Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 393 - 382: What Really Is the Truth

Yes, he chose to surrender. Though if he had truly fought Sun Wukong to the death, abandoning everything, it might not necessarily have been him who would lose in the end, but he dared not gamble, or rather, he could not afford to lose. When the tree spirit Ye Zi expressed surrender with great defeat, a smile appeared on Sun Wukong’s domineering face. Immediately, his life force began to surge rapidly, and he returned the spiritual power and life force he had just absorbed, back to the tree spirit Ye Zi and the young man who had transformed into a great tree.

At this time, the little monkey also flew over, looking doubtfully at the tree spirit Ye Zi, who was kneeling on the ground, and the young man who had reverted to human form, utterly puzzled. With the loss of Ye Zi’s control, the giant fire phoenix, more than a kilometer in length, gradually dissipated, while the thousand-meter tall tree turned back into the very ordinary wooden staff it was before. Sun Wukong didn’t immediately explain anything to the little monkey but waved his hand at him, signaling that he could revert from his Through-back Ape form. When Sun Wukong had used his Heaven and Earth Dao Eye, not only did he see many of the little monkey’s hidden matters, but he also understood why the little monkey usually took on the appearance of a yellow-haired monkey. The form of the Through-back Ape, although possessing great attack power and speed, also consumed a terrifying amount of energy. Moreover, since the little monkey did not actually belong to this world, the Through-back Ape form was quite a burden on him.

Seeing the little monkey slowly change back, Sun Wukong turned helplessly to look at the battle that had now turned into a melee between the Twelve Ancestral Witches and the Nine Decisions Vajra Ape. Sun Wukong was really frustrated. He had sent the Twelve Ancestral Witches and the Nine Decisions Vajra Ape to fight autonomously, which meant he didn’t control them at all. This allowed Sun Wukong to focus all his attention on his own battle and let them unleash their full strength. What Sun Wukong did not expect was that when the more than ninety thousand doppelgangers of the tree spirit converged onto a single person, losing their targets, the Twelve Ancestral Witches had unexpectedly started fighting with the Nine Decisions Vajra Ape.

Even though the Twelve Ancestral Witches were superior both in number and overall strength compared to the Nine Decisions Vajra Ape, the latter held the World Suppressing Stele, which it could not wield to its full potential; yet even with its indestructible hardness, it was enough to defend against the attacks of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and even occasionally land a hit on one of them. Previously, Sun Wukong had focused all his attention on sensing the subtleties of absorbing the Five Elements Power, so he didn’t pay attention to their battle. Now that the fighting had stopped, he immediately felt the clash of their combat.

In an instant, Sun Wukong’s figure flashed and appeared in the very center of the battle. Without a word, he simply cast a cold glance around, then with a single wave of his hand, he took back the Twelve Ancestral Witches and the Nine Decisions Vajra Ape. Of course, the Twelve Ancestral Witches were drawn into the World Within the Golden Hoop Staff, while the Nine Decisions Vajra Ape was sent back to its original world. At that moment, a peculiar idea emerged in Sun Wukong’s mind.

Why had I forgotten about the World Within the Artifact that the Jingu Bang possesses? The little monkey had mentioned he could erase the spirit marks on both his and Lao Sha’s souls. If that’s the case, couldn’t I first ask the little monkey to erase the mark of the Ancient Primordial World from Lao Sha’s soul, and then hide him inside the Jingu Bang’s World Within the Artifact? Doing this would ensure that even if I’m unable to claim the first place in the Netherworld World, it won’t matter. As long as I survive, I can return to the Netherworld World and from there, use Yue Huangquan to go back to the Pangu Realm. This plan could save a lot of trouble and greatly ensure Lao Sha’s safety.

The more I thought about it, the more excited I became, and Sun Wukong’s excitement grew as well. His excitement was even greater than when he discovered the wonderful uses of the Five Elements Power within him. In Sun Wukong’s heart, nothing was more important than the lives of his fellow apprentices and his master, Sanzang. Even though this idea seemed feasible and I was eager to try it immediately at the Netherworld Palace, I quickly calmed down, as there were other matters at hand.

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While contemplating the possibility of this plan, Wukong slowly made his way back to where the tree demon resided. Glancing at the little monkey, he noted that the creature was simply drained and was currently sitting on the ground, gnawing on some unknown spirit fruit. Then his gaze shifted to the tree demon, Ye Zi, and he said indifferently, "Are you going to tell me yourself, or should I force it out of you? The origin of that Fire Phoenix and what’s the deal with this young man—I hope you can give me a satisfactory explanation. Otherwise, I don’t mind turning the two of you into rotten wood by devouring you."

Sun Wukong’s voice lacked the previous coldness and authority, but when it reached Ye Zi’s ears, it made him shiver involuntarily. He first displayed a helpless expression and then spoke to Sun Wukong, "Is your ability to devour life force and spiritual power derived from the power of the Five Elements? Or do you possess a balance of the Five Elements Power within you?" Wukong simply nodded faintly to the tree demon’s question.

