The Great Bandit of Journey to the West

Chapter 179 Tiger Power Immortal's Great Supernatural Powers

When Jiang Feng and his group arrived at the post station in Chechi Kingdom, they revealed their identities, and the officials immediately reported it to the authorities.

As evening fell, the king sent the crown prince to entertain Jiang Feng, the envoy from the Sui Dynasty, and to summon him to the palace at dawn the next day.

The crown prince, deeply influenced by the king, also appeared to be a devout follower of Taoism, and enthusiastically begged Jiang Feng to preach to him.

Jiang Feng had originally planned to rob the Sanqing Temple built by the Imperial Preceptor with Wukong and the others, but now he was entangled with the Crown Prince and couldn't get away. He couldn't help but feel a little listless and answered the Crown Prince's questions in a disjointed manner.

"Does the term 'True Person' or 'Immortal' in Taoist scriptures refer to the methods by which mortals can become immortals?"

"The Human Immortal is the second below the Five Immortals. A cultivator who does not comprehend the Great Dao, but obtains a method within the Dao, and an art within the method, with unwavering faith and perseverance throughout life. The Qi of the Five Elements is mistakenly combined and understood, and the physical form is solidified. The plagues of the Eight Evils cannot harm him. He is mostly at peace and rarely gets sick. This is called the Human Immortal."

"I see. May I ask, Master, do I have the destiny to become an immortal?"

Jiang Feng's spirits lifted at the question, and he frowned as he scrutinized the young prince before him: "You must be only seventeen or eighteen years old. At such a young age, you already want to abandon worldly riches and honors to seek immortality and enlightenment?"

The crown prince was taken aback by his question: "Does cultivating immortality require giving up wealth and status? I see my father and the three imperial advisors living in luxury, but that hasn't stopped them from cultivating immortality."

Jiang Feng chuckled upon hearing this: "So, do you think they've become immortals?"

The crown prince's expression changed slightly, and he lowered his voice, saying, "Are you saying that my father and the three imperial advisors will not be able to become immortals?"

"That's natural."

Jiang Feng gave him a deep look and explained, "There are two ways to become an immortal: one is through self-cultivation, and the other is to have great merit and be received by the gods and Buddhas in heaven."

"Your three national teachers of Chechi Kingdom believe that Buddhism and Taoism are incompatible. They think that by suppressing Buddhism, they will gain merit from Taoism and be guided by Taoist immortals."

Little did they know that their actions were completely tarnishing the reputation of Taoism. Even the Three Pure Ones, whom they worshipped day and night, sent out the Six Ding and Six Jia to search for people everywhere, wanting to destroy these three heretical sects.

If you try to emulate them, you'll likely end up following in their footsteps.

The prince's face turned deathly pale. After a moment, he cried out in panic, "Please save me, Your Majesty! I haven't lived enough yet! I don't want to go to hell with them!"

Seeing that he was quite frightened, Jiang Feng asked in a stern voice, "Do you really want to become an immortal?"

The crown prince answered without hesitation, "Yes, I want to!"

Jiang Feng smiled slightly and said, "Being born into an imperial family is your good fortune. You only need to be diligent in your duties and love the people, always keeping their livelihoods in mind, and making their lives better day by day. When your merits are fulfilled, the Heavenly Court will naturally send someone to pick you up."

The crown prince asked incredulously, "It's that simple?"

Jiang Feng glanced sideways slightly: "Is that simple? Throughout history, very few emperors have been able to do this. Besides, you haven't even inherited the throne yet, are you sure you can do better than your father after you succeed to the throne?"

"able!"

The prince's eyes lit up, and he blurted out, "My father is obsessed with cultivating Taoism, and I have been handling all the government affairs for the past three years!"

The entire Chechi Kingdom, encompassing two continents and thirteen counties, rests on my shoulders. The responsibility for the well-being of all people is not yet for my father to bear.

Jiang Feng said with admiration, "Your Highness has great courage. Your father is old and senile, obsessed with cultivation. You should strive to emulate him!"

The prince nodded emphatically, rose and bowed in gratitude, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Master. I know what to do now."

After saying that, she lifted her clothes and quickly left Jiang Feng's guest room.

After watching him leave, Jiang Feng breathed a slight sigh of relief and leaned back on the soft pillow, tapping his numb thighs.

