Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 58 The Four Disciples of Wen Huang, Holy Mother Jin Ling

Chapter 58: Chapter 58 The Four Disciples of Wen Huang, Holy Mother Jin Ling

Sun Wukong arrived at the Artisan’s Division and saw many disheveled deities, either gathered together discussing something, lost in deep thought, or fast asleep with loud snores.

Even the commanding deity of the Artisan’s Division, the Gouchen Star, was comparing something with a sheet of paper, his stern face full of worry.

So for a time, no one noticed him, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven.

When the Gouchen Star saw Sun Wukong, who had already approached him, he was startled and hurried over to pay his respectful greetings, "Yu Hua pays respects to the Great Saint!"

"Dispense with the formalities, dispense with the formalities," Sun Wukong laughed, "Old Sun came here today to ask the skilled craftsmen of this place to do a small favor for old Sun."

"The Great Saint may speak freely, we shall give our utmost," Yu Hua said.

"No rush, no rush, first find old Sun the four best Artifact Refiners," Sun Wukong, with his hands behind his back, looked around as if on inspection.

Yu Hua did not dare to delay and quickly led the way in front.

He pointed to four people in the corner on the left, "Great Saint, please look, those four are my uncles, their master is the Plague Great Emperor of the Plague Division."

"Then why aren’t they serving in the Plague Division? Why are they here?" Sun Wukong wondered.

"The Great Saint may not know," Yu Hua smiled, "My four uncles are all Plague Emissaries of the Plague Division, but they cannot go around spreading plagues every day,

fortunately, all four uncles enjoy Artifact Refining, so they hold positions here."

"Hmm, in that case, their abilities must not be poor," Sun Wukong scratched his hand.

"Just as the Great Saint has said," Yu Hua said, "During the Divine Enthronement Battle, all four uncles made their names known through the Magical Weapons they had crafted.

Uncle Zhou Xin used the Headache Chime to induce a coma so severe in Jin Zha that no medicine could wake him. Today, Jin Zha studies under Bodhisattva Manjusri, frequently accompanying the Buddha.

Uncle Li Qi used the Flare Banner to confuse Mu Zha, who shamelessly disrobed in front of both army camps and ran naked back to Zhou’s camp, ending up frothing at the mouth and unconscious. Mu Zha is now the sage attendant Hui An under Guanyin.

Uncle Zhu Tianlin used the Coma Sword to make Lei Zhenzi dizzy and barely able to fly back to Xiqi, eventually falling from the sky unconscious, and Lei Zhenzi is now the Hook Chen Great Emperor.

Uncle Yang Wenhui used the Plague Dispersion Whip on Dragon-Bearded Tiger, making him lose his wits and lash out all the way to the prime minister’s residence of Xiqi. This Dragon-Bearded Tiger has some abilities, and now he is the Nine-Tailed Star Lord."

Listening, Sun Wukong’s eyes shone with divine light, very pleased, "It will be them!"

Yu Hua immediately agreed and went to invite the four men over to pay their respects.

Zhou, Li, Zhu, and Yang, clearly obsessed with the Path of Artifact Refining, were not afraid of Sun Wukong. Instead, they were irritated at Sun Wukong for interrupting their research into new Magical Weapons.

But Sun Wukong was not annoyed and laughed, asking, "So tell me, what new Magical Weapons have you researched over these years?"

The four men looked at each other and began to argue, one saying it should be done this way, another insisting on a different approach.

It turned out they wanted to jointly refine a Magical Weapon, but their opinions clashed, and so for many years, the new Magical Weapon remained nonexistent.

"Listen to old Sun’s suggestion," Sun Wukong interrupted their arguing, laughing, "Old Sun has a method that might help you perfect a new Magical Weapon."

The four men gave an incredulous look, some even disdainful.

There are many mighty beings in all three realms, but few are masters of Artifact Refining.

Even in the presence of a Daluo Golden Immortal, they dared to show disdain.

Of course, this angered Sun Wukong. The Monkey King was quite upset, taking the four of them aside to explain in detail.

"You all listen well, old Sun’s method is..."

