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"--Bang!!!"

However, just as Sun Wukong was about to touch the petal, an irresistible force suddenly surged from the petal, violently repelling him back.

Sun Wukong somersaulted more than a dozen times in mid-air, flying hundreds of feet away before barely managing to regain his footing.

He scratched his head, muttering in bewilderment, "What's going on? Why can't I, Old Sun, get in?"

Xiao Yan shook his head as he watched this scene and sighed, "Great Sage, it seems that your cultivation has also surpassed the Venerable Realm of this world, which is why you can't enter like me. This is a restriction of the Immortal Bud's rules, which we cannot change!"

Sun Wukong scratched his head, looking at the petal with resentment, then at the sect token in his hand, and muttered, "I, Old Sun, refuse to believe it!"

He took a deep breath, then burst into full speed again, transforming into a golden light and rushing towards the petals.

This time, he gave it his all, pushing his speed to the limit.

Wherever his figure passed, even the air seemed to be torn apart, emitting a series of ear-piercing buzzing sounds.

Unfortunately.

No matter how fast he charged, the result was the same.

"--Bang!!!"

A muffled thud.

Sun Wukong was bounced back again, his body crashing heavily to the ground like a meteor, picking up a cloud of dust.

"What a worthless flower! I, Old Sun, am going in anyway!"

Sun Wukong climbed out of the pit, jumping up and down in anger.

The surrounding sect leaders looked on with puzzlement as they saw Sun Wukong constantly attacking the petals falling from the Heavenly Dao Flower Bud.

"Where did this wild monkey come from? How dare it imitate that giant dragon and charge into the Heavenly Dao Flower Bud?"

"You fool! That's a budding immortal flower, containing the three thousand Great Daos. How could just any Tom, Dick, or Harry dare to trespass on it?"

"Judging from his appearance, he probably came from some remote mountain village and has never seen the world."

"Hahaha, that's it..."

Mocking voices echoed from all around.

Those cult leaders were all arrogant and their eyes were full of disdain.

Upon hearing these words, Sun Wukong trembled with rage, his fur standing on end.

He clenched his fists, about to rush over and argue with those people, but Xiao Yan pulled him back.

"Great Sage, don't be impulsive!"

Xiao Yan whispered his advice: "This flower bud is protected by the Heavenly Dao rules of this world. Our cultivation is not high enough to break through it. If you get angry with them, you will only fall into their trap."

Sun Wukong looked at the petals with resentment, then at his own hands, and sighed, "If I, Old Sun, had a suitable weapon, I might be able to break through this so-called Heavenly Dao Flower Bud. Now, I'm empty-handed, which is too disadvantageous!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's eyes darted around, and he suddenly remembered something.

He looked at Sun Wukong with a serious expression and said, "Great Sage, you just mentioned a suitable weapon? I do know a place where there is a weapon that was specially made for you."

Sun Wukong's eyes lit up: "Where? Tell me quickly!"

Xiao Yan laughed, "It's in the East Sea Dragon Palace of your Journey to the West world's Dongsheng Divine Continent. There's a magic staff there, also called the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel), weighing 13,500 jin. It can change size and thickness at will, according to your wishes. Legend has it that it's a divine artifact left behind by Yu the Great when he controlled the floods, and it's been submerged at the bottom of the East Sea ever since. I guarantee that staff was tailor-made for you. Next time you go back, you can go to the East Sea Dragon Palace and retrieve the magic staff. It will definitely boost your combat power!" Sun Wukong's eyes lit up with excitement, "The magic staff? The Ruyi Jingu Bang? These things sound amazing! I'll remember this. After I finish dealing with things here, I'll go to the East Sea Dragon Palace. Anyway, my Flower Fruit Mountain is near the East Sea Dragon Palace, so I can get there quickly!"

Xiao Yan nodded and said, "That's right. After you go back, Great Sage, go directly to the Dragon Palace and ask the old Dragon King for it. That staff has been submerged at the bottom of the sea for many years, and no one can pick it up. Only you can make it shine again."

"That's...that's..."

Sun Wukong chuckled and rubbed his hands together, clearly already quite impatient.

Zhu Chen listened from the side and couldn't help but shake his head.

He knew that in the original Journey to the West story, Sun Wukong's golden cudgel was taken from the Dragon Palace of the East Sea.

Now that Xiao Yan has told him in advance, it has saved the other party a lot of trouble.

However, this monkey's fate will likely change considerably as a result.

"Alright, Great Sage, we can talk about weapons later."

Zhu Chen patted Sun Wukong on the shoulder and turned to look at the flower petals: "Let's check on Shi Hao and the others first."

Sun Wukong asked with a puzzled look, "They've all gone in, but the Heavenly Dao Flower Bud has rules that restrict it. How can we see what's going on with them inside?"

Zhu Chen did not immediately answer Sun Wukong's question. Instead, he first looked up at the three thousand immortal petals slowly rotating in the air before slowly saying, "Great Sage, although these Heavenly Dao Flower Buds are subject to rules, don't forget that there are so many sect leaders outside. How could they be willing to just wait outside? They are probably more eager than we are to know what their descendants have encountered inside."

Sun Wukong also looked up at the cult leaders, but still looked puzzled: "Those guys? What can they possibly do?"

Zhu Chen smiled and turned to the sect leaders, shouting, "Gentlemen, your clansmen's younger generations have already entered the Immortal Ancient Ruins. Don't you want to see what they've encountered inside? Are you just going to wait here like this?"

Upon hearing this, the leaders of the various sects immediately exchanged glances.

Of course they wanted to know what was inside the ancient ruins!

This ancient land of immortals is full of opportunities, but it is also fraught with danger.

Those young prodigies are the future of their respective sects, and no one wants their best talents to be wasted.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu Chen is right. The Heavenly Dao Flower Bud has now fully opened with more than three thousand petals, which means that this is the last time the Immortal Ancient Ruins will be opened. In that case, there is no need for everyone to keep it a secret any longer..."

A voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.

Everyone turned around and saw Qin Changsheng striding out from the crowd.

Qin Changsheng walked straight to the Heavenly Dao Flower bud, then formed a hand seal and unleashed a golden beam of light that struck the bud directly.

"Everyone, please follow me and activate your magic power to connect the three thousand petals. As long as our power is sufficient, we can make the petals reflect the scene within the Immortal Ancient Ruins!"

As Qin Changsheng unleashed his magic, he spoke in a deep voice to the crowd.

Seeing this, the other cult leaders also took action.

Soon, beams of magical energy of various colors shot into the sky and converged around the Heavenly Dao Flower bud.

The beams of light intertwined, like colorful threads, disappearing into the petals.

Not to be outdone, Zhu Chen raised his hand and waved it, and a golden beam of light shot out from his palm, joining the massive torrent of magical power.

Although his magical power was only at the Heavenly God Realm, it was extremely pure, far surpassing that of ordinary Heavenly Gods, and even more terrifying than some sect leaders.

...(End of this chapter)