Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 38: Saint Zhenjun

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Saint Zhenjun

"Who are you?" the shadow’s tone finally turned serious.

"Heavenly Court, Divine Protector True Lord." the dark-armored strong man declared solemnly.

"Brave man, why serve those hypocritical deities?" the shadow said, "Why not join me? We can plan great things and create a just world."

"I stand in the light," said the Divine Protector True Lord, "holding the Three-Foot Sword, I vowed to slay all demons in the world, how could I conspire with darkness?"

"What is light, and what is darkness!" the shadow, as if agitated, suddenly roared maniacally, "Superficial understanding, you will regret it sooner or later!"

Whoosh!

He transformed into a vast black cloud and charged at the Divine Protector True Lord, roaring.

The Divine Protector True Lord showed no fear, his sword light shining in thousands of beams as he clashed with the shadow.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong had retreated to a distance, his Ruyi Divine Weapon had transformed into the Ruyi Pouch, and with only the Spiritless Bow and Divine Arrows in hand, he could only watch from afar.

"Quasi-Saint!" His eyes flickered with divine light as he observed the terrifying forces clashing in the distance.

Since becoming a Daluo Golden Immortal and comprehending the laws of the Dao, and winning several battles, he had grown increasingly complacent thinking he could dominate the Three Realms.

But now he clearly recognized that a Daluo Golden Immortal was still too weak!

Facing a Quasi-Saint, he had absolutely no power to contend.

Had it not been for Taibai Venus returning to the Heavenly Court to call for help, not to mention subduing Six Ears today, he feared that he and others like the Demon King would have perished here.

Indeed, when he had left the underworld, Meng Po had warned him that the shadow who took advantage of the chaos by Six Ears to send a batch of souls into rebirth, was a Quasi-Saint Primordial Golden Immortal.

So after confirming the connection between Six Ears and the shadow later, without his prompting, Taibai Venus took the initiative to return to the Heavenly Court for assistance.

"King Sun, this investigation of yours has unearthed a major issue," said the old star lord, flying over from a distance, quite emotional.

Initially, it was thought that the fake Monkey King causing the Destruction of the Dragon Palace and turmoil in the underworld, framing Sun Wukong was a personal vendetta.

But Sun Wukong patiently uncovered evidence bit by bit, revealing a major conspiracy unfolding.

Some forces were secretly collecting a massive amount of magical weapons and even reincarnating souls with their memories intact.

The Three Realms won’t be peaceful in the future.

"The Jade Emperor should be grateful to Old Sun for uncovering a major case for him," Sun Wukong became proud again, "Old Star Lord, what rank do you think he will bestow upon Old Sun this time?"

"This ... haha ..." Taibai Venus masked his emotions with a laugh.

Just inviting one Divine Protector True Lord already implied many things.

Sun Wukong, however, failed to notice this, his eyes fixed on the Quasi-Saint battle raging in the skies over the Northern Dark Lands, as he anticipated the grandiosity of his future official days in the Heavenly Court.

At that moment, the Demon King, Jiao Demon King, and other six kings flew in from the direction of Ice Fire Island, their expressions grim.

"Brother Wukong, Six Ears has escaped," the Demon King said shamefully.

"Hey, if he has escaped, let it go, we can always find him later," Sun Wukong said, scratching his hands and laughing.

Six Ears Macaque was as powerful as he was, with the same Divine Skills and transformations. Had it not been for his reluctance to part with those weapons, he might have escaped earlier.

Having clarified the malicious intent behind Six Ears’ actions, and knowing that there was a Quasi-Saint backing him up relieved them of mystery, which was already a significant gain.

Though he had previously declared resolutely to subdue Six Ears, it was never going to be easy.

Just look at the reward from the Persuasion System—a ninth-tier treasure chest for subduing Six Ears!

The Demon King and the others quickly came to terms with it, their attention drawn to the other side by the Quasi-Saint battle.

"Divine Protector True Lord is ranked among the Four Saints of the North Polar Heavenly Court. Last time Old Ox saw him, he was still a Daluo Golden Immortal, but who would have thought he has now attained the Quasi-Saint level," the Demon King exclaimed, clearly familiar with the affairs of the Heavenly Court.

