Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 309 - 269: Insufficient Strength and the Last Line of Defense

Chapter 309: Chapter 269: Insufficient Strength and the Last Line of Defense

As Tai Bai Jin Xing and Yang Jian each took action to aid the Great Han Dynasty, they also allowed Sun Wukong to complete the two suggestions previously given by Zhihu users; he directly opened two treasure chests.

[You opened a fourth-tier treasure chest, congratulations, you have obtained Dao of Artifacts Comprehension (ninefold), Formation Dao Comprehension (ninefold)]

[You opened a sixth-tier treasure chest, congratulations, you have obtained physical cultivation (late stage Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal), Primordial Spirit cultivation (late stage Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal), Rod Dao Comprehension (tenfold), Archery Dao Comprehension (tenfold)]

"Hehe, not bad, not bad." Sun Wukong was very pleased, his strength had again improved.

The rules of the Great Dao at the Quasi-Saint level have twelve layers, and now his four Great Dao laws were not far from reaching the perfection of a Quasi-Saint, while his cultivation had long reached the late stage of a Quasi-Saint.

More than one hundred fifty years ago, his cultivation was at the mid-stage of a Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal, and his Rod and Archery Dao Comprehensions were at the eighth level, while his Artifacts and Formation Dao Comprehensions were at the sixth level.

In comparison, it seemed he hadn’t improved much over the years, yet his strength had undergone tremendous change.

If he were to face Southern Extremity Longevity Star again, who was protected by the Innate treasure All Heavens Celebratory Clouds, that old fellow would suffer more than just injuries.

Dao Quasi-Saints, Three Corpses Quasi-Saints, Merit Quasi-Saints are all Quasi-Saints, but only Dao Quasi-Saints can be called Mixed Yuan Golden Immortals, their strength is immeasurably greater than those who severed their three corpses or accumulated merits!

Southern Extremity Longevity Star obtained fragments of the Great Dao rules from an Innate treasure by severing his three corpses, whereas Sun Wukong truly integrated and comprehended the Great Dao rules.

"Hmm, I wonder when I can step into the realm of Mixed Yuan Daluo Golden Immortal," Sun Wukong pondered in his heart.

Although his current strength was enough to stand at the summit of the Three Realms, it was far from sufficient for the current situation, given that this was a cosmic calamity, and this calamity could be said to have arisen because of him. A slight misstep could lead to total defeat.

Looking at previous cosmic calamities makes it clear, powerful beings like Demon Ancestor Luo Hou, the Primordial Dragon, Yuan Feng, the Primeval Qilin, and figures from the ancient Demon Court like Donghuang Taiyi, Demon Emperor Di Jun, the Witch Clan’s Di Jiang, Zhu Jiu Yin, Xuan Ming, Gonggong, and Zhurong, among the eleven ancestor witches, all fell during the calamity.

More recent examples like Jin Ling Holy Mother, Zhao Gongming, Yun Xiao, Bi Xiao, Qiong Xiao also ended the same way, especially Jin Ling Holy Mother, who, even as a Quasi-Saint at the peak, a disciple of a saint, could not escape death, ultimately her soul ended up in the Investiture of the Gods.

Furthermore, Turtle Spirit Holy Mother didn’t even get a chance to be on the list.

According to what Zhihu users said, Turtle Spirit Holy Mother’s former life was the divine turtle that Lady Nuwa decapitated to support the heavens, which had great merit for repairing the heavens. Yet even so, she met a fate of complete destruction during the Divine Enthronement cosmic calamity.

And all of this is the power of the cosmic calamity.

Thus, Sun Wukong didn’t feel he was anything impressive, as there were many who were more powerful than him.

There are always people beyond people, heavens beyond skies, as they say.

Being willfully arrogant and blindly conceited will end up with no good outcome.

Now with another cosmic calamity at hand, on the surface, this calamity seems to only involve beings at the Quasi-Saint level, but is it really that simple?

Firstly, General Yuyu of the Asura clan has now been confirmed to be an incarnation of Luo Hou.

Because back when Yuyu changed his name to the Mad King Luo Hou and went to the Asura Realm to challenge the three great Asura Kings, Ancestor Ming He had been forewarned and took action to kill Yuyu, who personally admitted he was an incarnation of Luo Hou.

With Luo Hou’s tactics, Sun Wukong did not think this Demon Ancestor would just let it go.

Secondly, Buddha suddenly overturning his previous arrangements, deciding to establish a unified Human Race dynasty in the West was also one of the causes of this cosmic calamity.

Then there’s the current king of the Tianzhu people, Zhou Kao.

According to Zhihu users, Zhou Kao is likely the reincarnation of Bo Yikao, who was the Demon God of Darkness, and had long been in cahoots with the demon sect.

If this interpretation proves true, then the issues behind this cosmic calamity are significant.

The mighty Demon God of Darkness reincarnated as the king of the West, aspiring to greatly promote the Buddha Sect—it seemed quite strange.

Lastly and most importantly, the manifestation of the human path and the establishment of the Great Han dynasty, with its puzzling weak and strong heavenly punishments, clearly indicated major issues with the Heavenly Dao and the Grand Patriarch.

"If I don’t clarify these matters, figure out exactly who or what is lurking beneath the waters, all of my preparations will be in vain," Sun Wukong thought to himself.

He had also asked Zhihu users about these questions, but their responses were primarily speculative and lacked definitive answers.

Clearly, this involved higher-level existences; many users could not see through the current situation unless there were users who knew everything present.

"Soon." Sun Wukong’s misty eyes twinkled. He was in the Ancestral Martial Palace, yet his gaze swept across various places in the Three Realms.

Once he found more clues, perhaps everything would come to light.

Now, with the Great Han’s advancement west achieving partial victory, Tianzhu had completely lost its hopes of eastward conquest, and next, Tianzhu could only defend passively.

When Tianzhu is truly completely defeated, those hidden beneath the waters will probably no longer be able to hide.

...

The silence enveloped the great hall of the Tianzhu Royal Palace.

With the dissipation of Elephant Country’s destiny, nearly half of the western lands from Red and Purple Country eastward had been occupied by the Great Han.

Although there were still Slow Cart Country and Black Chicken Country, these two kingdoms, trapped between the territory of the Great Oxen Clan and Ussang Country, Elephant Country, would sooner or later be taken by the Great Han.

And Tianzhu had no chance to assist, as they did not possess the Great Han’s means of spatial transfer.