Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

In an afternoon, the Xuan Tribe had grown several times over, from just over thirty members to more than two hundred, barely taking on the appearance of a tribe.

Thirty people, what kind of tribe is that?

It could only be considered a gathering!

The remaining six tribes chose not to join the Xuan Tribe but decided to wait for their Divine Envoys to descend.

Su Jie did not insist, as the Taixu Illusory Realm had rules that forbid unwarranted attacks; that is, one could not invade other tribes without provocation or preemptive aggression from the other side.

This rule, while granting the status of Divine Envoys to the players, did not allow them to lord over others, significantly hindering the players' desire to consolidate tribes. As a result, many chose to leave their tribes upon arrival, venturing out in search of various exotic flowers, fruits, and rare beasts.

After all, the flesh was an evolution of the spirit, and as long as one did not violate the rules of the Taixu Illusory Realm, one could reincarnate infinitely and reenter. Moreover, if one feared pain, they could disconnect at any time—quite convenient indeed.

Therefore, in this primordial world, few chose to stay in their tribes and serve as Divine Envoys, unless the tribe they descended upon was relatively large.

However, the increase in population posed a problem for the tribe.

Food.

The primitive tribe subsisted on hunting, fruit gathering, and vegetable digging, devoid of any knowledge of farming or animal husbandry. With few people, this was manageable, but as numbers grew, so did the issue of sustenance.

Moreover, those who came here naturally needed to settle down, not possibly returning to their original caves, as that would have undermined the cohesion of the tribe.

"Clothing, food, shelter, and travel—in this primordial world, clothing can be temporarily forsaken, and travel set aside for now, but food and shelter cannot be neglected," Su Jie lamented as he looked at Wu Xuan, who was seeking solutions. "Let's discuss shelter first."

"Could the Divine Envoy conjure up houses for us?" Wu Xuan exclaimed with surprise.

"No," Su Jie shook his head; he did not have the ability to create something out of nothing. "As a Divine Envoy, I am not a god. To solve these problems, you must rely on your own wisdom."

"Wisdom?" Wu Xuan's face became blank, and it took him a while before he asked, "Divine Envoy, I do not understand."

"Why do you live in caves?" Su Jie questioned.

"The caves provide shelter from the rain and wind, and also protect the tribespeople from wild beasts. The entrances are small, so beasts dare not enter in packs, and if they do come in, we can kill them for food," Wu Xuan pondered for a moment after being initially stunned, then expressed his thoughts.

Setting aside the killing of wild beasts for food, the advantage of the caves are for shelter from the wind and rain, right?" Su Jie continued querying.

"Yes."

It took Wu Xuan a long time to understand the meaning of "shelter from the wind and rain," managing to grasp the word while his eyes filled with admiration for Su Jie.

Indeed, a Divine Envoy is a Divine Envoy, capable of coming up with such concise vocabulary.

"Then, you can learn to build nests like birds," Su Jie hinted.

"Build nests?"

With confusion, Wu Xuan left.

He conveyed this to the people of the tribe, explaining that this was the wisdom given by the Divine Envoy and that they had to "build nests" themselves.

But since most of the tribe's able-bodied men were needed for hunting, and women were gathering wild fruits, digging vegetables, and collecting firewood, only children and the elderly were free to contemplate this matter.

The children, by their very nature, were lively and began to "build nests."

Though this nest building was merely an imitation of bird nests, with straw and mud, the endeavor was a playful one. However, among the children, an eight-year-old boy felt that the "building nests" the Divine Envoy spoke of should not be about making bird's nests the size of a human head.

For making a place to live, one should create a big nest!

Big?

Big!

The child suddenly cheered and jumped up, as he had grasped the Divine Envoy's meaning: they were to make a "big nest," something akin to—

A small cave!

In his delight, the child shared his idea with Wu Xuan, which stunned him, and he immediately took the child to Su Jie.

Su Jie was astonished that the key to the problem had been figured out by a child.

However, children's minds are much more active than adults, possessing curiosity and a boundless imagination that adults often lack—an imagination that is the wellspring of wisdom.

If these primitive people were left to develop on their own, it might take thousands of years for them to move beyond living in caves.

But with just a hint from him, someone had already come up with an answer.

Su Jie couldn't help but recall a documentary from a science education channel he watched in middle school, which claimed that the genes of the primitive humans from thirty thousand years ago were not much different from those of modern humans, almost identical.

Now it seemed to be true, at least in terms of brain capacity, as there was likely not much of a difference; only the appearance was somewhat rougher.

He could understand this, given their life in the wilderness.

What intrigued Su Jie, though, was that the natives of this planet bore no significant differences from humans.

Even on the official website, it had been announced that the genetic makeup of the Primordial Star's natives was almost identical to that of humans, meaning there was no reproductive barrier between the two, and they belonged to the same species—Homo sapiens.

Upon reflection, considering the environment of the Primordial Star, aside from the presence of Spiritual Energy and some species not found on Earth, the environment was consistent with that of Earth. It didn't seem too problematic for Homo sapiens to have evolved here?

