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Chapter 506: Pigsy? Get Rid of It!
Chapter 506: Pigsy? Get Rid of It!
December 11, 2024
"Phew, finally, we can leave this place."
After putting some distance between themselves and the Immortal Palace, everyone heaved a sigh of relief, feeling much more relaxed.
Damn, that was terrifying!
Duan Cangqiong is not someone to be trifled with, but does that make Lin Fan an easy target? Those thirteenth-rank soldiers from before were effortlessly cut down by Lin Fan alone.
Although they were all at the fourteenth stage, who knew where this guy's limits were?
However, they didn't believe it was Lin Fan's strength alone; they all felt that someone was secretly aiding him from the shadows! After all, Lin Fan was only at the eleventh stage of cultivation.
But does it matter?
As long as he and the power backing him up exist, he's not someone to be taken lightly.
"Speaking of which, Tian Peng is really unlucky."
"Unlucky? Hmph! That idiot, after drinking some horse urine, he couldn't control his mind or his pants. Even on his deathbed, he wanted to drag us down with him, saying he'd treated us to a meal?"
"He doesn't think it through. Does he really believe that a little past favor would make us let him off the hook?"
"Truly brainless!"
"Indeed, he's dumb."
"As dumb as a pig!"
"..."
They returned to report.
...
Back at the Immortal Palace.
The Thousand Mile Eye and Ten Thousand Mile Ear had returned to their 'posts'.
It's not that they weren't competent, well... let's just say they weren't.
They were supposed to be the Thousand Mile Eye and Ten Thousand Mile Ear, but they couldn't perceive everything.
If someone doesn't make a sound, how can Ten Thousand Mile Ear hear? The Thousand Mile Eye can see, but from a great distance, it's already impressive to discern a person's silhouette when locking onto them, let alone a mere remnant soul? It's impossible to see clearly.
Therefore, when the generals returned to report, no one doubted their words.
Tian Peng seemed to have perished.
...
In the Chaos Void.
The figure still had his eyes closed, but a slight smile curved his lips.
"This chess piece has been played."
"Monkey."
"This time, let's see how you escape."
...
At the Moon Embrace Sect.
Lin Fan leisurely strolled into the Spirit Beast Garden and entered the birthing chamber.
He didn't mention that he had come with Duan Cangqiong, who wasn't interested in spirit beast reproduction, so he didn't accompany him.
"Master, why are you here?"
Zhu Rou Rong was working diligently with his head down and was surprised to see Lin Fan.
For the past two years, most of his time had been spent in the birthing chamber.
Crossbreeding...
Cough, saying 'crossbreeding' didn't sound very nice, after all, animals and plants were different.
But that's precisely what he was doing.
Using the 'Western Dragon' as a 'catalyst', he enabled species with reproductive isolation, which were almost impossible to crossbreed, to have the potential to interbreed, and he cultivated numerous new species.
However, these crossbreeds weren't failures in cultivation, but they failed to inherit the superior genes of both parents, so most of them had no promising future.
For those without potential, he let them play and breed on their own.
For the ones with potential, he continued to crossbreed, selecting the best of the best.
At the same time, he also requested a laboratory.
But...
He wasn't very good at it.
After all, he had studied things like 'sow postpartum care', and asking him to do genetic programming was indeed a bit of a stretch.
Still, he could manage some basic tasks.
It could also speed up the process a little.
So he became even busier, and he successfully cultivated several promising subspecies.
This time, the offspring of Chaos Pig and a certain female dragon were about to be born, so he was personally overseeing the birthing chamber.
After all...
This was the first offspring of Chaos Pig and the dragon.
Chaos Pig had a high bloodline and was quite tall.
As for the dragon...
Strictly speaking, it wasn't too bad either.
Perhaps their combination would bring a pleasant surprise?
"Could it be that Master already knows about this good news?"
"Oh?"
Lin Fan was surprised.
He had only seen a true spirit enter the birthing chamber, and he didn't know whose body it had entered.
Just as he was about to take a closer look, the people from the Immortal Palace arrived.
And now?
Just as he was about to take another look, the people from the Immortal Palace arrived again, so he had to act as if nothing had happened.
At this moment, Zhu Rou Rong spoke of good news? "Master doesn't know?"
Lin Fan spread his hands.
"Then why are you here?"
"I just came to take a look."
Lin Fan smiled.
It wasn't that he was hiding something, but since it involved the Immortal Palace, the fewer people who knew, the safer it was.
Knowing less was a form of protection for him.
"A coincidence?"
