448: Chapter 345 448: Chapter 345 Jiang Tang, in the midst of his cultivation, paid no heed to the monkey’s anxiety, just as Eryao had always held, the golden Buddha light was just right for their absorption and cultivation.
The problem that even his pet Eryao could consider, he had certainly thought of as well.
The main issue was, if he were to release this monkey from the seal, what exactly should he do with it?
This monkey might have weakened manna due to being sealed, but after all, it had ascended to the heavens; even descending to the mortal realm, a Heavenly Immortal would possess more manna than mortals.
Jiang Tang did not think that just because he was at the Mahayana Realm, he would be able to control a demon that had already ascended.
If this demon were to be freed from the seal and found its physical body, its laws would surely become stronger.
If it then caused havoc in the Cultivation World, it could bring disaster upon all living beings.
Especially disasters that appear to be natural but result in the destruction of homes and loss of lives amongst mortals.
These were not superfluous concerns for him.
A Golden Core Stage Daoist had managed to bring an epidemic upon several villages, leaving only him surviving.
This monkey was certainly not one to be content with its lot; it could bring calamity both to cultivators and mortals alike.
Jiang Tang felt that before considering how to subdue this monkey, it was best to delay the matter for now.
Since Eryao had understood the seal, there must undoubtedly be a way to undo it and a method to seal the monkey again within it.
Jiang Tang then thought of the mythological tale where Avalokitesvara had managed to apply a Tightening Spell; perhaps he could also create a magical treasure to control this monkey.
The monkey, full of hope, did not dare to say anything more, fearing that further words might enrage the human and cause him to abandon it entirely.
It had not expected that humans could be more cunning than itself; not only had it not been freed from the seal, but the human was already contemplating how to control it.
However, the monkey also knew about the monastic from the mythological story.
Previously it had thought that the monastery’s monkey was foolish for being deceived once by others, and yet with all its powers, how could it be so gullible as to desire the items given by immortals?
Immortals aren’t entirely benevolent; they’re quite deceitful.
Otherwise, how could they have tricked that monkey again?
As the monkey anxiously awaited, it suddenly occurred to it that mankind was as cunning as celestial beings.
It needed to be cautious, to ensure it wouldn’t be fooled, allowing the human to profit at its expense.
While contemplating this, the monkey resolved that once the human freed it from its seal, it would refuse anything offered to it.
Moments later, Jiang Tang absorbed the Buddha light, dispelling the faint dark sharpness within his soul, feeling very comfortable as his cultivation immediately advanced to the later phase of the Mahayana Realm.
The glow emanating from his body not only benefited his bound demonic beast but also conferred advantages upon those on Thunderous Lightning Arrow.
The golden light that had appeared this long and remained undetected by others was thanks to Jiang Tang’s deployment of his mana, concealing the area for dozens of miles around.
With the mana of such a Great Power Holder at work, not to mention people hundreds of miles away, even birds outside this mountain range wouldn’t be able to see what was happening.
Of course, Jiang Tang took these measures to avoid any unnecessary complications, fully aware that the Cultivation World was full of many powerful beings.
There were many nearly as capable as him, and he did not want the resources he had discovered to fall into the hands of others.
When he opted to descend from the skies and called his two pets out to work, he was already prepared to prevent more people from witnessing the battle taking place here.
Eryao’s previous display of Thunderous Lightning, such a massive conflict, had only resulted in the monkey and the Vine Whip being injured.
Jiang Tang was able to advance to the Mahayana Realm without having to progress step by step like others.
Ever since the Qi Cultivation Stage, he’d encountered hardship and his cultivation began to leap forward—Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and even entering Ocean Wheel—not following the usual orderly progression and jumping straight from Ocean Wheel to bypass Spirit Mansion and leap into the Mahayana Realm.
Now in the later phase of the Mahayana Realm, only two major thresholds remained, Divinity Transformation and Emperor God.
If he could ascend afterward, what followed the Emperor God would be an Immortal.
Jiang Tang dared to claim he was the first in the Cultivation World.
His cultivation advanced at a divine speed, firstly because he was incredibly fortunate.
He had obtained abundant resources, and both his cultivation techniques and spells were unrivaled by others.
His rapid progression through several realms was also due to possessing a cultivation technique unavailable to others, Star-absorbing Spell.
While others utilized cultivation techniques and their own capabilities to absorb, he employed a method deemed evil by some—the Star Absorbing Great Law.
Moreover, by absorbing the Golden Crystals and Moonlight Stones from the sun and moon within the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space, he became an entity beyond others’ imagination—a true monster.
As with his current absorption of the Buddha light, this Buddha light originated from the items of immortals from the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space.
The benefits garnered by cultivators from its absorption were incomparable even to taking pills.
While others were unaware that these were items of immortals, Jiang Tang and the divine beasts by his side knew.
Like Green Ox understood that this was no ordinary object, as it absorbed the golden radiance, Green Ox’s originally somewhat blue hide began to take on a golden blue hue, blue tinged with faint gold.
Green Ox paid no mind to its changing skin color.
What astonished it during its cultivation was the sudden emergence of golden Qi.
The golden substance signified the presence of golden spells within its body.
Green Ox knew it had no inherent legacy; its greatest advantage was being born in the space and growing up nurtured by it, which allowed for faster cultivation and greater strength than outside demonic beasts.
It had no legacy of its own, but later on, when the Secret Manual appeared in the space along with the spells used for both its and Eryao’s cultivation, it had changed.