Simultaneous travel: Starting from returning to the main god space.

Chapter 345 The Great Sage's Remains and the Old Monkey's Identity (Seeking monthly votes! Seeking further subscriptions!)
"Finally got it..."

Inside the Water Curtain Cave, Wu Xian pulled the shrunken Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff) from the earth, a process that went incredibly smoothly.

Just like the Somersault Cloud, this universally known and peerless divine weapon that accompanied Sun Wukong in slaying countless demons and monsters also easily recognized him, or rather, the Great Sage's innate talent within him.

As Wu Xian's gaze swept over the mysterious runes on the staff, his feelings became complicated.

Just recently, Wu Xian, a reincarnator, obtained the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff) and then showed it off to other Wu Xians, which made Wu Xian, the original Great Sage trainee, envious and jealous for a long time.

However, now that he had finally obtained the Ruyi Jingu Bang, Wu Xian was overjoyed, but soon felt a sense of loss, as if he had suddenly lost his goal in life and felt very confused.

"Not bad, not bad! You are now exactly like your senior brother."

On the other side, Pigsy looked at Wu Xian holding the Golden Cudgel and couldn't help but sigh. Then he picked up the rake and carried it on his shoulder, and said to Wu Xian in a deep voice, "Nephew, you are now fully armed and your weapon is fierce. It's time to go up the mountain to find that old monkey. I want to see what tricks he is up to!"

"That's only right. I also have many questions I need to ask him to clarify, and I hope he can get a satisfactory answer, otherwise..."

As Wu Xian's mood gradually calmed down, he took a deep breath, casually twirled his staff, and then strode into the depths of the Water Curtain Cave.

A moment later, Pigsy and Wu Xian disappeared, and the Water Curtain Cave instantly returned to silence.

But at that moment, a golden light flashed, and then a young man dressed in golden robes, with long black hair, a handsome face, but a conspicuous hooked nose, appeared out of thin air inside the Water Curtain Cave.

Without a doubt, this young man was none other than the Cloud-Riding Roc who had come from the Western Paradise on the orders of the Buddha.

Like the Heavenly Court, Yun Cheng Wanli Peng had long been hiding in Huaguo Mountain, but he was even more concealed and was not discovered by anyone.

Because of this, he witnessed the entire process of Wu Xian's fierce battle with the Heavenly Army.

Seeing how powerful Wu Xian, the chosen one, was, easily defeating many immortals and gods led by Nezha and sweeping through the Heavenly Army, Yun Cheng Wanlipeng's initial contempt immediately diminished, and he became more serious about his mission to subdue the chosen one.

"This chosen one is indeed extraordinary. No wonder Buddha bestowed upon him the golden bowl. If it were a one-on-one fight, I really wouldn't be confident I could defeat him."

He looked toward the cave with a solemn expression, but then, as if remembering something, he sneered and vanished into the void, awaiting the final outcome.

……

"Here we are, right here."

At the summit of Flower Fruit Mountain, in front of a strangely shaped rock, Wu Xian and Zhu Bajie both stopped in their tracks.

The latter looked at the stone, a hint of excitement in his eyes, and said, "Let's go in. The old monkey is inside. Whether we can revive our senior brother depends on this."

"Ah."

Wu Xian responded softly, then looked at the strange patterns on the stone, his expression slightly complicated.

According to the game's setting, this stone leads to another space where the old monkey hides, waiting for the chosen ones to return, and then leading them to fight the Great Sage's remaining body, which has lost its six senses, in the final battle.

There are only three possible outcomes to this battle.

Firstly, it was naturally defeated by the Great Sage's remaining body, turned into tiny hairs, and dissipated into the world.

Secondly, the chosen one defeated the Great Sage's broken body, but because he did not obtain the root of intention, he was eventually put on the golden headband by the old monkey and became the new Victorious Fighting Buddha, or entered the next cycle of reincarnation.

Finally, the chosen one must first enter the Floating Pagoda of Little Western Paradise, meet Erlang Shen with the help of Maitreya, defeat him, and then obtain the Great Sage's Will Root from his third eye.

In this way, the chosen one would have the ability to refuse to wear the golden headband, and from then on inherit Sun Wukong's name and will, become the new Great Sage Equal to Heaven, and shoulder the great cause of resisting the gods and immortals who harm all living beings.