"Over these years, the Divine Skills True Monarch has focused on cultivating in solitude, staying clear of disputes, which indeed startled everyone," said Taibai Jinxing with a smile.

"Quietly becoming stronger, I admire that," sighed the Demon King, feeling challenged.

Upon hearing this, Taibai Jinxing glanced at Sun Wukong, thinking that if the Demon King, who dominated one side of the Three Realms, knew that Wukong had become a Daluo Golden Immortal in just ten years, he couldn’t imagine how much of a blow it would be.

After all, he was still shocked; this time, when he ascended to heaven to ask for help, he had heard about Wukong’s experiences from His Majesty the Jade Emperor.

A while later, the battle between the two Quasi-Saints ended.

Since neither side could overcome the other momentarily and the shadow saw that Six-Ears had left and the weapons were in Wukong’s hands, there was no chance to reclaim them, so it had to leave.

Whoosh!

The Divine Skills True Monarch flashed in form, coming from a distance to the front.

"Thanks for intervening, True Monarch. Were you able to see what that shadow looked like?" Taibai Jinxing asked.

"Filled with demonic patterns on its head, I’ve never seen him before; I don’t know who it could be," replied Divine Skills True Monarch.

"It looks like we have a search ahead of us," said Taibai Jinxing, frowning.

The Divine Skills True Monarch turned to Wukong and praised, "I’ve heard that you’re very effective at investigating cases, this task of finding the person may very well fall to you in the future."

"Heh heh, True Monarch, you really have a way with words, I’d rather leave such privileges to others," Sun Wukong laughed and scratched his head; he sought free and majestic living, not to diligently serve others.

The Divine Skills True Monarch shook his head, then looked towards the Demon King and others, speaking gravely, "As for you few, keep yourselves in check, refrain from evil.

In the future, I certainly will visit the lands of Nanzhanbuzhou and Beijuluzhou to eliminate those evil demons, ghosts, and monsters from the world."

The Demon King, Jiao Demon King, Peng Demon King, Lion Camel King, Macaque King, and Yu Rong King all changed expression.

"Rest assured, True Monarch. We are all of a good kind, never doing anything that may harm heaven or reason!" declared the Demon King solemnly.

The Jiao Demon King and others also quickly assured, then dared not stay too long, hurriedly taking leave from Sun Wukong.

However, Wukong asked them to wait, then took out a magical pouch, pouring out all the weapons stored in it, spreading them across the sky, amounting to tens of thousands.

Each emitted a varying degree of precious light and spirit, and were no ordinary weapons.

The Divine Skills True Monarch and Taibai Jinxing exchanged looks, their expressions growing more serious, but they said nothing.

Sun Wukong then laughed and said, "Six-Ears impersonated me and borrowed many weapons from you all. Please look for and take back the weapons you lent."

The six kings did not refuse, and each retrieved the weapons they had loaned, then bid farewell and left.

There were definitely some omissions, but it was far better than not being able to reclaim a single weapon.

Once the six kings had left, Sun Wukong opened the magical pouch again, planning to collect the remaining majority of weapons. Many of them were from the treasure trove of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, which he would return to the Old Dragon King later.

"Hold on."

"Sun King, please wait."

Divine Skills True Monarch and Taibai Jinxing spoke simultaneously.

"Hmm?" Wukong stopped, misunderstood their intent, and sneered, "These remaining are from the treasure trove of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace. What, does Heaven want to take them away too?"

"Sun King, you misunderstand; among the remaining weapons, some come from Heaven," Taibai Jinxing hurriedly explained, "Please look closely; you’ll find the standard-issue weapons of the heavenly soldiers among them."

Wukong inspected as told, indeed finding many weapons of identical design, totaling over ten thousand pieces; a small portion belonged to the Eastern Sea Dragon Tribe, but the majority were used by heavenly soldiers.

He had seen these on the heavenly soldiers before when he ascended to heaven.

"This is no trivial matter," said Divine Skills True Monarch gravely, "Wukong, make sure not to spread word of this."

"Rest assured, True Monarch, I understand," Wukong bowed respectfully, immediately allowing them to pick out the weapons from Heaven, leaving only those from the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace’s trove.