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Chapter 528 The Green Bull Demon Who Wants to Improve
Jindou Mountain.

Hong Chen came with Sun Wukong, and the gods who were waiting on the clouds bowed and paid homage to him when they saw him.

Including the embarrassed Heavenly King Tota.

But when he saw that he had no tower, Hong Chen found it a little strange.

After all, when I was watching TV, the one-horned rhinoceros took away all the treasures of other gods, except Li Jing's golden exquisite pagoda.

It may be because Nezha had not been reincarnated at that time, so the one-horned rhinoceros deliberately gave Li Jing a face, or he was afraid that after taking away Li Jing's pagoda, Li Jing would be beaten to death by Nezha.

This is all human nature.

"We are fortunate to see the great emperor here in person today. It seems that we will be able to get our weapons back soon." Fire Star Lord Luo Xuan began to support the comedy with great courtesy, and others followed suit after hearing his words.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Sun Wukong couldn't wait any longer, so he squeezed into the crowd, grabbed Hong Chen, and turned around to wave to the gods.

"Alright, alright, I hired these people to help. What are you guys doing here? Get out of here, get out of here!"

After waving away everyone, Sun Wukong pointed to the ground and said, "Brother, look over there, that is the cave of the one-horned rhinoceros. My master, two fellow apprentices, and everyone's weapons are in there. I leave it to you!" He patted Hong Chen on the shoulder and stepped aside.

Hong Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and nodded: "Okay, okay, you guys stay here and don't move, I'll be back soon."

After saying this, Hong Chen pressed down the clouds and landed in the mountains.

Just after taking a few steps, I happened to run into a little demon with a fox's head.

Seeing Hong Chen, the little fox demon was startled at first, then turned around and started to run away. After running a few steps, it seemed to remember something and stopped suddenly. It turned around and grinned at Hong Chen while waving the thick-backed sword in its hand.

To be honest, Hong Chen was really amused by it.

Judging from its behavior and poor cultivation, it is not difficult to tell that it should be a monster that was enlightened by the Green Bull Demon not long ago. Maybe it was a little white-haired fox in the mountains a few years ago.

If it was a monster of any other race, Hong Chen would probably have sent it to reincarnation on the spot.

But after all, Hong Chen himself had once been a fox, so when he looked at this "former fellow", he actually felt a sense of belonging.

But when the fox demon saw that Hong Chen was not afraid or ran away, and even smiled at him, he suddenly felt that his self-esteem had suffered a serious blow.

So it was stunned for a moment, then took a breath and mustered up its courage, then rushed towards Hong Chen while shouting loudly.

Upon seeing this, the light in Hong Chen's peach blossom eyes flickered slightly.

Instantly, the fox demon stopped, put down its sword, and its expression immediately softened. Its fox eyes narrowed and it smiled. Then it lay on the ground, revealing its true form, and rolled over as if it was playing.

Hong Chen smiled and bent down to stroke the fox, then continued walking towards the cave.

On the cloud, Sun Wukong asked in surprise, "Hey, what kind of magical power is this? It can actually make the little monster reveal its true form with just one glance?"

Luo Xuan explained, "Great Sage, if I am not mistaken, I think Emperor Xuanling must have used an illusion."

"Illusion?" Sun Wukong immediately lost interest. He must have preferred the hard-hitting, fierce and aggressive macho style of fighting.

Luo Xuan added: "Great Sage, do not underestimate illusions. You must know that illusions are also one of the great ways. Among the fox clan, there is a natural emperor, the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox. If its innate magical power, the Nine-tailed Heavenly Illusion, is cultivated to the extreme, even if facing a Daluo Jinxian, it can pull the opponent into the illusion and make it difficult for him to extricate himself."

"Oh? Is that so? Then tell me, how does Xuan Ling's illusion compare to Nine-tailed Heavenly Illusion?"

Luo Xuan frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head in confusion after a moment: "To be honest, Great Sage, the illusion that Emperor Xuanling used just now was extremely skillful, and I have no way of grasping its depth. It's just that I once encountered a nine-tailed celestial fox in ancient times and witnessed the nine-tailed celestial illusion, and the illusion of Emperor Xuanling seems to be very similar to the nine-tailed celestial illusion..."

Hearing this, Sun Wukong suddenly became interested. He turned around and looked at Luo Xuan, and asked with a playful look: "So, Xuan Ling should know the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox? Maybe..."

"Hey! Great Sage! Don't dare to say anything nonsense!" Luo Xuan hurriedly stopped him, "The Great Emperor Xuanling is in charge of the Three Realms, and I dare not gossip about him."

