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Bai Zhi thought to herself, "This is a rant."

Bai Zhi looked at the old man; the Immortal Binding Rope on his body had been replaced with an ordinary rope, and even the Vajra Bracelet he usually carried with him was nowhere to be seen.

"Uh... Master's moral truth is too profound, and I, your disciple, find it difficult to comprehend it for the time being. So I decided to go out for a walk, hoping to have some opportunity to comprehend more."

Bai Zhi immediately rattled off a string of words.

"Hmph, you little brat, trying to fool your master. Today I'm planning to have a get-together with your two uncles. Since you're so free, why don't you come back to the Tushita Palace with me and take over refining that batch of pills?"

"what?"

Bai Zhi was dumbfounded. She tried to slip away, but the old man's hands were like steel bars, holding her so tightly that she couldn't move.

She cast a pleading look at the monkey beside her, but the mischievous monkey turned its head away, acting as if it hadn't seen anything.

"Little Bai, it's not that I don't want to help, but I probably can't beat this old man, and he's your master, so I really can't fight him."

The monkey cried out in his heart, "If this old man poses any threat to Bai Zhi's life, I will risk my life without hesitation to save her."

But this is a teacher arresting a student, and the reason is perfectly legitimate; he can't save the student in the slightest.

If a student doesn't want to go to school, the teacher has to come and get them. You can't just beat up the teacher, can you? What kind of twisted logic is that?

Chapter 762 The Rage of Laozi

"Resentment, resentment, resentment..."

Inside the Tushita Palace, the resentment surrounding Bai Zhi was almost tangible; if this were a comic, you could see the characters constantly floating around her.

Laozi truly meant what he said; he actually grabbed her and threw her a book, saying it contained some principles of the Three Pure Ones that she could study.

For example, the Dao of the Origin of the Universe by Yuanshi Tianzun emphasizes the understanding and exploration of the initial state of all things in the universe.

Lingbao Tianzun embodies the Dao of Insight, using wisdom to perceive the essence and laws of change of all things in the universe.

Finally, there is her beloved master's way of yin and yang balance.

The book is good. If it were in a cultivation novel, it would definitely be something that would make a bunch of powerful beings fight to the death.

However, it has no effect on Angelica dahurica.

Because understanding these things is never something that can be achieved overnight. As we all know, in a mythological world like Journey to the West, time is the least valuable thing.

Those powerful deities have basically reincarnated countless times before they have grasped even a little bit of the knowledge.

Showing Bai Zhi these insights from the Three Pure Ones is like giving an average high school student the latest scientific research findings. They can only learn the basics by guessing and piecing together the concepts.

However, to conduct in-depth research, the amount of related knowledge and insights required is explosive.

But she doesn't have nearly enough time to comprehend these things. If she had that much time to upgrade her spells, the results would far exceed what she gained from studying these things.

"Since no one was refining pills, I was drafted into the army. I've really been screwed over by those two unlucky kids."

Bai Zhi listlessly added some fire to the alchemy furnace, when she heard a familiar voice:

"Little White, Little White, are you there?"

"Hey, monkey, you still remember to come looking for me?"

Bai Zhi said in a sarcastic tone.

A small flying insect transformed into the shape of a monkey in front of Bai Zhi.

"Hehe, Little White, I was wrong last time. You must be having a hard time refining pills here."

The monkey put its hands together in prayer position.

"Nothing can compare to the hardships our Great Sage Equal to Heaven endured while escorting the pilgrims on their journey to the West."

Bai Zhi pouted unhappily, then added more fuel to the fire in the alchemy furnace. "So, what are you doing here? Don't tell me you're worried about me refining pills here?"

"Xiaobai, it's heartbreaking to hear you say that, but I've found a way for you to regain your freedom."

"Ok?"

Hearing the monkey say that, Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow, a guess forming in her mind.

Sure enough, the monkey immediately said, "I found the old man's two attendants. They went down to the mortal realm to become demons, and they still have some of the old man's magic weapons in their hands."

