In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Upon hearing this, the demons immediately realized that this bird's nest was no ordinary place.

Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense for the young sword master to pay such a high price for just a few branches.

"How did you know that Zen master would appear on the journey to the West, and even mock me, Old Sun?"

"Heavenly secrets must not be revealed!"

The Great Sage only needs to agree or not. If the Great Sage had not met this Zen Master, nor heard the Zen Master's mocking words, then naturally the Great Sage would not have had to fulfill this promise.

Moreover, without the divine power to break through all laws with a single force, the Great Sage would not be able to get even a fraction closer to the bird's nest.

At that point, even the Great Sage could only listen to their mockery, powerless to do anything about it.

How well is the Bird's Nest defended?

In the original story, Sun Wukong's machinations failed to even break through the auspicious clouds surrounding the bird's nest or stir up a single vine.

Only powerful or special "920" magic weapons can be effective. That is, the enhanced Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel) can break through the auspicious clouds' defenses and strike straight at the heart of the enemy.

"Alright, I, Old Sun, agree!"

Knowing that the Jade Frontier War God and the Eastern Emperor were Zhang Xiaoshan's clones, and that the young Sword Master before them was also an extraordinary figure.

Sun Wukong was not worried that Zhang Xiaoshan was deceiving him.

Moreover, whether it's strengthening the Ruyi Needle Iron or tinkering with the Bird's Nest, it's killing two birds with one stone.

If the other party dares to mock it, knocking on the bird's nest a few times will be a way to vent its anger.

As for whether the other party is a Buddhist saint?

Anyone who dares to mock him, even if it's the King of Heaven himself, he'll get his revenge.

"It's not convenient to cast spells here, Great Sage, come with me."

The four demon kings did not stop them.

They knew that the young sword master was no ordinary person, and if what Sun Wukong said was true, his background was absolutely extraordinary and he was someone they couldn't afford to offend.

After Sun Wukong left, a bright light flashed, and the figure of the Six-Eared Macaque appeared in the main hall.

The Six-Eared Macaque arrived just now, but he did not show himself.

It is not yet time for him to meet Sun Wukong, so he can only avoid appearing on the sidelines.

As for the method by which the young sword master strengthened the Ruyi Divine Needle Iron, the Six-Eared Macaque naturally knew it. Back then, his Ruyi Iron Staff had entered the ranks of superior innate spiritual treasures in this way.

But what is the young swordsman's purpose?

Bird's nest? Branch?

Although we don't know Zhang Xiaoshan's purpose, the fact that he was willing to pay such a huge price shows that the matter was extremely important to him.

Moreover, over the years, the Six-Eared Macaque's Nine Revolutions Demon God Technique has reached the peak of the fifth revolution.

Even if the monkey's Ruyi Jingu Bang (magic needle) were strengthened, it would at most be equivalent to his strength.

However, he also possesses the superior-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Iron Staff of Free Will. Once his trump card is revealed, his strength will still surpass that of Sun Wukong.

"General!"

The demons looked at the Six-Eared Macaque who appeared on the throne. Unlike Sun Wukong's ferocity, the Six-Eared Macaque had the demeanor of a general, and the murderous aura on his body was completely opposite to that of Sun Wukong.

Moreover, since Sun Wukong went out with the young sword master, what appeared at this time was the true form of the Six-Eared Macaque.

"I've already seen what happened; this monkey is nothing to worry about."

"But now is not the time for me to meet him. The reason I haven't achieved perfect merit all these years is related to this monkey. In the future, I will surely have a battle with him."

"General, be careful. I wonder if what the Sword Master said is true. If it is, this monkey..."

"It's just an external force. My calamity with this monkey is not about winning or losing, so you don't need to worry."

The Six-Eared Macaque returned this time knowing that the newborn monkey might come to cause him trouble.

Its six ears are not just for show.

"However, my karma with this monkey is considerable, so it is not advisable for you all to remain on Flower Fruit Mountain any longer."

Otherwise, if my calamity and this monkey's calamity become intertwined, you will also be exterminated by Buddhism. Then, after I escape this calamity, I will be unable to enter into it to help you.”

"General!"

