The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 784: The Past Self

Chapter 784: Chapter 784: The Past Self

Advancing through two minor realms consecutively without any rhyme or reason!

The people around twitched their lips, wondering if this was what being a genius meant.

Patriarch Bodhi gazed intently at Qin Jun and said softly, "You are no simple individual. You harbor a powerful force within you, very strong indeed. Your talent is no less impressive than Wukong’s."

Sun Wukong scratched his head and smiled, although he had no doubts about Qin Jun’s talent. Just a few months ago, Qin Jun was at the True Immortal Realm, and now he had made rapid progress to the third level of the Golden Immortal Realm.

Of course, to Sun Wukong, such a pace wasn’t surprising.

Under Patriarch Bodhi, Sun Wukong cultivated formidable Tongtian abilities in just over a decade.

"Thank you for the praise, Master," Qin Jun said with a nod and a smile, "come back with me to the Great Qin Heavenly Court!"

Qin Jun nodded and smiled, knowing he no longer needed to wait for the complete unification of the Western Region before leaving. He could leave that task to Zhuge Liang and the generals.

He needed to hurry back to the Great Qin Heavenly Court and pressure Tathāgata to hand over the Nirvana Bodhi Tree.

Patriarch Bodhi didn’t argue and nodded gently.

Qin Jun turned and flew over to the golden palanquin, took Liu Ruolai’s hand with a smile, and said, "All is resolved now; we can return triumphantly to the court."

Liu Ruolai returned the smile sweetly, and the pair entered the palanquin. Nine dragons roared in unison, spiraling in the void and pulling the golden palanquin toward the Southern Domain.

Millions of soldiers followed closely behind, leaving behind five legions to take care of the affairs in the Western Region.

Zhuge Liang watched the nine dragons pull the palanquin away and murmured, "From now on, His Majesty will surge from the depths like a hidden dragon, unstoppable."

Then he shook his head with a smile, thinking that he must work even harder to contribute and make worthy achievements, or else one day he wouldn’t even be qualified to keep up with Qin Jun’s pace.

There were too many lessons to be learned from those who had come before.

Those who had followed Qin Jun in the past, although their treatment had improved significantly, were no longer his most favored subordinates.

It wasn’t that Qin Jun played favorites; it was that they couldn’t keep up with him in strength.

...

On the return journey, after allowing Liu Ruolai to rest and fall asleep, Qin Jun then instructed in his mind, "System, begin summoning God and Demon."

His mission to repel the pursuit from Buddhism not only allowed him to ascend two levels but also awarded him one God and Demon summoning opportunity, as well as a chance to summon a God and Demon legion.

Summoning while still exultant from victory, he felt his luck wouldn’t be too bad!

"Ding! Commencing random summoning of God and Demon!"

As the system notification sounded, Qin Jun began pondering how to win over Patriarch Bodhi.

He had previously checked Sun Wukong’s loyalty, which had reached the maximum level.

Xing Tian’s and Xiang Yu’s loyalty had also risen to ninety, suggesting that Patriarch Bodhi’s joining had intimidated them, and their reverence toward Qin Jun had grown.

Patriarch Bodhi had easily overpowered Tathāgata, and even if he wasn’t at his peak, it showed his tremendous strength.

Qin Jun planned to cultivate him into his greatest trump card.

He also intended to have Patriarch Bodhi reopen the renown Mount Inch’s Slanting Moon Grotto, which might lead to cultivating another batch of powerful individuals.

With this thought, Qin Jun couldn’t help but laugh.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for summoning the Night Roaming God from folk legends. Would you like to summon again?"

The system notification that followed caused Qin Jun’s face to twitch.

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Classic of the Seas to the South" mentions that there were "Two sets of twin gods with connected bodies, presiding over the night."

The Night Roaming God is the god that governs the night.

It sounds impressive, but in reality, it pales in comparison to gods and demons like Sun Wukong.

"Resummon!" Qin Jun said without hesitation.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong and Victorious Fighting Buddha followed on either side of Patriarch Bodhi.

"Wukong, do you have any unfulfilled desires?" Patriarch Bodhi asked, not questioning why Victorious Fighting Buddha was present or what his mission was, simply inquiring about his desires.

Although Sun Wukong was quite curious about the appearance of Victorious Fighting Buddha, without him, he might still be a puppet under Tathāgata, and for this he was incredibly grateful.

