Great Love for All Heavens Begins with Huang Yaoshi

Chapter 283 Life is meant to be lived freely and unrestrained, without being bound by rules or regulations.

Twelve years later.

At the foot of Wuxing Mountain, a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in gray, stood in front of a stone box at the foot of the mountain.

"Monkey, I'm leaving now. I still don't know your name. Can you tell me? If I offend any powerful monster, I'll see if I can tell you your name and scare it away."

The gray-clad boy suddenly shook his head:

"You shouldn't be scared away. You're someone who's been suppressed under the mountain and who knows when you'll be able to get out. If others hear me using your name to intimidate them, they'll probably laugh at me."

"You brat, you're still so ignorant, all you know is eating and drinking all day long." Sun Wukong coughed lightly.
"Listen up, the name of me is Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, who is the Monkey King of the Water Curtain Cave of Flower and Fruit Mountain."

"It should be known that Huaguo Mountain is the ancestral vein of the ten continents and the source of the three islands. It was established when the clear and turbid were separated and formed after the chaos was divided."

"I, Old Sun, was born from the immortal stones that have existed since the beginning of time, and the title of Great Sage Equal to Heaven was bestowed by the Jade Emperor of Heaven."

Sun Wukong pretended to be insignificant:

"Anyone with a bit of knowledge, whether god or demon, would give the Monkey King, who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, some respect."

The young man in gray, with his hair flowing lightly, said:
"However, you are still trapped under the Five Elements Mountain, and I feel that there is no point in saying anything."

"Hmph, you little brat, all you do is poke at my old wounds." Sun Wukong was displeased.

"Alright, alright, I misspoke. Once I've mastered great magic, I'll come to rescue you from Five Elements Mountain as soon as possible," the gray-robed youth quickly reassured him.

"You should think more about yourself. Don't get yourself into big trouble just because of food. I, Old Sun, am a cautionary tale for you."

"In my opinion, if one could eat the peaches of immortality and the elixir of immortality, even being imprisoned for hundreds of years wouldn't be so bad."

When the gray-clad youth noticed the strange look in Sun Wukong's eyes, he immediately shut up.

"Alright, if you encounter danger, run if you can. I've already taught you the Transformation Technique and the Somersault Cloud Technique, so don't complain about the trouble, and don't think that the Somersault Cloud Technique is too monkeyish."

"Your self-comprehended 'Nine Transformations of Gods and Demons' is a demonic technique. Didn't you learn the Ape Demon Transformation from me, Old Sun?"

"This skill only requires you to truly see the phoenix, the dragon, and the qilin. With your comprehension, you can cultivate it to a high level. To achieve perfection, you must combine the eight transformations into one. From then on, you will be able to transform into countless forms. You are the myriad spirits, and the myriad spirits are you."

"The key lies in returning to the original state. After the changes of the four gods and four demons, you should take your true self as the root so that you can balance the demonic and divine nature in your heart and walk a path to heaven."

Zhuang Buran nodded:
"You don't know my level of understanding yet. I'm sure I can make a name for myself as the Great Sage."

"Good ambition! Let me tell you, my title of Great Sage is much more famous than anyone else's."

Sun Wukong said with great interest:
"You should know that in the Three Realms, the Jade Emperor recognizes me, the Heavenly Kings follow me, the Twenty-Eight Constellations fear me, the Nine Luminaries are afraid of me, the City Gods of prefectures and counties kneel before me, the Eastern Peak Heavenly Emperor trembles at me, and the Ten Kings of Hell are all my servants."

"Haha, I will definitely follow your example."

Immediately, the gray-clad youth bowed and greeted Sun Wukong:
"Monkey, thanks to your guidance over the years, our relationship is no longer just that of master and disciple in name, but in reality."

"If those gods don't release you within sixty years, I will definitely storm the Heavenly Court or storm Mount Ling."

As soon as he finished speaking, a surge of demonic energy rose into the sky, and the Earth God and the Five Directions Protectors were thrown off their feet, their bodies trembling as they collapsed to the ground.

"Although I can't deal with the Heavenly Court now, nor can I defeat the Buddha of the Western Paradise, it would be easy for me to tear you apart and rip you to pieces."

The white-haired demon spoke in a flat tone:

"You should know that the Heavenly Court and the Great Thunder Temple can protect you for a while, but not forever. If I find out that you have mistreated the Great Sage Equaling Heaven even slightly in the future, I will make you understand what it means to be unable to live and unable to die."

