The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 362 The Monkey is Caught
The reason why Pigsy and Sandy didn't contribute much on the journey to the West is that the two brothers would get injured and die.

Naturally, one cannot charge and fight like a monkey.

Always fighting on the front lines.

There are seventy or eighty thousand lesser demons on Lion Camel Ridge, but the monkey himself is not afraid.

But with so many lesser demons, what chance do they have against Pigsy and Sandy?

It's obvious that these two guys definitely won't be able to hold on.

Either run away, or, like before, simply surrender.

Waiting for the gods and Buddhas to come and save us.

If the monkey lost his two helpers, he wouldn't stand much of a chance against the Green Lion, White Elephant, and Roc all by himself.

After being terrified, Pigsy actually got up.

He said to Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, and Sha Wujing, "How can we fight like this? We might as well pack our bags, divide them up, and go home."

Tang Sanzang was also terrified and hurriedly looked at Sun Wukong, asking, "Wukong, what should we do?"

The monkey curled its lip, secretly cursing Tang Sanzang as a useless piece of trash.

The way they looked at Zhu Bajie also carried some dissatisfaction and disdain.

If it weren't for him and Junior Brother Sha dragging me down, I wouldn't feel so helpless and restricted right now.
Thinking about it, he thought to himself, what if it were Li Jingxiao and that Black Bear Spirit instead?

They had already attacked Lion Camel Ridge.

If all else fails, I'll give you Red Boy.

But the monkey didn't consider that if it were him, Li Jingxiao, the three brothers Black Bear, or Red Boy, it would be different.

How can the demons and monsters on the journey to the West cause trouble for the pilgrimage team?

How can we then demonstrate the Buddha's teaching that the Dharma should not be lightly transmitted?
Fortunately, after the monkey was annoyed, it suddenly saw Li Jingxiao's smiling face.

I immediately felt relieved.

Although Li Xiandi cannot be my junior brother, he can still be my helper.

With him around, the Green Lion, the White Elephant, and the Golden-Winged Roc are all minor characters that he can easily defeat.

Back in the Little Thunderclap Temple, that Yellow-Eyebrowed Monster was not only highly skilled in martial arts.

He can single-handedly withstand a group attack from me, Old Sun, and many other immortals and gods.

The human race bag in his hand was even more formidable.

But so what?
It was all thanks to the treasure in my brother's hands that he was easily immobilized and captured.

Moreover, Peacock Mountain is so close to Lion Camel Ridge.

I don't believe my brother doesn't know the true strength of those three demons.

Since they dare to live here, they must not be afraid of those three devils.

Perhaps my brother's wife is also a formidable person.

With that thought, Sun Wukong immediately felt relieved.

He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master, it's just three demons and a few minor monsters."

"With me, Old Sun, here, I'll definitely protect you as you ascend to Mount Ling."

At this point, Pigsy and Sandy realized that if they really couldn't win, they should just ask Li Jingxiao for help.

Tang Sanzang dared not go any further, but he was too embarrassed to continue, so he stubbornly stayed on Peacock Mountain.

They were only willing to stay in a valley 200 miles from Lion Camel Ridge, and were unwilling to go any further.

Helpless, Sun Wukong could only leave Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing behind to protect him.

He then flew to Lion Camel Ridge alone.

Upon arriving outside the Lion Camel Cave, they were immediately terrified.

Skulls stretched as far as the eye could see, and bones formed a forest.

Human hair turns into felt-like patches from worms, and human skin and flesh rot into mud and dust.

Mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a stench that was unbearable to behold.

Outside the cave, on both sides, demons slaughtered and cooked people like cattle and sheep.

If it weren't for the Monkey King's rampage in the Heavenly Palace and his numerous battles with the Heavenly Court, he would have become quite accustomed to life and death.

They would definitely be so frightened by this scene that they would collapse.

Even though the monkey wasn't afraid, it grew increasingly wary of the green lion, the white elephant, and the golden roc.

