Primordial Era: I, Huanglong, have refined all the heavens, and will not join the Chan Sect.

Chapter 268 The Birth of Sun Wukong, On the Eve of the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West

Time flies, and another 100,000 years have passed in the blink of an eye.

During this year, many things happened in the prehistoric world, among which three were the most significant.

Firstly, the Wu Clan has once again established a foothold in the myriad worlds of the primordial universe, and now occupies hundreds of worlds.

There are even more than a dozen great worlds among them, and the number of Wu tribe members has increased hundreds or thousands of times, far exceeding their peak period.

Secondly, just as the beings of the primordial world had thought, even without external threats, the human dynasty would eventually develop internal problems.

As the Humanitarian Dynasty grows in number and occupies more and more territory, its influence also increases.

With the absence of external threats, conflicts gradually began to arise among the members of the Humanitarian Dynasty, driven by interests or other reasons.

Later, even a fierce battle broke out.

Each faction in the current Humanitarian Dynasty is equivalent to a race in the past.

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to call this a racial war.

None of the sages intervened in this situation, and neither did Huanglong.

With the Void Battlefield serving as a platform for combat, even if the entire Human Dynasty were engulfed in war, it would not affect the evolution of the Primordial World.

Therefore, as long as these forces do not do anything to separate the Humanity Dynasty and cause the fate of humanity to fall apart.

Even if they smashed their brains out, Huang Long wouldn't care.

Thirdly, it is related to Western Buddhism.

Many years ago, Xiniu Hezhou became the territory of Buddhism and was completely controlled by them.

But they were not satisfied with this and, like other forces, began to plot against the myriad realms.

This is not a particularly strange thing. The entire prehistoric world does this. As a sect of saints, it is perfectly reasonable for Buddhism to do the same. It is not worth too much attention.

The reason why the actions of Buddhism attract the attention of all the heavens and the myriad realms is that their practices are somewhat unacceptable to people.

In any world they conquer, whether it is inhabited by natives or races that migrated from the prehistoric world, as long as they do not have a strong enough background, they will be forcibly converted by them.

This is why the fortune of Buddhism has increased several times over the course of more than a million years.

At first, none of the myriad races in the heavens realized this.

By the time they realized it, Buddhism's fortunes had already surpassed those of the Jie and Chan sects, and it was on the verge of great prosperity.

As the Buddhist sect's fortunes grew and its scale expanded, they once again harbored malicious intentions towards the Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, and other powerful forces.

After years of planning, they learned from their past failures and began to secretly take action against the marginal forces of these powerful clans, hoping to convert some of their members into Buddhism.

However, the truth will eventually come out.

They'll find out sooner or later if they do it.

However, Buddhism is currently experiencing astonishing fortune and has many powerful figures. Some major races and lineages do not want to engage in a major conflict with Buddhism because of some peripheral forces.

They preferred a covert struggle against Buddhism rather than a direct confrontation.

So, things appear calm on the surface, but undercurrents are surging beneath.

But the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan don't care about such things. The Buddhist sect has the support of Jieyin and Zhunti, and they also have the Yellow Dragon standing behind them.

Even without Huanglong's intervention, both Zulong and Yuanfeng were Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortals, possessing combat power approaching that of a Saint at the second level, and were in no way inferior to Jieyin and Zhunti.

In terms of top-tier combat power, they are in no way inferior to the Buddhist sect.

As for the mid-to-high-end combat forces, even if they are inferior to the Buddhist sect, they are not fighting alone.

The Underworld, the Immortal Realm, and the Guixu lineage are all their allies.

Even if a major war breaks out, the one that should truly be feared is Buddhism.

Therefore, when the Dragon and Phoenix clans realized that Buddhism was reaching out to their own people, they immediately took action and stopped the Buddhist bodhisattvas involved in the matter.

If Maitreya were to intervene, all these Bodhisattvas would have to perish in the Four Seas and the Immortal Volcano.

Even so, they suffered heavy losses.

Having witnessed the attitudes of the Dragon and Phoenix clans, the Buddhist sect had no choice but to temporarily exclude them and focus its efforts on other powerful clans.

Furthermore, as the Buddhist community's fortunes increased, their relationship with the Taoist community became increasingly tense, creating a sense of impending doom.

Huanglong saw all of this, but he didn't say anything. He continued to comprehend the Great Dao and perfect the arrangements for the Journey to the West Calamity.

Strictly speaking, Huanglong began planning this before the Investiture of the Gods.

In the time traveler's memory, when Yu the Great was controlling the floods, he killed Wuzhiqi on the spot.

