Honghuang: Eat a Hunyuan Daluo

Golden Immortals already hold a certain status in the prehistoric world. Of the 129,600 mountain gods initially appointed by Zhen Yuanzi after establishing the Immortal Realm, only 30% broke through to the Golden Immortal level.

These mountain gods cultivated themselves in the famous mountains and rivers that existed in the earliest days of the primordial world.

If a mountain god's cultivation level doesn't reach the Golden Immortal realm, he or she will perish. And the mountain gods who succeed him or she, reaching the Golden Immortal realm, are extremely rare.

If even those with the support of the Immortal Realm are like this, one can only imagine how it is for other living beings in the primordial world.

It's no exaggeration to say that after Sun Wukong broke through to the Golden Immortal realm, he was already qualified to become a demon king.

Not to mention that Sun Wukong also had a set of superior innate spiritual treasures protecting him. After he broke through to the Golden Immortal realm, he easily refined twelve restrictions on this set of superior innate spiritual treasures, as if this set of superior innate spiritual treasures was destined to be his.

After the initial refining is completed, Sun Wukong only needs to think about it and the Phoenix Wing Purple Gold Crown, Golden Chain Mail, and Lotus Silk Cloud-Walking Boots will appear.

After Sun Wukong put on this top-grade innate spiritual treasure, he felt a sense of ease throughout his body, and his strength, speed, and even the magical power within his body were enhanced.

"As expected of a primordial spiritual treasure, it is truly a fine gem." With that, Sun Wukong somersaulted onto his somersault cloud and flew towards Flower Fruit Mountain.

After flying for more than a month, Sun Wukong finally returned to Flower Fruit Mountain.

The scenery of Flower Fruit Mountain remained unchanged. With a thought, Sun Wukong's armor disappeared instantly, and he returned to the way he was when he left.

As soon as Sun Wukong arrived at Flower Fruit Mountain, dozens of monkeys surrounded him, chattering and asking, "Where did you come from, monkey? Where are you going?"

Sun Wukong grinned at the monkey troop, "I am the king here!"

"King?" The monkeys burst into laughter. "You monkey, you're quite the braggart! Our king went to sea to search for immortals decades ago. How could you possibly be him?"

The conversation ended abruptly there. The monkeys looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, the monkey who seemed to be the leader asked, "We are all just adults and have never seen the king before. What if he really is the king? I heard that the king's fur is golden, and his fur is indeed golden."

The other monkeys were at a loss for what to do. As he said, when Sun Wukong went to sea, these monkeys hadn't even been born yet! How could they know if Sun Wukong was the real Monkey King if they had never seen him?

Seeing this, Sun Wukong chuckled and said, "Since you are juniors, you must not have seen me before. Why don't you go and invite General Bengba and Marshal Ma Liu here, and you will know everything."

“That’s right, we haven’t met. General Bengba and Marshal Ma Liu must have. I’ll go invite them.” After saying that, the lead monkey hopped away.

Before long, four tall and strong monkeys came over, following the lead monkey.

"Marshal, General, it's this golden-haired monkey. He claims to be our king."

When Sun Wukong saw General Bengba and Marshal Ma Liu approaching, he greeted them with a smile: "Old friends, it's been a long time!"

Seeing Sun Wukong's rudeness, a gray-haired monkey in the troop immediately squeaked, "You monkey, how can you be so disrespectful? This is our General Bengba, Marshal Ma Liu! You..."

Before the gray-haired monkey could finish speaking, General Beng slapped it hard on the head.

Marshal Ma also scolded from the side, "Little fellow, have you eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard? How dare you speak to the King like that?"

Upon hearing this, the gray-haired monkey's eyes widened, and its voice was dry: "Great King, is this golden-haired monkey really the Great King?"

General Bengba and Marshal Ma Liu ignored the monkey and respectfully bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Hahaha! No need for formalities, old friends. It's been twenty years since we last met. Your cultivation levels have improved a lot, especially Marshal Liu, who is almost an Earth Immortal."

"Thanks to the King for leading us to the Water Curtain Cave. The Water Curtain Cave is full of spiritual energy, and we can increase our cultivation just by sleeping there," Marshal Liu said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, this little monkey does not recognize you and has just offended you. Please do not take offense."

Sun Wukong waved his hand with a smile: "Why blame me? Ignorance is no excuse."

Seeing that Sun Wukong's attitude was still as warm as ever, unchanged from back then, General Bengba and Marshal Ma Liu simply stopped pretending. The four monkeys surrounded Sun Wukong and said, "Your Majesty, where have you been all these years? We've been waiting and waiting on Flower Fruit Mountain, but you've never come back."

"I went to a place called Three Star Island, and there..." Sun Wukong briefly recounted his experience, which amazed the four monkeys.

