This was not just any outcome.
It was a series of shock records.
Ever since Sun Kong's transmigration, starting from his refusal to be Bi Ma Wen, every time he shocked others, he had also managed to shock Marshal Tian Peng.
Though, at this time, Marshal Tian Peng was not yet Zhu Bajie of the ninth reincarnation.
Though, the current Marshal Tian Peng had already entered his first reincarnation, becoming Cui Lan's fiancé. Like Sun Kong's predecessor, Sun Wukong, he seemed to be a pawn used by the Jade Emperor to push the Journey to the West.
He should not have remembered the past karmic debts.
But for some reason.
The records of Marshal Tian Peng being shocked by Sun Kong multiple times still existed in his mind, and the corresponding rewards were also, the moment Sun Kong deduced this karma.
Issued continuously.
It almost overwhelmed Sun Kong's mind!
[Ding! Host refused Taibai Jinxing, unwilling to be Bi Ma Wen, shocked Marshal Tian Peng Zhu Jiuzhong, causing him to value the host's existence for the second time.]
[Reward: A fragment of Marshal Tian Peng's innate cultivation technique, Tian Gang Gui Yi Gong. Collecting ninety-nine eighty-one fragments will fully restore this technique and activate Zhu Jiuzhong's original consciousness.]
[Current fragment collection progress: 1/81.]
[Note 1: Tian Gang Gui Yi Gong was the true form of Zhu Jiuzhong, Marshal Tian Peng, prior to the nine reincarnations of Zhu Bajie in the original timeline of the Journey to the West calamity. It is an ultimate cultivation technique.]
[Note 2: Although this technique is not as powerful as the host's Innate Chaos Gong, it is still a very potent technique. Zhu Jiuzhong, having been schemed against by the Jade Emperor and forced into nine reincarnations, reached the Great Perfection of Hunyuan Da Luo Golden Immortal with this technique before becoming the final Zhu Bajie.]
[Note 3: If the host can gather all the fragments, restore this technique, and activate Zhu Jiuzhong's original consciousness, unexpected help may be obtained!]
This first reward made Sun Kong's eyes light up. Following the retrieval of his sworn brother Wuzhiqi, whose cultivation had slightly declined, he regained his confidence once more.
Not for any other reason.
But for the sheer number of times he had shocked others during this period. While reaching 365 times a year might not be possible, collecting eighty-one times to improve his relationship with Zhu Jiuzhong.
Should not be too difficult!
"System, don't be polite with me. Don't worry about me being unable to withstand the impact of too many shock rewards. Send them all at once."
"For the greater good, I'll endure the pain!"
With countless thoughts surging through him, Sun Kong's fighting spirit soared, his penchant for courting disaster returning to its peak. At his command, the system truly sent a tidal wave of rewards.
The previous instance was the first time, the first second he transmigrated, the moment he refused Taibai Jinxing.
Next.
Was the time he forcefully joined Spirit Mountain, which left the Buddhas dumbfounded to the point of cursing the Two Sages of the Western Teachings, and even the New Six-Eared Macaque in the Thirteenth Demonic Land was shocked into stepping aside, rewarding him with Wuzhiqi's location.
Exactly.
A total of eighty-one... minus one fragment.
Only one more was needed to fully restore Zhu Jiuzhong's Tian Gang Gui Yi Gong!
...
[Ding! Host disregarded the script, requesting to join Spirit Mountain's Great Thunderclap Temple, shocking many monks in Spirit Mountain and immortals from the Heavenly Court, rendering them dumbfounded and speechless.]
[Simultaneously shocked one of the Heavenly Court's immortals, Zhu Jiuzhong, causing him to value the host's existence for the third time.]
[Reward: A fragment of Marshal Tian Peng's innate cultivation technique, Tian Gang Gui Yi Gong.]
[Current fragment collection progress: 2/81.]
[Ding! Host angrily rebuked Guanyin, leaving her speechless and shocked. This also shocked Zhu Jiuzhong, causing him to value the host's existence for the fourth time.]
[Reward: A fragment of Marshal Tian Peng's innate cultivation technique, Tian Gang Gui Yi Gong.]
[Current fragment collection progress: 3/81.]
...
After a long while.
After the system finished announcing the various shock rewards from the interim period, it finally reached the most recent one.
[Ding! Host vehemently cursed the Two Sages of the Western Teachings, shocking countless beings across the primordial world, and even more so, shocked Zhu Jiuzhong, causing him to value the host's existence for the 81st time.]
[After 81 instances of valuing, Zhu Jiuzhong has fully realized that the host is the person he must find. Once the host helps him restore his cultivation and clear his consciousness, they can join forces!]
[Reward: A fragment of Marshal Tian Peng's innate cultivation technique, Tian Gang Gui Yi Gong.]
[Current fragment collection progress: 80/81.]
By this time, an hour had passed.
Although the sky was bright and sunny.
Although birds sang and flowers bloomed all around.
Although this mortal realm, disregarding its thin spiritual energy, could be extremely relaxing and joyful for Sun Kong if one only looked at people living in peace and contentment, without worries.
But at this moment, he had no time for such leisurely pursuits.
Instead, he was deeply moved by the system's final, the 80th, reward of a fragment of Tian Gang Gui Yi Gong!
No need to ask.
No need for the 'Martial Advisor's Seven Stars Formation'.
Sun Kong already had an inexplicable premonition that this first reincarnation of Marshal Tian Peng, Zhu Jiuzhong, shared an extraordinary karmic entanglement with him.
Though he did not know how this had come about.
How could this Zhu Jiuzhong, whom he had never even met, be so fixated on him, valuing him repeatedly 81 times.
Though he also did not know that even Tathagata, in his attempts to approach Zhu Jiuzhong's first reincarnation, was hindered by some strange bloodline and unable to get close.
Would he also be rejected?
But.
To understand the relationship between this Zhu Jiuzhong and himself, and to ascertain if Heaven's Will truly could only choose between Zhu Jiuzhong or his sworn brother Wuzhiqi.
And to figure out what that peculiar bloodline was, that allowed the reincarnated Zhu Jiuzhong to continue receiving protection from the Heavenly Court.
Tathagata could not get close.
Divination yielded no results.
Could it be that he, Sun Kong, still had no way to unravel this mystery, and avoid being schemed against by the Jade Emperor and others?
"This Marshal Tian Peng is no ordinary person!"
"Could it be that this Zhu Jiuzhong, like me, is also a transmigrator from another timeline? Otherwise, why would he, like me, resist the Jade Emperor's assignments?"
"In any case, I absolutely cannot underestimate this fellow, nor can I let him return to the Jade Emperor's side. Since the Heavenly Mandate is becoming increasingly chaotic, I will add more fuel to the fire."
"Letting everyone be confused and muddled, wouldn't that be the best outcome?"
With this thought, Sun Kong did not hesitate.
He transformed into the guise of a Taoist priest and headed towards the Zhu Family Manor, where Zhu Jiuzhong's first reincarnation and Cui Lan resided. After feigning to ask for directions.
He eventually "naturally" ended up begging for alms before the engaged couple.
He first surveyed his surroundings.
He found no Heavenly Court personnel providing covert protection.
Then, he recited lines commonly used by charlatans, such as "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable" and "Cui Lan has a peach blossom calamity," instantly drawing the man and woman inside out.
"How did the Daoist priest divine that my wife has a peach blossom calamity?"
"It seems, Daoist priest, that you are no ordinary person. Please, come inside and sit. Zhu will certainly humbly seek your guidance."
The man who called himself Zhu and whose name was Zhu Yi Shi.
Was precisely Zhu Jiuzhong's first reincarnation!