Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System

Sun Wukong opened the Listening Advice System and connected to Zhihu, then posted a new question.

"I am Sun Wukong, just returned to the Water Curtain Cave in Flower-Fruit Mountain. May I ask if the seniors here know about the Demon King who bullied my Flower-Fruit Mountain? Why did he move those worthless household items from my Water Curtain Cave?"

Before long, there were responses from netizens.

Angry Youth Wang Er Dan: "A minor demon that can be split in half with a single slash, why so many questions? Your problem is too boring."

Gentle Grass by the River: "The one above is wrong, the Demon King is not that simple. He represents Sun Wukong's evil thoughts and desires.

Looking at Sun Wukong's past experiences, before he killed the Demon King, he was neither angry nor hateful, never doing evil,

but after killing the Demon King, he changed. He went to steal weapons from the Kingdom of Aolai, then made trouble in the Dragon Palace and caused chaos in the Underworld.

These actions, aren't they just like a new Demon King?

Always trying to be strong and evil, acting recklessly, forgetting all about what Patriarch Bodhi told him."

Upon seeing this response, Sun Wukong was shocked and his somersault cloud stopped in midair.

This was another senior who could predict his future, and what he said was truly alarming.

The Patriarch repeatedly cautioned him to hold onto his true nature and not to commit evil.

So the Demon King is actually his evil thoughts and desires, and after killing him, he would become the new Demon King?

At this moment, a new reply appeared.

Liu Da Ge Listen to Me: "The view of the one above is novel, but there are also some illogical points,

according to your statement, shouldn't Sun Wukong killing the Demon King be equivalent to cutting off his evil thoughts and desires?"

Gentle Grass by the River: "To sever demon ties and return to the Primordial Spirit, I think it can be interpreted as Sun Wukong severing demons, integrating his evil thoughts and desires into himself."

Liu Da Ge Listen to Me: "That view is too far-fetched! But it does sound a bit reasonable, respect!"

Taoist Priest Chen of Wudang: "Let's not talk about conspiracy theories. In fact, both Gentle Grass and Liu Da Ge have made some correct points.

The incident of Sun Wukong slaying the Demon King can be regarded as an exercise of extracting Kan to replenish Li,

Sun Wukong resides in the Water Curtain Cave Residence on Flower-Fruit Mountain, in the south, and Wukong is a 'Heart Monkey', the heart belongs to the fire attribute of the Li trigram, plus Wukong is an Innate being born of nature, so the Water Curtain Cave represents the innate spirit.

The Demon King resides in the Murky Water Cave of Kan Yuan Mountain, in the north, the kidney belongs to the water attribute of the Kan trigram, and 'murky' implies turbidity, meaning once a person has desires after maturing, the essence of the kidney water turns from clear to murky, so the Murky Water Cave represents acquired desires.

From north to south, that is the Kan and Li trigrams of the Bagua.

The household items stolen from Murky Water Cave are a yang line, and if Sun Wukong can retrieve them, it's like completing the task of extracting Kan to replenish Li.

After killing the Demon King and burning down the Murky Water Cave, it symbolizes the elimination of acquired desires,

at this time Kan intersects with Li, water and fire support each other, this is the image of Core Formation in Taoism.

To sum up, if a person can sever desires and return to the clear nature of the Primordial Spirit, it is to return to origin."

Yaya from Class 2-2: "Don't understand but looks awesome, Monkey Bro rocks!"

"Murky Water Cave of Kan Yuan Mountain? Extract Kan to replenish Li?" Sun Wukong also thought this was from a senior with vast Divine Skills, not only knowing the location of the Demon King's lair but also pointing out the relationship between the Water Curtain Cave and the Murky Water Cave.

Without a moment's delay, another new response appeared.

Gentle Grass by the River: "The Taoist priest is a professional, and his analysis is correct, but this doesn't explain the change in Sun Wukong before and after he killed the Demon King."

