445: Chapter 343 445: Chapter 343 The monkey, having been struck, began to regret its previous smugness, no longer dared to offend Eryao.
“Little Dragon Grandpa, please let me go.
If you can’t break the seal and can’t access the resources here, it’s better for you to find another place.”
Eryao felt that what the monkey said made some sense, if they couldn’t break the seal, they really couldn’t establish a Saint Sect here.
Jiang Tang thought that since no sect occupied this place, it would be a good location for him to establish his own.
Breaking the seal was indeed a big hassle, the monkey was a problem, and if the seal were broken, who knows whether it would bring misfortune to someone’s life.
In his past life, Jiang Tang had heard that saving a good person as a good person would bring karmic rewards, but saving a bad person would bring retribution.
He couldn’t tell from this monkey whether it had done anything bad.
However, having been suppressed for over ten thousand years, its sharpness had been significantly dulled.
As long as there was a way to manage these monkeys and prevent them from causing trouble outside, there would be a way to deal with them.
This monkey seemed to have only a soul, as it mentioned, with its body being suppressed in another location; perhaps its body had already developed a spirit as well.
As long as they didn’t allow the monkey’s body and spirit to merge, there shouldn’t be any threat to his power.
Jiang Tang spoke to Eryao, asking him to inquire if the monkey knew any way to break the seal.
Eryao thought of halting his fireball casting and said to the monkey, “If you want out of this seal, the only way is for you to know how to unlock it.”
When Eryao stopped throwing fireballs at it, the monkey felt a sense of relief wash over it, mentally wiping the sweat from its brow.
This Little Dragon was so much more irritable than the well-behaved Little Dragon in ‘Journey to the West’.
The monkey also felt that it was not as fortunate as the monkey in ‘Journey to the West,’ nor did it possess the same abilities.
“The Bagua Formation…
when I was following my master, I did not learn it either.
Alas, I don’t understand how either, so what should I do?”
Upon hearing the monkey’s words, Eryao’s lips showed an ironic smile, and he took on a cocky demeanor.
“Heh, you call yourself an Immortal, but you’re not even as good as a mortal, just a dead monkey sealed away.
Now, you’re even less than me, a Divine Beast.
You had the gall to be sarcastic with me earlier; you truly must have the courage of a leopard.”
Listening to Eryao’s mocking smile and sarcastic words, the monkey had no choice but to accept them.
Its previous arrogance had fallen into an abyss, with one misstep landing it in an eternal desolation.
Now, even a Divine Beast was bullying it, mocking the Immortal Law that had sealed it away.
But currently, in a state of desperation, it reached out for help, hoping against hope that they had the power to free it.
The monkey thought that someone who could train a Divine Beast to be this obedient must have significant capabilities within the Cultivation World.
The Golden Fire-Eyed Monkey had seen Jiang Tang up on the flying arrow, surrounded by nine maidens and a man, all of whom were attractive and well-matched.
A thousand years ago, the people in the Cultivation World didn’t look much different.
The strongest man among them, with his translucently pale skin, surely hadn’t been born with it; it had to be the result of cultivating a powerful technique.
The monkey felt a strange sort of Immortal Qi from the man, one that only an Immortal should possess.
This was not something an unascended person should have, considering the monkey itself had transformed from a pet into an Immortal.
Its master had grown stronger step by step, witnessed by the monkey, but today’s young people weren’t as formidable as those in the past.
Its master was able to ascend at a young age, while the young man before him appeared to be in his twenties, and the monkey wondered if he was actually over a thousand years old.
The monkey couldn’t detect any youthful traces on the young man, who didn’t seem to belong to the Cultivation World, more like a foreigner.
From where could this foreigner possibly come from?
The monkey couldn’t see through it, its curiosity piqued, eager to learn the young man’s story.
Thinking it wouldn’t be so lonely in the future, the monkey said with a smile, “Little Dragon Grandpa, it seems like your master is quite powerful, having Immortal Qi around him; he must have an Immortal’s Magical Treasure.
Maybe an Immortal’s Magical Treasure can break my seal.”
Eryao glanced at Jiang Tang; he hadn’t expected this monkey to be so observant, noticing at first glance something extraordinary about Jiang Tang’s ‘daddy’.
