Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

"Brother,"

Ao Yun came in and spoke of a matter, "The Jiao Demon King has been secretly making contacts outside; he might be seeking help from the four great Demon Kings of the Northern Jambu Continent."

"Has the message been sent out?" Sun Wukong was unconcerned.

"That hasn't happened."

Ao Yun shook her head, she had been investigating and monitoring the hidden dangers of Huaguo Mountain, and the Jiao Demon King's slight movements could not escape her eyes, "It's just that the Jiao Demon King is cunning by nature and will not give up easily. I fear that in the coming years, he will continuously look for ways to seek help from the outside."

"No plan is foolproof."

"Brother, I think we should take care of the Jiao Demon King in advance—"

As she spoke, Ao Yun made a slicing motion across her throat with her hand.

The implication was clear.

Sun Wukong shook his head and chuckled, "Based on actions, not intent, my Huaguo Mountain is a holy land that values rules and reason; how can we engage in such actions? If word got out, how would others regard our Huaguo Mountain?"

"I was shortsighted," said Ao Yun, hastily admitting her error.

"No, you're not wrong. A swift cut through a tangled knot is indeed the simplest and quickest method. But what we're lacking now is not time; what we need is patience. Do you understand?" Sun Wukong asked earnestly.

"I understand," said Ao Yun, feeling somewhat ashamed.

Gods value virtue, and the ways of Dao and Buddha rely on wisdom; it's always preferable not to resort to violence whenever possible.

Intelligence and wisdom are supreme; fists and weapons, the use of force, come secondary.

The latter is necessary for survival and struggle, naturally necessitating the use of weapons and force, but the former relies on the heart and roots in wisdom, emphasizing an enlightenment of the earthly experience and a full understanding of nirvana.

Although they did not lack in force, they would not readily use it.

At such a level, every move they made could affect the entire universe, hence they only reasoned and did not resort to force.

Because once they resorted to force, the world might collapse because of it.

The higher beings all possess great love!

This is also why conflicts among the gods of heaven do not involve fighting in heaven itself, but instead involve incarnation and rebirth on earth.

It's both to experience the mortal world and to compete with other gods, to see who is superior.

Ao Yun understood these principles, but having stayed in the earthly realm for too long, she always thought of the simplest and quickest solutions, which was a descent into inferior methods.

The simplest and quickest methods are among the most correct choices for mortals, because their lives are but a fleeting century, and most are unable to see the future. Even if they could, they are often so entangled in troubles that they are forced to make choices best suited for themselves.

Which is to say, the quickest and easiest choices.

But for them, with lengthy lifespans, what they needed was to settle wisdom within the passage of time.

"There's more to understanding than just getting the point...,"

Sun Wukong gave a slight smile, somewhat relaxed after reflecting on his own ten-year experience with a fraction of True Spirit, and advised Ao Yun, "When you have time to spare, don't just stay in the Wan Book Tower. Although there is a vast collection of books there, knowledge and wisdom aren't equivalent."

"Change your form and walk among the cities, or you could visit Ao Lai."

"Only through this can you truly transform the knowledge you've gained from reading into wisdom, which will help you to attain the fruit of being a Heavenly Immortal."

Ao Yun's eyes filled with reverence as she said, "Thank you for your guidance, brother."

Afterward, Ao Yun asked about the cultivation of spells.

Dragon Carp Sky.

She had already begun to integrate Dragon Carp Sky with the Heavenly Dragon, and the bloodline of her dragon form had undergone some changes.

Summoning wind and rain is an innate ability of the dragon clan, but torrential downpours required the assistance of magic artifacts or treasures.

But now, she felt that she could control anything related to water as if she were the sovereign of water. With a mere wave of her hand or step, she could summon clouds or create a torrential downpour.

"It seems that the Dragon Carp's true form has improved your bloodline, and combined with the body of the Heavenly Dragon, you even possess a touch of the Responding Dragon's Divine Skills," Sun Wukong observed clearly, "Try transforming into your original form."

"Understood!"

Ao Yun twisted her body, transforming into a small dragon three zhang long, with a graceful posture surrounded by mist, hazy and ethereal. From the dragon claws of her forelimbs extended a pair of transparent wings resembling both fish fins and butterfly wings, broad and thin.

These wings were covered with densely packed rainbow dragon scales, emitting a colorful halo, shimmering like light on water, with droplets of water coalescing nearby into rings circling and rotating around her.

"Change back," said Sun Wukong.

"Mhm."

The cute dragon nodded and the dragon scales receded, her body shrank, and she returned to her form as Ao Yun, clad in white garments embroidered with ink dragons, "Brother, did you see anything?"

"Your bloodline is evolving towards that of a Responding Dragon," said Sun Wukong, his gaze turning slightly serious, "It's a good thing, but in the upcoming period, you should slow down your cultivation of the Dragon Carp Sky and the Heavenly Dragon body, and focus your energies on cultivating your Primordial Spirit."

"The heart is the essence, the body the foundation."

"If the regression of your dragon body accelerates, it might affect your Primordial Spirit, leading your thought process to become closer to that of the ancestral dragon."

"By that time, even if you're not overtaken by the ancestral dragon, it's as good as being so."

This point had been mentioned by Sun Wukong to Ao Yun before.

However, at that time, he was worried that Ao Yun might be influenced by the Dragon Carp's true form; he never imagined that now it would be the bloodline of the Responding Dragon asserting its influence.

This bloodline had an even greater impact on Ao Yun!

Ao Yun's gaze was serious as he nodded, "I will temporarily set aside the practice of the Dragon Carp Sky Dragon form, reflect more on the mortal world, comprehend my true nature, purify my Primordial Spirit, and avoid the influence of the Responding Dragon's bloodline."

