Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 61: Laozi’s Shock

Chapter 61: Chapter 61: Laozi’s Shock

Sun Wukong, after carefully contemplating Tai Shang Lao Jun’s alchemy insights and his understanding of formations, could hardly wait and hurried back to the Douluo Palace.

When Golden Horn came out to greet him, he was quite surprised and doubtful, "The Grandmaster taught you these things, and you’ve already mastered them so quickly?"

"Simple, simple, just a bit of pondering, and I’ve got it all." Sun Wukong said with a laugh, modesty in his tone.

Golden Horn didn’t believe him, feeling that this Monkey King was bragging, but still led the way ahead until they reached the grand hall of the palace and paid respects to Tai Shang Lao Jun.

"Very good." Tai Shang Lao Jun said with a nod and a smile, "In less than a quarter of an hour, you’ve grasped those formation restrictions and the basics of artifact refining."

Although he also felt it was too quick, he still believed Sun Wukong.

An hour in heaven is also made up of eight quarters, with one quarter being equivalent to just under four days on earth.

According to his expectations, given Sun Wukong’s comprehension, it should have taken him about half an hour to fully understand.

Now that less than a quarter had passed, it indicated that he had previously underestimated Sun Wukong’s comprehension, truly worthy of being a naturally intelligent being.

Hearing what Tai Shang Lao Jun said, Sun Wukong scratched his face with a grin, eager to show off his skills, then said, "Grandmaster, having mastered the Path of Artifact Refining, I wish to try my hand at it first."

"You’re so impatient, monkey head," Tai Shang Lao Jun said with a laugh, but seeing the resolute look on Sun Wukong’s face, he nodded again, "All right, let me let you give it a try, to know what the Path of Artifact Refining is all about."

He then led Sun Wukong to the rear palace, with Golden Horn and Silver Horn following by his side,

The two young Daoist attendants murmured behind them, evidently thinking the monkey was too impatient, wanting to run before he had learned to crawl properly.

Arriving at the rear palace, they saw white immortal mist rolling and surging along the ground, signaling the extraordinary mystical nature of the place.

And looking at the layout, an Eight Trigrams Furnace stood in the center of the hall, with two plantain fans hanging on the left wall and a purple-gold gourd hanging on the right wall.

"What a place, truly fine." Sun Wukong praised, thinking to himself that in the future, he would also set up a similar arrangement in his Immortal Mansion.

"Whether for Alchemy or Artifact Refining, both the cauldron and the fire are extremely important," said Tai Shang Lao Jun with a smile. "This Eight Trigrams Furnace of mine is a top-grade innate Spiritual Treasure, and inside it is the Six Ding Divine Fire,

Together, they can easily melt those innate materials that contain fragments of the great Dao’s laws, refining them as if they have been reborn, and turning them into new magical treasures."

Sun Wukong looked on with envy, his eyes shining as they fixed on the furnace.

He had the Six Ding Divine Fire, now all he needed was a furnace!

Tai Shang Lao Jun saw this and thought the monkey head was eager to start refining, so he waved his horsetail whisk and cleared a space in front of the Eight Trigrams Furnace, saying with a smile, "Golden Horn, Silver Horn, fan the wind and kindle the fire, let Wukong have a try."

The two Daoist attendants exchanged a glance, each taking down a plantain fan and sitting at the Xun position to fan the wind.

Whoosh!

A fierce wind blew into the Eight Trigrams Furnace, and at once, red flames rose, the hot atmosphere churning within the furnace as if it could burn the heavens and boil the seas, emitting waves of terrifying might.

"Wukong, do you have the materials ready for refining?" Tai Shang Lao Jun asked again.

"As the saying goes, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice," Sun Wukong said with a chuckle. "I, Old Sun, am as penniless as the wind, having been fined ten thousand years’ worth of salary by the Jade Emperor, so how could I have any materials for refining?

Please, Grandmaster, bestow me with one. It doesn’t have to be too good; I just want to try it out."

"It’s your own fault for speaking insolently," Tai Shang Lao Jun said with a shake of his head and a smile. With a wave of his sleeve, a feather a zhang long appeared suspended in the hall, "This is a feather shed by a Golden Immortal realm kite, suitable for making flying magical instruments. Try using this."