Furthermore, with the formidable and incomparably powerful Victorious Fighting Buddha, Sun Wukong felt an inner sense of admiration.

"Wish?"

The Victorious Fighting Buddha was momentarily stunned, then looked at Sun Wukong and said meaningfully, "I hope he will always be the Supreme Heaven Great Sage."

As soon as these words were spoken, Sun Wukong trembled all over, his heart filled with mixed emotions, recalling what Victorious Fighting Buddha had said when he beat him earlier.

"So I hope the master can teach him well; to be Supreme Heaven, he must possess unparalleled ability," said the Victorious Fighting Buddha, shrugging with a carefree laugh. For him, having the chance to see his former self again was more than enough to fill him with contentment.

The moment he became a Buddha, he had searched his soul, asking himself what he wanted.

Was it to be a Buddha, or was it virtue?

Neither.

He just wanted to find his former self again.

Grateful for the opportunity to appear for seven days, he owed a debt of thanks to Qin Jun, for at least Qin Jun had given him that chance.

He had successfully redeemed his former self.

"Your teacher will do so," Patriarch Bodhi said with a smile, stroking his beard.

He admired the Victorious Fighting Buddha greatly for his maturity, charm, fearlessness of death, and absence of desire for life.

Sun Wukong clenched his fists and his eyes reddened. At this moment, he didn’t even know what to say. Looking at the smiling face of Victorious Fighting Buddha, his heart was filled with warmth and emotion as well as guilt and self-reproach.

"I will always be the Supreme Heaven Great Sage!" Sun Wukong vowed firmly in his heart.

At the same time, within the palanquin, a system prompt once again rang out in Qin Jun’s mind.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for summoning Liu Chenxiang from mythology. Would you like to summon again?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Jun’s eyes immediately widened. It was this kid!

Liu Chenxiang, the son of the god of Mount Hua, and the nephew of Yang Jian, whose mother mated with a mortal, inciting the rage of the Heavenly Emperor, who then ordered Yang Jian to capture her, eventually imprisoning the god of Mount Hua under Mount Hua.

Unwilling to accept this, her son Liu Chenxiang sought teachers to learn Divine Powers and defeated Yang Jian with the Mountain Splitting Axe, splitting Mount Hua to rescue his mother.

It is worth mentioning that Liu Chenxiang had many different mentors according to various versions of the story, including He Xiangu, Lv Zu, and Sun Wukong.

"Him, restore his past life memories!"

Qin Jun decided in his heart. The god of Mount Hua had regained her memories of the past life, and he surely couldn’t allow the mother and son to remain strangers, could he?

Although he had some ideas about the god of Mount Hua, he wasn’t heartless enough to do so.

"Bring up Liu Chenxiang’s attribute list for me to see?" Qin Jun urged in his mind.

As soon as his words fell, Liu Chenxiang’s attribute list appeared before him:

"Liu Chenxiang, from mythology!"

"Race: Demigod!"

"Cultivation: Early stage of Golden Immortal Realm of Daluo!"

"Cultivation method: Golden Elixir Great Way!"

"Treasure: Mountain Splitting Axe!"

"Divine Power: Overbearing Slash!"

"Loyalty: 87 (Max value 100)!"

Early stage of the Golden Immortal Realm of Daluo!

Stronger than Yang Jian!

A question arose in Qin Jun’s mind, "Can Liu Chenxiang truly be more formidable than Yang Jian?"

He always felt that Yang Jian held back in the myths of the Treasure Lotus Lamp or the story of splitting the mountain to save his mother.

"Liu Chenxiang here has reached his peak, while Yang Jian himself possesses cultivation capable of contending with a Daluo Golden Immortal. Which one is stronger is debatable, but in a mythological story, there are countless parallel universes. Here, Liu Chenxiang is indeed a bit stronger than Yang Jian. Besides, the system is assisting the host to unite heaven and earth and naturally has to consider what the host needs at present," the system explained.

So that’s how it is!

In plain terms, it means making Liu Chenxiang capable of assisting him.

If Liu Chenxiang, at the Mysterious Immortal Realm of Taiyi, were summoned, he would probably be out of place.

However, Liu Chenxiang was only at the early stage of the Golden Immortal Realm of Daluo even at his peak, so he would need a stroke of luck in the future to keep up with Qin Jun’s primary tier.