512: Chapter 229: Sneak Attack on the Earth Demon God_3 512: Chapter 229: Sneak Attack on the Earth Demon God_3 Sun Wukong gave him a glance, somewhat speechless, and couldn’t help himself but say, “Can’t you be less showy?”
Truth Listening then slightly restrained himself, but his peach blossom eyes still continued to flirt with the ladies incessantly.
Sun Wukong began to regret his actions—what had he saved?
He might as well have let the opponent destroy him directly instead.
Seeing that Sun Wukong was truly upset, Truth Listening finally held back.
“Great Saint, why did you leave just now?
I sensed that the Earth Demon God was right beside us.”
Truth Listening diverted Sun Wukong’s attention, asking him.
It had secretly transmitted a message to Sun Wukong that the Earth Demon God was nearby.
As a result, Sun Wukong took him and left without any hesitation.
If one were to say Sun Wukong was afraid of the Earth Demon God, Truth Listening would not believe it one hundred percent.
“Try sensing Zhu Long’s location again,”
Sun Wukong said.
Truth Listening was slightly shocked, then did as Sun Wukong suggested and sensed again.
Soon, he was startled.
Truth Listening found Zhu Long’s location, right next to the Earth Demon God.
He couldn’t help but be amazed, no wonder Sun Wukong had pulled him away.
Either an Earth Demon God or Zhu Long alone, Sun Wukong was not afraid.
But with the two together, Sun Wukong, facing them, probably didn’t stand a chance.
Not just Sun Wukong, but anyone would choose to leave immediately.
Otherwise, being targeted by the two of them, one would definitely not end well.
Only a powerhouse like the Jade Emperor, the Supreme of the Three Realms, might not fear these two teaming up, and could even suppress them.
But the current Qin Hao, indeed didn’t have that strength.
“The Earth Demon God and Zhu Long have always been together, I alone can’t defeat the two of them,”
Sun Wukong, knowing that Truth Listening had located Zhu Long, explained plainly.
Truth Listening nodded, showing that he understood.
If Sun Wukong could have defeated them together, he would not have left; with his personality, he would have surely started fighting.
“Keep an eye on them at all times, and tell me immediately if they split up,”
a sharp light flashed in Sun Wukong’s eyes.
If the two were to separate, Sun Wukong would attempt to strike, to see if he could take one of them down.
Sun Wukong had an Undying Body, but the two of them did not.
If the opponents decided to fight to the death, he might have a chance to kill one of them.
Of course, under most circumstances, they would not choose to fight to the death.
As soon as they realized they were outmatched, they would likely retreat immediately.
Both were old monsters that had survived from ancient times, each crafty to the core.
The kind who stubbornly enjoyed fight-to-the-death battles had already perished long ago.
Those who had survived to this day were the type who, in critical moments, absolutely didn’t mind playing it safe.
“Yes,”
Truth Listening nodded.
He followed Sun Wukong into a tavern.
The two ordered some drinks and dishes and started to eat and drink.
Truth Listening was curious about all this; although he could listen to the events of the world, he had almost never set foot in the mortal world.
This kind of life among mortals was his first experience.
In the past, even when Ksitigarbha took him out, they wouldn’t stop for drinks.
They would always come and go in haste.
After sipping some strong liquor, Truth Listening spit it out immediately.
He couldn’t help but say, “It’s so spicy, do people actually like drinking this stuff?
This must be a mistake?”
Truth Listening really didn’t understand.
The dishes of the mortal world were indeed very delicious.
But what was good about this strong liquor?
It was far inferior to Jadescent Nectar.
He still preferred drinking Jadescent Nectar, which tasted good.
The surrounding ladies, who were initially very interested in Truth Listening,
but seeing his reaction, they quickly shifted their attention away.
Unable to handle even a bit of strong liquor, it turned out he was only a silver-mounted spearhead.
Truth Listening didn’t realize this, only finding it very strange that the concentration of gazes on him suddenly disappeared.
Sun Wukong drank the strong liquor while eating, observing the worldly prosperity.
He wondered how much of this prosperity would be left hundreds of years later if the ancient gods returned.
One could imagine, if the ancient gods returned, living beings would definitely suffer major losses.
Indeed, the prerequisite for the return of the ancient gods was the loss of a certain proportion of living beings.
The present prosperity might be the last peace of the Three Realms, he thought.
He saw a Great Sage Temple ceremony, walked through the crowd, and was greeted with worship and cheers from the living beings.
From their respectful gaze, it was clear that these people truly revered the Great Sage Sect.
In fact, Sun Wukong had always had Ksitigarbha monitor the development of the Great Sage Sect.
If there were any unworthy followers, they would be immediately eliminated.
This kept the Great Sage Sect very clean, made up mostly of people seeking to bring blessings to the people of the world.
A few with impure thoughts, under Ksitigarbha’s divine powers, could not hide and were weeded out and removed.
Those who committed particularly many evils were directly executed.
Moreover, the priests of the Great Sage Sect did not hold much power.
They had no authority over ordinary people, at most they could subdue demons and eliminate devils.
Sun Wukong was worried that once the Great Sage Sect grew in size, it might oppress living beings, contradicting their original intentions.
Now it seemed that everything was developing well; the Great Sage Sect was greatly loved by the living beings.
“The Great Sage Sect has indeed developed well under the Great Sage; it can now be said to be the number one sect in the Three Realms, even surpassing the Buddhist and Daoist Sects—truly a miracle,”
Truth Listening exclaimed.
It also knew about the reputation of the Great Sage Sect.
That the Great Sage Sect had developed to this extent within a century was utterly unbelievable.
Sun Wukong glanced at Truth Listening, smiled softly, and said, “The Immortals and Buddhas, being high above, how could they feel the sufferings of the human world?
They think that occasionally performing divine feats can make people worship them, naturally they are reluctant to spend much effort on ordinary living beings.
To them, ordinary living beings are just tools to provide the Power of Incense and Fire.
Would you be willing to spend all your effort on mere tools?”