A merchant caravan was also advancing towards Wanling Country.

The caravan stopped in a small town on the border of Wuji Kingdom for rest and repairs.

The townspeople were busy working together to restore a temple.

Seeing this scene, the leader of the caravan approached an elderly man in the town and asked, "Excuse me, sir, which temple are you repairing?"

"Naturally, it's the Land God Temple."

The elderly man replied with a smile, "The Land Lord tells us whether it will rain each day. We need to rebuild his temple for him."

A crisp voice came from behind the leader, "Have you ever seen the Land Lord?"

The elderly man looked over and saw a delicately dressed girl.

"Little girl, the Land Lord is powerful; he doesn't need to show himself in person."

The elderly man chuckled and said, "Have you seen the paintings on the temple walls? Those are announcements for the rain."

The girl looked towards the Land God Temple and indeed saw vivid images of clouds and rain on the walls.

"Why are they paintings?"

She asked.

"Because they are easy to understand."

This time, it was the leader of the caravan who responded.

Paintings are the most intuitive method of expression, understandable by men and women, young and old alike.

"Where do you come from?"

The old man asked the leader.

"Huaguo Mountain."

The leader of the caravan answered.

The elderly man was momentarily stunned, then hurriedly stood up and bowed respectfully, "So you are distinguished guests from Huaguo Mountain."

"I wouldn't say distinguished."

Zhang Liang, the leader, chuckled. "I am on a mission in the name of the Great King to pave roads and clear demons, escorting the Heavenly Book to Wanling Country."

He asked, "Are there any demons around here?"

The old man shook his head, "Not at all."

"In that case," Zhang Liang nodded and said, "My caravan has a group of craftsmen and scholars. We will stay here for a day and can teach you some skills. Everyone in town is welcome to come and learn."

"I'll go call everyone right away."

The elderly man was ecstatic, no doubt viewing them as nobles.

He gathered the townsfolk skilled in crafts, and Zhang Liang let the demons share some techniques from Huaguo Mountain.

For the ordinary townspeople, the demons also set up a simple stage to perform stories from Huaguo Mountain.

The townspeople, having never heard these stories, spent the whole night in the square, brightly lit, old and young gathered beside the carts listening intently, filled with longing for Huaguo Mountain.

The next morning, the lessons continued, but dark clouds flew from a distance and hung in the sky.

"Why has it suddenly become dark?"

At the Land God Temple, a young man carrying bricks looked up and wondered, "Is it going to rain?"

"Land Lord said it won't rain today."

The other townspeople responded, "It must just be temporarily dark, just keep moving the bricks without worry."

The young man thought this made sense and kept moving the stones.

However, the girl standing behind the stage kept her gaze fixed on the sky, knowing that what was above was not just dark clouds.

A figure invisible to ordinary mortals descended.

He landed in front of the girl.

"At last, I've found you, Third Crown Prince."

Immortal Master Erlang spoke, "Why did you leave with Mr. Zhang?"

"He is my master."

The girl responded.

"Who is that?"

The caravan's guard ran over, initially stunned, then realizing, "It's Immortal Master Erlang."

"Bear Demon King, it's rare to see you in this form."

Immortal Master Erlang looked over. "Quite impressive indeed."

"One cannot put the Great King to shame."

The guard, none other than the Bear Demon King, asked Immortal Master Erlang, "What brings the True Monarch here?"

"I'm here to pick up the Third Crown Prince."

Immortal Master Erlang looked towards the stage: "Where is Mr. Zhang?"

"He's in the carriage."

The Bear Demon King led the way, saying, "The local Land God is having a chat with him."

As Immortal Master Erlang approached, voices could be heard from the carriage.

"Mr. Zhang Liang, please put in a good word for me to the Great Saint, my brother will surely reform."

"This isn't my responsibility, your pleading is in vain!"

This conversation inside made Immortal Master Erlang curious.

He lifted the carriage's curtain, and with a bang, a cloud of smoke erupted.

"True Monarch..."

Seeing it was him, Zhang Liang smiled, "You scared off the Land God."

"Just as well."

Immortal Master Erlang stepped into the carriage and asked, "What was he seeking from you?"

"It's the same old issue with the Immortal Records."

Zhang Liang began to explain.

Not long ago, many land and mountain gods had left the Western Continent, and Sun Wukong had reclaimed their powers.

Now, with the land gods of the Western Continent granted the power to predict rain and thus receiving more offerings, those who had left sought to return, looking for connections to speak on their behalf.

"These land and mountain gods all need the Great Saint's approval."

Zhang Liang stated, "Without the Great Saint's agreement, they won't regain their jurisdiction."

Immortal Master Erlang couldn't help but laugh, "It's only been half a month, how has the wind changed so quickly?"

"Half a month is enough."

Zhang Liang expressed admiration.

He greatly admired Sun Wukong; with just a single musical note, all the land and mountain gods of the Western Continent had changed their attitude, feeling he was better than the Jade Emperor.

"Why are you here, True Monarch?"

Zhang Liang asked, "Aren't you supposed to be in Huaguo Mountain?"

Immortal Master Erlang chuckled in response, "I've accepted Miss Ao Luan's advice to go to Wanling City to find the Great Saint and take over the Tongtian River, and the Third Crown Prince must also come with me."

"Oh?"

Zhang Liang pondered, "The more the merrier here, so it's not a big deal if he goes with you."

Immortal Master Erlang nodded, greeted everyone, then took the girl and left.

Zhang Liang bid them farewell and then instructed the caravan to prepare to depart.

"Sir."

Townspeople came with lots of food, usually reserved for festivals: "Sir, when will you come again?"

"Soon there will be more caravans from Huaguo Mountain passing through here; they will also teach you some things."

Zhang Liang smiled, "But if you want to learn even more, you can go to Wanling Country. This route was opened just for you."

Everyone present was delighted.

Zhang Liang bid farewell to the reluctant townspeople before continuing on.

"Mr. Zhang, do we really need to go to all this trouble?"

On the road, the Bear Demon King couldn't help but ask, "It would be so much better to just fly there."

"This is the Great King's order." Zhang Liang shook his head. "We must clear the path, opening a route for mankind to reach Wanling Country."

"If we just fought our way, cleaning up all the demons along the path,"

The Bear Demon King spoke spiritedly, "Why bother crawling along, not only visiting each country, but also transferring tech CActiveUsers It'll significantly delay us."

"You don't understand; the world is a chessboard."

Zhang Liang laughed, "We can only see a few moves ahead, but the Great King sees dozens."

"But I've heard the Great King isn't good at chess."

The Bear Demon King remarked.

Zhang Liang laughed heartily, "The Great King may not be good at chess, but his vision surpasses everyone else."

The two continued their conversation as they advanced towards Wanling Country.

This route was later known as the Golden Road.

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