"So, Your Majesty, are you now immortal?"

"Yes, once you cultivate to the Golden Immortal level, you can live a long and healthy life. However, your true name is still on the Book of Life and Death. Only by cultivating to the Great Luo level can you break free from the shackles of the Book of Life and Death and attain true freedom."

"Your Majesty is truly amazing!"

Sun Wukong smiled and changed the subject, saying, "By the way, so many years have passed, how is Flower Fruit Mountain? Have the monkeys encountered any monsters that have provoked them?"

Marshal Ma shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, everything is fine on Flower Fruit Mountain. With the Water Curtain Cave there, we can attack or defend as needed. The children are living quite happily."

As they were talking, General Bengba, Marshal Ma Liu, and Sun Wukong arrived at the Water Curtain Cave.

All the monkeys leaped into the Water Curtain Cave. By this time, all the monkeys from Flower Fruit Mountain had gathered inside.

Among the monkey troop were old monkeys and young monkeys. The old monkeys looked at Sun Wukong with tears in their eyes; they could never forget their king.

I will never forget how the Great King led them on a journey of thousands of miles to quell the Water Dirty Cave, defeat the Demon King, and the Demon King's godfather, so that Flower Fruit Mountain would no longer be bullied.

They could never forget that during the king's reign, the monkey population more than tripled. They lived a carefree and leisurely life, truly like gods.

The new monkeys, on the other hand, curiously observed Sun Wukong. These new generation monkeys had all grown up listening to the legends of Sun Wukong.

When many young monkeys see Sun Wukong now, their first thought is: "The Great King is indeed different from them; his fur is golden yellow, so beautiful!"

While the monkey troop was watching Sun Wukong, Dahei was also watching him.

Looking at Sun Wukong, who was no different from before, Dahei channeled his magic power into his eyes once more. This time, Dahei discovered that Sun Wukong seemed to be shrouded in a thin veil, making everything hazy and unclear.

Sun Wukong is now a Golden Immortal, and although Dahei is the incarnation of Kunpeng, his cultivation is not even that of an Earth Immortal. How could his spying possibly escape Sun Wukong's notice?

Sun Wukong immediately used his Golden Eyes of Truth to look at Dahei. This time, Sun Wukong broke through Dahei's concealment, and in his eyes, a colossal demon god that blotted out the sky appeared behind Dahei. "Is this the Kunpeng? It's truly terrifying! I am no different from an ant in front of it," the stone monkey thought to himself.

The following day, Sun Wukong summoned General Bengba and Marshal Ma Liu to begin a large-scale military training exercise at Flower Fruit Mountain. Sun Wukong taught his monkey followers simple breathing techniques and the Hunyuan Staff Technique.

Several days passed, and on Flower Fruit Mountain, the training was in full swing. The monkeys were in high spirits, and Sun Wukong was happy to have some free time. Every day, besides training, he would come to the spiritually rich place on Flower Fruit Mountain to cultivate and practice breathing exercises.

On this day, just as Sun Wukong finished his cultivation, the system that had been dormant in his mind suddenly issued a notification: [Host, a spiritual plant has been detected at the place of your birth, which has been imbued with the primordial energy within your stone embryo.]

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong showed an interested expression and went to the top of Flower Fruit Mountain alone. The immortal stone of the past no longer existed, but next to the original immortal stone, a small purple flower had grown at some unknown time.

The small purple flower, about three inches long, sways in the wind. It has six petals, each one crystal clear, shimmering with a hazy purple light under the sunlight. It stands tall and resilient against the wind.

Sun Wukong glanced at the purple flower and indeed felt a connection to it.

Then Sun Wukong used his Golden Eyes of Truth to see that the purple flower was originally mortal and had only reached this point after obtaining some kind of opportunity. If there were no external interference, the purple flower might transform into human form in a few decades or a hundred years.

Sun Wukong raised his hand and calculated for a moment, and then he understood the cause and effect. On the day he was born, the world was shaken, the nine-aperture immortal egg shattered, and a wisp of creation power flew out and fell to the ground.

On the summit of Flower and Fruit Mountain, there are many plant seeds, and this small purple flower is one of them.

The seeds of the little purple flower, nourished by the power of creation, underwent a transformation and quickly took root and sprouted, thus giving rise to the spiritually vibrant little purple flower we see today.

"Back on Samsung Island, my teacher said that the Great Dao of Cause and Effect is extremely mysterious. This little flower must be the cause and effect created by me, Old Sun, right?" As he spoke, Sun Wukong squatted down and stared at the little purple flower with great interest.

The little purple flower had already developed sentience by this time. When she saw Sun Wukong squatting down, she was terrified.

