Great Demon Sun Wukong

The little monkey’s face, brimming with excitement, clearly stiffened for a moment, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily before he said, "Ling Ming, ah, never mind, I’m not going to try to persuade you anymore. Even if I talked your ear off, you’d probably just let it in one ear and out the other, with your stubborn temperament not diminishing one bit. As for your idea, I don’t know if it’s feasible or not, but erasing that bearded monk’s soul imprint is definitely possible. I just don’t know if your Jingu Bang can actually fit him inside."

Wukong replied, "There shouldn’t be any problems. When I died in the Pangu Realm, there were already two people inside the Jingu Bang. Later, when I reached the Netherworld, I found that those two were perfectly fine and had even greatly improved their strength through cultivation within it, so I think this idea should be workable." The little monkey pondered and nodded. Suddenly, his eyes brightened when he saw the tree demon Ye Zi, who was being isolated and restrained by the little monkey.

"What’s the use of just talking about it? Come on, here’s a ready subject. Just try it and you’ll know. I’m actually worried that your Golden Hoop Rod, being an object of the small world of the Pangu Realm, could bring people from that small world to the Divine Kingdom, but it might not be able to take people from higher realms back with it. Anyway, let’s try it and see; if it works, you’ll have one less worry," Wukong said, nodding his head. Instantly, transforming the Jingu Bang flew out of his ear by itself.

To test the feasibility of this matter to the utmost, the little monkey lifted the restraint on Ye Zi, and after obtaining Ye Zi’s agreement, Wukong first checked the World Within the Artifact of the Jingu Bang. Compared to before, as Wukong’s own strength had increased, the area of the World Within the Artifact had expanded repeatedly, and the density of the spiritual energy inside was at least fifty percent richer than before.

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First, he used his Divine Sense to locate Ji Meng and Ying Zhao, who were meditating next to the Thunder Pond. Initially, when the Thunder Pond had just formed, neither of these two could come near it due to their own strength and could only refine their physical bodies from a distance using the domineering thunder power that spilled out. As they cultivated day and night, they could now meditate ten meters away from the Thunder Pond and absorb even more thunder power to refine their bodies and enhance their potential.

However, if they wanted to bathe directly in the Thunder Pond like Wukong, they wouldn’t be able to consider it without decades or centuries of time. Although they can now meditate ten meters away from the Thunder Pond, the effect inside the pond is completely different from that outside, just as you can warm yourself by a fire half a meter away, you definitely wouldn’t agree to stick your hand directly into the flames.

Wukong felt Ji Meng and Ying Zhao’s situation and found that although their strength hadn’t improved much due to their innate capacities, their physical bodies had been substantially tempered. Cultivating with the Thunder Pond’s thunder power is like a process of cutting hair and washing marrow. Once successful, their potential could definitely reach the level of the Nine Patterns Supreme. They had not been cultivating for a long time, so the effects weren’t very noticeable yet.

Wukong also felt that the thunder power of the Thunder Pond had not diminished but had become even denser than before, having absorbed a significant amount of the spiritual energy from the World Within the Artifact for its replenishment. After checking for other anomalies and finding none, Wukong’s Divine Sense withdrew from the World Within the Artifact. He nodded to the little monkey and Ye Zi, then used his Divine Sense to prompt the Jingu Bang to open a crack in the World Within the Artifact, and without hesitation, Ye Zi turned into a green light and zipped inside as soon as the spatial fissure appeared.

Seeing Ye Zi’s figure vanish, Wukong was momentarily stunned. "Did it work?" He asked uncertainly, but before he could respond, the space in front of them fluctuated and tore open on its own, and Ye Zi was squeezed back out through the spatial rift, landing with a plop on the ground. Ye Zi said helplessly, "I could get inside, but there was a very strong repulsive force against me. Before I could get a clear look inside, I was pushed out."

The little monkey furrowed his brow and said, "Is it because of your strength or your attribute? Here, Ling Ming, open it again, and this time, I’ll give it a try." Wukong nodded, and the space rift appeared once more. The little monkey darted in, but soon, the space rift appeared again unprovoked, and the little monkey emerged back on the ground with a surprised face. "It’s just like what Ye Zi said, I could enter, but there was a strong repulsion against me too. Moreover, I felt a strange force within that space, and it was that force that was repelling me. It seems this method just isn’t going to work."

