Primordial Era: A God-Level Choice, Possessing Zhao Gongming at the Start.

Chapter 429 The Buddhist Sect's Frustration and the Stone Monkey's Fortuitous Encounter

"Everything has been arranged. I estimate it won't be long before we get to that island."

"That's good. You must pay extra attention to this matter. The sage entrusted us with this task, and we cannot allow any accidents to happen."

"Rest assured, Ancestor, Ao Qing understands."

Zhulong then transformed into a streak of light and plunged into the East Sea once more. Ao Qing quickly followed. The East Sea, which had been tense just moments before, instantly became calm again.

On the edge of the East Sea, Randeng and his group stopped. Ananda and Kasyapa's faces were so gloomy they could drip water. "Brother Randeng, the Dragon Clan is going too far! Our Buddhist sect is making such concessions. How will the great powers of the Three Realms and all the races of the primordial world view our Buddhist sect?"

Today is an unforgettable day for Ananda and Kasyapa. As disciples of a sage, they were so humiliated that they had to swallow their pride and bear it all. It was truly humiliating.

Ran Deng sighed, "The dragons are indeed hateful, but the retreat was ordered by our teacher; how can we disobey?"

"What does the teacher mean?"

Ananda and Kasyapa's expressions changed immediately, and they dared not say anything more. Dipankara and the others could still refute, but their sage teacher and sage uncle dared not disobey them in the slightest.

Ran Deng comforted them, "Junior brothers, don't be anxious. It's just a temporary honor or disgrace. Once our Western Regions prosper, we will make the Dragon Clan pay a hundredfold."

Ananda and Kasyapa nodded. "Then, Brother Dipankara, what should we do next?"

"The teacher said that we should stay on the edge of the East Sea for the time being and secretly investigate the stone monkey's whereabouts. In this great calamity, the heavenly power is in our west, and the stone monkey will eventually appear."

"Yes."

Ananda and Kasyapa nodded, and they immediately stationed themselves at the edge of the East Sea with Dipankara, secretly sending people to search for the whereabouts of the stone monkey.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the East China Sea, the stone monkey traveled across the sea by boat for countless days. The continuous floods had left the stone monkey in a sorry state; its once soft fur was matted and tangled. It had only eaten a small portion of the fruit it had stored, as the rest had all rotted. Fortunately, the stone monkey was clever and cautious and had prepared a fishing rod in advance so it could fish in the water. With the help of the rainwater, it could barely fill its stomach.

Although the stone monkey was in a sorry state, his eyes revealed great joy!

He saw a huge island not far ahead, and the presence of an island meant he could get some rest, which delighted the stone monkey who had been struggling at sea for days.

The stone monkey gripped the oars with both hands and slid them along with all its might. It was as if an accelerator had been pressed under the wooden boat, propelling it rapidly toward the distant island.

After a full half-day, the wooden boat finally approached the island. The stone monkey got off the boat and used a rope he had prepared beforehand to tightly connect the boat to the island before he began to examine the island in front of him.

The island is not large, but it has cliffs, mountains, and everything else you could want. It is also rich in spiritual energy, with lush vegetation and birds flying around everywhere. Towering trees grow on the fertile land.

Looking up at the sky, the sun and moon shone brightly, and countless stars appeared and disappeared in the heavens, emitting a faint glow. Most importantly, on this island, the stone monkey felt extremely at ease. The feeling of being spied on that had constantly lingered in his mind on Flower Fruit Mountain had vanished completely.

After checking and finding no danger, the stone monkey collapsed onto the island, greedily inhaling the long-lost fragrance of fruits, herbs, and plants.

The stone monkey slept for a full day and two nights before waking up. After waking up, the stone monkey checked the wooden boat and, seeing that there was nothing wrong with it, picked a lot of palm leaves nearby and carefully covered the wooden boat before going ashore to find something to eat.

Having been tossed about on the sea for who knows how many days, only able to eat fish, and having slept for so long, the stone monkey was already starving.

The stone monkey was searching for food on the island when it came across an old peach tree. The old peach tree was obviously quite old, with gnarled branches and a well-developed root system that was exposed on the outside. Its roots extended to an unknown distance underground.

The peaches growing there are big and red, and a gentle breeze carries a refreshing peach fragrance into your heart.

"Good peaches, good peaches, these peaches are even more fragrant than those from Flower and Fruit Mountain."

The stone monkey sniffed contentedly, then quickly climbed the tree and picked a whole bunch of peaches. It began to devour them, and sure enough, the peaches were incredibly sweet. After eating one, all its fatigue vanished, and it felt lighter than ever before.

After eating and drinking his fill, the stone monkey decided to look towards the center of the island, because when he landed earlier, he had vaguely seen some buildings and a few thatched huts in the center of the island.

Although I don't know if there are any people on the island, since I'm here, I should at least go and take a look.

The stone monkey wove several large baskets from grass vines, filled them with peaches, and set off. As it walked towards the center of the island, the stone monkey was surprised to find that there were more and more peach trees.

Each peach tree was much larger than the one the stone monkey had encountered before, and the peaches on the trees were even sweeter and tastier.

"Could it be that the peaches on this island were all planted by immortals?"

A guess gradually rose in the stone monkey's mind: even the peaches on the outermost edge were much tastier than the best peaches on Flower Fruit Mountain, and they could also relieve fatigue.

Aside from celestial objects, the stone monkey couldn't think of anything else.

The stone monkey continued forward, and after walking for most of the day, it no longer dared to eat the peaches on the tree.

Because it contains so much energy, eating just one will make you feel incredibly full.

At this moment, the stone monkey finally saw the thatched hut clearly in front of him. He didn't even hold the peach in his hand properly, and it tumbled to the ground.

There are only two or three thatched huts, located in the center of the island, and they are quite ordinary.

To the stone monkey's surprise, there was a white-robed immortal meditating beside the thatched hut.

The white-robed immortal was a young man with his eyes slightly closed. His skin was as smooth and delicate as white jade, and he was surrounded by the radiance of the sun, moon, and stars, which blended and converged with each other. He had an otherworldly air about him, which seemed to defy description in any worldly language.

"An immortal! This is definitely an immortal!" The stone monkey was incredibly excited!

He searched high and low without finding it, but then it came to him effortlessly. He found the immortal as soon as he left Flower Fruit Mountain!

Finding the immortals will allow you to cultivate great supernatural powers, discover who is behind the old white monkey on Flower Fruit Mountain, and break free from your constraints to gain great freedom!

Indeed, the stone monkey's ultimate goal was great freedom and carefree living!

"That monkey head is quite interesting!"

Beside the thatched hut, Zhao Gongming sat cross-legged, secretly chuckling to himself.

At this time, the monkey was not yet the future Great Sage Equaling Heaven, a Buddhist puppet, or the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

Through the tempering of the inner fire day and night, it retains its natural instincts, which is quite interesting.

Suddenly, the stone monkey moved. In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Zhao Gongming, put his monkey paws together, knelt down and bowed, and called out.

"Stone Monkey, I pay my respects to the immortal. I beg the immortal to accept me as your disciple."

Zhao Gongming slowly opened his eyes. His dark and bright eyes seemed to brighten the entire island, which made the stone monkey even more convinced that the person in front of him was definitely an immortal, the kind of immortal who could teach him supreme supernatural powers!

(End of this chapter)