Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 101 Breakthrough and Formation

Chapter 101: Chapter 101 Breakthrough and Formation

Ne Zha and Sun Wukong did not come to blows; it was just a momentary displeasure.

Since the Investiture of the Gods Period, he had formed a deep friendship with the brothers Huang Tianhua and Huang Tianxiang, which counted among his few genuine friends.

Later, when he arrived in Heavenly Court, the Southern Extremity Longevity Star arranged for him to lead the Celestial Stems Division, which made him feel quite uneasy.

In his opinion, the Celestial Stems Division should have been led by Huang Tianxiang, the Celestial Stem Star Lord.

But at that time, the Jade Emperor’s decree had already been issued, and Dongyue the Great also said that Huang Tianxiang was too young to bear the heavy responsibility of the Celestial Stems Division, so Ne Zha had no choice but to accept.

However, he still rebelled against this arrangement, requesting that Huang Tianxiang be appointed as the first Celestial Stems Division Heavenly General; otherwise, he would defy the decree and show disrespect.

But now, Sun Wukong had requested that Huang Tianxiang be transferred to the Earthly Fiends Division as a lesser heavenly general, and naturally, he was dissatisfied and resentful.

"The Celestial Stems Division has strong soldiers and strong generals; being the first Celestial Stems Division Heavenly General is indeed prestigious," Sun Wukong said with a smile, "but what’s the point of flaunting one’s power every day?

I think, General Tianxiang’s talents are simply not put to good use in the Celestial Stems Division, and it would be such a waste to bury them.

It’s better to go to the Earthly Fiends Division and personally turn a weak unit into a strong force, to show everyone your true capabilities."

Huang Tianxiang, who was originally reluctant, perked up upon hearing these words.

The nature of youth is to challenge everything, to prove oneself.

So Sun Wukong’s words truly struck a chord with him; they could be regarded as coming from a confidant.

"Marshal, I’ll go!" Huang Tianxiang, adorned in silver crown and armor, sprang to his feet.

"Good, with General Tianxiang’s assistance, I am at ease!" Sun Wukong laughed heartily.

"Tch, who knows who’s been flaunting their power all day long," Ne Zha muttered to himself upon seeing this scene, but said no more.

Dongyue the Great, Huang Feihu, was smiling and nodding, feeling reassured.

Children often play and brawl together; it’s not a big deal.

But if the two children hold significant power and are too close, it becomes troublesome.

Even without any other intentions, it can cause others to feel threatened.

Sun Wukong departed from Dongyue the Great’s Mansion with Huang Tianxiang and then took a detour to the Refining Fire Hall.

Before long, Ne Zha also received the imperial decree and met the new first Celestial Stems Division Heavenly General, whose name was both Wang Shan and Wang E. Encountering such a serious subordinate gave him quite a headache.

Elsewhere, the Master Artisan of the Refining Fire Hall, Yuan Hong, upon receiving the order for reassignment to the Earthly Fiends Division, agreed without a second thought.

He refined artifacts just to pass time; it was fighting and killing that he found interesting.

During the war of Divine Enthronement, he was well-known with the title of General with Seven Heads.

However, Huang Tianxiang was very displeased upon seeing Yuan Hong.

Because back when their family rebelled against King Zhou and joined King Wu, they were all captured by Yuan Hong using the Soul Beheading Banner at Sishui Pass. Fortunately, they were rescued by Ne Zha halfway, otherwise, their family would have had no chance to make remarkable contributions in the later war against King Zhou and would have been beheaded by King Zhou early on.

Sun Wukong said with a smile, "You have both died once already, and both Yin Shang and Great Zhou have turned to smoke; what grudge do you have that you can’t let go?

If you truly have resentment, go fight it out, and let old Sun watch the excitement."

The two didn’t really harbor any serious grudges; after all, it was just a clash of factions.

They then returned to the Earthly Fiends Division together, with Huang Tianxiang as the Earth Spirit Heavenly General and Yuan Hong as the Lake Spirit Heavenly General.

[Congratulations on completing the recommendation—appoint two influential people as Earth Fiendish Generals, and receive a fourth-tier treasure chest.]

Sun Wukong was naturally overjoyed. After opening the chest, he gained further insights into the physical and Primordial Spirit cultivation, the Dao of Artifacts, and the Laws of Formations, steadily increasing his strength.