"Thank you, Grandmaster, thank you!" Sun Wukong hurriedly bowed in thanks, thinking this Grandmaster was truly generous.

Shortly thereafter, he took the kite feather and sat in front of the Eight Trigrams Furnace. With a practiced lift of his hand he formed hand seals, mana surging forth, and soon a sealing seal mark condensed in the air.

"This monkey head..." Tai Shang Lao Jun was somewhat astonished; he had thought Sun Wukong was too hasty, just having learned the basics and now wanting to try Artifact Refining.

Yet, who could have anticipated that this monkey would seem to have completely mastered the Path of Artifact Refining.

Could it be that once one thing is understood, all can be mastered, merely based on a sliver of foundation, he has grasped it all?

To the sides of the Eight Trigrams Furnace, Golden Horn and Silver Horn were so astounded they forgot to fan the flames.

"What are you two zoning out for? I’m about to begin," Sun Wukong urged. At the moment he formed the hand seals, he became serious, it was no longer play.

As the flames rose again, he used the Unsealing Seal Decision to open the Eight Trigrams Furnace and tossed in the artifact refining materials.

Following this, he sealed the furnace for the refining process. The feathers shed by a Golden Immortal realm kite melted within the Eight Trigrams Furnace and finally transformed into a ball of Spirit Liquid that radiated divine light.

During this time, Sun Wukong was not idle either. He continuously formed hand seals, condensing symbol after symbol and sending them into the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

The Spiritual Liquid, following the symbols, transformed into a pair of red boots patterned with gold.

Seeing this, the Grandmaster had come to believe that Sun Wukong had truly completely mastered the Path of Artifact Refining.

But it hadn’t ended yet. Sun Wukong’s enormous Mana surged, and he spontaneously executed a technique from the Earthly Sha Divine Ability, then used magic to transform this Divine Ability into a mysterious spiritual pattern flickering with shadows.

"Does he intend to refine a Spiritual Guide device in one go, or could it be that he has also mastered Formation restrictions?" The Grandmaster showed a rare glint of surprise in his eyes.

Sun Wukong’s insight far exceeded his expectations,

How much time had passed? Not even an hour yet.

To be precise, it hadn’t even been a day in the lower realms!

"Let’s see if he can succeed in one go," the Grandmaster waved his horsetail whisk.

Because even if one has mastered Formation restrictions, one also needs innate talent and a great deal of practice to integrate them with the Path of Artifact Refining and apply Formation restrictions in artifact refining.

This is indeed the most difficult step, otherwise any master of Formations would be able to refine Spiritual Treasures and supreme treasures.

And now, this is Sun Wukong’s first attempt at Artifact Refining; if he manages to succeed in one go, then his insight and talent for Artifact Refining...

The Grandmaster found it unimaginable. From the Ancient Primordial Era to the present, he had never seen such a genius!

In that instant, Sun Wukong made his move.

He cast out one divine light after another, his enormous Mana swiftly converging in the air into an intricate web of restrictions.

"One is enough," Sun Wukong was extremely focused, his mind had a clear epiphany, and he now used the power of his Primordial Spirit as a guide to merge the spiritual patterns in the air with the restrictions.

Finally, with another surge of hand seals, he executed a brand-new impression seal to fuse the combined spiritual patterns and restrictions into the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

Hum!

The already formed artifact was instantly marked with the Divine Step spiritual pattern, and the pair of boots exuded an even more mysterious spiritual charm.

"Haha, it’s done, it’s done!" Sun Wukong was extremely delighted, dancing with joy. This was the first artifact he had refined with his own hands!

[Congratulations on completing the suggestion—successfully creating a Spiritual Guide artifact, and receiving a sixth-tier treasure chest]

Even the notification in his mind was congratulating him on his success.

The Grandmaster watching nearby waved his horsetail whisk, and even with his prepared mind, he couldn’t help but be shocked, "Such talent..."

Golden Horn’s eyes were wide open; only now did he understand that what Sun Wukong had said, "Simple, simple, just think about it and you’ll get it," wasn’t an empty boast—it was true, he really got it!

He exchanged a glance with Silver Horn, and the two brothers felt as though they had witnessed something.

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