After thinking about it, I decided to proceed because I had firsthand information provided by Li Jingxiao.

So the monkey didn't transform into the little driller patrolling the mountain this time.

Instead, it transformed directly into a flying insect and flew all the way into the Lion Camel Cave.

Unexpectedly, the cave was huge. After flying for seven or eight miles, the scenery changed.

It is elegant and serene, beautiful and spacious.

There were even rare and beautiful plants on the left and right sides, and many tall pines and green bamboos in front and behind.

There was also a large locust tree standing in a corner of the cave.

Further inside, they saw three demons sitting in high positions.

It was a chisel-like tooth, rounded and square, with a roar like thunder and eyes like lightning.

The second one had phoenix eyes with golden pupils, yellow teeth, thick legs, a long nose, and silver hair, resembling a bull-headed evil spirit.

The third one has a long golden-winged Kun head and starry, leopard-like eyes.

It looks the most impressive.

The three demons were currently eating and drinking human flesh.

Seeing this, the monkey thought to itself.

Just as Brother Li Xian had said, these three devils were not easy to deal with.

Moreover, I really don't have the confidence to fight three people at once.

It would be better to go back and discuss it with Master, Pigsy, and Sandy.

Go directly to Brother Li for help.

To avoid being outnumbered and unable to win against three opponents.

He got arrested and lost face.

Thinking of this, Sun Wukong no longer hesitated and turned to fly away.

Unexpectedly, among the tens of thousands of lesser demons and several demon lords recruited by the three members of the Green Lion Sect over the past year, there were...

There was a demon spirit from a locust tree who had attained enlightenment; his eyes could see through changes and stealth techniques.

The monkey had already spotted him as soon as he entered the second gate of the Lion Camel Cave.

Moreover, the locust tree spirit was currently standing in its true form in a corner of the cave.

Not only can they monitor the situation inside the cave, but they are also not valued or noticed by anyone.

After all, if anyone were to sneak in, the first thing they would see would be the Green Lion, the White Elephant, and the Golden-Winged Roc sitting high in the main seats.

The fact that Sun Wukong noticed the locust tree spirit before was already a testament to his keen eyesight and caution.

The locust tree spirit hurriedly signaled to the three demons.

The three devils, who were eating and drinking, suddenly became tense.

More than a year ago, after being repeatedly defeated by Li Jingxiao, the three brothers were terrified that Li Jingxiao would sneak in.

That's why they tried to find the locust tree spirit.

After more than a year of peace, they had long since let their guard down.

But a few days ago, when the pilgrimage team arrived at Peacock Mountain, Li Jingxiao and Princess Peacock personally welcomed and hosted a banquet for them.

This forced the three villains to be on their guard.

Upon receiving the warning from the Locust Tree Spirit, the Green Lion stood up without hesitation and shouted at his thousands of subordinates.

"Thieves have entered the cave. Quickly close the cave."

These words startled Sun Wukong.

It flapped its wings, trying to escape.

Unfortunately, when it transforms into a flying insect, although it is good at hiding, its speed is much slower.

Although they escaped through the second gate, the second gate was still seven or eight li away from the main gate.

Before we even got close to the gate, it was already closed.

It was completely sealed off; there was no way to squeeze through.

Moreover, thousands upon thousands of elite demons, clad in armor and wielding weapons, had already formed ranks inside the cave.

Then I felt a chill down my back and immediately knew that someone was attacking me.

Without a second thought, he took out his golden cudgel and launched a counterattack from behind.

With a single thrust of the staff, a loud clang resounded.

It blocked the Golden-Winged Roc's thrusting spear.

When the Golden-Winged Roc tried to kill Li Jingxiao at Peacock Mountain, he failed and was instead knocked unconscious by the Peacock Princess with her precious fan.

Not only was he captured, but Li Jingxiao also took away his weapon, the halberd.

