I'm already a Great Luo Golden Immortal, how come you're only Martial Saints?

"Senior brother!"

Ning Chen was shaken to his core. An indescribable feeling of sorrow and anger surged into his heart, and his eyes turned bloodshot!

The imprisoned monkey before him is none other than his senior brother Sun Wukong, who joined Fangcun Mountain five hundred years ago, living and sleeping together with him, and fighting demons side by side!

The Monkey King's once magnificent golden fur has now been tormented into this miserable state!

Ning Chen instinctively wanted to rush over, but just as he approached the range of the chain's light, an overwhelming and unstoppable force suddenly erupted!

hum!

The entire Two Realms Mountain came to life instantly, and countless golden Sanskrit Buddhist mantras appeared on its surface!

The deafening chanting resounded throughout the heavens and earth in an instant.

"Om Mani Padme Hum!"

A massive barrier of Buddhist light, imbued with the power of all living beings, instantly condensed before Ning Chen, repelling him like an impenetrable wall!

Sun Wukong suddenly looked up at the cave, which was bathed in golden light from the Buddha.

His bloodshot golden eyes burned with a fierce rage and untamed spirit.

He burst into laughter, his voice drowning out the Buddhist chants and carrying far and wide.

"Hahaha! You old Buddha! You old Jade Emperor! You think that by piercing my collarbone, setting up this damned Five Elements Mountain, and sending your Jiedi to chant sutras every day, you can wear down my will and make me, Old Sun, submit? Keep dreaming!"

The monkey struggled violently, causing the chains to rattle loudly, the sound like metal striking the ground.

"I, Old Sun, tell you, I'd rather starve to death! Die of thirst! I'd rather die than eat your molten copper and iron pellets and become a begging dog at your door!"

"Senior brother!"

Ning Chen's eyes welled up with tears as he looked at the huge, dried wound on Sun Wukong's collarbone, pierced by the pillar.

Looking at Monkey King's back, which was withered yet still straight, he felt a surge of anger rising within him.

Without further hesitation, a thought flashed through his mind, and the true meaning of carefree wandering flowed instantly!

Yin, Yang, wind, rain, darkness, and light—the six elements of heaven and earth naturally surround the body.

Ning Chen's figure instantly lost its substance, transforming into an invisible and intangible breeze, without the slightest trace of human presence, ignoring the Buddhist light barrier that was powerful enough to imprison the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, and passing through it.

The barrier that even the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, could not easily break through was as easy for Ning Chen as passing through a layer of illusory water curtain.

Zhuangzi's "Free and Easy Wandering" has its own unique charm, making it perfectly suited for breaking through restrictions and formations.

Sun Wukong looked at his junior brother who had appeared before him, and his dull golden eyes suddenly lit up with a look of surprise.

"I almost forgot! Junior Brother, your escape technique, which allows you to transform with the wind, is truly unparalleled! Even the Buddha's seal couldn't trap you! Good! Good! Good!"

"It's a pity I really can't understand that so-called Zhuangzi, otherwise I wouldn't have been trapped here for five hundred years!"

Sun Wukong said "good" three times in a row, and his exhausted face regained its long-lost radiance.

Ning Chen looked at his senior brother, who was cruelly bound by chains and pillars so close to him. The piercing wound on his collarbone was shocking, and his heart ached even more.

"Senior brother, you've suffered so much..."

"Bitter? Heh heh, it's nothing!"

Sun Wukong grinned and tried to wave his hand, but the chain snapped, making him wince in pain, though his smile remained.

"Seeing you safe and sound, Junior Brother, all my suffering has been worth it! Back then, when you told me you had the ability to travel through time, I was still a little skeptical."

He looked Ning Chen over carefully, his eyes filled with nostalgia and emotion.

"I've toiled for five hundred years in this godforsaken place, and finally, my junior brother, you've arrived as promised..."

The monkey stared intently at Ning Chen, its eyes filled with endless anticipation.

"I knew it! Junior Brother, you would never break your promise! With your arrival, there's a way to break this deadlock! Everything, everything is still possible!"

Ning Chen took out the Tai'a sword, intending to cut the iron chains, but was stopped by the monkey.

"Don't waste your time. These chains were set up by the Heavenly Court. If you break them, that old Jade Emperor will surely notice. It's not time for me to escape yet!"

The monkey gestured for Ning Chen to sit down.

"Come, come, sit down and let's talk! We've been fellow disciples for five hundred years, it's been a long time since we had a proper chat!"

That's good, he had a lot of questions in his mind that he wanted to ask his senior brother.

But before that, there are more important things to do.

Ning Chen took out a roast chicken and several jars of strong liquor from his divine space. He tore the roast chicken apart and handed the biggest and fattest chicken leg to his senior brother's mouth.

Sun Wukong's eyes gleamed, and he began to tear into the food without any restraint. It was clear that he was extremely hungry, and his eating was even more ferocious than that of a starving ghost reincarnated.

In a short while, a whole roasted chicken was gone from Wukong's stomach, and he grinned.