Wukong instantly became anxious and blurted out, "Could it be because of the two of you having a soul imprint? Your soul imprints should belong to the Patrolling Celestial World, so you would be repulsed, right?" The little monkey shrugged and said, "No, Ye Zi’s soul does indeed belong to the Patrolling Celestial World, but my soul doesn’t bear the mark of any particular world. I guess there are two possibilities, one is that your Golden Hoop Rod has already cultivated its own Artifact Spirit, which is repelling us. The second is that because the Golden Hoop Rod is an object of a smaller world, it can’t accommodate anyone or anything that surpasses its level."

"That’s not right, I was able to put elixirs inside it before." Yes, after discovering Ji Meng and Ying Zhao were unharmed in the World Within the Artifact, although Wukong did not let them out, he had nonetheless collected a large quantity of Spirit Pills, Spiritual Medicines, and various Heaven and Earth Treasures in the Netherworld and sent them to the World Within the Artifact. Those elixirs were certainly for their cultivation, while those Heaven and Earth Treasures, especially some rare plants, were meant to add some vitality to the World Within the Artifact.

So the little monkey’s words must be wrong, and after hearing Sun Wukong’s explanation, he too was somewhat perplexed. Right away, Sun Wukong demonstrated once more, sending some elixirs from his body and various flowers and plants from the ground into the World Within the Artifact. Indeed, as Sun Wukong had said, this time there was no rejection. In the end, the three of them were at a loss and could only conclude that the World Within the Artifact allowed non-living things to enter, but clearly not people.

Upon learning this result, Sun Wukong was genuinely disappointed. Later, Sun Wukong asked the little monkey about some other things. Then, Ye Zi asked Sun Wukong and the little monkey to wait a moment while he tidied up his old den before setting off with Sun Wukong and the little monkey towards their next destination. In fact, the current situation left Ye Zi with little time to think too much. On one hand, he knew that his existence was no longer permitted by those above, and on the other, he was counting on Sun Wukong’s unique Five Elements Balance power to help his brother Ye Wu reshape his flesh, so he had no choice but to hit the road with Sun Wukong and the little monkey.

However, when the three of them took a break in a cave after traveling for most of the day, Ye Zi finally learned the true purpose of Sun Wukong and the little monkey after listening to their conversation. After some inquiries, Ye Zi stood up without a word, ready to leave. Joking aside, Ye Zi originally thought he was just going to help them in a fight. With his unique body and enormous life force, he was certain his safety was nothing to worry about, as there seemed to be no one in the Patrolling Celestial World capable of killing him.

But when he heard that the little monkey and Sun Wukong were actually planning to subdue the Dragon Emperor, he immediately panicked. He had previously boasted to Sun Wukong and the little monkey that in the Patrolling Celestial World, only two people could kill him. What he didn’t mention was that one of those two people was the Dragon Emperor. Although the Dragon Emperor’s Cultivation Realm was the same as his, the Dragon Emperor’s Combat Power could thoroughly trounce him.

So, upon hearing Sun Wukong and the little monkey enthusiastically planning to provoke the Dragon Emperor, Ye Zi turned around and left without hesitation. "I told you you lacked foresight. Just think, if we succeed, after Ling Ming and the others finish their great battle, you could add the power of the Dragon Emperor to yours. It wouldn’t be impossible to challenge ’that person’ then. Moreover, my plan is to bring over both the Dragon Emperor and Ming Wu. Just think about it, by defeating ’that person,’ you all would be able to leave this place, and then the vast universe would be yours to roam freely."

The little monkey’s speech honestly moved Ye Zi. Why else would Ye Zi have risked so much in his Cultivation? Why would he take such great risks to break through the Domain Lord Level? It was all to defeat ’that person’ and then leave the Patrolling Celestial World, which felt like a prison to him. What was the point of great power without freedom? Besides, he knew his strength had reached its peak, that without some unforeseen breakthrough, leaving this place was an impossible hope.

What ultimately made Ye Zi decide was Sun Wukong pulling out the World Suppressing Stele to boost Ye Zi’s confidence, and promising that if Ye Zi agreed to join them, the Wonderful Bodhi Tree would be lent to him during the fight.

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"Hehe, why didn’t you say so earlier? If I’d known you had the Sealing Stone, why would I even bother fighting? Really, what a waste of so many of my little saplings."

"Sealing Stone? What’s that?"

"Er, my bad, a slip of the tongue. I meant to say the World Suppressing Stele, that’s right, the World Suppressing Stele!"

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