"Then Master, you've come at the right time!"
Zhu Rou Rong was excited and pointed at a pregnant dragon ahead, "Master, look, what's different about this dragon?"
Lin Fan: "..."
"A bit bigger belly?"
How could I ignore your performance? "That's right!"
Zhu Rou Rong slapped his thigh, "Master, you're truly a master! This dragon is about to give birth."
"Who do you think is the father?"
"..."
Lin Fan stroked his chin.
Who was the father? He didn't use his 'cheat' to sense whose aura was on the dragon, but he pondered silently, "Since you say so, it's definitely not another dragon."
"Moreover, the father must be someone extraordinary."
"Either it's a species like the Eight Treasure Rooster."
"Or it could be someone with a high bloodline or strong power."
"So..."
"Chaos Pig?"
"What?!"
Zhu Rou Rong exclaimed, "Master, are you cheating?"
"Haha, it's not hard to guess." Lin Fan laughed, "After all, with his high bloodline and strength, and his enthusiasm for this, cough cough."
Chaos Pig...
was truly shy.
The reason they became friends was because of this very trait.
After the Beast Taming Sect became the Moon Embrace Sect, focusing on beast taming, Chaos Pig let loose even more. It was rumored that his longest record in the Cannon Room was three years without leaving!
He had tried various 'partners'.
Size doesn't match?
No problem, Chaos Pig has divine abilities, and he can adjust his size at will!
In this regard, he was a true expert.
However, due to its formidable strength and cross-species nature, despite the Chaos Pig's diligent efforts, its offspring were few and far between.
This was the case for all living beings.
The stronger one's strength, the more difficult it was to procreate and continue the bloodline.
Since Zhu Rou Rong had asked Lin Fan to guess, it was highly likely that he was referring to the Chaos Pig.
"That's true," Zhu Rou Rong scratched his head, "I'm not sure how long the gestation period is for the offspring of these two, but based on the behavior of other dragons before giving birth, it seems like it's about to happen."
"Ouch! The amniotic sac has ruptured!"
Zhu Rou Rong let out a strange cry, signaling that the birth was imminent!
Lin Fan glanced over and saw that there was indeed a puddle of water beneath the dragon's hindquarters.
"Do dragons have amniotic fluid too?" Lin Fan asked curiously.
"Most mammals do," Zhu Rou Rong replied.
"To be precise, most creatures that give birth to live young have amniotic fluid," Zhu Rou Rong explained with a smile. "Even cats and dogs have it, right?"
"That's true," Lin Fan agreed.
As they chatted, the dragon gave birth.
Of course, it wasn't a cesarean delivery.
Soon, a small, dark creature appeared before the two of them.
"This..." Zhu Rou Rong's expectant expression turned into one of surprise.
"It's not a stillbirth, is it?" he asked anxiously, quickly examining the newborn.
Slap! Slap!
Zhu Rou Rong patted the creature's back twice, and the little one let out a whimper before falling back asleep.
Zhu Rou Rong was stunned.
"How can it sleep so much?" he wondered.
He was an experienced midwife, but he had never encountered a creature that slept so soundly.
Zhu Rou Rong continued his work, while Lin Fan was also taken aback.
"Damn!" Lin Fan exclaimed.
"This..."
"No way, right?!"
Initially, he had been quite excited about the prospect.
After all, with its tall stature and noble bloodline, the offspring of the Chaos Pig and a pure-blooded dragon should have been exceptional.
The father was the Chaos Pig, and the mother was a pure-blooded dragon.
Although dragons were considered inferior to true dragons, they were still revered as divine beasts in Western fantasy settings, making them worth nurturing.
Moreover, it wasn't just about the bloodline; this creature also possessed the true spirit of a Fourteenth Rank expert, which had been transferred and reincarnated.
In other words, it was a triple combination!
Even if it wasn't a super rare SSR, it should at least be a rare S-rank, right?
But the result...
"Don't scare me like this!" Lin Fan's face turned pale.
The small, dark creature before him bore no resemblance to a dragon whatsoever.
It was simply a small black pig!
Its ears were larger, and its body shape almost resembled a pair of wings, as if it could take flight at any moment.
But that wasn't the issue. There were countless bizarre-looking monsters in the world.
The real problem was...
The Immortal Palace was after them, claiming that they were criminals!
They accused them of an unusual reincarnation, and what's more, they claimed it was a 'pig reincarnation'!
Just think about that.
After the 'Monkey Sister' incident, how could Lin Fan not be shocked?
If you were in his shoes, you'd be shocked too!