However, after Huanglong intervened, Wuzhiqi survived as the water god of the Huai River.

Now, his cultivation has greatly increased, and he is already a powerful expert in the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

Furthermore, according to the memories of time travelers, one of the protagonists of the Journey to the West: the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, was based on Wuzhiqi.

After years of observation, Huang Long believes this may not be a rumor.

He discovered that Wuzhiqi's personality was very similar to that of Sun Wukong in the time traveler's memories.

The reason he stopped Yu the Great from controlling the floods was not because he wanted to cause trouble for the human race.

Ultimately, it's because the Huai River has always been his territory, as evidenced by the story of Yu the Great controlling the floods.

Although it was a great achievement for the human race, improving their living environment and benefiting countless people.

But for Wuzhiqi, wasn't this tantamount to forcibly demolishing his hometown? How could he tolerate such a thing?

In addition, given his inherently righteous and incorruptible nature, he was naturally unwilling to back down, which led to the story of Wuzhiqi obstructing Yu the Great's flood control efforts.

But from another perspective, what wrong did Wuzhiqi do?

Just like Sun Wukong wanted to make the monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain live forever and wanted to protect Flower Fruit Mountain.

Wuzhiqi only wanted to protect his Huai River, and for this reason, even knowing that he was no match for them, he was determined to fight the human alliance!

This is exactly the same as Sun Wukong's personality.

Through years of observation, Huang Long increasingly felt that the Sun Wukong in the memories of the time traveler was inspired by the Heavenly Sage based on Wuzhiqi.

If that's the case, why not just have Wuzhiqi, the original character, reincarnate as Sun Wukong?

Therefore, under Huanglong's manipulation, Wuzhiqi temporarily handed over the authority over the Huai River to the Dragon Clan's Daluo, allowing him to manage the Huai River's water affairs.

Wuzhiqi secretly came to the Netherworld and, through the Six Paths of Reincarnation, was reincarnated into a divine stone in the Eastern Continent of Victory.

Time marches on.

this day.

On a vast island in Dongsheng Shenzhou, a stone monkey sprang out from a nine-aperture spiritual stone.

This monkey scratching its ears and cheeks is a major protagonist in the Journey to the West: the future Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, now known as the nameless stone monkey.

However, unlike the memories of the transmigrator, this Sun Wukong was extremely compatible with the Dao of Water from the moment he was born, and there were faint fluctuations of spiritual energy on his body.

Clearly, he was born with exceptional potential and was a being suited to cultivate the Great Dao of Water.

The reason he has such a background is naturally because he is the reincarnation of Wuzhiqi.

As a Great Immortal and the Water God of the Huai River, and with his reincarnation orchestrated by Huanglong.

Is it acceptable for someone to have a less-than-ideal background?

The birth of Sun Wukong also signifies the beginning of the great calamity of Journey to the West.

However, in this great calamity, Huanglong will be the biggest behind-the-scenes manipulator.

If nothing unexpected happens, after the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West ends, the Primordial World will soon be able to ascend to the Eternal World.

No matter how well he prepares, he will try to break through to the Hunyuan Wuji Dalu Jinxian realm.

Huanglong had a feeling that Hongjun was not far from breaking through.

If he doesn't break through recently, then after advancing in the post-primordial era, he will take that crucial final step and become a Primordial Limitless Golden Immortal.

Therefore, the ascension of the Primordial World to the Eternal World was a significant milestone for Huanglong.

If he could take that final step ahead of time, Hongjun would no longer be any threat.

If Hongjun had acted before him, he would have become even more passive.

One wrong move could lead to total defeat, with millions of dollars' worth of preparations going to waste, or even a lifetime of hope of never advancing further, stopping at the gates of the Primordial Limitless Golden Immortal.

The Journey to the West Calamity, being the last calamity before the ascension of the Primordial World, was of paramount importance to Huanglong.

For the sake of his own path, he must make all the necessary preparations during this period and have absolute control over the Journey to the West.

For this matter, Huanglong did more than just change Sun Wukong, the protagonist of Journey to the West.

After setting up the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons to suppress spirits and bring the Wu Clan back to the prehistoric stage, Huanglong began to integrate the Demon Clan, allowing them to occupy a part of the Great Thousand World.

This world is the realm of demons.

After years of recuperation and with the resources allocated by Huanglong, the demon race has grown much stronger, with many Great Luo Golden Immortals emerging, and even a few Quasi-Saints appearing.

Huanglong did this in order to select talents for the eighty-one tribulations of the Journey to the West.

In the memories of time travelers, there is a saying that the monsters Sun Wukong encountered on his journey to the West were all part of a drama orchestrated by various powerful figures.

