Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

"Brother!"

Ao Yun approached on a cloud and, seeing Sun Wukong and Zhenyuan tugging at each other, called out.

"It's Ao Yun."

Sun Wukong said, "Weren't you accompanying The Bodhisattva Guanyin? What brings you here?"

"There's a matter..."

Ao Yun glanced at Zhenyuan, aware of what he and Sun Wukong were discussing, then continued, "But it's not urgent. Brother, if you have things to do, proceed first; I can talk later."

Nodding, Sun Wukong said, "Zhenyuan, please go ahead."

Zhenyuan stroked his beard, chuckling, "It's a trifle!"

He circled the Immortal Stone that stood three zhang six chi five cun tall, two zhang four chi in circumference, examining it closely from top to bottom.

Then, he raised his hand beside the stone, gently exerted some force to realign its slightly tilted angle, and said, "Younger brother, it seems it was shifted from the moment it was formed. Now that it's realigned, returning to the Three Hundred and Sixty Degrees of the Celestial Circle, the air flows smoothly."

Indeed.

As it was realigned, the ancestral vein's energy connected beneath it flushed more freely. However, there was still a crack on the Immortal Stone, through which ancestral energy continuously leaked, unable to be preserved.

"What we need to do next is to mend this crack." Sun Wukong smiled.

"Certainly." Zhenyuan stroked his beard and smiled.

"If it's repaired, could it be that a king's siblings, or maybe sisters, might be born in the future?" Yuyan, letting her imagination run wild, suddenly said.

"Um..."

Zhenyuan paused, then pondered seriously before finally shaking his head, "I'm afraid not. Your king, my young brother, was nurtured by the spatial dimensions within this Immortal Stone."

"This stone has existed since the time before Primordial Chaos was defined; its internal space, undifferentiated, was capable of nurturing such a divine and marvelous being as your younger brother.

"Now, even if it were completely repaired, the inner heavens and earth have already merged with the vast expanse outside, losing that pure essence. It's impossible to nurture new life now."

Therefore, it can only be used as a natural Alchemy Furnace."

Yuyan nodded, half-understanding.

Tie Shan, however, was amazed that her king had such an origin, no wonder he was so capable. It was truly incredible.

Suddenly, Zhenyuan picked up a handful of soil from the mountain peak, murmured a spell, and rubbed it into the crack on the Immortal Stone, and indeed, it began to heal. The Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams on it were also restored to their original state.

Ao Yun, standing by, could feel the Immortal Stone that nurtured her brother returning to its previous miraculous state.

Zhenyuan continuously transmitted mana to maintain the stone's integrity, but his complexion grew increasingly pale due to the considerable energy consumption.

He thought, This stone, nurturing my younger brother, requires such an immense amount of my mana?

This is embarrassing.

Zhenyuan gave a wry smile, a bit awkwardly, "Cough, younger brother, could you lend a hand? The mana needed to repair the Immortal Stone is a bit more than expected."

Sun Wukong hurriedly placed his hands on Zhenyuan's back, transmitting the most gentle mana.

Zhenyuan's pallid face instantly became rosy, and even his whole body began glowing. Radiating both light and warmth like a brilliant celestial red star.

"So hot!"

Yuyan, Tie Shan, and Ao Yun all unconsciously stepped back a few steps, curiously observing Zhenyuan, who seemed about to burn up, emitting a red glow.

Zhenyuan immediately increased the output of mana to stabilize the Immortal Stone completely, then slowly sighed in relief, "There, younger brother, no need for more mana for now. If this continues, I might burn off all my clothes."

It was fortunate his Taoist robes were not made of ordinary cloth; otherwise, the spectacle of Earth Immortal Zhenyuan at the peak of Huaguo Mountain would have become widely known.

He might as well die by smashing his head with a block of tofu at that point.

A few breaths later, Zhenyuan calmed the excess mana inside him, the red glow dissipating from his body. He couldn't help saying, "Younger brother, your mana is truly profound, yet it's a pity I cannot endure it. I can only seal it within my body for now and use it for recovery later."

"A little mana, nothing to mention." Sun Wukong waved his hand nonchalantly. For someone like him, who had attained the Dao Fruit of Primordial Chaos, mana was something that could be generated endlessly with a mere thought, without need for deliberate accumulation.

As long as the "Dao" continued to improve, there would never be a shortage of mana.

If Zhenyuan had attained the Dao Fruit of Primordial Chaos, he wouldn't need to worry about mana either.

It was just unfortunate that he was still lacking a little.

Right then, the Immortal Stone at the peak of Huaguo Mountain trembled thrice, its nine orifices and eight pores ingesting the Heavenly Cycle's spiritual energy, allowing the forces of dragon and tiger to converge, with the light of the stars solidifying.

Zhenyuan watched with great interest, sensing the divine creation, yet unable to see what was happening inside.

But Sun Wukong, born from this Immortal Stone and sharing the same origin, could see clearly through it with his fiery eyes. It was beginning to nurture a formation of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams.

The gathered spiritual energy within, the meeting of the heavens' and earth's spiritual energy with the essence of the sun and moon, combined with the ancestral energy of the Earth's veins, formed a boundless space. Moreover, with the natural celestial techniques sealing it, it became a unique realm within a realm.

This was the transit station to the myriad realms!

Of course, it was still in the process of nurturing.

