We bear people have power

"Great Sage, I have a favor to ask of you. I hope you can do me another favor," Guan Bo said sincerely to the Great Sage.

The Great Sage glanced at Guan Bo and replied seriously, "I do not accept disciples."

Guan Bo: "..."

“It’s not that I, Old Sun, am heartless, but that I, Old Sun, don’t know how to teach. Besides, your elder brother isn’t much worse than me, so why go to such lengths to find someone closer to you…” the Great Sage comforted Guan Bo with endless words of comfort.

Guan Bo was speechless. He never expected that the Great Sage would also have such a talkative side, as if taking on disciples was some kind of extremely unlucky thing, and he had to suppress even the slightest thought of it.

Guan Bo couldn't stand it anymore and quickly explained, "Great Sage, I don't want to become your disciple. I want to ask you to help me get someone from the underworld."

"What, your elder brother is dead?" the Great Sage asked bluntly.

Guan Bo: "..."

It took Guan Bo a lot of talking to explain the whole story to the Great Sage, hoping that he could go to the underworld to help bring Yingcao back to life.

However, after hearing this, the Great Sage frowned and said, "Since the Bodhisattva is not interfering in your matter, there must be a deeper meaning behind it. If I, Old Sun, were to get involved, I'm afraid it would harm you."

"Great Sage, let's not talk about whether it will harm her or not. I will not be able to save Yingcao without feeling at ease. Please help me." Guan Bo bowed again sincerely.

"It was nothing, no need for such a grand gesture. I'll be going to the underworld now, you wait here." After saying this, the Great Sage turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Guan Bo greatly admired this ability to travel to the heavens and the underworld with ease.

Although he has taken human form, he is still quite far from being at the level of the Great Sage.

Guan Bo originally thought he would have to wait for half a day, but before he could even finish his daze, he saw the Great Sage reappear in front of him.

However, the Great Sage arrived empty-handed, with no sign of Yingcao's soul accompanying him.

"Brother, this matter is a bit troublesome," the Great Sage said to Guan Bo with difficulty.

"What? Yingcao has already been reincarnated?" This was the only question Guan Bo could think of. If she were to be reincarnated, it would be too late.

"Not really, it's just that this little girl found her grandfather in the underworld, and the two of them are doing quite well in the netherworld now."

"Great Sage, even if you revive two people at once, it shouldn't be difficult, right?" Guan Bo knew that for the Great Sage, bringing people back to life was just a matter of a word.

"It's not difficult to bring them back to life; I, Old Sun, will still give Yama this much face. But I just remembered, you didn't prepare a physical body for that little girl. How am I supposed to help her come back to life?"

Guan Bo was completely dumbfounded when the Great Sage said this.

It seems that it really is true. Yingcao's previous physical body has long since become Little Yingcao, and Yingcao's grandfather has long since been laid to rest, probably rotted to the bone.

"I won't trouble you with two masters. Please, Great Sage, help them to the end and help them create a new physical body, okay?" Guan Bo bowed again.

The Great Sage scratched his head and said, "Although I, Old Sun, can go to heaven and go to earth, I really don't know the magic of bringing the dead back to life and healing flesh and bones."

Guan Bo: "..."

That's so awkward!

Guan Bo then remembered that in Journey to the West, the people resurrected by the Great Sage all had their physical bodies intact, and the Great Sage would specifically ask whether the physical body was still there before resurrecting people. It seems that he really doesn't know this kind of magic.

"Why don't you go back and ask the Bodhisattva?" the Great Sage suggested.

If the Bodhisattva were willing to help, why would Guan Bo need to go through such a roundabout way to find the Great Sage?

"So the Bodhisattva had already planned everything. No wonder he let me come to find Brother Monkey and even gave me a Buddhist treasure." Guan Bo thought to himself, "Nothing can be hidden from the calculations of these powerful beings."

Is that all there is to it, and I'll just go back to Luojia Mountain and focus on being a cute pet?

No, Guan Bo was unwilling.

Yingcao's dying gaze and the hellish scene in Guanyin Village served as reminders to Guan Bo.

This world is dangerous and ugly. You can't hide in a bamboo grove and create your own world and hypnotize yourself into believing that the world is peaceful and prosperous.

Even if he can't save everyone, Guan Bo still hopes to do something.

"Great Sage, among all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens, it is not only Guanyin Bodhisattva's jade bottle that can bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded. Please, Great Sage, give us some guidance."

