Chapter 23: Dragon Ball

  What does it have to do with me whether the national teacher of the Song Dynasty is a monster or not?

  This is what Xuan Kong thought in his heart, he didn't understand at all why Shan Gui Da Wang sent someone to bring himself over and what they wanted to talk about.

  When a country is about to perish, there must be evil spirits! The Great King of the Mountain Goblins scratched his head and angrily said: "Are you or are you not a disciple of the Orthodox Way? How can you say such reckless words?" Xuan Kong was stunned by this ghost's questioning, and only after reacting did he angrily say: "Whether I am a disciple of the Orthodox Way has nothing to do with you!"

  It turns out that Shan Gui Da Wang was also a ghost in the mountains, and if he hadn't been so difficult to defeat, Xuan Kong would have taken action to subdue him long ago.

  He angrily shouted, and then asked: "Are you a rogue or am I a rogue? Why should our Cliff Mountain Sect go out of its way to fight against the old monster Ci Hang Pu Du?" The meaning of Shan Gui Da Wang was still understood by Xuan Kong.

  But it's precisely because they understand that they get angry, the Northern School's high-ranking officials don't even want to take action themselves, but instead want to use the Lao Shan School as cannon fodder.

  The Great King of the Mountain Goblins was still thin-skinned, and after being scolded by Xuán Kōng, his face turned bright red. He muttered: "If you hadn't discovered that Ci Hang Pu Du Guo Shi is a demon, why would you have taken action to save Lord Nie?"

  When Dengzi arrived, Mountain Demon Great King was actually hiding beside him.

  He was aware that he and Deng Lizi were evenly matched, and he also had to take care of the relationships between the Kunlun and Quanzhen sects. So, Shan Gui Daxing hesitated for a moment, allowing Xuan Kong to take the lead. Little did he know that Xuan Kong's intention was to use Nie Xiaohuang to advance the plot, so that he could get a glimpse of the legendary Nie Xiaoqian earlier.

  However, Xuan Kong's mind has changed again.

  He was infatuated with "Liaozhai" in his previous life, and this life he just wanted to fulfill a lifelong wish. Besides, the beauties in "Liaozhai", he had already met Xiangyu and Jiangxue, two sisters who were indeed heavenly beauties, so he didn't think it was worth risking his own life for a beauty he hadn't even seen before.

  So Xuan Kong repeatedly pushed and refused, only saying that he was protecting the reputation of the Cui Shan Sect, so he had to get rid of Yun Lou County Master and Deng Li Zi. He stubbornly refused to give in, agreeing with Mountain Demon Great King to go to the capital city and compete with Ci Hang Pu Du.

  I still have some self-awareness, with a level as low as mine, going solo against the BOSS all of a sudden isn't that just seeking death?

  After scolding enough, Xuan Kong finally calmed down and suddenly asked: "You let the two mountain cat spirits drag me over in the middle of the night, what else do you have to say?"

  The Great King of the Mountain Goblins was taken aback for a moment, scolded by Xuankong, and had already forgotten what he wanted to say to Xuankong. He looked at Xuankong, who was also looking back at him, both of them having nothing to say. The Great King of the Mountain Goblins said: "I originally thought you were a righteous Taoist disciple with a kind heart, that's why I wanted to get to know you."

  "Now? Recognized me?"

  The Great King of Mountain Goblins frowned: "I know you, but now I don't want to be friends with you?"

  "Why?"

  The Great King of Mountain Goblins said in anger: "You were scolded by someone for no reason, and you still want to be friends with him?"

  Xuan Kong looked a bit embarrassed, chuckled and said: "Don't say that, actually I'm still easy to get along with, as long as you don't plan to use the Shanling Sect as cannon fodder." The Mountain Demon King shook his head and said: "Your Shanling Sect? Back when I was roaming the world, there wasn't even a name for the Shanling Sect yet."

  Xuan Kong smiled lazily and said, "Soon, soon the name of Ling Shan Sect will spread far and wide across the land of Shen Zhou."

  The Great King of Mountain Goblins said strangely: "Why say this?"

  Xuan Kong burst out laughing and said: "Because I'm going down the mountain to travel the world!"

