Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

"Could it be related to that shortcut passage?"

Sun Wukong mused silently in his heart. After some thought, he tapped the center of his forehead. A halo of light flew out, splitting into tiny points of light, which flew into the foreheads of Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor and the others, entering them.

The faces of Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor and the others quickly showed a look of realization. Sun Wukong had already informed them of everything he had seen and heard inside the space of the previous palace through Divine Sense messaging. Of course, it was only limited to his own people; he would not disclose this information to powerful figures from major forces like the Heavenly Prince.

"No wonder Wukong and the others arrived first; the shortcut passage, indeed a shortcut!"

Pangu nodded knowingly, took two steps forward, and pressed his hand on the invisible barrier, feeling an extremely strong rebound force. "It seems this barrier is ineffective for you, likely due to that shortcut passage. Your bodies must have picked up some special mark while passing through it."

"That's what I think too!"

Sun Wukong nodded with a smile, "But it's okay, this throne isn't anything special. It's just blessed with a special formation, allowing one to enlarge their body and view the entire Heavenly Que Realm. The barrier is probably just to maintain the mystery and majesty of the Ancient Heavenly Emperor, preventing others from easily touching the throne."

Sun Wukong continued, pointing behind the throne, "Behind this throne is a staircase leading into the unknown void. You don't need to touch the throne, just bypass it directly. I reckon that's where the Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault is stored."

Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault?

Everyone's gaze was instantly drawn behind the Heavenly Emperor's throne, and they all bypassed it, indeed seeing stairs floating in the air, leading straight into the clouds and void.

"That's right, there's nothing hidden here at all; the passage to the Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault must be this staircase!"

The Six-Eared Macaque had already activated its Heaven-Inspecting Divine Ear, absorbing the entire situation of the Temple of Facing the Sage into its ears, without missing a detail. However, he did not detect any special secret paths. Sun Wukong was right, the stairs in front should be the only path to the Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault!

"The Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault, surely filled with innumerable rare treasures, this is a bonanza!"

The experts of various major forces saw Sun Wukong and the others bypass the Heavenly Emperor's throne and quickly followed. After hearing the conversation between Sun Wukong and Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor and others, each of their eyes lit up, especially the Heavenly Prince, whose gaze landed on Sun Wukong after glancing at the stairs.

"Damn monkey! The humiliation you gave this Prince back then, this Prince will return to you tenfold! Inside this Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault, there must be many dangers; just wait, this Prince will make this treasure vault your burial ground!"

"Huh, there's killing intent!"

While conversing with Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor and others, Sun Wukong suddenly sensed a strong killing intent, turned his head sharply, but the killing intent had already disappeared, as if it had just been an illusion. However, Sun Wukong knew very well that it was definitely not an illusion; among the powerhouses from various forces, someone must have developed a killing intent towards him, and it was extremely strong. Otherwise, it wouldn't have escaped momentarily for him to detect it!

Could it be the Heavenly Prince?

Sun Wukong had long noticed the Heavenly Prince. Although the Heavenly Prince was still at the same Domain King Realm cultivation as before, Sun Wukong could clearly feel that this guy's aura was completely different from before!

Back then, despite the Heavenly Prince being a noble prince of the Undying Heavenly Demon Clan with Domain King cultivation, Sun Wukong did not bother to pay attention to him. Even with Domain General cultivation, he could still defeat the Heavenly Prince and bring him down. But now, the Heavenly Prince was clearly different from back then.

His aura had become incomparably rounded and profound, hidden within, not showing outwardly. If it were not for Sun Wukong's extraordinary Void-Breaking Moon Eyes, he might not see any difference at all.

"What has this guy gone through to change so drastically? This is getting more interesting!"

Sun Wukong's lips curled into a playful smile. The transformation of the Heavenly Prince indeed surprised him, but it's good this way. If the opponent were too weak, it would be too boring.

"Let's go! To the Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault!"

Sun Wukong withdrew his gaze, smiled at Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor and the others, and was about to step onto the staircase, but was pulled back by the Six-Eared Macaque.

"Boss, since this staircase is the only passage to the Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault, there might be some prohibitions or formations up there to prevent outsiders from entering, be cautious!"

"Prohibition Formation?"

Sun Wukong lightly shook his head, "There are no prohibitions, nor any formations, at least not on this staircase! But it's hard to say about the gap ahead leading to the void."

Sun Wukong had already looked through with his Void-Breaking Moon Eyes; there were no prohibitions or formations on this staircase. Otherwise, his Void-Breaking Moon Eyes would not have been deceived. But the gap at the end of the staircase leading to the void seemed strange, shrouded in a mist, even the Void-Breaking Moon Eyes couldn't discern it. Sun Wukong planned to get closer for a thorough observation.

With Sun Wukong's words, everyone followed him onto the staircase without worries, heading towards the gap in the void.

"Follow them! We can't let them get ahead again!"

The Heavenly Prince said in a deep voice, leading the way onto the staircase, standing side by side with Sun Wukong, maintaining a few meters distance, but not advancing a step further.

Having experienced Sun Wukong's sharp eyesight, the Heavenly Prince didn't want to fall behind in the treasure hunt, nor did he want to be too aggressive and risk falling into a trap. The best way was to stay neck and neck with Sun Wukong. If any trap appeared, Sun Wukong would surely respond, and the Heavenly Prince could mimic him right away.

"Not only has the Heavenly Prince increased his cultivation, but he's also gotten a lot smarter!"

The Heavenly Prince's actions were all taken in by Sun Wukong, and he secretly marveled. He began to grow curious about what kind of experiences had led to such a significant change in him, not just in cultivation strength but even in temperament?

He must find a chance to investigate this matter thoroughly!

With no prohibition formation blocking their path, the group of powerhouses quickly arrived at the gap in the void at the end of the staircase. In front, there was a spread of mist in this void. The staircase stopped abruptly, as if it had been severed.