Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 548 Brothers' Conversation, The Wound of the Spiritual Golden Eyes

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Inside a study in the Great Sage Equaling Heaven's mansion.

Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his toad-like mouth and revealed his long-lost, signature smile that belonged only to the "Toad Demon".

"Hahaha! Golden Horn, you really are a toad demon!"

Upon seeing this, Sun Wukong's doubts vanished instantly, and he was so overjoyed that he scratched his ears and cheeks.

He rushed forward in one stride, his golden eyes fixed on Xiao Chen, as if trying to see right through him.

Followed by.

Sun Wukong circled Xiao Chen several times, clicking his tongue in amazement.

"Hahaha! Good brother! I, Old Sun, only know which blind, filthy little official from the Heavenly Court came to watch over the garden!"

"Who would have thought that you, you poisonous lump, would sneak up to the Heavenly Court so quietly!"

"What a toad! He's living a respectable life in the Heavenly Realm, wearing a Heavenly Court official robe, and even becoming some kind of 'Jade Pool Ceremonial Envoy'?"

"Hehehe, this title certainly sounds impressive!"

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Sun Wukong could no longer contain his excitement. He grinned, revealing his white fangs, and slapped Xiao Chen hard on the shoulder with a loud "bang".

The force of this palm strike was so powerful that it caused the candlelight in the study to flicker and almost go out, and the entire floor of the study trembled.

The Monkey King, Sun Wukong, possessed superhuman strength, with boundless power.

The "Ruyi Jingu Bang" in his hand weighs 13,500 jin.

This does not mean that Sun Wukong's strength was only 13,500 jin.

Instead, Sun Wukong searched for all kinds of weapons in the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, and the heaviest weapon he found was only 13,500 catties.

The Ruyi Jingu Bang, weighing over ten thousand catties, was as light as a feather in Sun Wukong's hands. He could wield it with one hand like a windmill, spinning it as fast as lightning and as swift as a shooting star.

Sun Wukong could even shrink it to the size of a needle and hide it in his ear, moving freely without any hindrance.

How heavy is Mount Emei?
Mount Emei stands majestically, piercing the clouds, and covers a vast area.

It must be at least several trillion tons.

How heavy is Mount Sumeru?
Mount Sumeru, according to legend, is located at the center of the world and is 84,000 yojanas high. It is the source of the Buddhist proverb "Mount Sumeru can be contained in a mustard seed, and a mustard seed can contain Mount Sumeru."

It can be said that among the three thousand worlds, Mount Sumeru occupies the center, majestic and magnificent, and incomparable.

Moreover, the many mustard seeds within Mount Sumeru are each a small world.

The entire Mount Sumeru contains countless smaller worlds, each with its own unique secrets and mysteries.

However, during the battle against the Silver Horn King at Pingdingshan, Sun Wukong was able to carry the weight of "Mount Sumeru plus Mount Emei" on his shoulders, and still "flyed like a star" as if walking on flat ground, which shows how strong his divine power was.

It's not impossible that Sun Wukong could hold Mount Emei in his hands and use it as a stone to smash people.

Of course, this is only Sun Wukong in his normal state.

If Sun Wukong were to unlock the "Heaven and Earth Divine Power," his power would be on a world-shaking level, almost limitless.

At this moment.

Sun Wukong was clearly furious that Xiao Chen had gone to heaven without informing him, and instead came to the Peach Garden to deceive and trick him.

"This toad, isn't this just putting on a show?"

Enraged, Sun Wukong unleashed a powerful palm strike.

It also served as a test to see how much Xiao Chen had improved.

This slap was incredibly powerful. Even though Xiao Chen was now at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, he still felt a tremendous force coming from it, like a mountain collapsing and a sea overturning.

Xiao Chen thought to himself:

"This monkey has long been at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, and now he has eaten countless peaches of immortality. His magical power is truly terrifying."

However, Xiao Chen was not to be outdone.

He calmly deflected Sun Wukong's force, and then, with a light but firm punch, landed on Sun Wukong's furry chest, laughing and scolding:
"You little monkey! You still hit me so hard!"

"It wasn't easy for me to find you, and you didn't even bother to come down to the mortal realm to look for me."

“You, the ‘Great Sage Equal to Heaven,’ enjoy your carefree life in heaven, yet you do not know that a day in heaven is a year on earth.”

“You’ve been wandering in the heavens for a few months, but many years have passed in the mortal realm.”

"oops?!"