"Thank you, elder brother." Sun Wukong expressed his gratitude toward Zhenyuan.

"Oh, you're being too formal." Zhenyuan laughed heartily, "We are brothers; why the formality?"

"Elder brother speaks the truth," Sun Wukong chuckled.

At that moment, Ao Yun said, "Brother, I have something to ask you..."

Zhenyuan remarked understandingly, "There's no need for you to accompany me, just go on your own. I will record the state of this Immortal Stone here, and perhaps I can discern some formations from it."

Sun Wukong bowed slightly, asking Yuyan and Iron Fan to stay behind, and he followed Ao Yun down the mountain.

"Ao Yun, what is it that you need?"

"It's like this..."

Afterward, Ao Yun explained the situation regarding The Bodhisattva Guanyin and divulged the Divine Skills training method of Dragon Carp Sky.

Upon learning of this method, Sun Wukong was somewhat surprised but quickly regained his composure, saying, "Despite the varying appearances of the Dragonkin due to their lineage, which can differ enormously, they essentially share a commonality.

The Heavenly Dragon Spell that I created for you is also derived from your Dragonkin body, and it shares similarities with that of the Dragon Carp Sky, so it's nothing strange."

"As for this piecing together..."

"Viewing it with the heart of Bodhi, it does make some sense. You might try it, and perhaps you could achieve the grace of our ancestors."

The ancestor of the Dragonkin is the Responding Dragon.

The Responding Dragon soars and flies, clouds and mist gather voluminously, winds quake with thin rage, the skies cry out unbidden, and all things naturally move upon hearing it.

Ao Yun, feeling inspired by this, said, "Since elder brother says so, then I shall give it a try."

Sun Wukong nodded, adding a note, "Base it on the Heavenly Dragon and take the true form of Dragon Carp as supplemental; don't forsake the fundamental for the trivial, or I worry the true form of Dragon Carp might possess you."

Possess?

Ao Yun did not understand.

The true form of Dragon Carp is merely a true form without will, so how can it possess?

Sun Wukong, seeing Ao Yun's confusion, explained, "What is the true form? It is the form of a True Spirit. Though it lacks will, it possesses a true intent. If you prioritize the form of the Dragon Carp, your body will inevitably evolve towards that of a Dragon Carp. By then, you might still be you, but also not you." Find this chapter's source on MV-LEM-PYR.

"This isn't about being myself yesterday, today, or tomorrow; it's about being the self that is not the self."

"Body and soul, like yin and yang, you are in me, and I am in you, affecting each other. If you transform into the body of a Dragon Carp, there might come a day when you lose your true self."

Ao Yun also realized the seriousness of the issue and said, "I will heed elder brother's teaching; Ao Yun understands."

On Zhenyuan's side, Yuyan and Iron Fan were staring at Zhenyuan with wide eyes.

"What are you ladies staring at me for?" Zhenyuan asked somewhat speechlessly. He just wanted to study the Immortal Stone properly, but these two kids kept staring at him without even blinking, making him uncomfortable.

Yuyan said, "The king told us to stay, so if you have any requests, just let us know."

Iron Fan agreed, "Yuyan is right."

Zhenyuan held his forehead; he felt that these two were a bit unusual: "I'm an ancestor of the Earth Immortals and don't need anyone to take care of me. You can go and do your own things."

"Oh," Yuyan nodded, yet continued to watch him, and Iron Fan did the same.

"Won't you leave? I've said I don't need your help," Zhenyuan said helplessly, not particularly enjoying people watching him while he worked.

Iron Fan said, "We're not helping; we're just watching."

Zhenyuan waved his sleeve, "Then please go down. That would be helping me. I'd like to be alone here and enjoy the view."

"Oh."

Yuyan nodded again but still stood in place, as if her feet were rooted to the spot, unable to move even slightly.

Iron Fan did the same.

"Aren't you leaving?" Zhenyuan's eyebrows rose.

Yuyan said confidently, "I only said that you could tell us any requests, but we don't necessarily have to comply."

Iron Fan nodded again, "Yuyan is right."

Zhenyuan: "..."

Now, he carefully scrutinized the two young girls.

One was a fox spirit, but with a pure, lively charm; the other was slightly touched by ghostly aura, probably born in Rakshasa Country where the Ghost Realm intersects with the human world, but still decent enough.

"What do I need to do to have some peace and quiet by myself?" Zhenyuan asked.

"The king had us stay here precisely to keep you from feeling bored alone. Why do you insist on sending us away?" Yuyan said rather boldly, "However, if you want us to leave, it's not impossible..."

Zhenyuan understood the undertone in Yuyan's words and pulled out two Immortal Fruits from his sleeve. They were palm-sized, orange-yellow in color, smaller on the bottom and wider on the top, with a face that moved on the front.

"Is this a pear that's become a spirit?"

Yuyan, gaping, had never before seen fruit turn into a spirit.

"These are fruits of wisdom."

Zhenyuan explained, "These two fruits, which I brought back from Spirit Mountain during the Ullambana Festival, grew twin-joined and received the halo of Buddha's teachings on Buddhism and thus gained wisdom."

"I'll give them to you; one each. Go down the mountain... no, just keep away from me, can you?"

Yuyan was speechless.

Was this legendary ancestor of Earth Immortals so averse to them?