Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 195: The Demon World and Strength

Chapter 195: Chapter 195: The Demon World and Strength

Emperor Jade said, "This matter originated from the conflict between the Daoists and the demons. The Demon Ancestor Luo Hou once opened a realm with demon Dao called Luo Tian Demon Realm.

During the great war among the dragon, phoenix, and qilin tribes, he spent many years in the west, planning to merge the Luo Tian Demon Realm into the ancient Vast Wilderness and thus become its ruler.

But eventually, the Ancestor of Dao slew him in the west and sealed the entrance to the Luo Tian Demon Realm beneath Mount Meru.

Thus, the prophecy of the rise of Buddhism emerged, firstly to compensate for the losses suffered by the west during the Dao-Demon strife and secondly to strengthen and solidify the west, ensuring the Luo Tian Demon Realm remained sealed for a long time."

"So that’s how it is," Sun Wukong realized.

He knew that Emperor Jade was hiding some details, such as the Ancestor Dao joining forces with Yang Mei, Yin Yang, and Qian Kun, the three great ancestors, to deal with Luo Hou, and that the Qian Kun Ancestor and Yin Yang Ancestor were ultimately killed by Luo Hou’s self-destruction.

Nevertheless, Emperor Jade made clear the key points of the events, revealing that Luo Tian was indeed Luo Hou!

"Just now, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara mentioned a giant white skeletal hand reaching into the three realms was Luo Tian’s hand, could it be that Luo Hou isn’t dead?" Sun Wukong asked further.

Emperor Jade solemnly said, "The Luo Hou of the ancient Vast Wilderness is indeed dead, and has become the demonic Dao of the ancient earth, but the Luo Hou from beyond this realm is not dead, which is why he is trying everything possible to re-enter this world."

"Oh?" Sun Wukong scratched his facial hair thoughtfully, immediately remembering the incident of subduing demons in Beiming.

During the great battle between the ancestral witch Gonggong and Zhurong, Mount Buzhou collapsed, causing the heavens to fall and the earth to sink, creating a huge hole in the sky and a vast abyss in the North Sea.

According to a netizen’s explanation, the chaos of heaven and earth is like that of an egg; the collapsing heaven and earth are equivalent to leaving two holes in the eggshell, both leading outside the realm.

This implies that the previous coalition of Moluo and Lu Ya aiming to open the eye of the North Sea’s seal at Beiming, and the current attempts to breach the sky, share the same goal: to open a passageway to the outer realm!

Clearly, this time Moluo succeeded, allowing Luo Hou’s hand to probe into the three realms.

But the breaking of the Four-Element Extending Realm Array also meant Moluo didn’t fully succeed, and eventually, the hand of Luo Tian was retracted.

Emperor Jade, unaware of what Sun Wukong was thinking, spoke seriously, "I know you’ve always disliked the Buddhist sect, and I won’t force you to do their bidding,

but the seal of Luo Tian is indeed an urgent issue that must be resolved; otherwise, once it is broken, the three realms will face a catastrophic disaster.

As you are now one of the Four Heavenly Generals, go back and think it over to see if you can come up with any viable solutions."

Sun Wukong scratched his nails, puzzled, "Aren’t there many powerful beings across the three realms, unitedly, couldn’t they overcome the Luo Tian Demon Realm?"

Emperor Jade sighed and said, "Since the creation of this realm, it has had its flaws; there are three paths of heaven, earth, and man, but the earth path is incomplete, and the human path is unmanifested.

Moreover, countless great calamities have occurred over the years, and it has endured several cataclysms that nearly destroyed it. Now in this era of the three realms, it is already feeble beyond repair."

Sun Wukong understood, they were fundamentally outmatched!

It made sense, since Demon Ancestor Luo Hou had once contended with the Ancestor Dao and since the Dao-Demon conflict, untold ages had passed. The Luo Tian Demon Realm outside the realm would likely not cease its growth.

Later, Emperor Jade briefed him on a few more matters, and Sun Wukong left Tongming Hall.

Great White Golden Star hesitated for a long while, twisting his beard, wanting to speak but stopping himself.

Emperor Jade of course knew what he was thinking and asked, "Do you think I made a mistake?"