On the side, Water Virtue Star Lord Lu Xiong laughed and said, "Great Sage, don't talk nonsense. If you offend Emperor Xuanling, he will randomly match you up with someone. If you like it, it's fine. If you don't like it, then you'll have a headache!"

After he finished speaking, Luo Xuan and the others couldn't help but burst into laughter. Sun Wukong's face turned red with embarrassment and he bared his teeth at them.

Lu Xiong, the God of Water, was originally a general of the Shang Dynasty. He had rich experience in leading troops and had superb skills. He was a talented general and even Jiang Ziya did not dare to fight him.

But Lu Xiong was just a mortal and did not know Taoism. He was later defeated and captured by Jiang Ziya using magic.

After being deified, the people of the Shang Dynasty naturally belonged to the side of the Jiejiao immortals. After all, one of the goals of the Jiejiao in entering the world was to help the Shang Dynasty.

on the ground.

The closer you get to the cave, the more little monsters gather.

Unlike the fox just now, these monsters look obviously more ferocious.

Hong Chen did not kill them all directly, but consciously sent those monsters with strong murderous aura into reincarnation, while those with shallow karma were pulled into the illusion and given a sweet dream.

The reason for this is not that he is too virtuous, but that he now needs to cultivate a humane heart that can balance all living things.

Humanity includes not only the human race, but also all spirits in the earthly immortal world, including the demon race.

Faced with these little monsters that posed no threat to him at all, it was easy for Hong Chen to treat them all equally.

Furthermore, the Green Bull Demon is Laojun’s mount, and although he looks ferocious, he is actually not a man-eater.

If he really dares to eat people in the mortal world, how will he face the leader of the Human Religion when he returns in the future?

Even if Laojun did not give any orders, the Bull Demon must understand the ways of the world, just like he would not have taken away Li Jing's golden exquisite pagoda (sorry to hurt someone's heart again).

As you walk along, the monsters on the roadside will either be sent to the underworld or reveal themselves on the spot.

The immortals on the cloud exclaimed: "The Great Emperor Xuanling loves all living beings and cannot bear to kill them. This shows his compassion!"

Sun Wukong scratched the back of his hand and seemed to understand something.

In front of the cave.

The two leopard spirits transformed into two big cats and lay on the ground panting. Hong Chen thought about it and simply walked straight into the cave.

He followed the same method to deal with the monster in the cave, and soon reached the depths, where he saw the Green Bull Demon sleeping soundly on a stone couch.

On the stone table nearby were various fruits, chicken, duck, fish and meat, as well as a pile of crooked wine jars.

Just looking at the food and the Taoist aura on the blue ox that is even richer than that of many cultivators and even immortals, it is hard to believe that it would really eat Tang Monk.

Isn't this a standard behavior of a bandit who becomes a mountain king?
Hong Chen shook his head, picked up an apple as he passed by the table, and walked towards the cell while eating it.

I saw Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing hanging in the cave by two net bags, and they seemed to be sleeping soundly.

Tang Seng was tied to a stone pillar.

At this moment, Tang Sanzang did not seem to be very afraid. Although his eyes were closed, his lips were gently opening and closing. Upon careful listening, he was still chanting scriptures.

"Sanzang."

When Hong Chen spoke, Tang Seng opened his eyes immediately. Seeing his appearance, Tang Seng was immediately delighted and asked hurriedly, "I haven't seen you for a long time. Is Uncle Master doing well?"

"I'm fine, but you don't look well."

Tang Monk smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I have known all along this journey that it will be full of disasters and hardships."

Hong Chen glanced around, and the ropes on his body suddenly broke and fell off.

Tang Seng stood up and bowed to Hong Chen again to express his gratitude.

"I gave you three sword energies, and you've already used one. Why are you reluctant to use the remaining two? Or is it that you still don't have time to use them?"

Tang Seng sighed and said, "After the lessons I learned a few times before, I have learned that if I encounter those vicious monsters, I need to be more cautious and look for opportunities, or simply strike first."

"Then why were you captured anyway?"

"Alas, if I strike first, I am afraid I will kill those kind monsters by mistake. But if I look for the right time, I really can't decide. Besides, the monster I met this time, although it looks very ferocious, I feel in my heart that he is not an evil monster."

He had a pretty sharp intuition.

Hong Chen laughed and said, "He keeps saying he wants to eat you, and you still think he's a good demon?"

"Uncle Master is testing me. People's words are often wrong, and even contradictory to their hearts. Therefore, to understand a person, we should not only look at what he says, but also look at what he does. Although I was captured by him and taken to the cave, he has not eaten me in the past few days. In fact, he has brought food to me and my two disciples every day, and every meal is good."

"So, what is your judgment?" Hong Chen became a little interested.