"You know, the Heavenly Court is really something. To make this a calamity happen, they even brought out several of that old man's magic weapons. When I first saw them, I almost got caught by those ropes."

"The Golden Horned King even said he would punish me severely on behalf of his master. I was wondering what kind of monster he was and who his master was."

"Then I transformed into a small flying insect and sneaked in, and found that the two monsters were actually the old man's two boys in disguise. I was thinking, Xiao Bai, weren't you captured by that old man to help refine pills because there was no one in the Tushita Palace? If we capture these two boys and take them back, wouldn't we be free?"

Bai Zhi rolled her eyes at the monkey, "You really think I was brought back because no one was making pills?"

"My master just couldn't stand me wasting my talent, hanging out with shady people all day, neglecting my cultivation, so he found an excuse to keep me here."

"What? How am I not improper?"

The monkey was immediately displeased. What kind of talk was that? He was the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who had wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace!

"Then go and reason with my master!"

Bai Zhi said irritably.

She knew Laozi's thoughts; he truly treated her as his successor and would readily share his insights with her. To him, the monkey was simply a troublemaker who was disturbing his precious disciple's studies.

Seeing her always hanging out with that monkey, she's probably been unhappy about it for a while.

Judging from what Jinjiao and Yinjiao said, they were most likely acting on orders from Laozi to treat the monkey well.

The key is that Bai Zhi can't say anything yet. She can't exactly say she wants to increase the monkey's favorability and then unlock the Great Sage's Shadow of the Shadow Legion, can she?

……

Upon hearing this, the monkey immediately fell silent. He felt that joking around with the old man was one thing, but if he were to actually discuss Bai Zhi's education with him, the old man would probably really use his magic weapon to hit him.

"I am the mighty Monkey King, but why do I feel like a thug in that old man's eyes?"

The monkey muttered something unpleasantly.

"I estimate it's about right, after all, you little monkey, you're somewhat ignorant and incompetent."

Perhaps in other people's eyes, monkeys are indeed quite powerful, but in this person's eyes, they're just so-so.

"Xiao Bai, you're slandering me! I only studied under my master for a few years, and I've already surpassed these immortals. How can you say I'm ignorant and incompetent?"

"Alright, alright, you're a top student. But now, let's go find those two little rascals and bring them back so I can get away."

"Xiao Bai, go over there, those two guys will definitely surrender without resistance."

The monkey chuckled and said that the two boys had quite a few magical treasures, and he didn't really want to have a fierce battle unless absolutely necessary.

"That's impossible. Those two must have received orders from my master. Even if I go down, they won't give up so easily."

Bai Zhi didn't believe that these two guys had stolen something and descended to the mortal realm on their own.

That's nonsense. It's one thing for you two boys to steal other things, but to steal Laozi's belt?

Meanwhile, in the cave of the Golden Horn and Silver Horn, two boys were happily drinking wine.

"Eldest brother, we've finally met that mischievous monkey! These past years have been tough for us two brothers."

“Who says otherwise? This desolate mountain wilderness has nothing to offer. We’re here to make up the numbers for our pilgrimage. We could have just performed a few acts, but recently Master gave us orders…”

Jinjiao sighed as he finished speaking.

"Oh dear, you know, that rascal keeps bothering our Senior Sister Baizhi, making her waste her precious time on this nonsense. Master must be very angry and wants us to teach that monkey a lesson."

Silver Horn drank a bowl of wine, shook his head, and said.

They originally planned to play dumb and that would be enough, since their master would eventually come to rescue them.

But now, their master wants them to teach that monkey a lesson, but they can't actually kill it. This is a really difficult situation.

"Hey, what do you think, given that mischievous monkey's personality, once he finds out about all our magical treasures... what if he...?"

Silver Horn hesitated before speaking.

Jin Jiao frowned. "You mean... Senior Sister Bai Zhi might get involved?"

