Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

"Why do you look so unhappy?" Su Chen asked, noticing Su Jie's gloomy expression with curiosity.

"Ah? Haha, it's nothing."

Su Jie first looked surprised, then scratched his head and laughed it off, making up an excuse on the spot.

After dinner, Su Shilin washed the dishes and left the house to work the night shift, while Xu Ying went back to her room to sleep a beauty sleep.

In the living room, only Su Chen and Su Jie remained.

Watching the news about the Primordial Star on TV, Su Chen suddenly said, "Little brother, how about I pass on that breathing technique to you?"

"Ah?"

"Don't!"

Su Jie was taken aback and immediately waved his hands in refusal, "That was taught to you by the vice principal of Minglun Martial School, even our parents didn't dare to learn it, how could I? Don't harm me, I'm your own little brother."

Su Chen said seriously, "I'm not joking."

Uh...

Su Jie now doubted whether he was his brother's own kin.

Could the martial arts taught by Wang Chao be learned by others without his permission?

And even if it was possible, who would dare do it?

Ordinary people need not worry about karma, but someone like Wang Chao, merely mentioning his name might alert him; how could Su Jie dare to train?

"Mom and Dad are just too serious," Su Chen said with a touch of irritation, "The world is a network of cause and effect, and as long as one is alive, one can never escape it."

"Just like today's spiritual cultivation, life force, essence of the moon spirit, Tai Chi rice, Foundation Building Elixirs, and so on, which one isn't researched by those few in Minglun?"

"I'm asking you, if I teach you, will you learn it or not?"

Su Jie hurriedly replied, "Learn! Definitely learn!"

As Su Chen said, in this vast world, as long as one is alive, one can never escape causality. Even a hermit must rely on the outside world for food, clothing, housing, and transportation, right?

Moreover, didn't the immortals and saints in the mythological stories also have to experience life among people?

To escape from it all—

One must either end one's own life and merge with the void to attain "great freedom,"

Or through a fire, burn away everything in the world.

Clearly, both are forms of escapism.

The difference is, the former still has some conscience, merely destroying oneself; while the latter, regardless of others' willingness, wants to lead everyone out of the "sea of suffering" according to their own ideals.

Su Jie was neither of these people. Having already engaged with the mundane world, he must grow within it; so, what if he learned that breathing technique?

Those in Minglun are all broad-minded individuals. How could they blame his sister for such a trifle?

However, when Su Chen recited the mantra to Su Jie, he looked bewildered, yet he still clearly captured the key to the mantra—the way of breathing.

While reciting the mantra, according to his sister's phrasing, his own breathing adjusted and even became closer to nature.

"Who would have thought that the mantra Subhuti passed to Sun Wukong in 'Journey to the West' could truly be the divine power to achieve immortality. Not only does it have a deep meaning in its literal sense, but the correct recitation can indeed lead to divinity." Su Jie was shocked by the true meaning of this cultivation mantra.

Su Chen showed a slight smile, "Tao is in excrement and urine. Maybe some great martial arts scriptures exist right beside us, and we are unaware."

"This is also one of the reasons why I want to study artificial intelligence. In addition to greatly facilitating human life, it can also, through studying the data of the human body and after big data calculations, compute the most suitable way to recite various mantras, making all sorts of profound things understandable."

"Our problem here is that we've created many unique logical systems, adding 'password locks' to all sorts of knowledge that could greatly benefit people's lives. Ordinary people have to spend half their lives to truly comprehend them."

After some thought, Su Jie said, "Sister means that all kinds of mantras need to be translated into vernacular language?"

Su Chen nodded, "At the very least, they should be easy to understand."

Su Jie nodded in agreement.

The pedantic language was indeed a bit difficult to grasp, and to popularize it, classics must become a bit more colloquial, at least not so obscure and hard to understand.

Especially the mantras in 'Journey to the West'—who could imagine that they were actually the techniques of true Qi Cultivation?

"Speaking of which, have you heard a rumor?" Su Chen suddenly said with a hint of mystery, "Legend has it that the principal of Minglun Martial School, Sun Shisheng, is the reincarnation of Sun Wukong."

Su Jie rolled his eyes, "How could that be taken seriously?"

Sun Shisheng and Sun Wukong do sound similar, and Sun Wukong is known as the 'Monkey Mind', the embodiment of the mind, while the real-life mental cultivation was indeed proposed by Sun Shisheng.

One must admit, the coincidence does give people something to ponder.

Su Chen said dismissively, "Just kidding, don't take it seriously."

But Su Jie said, "Although it's okay for us to discuss these things, we should still maintain due respect for the virtuous in our hearts."

As the saying goes: The wine and meat pass through the intestines, but Buddha sits within the heart.

But how many people in the world can achieve this?

Therefore, monks need precepts, the world needs laws.

And morality is the right fruit that society seeks on the path of development.

When the day comes that everyone restrains their actions based on morality, and not laws, society will become a true paradise on earth, a Buddha land in the human world.

Spiritual cultivation is the same.

An immortal is someone who understands the Tao; a Buddha is one who is enlightened.