"Playing the role of a master is no easy task."

Wukong, Bai Suzhen, and the others walked in laughing and joking, each carrying large and small bags, looking like they had made a great haul.

Jiang Feng asked, "You weren't discovered when you went to Sanqing Temple, were you?"

When Wukong was asked this, he burst into laughter: "We almost got caught by that Tiger Power Immortal. Later, we transformed into the Three Pure Ones, each of us urinated to pass off as divine water, and tricked those three national teachers into drinking it. We only told them it was urine before we left!"

Jiang Feng looked at Bai Suzhen with a horrified expression: "Little Bai, you peed too?"

Bai Suzhen glared at him fiercely: "I didn't go with them at all. I went and ransacked the three imperial advisors' treasury by myself!"

Jiang Feng gave a thumbs up and praised, "No wonder you're a born thief! You really know how to pick a spot!"

Sha Wujing stepped forward to boast, "Master, all the things they stole combined weren't as heavy as what I stole!"

Jiang Feng looked at Sha Wujing in surprise: "What did you steal?"

Sha Wujing puffed out his chest, proudly declaring, "I stole the statues of the Three Pure Ones!"

Jiang Feng: "————??"

After a moment of silence, Jiang Feng growled in a low voice, "Why did you steal that thing? Throw it far away right now! Are you afraid people won't know we stole it from the Taoist temple?"

The next morning, Sha Wujing, who had been punished by not being allowed to eat breakfast, followed the others to the palace with a look of utter despair.

When the king saw Jiang Feng and his group, he first exchanged pleasantries and expressed the friendly attitude of the Chechi Kingdom to the Sui Dynasty.

Then he looked intently at Jiang Feng and asked impatiently, "Master Taiping, may I ask what kind of pills your Sui emperor usually takes? Can you refine them?"

Jiang Feng smiled faintly: "The Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty takes the Great Sui Pills I concocted every day, so naturally I can concoct them."

The king exclaimed with delight, "Master, could you please bestow upon me a few pills of the Great Sui Dynasty's medicine, so that I too may experience the effects of this divine elixir?"

Jiang Feng shook his head: "This pill was made using the national fortune of the Sui Dynasty, and it won't work for you. If you want to take it, you must take the Chechi Kingdom pill made using the national fortune of the Chechi Kingdom" to treat your condition.

The king nodded repeatedly: "What the immortal says makes sense. I beg the immortal to refine a batch of medicine pills for Chechi Kingdom for me. I will certainly reward you with a generous gift!"

Just as Jiang Feng was about to ask for the medicinal herbs, three Taoist priests suddenly entered the hall one after another. They were none other than Tiger Power Immortal, Deer Power Immortal, and Sheep Power Immortal.

Tiger Power Immortal glanced at Jiang Feng with an unfriendly look, and said to the king, "Your Majesty, if you want to take pills, the three of us brothers will refine them for you. Why go to such lengths to ask a stranger of unknown origin for medicine?"

What if he harbors malicious intent and poisons the medicine? Your life could be in danger!

The king hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "The Grand Preceptor is right; it was I who did not consider this carefully."

Before Tiger Power Immortal could even break into a smile, the Crown Prince stepped forward expressionlessly: "Father, the True Man of Peace is a highly accomplished master from the Celestial Empire, whose cultivation far surpasses that of the three Imperial Preceptors. Father, please do not make a mistake!"

Tiger Power Immortal angrily retorted, "Your Highness, do not believe his sweet talk. The three of us can command the wind and rain; can he?"

Jiang Feng replied, "I can."

Tiger Power Immortal was taken aback, looking at Jiang Feng with suspicion: "Can you really summon wind and rain? Do you dare to make a bet with me?"

Upon hearing this, Wukong stepped forward with a worried expression and advised Jiang Feng, "Master, this Tiger Power Immortal is incredibly powerful. You must not gamble with him."

As far as I know, he not only has the power to command the wind and rain, but he also dares to drink urine. If you win and he challenges you to a urine-drinking contest, Master, would you dare to drink it?

Jiang Feng gasped, then shook his head vigorously, "I wouldn't dare! Let him win!"

Tiger Power Immortal:

So it was you bunch of bastards!