Black Journey to the West: The Imposter Star Lord

Chapter 80 True Gold Fears No Fire (Third Update of 10,000 Words Daily)

Cao Xing felt a pang of pity as he watched the figures being harvested on the screen.

But that's all I can do.

Compared to the original plan of Xin Tianjun and the other two gods, which was to directly drop a Sun Bird Egg to force everyone into a state of exhaustion and kill them, at least there was still a chance to survive.

Cao Xing then turned his attention to the other forces.

He took this opportunity to see the true nature of these forces.

A glance around immediately revealed a massive, crimson python. This python was a thousand meters long, covered in crimson scales, and had a single fleshy horn on its head.

Is this the Core Formation demon from the Holy Spirit Palace of the Tongtian River?

The giant python was surrounded by a menacing aura. Cao Xing used the divine power of Kui Mulang to sweep it away and saw that the python's entire body already possessed the aura of a dragon.

Tongtian River.

It is a subordinate of the carp spirit that Guanyin lived outside Chenjiazhuang.

However, it seems that this giant python was not mentioned in the original work.

However, the image of this giant python is quite similar to that of a monster from another place.

Journey to the West, Chapter 67: "Saving Tuoluo, whose nature is steadfast, and whose heart is purified by escaping defilement."

This chapter features one of the few extremely rare monsters in Journey to the West that Pigsy could fight alone: ​​a giant red-scaled python.

This monster is the only one among all the monsters encountered along the Journey to the West route that hasn't transformed into human form and can't speak human language. (In the TV series, it transformed into a human, but in the original story, it was a giant snake.)

Monsters of this level are purely there to make up the numbers; one could even say they're there to deliver the kill to Pigsy.

As it turned out, Pigsy, that simpleton, became more and more cautious along the way. It was obvious that he was giving you a chance to die, but he couldn't seize it. In the end, it was Monkey who killed him with a single blow inside the snake demon's belly.

That's why people say that while the Monkey King was granted the title of Buddha, you, Pigsy, can only be a messenger who eats leftovers.

This giant python had already reached the Golden Core stage but had not yet taken human form. Cao Xing used the divine power of Kui Mulang to carefully examine the python, but he couldn't figure out the reason.

However, he also noticed that a colorful scale was embedded in the back of the giant snake, and a portion of its cultivation had actually been absorbed by this colorful scale.

These colorful scales are clearly not the scales of a large snake, but rather resemble the scales of a carp. Could it be the work of Guanyin's carp spirit?

"This long worm is quite interesting."

At this moment, Qing'e, who was staring at the large snake, couldn't help but take another look, but she was somewhat disappointed after looking at it.

Cao Xing glanced at Qing'e, signaling her to continue.

Qing'e laughed and said, "Having the bloodline of a divine beast, but lacking the opportunity to transform into human form, without the guidance of a master, one will never have the chance to transform in this lifetime. Reaching this level of cultivation is considered the pinnacle."

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing raised an eyebrow and tentatively asked, "What, does the fairy perhaps intend to enlighten me?"

"The Star Lord is teasing me. Qing'e doesn't have such methods. However, this opportunity is not hard to find. The way to escape is just a Dragon Ball."

Dragon Ball?

That thing is hard to find. With the cultivation level of a worm, going to the dragon clan to steal the dragon pearl is simply courting death.

Cao Xing smiled calmly, not caring much. After all, this snake was a subordinate of the Spirit Saint Palace, and the Spirit Saint Palace involved Guanyin. Cao Xing didn't want to get involved at all.

After all, this is Journey to the West, and the gods in heaven really do descend to earth to fry fish at any time, and Guanyin is definitely a master at frying fish.

The Taoist priests at Sanqing Temple were all quite strong. They managed to withstand the attack by relying on the Sanqing Mantra. The leading Taoist priest was at the late Foundation Establishment stage, but he had not yet broken through to the Golden Core stage.

This Sanqing Temple was the Taoist temple of the three demons—Tiger, Deer, and Sheep—in the famous scene from Journey to the West.

A monster who can even use the Five Thunder Techniques—isn't that just like the one from the Upper Temple? It's all too obvious who their master is.

Cao Xing continued to scan the other forces one by one.

At this moment, Cao Xing's gaze suddenly sharpened, focusing on the group of bald men at Baolin Temple.

These monks each carried a relic of a high-ranking monk in their hands.

Each relic radiates auspicious light, protecting these monks.

With so many relics, did Baolin Temple empty out its own ancestral graves?

Cao Xing thought about it again and realized that these monks were probably the last of Baolin Temple's assets.

Baolin Temple, once the state temple of Wuji Kingdom, was a grand temple with incredible financial and human resources.

However, ever since the patriarch of Shangfang came here, he immediately took control of Wuji Kingdom by virtue of his ability to bring rain, and became the national teacher of Wuji Kingdom. Over the years, he has squeezed Baolin Temple to the point of being unable to move an inch.

