Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

"Have you heard? Those old folks from the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team returned to the Undying Demon Domain!"

"Of course I heard, and they didn't find a single person from the Demon Court! This time, it was completely fruitless!"

"Hey, it's really satisfying! The Undying Heavenly Demon Clan always looked down on other races' forces, relying on the support of the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team. This time, they've really suffered!"

"Shh! Don't make too much noise, beware of spies from the Undying Heavenly Demon Clan hearing and causing trouble!"

"Afraid of what? The Heavenly Demon Judgment Team can be deployed only once per era. This time, they failed to conquer the Demon Court. They won't have the opportunity to strike again. Do they even have the guts to be arrogant with their remaining strength?"

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The five Domain Saint Realm elders of the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team had finally reached their limit of stay in the Yuan Realm and had to return to the Undying Demon Domain. For a time, various forces were discussing the news, mostly gloating over it!

Of course, some forces were dissatisfied with this result, mainly those that had conflicts with the Demon Court or had suffered losses while attacking it, like the Sky-shaking Cliff of the Eastern Continent.

Originally, it was believed that the Undying Heavenly Demon Clan's deployment of the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team would surely lead to the complete destruction of the Demon Court and the extermination of Sun Wukong and others. At that time, they might even extract the Heavenly Emperor's Inheritance from Sun Wukong.

There's nothing that can't be leaked. Sooner or later, the Heavenly Emperor's Inheritance acquired by Sun Wukong would slip from the Undying Heavenly Demon Clan, potentially giving various forces a chance to share the spoils.

But unexpectedly, the Demon Court was destroyed, but only the shell was demolished. The core forces, Sun Wukong and Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, disappeared without a trace just before the Demon Court was breached. Not only could the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team not find them, no major force in the Yuan Realm could locate anyone from the Demon Court.

The entire Demon Court seemed to have vanished completely from the Yuan Realm in an instant, leaving no trace behind!

There are many small worlds dependent on the Yuan Realm, known to all in the Yuan Realm. But these small worlds have spatial nodes connecting them to the Yuan Realm. By finding these nodes, one can enter the corresponding small world, at most spending a little effort.

However, since the Demon Court's mountain gate was breached two months ago, neither the Undying Heavenly Demon Clan nor other forces have found any spatial node for hiding people from the Demon Court, which seems quite unreasonable!

Not to mention other forces, even the Battle God Ape Clan doesn't know Sun Wukong's whereabouts now. Many forces come to them for information, but they also know nothing. How could they pass on anything?

Within the Battle God Mountain.

"That kid Wukong, it's been such a long time, and the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team has returned to the Undying Demon Domain. The crisis is over, yet he doesn't show up to inform us of the situation, leaving us here anxious!"

Divine General Yuan Long stood upon the Battle God Platform, gazing at its center, he sighed deeply, recalling how Sun Wukong defeated Wrath General Yuan Bing and took down Wrath General Yuan Anger as if it was only yesterday. But now, he doesn't even know where Sun Wukong is.

"That kid is clever. He must have left some backup plan long ago to guard against forces attacking the Demon Court. Otherwise, how could he vanish with everyone from the Demon Court without a trace, just as it was attacked?"

Demon General Yuan Mo chuckled, unlike Divine General Yuan Long, he never worried about Sun Wukong, not even when the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team attacked the sect protection array at the Demon Court's mountain gate in full force.

Though he didn't spend long with Sun Wukong, Demon General Yuan Mo saw clearly that Sun Wukong is not someone to suffer losses. He would never do anything unprepared!

Since returning from the Heavenly Que Realm, Sun Wukong had been quiet, arousing speculation from various forces. That's why the Undying Heavenly Demon Clan dared to bring out the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team from the Undying Demon Domain to attack the Demon Court, intending to eradicate the danger in its infancy.

However, Demon General Yuan Mo believed that both the Heavenly Prince and the five Domain Saint Realm experts of the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team underestimated Sun Wukong. He surely anticipated this situation and prepared early!

"Yuan Mo, where do you think Wukong and the others are hiding, that we can't find any trace?"

Agreeing with Demon General Yuan Mo's words, Divine General Yuan Long couldn't figure out where in the Yuan Realm hosts a hidden place unknown to others?

"You want me to say?"

Demon General Yuan Mo eyed Divine General Yuan Long, raising an eyebrow.

"Of course! Why would I ask if I didn't want you to speak? Don't keep me in suspense, just say what comes to mind!"

Divine General Yuan Long glared at Demon General Yuan Mo, pursing his lips.

Demon General Yuan Mo laughed, his smile intriguing: "Yuan Long, have you forgotten what inheritance that kid received?"

"What inheritance? Isn't it the Heavenly Emperor's Inheritance... Wait, are you saying..."

A sudden thought flashed through Divine General Yuan Long's mind, "Could it be that the kid controls the Heavenly Que Realm, able to come and go freely?"

This idea seemed crazy, but once it emerged, Divine General Yuan Long increasingly felt it likely, almost certainly this was the case!

In the Yuan Realm, only the Heavenly Que Realm, appearing once every ten thousand years, isn't easily found. If Sun Wukong truly gained control of the Heavenly Que Realm, able to enter and exit freely, then everything makes sense!

If Sun Wukong took the Demon Court members into the Heavenly Que Realm, sealing its entrances and exits, then no force in the Yuan Realm could find their whereabouts!

After all, that is the Heavenly Que Realm!

If the Heavenly Que Realm's entrances and exits were easy to find, they'd have been discovered long ago, not still hidden to this day.

"Hey, that kid Wukong, I wondered why he had no movement after coming out of the Heavenly Que Realm, diving straight into the Heavenly Court without expanding outward, intending not to expand at all!"

Divine General Yuan Long finally understood, grasping such a massive otherworldly space as the Heavenly Que Realm, why expand the sect's territory?

In that Heavenly Que Realm, forget just a couple thousand, even millions or billions could be accommodated!

"So, in the short term, it seems the Demon Court members won't appear in the Yuan Realm! But once they do, it'll be a moment of earth-shattering surprise!"

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