"Damn, could this be the Marshal Tian Peng who flirted with Chang'e?" Lin Fan wondered.
"But this..."
"Why did you run to the Moon Embrace Sect?"
"What grudge do I have with you?"
If it was just a simple case of Zhu Bajie, the problem wouldn't be that big.
In the Journey to the West, after Zhu Bajie flirted with Changhe, he was almost immediately executed on the spot and reincarnated as a pig. The previous events were essentially erased.
But this fellow was different!
The Immortal Palace thought he was dead, but he was still alive.
And he was somehow connected to the Moon Embrace Sect.
If this matter were to be discovered, the Moon Embrace Sect would undoubtedly be implicated.
At this moment, Lin Fan felt a strong urge to take this creature and chase after those Immortal Palace officials.
"Damn it!" Lin Fan cursed inwardly. "I thought it would be some kind of opportunity, but it turned out to be a disaster."
"Even the passive ability of this 'White Zebra' is useless!"
It wasn't that Lin Fan disliked Zhu Bajie...
Well, if it was the original Zhu Bajie from the novel, Lin Fan quite liked him.
Although he was lazy, gluttonous, and afraid to die, he was also loyal and trustworthy.
He knew who treated him well, and he was grateful for it.
As long as you treated him sincerely, there was no need to worry about him causing trouble.
Take Sun Wukong, for example; Zhu Bajie always remembered his kindness.
Even when Tang Monk was captured and demanded a division of the group, it was because of his feelings for them... Well, that's one way to look at it.
When Sun Wukong was captured, wasn't Zhu Bajie the most anxious? He immediately mobilized all his connections and summoned every god he could to save his brother.
This showed that the original Zhu Bajie had his redeeming qualities.
As long as you treated him sincerely, there was no need to fear his mischief.
But with this 'template,' it was hard to say! Who knew what kind of person he was?
Moreover, he was carrying a huge burden of trouble.
As Lin Fan pondered this, Zhu Rou Rong expertly performed a series of professional techniques to wake the little black pig.
It was exhausted and weak, as if it only had a single breath left.
So...
Rather than being tired, it was more like it was in a coma.
At this moment, it mustered its remaining energy and opened its eyes, feeling a bit dazed.
Due to having only a fraction of its true spirit left and undergoing a forced reincarnation, although it retained its memories, it couldn't recall anything at the moment and was acting purely on instinct.
Its instinct told it that it was weak and hungry.
It needed to eat!
What should it eat? Wow!
A huge piece of meat!
It opened its mouth and aimed at the female dragon, ready to take a bite! The female dragon was initially looking at her child with a dispirited expression...
After all, as a dragon, giving birth to an ugly, black piglet was embarrassing! How could she show her face?
But suddenly, an incredible suction force pulled her in, and she couldn't resist.
Her massive body uncontrollably 'took off' into the air.
Then...
It seemed like everything around her was growing larger and larger.
In reality, she was shrinking.
And then...
She was swallowed whole by the hideous black pig! Throughout the entire process, she couldn't even muster half a struggle.
"What...?" Zhu Rou Rong was startled and didn't have time to stop it.
Lin Fan, on the other hand, could have intervened but chose not to.
Losing a dragon wasn't a big deal; the main issue was...
Lin Fan's feelings toward Zhu Bajie were complex.
He could tell that the little black pig was trying to 'save itself', and if he stopped it, it would die.
But...
Should he kill the Zhu Bajie template?
Sigh, what a dilemma!
"If you say you're Tang Divine King, I would have absolutely no hesitation and strangle you with my own hands. But you're the Zhu Bajie template, and this..."
"So frustrating!"
Lin Fan was truly frustrated at this moment.
Moreover, the fact that it 'ate its mother' also perfectly matched the original story.
In the original story, it wasn't clear if it actually ate them, but it did bite its pig mother and siblings to death...
This further proves that it is indeed the Zhu Bajie template.
"Damn it!"
Lin Fan cursed in his heart, "Even if I want to play along with the Journey to the West, I can't just target the Moon Embrace Sect!"
"Forget about the monkey, I can't be the Grape Ancestor either. And now, Zhu Bajie is born in the Moon Embrace Sect, what kind of bullshit is this?"
"Are you telling me that Sha Wujing and Bailongma will also appear in the Moon Embrace Sect's territory next?"
"Are you kidding me?"
He was so angry that he lashed out.
Then, he muttered to himself.
"This must be someone's doing, causing trouble."
"There's someone pulling the strings behind the scenes!"
He was certain of this.