Even when Tang Sanzang himself came to stay at their place, he was turned away, causing him to lose face.

Hey, I'm afraid the source of the three-year calamity that plagued the King of Wuji Kingdom was this very incident.

However, these relics are indeed valuable!

Cao Xing pondered whether he should find an opportunity to kill the two young monks and seize the relics.

After surveying the other forces, Cao Xing had a general idea of ​​their strengths. Seeing that things were about right, he said to Qing'e, "I have other important matters to attend to and cannot stay any longer. I entrust everything to you, Fairy."

"Respectfully bidding farewell to the Star Lord."

Qing'e rose to see him off, and only after watching Cao Xing's figure disappear from the chair did she turn around and drink the wine in her hand in one gulp.

She looked at the scenes of people being harvested, some drunk, some excited, and a sinister smile crept across her lips.

His gaze shifted, glancing at Chen Xiang out of the corner of his eye, before sweeping over everyone in turn.

Ignoring Chen Xiang, a direct descendant of the Chen family, the focus ultimately fell on Cao Xing and Wu Peng.

Qing'e's gaze pierced through the gauze covering Wu Peng's body, scrutinizing him from head to toe. A look of disdain appeared on her face: "A little eunuch who is neither male nor female could never be a junior favored by the Star Lord."

Their gazes then returned to Cao Xing.

Are you the Star Lord's little wolf cub? Why don't you have any demonic aura at all?

It was hidden so well.

Could it be a substitute prepared for the great calamity of a thousand years?

Qing'e formed a hand seal and made calculations with her fingers. Strands of golden threads wrapped around her fingertips, and specks of golden light accompanied her calculations, transforming into shooting stars and disappearing into the vast golden threads above her head.

Soon, several golden rays returned along the golden lines.

Looking at the information from Tianluo, Qing'e's eyes curved into crescents: "Ha, Tianku is temporarily sealed, and Baihu is hiding. Even if the duty information is deliberately concealed, the time is about right."

Qing'e sorted out her thoughts and became more and more convinced that her calculations were correct.

Unconsciously, I started to make my own calculations.

She extended her finger, sending a message to Xin Tianjun and the other two.

[Next level, give the observer above a test of strength.]

The news quickly reached Xin Tianjun and his two companions.

The three were also surprised when they saw the message. From the beginning of Cao Xing's plan, they realized that this Star Lord's descendant was most likely in the team at Shangfangguan.

In fact, they had already secretly given Cao Xing and his group an easy time at the Five Plague Temple.

For example, Yang Wenhui deliberately did not cast a curse on the young eunuch.

Why are we suddenly increasing the intensity of the upward trend?

If something happens to the Star Lord's descendants, how will they explain it to the Star Lord?

Just as the three gods were in a dilemma, Qing'e's second message arrived, without any explanation, only a concise six words.

True gold fears no fire.

Upon seeing these six words of mantra, the three gods of Xin Tianjun's eyes lit up immediately; "Wonderful, this is exactly what I've been waiting for."

"Haha, I see. If he is truly a descendant of the Star Lord, he will have his own means of protecting himself. At the very least, he can recite a secret incantation and we can immediately help him. This actually saves us a lot of trouble." Yang Wenhui suddenly understood.

Jin Lang nodded: "In that case, it's simpler."

He then took out a handful of crushed incense from his sleeve and said to Xin Tianjun and Yang Wenhui, "Is that so?"

The two men glanced at the broken incense in Jin Lang's hand and nodded: "Excellent!"

At this moment, with the elimination of the third team, although the appointed time had not yet arrived, the world suddenly became clear, the gloomy plague outside the Five Plague Temple quickly receded, and everything returned to calm.

Everyone felt a jolt, and an unprecedented sense of relief washed over them. The granulation tissue that had grown from their open wounds quickly fell off their bodies.

"Oh!!"

Some people stretched comfortably, while others breathed a sigh of relief and fell into a sweet sleep.

Those who persisted to the end, like Chen Xiang, were pleasantly surprised to find that not only had their cultivation broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, but their physical bodies had also become lighter, and the speed at which their internal energy circulated was more than twice as fast as before.

"Huh!"

Cao Xing opened his eyes and immediately felt the changes in his body.

It was very subtle, almost imperceptible, but it was precisely this imperceptible subtlety that made the flow of true qi in my dantian a hundred times smoother than before.

The difference is like the same mold, one made on a high-precision lathe and the other on an ordinary lathe. Even if they look exactly the same to the naked eye, the slightest difference can lead to vastly different results.

At this moment, new comments popped up in everyone's eyes.

May the Five Plague Gods bless you, drive away illness, avert disaster, and grant you further progress in your spiritual practice.

Immediately, everyone had a sudden realization that the Five Plague Gods had used their own hidden ailments and poisons as a trigger to unleash the plague. Once it broke out, it would be unbearable, but if they could endure it, all the poisons would disappear, and their bodies would be flawless.