Chinese animation: Starting with Bad Guys

Within the Abyss of Darkness, demonic energy surged like a vast ocean, where countless twisted and ferocious demonic shadows howled madly, devoured and slaughtered each other, filled with the most primal and tyrannical chaotic laws.

Wu Tian felt an unprecedented sense of harmony and comfort here, as if he were a fish returning to the sea.

His divine sense spread out like a tide, quickly sensing and locking onto the core of this dark world.

In the deepest part of that endless demonic energy, a lotus flower, as black as ink but with petals that shimmered with a deep, dark luster, floated silently.

It exudes a powerful force that originates from the same source as the twelve-petaled golden lotus of merit used to suppress fortune on Mount Sumeru in Western religions, but with completely opposite attributes!

This is the innate spiritual treasure—the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus—born at the beginning of the creation of the world, transformed from the seeds of the Chaos Green Lotus and born together with the Merit Golden Lotus!

"The Black Lotus of Annihilation..."

Wu Tian instantly realized that this was an opportunity that his master Qin Chuan had prepared for him long ago, and it was the foundation for his future demonic path!

Without the slightest hesitation, he flashed and crossed the endless demonic energy barrier, sitting steadily on the black lotus platform.

"I am the Demon Ancestor of Wutian! From this day forward, this abyss is under my rule, and all demons must submit!"

The overwhelming demonic sound, accompanied by the supreme demonic power of the Black Lotus of Annihilation, spread out like ripples, sweeping across the entire Abyss of Darkness.

The boiling demonic energy subsided, and the countless raging, roaring, and fighting demons, under the pressure of this supreme demonic power originating from the source of chaos, let out terrified cries and bowed down in the direction of the black lotus, expressing their submission!

After arranging Wutian's destination, Qin Chuan turned his gaze eastward, his eyes seemingly traversing countless mountains and rivers.

"Now that this matter is settled, it's time to move on to the next place." He stood up and said calmly to Ao Run, who was standing respectfully beside him, "Eastern Continent of Divine Victory, Flower and Fruit Mountain."

Although Ao Run had never heard of Huaguo Mountain, since it was a place his master had specifically requested to visit, it must have something extraordinary about it and was by no means an ordinary fairy mountain.

Without hesitation, she transformed into a majestic and beautiful purple dragon, thousands of feet long, as her body shimmered with purple light and obediently lay down at Qin Chuan's feet: "Ao Run understands."

After this period of adjustment, she has fully adapted to and remained faithful to her duty as the saint's mount.

Qin Chuan stepped onto the dragon's head, standing with his hands behind his back. Ao Run let out a clear dragon roar, riding the wind and clouds, soaring into the sky, transforming into a purple streak, and speeding towards the direction of Dongsheng Divine Continent, covering tens of thousands of miles in an instant.

Before long, a magnificent, beautiful, and spiritually rich mountain came into view.

This mountain is Huaguo Mountain, located within the territory of Aolai Kingdom in Dongsheng Shenzhou!

Here, the air was filled with swirling mists and rising purple fog, a scene of auspicious beauty.

Its power dominates the vast ocean, its might pacifies the Jade Sea, and its majestic aura soars straight to the heavens.

The cliff face is covered with strangely shaped rocks, and between the sheer walls are numerous strange peaks.

In the mountains and forests, long-lived deer and fairy foxes roam freely, while on the treetops, spirit birds and black cranes gather.

Rare herbs and exotic flowers never fade in all seasons, while evergreen pines and cypresses remain eternally spring.

A ravine is covered with vines and creepers, and the surrounding embankments are always green with grass.

It is truly a "primordial land of the ten continents and the origin of the three islands," a naturally blessed land that has existed since the beginning of time and the primordial chaos!

Its spiritual charm and profound foundation are in fact no less than those of the ancestral mountain of all mountains, the Kunlun Wonderland!

Even more striking is the sight of groups of glossy-furred monkeys everywhere, along mountain streams, in forests, and on cliffs.

They frolicked and played here, picking spiritual fruits, and their running and jumping showed a certain air of "this mountain is mine," as if they had made this beautiful and spiritually rich fairy cave their own carefree paradise.

