Great Demon Sun Wukong

When Sha Wujing returned to the Flowing Sands River, the White Dragon also bid farewell to Sun Wukong. As previously mentioned, due to the special nature of the Four Dragon Kings, despite the great upheaval in the Pangu Realm, they remained unaffected. In fact, they benefited greatly from the increased spiritual energy in the Pangu Realm; their personal strength significantly increased, and their shrimp soldiers and crab generals grew more powerful. It can be said that the Four Dragon Kings now are the fourth major force in the Pangu Realm.

The White Dragon was originally Ao Run's son, the Dragon King of the West Sea. Although he burned the Bright Pearl bestowed by the Jade Emperor, causing deep disappointment in the old Dragon King, many years have passed, and with so many things happening, the anger of the West Sea Dragon King has long subsided. All his anger towards the White Dragon transformed into longing. The White Dragon's real name was Ao Lie, but because of his grave mistake, the West Sea Dragon King almost severed their father-son relationship. In a fit of anger, the White Dragon changed his name to Ao Yu.

This time, with everything resolved, upon returning to the Pangu Realm, the White Dragon could no longer contain himself and immediately flew towards the West Sea. Sun Wukong naturally knew this junior disciple missed his home eagerly and wouldn't stop him. The West Sea Dragon King had long given up hope of his third son returning alive. However, the White Dragon's sudden return home brought tears of joy to the old Dragon King, causing a great commotion throughout the West Sea due to the White Dragon's return.

Sun Wukong returned to the Flower Fruit Mountain, Zhu Bajie went back to the Cloud Zhan Cave, Sha Wujing returned to the Flowing Sands River, and the White Dragon reunited with his father in the West Sea. All the brothers shared their own concerns. As their master, Tang Sanzang was no exception. One must not forget that when Tang Sanzang transformed the Primordial Honor in the Fallen Tomb, he mentioned that with the Primordial Honor's soul and essence, one could resurrect a person.

The person Tang Sanzang wanted to resurrect was undoubtedly the Queen of Western Liang. Originally, her soul and body had dissipated, and the last trace of her soul had merged into the Transcendence Bloom, making resurrection seem impossible. However, Tang Sanzang was well prepared. Tang Sanzang did not return to the Western Paradise Sacred Mountain nor the Kingdom of Women, but directly went to the Netherworld and straight to its deepest part, where Ksitigarbha resides.

"Buddha of Sandalwood Merit, you have finally returned." As soon as Tang Sanzang appeared, a voice echoed. It was unmistakably the voice of Ksitigarbha. Tang Sanzang smiled slightly and said, "Buddha Ksitigarbha, I haven't arrived too late, have I?" Speaking thus, Tang Sanzang had already stepped into a great hall. Inside the great hall was Ksitigarbha and his divine beast mount, Di Listen.

"Not late, not late. It seems everything has been resolved? I see that the Great Saint has returned too." Tang Sanzang nodded and said, "Everything is indeed over, Buddha Ksitigarbha. Does the promise we made still count?" Ksitigarbha laughed heartily, saying, "Of course, a monk's word is always kept." After speaking, Ksitigarbha tapped alongside the Di Listen divine beast, and saw Di Listen open its large mouth, a fist-sized orb of light floating out and landing directly in Tang Sanzang's hand.

Tang Sanzang nodded in satisfaction, "Since Buddha Ksitigarbha is so faithful, I naturally won't break my promise." After speaking, Tang Sanzang extended his right hand and gently pointed towards Ksitigarbha in the void, and immediately at the point of Tang Sanzang's finger, a pure white small flower blossomed. With the appearance of the small flower, Ksitigarbha felt the entire Netherworld shaking, and then his body felt lighter, as if some sort of shackles had been broken.

As the white flower disappeared, Ksitigarbha's expression was filled with joy. "Haha, I am finally free. This Netherworld has trapped me for countless years, and finally, I am restored to freedom." Following Ksitigarbha's words, Tang Sanzang suddenly felt Ksitigarbha's cultivation begin to rapidly increase. It was an extraordinarily fast enhancement, and within half a stick of incense, Ksitigarbha's cultivation had reached the realm of the Six Patterns Supreme.

"Since Buddha Ksitigarbha is no longer confined, this humble monk shall take his leave." After speaking, Tang Sanzang disappeared with the soul and essence in hand. This time, Tang Sanzang returned directly to the Western Paradise Sacred Mountain, as resurrecting the Queen of Western Liang still required the spiritual energy of the Western Paradise.