Journey to the West is a game of power among several major forces, and those without a background, like Sun Wukong and the wild monsters, are the ones who get hurt.
Now, Journey to the West is being forced onto his head, and someone is plotting against him. Who would believe that?
"Don't let me find out who it is."
"Otherwise, I'll kill you sooner or later!"
He swore in his heart.
But Zhu Rou Rong was at a loss.
"Master, this..."
"It might be a Beast."
"It's so vicious right after birth, should we drown it?"
Drown it?
Lin Fan actually had the urge to do so.
After all, this thing basically represents trouble!
But after a second thought...
Forget it.
As the saying goes, one is him, and two is also him.
Anyway, there's already a monkey, so what's the harm in having one more pig?
Moreover...
Since it can be confirmed that someone is pulling the strings behind the scenes, then that person will definitely be paying attention to this matter.
And if he were to kill Zhu Bajie, what would happen?
The mastermind behind the scenes would immediately discover that his plan had gone awry.
But why would the plan go wrong?
That means either he or someone in the Moon Embrace Sect has a problem.
In other words, this is almost like exposing oneself.
Killing a not-so-important 'Zhu Bajie template' won't change anything, and it will also expose oneself. What's the point?
It's better to keep it and pretend to know nothing.
This way, he can observe secretly.
He might even be able to use it to confuse the other party.
However...
Most likely, it won't be of much use.
After all, in the story of Journey to the West, Zhu Bajie doesn't really have much use.
Confuse whom?
He can't confuse anyone.
Here, he might even attract the attention of the Immortal Palace.
With all these back and forth, something feels a bit off.
"Forget it."
In the end, Lin Fan waved his hand, "Let's keep it for now and see how it goes. We'll figure out the details later."
He thought of another matter.
The story of Journey to the West, he could recite it backward and forward, and was very familiar with it.
So, if the story of Journey to the West were to proceed as normal, it wouldn't be a bad thing for him.
However, if Zhu Bajie were to be killed, could the story of Journey to the West continue? Even if it could, there would definitely be major changes.
With such a big change, would Journey to the West still be the same as the one he knew?
Familiarity is good, but changing to an unfamiliar version of Journey to the West...
That's just asking for trouble.
"So, the biggest problem is not letting the Immortal Palace discover that this Zhu Bajie is actually 'Heavenly Boar'."
"Solve this problem, and it's not a problem anymore."
"Still not right!"
"Damn it, this is so troublesome."
Suddenly, he thought of something else. Is the mastermind behind the scenes targeting Journey to the West, or is he specifically targeting the Moon Embrace Sect?
If it's about Journey to the West, why would Zhu Bajie be born in the Moon Embrace Sect?
If he wants to hide its identity, the mastermind behind the scenes might not cooperate.
They definitely will!
So...
It's dangerous!
Kill?
Can't kill!
Keep it, but it can't be kept!
"But..."
At this thought, Lin Fan immediately added, "This thing is indeed too vicious. It ate its parents right after birth, and who knows what it will eat in the future?"
"Our Moon Embrace Sect has always pursued peaceful development, but it's not suitable for it to stay here."
"So what does Master mean?"
"Find a place with no one around and throw it away, let it live or die on its own."
Lin Fan expressed his thoughts.
Zhu Rou Rong was taken aback.
Throw it away?
But soon, he nodded, "Master makes sense."
"Then let's throw it away."
"What a pity, I was actually looking forward to it, after all, it's the first offspring of the Chaos Pig and the Western Dragon. Who would've thought..."
"Hey."
"What a mess this has caused."
Zhu Rou Rong felt a bit regretful but didn't think of secretly keeping it.
After all, he was a breeder.
And a breeder who researches crossbreeding.
Crossbreeding often leads to complications!
There's a high chance of various problems, and he's done this many times before—giving a quick death to deformed crossbreed offspring.
Abandon it?
Although he hadn't done this before, there's a first time for everything.
"Hmm, then let's do that."
Lin Fan nodded, "Leave it to me, I'll go throw it away."
Zhu Rou Rong didn't say another word.
Lin Fan immediately took the little black pig and went far away.
Then, he directly found a place with no one for ten thousand miles and threw it away.
It's not that Lin Fan looked down on Zhu Bajie...
But, it's just not worth the trouble.
It's better to throw it away than to have the mastermind behind the scenes expose it, causing the Moon Embrace Sect to clash with the Immortal Palace.
This way, even if the people from the Immortal Palace come looking for it in the future, the Moon Embrace Sect will have an explanation.
(End of Chapter)
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