“Master, this place is so rich in spiritual energy, it is a rare top-level blessed land in the Three Realms. Why don’t we see any celestial gods or Buddhist masters establishing a temple here? Instead, a group of monkeys with newly awakened intelligence have taken charge?”

Ao Run descended from the clouds and hovered in mid-air. Looking down at the monkey troop that was almost "stealing the show," he couldn't help but feel strange and asked a question.

In her understanding, such a blessed land should have been occupied by a powerful being long ago.

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan smiled faintly and retorted, "Can't a monkey be the master of this place?"

His gaze did not linger too long on the ordinary monkeys, or the exotic flowers, rare birds and beasts, but went straight to the highest peak of Flower Fruit Mountain.

There stands a huge, strange rock.

The strange rock is 36.5 feet tall, corresponding to the 365 degrees of the celestial sphere; and 24 feet wide, corresponding to the 24 solar terms of the Chinese calendar. Nine orifices and eight holes are distributed on the rock, arranged according to the positions of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams.

At this moment, this immortal stone is greedily absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, and the spiritual energy of mountains and rivers! The surrounding spiritual energy forms a visible vortex, continuously flowing into the stone.

Inside that strange rock, a soft and pure golden light could be faintly seen through the stone wall.

Within the light, a golden figure resembling an ape, with its hands clasped around its knees and curled up like an infant, rose and fell slightly with the breath of spiritual energy, as if it were asleep, or as if it were nurturing an astonishing life force.

A naturally occurring, untamed, yet pure and yang primordial energy was slowly emanating from it, subtly connecting and resonating with the spiritual veins of the entire Flower Fruit Mountain.

Qin Chuan's gaze fell on the golden monkey shadow that was faintly visible in the stone, and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

The master of Flower Fruit Mountain, the intelligent stone monkey, the future Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong.

Chapter 21 The Great Sage Returns

At the summit of Flower Fruit Mountain, a strange rock swallows the sun and moon, containing a spiritual embryo. According to the predetermined trajectory of the Heavenly Dao, it is still a long time before it is born. It will only be when the Investiture of the Gods ends and the opportunity for Buddhism to spread to the East arrives, that this spiritual stone monkey will be born.

However, Qin Chuan stood on the cloud, looking down at the strange stone that contained boundless vitality and unyielding will, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes.

The original trajectory he knew was: the birth of the stone monkey, learning skills from a master, causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace, being imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain, traveling west to obtain the scriptures, becoming the Victorious Fighting Buddha, until the final calamity of Wutian...

The process was lengthy, full of calculations and compromises, and incredibly slow and tedious.

Now that he's already in the game, why would he want to follow the so-called script of destiny step by step?

"The time is not yet ripe? Then I will set the time."

Qin Chuan spoke softly to the strange rocks atop the mountain.

There was no earth-shattering aura, only a subtle fluctuation, invisible and intangible yet seemingly above the rules of this world, quietly spreading with his words, gently enveloping the huge strange stone like ripples on water.

"Crack..."

A soft yet distinct cracking sound rang out. A fissure suddenly appeared on the once seamless, jade-like stone surface!

The cracks spread rapidly, like a spider web.

The next moment, a furry, thunder-mouthed, and lively golden monkey emerged somewhat bewildered from the crack!

He stood atop the broken, strange rock, seemingly still unaware of what had happened. He subconsciously stretched and rubbed his eyes.

Then, as if by instinct, he leaped upwards!

This leap was no ordinary jump; it was a direct ascent into the air, landing on the clouds!

The instant he took to the air, two dazzling golden beams of light shot out from his eyes!

Golden light, like a sword, tore through the clouds and shot straight into the sky. Its brilliance illuminated the four continents in an instant, swept across the three realms and six paths, and made the whole world shine!

The stone monkey was born ahead of schedule!

In that instant—

Kunlun Mountain Jade Palace, Shouyang Mountain Eight Views Palace, Jin'ao Island Biyou Palace, Western Mount Sumeru...

