Five hundred years later, Sun Kong indeed reappeared, and his return was not a whisper but a thunderous roar, designed to shock them.
He wanted them to feel the same agony as the Buddhist disciples of Spirit Mountain had endured back then.
This was the pain inflicted by the ancestor of all mischief!
Even though this group of people already knew that Sun Kong was the most adept at courting death and causing trouble, often speaking incoherently and distorting the truth while tormenting others.
They still couldn't withstand his blatant provocations.
Anyone with a brain knew that the loss of Wuchao Mountain this time was immense. How could one claim that losing Wuchao Mountain was less significant than the merit reward Jin Chanzi received?
Wait.
Speaking of which.
Except for Jin Chanzi appearing somewhat weak, he had received merit rewards, and for the first time, Heaven's Will bestowed upon him a greater reward than Sun Kong.
Wasn't this a good thing?
Where did the notion of loss come from?
Could it be that this Monkey King was deliberately stirring up trouble and fabricating new terms?
"This Monkey King is truly despicable!"
"Isn't he? Because the Tathagata is dead, and we didn't pay our respects, he's deliberately finding fault. Brother Wuchao, please don't mind. The four of us Bodhisattvas are here, and he wouldn't dare act recklessly."
Guanyin and the other six smiled with such arrogance. Besides using this opportunity to mock Sun Kong, their main intention was to curry favor with this Chan Master Wuchao.
After all, since the Tathagata's demise, the Buddha of Burning Lamp was overwhelmed. Everyone could see that the Lesser Vehicle Buddhism had little hope.
The four of them were eager to enter the Greater Vehicle Buddhism sooner through their connection with Chan Master Wuchao.
For this purpose.
What was wrong with being a scoundrel?
Back then, they could betray the Chan School to restore their cultivation. Now, betraying Spirit Mountain a second time was hardly surprising, was it?
Thinking this.
The faces of the Four Great Bodhisattvas and their disciples, Jinzha and Muzha, were filled with smugness, as if they felt righteous even after acting like villains!
However.
When these words reached Chan Master Wuchao's ears, he didn't think the same way. Others might not know, but he himself looked down upon these four individuals immensely.
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Not for any other reason.
It was because these Four Great Bodhisattvas, who were so arrogant back then, were all tormented by Sun Kong to the point of near tears and surrender.
He hoped this time wouldn't drag him down!
"Please, don't talk like that. Without you, that Monkey King would at most blame this Chan Master for failing to protect Jin Chanzi, and it wouldn't be too extreme."
"It is precisely because of you that this Chan Master will be more unfortunate. Oh Heavens, please send them away soon."
"Although this Chan Master is encountering Monkey King for the first time, I know the principle of knowingly walking into danger, yet I wouldn't be as brainless as you four cowards!"
In his heart, he cursed the Four Great Bodhisattvas for being troublemakers.
Outwardly, however, Chan Master Wuchao had to maintain some semblance of a master, and instead of arguing with them, he quickly came out to welcome Sun Kong and Jin Chanzi.
His courtesies were thorough.
He truly was worthy of being the tenth prince of the ancient demon race.
His gaze was swift.
After scanning both of them, his shock only intensified, and his aversion to the Four Great Bodhisattvas grew even greater!
Then.
Just as Sun Kong realized that Chan Master Wuchao had some sense and was worth befriending, and he began to chat with Jin Chanzi with a smile.
As expected.
Guanyin Bodhisattva and the other four, Jinzha and Muzha, were successively shocked by Sun Kong's further reckless and unrestrained words, contributing some minor rewards.
Sun Kong had no interest in examining the ordinary rewards given by these people.
However.
When the system mentioned that Chan Master Wuchao was also shocked and rewarded with three Golden Crow feathers.
Sun Kong had to pay attention!
After all.
These were no ordinary feathers.
They were the feathers of the tenth prince of the ancient demon race!
[Ding! Host has shocked Guanyin Bodhisattva, Jinzha, Muzha, and others. Rewards are various. As they are not particularly useful rewards, this system will skip them according to the host's wishes.]
[In addition, the reverence of these six individuals towards the host has increased by 5 points!]
[Ding! Host has greatly shocked the tenth prince of the ancient demon race, Chan Master Wuchao, formerly known as Daoist Lu Ya, causing him to be even more terrified and awestruck after the recent explosion of Patriarch Kunpeng.]
[Reward 1: Three Golden Crow Feathers, grade unknown, attributes unknown, uses unknown. Although Chan Master Wuchao can create clones with them, the host is not of the Golden Crow tribe, so they cannot be used.]
[Reward 2: Reverence from Chan Master Wuchao, 15 points!]
[Reward 3: One drop of Golden Crow essence blood from a direct descendant of the Demon Emperor of the ancient demon race.]
[Note 1: The host can collect 108 drops of Golden Crow essence blood to obtain the Lower Grade Golden Crow Bloodline. This can be bestowed upon the main body or a clone, thereby gaining the qualification to learn ancient demonic arts.]
[Except for certain extremely difficult ancient demonic arts, most can be learned to a level comparable to Chan Master Wuchao and Patriarch Kunpeng.]
[Note 2: Once the host obtains the Lower Grade Golden Crow Bloodline, their affinity with ancient demons, including Empress Nuwa, Emperor Fu, Emperor Xi, Chan Master Wuchao, Patriarch Kunpeng, and others, will be subtly increased.]
[Given that the host has not yet obtained enough Golden Crow essence blood to activate the Lower Grade Golden Crow Bloodline, this affinity index is not yet open. Please continue to work hard and unite more people for even more astonishing mischief!]
The system's rewards this time were indeed special.
No longer were they direct rewards of divine abilities, spells, cultivation methods, or elixirs like at the beginning.
Nor were they the reverence points from others.
Instead, they touched upon an area that Sun Kong had greatly desired but never had the opportunity for before.
Ancient demon bloodline.
Ancient demonic arts!
Regarding the former, Sun Kong was not too concerned. With the Pangu bloodline he now possessed, he could be said to have a bloodline level comparable to the Six Great Sages.
Why would he care about mere Golden Crow bloodline?
Especially a lower-grade one?
However, as the system stated, it didn't matter if his main body looked down on it. It would be a good thing to bestow upon his clones in the future.
As for the latter, it was something that moved Sun Kong. A few days ago, Daoist Sanye's conversation with Patriarch Kunpeng across billions of miles had made him extremely envious.
Although Sun Kong could also place his divine sense into his subordinates to speak through them or send out monkey hair clones.
These methods were not as effective as the Heaven-Gazing and Earth-Listening technique.
There were two reasons.
Firstly, this Heaven-Gazing and Earth-Listening technique could block external eavesdropping, whereas his subordinates relaying information or monkey hair clones lacked this functionality.
Poor confidentiality!
This might not be a big deal in the Blue Star timeline, perhaps just personal information leaks and a few marketing calls.
But in the prehistoric three realms, where immortals could kill at any moment, it was absolutely unacceptable!
Secondly, while Sun Kong's own strength was not weak, and his spiritual treasures were powerful, unfortunately, besides the Seventy-two Transformations, Invisibility Technique, Immobilization Technique, and other conventional spells.
He lacked any powerful complementary spells.
If he could truly learn Patriarch Kunpeng's set of skills, wouldn't the Heavenly Demon Annihilation Thunder Array that could devastate an area of ninety million li be even more perfect?