Sun Wukong was taken aback by the question. He hurriedly pinched his hairy fingers, frowned, and pondered. Then, his monkey eyes widened, and he slapped his forehead as if he had just realized something:
"Foolish! I, Old Sun, have truly been foolish!"

"That's right, it's been over a hundred years! Hehehe, time flies by so fast in the Heavenly Realm, it's like a muddled mess!"

"Monkey, hahaha..."

"Toad, hahaha..."

After saying that, Xiao Chen and Sun Wukong looked at each other and burst into laughter.

"Good brother, it was truly my fault."

Sun Wukong apologized, raising his hand to wipe his eyes, which then emitted two golden beams of light. He carefully examined Xiao Chen for a moment, and then praised him:
"It's only been a few months, but your transformation techniques and ability to conceal your presence have become even more impressive."

"You even fooled me, Old Sun! You've completely deceived me! Brilliant, brilliant!"

"No wonder you were able to sneak into the Heavenly Court without anyone noticing."

Xiao Chen's gaze fell on Sun Wukong's eyes, which shone like gold and possessed a unique charm. Feeling concerned, he couldn't help but ask:

"Monkey, how are your eyes doing these days?"

He knew that Sun Wukong had extraordinary eyesight, but he also understood the hidden pain and helplessness behind his eyes.

In fact, when Sun Wukong was first born, he already displayed extraordinary and astonishing abilities.

He burst forth from the immortal stone, his eyes wide open, and in an instant, two beams of golden light shot out from them.

Wherever the golden light passed, the stars trembled, the clouds and mist dissipated, it shot straight into the Dipper constellation, piercing through heaven and earth, it was truly incredibly powerful.

Sun Wukong's eyes are called "Spiritual Golden Eyes," a natural supernatural ability of the Spiritual Stone Monkey.

Sun Wukong was born with the ability to "know the timing of heaven and the advantages of the land" and to see through all things.

Whether it's the ever-changing weather or the complex terrain, everything is as transparent and clear to him.

Remember the past.

Xiao Chen and Sun Wukong traveled together across the vast ocean, embarking on a journey to seek immortality amidst the unknown.

The vast ocean is boundless and turbulent, harboring countless dangers.

Sun Wukong's "sharp golden eyes" are like a compass on this vast ocean.

No matter how turbulent the sea was, Sun Wukong could always accurately distinguish the four cardinal directions and guide them forward.

On the sea, if there is any danger, Sun Wukong's eyes can detect it immediately.

But no matter where the danger comes from, Sun Wukong can always sense its approach in advance with his "sharp golden eyes" and quickly take Xiao Chen away.

At that time, on the sea, heavenly soldiers and generals slaughtered the Jiao Demon King's clan.

Sun Wukong had discovered the figures of the heavenly soldiers and generals, as well as the traces of the Flood Dragon Demon King, in advance.

Only later.

Sun Wukong's innate talent of "sharp golden eyes" was not properly developed and was tainted by worldly affairs, gradually becoming hidden, like a bright pearl covered in dust, its brilliance lost.

People generally believe that Sun Wukong's "fiery eyes" are a kind of supernatural power.

In fact, it is not so. "Fiery Eyes" is just an "eye disease," a euphemism that Sun Wukong used to describe his eye ailment.

It is clearly recorded in Journey to the West:
Sun Wukong was about to enter the Xun Palace position. Xun represents wind, and where there is wind, there is no fire.

However, the wind stirred up the smoke, making his eyes bloodshot and causing him to suffer from chronic eye disease, which is why he was called "Fiery Eyes".

When Laozi opened the furnace, "Sun Wukong covered his eyes with both hands, rubbing them and wiping away tears"... This means that Sun Wukong's eyes were damaged by the smoke.

This "fiery eye" was essentially a result of a chronic eye ailment, causing Sun Wukong to suffer from numerous problems such as fear of smoke and wind.

Red Boy's fireworks attack dazzled Sun Wukong, causing him to shed tears like rain.

When the Yellow Wind Monster blew, it made Sun Wukong's "eyes ache and cold tears flow constantly."

and.

Sun Wukong's fiery eyes were not omnipotent, and he failed to see through the transformations of demons on many occasions, so their power was actually only average.

For example, the Bull Demon King disguised himself as Pigsy and tricked Sun Wukong into giving him back the Banana Leaf Fan; in the Kingdom of Wuji, the Green Lion Spirit transformed into Tang Sanzang, and Sun Wukong almost accidentally injured Tang Sanzang's true form. More often than not, Sun Wukong relied on demonic aura to distinguish between evil spirits and demons.

