NOVEL WEB Chapter 31: Go Separately
Meanwhile, Tang Sanzang walked while digesting the large amount of memories Donghuang Taiyi had left him.
Some of these memories were about Tang Sanzang himself, and part of them were about the current state of the world before him.
In this timeline, out of the three thousand demons, some were dead, some injured; some were fleeing from being hunted, while others entered reincarnation, using the bloodline of Pan Gu to blend into the myriad of beings, seeking an opportunity to rise again...
Exactly because these three thousand demons hadn't been completely exterminated, and those who had escaped, like Donghuang Taiyi, Di Jun, the River Lord, the Eastern Prince, and Earth God, possessed terrifying power and posed huge threats.
Once all the creatures in Pan Gu's world were extinct, they, having no more concerns, would flee into Chaos, and those Primordial Chaos Demon Gods would have restless nights.
Thus, these Primordial Chaos Demon Gods dared not slaughter all the beings in Pan Gu's world, keeping those individuals in check.
At the same time, they were also looking for Saints reincarnated among the beings.
First, to remove future troubles for good, and second, the Sage's Dao Fruits of these Saints were sufficient to make one become a Saint, an enormous opportunity!
Once reborn, these individuals could not regain their strength immediately, which provided the perfect opportunity for hunting.
Thus, these individuals also became prey for many creatures of Chaos.
For fairness, and also to keep these Saints from completely falling out over the Sage's Dao Fruit, letting the already fragile alliance collapse;
and to prevent Saints from causing a massive chaotic battle in Pan Gu's world, potentially shattering it, these beings of Chaos agreed that Saints could not participate in the contention, only their disciples could act, and whoever obtained the fruit would keep it without further disputes.
Once the rules were established, countless beings beneath the level of Saints infiltrated Pan Gu's world, searching for traces of the Sage's Dao Fruit among the countless stars like grains of sand in the sea.
The methods of these people varied, some melted into the beings of Pan Gu's world to surreptitiously search;
some openly, with divine might descending to control a region of stars, employing bloodthirsty tactics to force the Sage's Dao Fruit to appear.
In short, in this timeline, Pan Gu's world was in complete chaos!
...
"Chaos, true chaos, but good chaos! When it's chaotic, nobody bothers me!" Tang Sanzang grinned, his personality not one to like restrictions, he enjoyed chaos!
The more chaotic, the better, the more chaotic, the more thrilling!
As he observed this, he looked towards Tang Caiyi beside him, becoming more certain that she was the reincarnation of the Western Queen Mother, a Sage's Dao Fruit.
Just as Tang Sanzang was sorting out the situation at hand, every national leader on the entire star felt their heads buzzing!
In one day, they felt their worldviews nearly collapsing!
Although under the influence of the Great Delay Technique, their thoughts were nearly nonexistent, hence they didn't notice the battle that occurred after Tang Chi used the Great Delay Technique.
That is to say, the scenes following Golden Cicada's actions were completely unremembered by them.
But the battles that happened before were terrifying enough, with Zhu Ganglie summoning the heavenly river to cover the skies, even sweeping away all their satellites...
With such a frightening display of power, they had to rethink how to deal with this world.
However, not many common people knew about this battle; although the Milky Way covered the skies, it only covered the sky above Zhu Ganglie and others. Despite drawing many onlookers, it was easy for the official explanations about mass hallucinations to deceive them.
Therefore, after the great battle, when people woke from the Great Delay Technique, they were completely unaware that a terrifying battle had occurred around them.
They lived as usual, merely gossiping about the inverted Milky Way after meals and on the internet...
Along the way, Tang Sanzang shared what he knew about these situations with Zhu Ganglie and Golden Cicada.
Zhu Ganglie said, "They are taking two approaches, one overt and one covert; should we maybe learn from them and do the same?"
Golden Cicada said, "Senior Tang, I believe the Heavenly Marshal makes sense."
Tang Sanzang pointed at Golden Cicada and said, "That's simple, you go to the overt place!"
Golden Cicada was instantly dumbfounded, pointing at himself and saying, "Me go?"
Then, with a crying tone, he said, "Elder Tang, stop joking. Nowadays, the streets might be teeming with Daluo Golden Immortals. I only forced my way to becoming a Buddha with the merit of fetching scriptures from the Western Heaven; my strength is merely at the level of a Daluo Golden Immortal... If you send me there, you'll probably have to collect my corpse tomorrow..."
Tang Sanzang cocked his head and looked at him, saying, "What are you afraid of? I'm here!"
Golden Cicada knew this bald man all too well; he was absolutely unreliable.
Tang Sanzang immediately added a line that completely reassured him, "If you don't go, I'll collect your corpse right now."
Golden Cicada shouted, "I'll go!"
Tang Sanzang nodded satisfactorily and said, "That's the right attitude. Doesn't Buddhism say, 'If not you, then who will go to hell?' Now is the time to test your Buddhist virtue. Cheer up, I have faith in you.
Wufan, let's go find a place to eat!"
As they walked, Tang Sanzang looked back and instructed, "Just go for it. We'll talk about it if the sky falls."
Upon hearing this, Golden Cicada's face darkened. What did he mean by "We'll talk about it if the sky falls"? Was he suggesting that you should weigh your options? If I can't handle it, I'll just die for nothing!
Depressed, utterly depressed!
Frustrated, utterly frustrated!
But still, Golden Cicada had agreed.
"Dad, that's South Wind Town over there, they should have some good food," Tang Caiyi said.
Suddenly realizing something, Tang Sanzang turned to Zhu Ganglie and asked, "Where's Chen Wei? The woman who was with us!"
Zhu Ganglie scratched his head and said, "Uh... she seems to be dead, I didn't notice."
Upon hearing this, Tang Sanzang immediately felt depressed; it seemed like another meal ticket was gone...
Tang Sanzang asked Tang Caiyi, "Sweetheart, do you know any other ways to make money?"
Tang Caiyi shook her head, "Not really sure. You used to love tree planting back in the day, you didn't talk much about other things. But I remember the uncles saying that it's easier to make money in big cities and harder in small towns..."
"Big city? Which big city?" Tang Sanzang asked.
Tang Caiyi tilted her head and said, "Of course, the capital, Ninety-Five City."
"Ninety-Five City? Where is that?" Tang Caiyi was stumped by the question; she knew there was such a place, but she really didn't know where it was.
However, Tang Caiyi was quite clever. She immediately pointed to the east, saying, "That direction is Jin Tai City. Though it's not as big as Ninety-Five City, it's also a big city. Dad, I think it's wise for us to head towards a big city, but we should stay grounded.
Look, you've lost your memory, he's a pig, and I'm just a kid; we all don't know anything. Plunging headfirst into a big city would inevitably lead to blunders.
Why don't we start in a smaller city first, step by step, and grow stronger gradually?"
Tang Sanzang thought it made sense: "Wufan, learn from her, see how insightful Caiyi is! No wonder she used to be the Queen Mother of the West and you were just Marshal Canopy. See the difference?"
What could Zhu Ganglie say?
This old man dotes on his daughter; dare he say no?
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Zhu Ganglie grinned and nodded, saying, "Master is right!"
"Let's go, let's head into the city and make some money!" Tang Sanzang moved towards Jin Tai City.
Zhu Ganglie curiously asked, "Master, how exactly are we going to make money?"
Tang Sanzang stroked his chin, looked at Zhu Ganglie, and said, "Wufan, you can transform back into your original form, right?"