After that, although he found a spear to use as a weapon, it was not as easy to handle as the halberd. Sun Wukong's golden cudgel knocked the spear away from his hand, and he himself was knocked back by the impact.

Sun Wukong was feeling quite pleased with himself after his successful attack.

But then the green lion and white elephant, wielding broadswords and spears, charged forward.

Several thousand lesser demons surrounded them, shouting as they attacked.

The golden-winged roc steadied itself and was about to pounce again to surround the three of them.

The monkey realized that the three demons were already difficult to deal with, and there were also thousands of lesser demons.

He thought to himself, "A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. Let me, Old Sun, find Brother Li before we settle things."

Even the monkey had already planned to ask Li Jingxiao to go to Mount Putuo when they met him.

Just like when we subdued the King of Inspiration.

They also summoned Red Boy, Black Bear Spirit, and Muzha.

With Pigsy and Sandy added, it's six against three.

They even summoned the Bull Demon King; they were determined to kill these three demons.

So the monkey, without a second thought, used an earth-moving technique to burrow into the ground.

Unexpectedly, the moment he stepped inside, he fell right into the trap.

Besides being adept at breaking invisibility and transformation techniques, the locust tree spirit was also skilled at...

Its root system is also exceptionally well-developed.

Anyone who uses earth magic to try to sneak in from underground.

They would immediately be entangled by the countless roots of the locust tree spirit.

Not only could it break the earth-moving spell, but because people are more difficult to move in the ground, they would be easily captured by the locust tree spirit.

Sure enough, as soon as Sun Wukong burrowed into the ground, he was bound by tree roots.

They were quickly bound tightly by the three of them using a rope-like artifact.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao had already drilled through the bottom of the Golden-Winged Roc's Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle.

Then I just took it.

Otherwise, the monkeys will suffer again.

At this time, the Golden-Winged Roc was unaware that Li Jingxiao had already repaired the Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle.

They were just waiting for the pilgrimage team to arrive at Lion Camel Ridge so they could use this treasure to capture him.

Let him experience what it feels like to be trapped in a bottle by his own magical artifact and then burned by raging fire.

Without the Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle, the Green Lion, White Elephant, and Golden-Winged Roc managed to capture Sun Wukong.

But they soon discovered that none of them could do anything about the monkey.

The Green Lion personally used his large knife to slash the monkey's head and neck more than a dozen times.

Not only was Sun Wukong unharmed, but sparks even flew from every strike he made.

The shock even made Qing Shi's wrist feel numb.

Helpless, the Green Lion could only look at the Golden-Winged Roc and the White Elephant.

Upon seeing this, the old elephant with yellow tusks transformed its trunk into a long, fleshy nose.

After coiling around Sun Wukong, it wrapped itself around him like a giant python, holding him tightly.

They wanted to strangle the monkey.

But Sun Wukong had a head of bronze and bones of iron, and was indestructible; he was not afraid of the white elephant's trunk.

Not only did she smile and urge the white elephant to exert more force, but she also mocked the white elephant for being a weakling.

This infuriated the guy, making him furious.

It dragged Sun Wukong around and slammed him against the ground and the rock walls inside the cave.

Unfortunately, this damage was nothing more than a tickle to Sun Wukong.

The green lion and the white elephant could only look at the golden-winged roc.

The roc's strength lies in its speed; in terms of actual fighting ability and supernatural powers, it is actually inferior to the blue lion and the white elephant.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to find the Green Lion and the White Elephant back then, using the excuse of sharing Tang Sanzang together.

The two of them waited together for the pilgrimage team to arrive.

Moreover, without the Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle, the Golden-Winged Roc would have even less of a way to deal with Sun Wukong.

He could only helplessly say to the Green Lion and the White Elephant.

"Brothers, after Sun Wukong caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace and was captured..."

The Jade Emperor ordered his men to escort him to the Demon-Slaying Platform.