From Little Purple Flower's perspective, she was basking in the sun as usual, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, when suddenly, a huge golden-haired monkey appeared in front of her and squatted down to look at her.

Little Purple Flower was worried that the monkey would hurt her, but as time went on, she found that the monkey did not seem to have any ill intentions.

Sun Wukong smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, this is Flower Fruit Mountain. I will protect you when you transform into human form."

After saying this, Sun Wukong unleashed a burst of magical power to nourish the purple flower.

Little Purple Flower was born with the essence of creation from the Nine Aperture Immortal Embryo, which is why she and Sun Wukong share the same origin. Therefore, Sun Wukong's magic power is a great supplement to Little Purple Flower. This magic power is equivalent to several years of Little Purple Flower's own hard cultivation.

Little Purple Flower proudly raised her head and nodded slightly to Sun Wukong in thanks.

After that, whenever Sun Wukong had free time, he would come to the top of Flower Fruit Mountain and gaze at Little Purple Flower.

Bai Jing naturally saw this scene clearly.

Bai Jing naturally knew about the existence of this little purple flower long ago, but he hadn't paid much attention to it before, only regarding it as a supplement for the monkey.

It wasn't until two years ago, when this little purple flower actually developed sentience, that Bai Jing finally gave her a second glance.

Upon closer inspection, Bai Jing discovered that although this flower's talent was not comparable to Sun Wukong's, it was still a rare genius.

Sun Wukong was able to master all kinds of magic once he learned one, especially after learning the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations and the Seventy-Two Earthly Transformations. He could imitate other people's magical abilities after seeing them only once.

The same applies to Sun Wukong in the original Journey to the West. This is what makes Sun Wukong's talent so extraordinary. Now, Sun Wukong can learn and imitate the supernatural powers and techniques of others even faster and more skillfully.

The fact that this little purple flower could do something similar made Bai Jing wonder if the primordial energy of creation within the Nine Aperture Immortal Embryo had the effect of improving the aptitude of living beings.

Since this little purple flower has such talent, Bai Jing's attitude towards her has changed somewhat. He summoned Yunxiao and told her about the existence of the little purple flower. Yunxiao also became somewhat interested. Since they transformed into human form, they have only taken Nezha as their disciple. It wouldn't be bad to have another female disciple.

Before he knew it, another five years had passed. On this day, Sun Wukong had a feeling that the little purple flower was about to take human form.

So Sun Wukong returned to the mountaintop once more.

The little purple flower has now grown to nine inches tall, its petals are delicate and vibrant, exuding an ethereal and otherworldly charm.

Sun Wukong looked at the little purple flower quietly, without saying a word.

The little purple flower seemed to sense that something was wrong today, and tried its best to control its branches and leaves, gently stroking Sun Wukong.

After a long while, Sun Wukong smiled. He pointed his fingers into a sword and slashed his palm. A wound appeared on his palm, and a drop of golden-red blood flowed down.

Little Purple Flower was terrified and cut her palm. What was the monkey trying to do?
The little purple flower tried its best to follow the wind, tilting its body to avoid Sun Wukong's blood.

But Sun Wukong's blood seemed to possess a spirit, and it still dripped onto the little purple flower.

The golden-red blood fell onto the little purple flower, quickly disappearing without a trace.

Sun Wukong squatted down and touched the little purple flower, saying, "Little guy, your first test is coming. In less than a month, you will face your own tribulation of transformation. If you can successfully overcome the tribulation, you will be able to transform into an innate Dao body and will no longer be trapped by the root. I gave you my blood only to increase your chances of passing the tribulation."

Little Purple Flower was somewhat confused upon hearing this, as she was completely unprepared for anything related to heavenly tribulations.

But Little Purple Flower wasn't stupid; she definitely sensed that something in the dark seemed to have locked onto her.

This must be the heavenly tribulation that Sun Wukong was talking about.

"System, is there any way to increase the chances of some of the little purple flowers crossing the Heavenly Realm?" Sun Wukong asked in his mind.

[The host can go to the East Sea to borrow the Sea-Stabilizing Needle. This item is a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure used by Yu the Great when he controlled the floods. It also gained merit from the flood control efforts, transforming into a top-grade acquired merit spiritual treasure. It can help resist the heavenly tribulation without increasing its power.]

"The magic staff that stabilizes the sea? Doesn't this bring us back to Sun Wukong's original trajectory?"

The system remained silent this time. Sun Wukong looked at the little purple flower, gritted his teeth, and finally made up his mind to go to the East Sea to retrieve the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff).

Unbeknownst to Sun Wukong, the Three Immortals of the Cloud Kingdom were silently watching him from above Flower Fruit Mountain. (End of Chapter)