Chapter 430: Taiyi Scattered Fairyland

"Yes, after going through countless hardships and dangers, it's impossible to only gain one identity," Sha Wujing laughed, his face filled with a sense of lament as he recalled the ups and downs of his journey to the West. He couldn't help but feel like he was dreaming.

Qin Jun suddenly realized, then curiously asked, "So, did Sun Wukong become stronger after transforming into the Victorious Fighting Buddha?"

This question probably sparked countless debates among the descendants of the Chinese nation.

"Your Majesty, how do you know my eldest martial brother?" Sha Wujing asked in surprise.

Qin Jun rolled his eyes and said, "I also know Zhu Bajie, Tang Seng, and the White Dragon. How could I possibly send you to a world that I cannot control?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing was shaken to the core, looking at Qin Jun with disbelief. After becoming the Golden Arhat, it was the first time he had lost his composure like this.

Qin Jun felt secretly pleased, pretending to be mysterious and making people curious.

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Sha Wujing continued, "My eldest martial brother's situation is different. After entering the Buddhist path and extinguishing his true self, even if his cultivation has returned to the state it was five hundred years ago, he is no longer the same person. Moreover, the Buddhist path will not allow him to become stronger."

Although they represented different factions on the journey to the West, they had developed a deep bond through their experiences, so he felt a deep sense of regret.

Upon hearing this, Qin Jun thought to himself that Sun Wukong had indeed been weakened in strength by Flower Fruit Mountain or the Golden Hoop.

Although Sun Wukong had rarely been defeated in physical combat on the journey to the West, the strength of the physical body was not the same as cultivation. If one wanted to weaken it, it could be weakened. After all, Sun Wukong's physical body had been tempered in the alchemy furnace, combined with the peaches of immortality and the elixirs of the Grand Supreme Elder, few people in the world could surpass him in physical strength.

"How strong is Sun Wukong?" Qin Jun continued to ask, leaving Sha Wujing very surprised as to why Qin Jun was so concerned about his eldest martial brother.

"After becoming a Buddha, he is infinitely close to the realm of the Great Luo, and his combat power can contend with ordinary Great Luo powerhouses," Sha Wujing replied, his tone filled with admiration.

Compared to Tang Seng, he admired Sun Wukong more. Without Sun Wukong, it would have been impossible for them to successfully obtain the scriptures.

The realm of the Great Luo!

Qin Jun's body trembled, and the two words "Great Luo" were not unfamiliar to him. In his previous life, he had heard about it many times, and coming to this world, he had also learned that the sacred aura was because his ancestors had broken through the realm of the Great Luo, giving their descendants a chance to awaken the sacred aura.

"Can you tell me specifically about the division of realms?" Qin Jun eagerly asked, as the system refused to tell him, so he could only ask Sha Wujing.

Sha Wujing awkwardly said, "Actually, I don't know much about it. I only know that above the Golden Immortal realm is the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, and beyond that is the Taiyi Loose Immortal realm. As for how far it is to reach the realm of the Great Luo, I'm not sure. The Buddhist path is quiet, and such discussions are rare. It is said that the Buddha himself is a Great Luo powerhouse."

The Taiyi Loose Immortal realm!

Qin Jun widened his eyes, feeling as if a flame was burning in his heart. He had heard about a new realm again!

"Why didn't you bring Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie back?" Qin Jun said with a pained expression. According to Sha Wujing, after becoming a Buddha, Sun Wukong had lost his arrogance and was easy to persuade, and he was also a terrifying powerhouse infinitely close to the Great Luo.

"After becoming a Buddha, we were scattered to various places and hardly had any contact with each other," Sha Wujing said with a bitter smile. He dared not say much about the news of coming from another world, as it would anger the countless gods and Buddhas.

Qin Jun suddenly realized, just as he was about to ask more questions, Zhu Yanqing and Chang'e entered the room.

"Senior Sha, why are you here?" Zhu Yanqing frowned and asked.

Chang'e's eyes narrowed, seeing through Sha Wujing's cultivation at the Golden Immortal realm.

"I..." Sha Wujing began to explain, but suddenly didn't know how to continue.

