Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 566 - Meticulous Thoughts (4th update)

Chapter 566 -566: Meticulous Thoughts (4th update!)

Chapter 566 -566: Meticulous Thoughts (4th update!)

“Actually, there’s no need to worry. Even if the Myriad Races return, they can’t do anything to your Wuzhuang Temple, right, Venerable Zhen Yuanzi? The key now is to first revive the Ginseng Fruit Tree!”

Sun Wukong waved his hand, steering the conversation back to the Ginseng Fruit Tree.

Zhen Yuanzi’s eyes suddenly lit up, “Great Sage, can you revive my Ginseng Fruit Tree?”

“I can’t, I, Old Sun, don’t have that power.”

Sun Wukong answered very straightforwardly, then immediately changed his tone, “However, just because I don’t have it, doesn’t mean the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult doesn’t! You’re in luck, friend Zhen Yuanzi, for there is someone among us who just happens to possess the ability to bring Spirit Roots back to life!”

“Who is it?”

Zhen Yuanzi pressed him, seeing that Sun Wukong merely smiled without speaking, he quickly pledged, “Rest assured, Great Sage, I, Zhen Yuanzi, am not one to be ungrateful. If you can bring someone to revive the Ginseng Fruit Tree, I am willing to become sworn brothers with you, sharing weal and woe, honor, and disgrace from this day forward!”

“Agreed! It’s a deal!”

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Sun Wukong grinned from ear to ear, that was exactly the commitment he wanted from Zhen Yuanzi. In their previous lives, Zhen Yuanzi had sworn brotherhood with him to connect with the Buddhist Sect, but this life was different. With this declaration, Zhen Yuanzi had essentially agreed to stand by his side and join forces with Flower-Fruit Mountain!

A heralded ancestor of the Earth Immortals, Zhen Yuanzi was not famous for nothing; his disciples included countless true immortals, whose combined strength even the Heavenly Court and Western Heavenly Buddhist Sect could not afford to ignore, not to mention he himself was the bona fide Slaying One Corpse Merit Saint. Securing Zhen Yuanzi was absolutely a massive boon for Flower-Fruit Mountain!

Without delay, Sun Wukong handed Yuan Hong a Sound Transmission Jade Slip, instructing him to go to Flower-Fruit Mountain to summon Venerable Guanyin. Half a day later, Venerable Guanyin and Yuan Hong together arrived at Wuzhuang Temple on a cloud.

“Great Sage!”

Upon arriving at the temple, Venerable Guanyin first greeted Sun Wukong, then proceeded to greet Zhen Yuanzi and the others.

“Venerable, it’s truly a sin to trouble you with such a minor matter!”

Zhen Yuanzi clasped his hands together and bowed to Venerable Guanyin, and the Three-Star deities also hurriedly paid their respects.

“You flatter me too much. Having received the Sect Hierarch’s message, coming here to assist with the Ginseng Fruit Tree was my duty! I have already left the Buddhist Sect and joined the Demon Cult, so please refrain from calling me Bodhisattva in the future, just address me as Venerable,” said Venerable Guanyin in a grave tone, returning the bow. Zhen Yuanzi and the Three-Stars felt a chill, noticing that Guanyin held deep respect for Sun Wukong and an evident grudge against the Buddhist Sect by renouncing the title of Bodhisattva right then and there!

“This Great Sage Equalling Heaven possesses great influence; even Guanyin shows such deference to him. Bonding with him as brothers indeed seems to be the right choice!”

Zhen Yuanzi mused to himself, while outwardly he kept agreeing enthusiastically. The group then reached the Ginseng Fruit Garden, where they saw the Ginseng Fruit Tree lying on the ground with its roots exposed and its leaves and branches withered—it was thoroughly dead.

Venerable Guanyin instructed Yuan Hong to stretch out his hand, in which she drew a Revival from the Dead rune, then instructed him to press it to the base of the tree, touching the ground. Shortly, a clear spring emerged from nowhere.

“This water cannot be collected with a Five Elements Utensil. Does this temple have a jade ladle?”