The view returned to the Flower Fruit Mountain. Sun Wukong had already bid farewell to the old Dragon King and quietly returned to the Flower Fruit Mountain. However, he had barely appeared when he was discovered by the little monkeys searching for him all over the mountains. Immediately, the entire Flower Fruit Mountain was in an uproar. Although they all knew their king had returned, until they truly saw Sun Wukong, no one dared to believe it.

After all, their king had spent very little time in Flower Fruit Mountain over the years, so much so that most of the monkeys at Flower Fruit Mountain had only heard of their mighty king known as the Great Sage Equalling Heaven but had never seen him. The previous appearance of the Six-Eared Macaque was quite awkward because the Six-Eared Macaque had left Flower Fruit Mountain earlier than Sun Wukong. Not only now, but even back in the day, many little monkeys did not know about this character in Flower Fruit Mountain.

As a result, when the Six-Eared Macaque appeared with the now ordinary monkeys—the Through-back Ape and the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey—almost no one recognized him. The Six-Eared Macaque was truly anxious, scratching his ears when no amount of explanation succeeded in making them known. Ultimately, they had to reluctantly summon the oldest monkey in Flower Fruit Mountain—claimed to have lived for over a hundred thousand years—to finally prove that the Six-Eared Macaque was also a member of Flower Fruit Mountain. This time, the monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain accepted the Six-Eared Macaque.

Now, with Sun Wukong's appearance, though few recognized him, everyone knew his name, and thus Sun Wukong received a different level of treatment compared to the Six-Eared Macaque, leaving Six-Eared feeling quite frustrated. With the return of Sun Wukong, Flower Fruit Mountain naturally became lively from top to bottom, and the celebration prepared by Fan Xin and Six-Eared finally could move ahead on the schedule. Almost half of the monkeys in Flower Fruit Mountain were sent out, widely inviting the gods, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, demons, ascetics, and cultivators from the mortal world.

No matter their status or strength, all were welcome if they wished to come. Regarding Sun Wukong, aside from the original immortals from Heaven and a few surviving Buddhas from Western Paradise, most people had only heard of Sun Wukong in legends. So, upon receiving the news that Sun Wukong had actually returned, everyone was in an uproar. Large and small hills, caves, sects—all began preparations to head to Flower Fruit Mountain to attend this grandest celebration in the Pangu Realm.

However, the name "Great Saint Banquet" that Fan Xin and Six-Eared conceived was vetoed by Sun Wukong. He was no longer the young monkey who loved the limelight anymore. Therefore, the invitation cards everyone received were titled "Universe Advancement Celebration." Alright, this name was far more impressive than the Great Saint Banquet.

Since Sun Wukong decided to hold a Universe Advancement Celebration, he certainly couldn't just invite people from the Pangu Realm. So, after Sha Wujing, Zhu Bajie, the White Dragon, and the Six-Eared Macaque returned, they were immediately sent out by Sun Wukong to notify everyone to come to the Pangu Realm. As the Pangu Realm had no restrictions from the Heavenly Dao, there was no issue of inability to enter. Thus, the initial excitement in the Pangu Realm instantly escalated to a universal scale.

All high-level worlds, famous intermediate worlds, and divine kingdoms received the same invitation to attend the Universe Advancement Ceremony celebration. Those in the know were aware that Sun Wukong intended to announce he became the Primordial Honor. Those not aware of the details learned after asking around. Thus, the entire universe was completely in an uproar. Ever since the battle between the Pioneer and Underworld Venerate, this Fang Universe had been under the control of the Universal Law Enforcers. These nine individuals were essentially the law enforcers of the universe.

However, now the intelligence gathered indicated someone had vanquished the enforcer. Who was this person? So formidable? Thus, everyone, whether they knew or recognized Sun Wukong, prepared to head to the Pangu Realm.

This naturally included Sun Wukong's group of friends. Such an event, how could these people miss it? Although they had celebrated once in the Fallen Tomb, that was just a small affair. Now, it was Sun Wukong issuing invitations with his identity as the Primordial Honor, which held a different significance. Therefore, not only would they definitely attend, but they would also bring grand gifts.

Moreover, several influential figures from the divine kingdoms knew this was probably also an opportunity to reshuffle the universe's forces. The death of the Primordial Honor led to genuine universal peace, devoid of conflict and conspiracy, though surely not eternal. Nonetheless, for a long time to come, this universe would enter a relatively peaceful development phase. Coupled with the universe's ongoing advancement, this was the prime opportunity for all divine kingdom worlds to flourish.

With Sun Wukong and their connections, it would undoubtedly be an extremely lively gathering, and everyone was brimming with anticipation for this celebration. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly passes on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)