Journey to the West: Starting by becoming an apprentice of Emperor Donghua

Pilamva? Pilamva Bodhisattva! Ji Sheng was startled.

No wonder!

This Bodhisattva Pilanpo is no ordinary person. On the journey to the West, the Hundred-Eyed Demon King poisoned Tang Sanzang and his disciples, and defeated Sun Wukong with golden light.

Having exhausted all other options, Sun Wukong finally received guidance from the Old Mother of Lishan and invited this person to come.

With just a single embroidery needle, she shattered the golden light of the Hundred-Eyed Demon King and resolved the predicament of Tang Sanzang and his disciples.

Finally, he even used a single finger to pick off the true form of the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord and took it back to soak in wine, truly a profound and unfathomable figure.

So, Zhao Daniu is... the Pleiades Star Lord?

Pilanpo Bodhisattva entered the prison cell, saw Zhao Daniu lying dead on the ground, and sighed:

"Alas, my son is destined for this hardship; he has no one to blame but himself."

As she spoke, the Bodhisattva Pilanpo flicked her sleeve, and Zhao Daniu spontaneously combusted without fire, turning to ashes in an instant.

"I will no longer hide it from you. This Zhao Daniu is none other than my son, the Pleiades Star Lord. Because he violated the heavenly rules, he was reborn into the human world and must experience eight trials of wine, women, wealth, fame, and fortune before he can return to the mortal realm."

Ji Sheng nodded; that explained it.

"Originally, his fate in this life was to suffer from 'lust,' but unexpectedly, you appeared out of nowhere, causing unexpected twists and turns."

Ji Sheng wasn't sure if the Bodhisattva Pilanpo was blaming him. But it seemed the other person had a pretty good temper.

If you were to actually blame someone, their own head would probably have already been ripped off.

"However, this is not your fault. Although he died a violent death, he fulfilled the 'wealth' calamity in the 'wine, women, wealth, and anger' idiom. By sheer luck, he actually saved a lot of time."

Amidst Zhao Daniu's ashes, a wisp of golden light drifted out, circling around the Bodhisattva Pilanpo, seemingly quite reluctant to leave.

Bodhisattva Vimalamitra shook his head helplessly:

"My son, do not act like a child. Quickly go to the underworld to be reborn, and do not delay the time."

The golden light hesitated for a moment, but when it heard the Bodhisattva Pilanpo speak, it turned and disappeared into the distance.

"You and my son are destined to meet; he is a rooster, and so are you. He met you, saving him time from undergoing tribulations. Therefore, I have another matter I would like to ask for your help with."

Ji Sheng quickly said:

"I dare not, but please let the Bodhisattva make the arrangements."

The Bodhisattva Vimalamitra said:

"Your origins are extraordinary, and you are destined for great fortune. If my son can receive your protection, he will surely be able to overcome the next seven tribulations smoothly."

Ji Sheng understood the Bodhisattva's intentions. To put it bluntly, the Bodhisattva wanted him to protect his son's path.

Of course, Ji Sheng was not averse to this.

The Pleiades is one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions, and possesses extraordinary abilities.

His mother was the all-powerful Bodhisattva standing before him. Both of them were exceptionally close.

Helping them will naturally bring endless benefits.

Furthermore, with the Bodhisattva in front of them, if they were to say no and anger the old lady, they would be in real trouble.

"Since it is the Bodhisattva's arrangement, how can Ji Sheng disobey? I will protect you from the seven tribulations that await you, Star Lord!"

Seeing Ji Sheng readily agree, the Bodhisattva Pilanpo smiled and nodded, saying:

"If I weren't limited to accompanying him for only one lifetime, I'm afraid I wouldn't need to trouble you. But rest assured, I won't let you work for nothing; there will be benefits for you."

Ji Sheng immediately perked up. He saw that the Bodhisattva Pilanpo was rummaging in her bosom, seemingly grasping something in her palm.

