Honghuang: Eat a Hunyuan Daluo

The stone monkey, newly born, was full of curiosity about everything and slowly opened its eyes! Its pale golden eyes were crystal clear and full of spiritual energy, carrying the curiosity of a living being about all things in heaven and earth.

When the stone monkey's eyes gazed up to the heavens, its golden pupils suddenly changed, and two thick golden beams of light shot into the heavens, reaching the thirty-third heaven.

When the golden eyes looked down at the ground, they also shone with golden light, reaching all the way to the Netherworld and seeing through the entire Netherworld.

The moment the stone monkey was born, a calamity arose once again in the primordial world. This time, it was different from the previous struggle for destiny among the various schools of thought; it resembled a great calamity, at least indicating that the secrets of heaven were beginning to be obscured.

In the Thirty-Three Heavens, the Heavenly Court, golden light shot into the Dipper Palace, reaching straight up to the Thirty-Three Heavens, directly alarming Haotian.

In the Lingxiao Palace, Haotian noticed the great commotion and the reappearance of the calamity aura. He frowned and said, "Golden light is shining brightly in the lower realm. What has happened?"

The all-seeing and all-hearing officials immediately stepped forward, saying, "Let us go and take a look."

With its clairvoyant and clairaudient abilities, the Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Following Ear left the Lingxiao Palace and arrived at a cloud platform. Using their supernatural powers, they began to observe.

A few breaths later, the two withdrew their supernatural powers and returned to the Lingxiao Palace. Thousand-Mile Eyes respectfully reported, "Your Majesty, a stone egg below broke and gave birth to a stone monkey. The stone monkey absorbed the essence of the sun and moon, hence the unusual phenomenon at its birth."

Just as Haotian was about to speak, he felt a voice in his heart.

Not only Haotian, but also all the Golden Immortals and above cultivators in the Primordial World had a voice in their hearts. This voice simply and clearly left a sentence: "No need to worry, except for the immeasurable calamity, the Primordial World has already experienced immeasurable calamities."

As soon as that voice came out, everyone calmed down and felt an immense sense of peace.

Without a doubt, it was the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man that spoke.

After listening to the words of the three Daoists, Haotian waved his hand calmly: "Since it is just a stone monkey, it is not worth worrying about. Let it be."

Returning our attention to the stone monkey, who had just been born and whose foundation was not yet complete, the nine-egg immortal stone still contained a large amount of energy.

Next, the stone monkey will instinctively eat the immortal shell that nurtured him on the immortal stone to complete his foundation.

Just as the stone monkey picked up the stone, a cross-backed old ape leaped out from behind the stone and hopped over to the stone monkey: "Where did you come from? I've never seen you before."

The stone monkey's crystal-clear golden eyes looked at the old ape with long backs. The golden eyes swept lightly over the old ape with long backs, causing the old ape's body to tremble. He felt as if he had been seen through.

The old ape with the long back felt a chill run down its spine, thinking, "It has only just been born and already possesses such power. What will it be like when it embarks on the path of cultivation?"

The stone monkey didn't actually notice the tilted head. He imitated the old gibbon's voice and asked, "Where did you come from? I've never seen you before."

The old ape with a long back laughed and said, "I am a native monkey of Flower Fruit Mountain. All the other monkeys call me the old ape with a long back. What about you?"

The stone monkey continued to mimic the old gibbon's speech: "I am a native monkey of Flower Fruit Mountain. All the other monkeys call me the old gibbon. What about you?"

The stone monkey was born of nature and was very intelligent. After several such conversations, the stone monkey had already learned to speak.

The stone monkey scratched its head and said, "I don't have a name. I just popped out of the stone."

"You sprang from a rock?" The old ape with the long back feigned sudden realization: "So that loud noise just now was the sound of you sprang from the rock!"

"I think so!" The stone monkey remembered that when it jumped out of the stone, it made quite a commotion.

"Are you hungry? I have some peaches here, big and red, and very sweet." As he spoke, the old ape with the long back took out a pink peach from his bosom. Instantly, the fragrance of peaches filled the air, stimulating the stone monkey's taste buds.

Monkeys' love for peaches is ingrained in their bones; it's a biological instinct. When a stone monkey sees a peach, its eyes widen and it can't help but swallow.

But the stone monkey's intuition told him that eating the peach would lead to something very bad.

For a moment, the stone monkey hesitated.

Bai Jing had been observing from the shadows the whole time. When the old ape with the long back appeared, Bai Jing saw through its origin at a glance.

Its destiny is connected with the primordial demon race, so it must be a member of the primordial demon race.

Why would the primordial demon race want to destroy the stone monkey's foundation?
Bai Jing tried to calculate at a deeper level, but the result pointed directly to Kunpeng.

