Zhuge Liang's Journey to Dominate the World: Starting from Another World

"Prime Minister, I feel that this demon has not escaped far. Perhaps its lair is nearby."

Logically speaking, they were quite fast, but the monster suddenly disappeared, so Zhao Yun speculated.

"Zilong is right. Watch me use the Eight Trigrams Formation to find this fiend!"

After speaking, Kongming made hand seals and chanted incantations. Runes leaped from their fingertips and merged into the surrounding air. In a moment, a phantom image of a Bagua diagram slowly appeared beneath their feet.

"What a brilliant move, Prime Minister!" Zhao Yun exclaimed inwardly upon seeing Kongming display such a profound technique.

“You little thing, this formation was created by me in my previous life. In that world, the spiritual energy had been exhausted, yet I was still able to discern the secrets of heaven and deduce yin and yang. Now, in this world, I will surely make it shine brightly.”

After Kongming finished speaking, the Bagua diagram seemed to come alive, slowly rotating and emitting a faint golden light.

It grew larger and larger, gradually covering the entire valley and forming a huge magic circle, with the light within the magic circle constantly flashing.

A moment later, a bright light suddenly burst forth from one of the points of light within the magic circle. Kongming waved his feather fan and shouted, "Open!"

After the light faded, a mountain crevice shrouded in vegetation appeared before them. If not for the Eight Trigrams Formation, they probably wouldn't have discovered its existence.

"As expected!" A glint of light flashed in Kongming's eyes, and he immediately said to Zhao Yun, "Zilong, come with me into the cave and capture this demon!"

They peered into the narrow crevice in the mountain, and soon they saw a faint candlelight flickering ahead.

"Zilong, be careful, don't alert the enemy!"

Zhao Yun nodded, and the two of them quietly approached the flickering candlelight, only to find that they were in a spacious hall.

A gigantic monster covered in black fur was seen hunched over, staring intently at an unconscious woman lying on a bed, with a nine-toothed rake standing beside her.

"So beautiful! Hehehe..."

"I didn't expect this sleeping potion to be so powerful... Uh, no, it would be bad if the beauty woke up and saw me like this!"

The monster muttered to itself, clearly insecure about its appearance.

It stood up, touched its enormous head, and sighed.

Now Kongming could see it clearly: it was a monster with a human body but a pig's head, with a tuft of black mane extending from its head all the way down its spine.

Kongming remained calm and began to form hand seals, instantly creating a phantom image of the Eight Trigrams Formation in his hands.

"Zilong, I will use the Eight Trigrams Formation to trap this pig demon. Go and kill it, and rescue Qu Hongling," Kongming instructed.

This red silk ribbon is now the link connecting Fengling Pass. If it gets destroyed by the pig demon, then we're doomed.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun nodded, gripped his spear tightly, and prepared to act at any moment.

With a gentle wave of his feather fan, Kongming unleashed the Bagua formation, instantly trapping the pig demon within its confines.

Upon seeing this, the monster panicked and grabbed the rake from the bedside to try to escape, but then let out a roar, clearly unable to break free from the Eight Trigrams Formation.

Zhao Yun immediately charged in with his spear...

A short while later, a pig-like scream came from inside.

"Ouch! Murder..."

"Stop hitting me!"

"Those two damned devils, ambushing Old Pig, what kind of skill is that..."

"Ouch!"

"Old Pig, you're going to fight me to the death..."

As the howling inside the cave subsided, a dark figure tumbled out of the Eight Formations in a disheveled state, and was then pinned to the ground by Zhao Yun's spear.

"Prime Minister, this fellow is so tough and impervious to swords and spears that we can't kill him." Zhao Yun looked troubled. He thrust his spear into the monster but couldn't hurt it at all. He had no choice but to use his fists and feet to subdue it.

Kongming waved his feather fan lightly, and the Eight Trigrams Formation disappeared. He stepped forward and examined the subdued pig demon.

The pig demon lay on the ground, its black bristles covered in dust, its face swollen to the size of a winnowing basket, filled with terror and resentment.

Kongming crouched down and asked softly, "What kind of demon are you, and why are you causing trouble here?"

"Immortal Master, please forgive me. I found this woman to be exceptionally beautiful and only wished to spend the night with her. I had no ill intentions." The monster raised its head, its pig-like face full of innocence.

Kongming couldn't help but chuckle. Qu Hongling was by no means the epitome of beauty, but he immediately became serious and said, "You audacious pig demon! You want to defile the princess but claim you have no ill intentions. It seems I must beat you to death!"

"Immortal Master, spare me! Immortal Master, spare me! Please forgive me, for the sake of my hard-won cultivation!"

"Oh! Who taught you the method of cultivation? Let me see if we have any connection!" Kongming asked sternly. These are turbulent times, and killing a monster with powerful backers would only make things worse!

"I did receive guidance from someone, but I can't remember who that person was. I only remember that they said I would have to go through eighty-one lifetimes before I could attain enlightenment," the pig demon said tremblingly.

"Eighty-one lifetimes! So miserable?" Kongming probed.

"I'm suffering! Not only do I lack cultivation resources, but I've also been reborn as a pig in every life. I... I don't want to live anymore!" The pig demon cried and sobbed, occasionally glancing at Kongming with its pig eyes.

Kongming seemed to ponder this. In Taoism, eighty-one represents cyclical recurrence and the unity of all things. 'Nine' represents the ultimate, perfection. Combining this with what the pig demon said, this aligns with the Taoist view of life—not simple at all!

This pig demon doesn't seem to be lying. Could it be that this demon has a master guiding it?

Moreover, this master is no ordinary master; he is undoubtedly a ruthless person who has transcended the Five Elements.

In his previous life, Kongming had a deep understanding of Taoism. In this life, he met the legendary cultivators and became even more convinced that there were even higher-level cultivators beyond this world.

A look of seriousness flashed in Kongming's eyes, but he already had a plan in mind.

Although this pig demon's cultivation level is not high, if there is a master guiding it and it can form some good karma, it wouldn't be a bad thing. If not, then it's just like raising a pig.

So, Kongming coughed lightly and said slowly, "I'll spare your life today because of your miserable situation, but from now on you must stay by my side. Of course, you'll be living the high life!"

The pig demon was overjoyed upon hearing this. What was there to wait for? He immediately kowtowed and said, "Immortal Master, I will never forget your great kindness. I will definitely go through fire and water for you!"

"Very well... Do you have a name?" Kongming was very satisfied with the demon's attitude. Since he had decided to take it out, he thought he would give it a name as well.

"I am a famous pig, known as Zhu Ganglie!" the pig demon proudly proclaimed.

"Alright, since you're coming down the mountain with me, your appearance is rather unsightly. Let me tidy you up a bit."

As Kongming spoke, he took Zhao Yun's spear.

Zhu Bajie shuddered, but still let Kongming do as he pleased...