Su Jie couldn't understand the specific reason, but he could only guess this was the case.

After all, the evolution of species is traceable. In theory, as long as a planet undergoes the same evolutionary process as Earth, then it wouldn't be far-fetched for that planet to give birth to a species similar to, or even identical to, humans.

"Starting from today, you shall be called, Youchao."

Su Jie gave the young boy the name Youchao.

Perhaps other large tribes on this Primordial Star had already learned the craft of building structures, but in this uncivilized primitive forest, the young boy was the first one who thought of it.

There is no order in studying the Way.

The name was one he could live up to.

The young boy bounced around excitedly: "I have a name now, I'm called Youchao! Given to me by the Divine Envoy!"

Elated, Youchao ran out to show off to his little friends, inciting their envy.

They, too, wanted names, even more so a name given personally by the Divine Envoy.

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Wu Xuan also came out of the cave and said, "Youchao, since the Divine Envoy has given you a name, you must not disappoint him. Make sure you display the wisdom bestowed upon you by the Divine Envoy."

Wu Xuan had begun to gain some understanding of the word wisdom and used it more and more smoothly.

"Don't worry, I will definitely help everyone build nests!"

Youchao felt spirited and proud as he entered the cave, wishing to seek further wisdom from the Divine Envoy. Having been named by the Divine Envoy, he now had the true qualifications to meet the Divine Envoy face to face.

But Su Jie had practiced a breathing technique on this planet for a while and then left; Youchao had missed him…

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After waking up, Su Jie felt refreshed and clear-headed, and even his body was filled with Spiritual Energy, deep within his cells.

The breathing technique unexpectedly allowed him to bring back Spiritual Energy from another world!

"In that case, I'm not short on resources."

"Still, money has to be made."

Su Jie discovered that this breathing technique was indeed very magical.

Without Spiritual Energy, it could develop the physical body without consuming its potential, but once there is Spiritual Energy, it could be swallowed and absorbed. It was truly extraordinary.

It is known that only fetal breathing can draw Spiritual Energy from the second dimension!

This breathing technique could actually do it!

It was definitely a cultivation method of wondrous fate and mystery!

After getting up, Su Jie found that it was already daylight, so he stood on the balcony for a while in the stance of the Eight Extremes Thunder Fist. The coordinated breathing, however, was the breathing technique taught to him by Su Chen, with lips opening and closing slightly, chanting as if he were doing morning recitations.

Su Shilin had just finished his shift and opened the front door, saw Su Jie practicing, and didn't interrupt, but the recitation he heard made his heart tremble.

"Chen has passed on that breathing technique to Jie?"

Seeing that Su Jie was fine, Su Shilin sighed inwardly, "Perhaps Xu Ying and I worried too much before."

After muttering to himself, he went back to his room to sleep.

At that moment, Su Chen came out of his room, saw Su Jie diligently training without interruption, and went to the kitchen to make breakfast. Smelling the aroma, Su Jie stopped his cultivation.

"Does this count as a lack of single-mindedness?" Su Chen asked.

"No," Su Jie picked up his chopsticks, smiled before eating, and said, "Being born into the mortal world, we cannot skip the three meals a day, the cycle of the five grains is a natural law."

"Sly fox," Su Chen scolded with a laugh.

Su Jie merely shrugged his shoulders without retorting, knowing that it's easy to choke while talking during meals, and he was gradually realizing that taking the time to savor the food during meals was beneficial for the body.

This was a peculiar insight, but he felt it was greatly beneficial for his cultivation.

After breakfast, Su Chen left for his job at the Jiang Corporation, while Xu Ying went to the nearby park to practice Tai Chi. Su Shilin had come back from his night shift and was resting.

Su Jie's own schedule was packed, practicing not only the breathing technique and Eight Extremes Thunder Fist, the two orthodox skills he knew, but also searching online for various D-level martial arts that required skill but not coordinated breathing, integrating them into his fighting style.

In addition, he was gathering information related to wilderness survival and learning about grain cultivation, only to realize that selecting grain varieties was not as simple as he thought.

"Ah, even if the Primordial Star has Spiritual Energy, ordinary plants can't absorb it, only special plants can benefit from it. It's difficult to solve the tribe's food problem: difficult, difficult, difficult."

Su Jie had begun to see the Xuan Tribe as his own responsibility. Walking away was indeed possible, but he couldn't bear leaving those innocent primitives.

"I can't see them as NPCs. Since they regard me as the Divine Envoy, I must also assume the responsibility. Taixu Illusory Realm, Ming Lun… setting the player's identity as Divine Envoy is meant to make players take on that responsibility, isn't it?"

Su Jie speculated, "However, Ming Lun does not force it; if a player doesn't want to be the Divine Envoy, they can leave directly and explore and adventure on their own."

"If only I could bring things from the real world… It's a pity that only the spirit can cross over; being able to bring back items from there is already the best method."

"Perhaps…"