"Is it really related to Kunpeng?" Bai Jing felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what it was. But no matter what, he couldn't let this guy's trick succeed, could he?

So Bai Jing had a thought and used the Great Dao of Creation to create a ball of light. He stuffed some rare and precious materials into the ball of light, then bestowed upon it simple intelligence. Finally, he flicked his finger and sent the ball of light into the stone monkey's brow.

The old ape with the long back wasn't even an Earth Immortal, so he couldn't see through Bai Jing's methods at all. In fact, even if Kunpeng himself were there, he wouldn't be able to see what Bai Jing did.

The stone monkey had just been born and was at the height of his curiosity. He swallowed a few times, but finally couldn't resist the temptation and reached out to take the peach.

Just as the monkey was about to take a big bite, a mechanical voice suddenly came to its ear: "The host's foundation has not been fully replenished. It is not recommended to consume mortal things."

The stone monkey froze, wondering where the sound had come from. He opened his golden eyes wide and looked around, but found nothing.

Seeing that the stone monkey hadn't eaten the peach, the old ape with the long back reminded him again, "Stone monkey, these peaches are a specialty of our Flower and Fruit Mountain. They're delicious. Try them!"

The stone monkey nodded and prepared to put the peach into its mouth again. Just then, the voice from before rang in its ears again: "The host's foundation has not been fully replenished. It is not recommended to consume mortal things."

The stone monkey, though newly born and innocent, was not stupid. After being alerted twice by the mysterious voice, it sensed something was amiss.

The stone monkey then handed the peach to the old ape with a somewhat distant expression, saying, "I'm not hungry right now, so you can have this peach back."

The old ape with the long back was immediately speechless with anger. He pointed at the peach in his hand again with a serious expression and said somewhat angrily, "This peach is very sweet. I only gave it to you because I consider you a friend."

The old ape with a long back repeatedly asked the stone monkey to eat the peaches, but the stone monkey had become suspicious. He shook his head and said, "Since the peaches are so delicious, you should keep them for yourself!"

After the stone monkey finished speaking, it leaped into the air and disappeared from the mountaintop in a series of quick movements.

The old ape with the long back looked at the vanished stone monkey, threw the peach heavily on the ground and stomped it into a pulp, his face showing anger: "This stone monkey is so clever right after it was born. If this continues, what will become of it in the future?"

Bai Jing smiled as he witnessed this scene, thinking to himself, "A monkey with a system should bring more fun to this primordial world!"

After saying that, Bai Jing took a step and disappeared from Flower Fruit Mountain.

The "system" in the stone monkey's mind was naturally the ball of light that Bai Jing had just flicked out. With this ball of light around, no matter what the stone monkey did, it couldn't escape Bai Jing's eyes.

Afterwards, the stone monkey deliberately took a long detour before returning to the Nine-Aperture Immortal Egg at the mountain peak.

Seeing the milky white jade shell next to the fairy egg, the stone monkey's appetite was whetted, and it immediately began to gnaw on it.

Half an hour later, the stone monkey had completely devoured the milky-white jade shell. Lying atop the mountain, the stone monkey stroked its swollen belly and let out a comfortable groan. After consuming the shell, the stone monkey had replenished its foundation, and eating and drinking ordinary things would no longer damage its aptitude.

Just then, a gentle breeze blew by, and golden fur grew on the stone monkey's body. It was soft, silky, and shimmered like golden satin.

The stone monkey suddenly leaped up and came to the edge of a pond. He looked at himself with curiosity and thought he was extremely handsome.

Just as the stone monkey was admiring himself, the mysterious voice sounded again in his ear: "An opportunity has been detected here. Please walk forward 300 steps, turn left, walk another 500 steps, turn right, and walk 250 steps. You will then find a cave. A great opportunity awaits you in the cave."

The sudden sound startled the stone monkey.

"A cave? A great opportunity?" The stone monkey hesitated, but remembering that the mysterious voice had helped him before, he subconsciously followed the direction indicated by the mysterious voice.

Half an hour later, the stone monkey arrived at a mountain wall.

The stone monkey was dumbfounded: "Where's the cave?"

A mysterious voice rang out at the right moment: "Part the vines and you'll see the cave."

The stone monkey stepped forward, parted the layers of vines, and saw the entrance to the cave.

"Is there really a cave?" The stone monkey's golden eyes gleamed with dazzling light as it entered. At first, it was extremely narrow, barely wide enough for a person to pass through. After walking several dozen steps, it suddenly opened up into a bright and spacious area.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and the stone monkey groped its way to the end of the cave.

At the end of the cave, which was still very narrow, there was only a futon inside. In front of the futon were two jade slips, which were shrouded in a faint white light, making them look very mysterious.

