The people in the collapsing iron gave the immortal ship a small shock from the Holy Lord.

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Seeing the expressions on these people's faces, Bai Zhi gestured with her hands, "Everyone, please don't rush. This method isn't about determining which is better. I think everyone can bring out their own methods; perhaps each has its own merits?"

"This……"

When Bai Zhi said this, the craftsmen looked at each other, but they were clearly not entirely convinced by her statement.

Wen has no first, Wu has no second.

The matter of construction is not like literature, which lacks specific defined standards.

Having finally gained recognition in front of the immortals, how could we not determine a first place?

"I understand what everyone is thinking... You've all worked hard on these things, so I'll give these items to you."

Seeing the expressions on the faces of these artisans, Bai Zhi knew exactly what they were thinking, so she took out some immortal fruits and placed them in front of these underworld artisans.

It wasn't that she didn't want to choose a first place, but mainly because she wasn't a technician. She didn't know how effective the techniques invented by these craftsmen were, or whether their effects on Suiyang would cause any other changes.

It would be better to write down the methods these people came up with first, and then tell General Huaiyan about them when we go back.

This top craftsman of the Ming Dynasty must have had his own professional standards of evaluation.

"My lord... are you serious?"

Looking at those divine fruits, the underworld craftsmen were so excited that their souls trembled, and they no longer thought about the matter of being number one.

Although they have some fame in history, in the underworld, they are just a group of ordinary craftsmen. At most, they have a formal position in the underworld and are not required to suffer the pain of reincarnation.

But if you're talking about good benefits, that's just nonsense. At most, you can eat some incense and enjoy the warmth of human life in this underworld, barely managing to get by.

Bai Zhi, on the other hand, produced a whole bunch of divine fruits.

These fruits were gifts from the immortals who came to the Bai Zhi Zhen Jun Mansion. Although their effects cannot compare to those of peaches of immortality or ginseng fruits, for someone of Bai Zhi's caliber, eating them is about the same as eating ordinary fruits.

But for these artisan souls, who are only slightly stronger than ordinary ghosts, these fruits are like food for gods. Eating just one of them can give them a leap in strength.

With this improved strength, he might even be able to secure a position as a soul-collecting messenger under the Black and White Impermanence, capable of going to the mortal realm to collect souls.

That's much better than them being stuck in the underworld working here, unable to go anywhere else.

Even the Ox-Head and Horse-Face demons watching from the sidelines cast envious glances at the souls of those craftsmen.

As underworld deities of some status, they were not entirely unfamiliar with celestial fruits. When Yama went to the Heavenly Court or when some immortals and gods came to visit, they would bring back some of these things.

Their subordinates would also receive some as a reward.

However, these Yin spirits, who are of relatively lower rank, are still quite rare.

"Eat up, eat up, it's just some fruit."

Bai Zhi didn't care. Anyway, she couldn't take this thing back with her. She wasn't a monkey; she just liked to eat fruit every day.

With so many visitors, the number of these magical fruits was practically piled up like a small mountain; she could eat them all in a million years.

"You two must be tired from guarding this place. You may take a small amount of the immortal fruit to taste."

Bai Zhi looked at Ox-Head and Horse-Face and said with a smile.

"Thank you, True Lord!!"

Upon hearing this, Ox-Head and Horse-Face immediately shouted.

"Little Bai, you're really generous. I, Old Sun, am also generous, but I can't do what you do."

"They're just some celestial fruits. If you, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, want these things, you can get them from the gods you have good relationships with."

"Hey, what are you saying? Do you think I, Old Sun, don't know? Those are just drinking buddies. Most of our relationships end up at the point where we ask for this stuff."

"But if it's you, Xiaobai, who needs help, you can definitely call more people than I, Lao Sun, and they'll probably be quite happy about it."

"You want this kind of interpersonal relationship? It's simple, learn alchemy from me."

The monkey immediately shook its head like a rattle drum, "I won't learn it. When they were refining me in the Tushita Palace, I heard those two little boys chanting the key points of alchemy, and it gave me a headache."

"Besides, Xiaobai, quite a bit of time has passed. Why don't we go back and rescue that monk?"

Chapter 759 Monkey, aren't you afraid you'll never see me again?

"You monkey, you really are all bark and no bite. Fine, since you're so eager to save that monk, I'll grant your wish."

Bai Zhi shook her head. That's just how monkeys are. They say harsh things, but after a few words of advice, they change their minds again.

With this kind of personality, he's bound to be tormented by the monk Tang Sanzang later on.

"Hehe, isn't it because you're here, Xiaobai? With you here, that monk definitely won't dare to go too far with me."

The monkey scratched its head with a silly grin.

He believed that Bai Zhi would help him again if he encountered a similar situation in the future.

Bai Zhi rolled her eyes at the monkey head, "You really treat me like a savior, aren't you afraid that I'll find a place to cultivate for tens of thousands of years and then never be found again?"

Bai Zhi said this to give the monkey a heads-up in advance. According to the system's explanation, she was currently in a dream when her soul came here.

Once this Journey to the West mission is completed, her Monkey Talisman will officially receive a level three upgrade, and then it is very likely that she will never be able to come to this world again.

"If Xiaobai needs to cultivate for such a long time, I will definitely accompany him to prevent any petty thieves from disturbing him."

The monkey said seriously.

"You……"

Bai Zhi shook her head. "Forget it, let's go. Let's go save that monk and make sure he remembers this lesson so that your return won't be so undignified."

"I knew you would agree, Xiaobai. That monk is only human; he definitely can't take it if we keep doing this."

The monkey said happily.

He couldn't even imagine what it would have been like if Bai Zhi hadn't been there and he had gone back so willingly.

