Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

"So that's how it is."

Wang Chao nodded, then suddenly remembered the money he and Sun Shisheng had earned earlier. "Sun, it's almost noon. Let's go have lunch."

"Sounds good."

Sun Shisheng nodded and found a buffet restaurant.

"Buffet?"

Wang Chao nodded. "Buffet. A meal costs twenty, but now that I have a big appetite, coming here is quite a bargain."

After paying for the meal, Wang Chao grabbed a huge pile of food and enjoyed it heartily.

Meanwhile, Sun Shisheng tasted his food only lightly.

Wang Chao wasn't surprised.

He knew Sun Shisheng had reached an incredible realm and could draw Spiritual Energy from other worlds, so even without eating, malnutrition wasn't an issue.

For himself, it was different.

His cultivation of the Mental Realm was still too weak to draw in Spiritual Energy; he could only eat a large amount of food to replenish the consumed energy.

He estimated that for a long time to come, he would be a big eater!

After they finished eating, the restaurant owner came over and said to Wang Chao, "Young man, would you be willing to help promote my buffet restaurant?"

"Promote?" Wang Chao asked, puzzled.

"That's right, you'll be able to eat here for free, but we'll film you eating and post it online to attract other customers," the owner explained.

In this era, the internet was gradually on the rise, and some had already seen the business potential.

The future would belong to the era of the internet!

Wang Chao thought it over and said, "No problem, but you can't just spread my photo around carelessly."

The restaurant owner beamed with joy: "Of course not. This meal is on the house."

The owner then brought out a video camera and filmed Wang Chao eating, feeling a bit hungry himself by watching Wang Chao's enthusiastic feast.

After recording the video, Wang Chao had almost finished eating, and he left with Sun Shisheng.

Wang Chao took out the remaining money, wanting to split it seventy-thirty with Sun Shisheng, taking the smaller share.

But Sun Shisheng refused, "I don't need it. Keep it for yourself. In the coming days, I'm going to build my own power, and you're going to help."

"No problem!"

Wang Chao agreed without hesitation.

Afterward, they went to a nearby park to digest their food, enjoy the scenery, and spar with each other.

Mostly, it was Sun Shisheng teaching Wang Chao various moves.

It was undeniable that Wang Chao was talented. In just one afternoon, he had learned a variety of force-application techniques.

In this world, Earth's people also had a grading system for martial arts.

Visible Strength: Training the whole body's strength and focusing it, then unleashing a punch that makes the air explode, demonstrating imposing power—what is known as "a sound worth a thousand pieces of gold".

Internal Strength: Training mental power and the skin's surface, adjusting the spine and coccyx's center of gravity properly, connecting the whole body's sinews and external membrane, and releasing hidden strength.

This was akin to "guiding through the governor and conception vessels".

The main meridian on the spinal column encompasses the governor and conception vessels, where the vital energy produced by movement can emanate through the pores as invisible strength.

Advancing further, there's Transformative Strength, harmonizing the whole body and regulating the internal organs, understanding clearly and mastering every organ inside and outside the body, and then exercising them.

As a result, the strength reaches the four extremities—teeth, tongue, nails, and hair—and invisible strength pervades the entire body, achieving a state where not a feather can land nor a fly can settle.

Those at the level of Transformative Strength have clean organs, robust bones and muscles, and full bone marrow. Provided they take good care of themselves, living beyond one hundred and thirty or forty years old is not a problem.

Next, there is Elixir Strength, which concentrates the whole body's essence, energy, and spirit, as well as the blood and marrow, into a small point, as if it were the Primordial Chaos at the beginning of time, evolving into a miniature universe.

This sounds exaggerated, but simply put, it's concentrating all of the body's energy into the Dantian and then erupting explosively.

However, the spirituality mentioned in this discourse is indeed real.

At this level, a person can control Qi-Blood with their intentions, reaching the limits of the human body.

After that comes the Gang Strength, allowing one's internal strength to extend an inch beyond the body, affecting the surrounding air currents through empty space.

In Sun Shisheng's view, this is more a derivative of Elixir Strength.

FInally, there is breaking through the void and becoming untainted by gods.

Those who reach this realm have supreme control and insight into their own bodies, able to clearly sense every sensitive point in their bodies and understand the functions and roles these points play within.

Those who attain this realm also possess an incredibly powerful Mental Realm.

Ultimately, though, they still can't draw energy from other dimensions; they can only await their eventual demise.

For the time being, given ample food, Wang Chao's physique can quickly reach the stage of breaking through the void.

Of course, his current level is only at Visible Strength, close to the level of Internal Strength.

However, a level is just that—a level. Combat ability is different and cannot be conflated.

If pushed to the extreme, Wang Chao could even risk his life against someone at the Elixir Strength level.

Because he practices breathing techniques, extracting essence from food and rapidly growing stronger, his physical body is incredibly robust. How could those internal experts compete with him?

They would regress if they skipped practice for a single day.

And what about Wang Chao?

The breathing method taught by Sun Shisheng had become his normal way of breathing, as long as his belly wasn't empty, he was always on the path of improvement.