No matter how much you chop him with knives and axes, burn him, flood him, or strike him with lightning, nothing can do to him.

Although we brothers have captured him today, all we can do is tie him up tightly and order men to keep a close watch on him.

After hearing this, the blue lion and the white elephant both nodded dejectedly.

But then I thought about it again, and realized that this monkey was quite capable.

Simply binding him is not enough to guarantee safety.

So the three demons discussed it and decided to have the locust tree spirit bind the monkey at the same time.

They pierced his collarbone and locked him underground.

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong became extremely anxious.

When he was captured by Yang Jian, he was unable to resist because his collarbone was pierced.

Fortunately, the instruments of torture in the hands of the three Green Lions were not as good as the treasures of the Heavenly Court.

It didn't even break the skin, let alone pierce the monkey's collarbone.

They had no choice but to tie it up and bury it underground.

Although it couldn't hurt the monkey, it did manage to trap him.

A day and a night passed in the blink of an eye, and Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing noticed that the monkey had not returned for a long time.

He immediately panicked.

After discussing it, the three of them decided that Pigsy would go to Lion Camel Ridge to investigate the monkey's whereabouts.

Sha Wujing, accompanied by Tang Sanzang, rode the white dragon horse directly back to Peacock Mountain.

So that if they were caught by the Green Lion, White Elephant, and Golden-Winged Roc, they wouldn't care about anything else and would just divide Tang Sanzang up and eat him.

Since Li Jingxiao was the leader of the gods and Buddhas who protected Tang Sanzang, and also the one who faced the most dangerous ordeal on the journey to the West, Lion Camel Ridge.

In the past few days, I have naturally been keeping a close eye on Tang Sanzang.

After all, the Golden-Winged Roc is Buddha's maternal uncle, so he wouldn't care whether Tang Sanzang was the reincarnation of Buddha's second disciple, Jin Chanzi.

Moreover, Tang Sanzang was reincarnated ten times, and he was eaten by Sha Wujing in the first nine of them.

In fact, the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures has been carried out nine times.

And they all failed.

If this tenth attempt fails, it will be a huge problem.

It's easy to see that, in order to spread Buddhism to the east, Mount Ling must have given the Jade Emperor and the Taoist sect plenty of benefits in this lifetime.

Since we have already received the benefits, failure would not only enrage Buddha.

The Jade Emperor and the Taoist sect probably wouldn't want to break their promise, and they'd be even more reluctant to return the benefits.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao has been keeping a close eye on Tang Sanzang with his all-seeing eye these past few days.

They were also keeping an eye on the situation at Lion Camel Ridge.

As Sha Wujing led Tang Sanzang back, Sun Wukong disappeared for another day and night.

No need to guess, the monkey must have been caught.

On the journey westward, the monkeys were actually captured quite a few times.

Zhenyuan Daxian, Jinjiao Yinjiao, Huangmei Guai, Jinchi Dapeng, and Jiuling Yuansheng.

Moreover, the Golden Horn and Silver Horn captured the monkey three times.

Mount Sumeru, Mount Emei, and Mount Tai not only crushed the monkey, but also caused him to bleed from all seven orifices.

The purple-gold gourd and the golden rope easily caught him.

Therefore, the monkey's weaknesses are actually quite obvious.

They have physical strength, but they are not very effective against powerful magical weapons.

Although Li Jingxiao had already taken away the Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle of the Golden-Winged Roc.

However, Li Jingxiao was unsure whether the Golden-Winged Roc possessed any other powerful magical treasures.

To further illustrate the arduous journey to the West, someone might even lend the Golden-Winged Roc other powerful treasures.

Therefore, when Li Jingxiao met Tang Sanzang and Sha Wujing, he immediately agreed to their request for help.

However, they have become more careful and cautious than before.

After thinking about it, I decided to go find Pigsy first.

Incidentally, he blew a breath, releasing countless paper figures that flew to Lion Camel Ridge.

(End of this chapter)