Great White Golden Star fearfully said, "Your Majesty is the supremely wise sovereign!"

Emperor Jade sighed, "What supremely wise sovereign? Others may only perceive it as a hollow reputation, perhaps further criticized as coveting power and ignoring survival. I know that spreading Buddhism to the east is the best and most secure solution to the Luo Tian seal,

but I cannot help feeling dissatisfied. Having just subdued a fierce tiger, another hungry wolf arrives.

If I agree to the Buddha sect’s method of promoting Buddhism, allowing Sun Wukong to undertake the pilgrimage, then the imperial authority I’ve just established would instantly dissolve."

Great White Golden Star carefully said, "Your Majesty, there is still time, and the Great Sage Sun repeatedly creates miracles. Perhaps he could find a better solution than spreading Buddhist teachings to the east?"

Emperor Jade gently shook his head, "Sun Wukong is right, can the survival of the three realms really depend on one person?

Issue an edict for all sects, including loose cultivators, to select disciples and followers above the Heavenly Immortal level to serve in the Heavenly Court and expand the celestial army.

Command all palaces and halls of the Heavenly Court to simultaneously gather all necessary military supplies."

Great White Golden Star’s expression became solemn, "I abide by the decree."

Emperor Jade continued, "And you, Li Changgeng, also being in charge of the martial affairs of the West’s Great White Star, must not slack off. From this moment on, you will oversee military affairs with Li Jing."

Great White Golden Star felt a bitter taste in his heart but still respectfully accepted the decree and departed.

...

On the other hand, after leaving Tongming Hall, Sun Wukong also remembered that during the Peach Festival, he had to complete a few suggestions.

Besides "investigating Moluo and the Six-Eared Macaque’s purpose," there were also "collaborating with Emperor Jade to cause a great disturbance in the heavenly palace’ and ’being cautious of Chan Teaching’s retaliation."

These three suggestions earned him seventh-tier, eighth-tier, and fourth-tier treasure boxes, respectively.

As Sun Wukong looked at the three ancient treasure boxes in his mind, he quickly put aside the unpleasant feelings brought by the Buddhist sect, his eyes gleaming with light, for this was the first time he had obtained an eighth-tier treasure box!

"Open, open!"

[You have opened a fourth-tier treasure chest, congratulations on obtaining Artifact Law Insight (Quad-layer) and Formation Law Insight (Quad-layer)]

[You have opened a seventh-tier treasure chest, congratulations on obtaining Staff Law Insight (Sept-layer), Bow Law Insight (Sept-layer), Binaca Trident (Exceptional Postnatal Spiritual Treasure), Netherworld Sickle (Superior Postnatal Spiritual Treasure), and Book of Darkness]

[You have opened an eighth-tier treasure chest, congratulations on obtaining Physical Cultivation (Early Stage of Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal), Primordial Spirit Cultivation (Early Stage of Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal), Godslaying Array (Level Eight), Wings of the Six-Winged Golden Cicada, and Seal of Flipping Heaven (Postnatal Ultimate Treasure)]

"Hehe, good, good!" Sun Wukong felt overjoyed as he sensed the enhancement in his cultivation and the realm of his knowledge of the laws.

During the planning of causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he had not ceased his cultivation, and now his cultivation level had reached the early stages of Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal.

Moreover, compared to the Virtue Quasi-Saint and the Three Corpses Quasi-Saint, the strength of a Law Quasi-Saint of the same realm was stronger.

Additionally, his mastery over the staff and bow laws had escalated to the later stages of Quasi-Saint, allowing him to stand shoulder to shoulder with those top Quasi-Saints and join their battles.

"Those Buddhist baldies are delusional if they think they can make Old Sun the Scripture-Seeking Monk," scoffed Sun Wukong.

According to the wise ones on the internet, there were hundreds of years left till the journey to the West for scriptures, by which time who knows what level his strength would have reached.

Go to Mount Ling for scriptures?

More like smash Mount Ling with one foot!

He tucked this thought at the back of his mind and proceeded to check the other rewards.

The Binaca Trident and Netherworld Sickle were obviously the magical treasures of Demon King Shiva and Demon General Lutuoluo.

