Primordial Era: Exceptional Comprehension, Destroying Buzhou Mountain at the Start

Chapter 301 Wukong Delivers an Opportunity, But the Inheritance Has Problems, and He Desires to Go to Chang'an City

"How can such a wild monkey be worthy of being called the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, and how could he wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace!"

Di Xiao fell silent. These were Sun Wukong's words. These were Sun Wukong's self-mockery. These were Sun Wukong's shouts.

Grief, regret, self-mockery—a host of emotions made Sun Wukong feel inferior and timid, turning him into a true wild monkey.

However, it's understandable. Anyone would end up the same way if they were played like that.

What's even more unexpected is that the place where Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace wasn't the present-day Heavenly Court. Instead, it was a vast world created by the gods, a fictitious Heavenly Court evolved by them. Everything in it was illusory, except for Sun Wukong, who was real.

Yet this very real monkey tribe lives in a fabricated script.

Di Xiao suddenly felt a pang of emotion, and couldn't help but feel sorry for the monkey: "Sun Wukong, so you knew all along."

"I didn't know before, but ever since I was suppressed under this Five Fingers Mountain, I've gradually come to understand and see through everything. Even as my aptitude and foundation were weakened, my sealed talents gradually revived, allowing me to learn everything. Unfortunately, it's too late. Now, I'm nothing but a pitiful person, a puppet, a puppet controlled by all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens," Sun Wukong said with a laugh.

Is Sun Wukong pathetic? Yes, he is pathetic and pitiful!

They were manipulated by countless gods and Buddhas, and in their eyes, it was all a monkey show.

Such a monkey show would surely delight all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens.

Di Xiao wondered what all the gods and Buddhas were up to. Why go to so much trouble just to watch a monkey show?

Was the intention simply to see this primordial, strange, spiritual stone monkey put on a ridiculous monkey show? Di Xiao didn't understand. In Di Xiao's eyes, everything had to have a purpose. This purpose might be some kind of benefit, or it might be some kind of strategic arrangement.

Judging from the current situation, it seems that Di Xiao really has a hard time seeing through the schemes of all the gods and Buddhas.

Di Xiao then voiced his doubts: "Sun Wukong, as the performer of this absurd monkey show, can you possibly discern what all these gods and Buddhas are trying to do? What is their purpose?"

"I can't see it, I can't guess it. I am just a pawn, how can I jump out of the chessboard and see my own destiny?" Sun Wukong sighed again, smiled bitterly again, and no vitality rose in his numb eyes.

"Alright, I won't ask any more questions. Being able to chat with you for a while now is enough to fulfill a wish I once had." Di Xiao shook his head, unable and unwilling to say more.

With Di Xiao's current strength, it would be difficult for him to participate in this Journey to the West scheme, and it would also be difficult for him to understand what Buddha seeks. Even if he did know, Di Xiao would not have the ability to participate in it.

Having a brief conversation with Sun Wukong now can be considered a fulfillment of a childhood wish. After all, as a time traveler, who wouldn't want to have some contact with the legendary Great Sage Equal to Heaven?

Sun Wukong smiled bitterly, "I never imagined that someone as pathetic as me could fulfill your wish. Well, I've been imprisoned here for many years, and my time to be released is fast approaching. At that time, I will become a soulless puppet. Being able to exchange a few words with a promising human youth before becoming a puppet is the best way to honor me."

Sun Wukong is pathetic, trapped here like a puppet. He can't even find someone to chat with. And even if he did, they might just be pawns of gods and Buddhas.

Being able to chat with Di Xiao, someone I have no connection with, for a while now is a way of being myself again.

Di Xiao remained silent, unsure how to express himself. Sun Wukong, however, spoke with a hint of caution: "Young man of the human race, seeing you is a matter of fate. To be able to speak with you for a while is the only time I've been able to confide in you in recent years. Let me grant you an opportunity. Go to Flower Fruit Mountain; there are some resources I left behind there. Also, I warn you, handle with care what you obtained from the source of Five Fingers Mountain."

"Hiss..." Di Xiao gasped, then became serious: "You know all about it? The inheritance imprinted within that origin?"

"Hmm! I've been suppressed by Five Finger Mountain for so many years, so naturally I can sense that origin. Originally, the origin of Five Finger Mountain was as calm as water, but several years ago, it suddenly burst into light, and then I sensed a trace of the Buddha's aura. After that, that aura disappeared. Now that I see you come to refine this origin, there must be something fishy going on," Sun Wukong instructed.

"Thank you for informing me." Di Xiao's eyes were filled with gratitude, because this hint was extremely important to him. Just now, Di Xiao had been wondering how so many inheritances had inexplicably appeared in this Five Elements Origin.

He had initially thought it was due to his extraordinary comprehension, but now it seemed that it was clearly something the Buddha had deliberately left behind. However, why the Buddha left these things was something that Di Xiao did not know.

After a moment's thought, Di Xiao said again, "Sun Wukong, I've been to Flower Fruit Mountain. Your monkey subjects are not doing well now. When I grow up, I will take care of those monkeys!"

"Haha... monkeys and their offspring? Forget it, those monkeys are nothing more than the work of countless gods and Buddhas." Sun Wukong seemed to be mocking, yet also laughing, before finally dissipating into nothingness and returning to complete calm.

Emperor Xiao felt a heavy weight settle over his head. This Sun Wukong was truly pitiful. Not only was he toyed with by all the gods and Buddhas, but even Flower Fruit Mountain, his last pure land, was a fake. It has to be said, those gods and Buddhas had absolutely no bottom line.

Di Xiao shook his head, but Xue Dingshan patted him on the shoulder: "What's wrong? I noticed you've been silent for a while. Did you find something?"

"It's nothing. Let's go back." Di Xiao smiled but didn't answer; instead, he wanted to leave.

Xue Dingshan nodded without saying anything more, and immediately returned to the White Tiger Army with Di Xiao.

After returning to the White Tiger Army, Di Xiao and Xue Dingshan went to find Xue Rengui.

Xue Rengui remained as dignified as ever, but the scroll in his hand gave him a more scholarly air.

Upon seeing Di Xiao return, Xue Rengui stroked his beard with satisfaction: "You're back. Did you manage to refine the essence of Five Finger Mountain on this trip?"

"Thanks to the general's concern, I have refined the essence of Five Finger Mountain and gained many opportunities from it." After thinking for a while, Di Xiao spoke of his opportunities very seriously.

Xue Rengui, hearing this, looked at Di Xiao with curiosity. Di Xiao didn't hide anything and immediately said, "...When I refined the Five Finger Mountain's origin this time, I also sensed the imprint left by the Buddha within it, and subsequently comprehended many supernatural powers and cultivation methods. For example, the Five Elements Sword Technique, the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, the Great Sun Tathagata Body, and the Tathagata Nirvana Sutra..."

"What? The Nirvana Sutra of the Tathagata, the body of the Great Sun Tathagata!" Xue Rengui was stunned upon hearing this, then became serious: "If you comprehend some sword technique or Buddha-land in your palm from the source of the Five Finger Mountain, that's nothing. But the body of the Great Sun Tathagata and the Nirvana Sutra of the Tathagata are different. This is the fundamental law of the Tathagata's one incarnation."

(End of this chapter)