Almost simultaneously, a faint, mysterious light appeared in the temples of several sages.

The sage's thoughts intertwined, and he instantly understood the reason.

"It's him……"

"Forceful intervention, shifting the wheel of fate..."

"This stone monkey, destined by heaven, was actually awakened by him ahead of schedule..."

Many reclusive masters and powerful figures from all sides were also startled by the golden light that shot straight into the sky and the pure and unruly innate Qi, and their divine thoughts were unanimously directed towards Flower Fruit Mountain.

However, when they sensed the black-robed figure standing quietly beside the stone monkey, whose aura was as deep as the sea, all their divine senses were jerked back as if struck by lightning, and they dared not linger for even a moment longer!

That person is a saint from another world who even forced the Primordial Celestial Venerable to retreat! Who would dare to covet him?

"This...how is this possible?!"

As Ao Run hovered in the air, sensing the immense aura naturally emanating from the newly born stone monkey—a aura that seemed to coexist with heaven and earth and resonate with the laws of nature—his dragon body trembled in shock, nearly losing his balance, and he cried out in alarm:

"Born a Great Luo?!"

She simply couldn't believe her senses! A monkey that had just sprung from a stone already possessed cultivation and foundation comparable to a Grand Luo Giant?

Hearing Ao Run's exclamation, Qin Chuan's gaze remained fixed on the stone monkey curiously observing itself and the world. He calmly corrected her misunderstanding:

"He was not born a Great Luo. He has always been a Great Luo."

"Always has it?"

Ao Run was even more confused. She had just entered the Taiyi realm and could not yet fully understand the mysteries of the Daluo realm.

"The Great Luo One transcends the river of time and space, bringing together all of one's own timelines, past, present, and future, as a unified whole, always consistent."

Qin Chuan patiently explained:

"Once one attains the Great Luo realm, the concept of 'weakness' disappears. At any point in time, one is the one who has already achieved the Great Luo Dao fruit. Time and space have lost most of their meaning for the Great Luo."

Ao Run seemed to understand, but not quite; she felt that this realm was so profound that it was beyond her comprehension.

Qin Chuan suddenly changed the subject and asked:

Have you ever heard of "Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, Xieyue Sanxing Cave"?

Ao Run pondered for a moment, then shook his head:

"Never heard of such a place. What kind of sacred mountain or blessed land is this?"

Qin Chuan's lips curled slightly, revealing a knowing smile:

"The mind is the heart, and so is the heart. A crescent moon and three stars, when put together, also form the character 'heart'."

His gaze was profound, as if he could see through an age-old mystery:

"The so-called Bodhi Patriarch was never some reclusive hermit in the mountains. He was the future Sun Wukong himself, who, after attaining the Great Luo realm, went back in time and, at a crucial juncture in his own destiny, in the guise of a 'Patriarch,' imparted supernatural powers and magic to his past self who was ignorantly seeking the Dao, and bestowed upon him a name!"

"Teaching myself...?"

Ao Run was completely stunned; this completely overturned her understanding.

“That’s right.” Qin Chuan nodded. “This is the most intense and helpless form of resistance he could muster under the meticulous calculations and suppression of the Heavenly Dao. He’s trying to reverse the predetermined future by changing the past.”

He looked at the stone monkey, whose eyes were now pure and innocent, scratching its head and cheeks with a hint of barely perceptible sigh in his voice:

"Although he is essentially a Great Luo Immortal, from the moment of his birth, he was the core of the 'Journey to the West Calamity,' a key piece in the game of the saints. His memories and his cognition were forcibly obscured and suppressed by the power of the Heavenly Dao and the methods of the saints from the moment he was born. So you see him now, every move he makes is no different from an ordinary monkey, confused and ignorant of his own great power and destiny."

"His self-enlightenment was the limit of his struggle, which he could do while trapped in this cage of fate."

Looking at the stone monkey, who possessed the essence of a Great Luo Immortal but was as ignorant as a child, about to be passively stepped into that carefully arranged trajectory once again, a trace of pity flashed in Qin Chuan's eyes.