the morning, he arrived at Biqiu Kingdom before noon.

But this time, Wang Bo came up empty.

Entering Biqiu Kingdom, Wang Bo, Xiao Bai, and Xiao Qing went into a tavern to inquire about Jiugong Zhenren's whereabouts.

"Jiugong Zhenren? What Jiugong Zhenren?"

But the tavern keeper gave Wang Bo an unexpected answer: "I've never heard of Jiugong Zhenren."

Wang Bo was taken aback and couldn't help asking, "Then who is the National Teacher of Biqiu Kingdom now?"

The keeper looked Wang Bo up and down and said slowly, "Biqiu Kingdom only has an emperor; there is no National Teacher. Sir, you must be mistaken."

Wang Bo: ...

He now understood that at this time, Biqiu Kingdom did not yet have a Jiugong Zhenren.

This was truly frustrating.

In other words, the Nine-Headed Golden Eagle was still beneath Tathagata and had not yet descended to incarnate as Jiugong Zhenren.

Hmm...

After all, Chen Xuanzang had not yet awakened, and the Journey to the West had not begun. It was not strange that Jiugong Zhenren had not descended to plague the mortal world. After all, this was not an orthodox Journey to the West world. Even the Golden-Winged Great Peng Eagle had turned into the Nine-Headed Golden Eagle; anything was possible.

To be honest, Wang Bo had not expected his two attempts to be so unlucky.

The Crow's Nest Zen Master did not exist, and the Nine-Headed Golden Eagle had not yet descended.

Thus, he could only go to the last person.

No, actually, the last person Wang Bo wanted to see was not a person either, but a demon.

He was the eldest of the Thirteen Guardians of Huaguo Mountain, the one who five hundred years ago caused havoc in Heaven, wielding two watermelon knives, slashing all the way from the Southern Heavenly Gate to Penglai East Road, cutting for three days and three nights, causing rivers of blood—the King of Demons, Sun Wukong.

Undoubtedly, Sun Wukong in this world was extremely powerful. So Wang Bo wanted to obtain Sun Wukong's cultivation method, integrate its essence into the Solar Divine Art, and enhance his own art.

But the problem was that Wang Bo had placed Sun Wukong last because Sun Wukong was too sensitive.

He was a demon subdued by Tathagata Buddha.

Appointed by the Buddhist sect as the chief enforcer to protect Chen Xuanzang on the journey west. So Wang Bo put this guy last, planning to first find the Crow's Nest Zen Master, then the Nine-Headed Golden Eagle.

But unexpectedly, of the first two, one did not exist at all, and the other was still on Mount Meru, leaving only Sun Wukong, still trapped under Five Elements Mountain.

After some hesitation, Wang Bo decided to meet Sun Wukong.

As long as he did not break the seal or disrupt the journey west, Tathagata Buddha should not act against him.

And with his current strength, unless Tathagata Buddha personally intervened, Wang Bo was not afraid. Even if he could not defeat an enemy, he could retreat calmly.

But before that, Wang Bo shared his thoughts with Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing rolled her eyes. "I get it. You want us to go back to the Time Villa and not hold you back, right?"

Wang Bo smiled helplessly and explained, "I might encounter great Buddhist powers on this trip. If negotiations fail and a fight breaks out, it will be hard for me to protect both of you."

Xiao Bai nodded obediently and urged, "I understand. But be careful in everything."

"Don't worry."

After taking Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing back into the Time Villa, Wang Bo set off from Biqiu Kingdom and headed toward Five Fingers Mountain.

Before dark, Wang Bo arrived at Five Fingers Mountain.

To be honest, this place was hard to find. Even with the guidance of the plot, Wang Bo had to search around several times before locating it.

Slightly different from the orthodox Journey to the West, Sun Wukong in this world was not crushed under Five Elements Mountain but trapped in a Lotus Cave within the mountain.

And what suppressed Sun Wukong was not Tathagata's mantra but a lotus flower.

As long as the lotus was pulled out, Sun Wukong could be free again.

Wang Bo walked around and found the Lotus Cave. Inside, he saw a disheveled man squatting.

The man seemed to sense Wang Bo's arrival, looked up at him, then lowered his head again, apparently unwilling to engage.

Wang Bo was not offended and asked, "Are you Sun Wukong?"

"Get lost."

What surprised Wang Bo even more was that Sun Wukong cursed directly.

This attitude was truly... something Wang Bo had never expected.

He had always thought that Sun Wukong, trapped here for five hundred years, would be extremely enthusiastic upon seeing him, tricking him into pulling out the lotus and breaking the seal to return to the world.

After all, in the original plot, that was how he tricked Chen Xuanzang, and Chen Xuanzang fell for it, releasing Sun Wukong, who then directly killed Miss Duan.

On the way here, Wang Bo thought he could exploit Sun Wukong's eagerness to escape and trick him into handing over his cultivation method.

But...