Sun Kong was stunned by Yuanshi Tianzun's words.
He had originally thought that finding the other seven Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect to restore their destinies would be enough to repay their help.
But he did not expect that obtaining anything from Yuanshi Tianzun would be difficult.
Especially, such a powerful top-grade innate spiritual treasure as the San Bao Yu Ruyi!
Therefore, after a moment's thought, Sun Kong felt that it was a fair exchange of needs and not too much to ask, and he nodded heavily in agreement.
"Since the Jade Pure Saint is so polite, I, Old Sun, wouldn't dare to be too stingy."
"The first matter will be dealt with immediately. As for the second, I, Old Sun, will not hide it. I truly wish to take revenge on the demonic cultivators, but I heard that Daoist Nezha has become the White Dragon Horse here."
"I wonder if you could tell me about him?"
"Jade Pure Saint and all my fellow Daoists, please don't take offense. I, Old Sun, am a cautious person and dare not be careless or make any mistakes."
"Moreover, the List of Conferred Demons is still controlling Nezha and others. Who knows if he will listen to you, or to... heh heh."
Sun Kong deliberately left the latter part of his sentence unsaid.
However, Yuanshi Tianzun and the Eight Immortals of Chan Sect were not fools and immediately understood that Sun Kong was worried about being tricked by Nezha again.
The nine of them did not hesitate any longer.
Nor did they play any tricks.
On one side, they personally summoned Nezha, who had returned earlier, and instructed him on how to cooperate with Sun Kong, how to transform into the White Dragon Horse of Eagle Grief Stream, and willingly become the mount of Jin Chanzi.
From then on, he would forget the grievances of five hundred years ago and focus wholeheartedly on completing the Journey to the West.
On the other side, they also decisively cooperated with Sun Kong's actions. Just as Sun Kong grudgingly believed Nezha and agreed to immediately perform the "Wu Hou Seven Stars Array," Yuanshi Tianzun himself wielded the Pangu Banner, concealing the heavenly secrets for them.
He did what a Saintly Master should do.
Earning everyone's admiration!
As for the Eight Immortals of Chan Sect, except for Guang Chengzi, who had already recovered his peak cultivation and was now a lower-grade Taiyi Golden Immortal, the other seven entered the array one after another.
Then, after some manipulation by Sun Kong, he finally managed to use the "Wu Hou Seven Stars Array" to discover the place where the next Golden Immortal, Chi Jingzi, would have the opportunity to recover his cultivation.
It was not elsewhere.
It was precisely during the sixteenth tribulation, the tribulation of receiving Sha Seng, that he would have the chance to recover!
"Congratulations, Daoist Chi Jingzi. Your opportunity lies with my third brother, Zhou Wu Xian."
"Don't rush for now."
"When the sixteenth tribulation arrives, I, Old Sun, will certainly plan carefully and ensure you don't miss this opportunity. Of course, to avoid leaks, it's best to pretend not to know for now."
"Furthermore, I will naturally explain the opportunities I can provide to the eight Daoist brothers later."
"But for now, Jin Chanzi has not completed the ninth tribulation yet. Both the heavenly and demonic paths have suffered heavy losses and need to rest. We cannot be too high-profile. I implore everyone to be patient."
Sun Kong publicly revealed that Chi Jingzi's opportunity to recover his cultivation was in the Flowing Sand River.
And he promised to ensure its success.
With such sincerity, even though the Eight Immortals of Chan Sect were anxious and eager to recover their cultivation like the Buddhas of Spirit Mountain, to participate in the Journey to the West tribulation and gain merits, they did not dare to act rashly and could only agree to Sun Kong's terms.
With this agreement, both Sun Kong and Yuanshi Tianzun, representing the Chan Sect, were satisfied and said no more.
In the following hours, seeing that the Eight Immortals of Chan Sect had volunteered to help, even with the ninth tribulation, which everyone was confident about, Sun Kong naturally did not stop them.
After some calculations, he vaguely knew the arrangements that might come from the Heavenly Court and the Jie Sect.
He then allowed the Eight Immortals of Chan Sect to take Nezha and go ahead to wait.
Wait for what?
Of course, to wait for the ninth tribulation to arrive, and before the demonic cultivators could act, to successfully complete it.
After all, after the eighth tribulation and the great battle between humans and demons in the mortal realm, it was difficult for the heavenly path faction, the demonic path faction, or the neutral faction to quickly gather more manpower.
If not now, then when?
...
"Thank you, Jade Pure Saint, for your hospitality. Thank you, eight Golden Immortal Daoist friends, for your guidance. I, Old Sun, have nothing else to do, and neither do you."
"Very well, I, Old Sun, shall take my leave now and return to Jin Chanzi's side."
"Before I go, I must say something. Since the eighth tribulation was completed, I, Old Sun, have become Jin Chanzi's senior disciple brother. Being in the midst of the situation, all my calculations may have miscalculations. In the future, it is best to act according to circumstances, and do not blame me, Old Sun?"
Sun Kong said this, and seeing that both the Eight Immortals of Chan Sect and Yuanshi Tianzun expressed their sympathy and did not make excessive demands on him, he did not linger.
He then returned to Jin Chanzi's side.
Upon landing, he indeed saw that after the eighth tribulation, although Jin Chanzi's cultivation had not improved, with the blessings of heavenly merits and merits from the Journey to the West around him, the originally reluctant Six Ding and Six Jia had all arrived.
Although they were still enemies with Sun Kong, and they belonged to the Jade Emperor's command, due to the Journey to the West tribulation, these twelve people did not dare to be negligent.
Instead, they genuinely served Sun Kong well.
In the following years, Sun Kong devoted himself wholeheartedly to assisting Jin Chanzi. The monsters that should have been killed were not spared, and the mountains and rivers that should have been crossed were all traversed.
And he did not dare to use the Chaos Somersault Cloud to bring Jin Chanzi ahead of schedule for the sixty million li journey from Two Realms Mountain to Snake Pan Mountain.
Instead, he truly showed the patience of the "Journey to the West," moving Jin Chanzi himself, and also deeply affecting the Six Ding and Six Jia, and everyone who saw them!
"This first round of the Journey to the West in the Immortal Realm should truly be entrusted to this Sun Monkey. Look how hardworking and patient he is."
"We are truly inferior to him in this regard, but we still need to discuss the merit rewards that should be obtained."
"We cannot let the Eight Immortals of Chan Sect and the Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhist schools monopolize it."
Including the Two Sages of the Western Teachings, the Jade Emperor, the Grand Master of Tongtian, and Yuanshi Tianzun, a total of five Saints became interested in the ninth tribulation and subsequent calamities.
They all sent people to participate.
Although such actions did not turn the ninth tribulation into a large-scale battle like the eighth tribulation, it still created immense pressure!
...
Almost at the same time.
While Sun Kong was keeping an eye on the movements of various parties, he was most concerned about the actions of the demon path's first force, the demons.
As he led the Eight Immortals of Chan Sect and the Six Ding and Six Jia towards the ninth tribulation, in the mortal realm, in the thirteenth demonic territory, the Demon Sage and Luo Hou, upon hearing of this matter, did not hesitate. While acknowledging and respecting Sun Kong, they took out the demon blood of the proud god-demon from last time, intending to let Luo Hou scheme once more!
"Remember, Sun Monkey is suspected to be of the demonic path. This time, don't be as reckless as last time."
"Just test if he matches the demon blood. Don't go too far with anything else."
Because of the Demon Sage's words, Luo Hou did not dare to act personally this time. Instead, he maintained a sense of proportion and took out the demon blood of the proud god-demon, intending to prioritize harmony. Testing first!