"I asked him to come!" Qin Jun interjected. As the emperor, he didn't need to explain how he did things, even to his women.

Even to his women.

Zhu Yanqing nodded, then smiled and said, "I want to receive the inheritance of the Spirit Maiden at the Holy Sect, and Sister Chang'e is willing to accompany me."

She was afraid that Qin Jun would worry about her safety and not allow her to go, so she went to persuade Chang'e.

Qin Jun had given her a glimpse of his bottom line, and even the Holy Emperor might not be her opponent.

Upon hearing this, Qin Jun frowned and asked, "Why?"

He didn't immediately refute, but asked for the reason, as he believed that Zhu Yanqing had her reasons, and he had to respect them.

"After receiving the inheritance, I will be able to advance in cultivation. If I don't receive it, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with your pace," Zhu Yanqing grabbed Qin Jun's hand and said softly. Her cold personality didn't like to act coquettish, but she found that her voice had become unexpectedly gentle, which she also found repulsive, yet there was a hint of sweetness in her heart.

"Receive the inheritance?" Qin Jun asked in confusion.

Zhu Yanqing then explained that the Holy Sect would cultivate a Spirit Maiden in each generation. The Spirit Maiden was not necessarily a rare genius, but a female child with Yin Spirit Root, which was extremely rare. Even if the entire human race in the Southern Domain was searched, it might not be possible to find five people with Yin Spirit Root. Zhu Yanqing had above-average qualifications, possessing not only Yin Spirit Root but also other attributes of Spirit Root.

According to common knowledge in the cultivation world, the fewer the attributes of the Spirit Root, the higher the talent. However, since Qin Jun had been baptized by the Extreme Flame and Ghostly Water, he found that having mixed Spirit Roots did not necessarily mean lower talent. The specific reasons, Qin Jun could not determine for the time being.

After becoming a Spirit Maiden, it was said that she would receive the spiritual inheritance of the Southern Domain's Heavenly World, and would have the opportunity to comprehend the Heavenly Magnetic Divine Ability, similar to the Crown Prince Qin. Out of thousands of generations of Spirit Maidens, only dozens had comprehended the Heavenly Magnetic Divine Ability, but they were far from being as powerful as Crown Prince Qin. In the end, due to the arrival of their lifespan limit, they all vanished into the dust of history.

"In the future, I will have a way to help you advance in cultivation. Are you sure you want to receive the inheritance?" Qin Jun held Zhu Yanqing's hand and asked softly.

Facing Qin Jun's gaze, Zhu Yanqing bit her silver teeth lightly, her expression firm as she said, "I'm sure!"

"Okay!"

Qin Jun smiled and then looked at Chang'e, saying, "Fairy Chang'e, I trouble you."

"No problem," Chang'e replied calmly, but her gaze avoided Qin Jun's, as if she didn't want to make eye contact with him.

"If you encounter any trouble, I will bring people to support you," Qin Jun instructed.

Chang'e nodded, and Zhu Yanqing's elegant and charming face also blossomed with a smile.

That afternoon, Zhu Yanqing and Chang'e headed towards the Holy Sect. According to Zhu Yanqing, the Holy Sect would not harm her because they had invested too much effort in her.

However, as a precaution, Qin Jun still asked Chang'e to keep a close watch. If she noticed anything amiss, she must stop it immediately.

...

The boundless blue sky, with white clouds drifting quietly.

Boom!

Thunder suddenly roared, and a spatial crack appeared, followed by a pair of hands forcibly pulling it open.

A man dressed in purple brocade walked out. He was tall, with a handsome face exuding sharpness. His white hair was tied up with a purple-gold crown, and the space around him subtly fluctuated with every move.

"It's been a long time since I came here. The smell is still so dirty," the man in purple muttered to himself, his expression extremely indifferent, as if devoid of any emotion.

Please don't force the plot of the sequel to Journey to the West on me. That's a TV drama adaptation, similar to other online novels. Otherwise, you might as well say that Sun Wukong became a Buddha, and I could say that Sun Wukong is actually the Monkey King.

(End of this chapter)