The stone monkey stood frozen in place, waiting for instructions from the mysterious voice. But after waiting for a long time, the mysterious voice fell silent.

He didn't know that the cave was just an ordinary cave in Huaguo Mountain, and the jade slip and futon were placed there by the "system" the moment he entered the cave.

Seeing that the mysterious voice did not speak again, the stone monkey slowly stepped forward, picked up the jade slip, and fiddled with it for a while. Then, he looked at the jade slip with a bewildered expression, not knowing what to do.

"The host can place the jade slip between his eyebrows."

The stone monkey obediently did as instructed. The next second, the jade slip shone brightly, and the jade slip transformed into a stream of light that flew into the stone monkey's mind.

The stone monkey was startled and hurriedly covered its head, but it was too late. The jade slip transformed into a massive torrent of information, which erupted in an instant.

The stone monkey felt a sharp pain in his head and fainted. After an unknown amount of time, the stone monkey opened his eyes; his golden pupils were even brighter now.

At this moment, the information in the stone monkey's mind had been fully digested.

The information just now split into three, becoming three orbs of light, which were absorbed by the stone monkey.

The first ball of light was a book called "Journey to the West," which tells the story of a monkey who was manipulated by all the gods and Buddhas, becoming a pawn and a puppet.

After reading the whole story, the stone monkey was deeply moved. "Great Sage, Great Sage, how majestic you were, yet in the end you couldn't escape the clutches of evil and became a pawn. But this story is so strange, how come the protagonist is also a monkey?"

Suddenly, the stone monkey was struck as if by lightning. "Monkey, monkey, I'm a monkey too! Could it be that the monkey in the Legend of the Great Sage is me?"

The next moment, the stone monkey shook its head violently, "No, no way! I was born of heaven and earth, without father or mother, why would I enter the eyes of all the gods and Buddhas?"

The stone monkey shook its head, clearing its mind of all distracting thoughts.

But at this moment, a nail had already been driven into the stone monkey's heart.

The stone monkey no longer paid attention to Journey to the West, but instead immersed his mind in the second ball of light.

The information recorded in the second ball of light was a primordial spirit cultivation technique called "White Lotus Primordial True Explanation". This technique was profound and vast, extremely mysterious. The stone monkey felt dizzy after reading the opening, and the following text was beyond the monkey's comprehension at this time.

Having read "Journey to the West," the stone monkey already had a basic understanding of the world. It was a world with demons, monsters, immortals, and gods, so the existence of immortal magic was not surprising.

"Immortal techniques, immortal techniques, I want to see if these immortal techniques are truly worthy of their name." With that, the stone monkey sat down on the ground and began to cultivate.

The stone monkey was born extraordinary. In an instant, it entered a state of oneness with heaven and man, breathing in and out immortal energy as if it were instinct. Inside the cave, a storm of magical power immediately arose.

An hour later, the stone monkey finished his cultivation, and his golden eyes shone even brighter: "This should be the realm of refining essence into qi recorded in the 'True Explanation of the White Lotus Primordial Chaos', right?"

The stone monkey felt that its strength had increased significantly, and its body had become lighter and more agile.

When you concentrate, you can sense colorful spiritual particles in the air.

With each breath, spiritual particles are drawn into the body, refined, and compressed into the dantian, preparing for the transformation of qi into spirit.

The sheer power of "The True Explanation of the White Lotus Primordial Chaos" made the stone monkey even more eager for the final ball of light.

The stone monkey immediately read the last ball of light, which contained a body-refining method called "Nine Revolutions Profound Technique".

The stone monkey couldn't wait to start cultivating. Since the stone monkey had completed its foundation, its cultivation speed of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique was even faster than Yuan Hong's. In just ten days, it had already broken through to the first revolution of the Profound Technique.

[Ding~ The host's "White Lotus Primordial True Explanation" has been detected, and the "Nine Revolutions Profound Technique" has been successfully mastered. The beginner's task completion reward is a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure, the Concealing Breath Pearl. After refining it, unless a saint personally intervenes, no one can see through the host's true cultivation level.]

"Host? Are you calling me? What exactly are you?" the stone monkey asked, scratching its head.

[I am the Sainthood System, created to assist the host in attaining sainthood.]

Why should you assist me?

Because the host is a chosen one.

Since the stone monkey had read "Journey to the West," he naturally understood what the "child of destiny" meant.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Am I the Monkey King in the 'Journey to the West' I just watched?"

[Yes and no. That Sun Wukong is merely the most likely path you'll follow in your destiny, but now, with the help of this system, you can change your fate.]

Upon hearing this, the stone monkey felt much less uneasy.

(End of this chapter)