As a Divine Beast, it of course knew that Jiang Tang’s space was created by an Immortal, and it also had another Magical Treasure that had been collected.
Eryao felt that the Immortal Qi mentioned by the monkey was the mist that his master had absorbed for a while, which contained the soul of an Immortal.
When Jiang Tang heard the monkey’s words, he noticed that the monkey could detect the Immortal Qi on him, which made him believe that what the monkey said had some truth to it.
The top-tier woman and another man, upon hearing the monkey’s words, observed Jiang Tang with their eyes.
Even the monkey could see the Immortal Qi on Jiang Tang, and they could feel it with their naked eyes as well.
They had harbored this feeling in their hearts for a long time, and they also felt that their cultivation had quickened during certain times.
This began from the time when their Flying Arrows were attacked from behind by the fog, and after that incident, the Rainbow Light had benefitted them a lot, as they rapidly absorbed it into their bodies.
Jiang Tang thought the monkey was quite interesting and that if he could subdue it and acquire this place as a base, it would be a win-win situation.
So he thought about the Magical Treasure created by Immortals; the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space wasn’t a Spiritual Artifact—it lacked an Artifact Spirit that could talk and help him with this matter.
However, the Hell Palace did have an Artifact Spirit, so Jiang Tang went to communicate with the Artifact Spirit of the Hell Palace.
Using his Divine Sense, Jiang Tang spoke with the Artifact Spirit, which was awoken and spoke lazily.
“Master, I don’t have a Secret Manual for the Bagua seals here, or the method to seal, but if you can lift the seal on that monkey, I have a way to bring it in and subdue it for you,” the Artifact Spirit said.
Upon hearing the Artifact Spirit’s words, Jiang Tang was troubled.
Even though a solution to control the monkey was within reach, he couldn’t lift the seal on the monkey.
Acquiring the resources of this place and establishing his Saint Sect was not going to be easy.
Jiang Tang felt that with only his skills in Alchemy, he really shouldn’t be showing off.
He didn’t know Bagua, couldn’t make talismans, and certainly couldn’t refine artifacts.
There was so much knowledge involved, and he only knew one skill.
Therefore, if his future Saint Sect wanted to attract talented people, he would need to have these skills available for others to learn.
After pondering in silence for a moment, Jiang Tang thought about the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space which hadn’t produced a Secret Manual for a while.
Most of the time, when his powers grew stronger, or when he needed a certain ability, the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space would immediately provide what he needed.
The space was very considerate, and he wondered if this time it could also be so considerate as to help him lift the monkey’s seal and release the resources worked on here.
As Jiang Tang pondered, his Divine Sense entered the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space, noting how well his two pets managed the space.
His two little servants were also inside, busy with diligent Alchemy.
Jiang Tang searched through the space for a Magic Artifact, Secret Manual, or seeds of Spirit Grass, scouring the fertile grounds amidst the Spirit Grass.
He discovered a box emitting a bit of Buddha Light, which looked similar to the normal boxes where Secret Manuals were stored.
Jiang Tang’s face lit up with surprise, guessing that this box was surely a Secret Manual sent by the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space for him.
He used his Divine Sense to open the box and found that it wasn’t sealed, as though it emerged in the space allowing him to open it freely.
Upon opening the box that emitted Buddha Light, he discovered a book-like scroll inside, not a written scroll, which appeared to be like certifications from the Buddhist Sect.
It resembled the hidden texts from the Buddhist Sect—as sacred as a Heavenly Book or official summonses from Kings.
The golden text, with characters also in gold, radiated a golden glow.
Looking at the characters on it, Jiang Tang realized they were indeed in the style of Buddhist scriptures.
Forgive his lack of culture, but he truly couldn’t understand the characters of the Buddhist Sect.
This was troubling—as if having gold but not knowing how to use it, which was utterly frustrating.
Jiang Tang didn’t immediately take the item out; if he couldn’t understand it, it was likely that others outside couldn’t either.
Most importantly, he needed to keep it secret, and he didn’t quite trust the Artifact Spirit of the Hell Palace, which originally didn’t belong to him.
Guarding against betrayal from the Artifact Spirit, Jiang Tang thought that perhaps Eryao might understand it.