Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 526: Slaying the Sub-Saint of the Three Corpses (First Update!)

Chapter 526 -526: Slaying the Sub-Saint of the Three Corpses (First Update!)

Three muffled thuds sounded, and the brilliance within the eyes of the three gigantic mantises froze instantly. Their bodies began to disintegrate rapidly from the point where the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod struck, soon crumbling into dust; under this attack, they were thoroughly annihilated.

Sun Wukong stood aloft, watching as the three gigantic mantises dissipated into smoke and ash. He suddenly experienced an inexplicable moment of enlightenment and quietly closed his eyes. Above his head, two ethereal shadows manifested, the Good Corpse and the Evil Corpse, each displaying distinct expressions. Soon after, a third shadow also emerged, different from the first two in that it was extremely faint, and not fully revealed, as if some force bound it inside Sun Wukong’s body.

This was the Corpse of Desire, the Third Corpse that Sun Wukong sought to slay!

After manifesting above Sun Wukong’s head for a short while, the Corpse of Desire was unable to fully condense and retreated back into Sun Wukong’s body.

“Still lacking that little bit!”

Sun Wukong opened his eyes and shook his head slightly with a tinge of regret. He certainly had some significant enlightenment regarding the Great Dao of heaven and earth, but it was not enough; he was still just a bit short of slaying the Third Corpse, the Corpse of Desire.

To slay the Three Corpses and become a Sub-Saint was indeed no easy task, let alone integrating these Three Corpses with the Dao!

Sun Wukong now looked up to the respect with admiration the Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun, who became a Saint by merging with the Dao and slaying the Three Corpses in the Ancient Primeval times. How immense must one’s talent and fortune be to achieve that feat!

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The strength of this Progenitor of the Myriad Paths was absolutely beyond Sun Wukong’s imagination!

“One day, I too will reach the level of the Daoist Ancestor!”

Sun Wukong clenched his fist, his eyes blazing with astonishing confidence. With a wave of his hand, specks of light converged towards him—these were the heavenly origin powers from the bodies of the three gigantic mantises that had disintegrated after their demise. Although these powers were of little help in slaying the Third Corpse, the Corpse of Desire, they were an exquisite spiritual medicine for enhancing the physique’s strength!

The five tree worms lay still atop the petrified platform, unable to move since their cores had been pierced by the three gigantic mantises. Seriously wounded and powerless, they could only lie there, waiting for death.

Sun Wukong glanced at the five tree worms, sighed lightly, and with a flick of the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod, five Blazing Fires of Chaos shot towards each worm. Upon contact, they quickly burst into intense flames. Since the worms were fatally injured with no hope of survival, and would gradually lose their life force even without Sun Wukong’s intervention, he might as well grant them an earlier release from suffering.

The five tree worms were soon reduced to ashes under the Blazing Fires of Chaos, and the resulting heavenly origin powers were likewise absorbed by Sun Wukong.

After landing on the platform and meditating with closed eyes for ten days, Sun Wukong stood up. There was nothing left here that could aid him, and it was time to continue towards the heart of the tree.

The creatures within the World Tree were no different from the common trees of the Three Realms, but they were much larger and more formidable, filled with aggression and brutality. Sun Wukong felt this clearly during the following two years. After the tree worms and gigantic mantises, he encountered a giant yellow bird that could spew intense flames and a strange squirrel with extremely sharp claws capable of unleashing Tornado Blades, along with other bizarre creatures.

These powerful creatures, born and raised inside the World Tree, naturally had gigantic bodies unlike their counterparts, as well as extremely formidable physiques and nearly Dao-like techniques—some excelled in offensive abilities, others in defense, and some possessed exceedingly strange powers. All these gave Sun Wukong many enlightenments, leading him step by step towards the path of slaying the Third Corpse, the Corpse of Desire, until he finally reached a critical point.

This time, it was the real critical point!

After another battle, Sun Wukong had a moment of clear realization, as well as an intense feeling that he was about to make a breakthrough!

The Third Corpse, Corpse of Desire, could now be severed!

The Good Corpse and Evil Corpse once again emerged above Sun Wukong’s head, and as he sat cross-legged in mid-air, the phantom of the Third Corpse of Desire also rose from above his head, struggling incessantly, becoming more and more solid, with its features growing increasingly clear, until it was as discernible as the Good Corpse and Evil Corpse.

Hum~!

As if shaking off an immeasurable burden, the Corpse of Desire finally broke free from above Sun Wukong’s head completely, like the Good Corpse and Evil Corpse, they stood in tripartite, floating above his head, mutually bowing to each other, and a powerful momentum surged from Sun Wukong’s body.

Slaying Three Corpses to be a Sub-Saint!

Sun Wukong had finally broken through!

The momentum, like a tornado, swept through the entire space of the tree’s structural platform, far exceeding Sun Wukong’s past aura. Although he had not yet formally Proved the Tao and Become a Saint, it was much stronger than that of a Half-Step Saint, without the slightest sense of emptiness; the aura was extremely powerful and profound.

In the Three Realms, the only person who had completely severed the Three Corpses and then Proved the Tao and Become a Saint up to this point was only Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor. Even The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord, who was the foremost among the Three Purities, first attained sainthood, then gradually accumulated Merit Force, and pondered the Heavenly Dao to sever the Third Corpse. Although this was also a severing of the Three Corpses, merging with the Dao to become a saint was much more difficult than directly becoming a saint by uniting with the Dao.

Unless there was some fortuitous encounter, it might be impossible to merge with the Dao and attain the Primordial Taiji Da Luo Gold Immortal in one’s lifetime!

Huh~!

Taking a deep breath, Sun Wukong exhaled it greatly, and the last bit of turbidity within his body vanished without a trace at that moment.

At this moment, Sun Wukong even had the feeling that if he were to confront the Tathagata Buddha or Ran Deng Ancient Buddha again, he definitely wouldn’t feel as though he was in the midst of tempestuous waves, on the verge of capsizing at any moment, and he wouldn’t even feel much pressure!

Even though he had not yet attained sainthood, he no longer feared Heavenly Dao Saints at the level of the Tathagata Buddha and Ran Deng Ancient Buddha!

“Master was right, The Borderlands truly are the best Holy Land for my cultivation!”

Sun Wukong was filled with intense gratitude towards the Bodhi Patriarch at this moment. Without the Bodhi Patriarch’s guidance, he would never have thought to cultivate in The Borderlands, nor would he have discovered such a wondrous thing as the world tree!

Even before reaching the heart of the tree, such a huge gain had been had—surely there would be even greater surprises within the heart of the tree?

Of course, there might also be greater dangers!

But what of that? The greater the danger, the greater the opportunity. To take one more step beyond one’s current achievements and pursue the Attainment of Saint, one must have the courage and confidence to face everything!