The four demons were all shocked and looked at the Six-Eared Macaque with confusion.

"Is this monkey really that powerful?"

"It's not that the monkey is powerful, but rather the general trend of Heaven."

This monkey's journey to the west began five hundred years ago with his great disturbance in the Heavenly Palace; otherwise, you would think that a mere demon monkey could wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

Therefore, any demons that obstruct the westward journey will inevitably be eliminated by the celestial realm and the Buddhist community.

"And the final step to achieving my goal of perfect merit lies here; I must have a battle with this monkey."

"what?"

The four demon kings were shocked to hear this, never expecting that the monkey's havoc in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago was actually a plan by the Heavenly Realm and Buddhism.

But considering the terrifying power of the Heavenly Realm, if those powerful figures hadn't indulged it, how could this monkey have caused such trouble...?

"General, if you stop this monkey from going west, wouldn't this journey be extremely dangerous?"

"It is somewhat dangerous, but I am not without powerful backers."

Moreover, I don't take this monkey's strength seriously at all. No matter what, I'm going to get involved this time; there's no way to avoid it.

On the contrary, if Flower Fruit Mountain does not disband, regardless of my fate, you will all be punished by Buddhism and the Heavenly Realm.

"We understand!"

The four demon kings immediately realized that it wasn't a matter of guilt or innocence, but rather that the Buddhist sect, in its mission to exorcise demons, would never tolerate them.

The Buddhist community can tolerate demons, but only those demons who must convert to Buddhism.

For demons like these who oppose Buddhism, Buddhism naturally has no choice but to either convert them or eliminate them; there is no third option.

···

"All right!"

As the golden light of the merit from the ritual was absorbed into the Ruyi Divine Needle Iron, Sun Wukong was overjoyed to see the gleaming, brand-new Ruyi Jingu Bang before him.

Sun Wukong witnessed firsthand how the young Sword Master strengthened the Ruyi Divine Needle Iron. There were no fancy tricks or schemes involved; he simply and honestly infused it with the so-called golden light of merit.

Therefore, the moment the monkey grasped the Ruyi Needle Iron, he became one with the staff, and he understood how much benefit the Ruyi Needle Iron had brought him.

In terms of strength, the merit enhancement has increased the weight by at least double while the volume remains unchanged.

In terms of power, it kills without any karmic consequences, and is indestructible and extremely domineering.

Compared to before, the power of this stick has increased by more than 30%.

Especially with the enhancement of merit, the effect of "one force can overcome all laws" is particularly effective in breaking through the defenses of auspicious clouds formed by the accumulation of merit.

This is also what Zhang Xiaoshan wanted.

Otherwise, if we can't even break through the other person's primordial spirit cloud, how can we help him obtain the Fusang tree branch?

In order not to incur any karmic debt with Zen Master Wuchao, Zhang Xiaoshan went to great lengths.

After all, although a hundred billion merits is a lot, compared to owing Zen Master Wuchao a favor, he would rather waste that hundred billion merits.

Zen Master Wuchao is the most mysterious figure in the Three Realms, a powerful master no less than the Great Heavenly Venerable or the Tathagata. It is not easy to owe favors to such a person.

Therefore, if something can be resolved through good deeds, one should never resort to personal favors.

This favor is not easy to repay.

Chapter 140 Reclaiming Flower Fruit Mountain

"Ran?"

When Sun Wukong returned to Flower Fruit Mountain, he found that the demons that had once filled the mountain had vanished without a trace.

If it weren't for the remaining ruins of the City of Ten Thousand Demons, Sun Wukong probably wouldn't have imagined that this place was once a prosperous holy land for the demon race.

"My children, I, Old Sun, am back."

Sun Wukong rushed into the Water Curtain Cave, where the new generation of Monkey King was sitting on a stone chair.

The 'Monkey King' was currently troubled, but upon seeing Sun Wukong enter, he suddenly realized something and his monkey face became serious as he said:

"Are you the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong?"

Five hundred years have passed, and not to mention that very few of the monkeys from that time remain.

Moreover, the next five hundred years will be the most glorious time for Huaguo Mountain, when it will lead all the demons and monsters of Dongsheng Shenzhou and enjoy boundless glory.