In the days that followed, he devoted himself to cultivation and pondered over the essence of ancient and modern military strategies he had previously acquired. He put into practice everything he learned to strengthen his control over the Earthly Fiends Marshal’s forces.

For example, the army formation exercises of the Earthly Fiends, the daily sparring among various divisions and camps, as well as appointments, logistics allocations, and the rewards and punishment system, were all rapidly changing, becoming more effective than before.

Every word and action of his subtly influenced the soldiers of the Earthly Fiends.

One day, inside the Commander’s Main Hall.

[Congratulations, you have completed the suggestion—not only to establish might, but also to establish morality, trust, words, and actions. You have obtained a sixth-tier treasure chest]

Upon hearing the prompt in his mind, Sun Wukong’s face lit up with a wide smile, feeling overjoyed.

This meant that the soldiers wholeheartedly accepted his leadership; he had finally taken complete control over the Earthly Fiends!

He then directly opened the chest.

[You have opened the sixth-tier treasure chest. Congratulations, you have obtained physical cultivation (late stage of Daluo Golden Immortal), Primordial Spirit cultivation (late stage of Daluo Golden Immortal), and the Eight Extremes Soul Extinguishing Formation (eighth level).]

As the prompt sounded, Sun Wukong felt an overwhelming and vast surge of Daluo mana flood into his body, continuously strengthening his flesh and Primordial Spirit.

Finally, he ascended to the late stage of Daluo!

"Old Sun has become stronger!" His eyes gleamed intensely.

If he were to face the Quasi-Saint Guang Chengzi again, he certainly wouldn’t end up like the last time, able to withstand only two strikes before running out of the strength to retaliate.

He then turned his attention to the other rewards.

"Eight Extremes Soul Extinguishing Formation?" Sun Wukong examined the memories that had newly appeared in his mind, and quickly became elated, "Good, a fine formation indeed!"

He had learned about the grades and powers of formations when he studied the Path of Artifact Refining with the Venerable Lord Lao Zi at the Palace of Dousing Light.

Formations are divided into nine levels, each differing in power.

For example, ninth-level formations include the Zhu Xian Sword Formation, the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, the Du Tian Shen Sha Great Array, and the Zhou Heaven Constellations Great Formation. When activated, even Saints would not dare to enter lightly.

Eighth-level formations include the Mixed Yuan Five Elements Great Formation, the Microcosm Formation, the Blood River Great Formation, the Nine-Bends Yellow River Formation, and others, with power comparable to a Quasi-Saint.

Seventh-level formations, such as the Ten Absolute Formations, the Plague Sores Formation, and others, have power comparable to that of a Daluo Golden Immortal.

"The Eight Extremes Soul Extinguishing Formation is an eighth-level formation, capable of easily annihilating anything with a soul below the level of a Golden Immortal." Sun Wukong thought with joy, "If this formation can unleash its full power, even a Daluo Golden Immortal who dares to enter it may perish!"

And he just happened to have eight divisions of the Earthly Fiends, perfect for laying out this formation.

After carefully contemplating the formation, Sun Wukong started the furnace for Artifact Refining, crafting the necessary Eight Extremes Formation Eyes.

The supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Creation Cauldron, possessed the ability to reverse the innate. Using the previously obtained useless Spiritual Treasures as materials and employing the method of the Spirit Guiding Instrument, he refined eight high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.

He then summoned the generals of the divisions and practiced the Eight Extremes Soul Extinguishing Formation.

Generals such as Yuan Hong, Deng Jiugong, Huang Tianxiang, Yu Hua, and other five were stunned after listening to Sun Wukong’s explanation.

This was a powerful formation that could match the Nine-Bends Yellow River Formation!

The Marshal figured it out all by himself?

And he had even specially refined eight high-grade Spiritual Treasures for it—was an Artifact Refiner really so affluent and generous?

"Gentlemen, practice this formation well, for it will be of great use soon," Sun Wukong said, hands clasped behind his back, exuding an aura of confidence.

"Yes!" All eight generals bowed respectfully and each took one of the formation eye treasures.

In the subsequent days, Sun Wukong continued to practice the formation while waiting for the Jade Emperor’s summons.

As the Jade Emperor had said before, once he had full control over the Earthly Fiends, he would descend to the lower realm to join forces with the Martial Emperor to eradicate the forces of the Demon Sect!

One day, a Heavenly General from Tongming Hall came to deliver a decree, asking the Earthly Fiends Marshal, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong, to hasten to Tongming Hall.

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