For example, when Sun Wukong recognized Guanyin's incarnation, he saw that she was shrouded in auspicious clouds, and knew that she was extraordinary; he also noticed that the Little Thunder Temple had "a fierce aura within its auspicious light," and knew that it was unusual.

Back in Chechi Kingdom, the Three Immortals of Tiger Power practiced legitimate Taoist magic and had no demonic aura.

Sun Wukong rose into the air on a cloud, opened his eyes and looked around. In the distance, he saw a city. Upon closer inspection, he saw only a faint auspicious light and no "fierce aura". Therefore, he could not tell that the Tiger Power Three Immortals were monsters.

"my eyes……"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong's eyes dimmed slightly. He raised his furry face and gazed at the hazy clouds deep within the roof beams, as if recalling his boundless power at birth. He sighed deeply and said:

"When I was first born, my eyes were incredibly powerful. They could see through the heavens and the earth, and their golden light could pierce through the netherworld and reach the heavens."

"That's really impressive."

Sun Wukong shook his head, scratched the downy hair on his cheek, and then said:

"It's just a pity that when we were in the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave, my master enlightened me, saying that my naturally precious eyes had not been properly cultivated, but instead had their spiritual light tainted by the worldly dust."

"Nowadays..."

After saying this, Sun Wukong shrugged self-deprecatingly and continued:

"During the day, I can see a thousand or eight hundred miles without much trouble, and I can roughly tell good or bad fortune; but at night, I can only see a blurry figure within three or five hundred miles, barely enough to get by..."

"Compared to when I was born, it's like heaven and earth!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen seemed to understand something and pondered to himself.

The intelligent stone monkey possesses supernatural abilities such as understanding change, recognizing the seasons, knowing the advantages of the land, and shifting stars.

Sun Wukong's innate supernatural power of "transformation" has been developed, from hairs to clones, to weapons, to his original body... he can be described as "ever-changing".

However, his innate ability to discern the timing of events and the advantages of location relies more on his naturally formed eyes, which are called "the Golden Eyes of Spiritual Enlightenment".

When Sun Wukong was first born, his eyes could "pierce through the netherworld, shoot into the heavens, and observe omens of good and bad fortune." The golden light in his eyes could even shoot directly up to the Thirty-Three Heavens, alarming the Jade Emperor in the Lingxiao Palace.

This is the power of the "Golden Eyes of Insight".

With such keen eyesight, one can naturally discern the opportune moment and the advantageous location.

However, Sun Wukong's eyes were not properly developed from the beginning. He consumed too much worldly food and traveled around the mortal world seeking immortality and asking questions. He crossed oceans and failed to cultivate in time, thus accumulating too much worldly energy and losing his spirituality.

The "enlightened golden eyes" of the spiritual stone monkey gradually transformed into the "illusion-dispelling golden eyes".

In the words of those with clairvoyance and clairaudience, it means:

"A stone monkey was formed by the wind, bowing to the four directions, its eyes emitting golden light that shot towards the heavens. Now, 'having taken food and water, the golden light will soon fade away.'"

To put it bluntly, my eyes are ruined.

Sun Wukong became tainted by worldly affairs, and his "bright golden eyes" lost their original clarity.

"The bright golden eyes" are no longer bright.

Later, Sun Wukong's eyes were stirred up by the wind in Laozi's Eight Trigrams Furnace, causing his eyes to turn red and he developed a chronic eye disease, hence the name "Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils".

Since then.

Sun Wukong's "Golden Eyes of Insight" were completely ruined. He would suffer unbearable pain from the wind and smoke, let alone use his eyes to shoot golden light into the heavens and earth, or to discern the timing of the heavens and the advantages of the earth.

Sun Wukong's eyes are often like this:
"When the demon saw me arrive, it blew a puff of smoke right in my face. I turned around quickly, and the smoke made my eyes 'blurred', and I couldn't help but burst into tears."

"I was blown by that monster's gust of wind, which made my eyes 'sore' and now my 'cold tears are constantly flowing'."

……

However, at this point in time, Sun Wukong's once extraordinary eyes have been downgraded from "enlightened golden eyes" to "illusion-dispelling golden eyes".

Fortunately, Sun Wukong had not yet entered Laozi's Eight Trigrams Furnace, nor had he been mercilessly tainted by the raging fire and billowing smoke, nor had he contracted the eye disease that caused his eyes to change drastically.

It was never further downgraded into the renowned "eagle eyes," which also carried a hint of acquired damage.