"If you do not wish to seek help from Buddhism, then seek the Dao. But to reverse Yin and Yang and recreate the physical body is not something that ordinary immortals can do. There are many dangers involved, and you may have to pay with your life."

"I only ask for peace of mind, please grant my request, Great Sage." Guan Bo earnestly pleaded.

The Great Sage sized up the newly transformed demon and thought that this lazy fellow had some backbone, which suited his taste. He then said to Guan Bo, "Since that's the case, let's have a fight. If you can withstand three blows from me, I'll show you the way. If not, you'd better go back to Luojia Mountain as soon as possible. I, Old Sun, don't want that old black bear coming to my door and asking me to compensate him with a panda brother."

Three hits!

The amazing blow that the Great Sage dealt to the Inspiration King was still fresh in Guan Bo's mind.

He knew that his robes were extremely protective, but whether they could withstand the power of the golden cudgel was still unknown.

But after careful consideration, Guan Bo was still willing to give it a try.

Whether it was forcing his way through the tribulation when facing the King of Inspiration or now withstanding the Golden Cudgel, Guan Bo felt he was doing the right thing.

Since that's the case, there's no need to hesitate; just go for it.

"Have you thought this through? I, Old Sun, never show mercy when I use my staff," the Great Sage warned.

"I've thought it through. A bear should act like a bear!" Guan Bo tried hard to encourage himself, but the slogan just didn't sound very inspiring.

Without another word, the Great Sage vanished in a flash.

Guan Bo's eyesight is still not good enough to see the speed of the somersault cloud for the time being.

Before Guan Bo could react, a golden light shot down from the sky.

With a deafening roar, Guan Bo vanished without a trace, leaving only a towering golden pillar. The violent tremor reverberated for miles around, startling countless birds and frightening thousands of beasts.

Guan Bo, meanwhile, was already trapped under the golden cudgel, hundreds of meters underground.

Guan Bo originally thought it would be a Buddhist-style wake-up call, but unexpectedly, the Great Sage used the Golden Cudgel as a pile driver, directly ramming him into the ground.

pain!

There were no injuries all over his body, but it didn't seem to be too serious; at least his bones weren't broken.

Guan Bo secretly rejoiced, then felt the golden cudgel rise slightly. Just as he was about to find an opportunity to escape, he discovered that the cudgel was falling at an even faster speed.

Boom!

The sound reverberated for miles around once again, and Guan Bo felt a tightness in his chest, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Guan Bo's consciousness was somewhat blurred; he only felt a lightness in his body, as if the golden cudgel had lifted up a little more.

Guan Bo quickly mobilized all his demonic power and poured it into his robe, thinking that this was his last chance, and he would fight to the death to get through it.

However, at this moment, perhaps possessed by the resentment of the King of Inspiration, he guessed the beginning but not the ending.

Because what followed wasn't a "thump," but rather...

Thump thump thump thump... It was like a pile driver connected to the motor of a road excavator, and the golden cudgel rose and fell dozens of times in an instant.

In the end, Guan Bo couldn't remember how many times he had held on before he finally passed out.

It's unclear how much time passed before Guan Bo finally managed to open his eyes.

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I didn't expect you to be so resilient. I just got a little itchy and hit you a few more times. I'm really sorry," the Great Sage said somewhat apologetically when he saw Guan Bo wake up.

Guan Bo was on the verge of tears, feeling as if all the bones in his body had shattered into dust, and that he was truly fortunate to be alive.

"No problem, no problem, I, Old Sun, have another peach here. Eating it will make you full of energy." As he spoke, the Great Sage stuffed a large peach into Guan Bo's mouth.

With the fragrance filling his mouth and the spiritual power of the thousand-year-old peach infusing his entire body, Guan Bo cast several healing spells on himself, and his injuries were almost completely healed.

With his limbs still a little weak from the activity, Guan Bo immediately asked the Great Sage, "Great Sage, have I passed this test? Please give me some guidance."

The Great Sage didn't bother with any mystique and instructed Guan Bo, "Go to Xiniu Hezhou, where there is a Lingtai Fangcun Mountain. On the mountain is a Xieyue Sanxing Cave. If you can get guidance from the master in the cave, you will surely learn the art of resurrection. If you are favored by an immortal, you can expect to live forever and be as long-lived as heaven and earth, and as radiant as the sun and moon."