"That mischievous monkey loves to call for help, especially Senior Sister Baizhi. The chances of that are not small."

"hiss……"

Seeing several magical treasures suddenly appear in front of them, both Golden Horn and Silver Horn gasped in surprise.

Oh no, that monkey has probably really angered Master.

Chapter 763 Offending Master or Senior Sister, Choose One

"Junior brother, what should we do?"

Golden Horn looked at Silver Horn, and Silver Horn looked at Golden Horn; the two stared at each other in bewilderment.

Laozi was not only skilled in alchemy, but also in crafting magical artifacts. Both Pigsy's Nine-Toothed Rake and Monkey King's Ruyi Jingu Bang were created by Laozi.

"What else can we do but fight? Besides, Master has given us so many magical treasures..."

Silver Horn swallowed hard. "That monkey probably really did go to Senior Sister Bai Zhi to come down to the mortal realm for help."

"I guessed so. I'm also impressed with that monkey. Even though we have these magical treasures, we just pretend to be something we're not, and if we make a fool of ourselves, we'll just let that guy get away with it."

"Now……"

Jinjiao looked at the several magical treasures that had appeared on the platform in front of him and shook his head speechlessly.

He had seen that magical artifact, which was filled with yin and yang energies and looked like a scroll of paper, before. It seemed to be called something like the Qiankun Diagram. Possessing this treasure was roughly equivalent to mastering the Qiankun technique of Zhenyuan Daxian.

Inside, there is also the constant wear and tear of the object being absorbed by the Yin and Yang energies.

This thing is much better than his Purple Gold Gourd, which requires someone to call for it to absorb energy.

"That monster, come out quickly!"

A shout woke the two from their reverie.

They looked at each other for a moment, and then, without prior arrangement, they all brought their magical artifacts.

Since Master has given such a hint, there's really no way to fool them now.

"If Senior Sister Bai Zhi comes, should we really take action?"

Silver Horn couldn't help but ask, "Although they became disciples of Laozi earlier than Bai Zhi, they were only children."

To put it bluntly, they are nominal disciples.

Even though Bai Zhi, as a direct disciple, joined the sect much later than them, her status was still above theirs.

It wouldn't sound good if an elder intervened.

"Then what do you want to do? Offend Master and Senior Sister Baizhi, choose one."

"Golden Horn said irritably."

"Uh……"

Silver Horn was speechless. They couldn't afford to offend either of them, so they had to choose the strongest one.

"But don't go too far, kid. Even if you manage to suck Senior Sister Baizhi into this magic treasure, don't actually activate it."

Jinjiao thought for a moment and then reminded him.

"Senior brother, what are you saying? I'm not stupid. If we really hurt Senior Sister Bai Zhi, do you think Master will forgive us?"

Silver Horn rolled his eyes. They had all seen how much Laozi valued Bai Zhi. Not to mention anything else, the fact that he fed her those precious Nine-Turn Golden Pills like candy was enough to show his importance.

For the average person, getting even one of those is extremely difficult.

Although these children had the advantage of being close to the source, it would still take them a very long time to obtain even one such seed.

"I'm just afraid you'll do something reckless. Besides, that monkey is sharp-tongued. What if you get provoked and do something irrational?"

Jinjiao drank a bowl of wine and said.

"That won't be the case. We've already discussed it. If Senior Sister Baizhi is here, we'll strike first, use the Banana Leaf Fan to fan the flames, then use this Qiankun Diagram to capture her, and then slowly deal with the monkey. How about that?"

Silver Horn made a suggestion, and Golden Horn nodded in agreement. This was the safest approach at the moment: simply activate the magic weapon's collection function, but prevent the Yin and Yang energies within it from going berserk.

After we've dealt with the monkeys, we'll take the Qiankun Diagram back to Laozi.

As for whether the Qiankun Diagram could capture and trap Bai Zhi, they had no doubt whatsoever. This was a high-level magic weapon of Laozi, not some ordinary thing like the Golden Cudgel.