Conferred Gods: Start with a Phoenix clone

Chapter 1698 Five Emperor Coins

"Oh, so you were the one who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago!" Ma Liang was greatly surprised, finding it hard to connect the honest stone monkey of the past with the legendary Sun Wukong who chased the Jade Emperor everywhere, eventually leading to the replacement of the Heavenly Emperor.

He knew the name Sun Wukong and the series of events such as the havoc in the Heavenly Palace and the suppression of the Five Elements Mountain. He was happy while watching the drama unfold, but he never connected the name with the stone monkey he knew.

In his mind, the stone monkey's quest for immortality wouldn't be something that could be accomplished in three to five years; the time span might exceed a thousand or even ten thousand years. The Sun Wukong who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, who could drive the Jade Emperor to flee in terror, must have been a primordial being who had cultivated for countless eons. He never imagined...
Boasting in front of his friend made Sun Wukong extremely proud, greatly satisfying his vanity. He then asked, "Brother, how have you been these past few years?"

More than five hundred years, almost six hundred years, have passed since the two last parted.

Ma Liang has long since become an immortal, and is now at the early stage of True Immortal. The Jade Purity Immortal Method contains a lot of foundational content, making it the slowest to cultivate among the three religions.

From this perspective, Ma Liang's aptitude wasn't particularly good, but it certainly wasn't bad either.

Considering that the Old Man of the South Pole did not fulfill his duties as a teacher, and that Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi would not overstep their bounds to teach him, Ma Liang relied almost entirely on self-study, so his aptitude should be slightly higher than it appeared.

Ma Liang harbored no resentment. If it weren't for the Antarctic Immortal, he would have long since turned into dust. It was the Antarctic Immortal who opened a door for him, giving him the opportunity to live forever. He would remember this kindness for the rest of his life.

He said, “It’s good. Now I’m under the command of Master Xu, and I do some work of subduing demons and monsters to accumulate merits and exchange them for spiritual materials for cultivation.”

He became a disciple of the Antarctic Immortal, but then ran away from Antarctica.

Xu Xun became a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, but Yuanshi ran away.

Antarctica still follows the path of the Primordial Era.

Xu Xun and Ma Liang shared similar fates. As fellow disciples and colleagues, they got along quite well in the Heavenly Court, a place rife with various factions. Their shared background in the Chan Sect and similar destinies contributed to their good relationship.

Ma Liang asked, "By the way, Monkey, what brings you to Heaven? Is there anything I can do to help?"

Pulling himself away from past memories and bringing up the present situation, the monkey became depressed again.

He first stomped his feet, then recounted the purpose of his visit to Heaven.

Ma Liang also felt that this matter was difficult to handle: "The God of Wealth is impartial and always uses the Heavenly Laws and Regulations to govern the treasury. Monkey, don't take it to heart. Here's what I'll do: I'll take you to see Master Xu. He is very powerful and knowledgeable. Perhaps he can find a solution."

Xu Xun was one of the Four Celestial Masters of Taoism, whose status in Taoism was second only to Taishang, Lingbao, and Yuxu.

His situation is somewhat similar to Houtu Bianpingxin. He inherited most of the memories of Jin Feng from his previous life, but they have little to do with his previous life.

The world generally describes the golden phoenix as "connecting with the energy of heaven and earth, responding to the spirit of all things, harmonizing the beauty of the five tones, and appreciating the wonder of the nine virtues," signifying nobility and elegance.

The golden phoenix has golden feathers, and among the nine sons of the phoenix, the golden phoenix is ​​a symbol of nobility.

Gender is not an issue at all. Jin Feng was female because Yuan Feng, Cai Feng, and Huo Feng were all female. Now that he has become Xu Xun, he sees himself as a male immortal.

After listening to Sun Wukong's story, Xu Xun stroked his beard and pondered. He had no good solutions to this problem based on his current life experience, but he could learn a lot from his memories of his past life.

However, Jin Feng's memories are extremely vast, and it will take him some time to examine them closely from an outsider's perspective.

The monkey was getting impatient. Seeing Xu Xun remain silent with his eyes closed, he was about to urge him when Ma Liang quickly stopped him, saying, "You're too hasty! At least let Master Xu think about it!" Sun Wukong was an extremely sentimental monkey; old friends still held weight in his heart, so he could only force himself to be patient.

A full half hour passed before Xu Xun finally opened his eyes.

"Sun Wukong, your most urgent wish is to get your golden cudgel back, isn't that right?"

"Exactly, exactly! Please teach me, Celestial Master!"

We don't need the tiger-skin skirt anymore, just get the golden cudgel back! As for the God of Poverty, we can discuss that later.

Xu Xun slowly said, "In the past, there was a primordial spiritual treasure in the primordial world called the Falling Treasure Coin. It was the first coin after the creation of the world. However, this treasure was destroyed long ago, and it does not quite meet your requirements, Great Sage."

"There are quite a few magical treasures of the Primordial Era that are made of money, but not many can suppress the God of Poverty. After all, the God of Poverty is the son of Zhuanxu. Without a powerful human being to suppress him, it is difficult to touch the core of the God of Poverty's origin, let alone take back your divine weapon."

Sun Wukong secretly scoffed, "Why are you talking to me like this?"

Xu Xun took out a rather ornate-looking cloth bag from his sleeve, the opening of which was tied tightly with gold thread.

“Great Sage, this magic weapon of mine is called the Money Bag. It was made from a piece of the skin of the former Chaos Demon God and fused with a trace of spatial power. It was crafted for me by an old friend. If we are destined to meet, it will surely be able to help you. Please extend your hand.”

Xu Xun opened the bag and gestured for Sun Wukong to reach inside.

The monkey, puzzled, reached into the bag and felt around in the empty space. Just as he was about to say there was nothing inside, his fingers touched something solid. After Xu Xun nodded slightly, he took out five copper coins from the bag, each with a different color but all equally ancient.

Xu Xun explained, "These are Five Emperor Coins. When the Great Sage faced the God of Poverty, he thought of your Golden Cudgel, then threw out the coins, and was able to exchange them for the Golden Cudgel."

Sun Wukong was overjoyed, but he was afraid there was no way to solve the problem, which had worried him to death before.

It's laughable to say, but he was terrified that some passing hero might kill that god of poverty with a single blow.

Having obtained the magic weapon, he got up to leave.

Xu Xun grabbed his wrist and instructed, "After it's done, Great Sage, you need to burn incense and offer sacrifices to the five human rulers to thank them for their help. Is that possible?"

"I can do it, I can do it!" The monkey nodded hurriedly. This was too easy. He would kowtow to each of them.

"good."

After bidding farewell to Xu Xun and Ma Liang, Sun Wukong, carrying the Five Emperor Coins, returned to Wuji Kingdom once again.

From afar, one could see the God of Poverty, his body hunched over, as if he might breathe his last at any moment.

"You wretched child, do you still recognize your maternal grandfather?!" Without waiting for the God of Poverty to reply, he threw out the five coins according to the directions of blue, red, white, black, and yellow, while desperately recalling his golden cudgel in his mind.

As he watched the five copper coins fly away, he felt that time passed so slowly, as if a long time had passed. Under the astonished gaze of the God of Poverty, the golden cudgel slowly emerged from the tattered bag behind the God of Poverty.

(End of this chapter)