"That's great, that's great, junior brother! Don't just give me food, give me some wine too!"

Ning Chen picked up the wine jar and brought it to Monkey King's lips. Monkey King gulped it down as if he wanted to swallow all the hunger and frustration of the past five hundred years.

"Senior brother!"

Ning Chen watched Sun Wukong wolf down his food and asked him a question while he was drinking.

"What exactly happened five hundred years ago? You are imprisoned here now, and where am I...?"

"Speaking of this, I was just about to ask you. That day, when you and I were about to cause a ruckus in the Lingxiao Palace, a fellow named Xuandu suddenly appeared, pulling you aside and telling you not to get involved in the matter of fighting against Heaven, lest you lose face for the Grand Master..."

"What are you spouting? If you want the immortal pills and peaches of immortality, I'll get them for you right here. If you want to sit on the Jade Emperor's throne, I can also pull some strings. Why bother getting involved personally and losing face? Junior Brother Ning Chen, when did you find a master with such extraordinary connections?"

Ning Chen was completely bewildered. Who was Xuan Du? And who was the Grand Master?

And what, the Jade Emperor's throne can also operate?

This guy is really bragging. Does he really think he's one of the Three Pure Ones or the Dao Ancestor Hongjun?

"Alright, time is running out. Let's not talk about that guy anymore. He might be a madman, but he's quite strong. Even I couldn't snatch you away; he just dragged you away, Junior Brother..."

Seeing that Ning Chen also looked bewildered, Sun Wukong realized that Ning Chen was unaware of the causes and effects of his past life.

A complex look flashed in the monkey's eyes. His junior brother was truly blessed, unlike him, a wild monkey, unloved and uncared for...

He shook his head.

"Junior brother, since you have traveled through time, you must already know about what happened to me, Old Sun. It was because I heard you tell me about that frustrating journey to the West that I, Old Sun, became even more resentful!"

An endless murderous intent rose in his eyes.

"Why? Why am I, Old Sun, born to be schemed against? To be manipulated like a puppet? The Heavenly Court offered me only the position of stable boy! At the Peach Banquet, they invited every deity in the heavens, but not me, Old Sun!"

Anger surged in his eyes.

"You say that's my fate, but I, Old Sun, refuse to accept it! So I've made up my mind: I will never be a submissive dog of Buddhism! I will sit upright and free as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven! I will make sure the Heavenly Court can no longer look down on me, and that Mount Ling knows my power!"

His voice lowered, tinged with grief and indignation.

"I rallied my six sworn brothers and raised the banner of rebellion! I wanted to wage a glorious war against them, to smash the Lingxiao Palace and shatter the Lotus Platform of Mount Ling! But alas, alas..."

Sun Wukong sighed heavily, his eyes filled with helplessness and resentment.

"We are seven brothers, each with exceptional skills, but ultimately lack sufficient foundation. Although we have many soldiers under our command, we lack a truly top-tier fighting force capable of contending with the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist sects!"

"In the battle at Flower Fruit Mountain, heavenly soldiers and generals surged like a tide, and countless Buddhas secretly intervened! I, Old Sun, defeated Nezha, fought off the Nine Luminaries, and battled the Manifestation Saint True Lord to a standstill, but ultimately fell into the trap of the Supreme Elder! His Vajra Bracelet struck my crown, causing me to lose consciousness and be captured..."

He spat angrily.

"What happened after that is best left unsaid! It was nothing more than Laozi's alchemy furnace and Buddha's Five Finger Mountain! The Jade Emperor and Buddha joined forces to suppress me, Old Sun, here. For these five hundred years, heh heh, they wanted to use molten copper and iron balls, Buddhist chants to refine me, pierce my heart with ten thousand swords, and strike me with heavenly lightning, to sully my origins. All sorts of despicable methods were just to wear down my arrogance, to make me submit, so that I could become a protector on the journey to the West! Bah! Dream on!"

Sun Wukong looked at Ning Chen, his golden eyes burning with an indomitable flame.

"Junior brother! You possess the ability to travel through time and space, are blessed with great fortune, and your talent and comprehension are no less than mine! To rewrite this humiliating defeat and help me escape this cage of fate, my hope ultimately rests on you, junior brother!"

Wukong's words were full of entrustment.

Ning Chen felt a heavy weight in his heart and asked again.

"Senior brother, do you know who set up this Journey to the West Divine Realm? And why was it able to drag us, the people of Earth, into it?"

"And what about those demonic projections from Earth? Why did they come to Earth, and is there a way to deal with them?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong looked bewildered and shook his head.

"The Journey to the West Divine Realm? I've never heard of it. I'm suppressed here, and my perception of the outside world is completely restricted by this Buddhist seal. But since it can send you through time and space, the entity behind it might be someone like the Patriarch..."

The monkey didn't continue speaking, but its eyes became even more serious.

Upon hearing the name of the founder, Ning Chen's heart stirred.

"How is the patriarch?"