He opened his hand in front of Ji Sheng, and there lay an embroidery needle, about the thickness of an eyebrow and five or six inches long, in his palm.

The embroidery needle was of unknown material, yet it made Ji Sheng's heart skip a beat.

[Embroidery Needle (Red): Not steel, not iron, not gold, but forged in the eyes of the Pleiades Star Lord. It can dispel all evil magic and demons in the world, and wearing it makes one immune to all poisons.]

Sure enough, this was the embroidery needle that had broken through the golden light of the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord!

Red baby!

The Bodhisattva Pilanpo explained:

"This is an embroidery needle that my son, the Pleiades Star Lord, forged in his eyes. Today I bestow it upon you as a protective treasure."

The embroidery needle transformed into a streak of light and instantly pierced Ji Sheng's left eye.

Ji Sheng's left eye blurred for a moment. But as he gradually recovered, he noticed that his surroundings seemed to have changed.

He vaguely saw another figure emerging from the blind old woman in front of him.

The figure wore a brocade hat, a gold-embroidered robe, and phoenix-head shoes; she was a kind and dignified woman.

Pilanpo Bodhisattva laughed and said:

"It seems you've already gained some benefits from this embroidery needle. Although your strength is still insufficient to activate this treasure..."

But with this treasure, one can be immune to all poisons and can break through all falsehoods and illusions in the world.

When placed in the eyes, it's called the Void-Piercing Spirit Eye. What you see now is my true form.

So that's how it is. This is much more powerful than simply channeling my magic into my eyes before.

Between the Void-Breaking Spirit Eyes and Sun Wukong's Fiery Eyes, which is more powerful?

"Thank you, Bodhisattva, for bestowing this treasure. Ji Sheng will certainly not fail the Bodhisattva's trust!"

Bodhisattva Pilanpo nodded, and Ji Sheng suddenly remembered the pill formula that Master Hu had supplemented back then.

He and Ling Xuzi, the white-robed scholar, had both looked at the prescription together, but neither of them could decipher its profound mystery.

He couldn't match Hu Gong's skills and couldn't understand the other party's intentions.

But now that the Bodhisattva Vimalamitra is here, I wonder if I could ask her to take a look at this prescription?

Let's see if Master Hu is just making things mysterious, or if the three of them are truly unsuitable for this elixir formula.

Ji Sheng took out the pill formula and respectfully said:

"Bodhisattva, I have another matter I would like to ask for your help with."

Ji Sheng explained the previous matter to Bodhisattva Pilanpo. Bodhisattva Pilanpo took the elixir formula, glanced at it, and then smiled:

"That alchemist is truly shrewd. Ji Sheng, take a look now, has the pill formula been completed?"

Ji Sheng took the pill formula and discovered that new words had actually appeared on the originally incomplete formula.

"Don't be surprised. Only those with the Void-Breaking Spirit Eye can see the new additions to this pill formula. This Master Hu had already foreseen today's events."

As she spoke, she nodded:

"In that case, I shall take my leave. Ji Sheng, when my son is reincarnated, you will have a premonition; do not forget this matter."

Then, the Bodhisattva Pilanpo finally revealed her true form, smiled and nodded at Ji Sheng, her body transformed into ten thousand lotus flowers, shimmering with golden light, before disappearing without a trace.

Ji Sheng watched the Bodhisattva Pilanpo leave, finally letting out a sigh of relief before turning around to look at the two sleeping foxes on the ground.

With a flick of his finger, two streaks of light flew into the noses of the two foxes.

"Achoo!"

The foxes sneezed and woke up.

"Oh, what just happened? How did I fall asleep?"

Hu Zhitang blinked and noticed that Zhao Daniu's body had disappeared.

Where did he go?

Ji Shengdao:

"Someone just came by and moved his body away."

Ji Sheng had originally planned to leave, but remembering the matter of the Fire Toad, he offered a reminder:

"This matter is settled. You'd better return to your families and don't go out for the time being. Something big might happen later, so avoid getting caught up in it."