After descending the mountain to gain experience and lead all the demons, the Six-Eared Macaque handed over the position of Monkey King to a new generation of monkey leader, who is now the Monkey King, a white-haired monkey belonging to the gibbon family.

In this way, Sun Wukong would have no home when he returned.

After all, the title of the 19th Monkey King has been passed down to a newcomer, not the Six-Eared Macaque, but the legitimate successor of the monkey troop.

"It is indeed your great-grandfather, the Monkey King!"

Sun Wukong looked at the utterly worthless creature before him and arrogantly walked to the stone chair.

Seeing this scene, the monkeys in the Water Curtain Cave were somewhat dismayed, looking at each other in bewilderment, unsure how to treat the new monkey king before them.

They have always believed that the Six-Eared Macaque is the real Sun Wukong.

It was only just now that they realized the six-eared macaque was an imposter, and a well-intentioned one at that.

After all, the Six-Eared Macaque's strength was in no way inferior to Sun Wukong's. Back then, he impersonated Sun Wukong and stayed on Flower Fruit Mountain to protect them from the bullying of those demons. Besides, the Six-Eared Macaque was genuinely good to them.

Moreover, everything on Flower Fruit Mountain over the years was built by the Six-Eared Macaque himself.

Now, thinking about it carefully, what did this king bring them?

One hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals besieged Flower Fruit Mountain, but only one in ten survived. If it weren't for the protection of the Six-Eared Macaque, they would have been wiped out long ago.

"Greetings, Grandpa Sun!"

The group of monkeys shamelessly knelt down.

Circumstances are beyond human control. After all, this monkey was the Great Sage Equaling Heaven back then, and his release now is a release after his tribulation has been completed.

"You all already know that the monkey is impersonating your Grandpa Sun?"

"Grandpa White Ape already said that when he left."

Moreover, the Monkey King General was unwilling to contend with the Great Sage, which led to widespread suffering on Flower Fruit Mountain. Therefore, he left Flower Fruit Mountain with the four great demon kings and the seventy-two cave masters.

Upon hearing the new Monkey King's instructions, Sun Wukong's eyes narrowed.

"It's good that it knows what's good for it. If it hadn't left, I, Old Sun, would have torn it to pieces!"

Upon hearing this, the group of monkeys immediately sensed that the monkey in front of them was not a kind person.

It's clear that they don't want to compete with you and want to avoid the destruction of Flower Fruit Mountain, but Sun Wukong is completely oblivious to their feelings.

Was the Six-Eared Macaque afraid of Sun Wukong?

They didn't believe it at all. As the new Monkey King, he was also familiar with the seventy-two cave masters of Flower Fruit Mountain. They drank and joked together, so he naturally knew how terrifying the Six-Eared Macaque was.

It should be noted that for the past five hundred years, the Six-Eared Macaque has been virtually invincible, except for one defeat when the Ten Demon Kings besieged the God of War of Jade Frontier. His reputation in the Four Continents is even greater than that of the Bull Demon King.

He is ranked alongside the Bull Demon King and the Golden-Winged Roc as one of the three top demons.

The Bull Demon King is the kind of person who has friends all over the world. Although he doesn't have a fixed faction, he can summon a large number of demons at any time.

Like the Six-Eared Macaque, the Golden-Winged Roc ruled the mountains, with Lion Camel City as its center, ruling over an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles. It captured people and cooked them, leaving mountains of bones in Lion Camel City.

Of these three demon king-level forces, Huaguo Mountain is generally considered the strongest.

After all, Huaguo Mountain has four first-class demon kings and seventy-two cave demon kings, and its power ranks first among the three demon kings.

"Grandpa, are you going to stay at Flower Fruit Mountain permanently?"

"That's not enough. Your Grandpa Sun is going to escort a Tang monk to the Great Thunderclap Temple in the West to seek enlightenment. It will take eight or nine years each time, and he won't be able to return for the time being."

Upon hearing this, the monkeys were immediately terrified.

Unexpectedly, Sun Wukong came to seize the mountain, and they were completely unprepared.