Sacredness is for those who have something to uphold.

At this moment, Su Jie's thoughts scattered, and for a time he actually thought of many paths, and he spoke of them to Su Chen.

However, Su Chen just pursed her lips, "You're just talking, anyone can say a few grand principles, but when it comes to practicing them, it's extremely difficult."

"That's why I diligently apply them," Su Jie learned from the superior ones and said so.

"My little brother has really grown up," Su Chen chuckled, but there was a hint of self-reproach in her eyes. She probably understood why her brother was striving so hard.

It was for her to be able to break free from the Jiang Corporation.

She had thought it through over these days. Although she was smart, her experience was too shallow to outplay such a large corporation. Even Zhuge Liang would fear three cobblers.

The reason she taught Su Jie the breathing technique was also because today, while at the company, Jiang Wudao came over and casually inquired about her younger brother.

To ensure her brother's safety, she also had to take leave and come back to impart the breathing technique to him.

At least it would allow her younger brother to have some ability to protect himself.

Who would have thought that her little brother would actually have gone to learn martial arts during the summer vacation, and even his vitality had reached 1.

No wonder Jiang Wudao suddenly asked about him.

However, now that her brother possessed such a talent, she was even more obliged to teach him the breathing method, and she could also use the resources of the Jiang Corporation to develop her own accomplishments.

Her brain, after all, was the best vessel!

As for whether she owed the Jiang Corporation anything?

Psh!

When she was young and frivolous, the Jiang Corporation set a trap for her in the shadows. Now that she was leveraging what they provided, wasn't it fair?

Indeed, the Jiang Corporation could not possibly overlook this fact, but what could they do?

Even as a form of debt repayment, she was working for the Jiang Corporation; they still had to pay her a salary. At most, they would deduct a portion from her salary to repay the debt.

It was just unfortunate that the Jiang Corporation did not subject her to usury; otherwise, she could have gone directly to Minglun Martial School to accuse them. Although she would still need to repay her debt, the partnership between the Jiang Corporation and Minglun would definitely be over.

Problems within the rules must be solved by the rules.

However, currently Jiang Wudao from the Jiang Corporation was pursuing her, which required caution to ensure that guy didn't succeed!

Seeing the almost eyebrow-high smile on Su Chen's face, Su Jie knew that his sister, who doted on her brother, was thinking about something sneaky.

Without asking further, Su Jie entered his room.

"The breathing technique, truly miraculous," he mused silently, putting the helmet back on, ready to return to Primordial Star.

The two worlds shared the same span of reality, and although time flowed at the same rate, Primordial Star was three times larger than Earth. A single day there amounted to twenty-four hours.

When Su Jie returned to Primordial Star, it was still noon.

Wu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the Divine Envoy return, fearful that he would leave without a word to them.

"Divine Envoy!"

In his hands, Wu Xuan held out three Bai Brain Fruits as an offering to Su Jie.

Accepting them, Su Jie said, "You have my gratitude. Where do these fruit trees grow?"

The Bai Brain Fruit, officially purchased for one thousand yuan each.

He had already eaten one and knew that eating more wouldn't have any effect; he planned to bring a few back for his parents and sister. There was no more need for himself, but with many people yet to try it, it could be sold for money.

Wu Xuan pointed in a direction, towards where the sun rose, and said, "It is the Divine Tree, guarded by thirteen tribes in the vicinity, over there."

Thirteen tribes?

"How many people are in each tribe?" Su Jie inquired.

"About the same as our Xuan Tribe," Wu Xuan replied. This chapter was originally posted on M^VLEMPYR.

If they were roughly the same size as Wu Xuan's tribe, this meant thirty people per small tribe. Including the Xuan Tribe, that made thirteen tribes with at least three hundred ninety people in total.

He commanded, "Send someone to tell them that Xuan Tribe is willing to take them in, and let them join our big family."

"This..."

Wu Xuan was somewhat reluctant, or more accurately, everyone in the Xuan Tribe was reluctant.

The Divine Envoy belonged to their tribe. Why should they share with others!

Su Jie understood that each small tribe had different beliefs. The Xuan Tribe worshipped a black snake, while other tribes had bulls, sheep, tigers, wolves, and various animals.

As to whether these were actually oxen, sheep, tigers, or wolves, Su Jie found them quite similar and referred to them as such.

Beliefs varied among tribes, and each resisted the other's deities, each believing their own deity to be the True God and all others false.

Even though Divine Envoys had descended among these thirteen tribes, hadn't all those Divine Envoys abandoned them?

As a result, they looked down on each other.

But an order from the Divine Envoy could not be ignored.

Wu Xuan soon went to relay the order. The men of the Xuan Tribe mobilized to proclaim the divine decree to the surrounding twelve tribes.

The tribes where Divine Envoys had descended but ultimately left were the first to submit.

In the minds of these tribes, since their own deities had forsaken them, it was better to embrace the protection of another deity—after all, it was for survival.

As for the tribes where no Divine Envoy had descended, they were somewhat shaken, unsure of how to choose...