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

Chapter 499 Progress of the Great Tribulation: Pigsy Returns to His Position!

In the blink of an eye, the Nine-Toothed Rake had already reached Sun Wukong's door.

With a single reach, Sun Wukong easily grasped the Nine-Toothed Rake. The power that could have pierced a huge hole in an ancient divine mountain was effortlessly neutralized by Sun Wukong.

"Indeed, he is already a rare match among Taiyi Golden Immortals."

With a casual comment, Sun Wukong stretched out his other hand and gently patted the Nine-Toothed Rake!

The nine-toothed rake made a violent trembling sound, and then flew back sharply.

Zhu Ganglie reached out to catch it, but when the nine-toothed rake flew in front of him, he realized how terrifying its power was and quickly dodged!

"boom!"

Like an arrow released from a bow, the nine-toothed rake suddenly pierced through the void and flew towards an unnamed place.

"So, are you convinced now?"

Sun Wukong only needed to show his skills briefly to demonstrate his full power.

Zhu Ganglie was stunned at first, then his face was full of disbelief!

He looked up into Sun Wukong's eyes, and all he saw was a calm and unwavering gaze!

"Compared to five hundred years ago, you have indeed made tremendous progress; I am far inferior."

Zhu Ganglie shook his head, his face no longer showing any intention to compete.

But soon, Pigsy chuckled to himself, "Back in Gao Village, that old master Gao must have said a lot bad things about me, right?"

"Whether it's bad or not, just go and hear it for yourself."

Sun Wukong added, "Remember to bring Gao Cuilan, Miss Gao."

"Cuilan."

A struggle appeared on Zhu Bajie's face. "If I abandon Cuilan, how can I face her?"

Sun Wukong said, "I have already spoken to Miss Cuilan, and I believe she will understand you."

"Okay, you guys go first, I'll follow later."

Zhu Ganglie lost his will to fight, remained silent for a while, then turned and entered the Cloud Stack Cave.

"Brother Monkey, aren't you afraid he'll run away?"

The little black dragon was no longer calm.

"In the face of this great calamity, we are all merely pawns on a chessboard. Where can we run to?"

Once the great calamity begins, the aura of calamity will befall you. Even if you want to escape, you will ultimately be unable to do so and will still be caught in the calamity.

The little black dragon nodded, seemingly understanding, "So, Brother Monkey, what's next?"

"Next, of course, we'll head back to Gao Village!"

Sun Wukong turned around, rode a cloud and flew towards Gao Village, with the little black dragon following closely behind.

Inside the Cloud Stack Cave, Pigsy held Gao Cuilan's small hand tightly. "Cuilan, would you like to come back to Gao Village with me?"

"I do."

Gao Cuilan held Zhu Ganglie's palms tightly with her ten fingers, her voice soft.

Five hundred years ago, we were not together; five hundred years later, we must part again. Will you blame me?

"This temporary separation is to prepare for our future reunion. How could I blame you?"

Zhu Bajie finally smiled and took Gao Cuilan's delicate white hand. "Let's go."

Pigsy carried Gao Cuilan out of the Cloud Stack Cave and headed straight for Gao Village.

In Gao Village, at the Gao residence, Master Gao paced anxiously back and forth in the courtyard.

He would glance up at the sky every now and then, letting out a heavy sigh, "Elders, how could you listen to the monster's words? How could he possibly send Cuilan back!"

Jiang Liuer's expression was perfectly calm. "Master Gao, please rest assured, Miss Cuilan will definitely be back today."

Upon hearing this, Master Gao felt even more resentful. Just as he was about to complain, he saw gusts of black, demonic wind sweeping in from the horizon, growing stronger and stronger.

Old Master Gao was so frightened that he fell to the ground, his face filled with terror. "A monster! A monster is coming!"

A black wind swept through the courtyard, revealing the figures of Zhu Ganglie and Gao Cuilan.

When Master Gao saw that Gao Cuilan had really arrived, he trembled with excitement. "My good daughter, you've finally come! In that desolate wilderness, with nothing at all, you must have had a hard time eating and sleeping, right?"

Parents' hearts are always full of love and concern. Even though Old Master Gao had many minor flaws, he was truly devoted to his daughter.

Gao Cuilan, her eyes brimming with tears, threw herself into the arms of Old Master Gao.

"Father, don't worry, I'm fine, I'm perfectly alright."

Old Master Gao stood protectively in front of Gao Cuilan and said fiercely to Zhu Ganglie, "You monster, if you want to touch a hair on my daughter's head, you'd better get past me first."

Zhu Bajie ignored Old Master Gao and stared intently at Jiang Liuer. "So you're the monk from the Tang Dynasty in the East, on your way to the Western Paradise to worship Buddha and seek scriptures?"

"Exactly."

Jiang Liuer said.

"Disciple Zhu Ganglie greets Master."

Without hesitation or delay, Zhu Bajie knelt down and directly became his disciple.

Jiang Liuer looked at Sun Wukong in surprise. As a disciple of the Human Sect, he had a certain arrogance about him, but he didn't expect the monkey to defeat him so easily.

"Master, when someone bows to you as you formally become your disciple, aren't you going to help them up?"

Sun Wukong smiled and gave a reminder.

Jiang Liuer quickly helped Zhu Ganglie up and said earnestly, "Alright, from now on you will be my second disciple."

The white dragon said discontentedly, "The third one, the second one was me."

"Alright, alright, you are the second disciple."

Jiang Liuer then said to Zhu Ganglie again, "From now on, you will be my third disciple."

"The name Zhu Ganglie doesn't sound good. From now on, you'll be called Zhu Wuneng."

"Thank you for bestowing this name upon me, Master."

Zhu Wuneng bowed again before getting up, reverting to his previous fierce demeanor.

He looked at Gao Cuilan with deep affection, then glared fiercely at Old Master Gao. "In the Cloud Stack Cave, Cuilan and I have already pledged our lives to each other. After returning from the pilgrimage, I will come to Gao Village to find Cuilan again. If Cuilan has already married by then, your Gao family mansion will have no reason to exist."

"What?"

Old Master Gao felt a surge of anger and frustration, staring at Gao Cuilan in disbelief. "Cuilan, you, you..."

"Father, what he said is true. I will wait for him in Gao Village, and I will keep waiting until he comes."

Gao Cuilan's voice was equally firm.

"Alas, what a tragic fate, what a tragic fate."

Old Master Gao beat his feet and pounded his chest in frustration, but it was clear that the situation was beyond repair.

Around noon, Jiang Liuer and his group had another meal at the Gao family's house before leaving Gao Village with the Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast.

Leaving Gao Village signifies the official end of the calamity, and a shower of merit suddenly falls from the heavens and earth.

Half of them fell into the Humanist sect and the other half into the Buddhist sect. Both sects experienced a significant boost in fortune.

In the Great Thunder Temple, in the main hall of the temple, the Medicine Master was beaming with joy.

With a stroke of good fortune, his Buddhist sect flourished, and it seemed that there was hope again!

The only regrettable thing is that a portion of the fortune was also shared with the humanistic education system.

Otherwise, how wonderful it would be if it belonged solely to the Buddhist community!

The pharmacist closed his eyes, calming his mind. "Don't panic. The journey to the West has only just begun. There will be plenty of opportunities for our Buddhist sect to accumulate merit in the future."

The Thirty-Three Heavens, the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, beside the Pool of Eight Treasures and Merits.

Zhunti excitedly opened his eyes and laughed, "Senior brother, look! The fortune of our Buddhist sect has risen again!"

(End of this chapter)