The mighty Monkey King, wronged and forced to return to escort a mortal, is a truly suffocating thought.

But now that Bai Zhi is here, she can silence the monk with just a few words.

[Ding! Sun Wukong's favorability has increased to 94]

Upon seeing this message, Bai Zhi sighed. Monkey Head just really lacks true friends.

In Journey to the West, Sun Wukong's true friends and elders are few and far between, so much so that the more you help this monkey now, the more his favorability will increase.

"Let's go!"

Bai Zhi waved her hand, took the diagrams of the methods recorded by the craftsmen, and was about to leave when a voice came from over.

"Senior Brother, True Monarch Baizhi, are you there?"

"Look, someone has come to us on their own initiative."

Bai Zhi smiled broadly, and at the end of her line of sight, the stout Pigsy laboriously flew over on a cloud.

"Hey, I finally found you two! I'm exhausted."

Pigsy approached, wiped away non-existent sweat from his forehead, and shouted.

"It seems you lot really couldn't rescue that monk after all. You, Marshal Tianpeng and General Juanlian, couldn't even handle Kui Mulang?"

Upon hearing this, Pigsy was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh, "Oh my, True Lord, so you knew about this?"

“That Kui Mulang is really ruthless. Even if my junior brother Sha, Little White Dragon and I went together, we still couldn’t beat him. Why don’t you come with me? As long as you take action, Kui Mulang will definitely surrender.”

"Marshal, isn't this inappropriate?"

"What's the point of saying whether it's suitable or not? You are the Abundant and Vast God, so isn't it just right for you to descend to the mortal realm to subdue demons and monsters?"

Pigsy chuckled.

"That's not what I meant. I meant the monkey. He suffered a lot of injustice at the hands of that monk. If it weren't inappropriate for me to attack a mortal, I might have struck him with lightning."

"The monkey suffered a lot at the hands of that monk, and he was just telling me about it. And now you want me to go and save that monk?"

"This……"

Pigsy coughed lightly, "It's normal for this monk to be blind to the truth, since he's only human. True Lord, you're so magnanimous, why bother with this?"

As the saying goes, "A magnanimous person doesn't hold grudges against a petty person."

“That’s different. What does that monk have to do with me? I won’t lose anything if he dies, but my brother Wukong has really been wronged.”

Now Pigsy was speechless and could only look at Monkey, hoping he would say a few more words.

"I... will listen to Xiaobai."

The monkey hesitated for a moment, but finally managed to squeeze out those words. In front of others, he would not refute Bai Zhi's words and actions, but would silently agree and help.

Besides, Bai Zhi was speaking up for him. If he objected, what would that make him?

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhi nodded in satisfaction. That's more like it.

"Oh dear, Your Majesty, you're just joking."

Pigsy was so anxious he kept stamping his feet.

"Haha, alright, I can go and rescue that monk, and the monkey can return to the pilgrimage group. But I will also have a good talk with that monk and make him promise not to use the headband again."

Seeing that Pigsy was getting a little impatient, Baizhi stopped teasing him.

"Of course there's no problem. That monk's actions were indeed unethical."

Pigsy readily agreed, saying that as long as the person was rescued, he wouldn't care about anything else.

"Let's go then."

After saying that, Bai Zhi transformed into a streak of light and disappeared from the spot.

"Brother Monkey, you've really met a benefactor."

After Bai Zhi disappeared, Zhu Bajie said to the monkey with some envy.

Few people are actually willing to stand up for them. Even if they were to cause trouble for that monk, most deities would be unwilling to do so.

Although that monk is now in a mortal body, he is still the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi, and his status in Mount Ling is not low.

It is extremely rare to find someone like Bai Zhi who truly stands up for others and holds a prominent position.

If Bai Zhi had stood up for them, they wouldn't have been sent to do this arduous task.

This mission to protect the pilgrims sounds good; in the end, one can even attain a Buddhist status.

But compared to working in the Heavenly Court, the quality of life there was incomparable.

No matter what, the Heavenly Court is the ruler of the Three Realms. Although Mount Ling is quite powerful, its resources and incense offerings cannot compare with those of the Heavenly Court.

Moreover, he was a marshal in Heaven, in charge of 100,000 naval troops. Even Sha Wujing, the Curtain-Raising General, had some ordinary heavenly soldiers under his command.

Once you arrive at Mount Ling and are granted a position, there's nothing more you can do about it.

Thinking of this, Pigsy couldn't help but sigh. If he had had connections like Bai Zhi back then, would he have needed to get involved in this mess?

He's probably still enjoying his carefree life as a naval commander.

"Hehe, luck, luck."

The monkey chuckled, saying it was luck, but a hint of smugness was still visible on its face.

"I wish I had that kind of luck too. Oh well, Monkey King, let's go. Let's not keep the True Lord waiting."

Chapter 760 Let the Martial Arts Ceremony Challenge the Great Sage's Remnant Body

Inside the royal palace of Baoxiang Kingdom, a giant tiger is being imprisoned, surrounded by a group of soldiers who closely watch this supposedly "monster."

Inside the cage, Tang Sanzang, who had been transformed into a tiger, felt filled with remorse.

He suddenly understood how the monkey felt when he accused it of indiscriminate killing.

Despite not actually killing any mortals, he was misunderstood in various ways, forcibly convicted, and even rendered speechless under the influence of the headband.

Now, he has fallen into the same predicament. He is not a monster, but the other party has insisted on it and used a method that he cannot resist to transform into his current form.

Not only that, he now feels weak all over and his head is spinning.

He hadn't eaten for several days.

It wasn't that these people didn't feed him; it's just that what they fed him was raw, bloody meat.

He doesn't dare look at the raw meat now, and he doesn't even dare to breathe too heavily.