“We don’t have a jade ladle, but there are plenty of jade teacups and jade wine cups, would they do?”

“As long as it is not a Five Elements utensil, anything that can hold water will do!”

Thereupon, Zhen Yuanzi had his disciples bring over all sorts of jade tea cups and wine cups, filled with clear water. Yuan Hong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sha helped prop up the ginseng fruit tree, covered its roots with soil, and watched as Guanyin Venerable used a willow branch to sprinkle the water gently, chanting spells as she did. Soon, when the water scooped out was all sprinkled, the ginseng fruit tree revived, its branches lush and green. The ginseng fruits that had vanished into the soil were hanging on the branches again, yet there were only ten.

“Why are there only ten fruits left? It must have been you, you naughty monkey, who stole them!”

Qingfeng and Mingyue counted several times and found only ten fruits, becoming instantly anxious. They pointed at Yuan Hong and started scolding, only to be sternly rebuked by Zhen Yuanzi and retreated sulkily.

“Brother Zhen Yuanzi, those ten fruits were taken by yours truly, Sun. Another day, I’ll brew them into Combat-Victory Wine and return two gourds to you, which will be far more effective than consuming the ginseng fruit alone!”

Sun Wukong originally did not intend to reveal the fact he had taken the ginseng fruits, but now that Zhen Yuanzi had agreed to become his sworn brother, there was no need to hide the matter. Zhen Yuanzi was no fool; he would have guessed sooner or later that it was Sun who took the fruits. Better to openly admit it, and at most, he would compensate by giving Zhen Yuanzi two gourds of the wine he would brew.

“That would be acceptable!”

Zhen Yuanzi nodded. As long as the ginseng fruit tree was alive, losing a few fruits didn’t matter much—they would grow back eventually.

Then, Zhen Yuanzi had the remaining ginseng fruits gathered, held a ginseng fruit event, and afterward, he and Sun Wukong made offerings with incense to heaven and earth and became sworn brothers.

The Three-Star Gods of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity returned to Penglai Fairy Island, while Jiang Liu’er and others continued on their journey. Zhen Yuanzi made Sun Wukong and Zi Xia Fairy stay, as Sun could tell that Zhen Yuanzi seemed to have something he wanted to discuss.

Seeing Zhen Yuanzi with an expression of having something to say yet hesitating, alternately glancing at Zi Xia Fairy and Sun Wukong; Sun Wukong smiled.

“Brother Zhen Yuanzi, there are no outsiders here, speak plainly. Whatever it is, yours truly, Sun, will definitely not shirk!”

“Since Brother Wukong has put it that way, I won’t hold back!”

Zhen Yuanzi took a deep breath, his gaze intense as he looked at Sun Wukong, “Brother Wukong, are you planning to reestablish the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court?”

Startled, Wukong’s hand trembled, almost spilling his tea. How had Zhen Yuanzi guessed this?

“It seems I am right! Wukong, your ambition is not small indeed!”

Zhen Yuanzi’s mouth curled into a sly smile, “This means, Brother Wukong, you must have known that Tang Seng and his disciples would come here. When Yuan Hong knocked down the ginseng fruit tree, you were there too, just not intervening. It was all to make him seek your help and acquire that difficult merit and destiny, right?”

Sun Wukong’s eyes narrowed slightly; Zhen Yuanzi’s words matched the actual situation, as if he had witnessed it himself, all inferred by Zhen Yuanzi. The old man’s meticulousness was shocking!

“Since Brother Zhen Yuanzi, you’ve already figured it out, then why are you still willing to become sworn brothers with yours truly, Sun?”

Sun Wukong was puzzled. Zhen Yuanzi had seen through his intentions, yet instead of confronting him directly, he even played along with Sun’s act, finally becoming sworn brothers with him. What was he really thinking?

“It’s simple, I wanted to become sworn brothers with Brother Wukong!”

Zhen Yuanzi said bluntly, “I’m very optimistic about your Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult. During this immense calamity, it will surely accomplish something significant!”