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Three streaks of purple-gold light pierced the sky, carrying an intense, irresistible fragrance of elixir, and landed precisely on the deck of the starship.

"Wow! It's a gourd! It looks just like Daddy's purple-gold gourd!"

Lin Xi was the first to rush over, grabbing one of the warm purple-gold gourds and shaking it curiously, producing a crisp sound of pills colliding inside.

Lin Xuan slowly walked forward, picked up a gourd, uncorked it, and a strange fragrance that was enough to make even a quasi-saint's heart tremble instantly spread out.

"Nine-Turn Golden Elixir? And a freshly made top-grade one at that." A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes, which then turned into a sneer. "It seems this old man has really been driven to the brink, even taking out his dowry for his wife."

He casually tossed the three gourds of golden pills to Lin Ze, who was standing next to him.

"Put it in the account, estimated at 15 million top-grade immortal stones. As for the rest, let him continue to owe it, with interest compounding."

"Yes, Commander." Lin Ze calmly took the gourd and added another stroke to the jade book.

The moment of peace that Taiqing Laozi painstakingly gained by sacrificing his own flesh and blood was nothing more than a drop in the ocean for Lin Xuan; he hadn't even repaid his principal.

……

Meanwhile, in the distant west, Mount Sumeru.

Inside the main hall, which was even more dilapidated than a beggar's den, Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin sat cross-legged on a broken stone pillar. Looking at the pitiful sight of Taiqing Laozi throwing out his golden elixir and his Dao heart shattering in the water mirror, they felt no sorrow for the fallen, but instead, their eyes flashed with extremely sinister light.

"Senior brother, see, I told you so, didn't I?" A sickly excitement appeared on Zhunti's gaunt face. "Those brats, Lin Xuan and his gang, act without any scruples, they even dare to demolish a sage's dojo! They're just a bunch of lawless robbers and lunatics!"

"That old man Taiqing thinks too highly of himself, always trying to take advantage of others. Now look what he's done; his face has been utterly humiliated! This proves that going it alone won't work when dealing with the Pangu Palace!"

A deep calculation flickered in the single eye of the Guide Daoist. He spoke slowly, his voice hoarse: "Junior Brother means..."

"Senior brother, the calamity of the Journey to the West is ordained by the Dao Ancestor, and it is our only chance for the West to prosper! We absolutely cannot afford any more mistakes!" Zhunti's tone turned incredibly cold. "Although that reincarnation of Jin Chanzi has the Heavenly Dao's life-protecting golden talisman, with Lin Xuan involved, the variables are too great! We must find a way to dismantle them from within!"

"In that expedition team, Lin Dasheng is the absolute core of their martial prowess and a favorite of the Pangu Palace. If we can replace him with one of our own, we'll have a chance to regain control of the entire westward journey!"

An extremely insidious and audacious plan took shape in his mind.

"The Four Mischievous Monkeys share the same origin and are connected by the karmic forces of Heaven. The Spiritual Stone Monkey is skilled in transformation, understands the seasons, knows the advantages of the land, and can shift stars and change constellations... while the Six-Eared Macaque is adept at listening, discerning reason, knowing the past and the future, and comprehending all things!"

"If we can find that Six-Eared Macaque, use sage-like methods to help him perfectly imitate the Monkey King, and then bestow upon him a supreme treasure that can conceal all heavenly secrets, we can stage a 'True and False Monkey King' drama, and secretly replace the deputy leader of the expedition team with one of our own!"

After listening, Jieyin's single eye flashed with a sharp light: "Excellent plan! However, although the Six-Eared Macaque is also one of the Four Mischievous Monkeys, his origins are far inferior to Lin Dasheng's, and his cultivation is worlds apart. How can he possibly deceive those brats?"

"This requires the help of another 'ally'." Zhunti revealed a sinister smile.

He crushed a communication jade talisman, and a dark light containing his saintly essence shot directly towards Yuanshi Tianzun, who was directing the children to clear away demonic energy on the ruins of Kunlun Mountain.

"Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, the old man Taiqing is already crippled, and the Daoist sect has lost all face. If we don't join forces, we'll be the next ones trampled underfoot by the Pangu Palace! I have a plan that can dismantle the westward journey without bloodshed, seizing their human destiny. I wonder if you're interested?"

On the ruins of Jade Void Palace, Yuanshi Tianzun received the message. He first snorted coldly, but after hearing Zhunti's wicked plan, a hideous smile of extreme interest slowly appeared on his face, which was twisted with anger.

Half an hour later, after Yuanshi Tianzun's calculations, which spared no effort to expend his own essence, a golden light locked onto an extremely hidden mountain stream in the primordial world.

Inside the mountain stream, a shrewish, rat-eyed monkey demon was stealing spiritual fruits; it was none other than the Six-Eared Macaque.

The next moment, Zhunti's saintly Dharma form descended, giving the Six-Eared Macaque no chance to react at all, and directly injected a top-grade concealment magic treasure, the [Deceive Heaven Concealing Yuan Shield], which exuded chaotic aura and could shield all heavenly secrets from detection, into his body!

"From this day forward, you are Lin Dasheng! When you achieve your goal, I will help you devour the essence of that Spirit Stone Monkey, making you a true Fighting Demon Ape!"

The sage's seductive voice echoed in the Six-Eared Macaque's mind.

Sensing the surging power within him and the flawless disguise, the Six-Eared Macaque's eyes blazed with boundless greed and ambition.

He grinned at the void, and with a sway of his body, he transformed into an identical form to Lin Dasheng.