Huanglong's plan is to directly control the eighty-one tribulations of the Journey to the West.

In this way, he can better control the end time of the Journey to the West Calamity, thereby indirectly controlling the time when the Primordial World is promoted to the Eternal World.

However, achieving this will not be easy for him.

After Sun Wukong was born, the Heavenly Sage felt something.

Knowing that the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West was about to arrive, knowing that this would be the last Great Tribulation of the Primordial World, and knowing that after this Great Tribulation, the Primordial World would be promoted to an Eternal World.

Besides knowing these things, Hongjun, like Huanglong, also knew that when the Primordial World advanced to the Eternal World, it would be the day he would attain enlightenment.

The path he chooses to take is destined to clash with Huanglong's interests.

Although he did not know Huanglong's specific plans, he sensed a crisis coming from Huanglong.

If Huanglong were to attain enlightenment first, even if he were to attain the Great Luo Golden Immortal of Primordial Chaos, he still wouldn't be able to become an existence surpassing the Great God Pangu as he has envisioned.

After all, Huanglong had made so many efforts for the prehistoric world, how could he possibly watch Hongjun do this?

Therefore, the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West was a crucial juncture for Hongjun, and he had to intervene in this matter.

However, he did not rush to take action. Instead, like the Heavenly Sage, he began to deduce what Huanglong had done over the years.

Soon, they noticed the demon realm and understood part of Huanglong's plan.

At the same time, they also realized what benefits they would gain if this vast world were to become a true demon realm.

So they all began to follow suit.

Nuwa did not choose to start from scratch in other worlds, but instead, as the Demon Queen, she led the powerful demons of Jinxiu Heaven to participate in the transformation of the demon realm.

Huang Long had no objection to this.

Or rather, his original intention was to involve Nuwa in it.

Only in this way could he better conceal his plan to cultivate the demon race and make it into a place with eighty-one tribulations.

When the transformation of the demon realm was officially completed, the Great Dao bestowed a great deal of merit, and Nuwa and the powerful demons all saw their cultivation levels increase.

After being transformed by Nuwa and the powerful demons, this world became extremely suitable for the demons to live in. Whether it was cultivation or enlightenment, the demons could achieve twice the results with half the effort in the demon realm.

Conversely, other races in the demon realm are suppressed by the demon realm. Not to mention that everything goes wrong, their cultivation is hindered in many ways, their combat power is affected, and they cannot exert their full strength.

The Three Pure Ones chose a world occupied by humans and transformed it into a world like the Nine Provinces, suitable only for human survival.

They then moved the Fire Cloud Cave from the Nine Provinces and placed it in this world, making this world a second Nine Provinces Realm, giving the human race another way out and another trump card.

At the same time, the Three Pure Ones also created three more great worlds above the Thirty-Three Heavens.

From then on, the Heavenly Court had thirty-six heavens, with the last three heavens being called the Three Pure Heavens, which were also collectively known as the Great Luo Heaven.

Only those who are Great Golden Immortals from the Three Pure Ones are qualified to reside here.

The two Western saints are equally impressive.

They joined forces with Buddhist luminaries such as Shakyamuni, Bhaisajyaguru, and Maitreya to create a vast world in Xiniu Hezhou, which they named the Buddhist Realm.

On the day the realm was formed, not only did the two Western Saints make great progress in their cultivation, but other great Buddhist masters also did.

Shakyamuni Buddha successfully advanced to the Quasi-Saint level, becoming the strongest figure in Buddhism besides the Saints.

The Buddha Vairocana, Bhaisajyaguru, and Maitreya also saw significant improvements in their cultivation.

Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva also took this opportunity to complete their foundations and attain the quasi-saintly status.

He became the head of the Buddhist bodhisattvas, and his status was no less than that of the Buddha.

In addition, all the races of the heavens also followed the example of the sage and transformed the world they inhabited.

The emergence of these worlds not only made the Three Thousand Great Daos more stable, but also made the Primordial World more perfect, fulfilling the last prerequisite for advancement to an Eternal World.

Therefore, the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West is no longer a secret; the primordial world has brought it to light on its own initiative.

Anyone whose cultivation reaches the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal can vaguely sense that the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West is about to occur.

They also knew that this would be the last great eon.

To gain more benefits after the primordial world is upgraded to an eternal world, one must participate in this great calamity.

At the same time, they also knew that this great calamity was related to the great prosperity of Buddhism.

Therefore, all the myriad races in the heavens began to make preparations in response to the great calamity of the Journey to the West, especially the Buddhist sect...

(End of this chapter)