Thinking of this, Wu Xian's expression changed slightly, and then he raised his hand and gently stroked the surface of the stone.

In an instant, a dim yellow light shone, and the stone became transparent, as if it had transformed into a door. Upon seeing this, Wu Xian and Zhu Bajie stepped into it without any hesitation.

Amidst the distorted light and shadow, the scene before him was completely transformed, with an endless lake coming into view, and right in front of him stood a figure that he knew all too well.

"coming."

The old monkey with colorful ribbons floating behind it slowly turned around, revealing a monkey face that bore some resemblance to Wu Xian, but was much older. "Yes, I'm back."

Wu Xian walked up to the old monkey, looked him up and down for a while, and finally stopped on his face, grinning and saying, "Old man, long time no see. You look even older than before."

The game is not reality. The Black Monkey player appeared in Black Wind Mountain right from the start, fighting wits and courage with the wolf demons, but Wu Xian, the transmigrator, actually lived on Flower Fruit Mountain for many years.

During this period, in order to become the center of the chosen one, he was often trained in stick techniques by the old monkey and suffered a lot of beatings.

Seeing the old monkey now brought back a flood of memories, and my fists started itching. I really wanted to punch that old face in front of me a few times to relieve the itch.

"Hehe, let's get on the boat."

The old monkey smiled and shook his head, then turned and walked to the small boat that was tied up. He untied the ropes and gestured for the two to get on the boat before continuing the conversation.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing this, Pigsy laughed and said as he walked, "Hey old monkey, once you're on this pirate ship, there's no turning back, is there?"

The old monkey chuckled a few times, then said meaningfully, "Where in the world isn't a pirate ship? If you don't get on my ship, do you think you can turn back?"

Upon hearing this, Pigsy seemed to grasp the underlying meaning. He paused for a moment, then chuckled awkwardly and boarded the boat.

Wu Xian followed behind him, then casually sat on the boat, looking around at the lake. Before long, all sorts of fantastical scenes appeared on the lake.

He knew those were Sun Wukong's memories, though they might not be entirely true, since these were only the old monkey's side of the story, and the truth was still unknown.

At the same time, the conversation between the old monkey and Pigsy began. The old monkey was recounting Sun Wukong's past, criticizing his behavior as no different from the demon kings who had taken away his six senses, while Pigsy was rambling on and on, defending his senior brother.

Wu Xian listened without much reaction, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

In fact, he knew that what the old monkey wanted to express was that Sun Wukong was not as perfect as people imagined, and that he also had many shortcomings and flaws, which was undeniable.

However, comparing him to scoundrels like Jin Chi and Huang Mei is simply sophistry.

Admittedly, when Sun Wukong took the Ruyi Jingu Bang from the Dragon King of the East Sea, he was indeed delighted. However, this was on the premise that the Dragon King himself had said that he could take the treasure at will.

This is the essential difference. Sun Wukong did not develop an obsession with it, nor would he, like Jinchi, have the idea of ​​killing to steal treasures.

As for the anger of hearing, Sun Wukong was summoned to heaven to be the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses, and later he was assigned to guard the peaches in the Peach Garden. He had the title of Great Sage Equal to Heaven, but he didn't even have the qualification to enter the Peach Banquet. Wasn't this a kind of contempt and neglect?

With Sun Wukong's proud nature, he naturally couldn't tolerate it, so he simply caused a huge disturbance to get his satisfaction.

Not to mention, this is the world of Black Mythology. Who knows what the Heavenly Court is up to? The Great Sage Who Balances Accounts, whom netizens often jokingly refer to, might actually be the truth here.

After a long time, the old monkey finally led the two to their destination: a lake where the remains of the Great Sage were hidden.

Looking at the giant stone ape in the center of the lake, Wu Xian felt a surge of emotion... no, to be precise, the five roots within his body began to stir involuntarily.

Longing, anger, hatred, sorrow—a whole host of emotions were expressed.

Wu Xian steadied his mind and suppressed all of this. He looked at the old monkey who had finished explaining and said, "Before we fight, I have one last question."

"What."

The old monkey also looked at Wu Xian and asked calmly.

"Who...are you?"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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