  The Great King of the Mountain Demon was speechless, deeply resenting his own cheap mouth and the nonsense he had been spouting with Xuankong. He waved his hand, dispelling the mist that sealed the entrance, his tone cold: "There's nothing else here for me...". He looked at Xuankong, implying that it was time for him to leave.

  Xuan Kong walked a few steps towards the entrance of the cave, then suddenly turned his head back: "Don't you have anything else important to tell me?"

  The Great King of the Mountain Demon said, "Isn't it urgent enough that the State Preceptor of the Great Song Dynasty might be a demon? Is there something even more urgent than this?" Xuan Kong sneered, "Your ancestors were demons, and it's not a big deal to me. Think again, what else have you forgotten?"

  The Great King of Mountain Goblins thought for a moment and said with certainty: "Indeed, there is nothing else."

  Xuan Kong gritted his teeth and said, "You sent someone in the middle of the night. No, it was a demon who carried me along with the bed board from the top of the mountain to the middle of the hill, just to tell me that Ci Hang Pu Du might be a demon?" Looking at Shan Gui Da Wang's very pure, very innocent and very affirmative nod, Xuan Kong felt like vomiting blood.

  He was thinking that if he went down the mountain, who would protect the safety of the Nie family hunters. Now that he knew about the existence of the Mountain Demon King, he naturally wouldn't take any more risks and reluctantly said: "You should focus on protecting the Nie family hunters, the world below the mountain is too complicated, it's not something we can get involved in."

  Seeing Xuan Kong's eyes darting back and forth on the dragon pearl above his own cave, Mountain Demon Great King also felt ashamed in his heart. He gritted his teeth and said: "Young Master, wait a minute, that dragon pearl on top of my cave is..."

  "Ah, the Dragon Pearl of the Western Ocean Dragon Clan! I know it!" Before Mountain Demon Great King could finish speaking, Xuán Kōng leapt out and retrieved the Dragon Pearl from the mountain wall of the cave. Upon closer inspection in his hand, a small white dragon could still be seen swimming back and forth inside the pearl.

  "Jade Dragon, what a rare treasure!" Xuan Kong gave Shan Gui Da Wang a thumbs up.

  The Great King of the Mountain Goblins suspected that he had been deceived by Xuán Kōng, and indeed his mother was right. The most terrifying thing in this world is not the demons or monsters, but a two-legged creature called human. Xuán Kōng tightly grasped the Dragon Ball and brought it before the Great King of the Mountain Goblins, asking: "What's the origin of this Dragon Ball?"

  To know that the Dragon Ball is to the dragon tribe what the Purple Mansion Golden Elixir is to humans who cultivate, it's an important thing for storing one's magical powers, he also suspects that this is the loot of the Mountain Goblin King.

  The Great King of the Mountain thought for a moment, and all the treasures were snatched away by Xuankong. He estimated that he wouldn't be able to get them back either. So he simply told the truth: "This dragon pearl was given by the Third Prince of the Western Sea. That year, our ancestor achieved enlightenment and ascended to heaven on the Double Ninth Festival, and the Third Prince sent it as a congratulatory gift."

  "Western Ocean's Third Prince?" Xuan Kong thought for a moment, he had also been to the Western Ocean several times, but had never seen that legendary Third Prince.

  "The Third Prince, however, did not live in the Western Ocean." The Mountain Demon King saw that Xuán Kōng was filled with doubts and explained with a bitter smile: "This Jade Dragon Prince had a name called áo Liè. In those years, he set fire to the Bright Pearl bestowed by the Jade Emperor, violating heavenly laws. He was saved by Guanyin Bodhisattva from the Southern Ocean and transformed into a White Dragon Horse to escort the scripture seekers on their way west."

  Later, the merits of obtaining scriptures from the Western Heaven were fulfilled, and the Third Prince also gained benefits. He was conferred by the Buddha Patriarch of the Western Heaven as the Eight-Armed Dragon Guangli Bodhisattva, naturally shedding his former dust and transforming his dragon powers into Buddhist powers. I received the order from the master of the White Cloud Temple to protect Master Nie, and before leaving, the master worried that Ci Hang would not give up on universal salvation, so he gave me this treasure, telling me to guard Master Nie carefully...

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