"Hehe, by comparison, that Moluo is indeed pitiful," Sun Wukong scratched his face, finding it amusing that even the subordinates’ magical treasures surpassed those of the dignified Demon Lord.

Then there was the Book of Darkness.

This reminded Sun Wukong of the time Moluo had called upon Bo Yikao to act, during which he had yelled the word "Darkness", clearly linking this reward with Bo Yikao.

After checking the additional memories in his mind, he found it to be true indeed.

"A Demon God of Darkness?" Sun Wukong’s gaze sharpened, having thought Bo Yikao had fallen into the demonic path due to a twisted nature, but it turned out not to be so.

Bo Yikao was fundamentally problematic as he was the reincarnation of a remnant soul of the Demon God of Darkness.

He died tragically in the battle of Divine Enthronement and became the Purple Tenuity Great Emperor, then awakened the memory of the Demon God of Darkness and realized the Laws of Darkness, no wonder he possessed the strength of a top Quasi-Saint right from the start.

Having participated in the celestial debacle of creation as one of the Primordial Demon Gods, although he was slain by Pangu with his axe, it did not mean these Demon Gods lacked strength.

"It seems the waters of the Three Realms are deeper than Old Sun imagined," mused Sun Wukong, feeling an even greater urgency for power enhancement.

He continued to inspect the remaining rewards.

"Wings of the Six-Winged Golden Cicada?"

Sun Wukong was familiar with the Six-Winged Golden Cicada, as the wise ones online had introduced him to the scripture-seeking monk, who was originally the ferocious monster Six-Winged Golden Cicada, transformed into a Buddha’s disciple by the scheming of the two saints of the West.

Upon careful inspection, he discovered that these wings harbored half the cultivation level of the Six-Winged Golden Cicada.

The Six-Winged Golden Cicada was cruel and bloodthirsty, one of the top ancient ferocious beasts of olden times, thus it often committed countless murderous acts, necessitating its rebirth by sloughing off its old shell to resolve the karmic consequences brought by these killings.

With each rebirth, the cultivation of the Six-Winged Golden Cicada would remain within the discarded exoskeleton and wings, to be reclaimed by its body after its rebirth.

"Hmm, this monk obviously lost his wings," blinked Sun Wukong, his eyes twinkling, planning to return the wings to Golden Cicada someday.

However, when to return them would require careful planning.

For the wings not only contained cultivation but also harbored limitless ferocity and cruelty, clearly reflecting the true nature of an ancient beast.

The remaining two rewards were the eighth-level demonic array, Godslaying Array, and the postnatal ultimate treasure, Seal of Flipping Heaven.

The former, a demonic formation that required fierce malevolent energy, obviously couldn’t be used by celestial soldiers and generals, but might prove useful for the Bull Demon King and his peers in the future.

As for the Seal of Flipping Heaven, having clashed many times with Guang Chengzi, Sun Wukong knew the strength of this ultimate treasure all too well.

"Hehe, Old Sun will also have an ultimate treasure now," he was very pleased.

Of course, this treasure also needed to be reforged to be usable.

After finishing opening the treasure chests, Sun Wukong activated the Advice-Listening System, connecting his consciousness to the internet, seeking advice from online predecessors on issues regarding the Luo Tian Seal, to see if the seniors had any good remedy.

"I am Sun Wukong. The Peach Banquet has ended. Following the suggestions of the predecessors, I partnered with the Jade Emperor to plot an uproar in the Heavenly Palace, simultaneously scheming against the Chan Teaching and the Demon Teaching, but new problems have arisen.

After the Jade Emperor appointed me the Central Heavenly North Pole Purple Tenuity Emperor, the Buddha Sect still wants me to become the scripture-seeking monk to help them promote the Buddhist Law and suppress the seal of the Demon Realm of Luo Tian.

I would like to ask the seniors whether you are familiar with the Luo Tian Seal and how to handle the issue of its loosening?"

At the same time, he appended to his query the events before and after the Peach Banquet, such as the Demon Teaching attacking the Heavenly Court, the hand of Luo Tian reaching into the Three Realms, the origins of the Luo Tian Demon Realm and the incomplete state of the ancient heavens and earth, as well as the situation of Bo Yikao being the reincarnated remnant soul of the Demon God of Darkness.

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