All-Knowing of the Ancients: "That's because someone schemed against Sun Wukong. A practice meant for returning to the origin has been turned into an exercise where desires return to nourish the demon."

"Scheming?" Seeing this, Sun Wukong's gaze became sharp and it was said by the senior All-Knowing of the Ancients.

He continued to read on.

All-Knowing of the Ancients: "It's just too coincidental that the Demon King chose to invade just when Sun Wukong was about to return to Flower-Fruit Mountain. Clearly, there's a problem, perhaps he was instigated by someone.

Poster, since you've simulated to this point, if you were Sun Wukong and had already sensed something was amiss, you would definitely explore to understand the situation before making plans, right?"

"Of course!" A flash of divine light sparked in Sun Wukong's eyes.

[You have received a new suggestion: Find out more about the Demon King before making plans, complete the suggestion to receive a fourth-tier treasure chest]

With this consideration, he rode his cloud somersaults, heading straight north, when suddenly he saw a precipitous tall mountain.

At first glance, the scenery here was quite marvelous, with sharp peaks and deep gullies, flowers and trees competing in beauty, and all the beasts submitting.

Looking closer, a cave dwelling could be vaguely seen within the mountain.

"This must be the Murky Water Cave of Kan Yuan Mountain." Sun Wukong thought to himself and descended from the clouds only to see a few little demons dancing outside the cave.

"Hehe, change!"

He used his transformation skill and turned into a little honeybee, quietly flying into the cave.

Inside the Murky Water Cave, it was very lively, with various demons indulging in joyous feasting.

The Demon King, ten zhang tall, sat on the throne above, wantonly embracing two enchanting Beautiful Ladies.

Sun Wukong, as a bee, flew around and soon saw thirty-five little monkeys locked up in a corner, all looking miserable and pitiful.

"To bully my children, you deserve death!"

He was enraged, but remembering the advice of his wise predecessors, he didn't act rashly and continued to investigate.

After a while, he heard one of the Beautiful Ladies in the Demon King's arms ask, "Great King, our Murky Water Cave is already a paradise, why do you still want to occupy other caves?"

"What does a woman like you know?" the Demon King scoffed, "This was told to me by a predecessor, who said the Water Curtain Cave in Flower-Fruit Mountain to the south is a precious place for cultivation. I probed a few times and found it to be true.

But the predecessor also said that I must kill the king of those monkey spirits before I can take over the Water Curtain Cave Residence.

So, I only moved those truly mysterious household flames here."

"Why doesn't the Great King just kill that monkey king directly?" the Beautiful Lady asked.

"The king of those monkey spirits is cultivating outside; I must wait for his return before I can take action," the Demon King replied.

"With the Great King's strength, you will definitely be able to easily slay that monkey king," the Beautiful Lady complimented, bending forward.

The Demon King laughed heartily, full of wild arrogance.

The group of demons, big and small, hadn't noticed a little bee fluttering about.

Upon hearing all this, Sun Wukong calmed down again, thinking to himself that it was indeed as the all-knowing predecessor Hong Huang had said, someone was scheming against him, instigating the Demon King to do all these things.

After finding out everything, he no longer concealed himself, showing his true form, the bee transforming into a red-clothed, yellow-silk-waisted Monkey King.

The demons inside the cave had yet to react when Sun Wukong sent a flying kick towards the Demon King above.

"Who is this madman who dares to invade my cave!" the Demon King roared in fury, swinging his fist to meet the opponent.

Boom!

But in an instant, Sun Wukong sent him flying with a kick, the Demon King crashing into the cave wall with a thunderous noise.

The demons, both big and small, panicked and scattered in all directions.

Sun Wukong did not bother with them, stepping through the air to the front of the stone wall.

The Demon King, having taken a kick and then a severe collision, felt dizzy and disoriented, his body falling apart, struggling to extricate himself from the stone wall.

Bang!

But then a hand pushed him back in again.