The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 256 Falling out
With the physical body refined and magical power reaching its limit, reaching this stage can be considered a successful ascension to immortality.

But success does not mean the end.

Just as people have different social classes, so too do immortals have different levels of attainment.

Heaven, earth, gods, humans, and ghosts.

Success here is just the threshold.

Ding Lin kept his eyes closed. With his magical power fully enhanced, he finally had time to turn his gaze back to his physical body. Compared to before, his physical body had completely changed. The difference between immortals and mortals was that they were two completely different lives.

He looked inward at himself and saw that his internal organs were gone, his meridians had all become ethereal, and his entire body was a single entity. All the vital points he had in the mortal world were gone. In other words, at this moment, the body was only a container for his primordial spirit and a carrier of his magical power.

The three major dantian (lower abdomen), tanzhong (middle chest), and niwan (upper dantian) are combined into one.

Using the trace of gold essence on the golden core as a link, they overlapped at the crown of the head to form a small origin point.

It is even smaller than a mustard seed.

As a fifth-grade immortal, the ghost immortal has already lost its physical body, so there's no need to elaborate further.

Human immortals, who did not attain the metal element when they were in the mortal realm, could not unite their three dantian and thus could not reach this stage.

In the darkness, the Golden Core, the Lightning-Struck Wood, and the Green Lotus huddled together, silent and motionless.

The next moment, the magical power around his body began to flow smoothly, following that mysterious connection, with the golden core as the circulation point, like the ocean embracing all rivers, the magical power converged towards this origin point.

Accumulation...

……

Huaguo Mountain, with its green hills and white clouds.

"In my opinion, brother, you could even become a 'Great Sage Equal to Heaven'!"

As soon as the stone monkey finished speaking, the smile on the Bull Demon King's face came to an abrupt end. He hadn't expected that his playful banter would backfire so badly on him.

The atmosphere, however, was somewhat subtle.

"There are also my other brothers. My eldest brother and I have both been given honorary titles. When we became sworn brothers, we agreed to share the good fortune together. Of course, we should also participate in this grand event."

The stone monkey continued, saying that he had long since discovered that no matter what trouble he caused, there would be no consequences. This time was no exception. Tens of thousands of heavenly horses charged the Heavenly River Navy, and since he descended to the mortal realm, not a single heavenly soldier had come to capture him. He wanted to use this title to test how far he had to go to cause trouble before there would be consequences. There was also some self-abandonment in his mind, which fueled his thoughts.

Even if I were to become the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, nothing might happen to me, but what about you?

The stone monkey sneered inwardly.

The Great Sage Equal to Heaven...

I'm afraid that if this name spreads today, the Heavenly Army will be marching on Mount Jilei tomorrow.

How could the Bull Demon King dare to accept?

“Brother, I was just joking. Not to mention the title of Great Sage Equal to Heaven, even the title of Great Sage should not be given lightly. Even Yang Erlang of Guanjiangkou, the Jade Emperor’s own nephew, whose realm is similar to ours, only dares to use the title of Lesser Sage. These two little devils have wolfish ambitions and deserve to be killed!” said the Bull Demon King. The fire was about to burn him, and he could no longer just watch the show. He spoke the truth.

"Is that so?" The stone monkey seemed confused, scratching his head. Suddenly, a sly smile appeared on his face. "But Brother Ox, I think what they said earlier makes a lot of sense." "We are demons, why should we follow the rules of those gods? They call themselves Lesser Saints, so we should be called Great Saints, not only Great Saints, but also Equal to Heaven!" The stone monkey seemed full of pride. "I, Sun Wukong, am called Equal to Heaven in Dongsheng Shenzhou, ruling over all demons. Brother, you also have a base in Xiniu Hezhou, so you can be called Super Heaven. We brothers, one in the east and one in the west, echoing each other, wouldn't that be a wonderful story!"

"Seventh Brother, there's a saying among mortals: 'Listen to advice and you'll eat your fill.' Why offend the Heavenly Court for a title? Aren't we brothers happy living as carefree as we are now? It's best to avoid trouble and live a peaceful life," the Bull Demon King advised again.

"Seventh Brother, what Big Brother said makes sense," the other demon kings chimed in.

"Brother, you feel that the title 'Chaotian' is too difficult to handle. How about we settle for the title 'Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven'?"

The stone monkey seemed to have taken a step back, but in reality, he had no intention of listening to the demon king's words and changing 'Chaotian' to 'Pingtian'. In fact, he simply did not want the bull demon king to be above him, even with this deliberately fabricated title.

"Brother..." The Bull Demon King was about to persuade him again, but the Stone Monkey had already made up his mind.

"Brother, it's settled then!" The stone monkey waved his hand, and before they knew it, it was dusk. The mountain wind blew, and the scarlet cloak behind him fluttered, reflecting the blood-red sunset.

"I kindly advised you, but since you won't listen, then go and seek your own death!"

The Bull Demon King's expression gradually cooled down.

"If you want a title, then so be it, just don't drag me, Old Bull, and all these brothers into it!" The mountain wind suddenly picked up, bringing moisture from the East Sea, which was a bit chilly. The Bull Demon King's voice was as cold as the mountain wind.

"Brother, what do you mean by this? Didn't you say you had a title that was powerful and imposing? How come now that I, Old Sun, have agreed, you're backing down?" The stone monkey's lips curled up, finally revealing a mocking sneer.

The Bull Demon King's eyelids twitched. He carefully examined the stone monkey. After his trip to the Heavenly Palace, this little brother was different from before.

"In short, if you want to cause trouble, do it by yourself, but don't involve the other brothers!" said the Bull Demon King.

"Brother's words really hurt me. I never took your teasing to heart, and I never argued with you brothers. When we became sworn brothers, we agreed to share the hardships together. How come, before the great calamity has even truly arrived, you brothers are already going your separate ways?" Stone Monkey chuckled, but there was no smile in his eyes.

"Seventh Brother, you've always been childish, and the brothers were just teasing you. We never really meant you any harm. If you're really angry, I'll apologize to you today, but this is no laughing matter!" The Bull Demon King softened his voice.

"So you were just teasing me, brother. I really have to thank you all," the stone monkey said with a bright smile, but his voice was icy cold. "But what if I say 'no'?"

A mountain breeze blew by, followed by a moment of silence.

"Seventh Brother, is this really the case?" asked the Bull Demon King.

"Big brother, I just want to play around with my brothers one last time," the stone monkey said.

A fierce glint flashed in the Bull Demon King's eyes, and his tall and burly body suddenly trembled, releasing a powerful aura that overwhelmed the ancient trees on all sides and parted the clouds. A flash of spiritual light appeared in front of him, and the next moment, the Iron Cudgel was already in his hand.

"So that's how you wanted to convince me, brother."

The stone monkey remained unfazed, for he was no longer the same as before. He reached into his ear with his right hand, then flicked it in the wind, holding the golden cudgel in his hand.

The mountain wind howled.

Blowing on the stone monkey's golden fur, his aura was no less powerful than that of the Bull Demon King.

"Seventh Brother, we're all brothers, why come to this!" The other demon kings quickly tried to dissuade them, seeing the tension rising.

How ironic.

(End of this chapter)