524: Chapter 230: The Destruction of the Earth Demon God_5 524: Chapter 230: The Destruction of the Earth Demon God_5 Fahai’s face turned dark.
He was merely capturing demons; it took him a long time and many battles to take down Bai Suzhen and the others.
Who would have thought that people would concoct so many versions of the story?
Some said he was jealous of Bai Suzhen, and that his actions were to make her violate the heavenly rules so that he could attain true fruition.
He had long been a Celestial Immortal, and some Buddhas were just Celestial Immortals as well.
Bodhisattvas generally corresponded to Earth Immortals; more formidable Bodhisattvas were also Celestial Immortals.
And like Great Bodhisattvas, they stood at the pinnacle of Celestial Immortals, or even as Heavenly Venerates.
What mortals considered true fruition was nothing more than having an official position in the Buddhist Realm.
This was something Fahai didn’t need at all.
If he wanted to enter Mount Ling, as a respectable Celestial Immortal, Mount Ling or any other Pure Land would certainly welcome him with open arms.
The notion that scheming against Bai Suzhen was merely for true fruition was ridiculous.
Then there were those who said Xiao Qing and Fahai were entangled in an attempt to temper Fahai.
As if Fahai’s status as a Celestial Immortal was attained without effort,
Reaching this level of cultivation, one might not be immune to beauty.
But with vigilance in his heart, no matter how beautiful the demon, it wouldn’t enchant a Celestial Immortal and a Buddhist disciple.
As for tempering, that was even more laughable.
Fahai, upon encountering a demon, always took immediate action, regardless of its appearance.
Sun Wukong, having heard these things, would always jest about them, much to Fahai’s chagrin.
He also knew that Sun Wukong was just joking and didn’t take it seriously.
Sun Wukong accepted the flowers, took out two Spirit Fruits, placed them in the child’s hands, told him to eat one, and gave the other to the girl.
After doing this, Sun Wukong left directly.
The girl felt a bit disappointed; she thought Sun Wukong had taken a liking to her.
The moment Sun Wukong entered the town, she had taken a fancy to him.
Gathering her courage to confess her feelings, she didn’t expect to be rejected.
“Girl, don’t overthink it.
That person is an Immortal, from a different world than you,” said an elderly granny who appeared, speaking with affection.
“Is he a Daoist practitioner?” the girl asked in surprise.
The granny shook her head, then her gaze fell on the two fruits, and she said with a smile, “An Immortal, and a significant figure among Immortals at that.
This fruit is the Vermilion Fruit of ten thousand years; eating one would allow you to transform and ascend to the Body of an Earth Immortal.”
The girl was shocked; only then did she realize the importance of the fruit.
“Hurry up and eat it.
If a Daoist Practitioner discovers this, they would fight tooth and nail for it, yet those two just now didn’t give it a second thought, which says a lot about their status,” the granny continued.
The girl came to her senses; she handed the Vermilion Fruit to the granny, saying, “Granny, you eat it.”
However, the granny shook her head, smiling as she said, “This is not my fortune.
Even if granny ate it, it wouldn’t end well.
What’s given to you is for you, go ahead and eat it.
Also, Iron Egg, you eat yours quickly too.
After you eat it, you won’t ever go hungry again.”
“Really?” Iron Egg’s eyes brightened.
His mother had died early, and after his father remarried, his stepmother obviously treated him poorly; he rarely even had a full meal.
Although he was ten years old, his physique looked more like that of a seven or eight-year-old.
At that moment, Iron Egg’s eyes shimmered with hope, eagerly looking at the granny.
To his young heart, not having to suffer hunger was the most wonderful thing in the world.
“Of course.
Now eat quickly,” said the granny, urging them on.
Under the granny’s encouragement, the two ate the Spirit Fruits.
“This is Mount Tai, isn’t it?” Sun Wukong suddenly asked Fahai.
Fahai was taken aback, then nodded his head.
He wondered, what was wrong with Mount Tai?
“That’s right, I ask the Lady of Mount Tai to show herself,” Sun Wukong said with a smile.
A young girl appeared, unparalleled in beauty, graceful and immortal.
She exuded dignity, and upon hearing Sun Wukong’s words, she couldn’t help but laugh and cry.
The girl spoke, “Great Sage, you might as well call me Lord Bi Xia.
The title ‘Lady of Mount Tai’ might be fine when mortals use it, but coming from the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, it’s more than I deserve.”
The Lady of Mount Tai was none other than Lord Bi Xia, daughter of the Eastern Great Emperor.
Sun Wukong laughed, “I sensed Lord Bi Xia’s presence just now.
I didn’t expect that Lord Bi Xia, so considerate of living beings, would actually conceal herself among the crowd to protect them.”
Lord Bi Xia smiled slightly, saying, “My father was of the Human Race, and I am too.
It’s natural that I protect the Human Race.
The Human Race worships me, so, of course, I cannot let their devout offerings go unrewarded.
But as for the Great Sage, although you are an Innate Spirit, your protection of the Human Race is something even those of us born as humans have to admire.”
Hearing Lord Bi Xia’s words, Sun Wukong smiled faintly, “I protect all living beings.
As long as they are sincere and good-hearted, Old Sun will protect them.
It’s not just the Human Race, though currently they are the most numerous living beings in the world.”
Lord Bi Xia said earnestly, “The Great Sage indeed possesses great compassion.”
Sun Wukong laughed uncomfortably and quickly said, “Don’t praise me too much, otherwise, it sounds almost like an insult.”
Lord Bi Xia was taken aback, then couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
She found Sun Wukong truly humorous.
“We don’t have any other business, so we won’t trouble Lord Bi Xia any further, farewell,” said Sun Wukong, preparing to leave.
He noticed that Lord Bi Xia looked at him with a peculiar gleam in her eyes, which made him somewhat uneasy.
He had just dealt with Nu Ba and the Lady Dragon of Wealth; the last thing he needed was trouble with Lord Bi Xia.