Therefore, there is still a glimmer of hope to salvage Sun Wukong's "enlightened golden eyes".

"Sun Wukong's eye injury..."

"Nine-leaf Ganoderma lucidum..."

Xiao Chen pondered to himself.

Sun Wukong's eye injury was also a fundamental injury.

According to the agreement between King Golden Horn and Ao Yao, the Dragon Girl of Ten Thousand Saints, Ao Yao would take two of the nine leaves of the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi Grass.

However, Ao Yao was only a Golden Immortal. Although she had made some progress in her cultivation, compared to the consumption of such rare and precious materials, her needs were not that great. Perhaps a single Nine-Leaf Spirit Mushroom would be enough.

When the time comes, give Sun Wukong a leaf of the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi Grass from Ao Yao.

With the miraculous power of this herb, Sun Wukong's eye injury was healed.

Perhaps Sun Wukong's eyes can truly be restored to their original state, transforming once again from "Penetrating Golden Eyes" back into the "Spiritual Golden Eyes" that once looked down upon the world.

Let Sun Wukong's eyes return to their state when he was born, and then train them again.

At that time, all the innate talents and supernatural abilities of the Spirit Stone Monkey will surely be revealed.

Sun Wukong, this intelligent stone monkey, not only had his innate supernatural power of "transformation" fully utilized.

The innate supernatural ability of the intelligent stone monkey to "know the timing of heaven and the advantages of the land" can also be displayed.

Then there's the final move of the Spiritual Stone Monkey, "Shifting Stars and Changing Constellations," which is incredibly powerful.

"Understanding changes, recognizing the seasons, knowing the advantages of the land, and shifting stars and changing constellations"... With all these supernatural abilities gathered in one body, this is the true spirit stone monkey.

……

Sun Wukong was fully aware of the pain in his eyes.

The faint stinging pain, like needles pricking his back, constantly reminded him of the strangeness in his eyes.

"Oh... my eyes..."

Sun Wukong rubbed his eyes helplessly, let out a long sigh, his voice filled with melancholy and resentment.

"lets change a topic."

Sun Wukong forced himself to stay alert, waved his hand, as if to put this troublesome matter behind him.

"My eyes are what they are now. I can only see a thousand miles away and observe good or bad fortune, and that's it."

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this spoilsport!"

Although there seemed to be a hint of pain in his eyes, Sun Wukong was always an optimistic and open-minded person who was never easily defeated by adversity.

In an instant, Sun Wukong changed the subject, his monkey face instantly filled with a curious and mischievous smile. He grabbed Xiao Chen's shoulder and leaned closer to ask:
"Brother Toad, you'd better tell me what's going on."

"Why don't you stay in the mortal realm and be the carefree Golden Toad King? Instead, you've come to this Heavenly Court and donned this celestial official's skin."

"Do you also want to become an official in heaven?"

"Then why don't you let me, Old Sun, introduce you to someone..."

Xiao Chen had just begun speaking when he slowly began:

"This is a long story..."

Sun Wukong's eyes immediately lit up, and he replied:
"Then take your time! There's plenty of time!"

"I, Old Sun, will listen carefully to your reasons today."

"However, just talking isn't enough..."

Before he finished speaking, his figure moved like lightning, transforming into a golden light. With a soft "whoosh," he vanished from the spot in an instant, leaving only a faint afterimage.

The next moment, Sun Wukong squatted in front of a heavy, gloomy wooden bookshelf in the corner of the study.

The bookshelf was old and heavy, seemingly ordinary, but Sun Wukong had a sly smile on his lips. He stretched out his furry claws and, in an inconspicuous corner at the bottom of the bookshelf, quickly pressed several mechanisms with lightning speed.

"Click...click...click..."

A slight, complex sound of mechanisms turning rang out, and the entire bookshelf, along with the fairy stone wall behind it, silently slid to the side!

A deep, narrow opening, barely wide enough for one person to pass through, suddenly appeared in the wall.

In an instant, a clear, lingering, and refreshing exotic sweet fragrance, mixed with the rich and intense aroma of peaches, gushed out of the cave entrance like water bursting its banks.

It turned out that this was a secret passage leading directly to the deepest core area of ​​the Peach Garden. Inside the cave, a faint light shone, and the outline of a small stone chamber could be vaguely seen.

This is Sun Wukong's unique hidden treasure chest!
"Toad, please sit down. I'll go get some good stuff."

Sun Wukong turned around and winked at Xiao Chen triumphantly, grinning with a hint of excitement before embarking on a "big" mission.

(End of this chapter)