Ye Zi looked relieved and as if things were just as he expected. He continued, "I can choose to submit to you, but you have to agree to one condition. As long as you agree, my life, Ye Zi, will be yours from then on." Wukong did not say much, his expression remaining indifferent as he nodded again. Ye Zi’s face lit up with delight as he quickly said, "My name is Ye Zi, and my true form is that of a phoenix tree, or to be precise, a Seven-Colored Phoenix-Calling Twin Phoenix Tree. Since the day I was born in this world, I have been a twin phoenix tree. This is why my cultivation speed is double or even more than that of others. It took me only around one hundred thousand years to reach the realm of Nine Patterns Supreme, and after another two hundred thousand years, I broke through to the Supreme Peak and became a tree demon with Domain Lord Level strength. Of course, this classification is based on how humans rank such things."

As Ye Zi spoke, he suddenly looked over at the young man who was sitting cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, recovering. At that moment, Wukong and the little monkey noticed that up close, the young man and Ye Zi bore a seven or eight parts resemblance to each other. After glancing at the young man, Ye Zi continued, "Another two hundred thousand years passed, and I finally made all the necessary preparations to break through the shackles of being a Domain Lord and reach the endpoint of the Supreme Path. But during my breakthrough, I realized I had oversimplified everything. How could the end of the Supreme Path be so easily attained? Hence, the outcome was obvious; I failed. And with failure came punishment—I had to endure nine strikes of the most powerful cleansing thunder in the heavens and earth. If I could withstand it, then I could continue living; if not, I would die."

"After the third strike of the Celestial Thunder, I was clearly unable to withstand it, and the following six strikes were all endured by my brother, Ye Wu. As a result, he was left with nothing but a remnant soul, his body blasted into fragments. By the way, let me introduce him—this is my brother, Ye Wu. What you’re seeing now is merely his soul merged with my Life-bound Primordial Pearl to form a wooden spirit. My wooden staff is crafted from the fragments left after his body was shattered by the Celestial Thunder. And the condition I propose is that you need to use the Five Elements Power within you and the Bodhi Tree that just appeared to help my brother reconstruct his body."

Tree demon Ye Zi’s words were somewhat confusing, but Sun Wukong still managed to understand the meaning he intended to convey. It was precisely because he understood Ye Zi’s intention that Sun Wukong didn’t immediately answer, instead falling into silence. To reconstruct a body with Five Elements Power and the Wonderful Bodhi Tree would be exceptionally difficult for someone else, not to mention how hard it would be to find the real ancient Spirit Root of the Wonderful Bodhi Tree, but to possess balanced Five Elements attributes and cultivate to the peak of Nine Patterns Supreme is almost unheard of except for Sun Wukong himself. Even his teacher Dao Zhun didn’t possess balanced Five Elements attributes, but rather was the ultimate in a singular spatial attribute.

For Sun Wukong, this task wasn’t difficult, but it still wasn’t easy. Being struck down by Heavenly Thunder meant that the young man’s existence had already been rejected by the Heavenly Dao of this Patrolling Celestial World. So, if he were to forcefully help the young man named Ye Wu reconstruct his body and assist in his resurrection, that would be acting against the Heavenly Dao. Speaking of the Heavenly Dao, Sun Wukong suddenly looked at the little monkey with a very strange expression. Feeling Sun Wukong’s strange gaze, the little monkey turned his head away in a guilty manner, as if he couldn’t bear to look Sun Wukong in the eyes.

"Heavenly Dao, my good brother, do you need to explain to me what exactly is going on here?" The moment Sun Wukong thought about going against the Heavenly Dao, he suddenly remembered what the little monkey had said. The little monkey was the Realm Spirit of this world, or in other words, he was the Heavenly Dao. But this meant there was definitely more to the situation than mere punishment for failing to break through a realm.

The little monkey wanted to continue pretending as if nothing were amiss, but feeling the anger in Sun Wukong’s words, he finally turned his head and said to Sun Wukong, "You really shouldn’t have spied on me with that Heaven and Earth Dao Eye of yours. I truly don’t know how you also know about the Nine Decisions of the Myriad Spirits Realm. Ling Ming, I only have one question for you—do you trust me or not!"

Without a moment’s hesitation, Sun Wukong replied, "Even if I don’t trust myself, I trust you. I absolutely believe you wouldn’t harm me, but I need you to give me a reasonable explanation about this affair and the other matters you’ve kept from me. You know that the thing I hate the most in my life is being manipulated like a fool! If your explanation doesn’t satisfy me, I think this is where we end!"

Finally, the little monkey was panicked. However, he didn’t immediately speak and instead fell into a deep silence. Sun Wukong didn’t urge him but simply sat down on the ground, with an air of someone who could wait as long as it took.

And although tree demon Ye Zi didn’t know what was happening, he also wisely chose to remain silent.

After a long time, the little monkey finally let out a defeated sigh, "Ling Ming, I knew I couldn’t hide it from you. As one of the four great spirit monkeys, the Ling Ming Stone Monkey, even though your divine skills are not as far-reaching as those of the Six-Eared who can perceive all things of past and future, you still have such keen perception!" Discover hidden tales at novelbuddy

(Thanks to the second grand reward from Ziling, the frenzied warmonger. This is the rhythm that compels me to write more.)