Chapter 978: Chapter 307 Conflict with Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate
Being called such a thing by Sun Wukong, he did not get angry.
“What do you think should be done?”
Lords Taishang asked.
Sun Wukong stared into his eyes and said in a deep voice, “Two choices, one, don’t scheme against Old Sun anymore, or two, tell Old Sun what exactly you are planning to do?”
“Impossible.”
Lords Taishang shook his head, outright rejecting Sun Wukong’s proposal.
“Then don’t blame Old Sun for not cooperating, I know some of your plans. If Old Sun were to close the mountain gates now and refuse to come out, your plans would be interrupted, and there isn’t much time left until Emperor Jun and the others return. Can you cultivate another person to replace Old Sun?”
Lords Taishang’s face turned somewhat grim.
It was precisely because of this point that he found himself in such a dilemma.
The remaining time is short, they can’t find a substitute.
Otherwise, Sun Wukong won’t cooperate, and all his plans would fall through.
Of course, there’s another choice—control Sun Wukong to make him obey.
Such methods are not unknown to Lords Taishang.
For instance, Mind-controlling Spell.
Thinking of this, Lords Taishang felt somewhat tempted.
Sun Wukong, with his Eyes of Golden Flame, directly saw through Lords Taishang’s thoughts. He laughed mildly and said, “Lords, I know what you’re thinking, wanting to control Old Sun, but it’s not as easy as you imagine. Why don’t you give it a try and test the results of Old Sun’s closed-door cultivation?”
Lords Taishang ultimately did not make a move.
“How do you want the old Taoist to act? But don’t mention the two previous proposals again, you know clearly I can’t agree.”
What Lords Taishang said was decisive, without the slightest hesitation.
Sun Wukong was actually aware of this, and he only said those things to make Lords Taishang agree to his later conditions.
The earlier proposal was probably Lords Taishang’s baseline, impossible to surpass.
Seeing Lords Taishang say so, Sun Wukong naturally didn’t act pretentious.
With a pair of eyes glinting with golden light slightly flickering, Sun Wukong spoke his mind.
“Let’s become sworn brothers, you be the elder brother, I be the younger brother, and in the future, if anything comes up, Old Sun will ask you to help, and you must help. But don’t worry, Old Sun won’t ask you to intervene when facing formidable enemies, only when those people threaten someone close to Old Sun will I come to you.”
Sun Wukong stated his idea.
Sworn brothers.
Lords Taishang’s hand shook, almost slapping him.
This monkey really dares to imagine, becoming sworn brothers with himself—is he crazy, or am I crazy?
But seeing Sun Wukong’s earnest expression, Lords Taishang knew Sun Wukong was entirely serious about wanting to become sworn brothers.
“Do you know who I am?”
Lords Taishang asked.
“A smelly Taoist, an old geezer, an old stick, still an old coin.”
Sun Wukong said sincerely.
Lords Taishang forcibly convinced himself not to slap the other to death, as doing so would make subsequent matters very troublesome.
At this moment, his mindset of non-interference began to fluctuate.
With his eyes fixed on Sun Wukong, Lords Taishang said coldly, “My title is Lords Taishang, one of The Three Pure Ones, ancestor of the Daoist Sect, number one expert of the Three Realms, revered by the people…”
His words weren’t finished before being interrupted.
Sun Wukong impatiently asked, “Do you agree or not?”
Lords Taishang paused, taking a deep breath, he glanced at Sun Wukong and, though frustrated, still said, “Agree.”
“Declare it to the world.”
Sun Wukong said lightly.
At that moment, Lords extended a hand to grab him.
However, his hand passed through Sun Wukong’s body without any obstruction.
Sun Wukong’s true self had already appeared in another location.
Lords Taishang narrowed his eyes, he stared at Sun Wukong; indeed, this monkey is very clever.
He had been guarded against him all along. Even if Lords made a move to catch him off guard, he dodged it.
Taking down this monkey was indeed not a simple matter.
This time, after closed-door cultivation, Sun Wukong’s power has improved again.
Others may not see it, but Lords Taishang realized it as soon as he acted.
Sun Wukong, half-smiling, watched Lords Taishang, and said, “Lords, if you want to take me down, unless you want a big battle, Old Sun has already prepared beforehand. Even if you capture Old Sun, Old Sun guarantees having means to prevent you from controlling Old Sun.”
Lords Taishang withdrew his hand, became expressionless again, as if he cared not at all about worldly matters.
He said faintly, “I just wanted to test your strength, to see what stage you have reached. Indeed, you haven’t disappointed the old Taoist.”
Sun Wukong sneered; this one’s face was too thick.
He clearly wanted to capture him, now saying it was just to test him.
Really thinks he can fool him?
However, Sun Wukong didn’t expose Lords Taishang, he chuckled and said, “Lords have seen Old Sun’s strength now, what have you decided?”
Lords Taishang pondered for a moment before decisively asking, “Do you truly not wish to be the old Taoist’s disciple? Sun Wukong, the old Taoist can assure you, won’t harm you, even if there are some schemes, it’s for your own good, and for the Three Realms, but definitely not at the expense of sacrificing you.”
Upon saying this, his expression turned somewhat solemn.
“Actually, it’s not that I chose you, but circumstances chose you. There are certain things only you can do, others cannot.”
Lords Taishang’s tone contained a hint of helplessness.