He explained the concept of crafting a Spirit-Guiding Device to Zhou, Li, Zhu, and Yang.

After listening, the four of them had shifted from shock to ecstatic delight, repeatedly exclaiming, "This method is good, very good!"

Transforming Supernatural Spells into spiritual patterns and engraving them on magical treasures, making these treasures into spirit-guided implements that can be triggered by anyone with spiritual energy and mana.

In doing so, what else was there to compete over? They simply needed to engrave all four individuals’ spells and Divine Skills into a single magical treasure.

One that could cause headaches, make people forget their shame and undress in public, as well as render one unconscious, soul-stirred, and incapable of distinguishing friend from foe.

Standing aside, the solitary Star God was also stunned by Sun Wukong’s innovative thinking. If successful, it would surely cause a sensation across all three realms.

"Great Sage, we were blind to such genius. Please forgive us," Zhou, Li, Zhu, and Yang said, sincerely bowing in submission.

"No offense taken, none at all," Sun Wukong was not the least bit angry and, with a smile, he said, "You first try my method of artifact refining, and if you encounter any difficulties, come seek me out at the Armory Department."

The four immediately agreed and then excitedly went off to research.

Sun Wukong watched this scene with a broad smile lighting up his face.

He certainly wouldn’t bury himself in the research; according to suggestions from senior netizens, the most taboo thing in invention and creation was to work in isolation and overvalue one’s own ideas.

Now that he had provided the idea, he would let others first create the spirit-guided implements, then teach him how to make them. This way, he could easily fulfill the suggestion.

But things didn’t go as planned.

Zhou, Li, Zhu, and Yang had researched for ten days—that is, ten years in the mortal world—and finally, they had successfully transformed their mastered Divine Skills and Supernatural Spells into spiritual patterns. However, they couldn’t figure out how to engrave these patterns onto magical treasures.

Because it wasn’t as simple as just carving with a knife.

...

Leaving the Northern Heavenly Gate and crossing the Celestial River, continue heading north, traversing the vast expanse of the starry sky until reaching a dazzling river of stars.

Countless stars, large and small, twinkle in the boundless void.

And at the center of the river of stars stands a majestic palace emblazoned with the name Doumu Palace, the divine residence of the Doumu Sovereign, who commands the stars of Heaven.

At this moment, the solitary Star God, who had come from the Refining Fire Hall’s Armory Department, arrived here.

Inside the great hall, he bowed to a woman dressed in golden robes: "Disciple pays his respects to the Grandmaster."

The woman in golden attire was none other than the Doumu Sovereign, also the direct disciple of the Jiejiao Saint, Jin Ling Holy Mother.

She has two prominent disciples, Wen Zhong and Yu Yuan, who are currently in the Celestial Court, presiding over the Thunder Department as the Puhua Tianzun and the Water Department as Shuide Xingjun respectively.

Since the teacher of Yu Hua was Shuide Xingjun Yu Yuan, it was necessary to respectfully call the Doumu Sovereign Jin Ling Holy Mother "Grandmaster".

Jin Ling Holy Mother said with a smile, "Aren’t you busy working for the Jade Emperor in the Heavenly Palace? Why have you come to me?"

Yu Hua respectfully replied, "Grandmaster has instructed me to keep an eye on the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong, and to treat him with utmost respect, seeking the Grandmaster’s help should difficulties arise. Now, I have encountered such a difficulty."

Jin Ling Holy Mother said, "Let’s hear it."

Yu Hua then detailed the task Sun Wukong had assigned to the Armory Department, to assist in crafting a spirit-guided implement.

He concluded, saying, "Grandmaster, I find the spirit-guided implement invented by the Great Sage Sun Wukong is somewhat akin to Spiritual Treasures and Supreme Treasures, exquisitely ingenious.

With the upcoming martial display in the Celestial Court, if we could successfully refine the spirit-guided implement, then in our forthcoming contest with the Chanjiao, victory will be assured, and past humiliations avenged!"

Jin Ling Holy Mother nodded slightly, "So, your current difficulty is how to engrave the spiritual patterns, transformed from spells and Divine Skills, into the magical treasures."

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