"How about this, from now on when you cultivate, go to the peak of Huaguo Mountain, to the place where my Immortal Stone was nurtured," Sun Wukong offered Ao Yun a location, "That Immortal Stone has existed since the beginning of Primordial Chaos. The Responding Dragon, no matter how strong, was born after the creation of heaven and earth. It is inherently inferior.

Once you comprehend your true nature, you will be able to control the blood of the Responding Dragon."

"Thank you, elder brother."

Ao Yun was overjoyed.

To be controlled by the Responding Dragon's blood or to control it? This is part of a series from My Virtual Library Empire (M|V|L1EMPYR).

Naturally, Ao Yun chose the latter.

Everything has its roots in the heart!

Beings with consciousness are not wild beasts; they do not act on instinct alone.

How could one be trapped by one's own bloodline?

Certainly, one must control one's body with the Primordial Spirit, rather than be influenced, controlled, or dominated by the instincts of the body's bloodline.

After Ao Yun left, Sun Wukong checked the situation of Huaguo Mountain—

The six-eared macaque was gritting its teeth and toiling at mining;

The Jiao Demon King was joyfully yet painfully gathering resources;

Hai Feng and a green snake demon were entangled ambiguously;

The Three Lifetimes Book City, the Seventy-Two Cities, the Holy City of Shuilian Cave, as peaceful as ever.

Looking further afield, his gaze passed over the Eastern Sea to Nanshan Continent, which still found itself in an era of warfare between nations, with frequent conflicts.

Looking even farther, to the Western Niu Continent, many nations stood in line, but due to abundant resources, they were generally content with the status quo, not greedy or violent, save for the occasional trouble stirred up by demons and monsters.

Compared to the strife of Nanshan Continent, which was filled with a certain vigorous vitality,

The West seemed... decadent.

Of course, after learning of the existence of the Heavenly Demon, Sun Wukong roughly understood why the West was such.

Aside from the abundant resources, it was to prevent the Heavenly Demon from breaking his seal.

The Heavenly Demon is both a Buddha's demon and a Heart Demon.

If the Western Niu Continent were as fraught with endless conquests as Nanshan Continent, wouldn't the Heavenly Demon have been reborn from the hearts of men and been unable to remain sealed?

The Spirit Mountain in the West is the site of Mount Sumeru and the Land of Ultimate Bliss.

Sun Wukong, having observed the growth of a True Spirit in the simulator, found that his own Dao fruit had grown slightly stronger, and his Bodhi Tree sapling had grown a bit taller. Borrowing the heart of wisdom, he could see through the true meaning therein.

Below the lotus seat of the Buddha, a black void world was being suppressed—nebulous and blurred.

On a black lotusk sat a disheveled figure, with eyes tightly shut.

Sometimes troubled, sometimes frowning, sometimes joyful...

His emotions were manifold.

Suddenly, the Heavenly Demon opened his eyes abruptly, as if he had sensed Sun Wukong's gaze.

At the same moment that the Heavenly Demon opened his eyes, Sun Wukong retracted his own, with a slight smile, "Indeed, those 'Heavenly Demons from beyond the realm' from the previous Heavenly Dao life simulation that came from the myriad heavens... Even though the Heavenly Demon is suppressed, he is after all a Buddha's demon, able to connect to other realms..."

"That Heavenly Demon, just like the old Sun in the simulation, sent a part of his True Spirit to another world."

"The only difference is, while old Sun can clearly see everything in the simulation, the Heavenly Demon only has a vague sense and can only rely on that True Spirit's rise to establish a connection."

Upon realizing this, Sun Wukong suddenly felt that the Heavenly Demon was nothing to be afraid of.

The only concern was that his own True Spirit within the simulation was not in the same world as the Heavenly Demon, and it was unknown whether the Heavenly Dao life simulator could allow him to travel to the world where the Heavenly Demon's True Spirit had descended, so he could eradicate it ahead of time.

Later, he continued to observe the simulation of his own True Spirit—

[At age eleven, you and Wang Chao took part in the college entrance examination, respectively obtaining the first and second place in the country, and were admitted to Tsing-North University. You chose to study biology and pharmaceutical sciences, while Wang Chao chose to study history, having already planned his future path.]

[At age eleven, your soul sits in oblivion, capable of connecting to planetary fields, wandering among various types of data, and comprehending all the knowledge on Earth in an instant.]

[Thus, you expand the Taixu Illusory Realm to encompass the whole world while experiencing campus life, becoming friends with almost everyone on campus, students and tutors alike.]

[Even in another world, your True Spirit's personality is somewhat changed, but you are still afflicted with an extraordinary ability to socialize.]

[At age twelve, you experience university life...]

[At age thirteen, you experience university life...]

[At age fourteen, you developed a nutrient solution that could unleash human potential, break through limits, attracted the attention of the government and nations, and based on the future you had extrapolated, you put forward the concept of 'vitality'—]

"What is vitality?"

Sun Shisheng stood on a large stage, with the strong, powerful Chinese characters for "Vitality" displayed on the big screen behind him, and below were countless spectators.

There were students, tutors, and deans from Tsing-North University, but even more were media from society at large, and even journalists from abroad.

Although during his university years, Sun Shisheng was only experiencing life, he occasionally made epochal medical concoctions, such as the cancer-curing potion.

For this, Sun Shisheng had even been nominated for the Nobel Prize.

But he did not go.

Now, this true genius had brought up the concept of "vitality," and had even organized a lecture in the great plaza of the Tsing-North campus.

Had he researched yet another marvelous thing?