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

“Ganglie, you have cultivated for dozens of lifetimes. You must not be greedy for worldly desires anymore. Striving to cultivate is the right path. Look at your cultivation, which is still stuck at the Qi Refining stage. What can I say to you?” Kongming said earnestly.

"Cultivation, cultivation, all you ever do is cultivate! I don't think your cultivation level is that high!"

Zhu Bajie rolled his eyes and muttered something, but his steps unconsciously followed Kongming's.

"Brother, what exactly have we done in Leizhou this time?" Zhu Ganglie finally couldn't help but ask. In the days since they came to Leizhou, it seemed that they had done everything except toil in brothels, and yet it seemed that they had done nothing at all.

Kongming smiled slightly and said, "Would I ever mistreat you? We're going to a bigger place soon, and you'll enjoy endless blessings then!"

Upon hearing this, Pigsy's eyes lit up, and he muttered, "Brother, let's make this clear first, you can't sell me to a brothel again!"

Kongming couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this, "Take a good look at yourself in the mirror after taking a pig piss. How much would you be worth if you were sold to a brothel? Do you think that place is a livestock breeding station?"

"Big brother, you...you're here again. You're not allowed to discriminate against me, Old Pig, anymore..."

The two chatted and laughed as they ran deeper into Leiyin Mountain. Although Zhu Ganglie was huge, he was unusually agile as he moved through the mountains.

In half a day, the two arrived at a secluded rocky platform, below which was a cave that could provide shelter.

"Let's settle here for now." Kongming looked around and nodded in satisfaction...

On the third night, a sudden cry startled the two awake.

Kongming looked up and saw a majestic and imposing flying mount hovering in the sky.

Before long, the flying spirit beast slowly landed on the rocks, and a cultivator jumped down from it.

"Fellow Daoist Zhuge, Governor Zhao asked me to convey a message to you: he has completed the task you entrusted to him without reservation, and I hope you will not disappoint him regarding the promise you made!" the cultivator said coldly.

"Go back and tell Lord Zhao that I, Kongming, always keep my word. He only needs to wait for good news!"

Kongming calmly replied, then took the spirit beast pouch and the jade talisman for controlling the spirit beast from the cultivator...

The flying spirit beast took to the air once more, disappearing into the night, and headed towards Dadu, the imperial capital of the Yuan Kingdom...

"Hehehe... Big brother is really capable. This is my first time riding a flying spirit beast. Why don't we just not return it? Then we won't have to walk so hard to get anywhere in the future!" Zhu Ganglie rubbed his hands together, his eyes gleaming with greed, showing great interest in the spirit beast bag and jade talisman in Kongming's hand.

"You idiot, do you think this is a pig? You can't just not return it. This spirit beast is worth millions of gold coins. You couldn't get a single hair back even if you skinned all your flesh!"

Kong Ming glanced at Zhu Ganglie, then leisurely inserted his divine sense into the jade talisman, controlling the direction of the spirit beast.

This time, Zhu Bajie (Pigsy) unusually didn't talk back. Instead, he walked to Kongming's side, nudged him with his strong arm, and said shyly, "Big brother, can I have a go too?"

Seeing the longing look in Zhu Ganglie's eyes, Kongming couldn't help but chuckle. So, he nodded and handed the jade talisman to Zhu Ganglie.

Zhu Bajie took the jade talisman, his face beaming with undisguised excitement. He took a deep breath and tried to communicate with the talisman using the same method that Zhuge Liang had previously used.

However, just as its divine sense entered the jade talisman, the flying spirit beast suddenly let out a loud cry, as if it had been stimulated by something, or as if it was resisting being controlled by a pig. It frantically rolled its body in the air, trying to throw the two of them off.

Pigsy was terrified and hurriedly grabbed the beast's neck.

"You beast, your grandpa Pig is riding you, and you still feel wronged?" Pigsy shouted as he tried to steady himself.

It would have been better if he hadn't scolded him. After he did, the spirit beast was even less convinced and continued to tumble in the air, leaving Zhu Ganglie completely disoriented.

Kongming stood firmly on the back of the spirit beast as if his feet were rooted to the ground, and laughed, "Ganglie, you need to put in a little more effort!"

Upon seeing this, Zhu Ganglie was furious. He had cultivated for dozens of lifetimes, and although he was a pig demon, his bloodline was still more noble than that of this silly bird!

He closed his ears to prevent the strong wind from blowing back, and held the spirit beast's neck tightly with both hands. While tearing at the beast's feathers, he cursed, "You ungrateful beast, who do you think you are? Today, Grandpa Pig will show you what true majesty is!"

Before long, Zhu Ganglie's mouth was stuffed with bird feathers. Although the situation was still dangerous, he managed to control the beast.

Pigsy spat out a bird feather from his mouth, looking quite smug. "The dignity of my decades of cultivation is not so easily broken by a stupid bird like you. Now you're convinced!"

Although the spirit beast had stopped thrashing about, its eyes still gleamed with defiance, as if it did not fully acknowledge Zhu Ganglie's "majesty."

Kongming looked at Zhu Ganglie's disheveled appearance with amusement, smiled, and then gently patted the back of the flying spirit beast. "Little guy, don't be angry. As the supreme being of the demon realm, having him control you is a great fortune for you!"

Seeing this, Pigsy felt smug and a smile crept onto his lips. "Big Brother really knows how to handle things. Not only is he handsome, but he also speaks so well..."

Then, the flying spirit beast stumbled and fell all the way towards Dadu.

Ten days later, the two finally arrived at the outskirts of Dadu. After putting away their spirit beasts, Kongming led Zhu Ganglie into the city.

The imperial city was indeed the imperial city; even outside the city walls, it was a scene of bustling prosperity. Shops lined both sides of the official road, pedestrians came and went in an endless stream, and various shouts of vendors and laughter rose and fell, creating a lively and extraordinary atmosphere.

Although Zhu Ganglie had witnessed the prosperity of Leizhou, he was still somewhat dazzled. He stared wide-eyed, looking around curiously.

From afar, the two saw a giant imperial edict hanging on the city wall, but few people stopped to look at it.

"Does Ganglie want to visit the palace?" Kongming asked, waving his feather fan with a half-smile.

"Uh... Of course I want to! I've heard that the Emperor has three thousand beauties in his harem. I, Old Pig, want to see what colors they are!" Pigsy stomped his feet excitedly.

"Go and take down that imperial edict, and I'll take you to see it for yourself," Kongming said softly, pointing to the edict in the distance.

"Why do you want me, Old Pig, to go? I don't know that going is illegal. Randomly declaring an imperial edict is punishable by death."

Zhu Ganglie cursed and swore, but he couldn't resist the temptation. In a flash, he leaped onto the city wall and tore down the giant imperial edict.

When the soldiers on the city wall saw someone take down the imperial edict, more than a dozen of them came down and surrounded Zhu Ganglie.

"So it's a pig demon! Do you even know what's written on the imperial edict? How dare you tear it down so casually?" one of the generals shouted.

"My elder brother only told me to open it, but he didn't tell me what was inside!" Zhu Ganglie blinked his pig eyes, looking completely innocent.

"You're asking for death! What's your elder brother's name?" one of the generals roared menacingly.

Zhu Bajie trembled in fright, but unfortunately Kongming hadn't appeared yet, so he stared at the general and stammered, "My...my elder brother's surname is also Zhu..."