"No, I wouldn't dare."

As they shook their heads repeatedly, they were filled with fear and regret. How could they have allowed the mortals around the Five Elements Mountain to come into contact with Sun Wukong?

Otherwise, how could such a powerful, inhuman demon have emerged, and how could they have been threatened, or even had their lives in danger? They had thought that a mere mortal could not cause any trouble, but who knew that someone with a weak mortal body could cultivate such a ferocious and overwhelming aura of a demon king? The more they thought about it, the more regretful they became.

"Young man, I, Old Sun, will have my day when I am out of trouble. You should mind your own business and not follow in my footsteps. You should know that there is always someone stronger than you. If you act recklessly, you will inevitably encounter calamity and suffering."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Buran, suspended in mid-air with his robes fluttering, clapped his hands and laughed loudly:

“I am a disciple of Sun Wukong, the born saint of the Water Curtain Cave of Flower Fruit Mountain. You should know that if the sky oppresses me, I will split the sky open; if the earth binds me, I will shatter the earth. We are born free, who dares to be high above us?”

"In this life, one should be willful and unrestrained, without being bound by any rules."

"The so-called path of 'small forbearance leads to benevolence, great forbearance leads to Buddhahood' is far too stifling. It's nowhere near as exhilarating as the unrestrained and arrogant path of demons!"

Having said that, he transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the horizon.

"This kid is teaching me, Old Sun, instead. He's completely turning the world upside down."

Sun Wukong chuckled, seemingly lost in thought.
"Not bad, you have the style I had back in the day."

Two days later.

At the foot of the cliff on Black Wind Mountain, a dark-skinned man sat upright at the head of the table, a Taoist priest to his left and a scholar in white robes to his right.

The three men were engaged in a lively discussion, talking about unorthodox methods such as setting up a cauldron and furnace, refining mercury with sand, and producing white snow and yellow buds.

"Interesting, a black bear spirit, a gray wolf, and a white snake are actually discussing Buddhism and Taoism here."

A voice tinged with laughter drifted down from the cliff, and a gray-clad youth leaped down, landing in front of the three.

"A mortal?" The burly man frowned. "No, are you human or a demon?"

Zhuang Buran spoke slowly and deliberately:
"A person who eats demons."

The black bear spirit chuckled coldly:

"You bastard! I don't even eat human flesh, yet you, this inhuman and demonic creature, dare to come to Black Wind Mountain. Do you want to eat bear meat?"

Zhuang Bu Ran stood with his hands behind his back:

"I've often heard that bear paws are delicious. Today, I'll bet my life on one of your bear paws, plus the skin and flesh of the wolf and the snake."

"How brave!"

The white-robed scholar shouted sharply, his expression changing drastically. The gray-robed youth transformed into a white-haired demon two or three zhang tall, with an extremely dense demonic aura emanating from it. A demonic wind howled, deafeningly loud like thunder, instantly sending chills down their spines.

Instantly, he and the Taoist were torn apart by the tiger's roar from the demonic wind. Their limbs stiffened, their internal organs ruptured, and bloodstains appeared in their seven orifices. They fell face to face, their bodies and souls vanished, revealing their true forms.

The black bear spirit roared, unleashing a fierce aura that blocked the demonic energy, and said:

"What is your name? We have no past grievances or recent feuds, so why are you coming to cause me trouble?"

"Didn't I already say that I love to eat demon flesh? Considering that you are kind and your strength is not bad, I will only eat one of your bear paws. You should kneel down and kowtow to thank me for sparing your life."

"Arrogant! I'd like to see just how capable you are to dare to make such boastful claims!"

After the black bear spirit finished speaking, he transformed into the wind and disappeared into a mountain cave. In the blink of an eye, he was wearing black gold armor, holding a black-tasseled spear, and charged towards the white-haired demon.

Zhuang Buran used his tiger claws to fight the spear tip, engaging the black bear demon in a fierce battle for twenty or thirty rounds. He then concealed his aura and transformed into a humanoid demon with white hair and red eyes.

Then, using his hand as an axe, he concentrated all his energy and spirit into a single line, slashing out a beam of light as thin as a hair yet so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at it.

In an instant, the light flashed, as if the world had just been separated and chaos had been created, cleaving the black bear spirit into a huge, deep pit.

(End of this chapter)