The only problem might be that before he could draw in the spiritual energy of the dimensional worlds, he'd need to keep earning money to eat.

But that was a small problem after all.

"So there really are divisions of martial arts realms in this world," Wang Chao panted heavily, stopping his spar with Sun Shisheng, and said excitedly.

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"Manifest Strength, I guess."

"That weak?"

Wang Chao gave a bitter smile, "I thought I was at least at the Transforming Strength."

Sun Shisheng said, "The division of these realms isn't the same as physical fitness. If it came down to a real fight, no holds barred, you against someone at the level of Pill Strength, wouldn't necessarily lose."

Wang Chao nodded; he knew his own strength.

Manifest Strength, Hidden Strength, Transforming Strength, could they stop his full-force punch?

No!

Even if it were deflected, he still had a second punch, a third punch, a fourth punch... Never-ending, he'd eventually kill them.

Just like that Officer Cao, who dislocated something after deflecting his punch and didn't dare continue.

However, Wang Chao was also learning this type of strength division as being able to better control his own body would allow him to exert even greater power, rather than wasting most of the force.

Especially the final realm of 'Seeing the Divine Unharmed,' Wang Chao felt it was almost mythical.

Being sensitive to every acupoint on one's body, as if reaching the highest realm of cultivation—just like in Buddhism, the highest realm is reaching the Western Paradise, Buddha Country of ten billion Buddhas, viewing as many Buddhas as the sands in the Ganges River.

The tiny acupoints all over the body are like the deities of the celestial cycle, affecting the operation of the human body.

"Just as Sun Wukong said in 'Journey to the West,' as long as there's sincerity, Spirit Mountain is right beneath one's feet." Wang Chao had an epiphany, "The Western Paradise isn't really at Spirit Mountain, it's within oneself."

"You have good insight," Sun Shisheng nodded slowly.

Applause!

It was at that moment a ponytailed woman dressed in white clothing and white sneakers emerged from the nearby forest, her skin so smooth it seemed to be without a single pore.

"Such a young age, yet such profound insight. Quite impressive," the woman said, lowering her hands, "Who is your master?"

"You were eavesdropping!" Wang Chao exclaimed.

"You were speaking so loudly, it would have been difficult for others not to hear," the woman smiled, "and besides, within the circle, everyone knows a thing or two about these subjects, except the last three realms. But knowing them and practicing the correct methods to cultivate them are two different things."

"That's true," Wang Chao nodded, as the concept he heard sounded like something out of an exotic martial arts novel that nobody would take seriously.

"Little brother, how old are you this year?"

The woman looked at Sun Shisheng, her eyes showing a hint of curiosity, "Judging by your physique, you're around sixteen, but judging by your face, eleven or twelve, it's just your eyes that are deep, like the saints of immortals and Buddhas."

Sun Shisheng said, "You do have some knowledge. In terms of spiritual and mental cultivation, no one in this world can match you."

"I dare not claim that," the woman said modestly. She could feel that although he was just seated there, he seemed to be one with the heavens and earth. If she wasn't careful, she would overlook him.

Even the fact that she noticed him was by his allowance.

Ordinary people might think there was just a youth there talking to himself.

However, compared to this "old monster" of unknown depth, she found the young man more to her liking—someone with a dedicated approach to martial arts.

At the very least, he had a pure heart when it came to martial arts.

"You and Wang Chao have a connection," Sun Shisheng said, holding his chin, looking at the woman with interest, then glancing at Wang Chao, and suddenly blurted out.

"Sun, stop joking, we've just met."

Wang Chao blushed, but quickly adjusted his attitude.

Although the woman was beautiful, like a fairy devoid of worldly dust, she clearly was older than him. He'd read 'The Condor Heroes,' knew well that 'a woman three years senior is like a treasure,' but he didn't know this woman at all, did he?

Plus, this woman's attire was white, simple yet plain, and she was a martial arts practitioner. He was also beginning to understand the saying 'the poor study, the rich practice martial arts.' To have such flawless skin, she must be from a wealthy family.

He was out of her league now.

"Oh? Is that so?" The woman seemed to know about Sun Shisheng's extraordinary abilities and didn't argue. She just observed Wang Chao, showing a hint of appreciation in her eyes.

But that look made Wang Chao's scalp tingle.

This woman, she couldn't really be some rich cougar, could she?

If she proposed sponsorship...

Would he agree?

Or agree?

Or agree?

"The circulation of your Qi-Blood quickened by three parts, stop fantasizing," Sun Shisheng slapped Wang Chao's head, "When I spoke of destiny, it was one that had been, is now; the connection has faded a bit. If you want her sponsorship, it's going to take some effort."

The woman laughed, "You sure are interesting. Maybe sister here will really sponsor you."

Sun Shisheng stated righteously, "Sorry, I'm not used to living off others, Wang Chao is more suitable for that."

"No, Sun, I'm not suited to living off others either."

Wang Chao hurriedly said, "My teeth are still strong. I can eat hard food!"