Tang Seng thought for a while and said, "Many monsters seemed to be like this before. They said they wanted to eat me to achieve immortality, but after catching me, they were not in a hurry to steam or boil me. Maybe they didn't really want to eat me, but just wanted to test my perseverance in going to the West to obtain scriptures."

Hong Chen: “…”

Although Tang Seng’s guess was not completely wrong, it was not completely correct either!
"Why do they want to test your perseverance?" Hong Chen asked.

Tang Seng pondered for a moment and asked uncertainly: "God's will?"

Hong Chen laughed.

"Okay, the fact that you can think this way is enough to prove your understanding." With a wave of his hand, Hong Chen cut open the net bags on Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, and the two of them fell to the ground and screamed.

Without even raising his head, Bajie started to curse: "Who is this blind person who dares to attack me? Believe it or not, I can kill you with my rake..."

Before he could finish his words, Sha Wujing rushed forward and covered his pig's mouth.

When Bajie saw Hong Chen while struggling, he immediately stood at attention, pulled away Sha Wujing's hand, and said, "Zhu Wuneng, I pay my respects to the Great Emperor Xuanling of the Three Realms!!"

The sound caused the cave to tremble slightly, and even gravel and dust fell from the ceiling.

Sha Wujing sighed helplessly in his heart, then bowed and said, "Sha Wujing, I pay my respects to the Great Emperor Xuanling of the Three Realms."

"Get up. Your eldest brother asked me to save you. Take the weapons on the wall and take your master out first." Hong Chen pointed and immediately dug a passage in the mountain.

"Leader!"

Soon, the three men left with a variety of weapons.

Hong Chen returned to the Green Bull Demon and tapped him lightly on the forehead.

The Green Bull Demon suddenly turned over and stood up, taking a defensive stance, shouting, "Who?!"

Hong Chen: "Me."

The Green Bull Demon's eyes suddenly widened, and as he glanced over, he quickly took off the diamond ring on his wrist.

However, after seeing Hong Chen's face clearly, his expression immediately became stunned.

"Emperor Xuanling?!"

Hong Chen smiled and nodded, took a step forward, sat next to him, picked up a banana, thought for a moment, picked up another one and stuffed it into his sleeve, then peeled one and started eating.

The Green Bull Demon blinked blankly, then swiftly moved in front of Hong Chen, a smile appearing on his ferocious green face.

"Hehe, I've heard of the great name of the Three Realms Xuanling Emperor for a long time, but unfortunately I never had the chance to meet him. Fortunately, I get to meet him today. Xiao Niu is really lucky!"

Hong Chen smiled and said, "You don't have to flatter me like that. In fact, I shouldn't have come here."

The Green Bull Demon immediately retorted: "What are you talking about? With your status, there is no place in the Three Realms that you cannot go?!"

"..." Hong Chen raised his head slightly, glanced at him, raised his eyebrows, and then asked another question with a slightly strange tone.

"You want to improve?"

When Qingniu heard this, his eyes lit up immediately. He squatted in front of Hong Chen and said with eagerness on his face: "Emperor! I really want to improve!"

Hong Chen felt it was strange and asked again: "You are a saint's mount, how do you want to improve? Oh~ You want to become a saint and be on good terms with Laojun?"

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Qing Niu was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and shouted: "Emperor! Don't dare to say anything nonsense! Even if you give me ten thousand more courage, I will never dare to have such an idea!"

"Hahahaha~"

Hong Chen threw his head back and laughed.

Qingniu's face was full of resentment.

A few moments.

"What do you want?"

"Uh..." Qingniu wanted to say something but stopped, going back and forth, his face turned red, but he didn't utter a word.

Seeing him like this, Hong Chen guessed something.

He finished eating the banana and was about to throw away the peel, but Qingniu immediately held it in both hands and handed it to him.

Hong Chen: "I now believe that you really want to improve from the bottom of your soul."

Qingniu nodded repeatedly holding the banana peel.

Hong Chen laughed and said in a vague voice: "If the saint hadn't valued you, you might still be a big buffalo plowing the land and eating grass in the human world. Of course, there's nothing wrong with being a big buffalo plowing the land and eating grass, but being a saint's mount means more freedom for you!"

Although Qingniu didn't quite understand what he was saying, he inexplicably felt that what he said was really damn good, so he nodded vigorously.

Hong Chen leaned back and continued, "If I didn't value you, you would still be tied up in the Tushita Palace, eating grass and sleeping every day. Of course, there's nothing wrong with eating grass and sleeping, but a position in heaven or hell would be much more open to you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qingniu nodded frantically, the light in his eyes comparable to the rising sun.

(End of this chapter)