Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Sun Wukong's mouth curled up with a crafty, wicked smile, a glint of cold light flashing in the depths of his eyes. Due to his issues with the old fogey Primordial Heavenly Venerable, he had never harbored any fondness for the Chan Sect. After battling successively with the Cultivation Heavenly Venerable and the Ran Deng Buddha, his indifference towards the Chan Sect only grew stronger.

On the contrary, he held quite a favorable view of the Jie Sect led by the Leader of Tongtian.

The Jie Sect emphasized understanding the Heavenly Dao and embraced the idea of unity without discrimination. This understanding of the Heavenly Dao originated from the principle that "the Great Dao begot fifty, the Heavens produced forty-nine, and one eluded capture." This elusive one is precisely the sliver of hope that the Jie Sect seeks to grasp.

Sun Wukong greatly admired the Jie Sect's doctrine of seizing that sliver of hope. Everything he was doing now, wasn't it all about seeking that sliver of hope for himself, for the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Race, and for the entire Demon Cult under the Heavenly Dao, as well as a glimmer of hope for revival?

As for the notion of "unity without discrimination," it suited Sun Wukong's tastes even more. All beings born into the world possess their own spirit. Even if the Human Race prides itself as the spirit of all creatures, they cannot deny the existence of other spirited beings in this world.
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Surely, they cannot imply that apart from the Human Race, all others are considered inferior and different classes of beings, right? The Chan Sect's proclamation of "no distinction between those with fur or horns, those born from moisture or from eggs, all may coexist in one community" is a blatant insult to demons and other Races; it was something Sun Wukong found to be extremely distasteful!

Not to mention that the Leader of Tongtian had saved his life before, and had been giving him hints and assistance both openly and in secret. Sun Wukong was always the type to help his friends, not the principle; no matter how just your reasons are, if Old Sun doesn't take a liking to you, that's that. I'll side with someone else to beat you down, what can you do about it?

"Uh, Wukong, are you going to help Zhao Gongming fight against Real Man of Jade Cauldron?"

Nezha was somewhat flabbergasted. Why had Sun Wukong suddenly decided to help Zhao Gongming? The current situation was clearly showing Real Man of Jade Cauldron at a disadvantage. If one were to help, shouldn't it be Real Man of Jade Cauldron? Why help the stronger side instead?

"Of course, should I help that Real Man of Jade Cauldron? Just watch carefully, Nezha, and you'll see. That Real Man of Jade Cauldron is up to something sneaky!"

No sooner had Sun Wukong spoken than the situation on the battlefield underwent a change. A red light burst forth from the hands of Real Man of Jade Cauldron, colliding with the Golden Whip and the shattered treasures that were striking once again.

Crack!

A sound of shattering echoed, but this time it was not Real Man of Jade Cauldron whose expression changed drastically, but Zhao Gongming!

"The Sword of Trapping Immortals! You've actually mastered this Immortal Slaying Sword of the Immortal Path!"

In the hands of Real Man of Jade Cauldron appeared a blood-red, semi-transparent longsword, enveloped by streams of Sword Qi. The longsword exuded a feeling of bodily rupture at a mere glance, sending chilling coldness to the core. It was none other than the Sword of Trapping Immortals, one of the Four Swords of Immortal-Slaying.

Made of neither copper nor iron nor steel, once hidden beneath Mount Sumeru; without the Yin Yang Reversal Refinement, could it lack the edge honed by water and fire?

Immortal-slaying is deadly, annihilating immortals; the Sword of Trapping Immortals radiates red light from all directions; the transformations of the Absolute Immortal are unfathomably exquisite, staining the robes of Da Luo Golden Immortals with blood.

The might of the Four Swords of Immortal-Slaying was not something ordinary Innate Spiritual Treasures could compare to, let alone Acquired Spiritual Treasures! These four swords embodied the supreme force of slaughter of the Heavenly Dao!

With the Sword of Trapping Immortals in hand, Real Man of Jade Cauldron's aura changed suddenly, becoming high and mighty and imperious as he looked down at Zhao Gongming with utter disdain and mockery.

"Bastard!"

Zhao Gongming's face darkened, veins throbbing faintly on his forehead, "That's a Divine Weapon of my master, and what are you to dare lay a finger on it! Real Man, hand over the Sword of Trapping Immortals to the Greenwave Palace, or I, Zhao Gongming, will not let this go!"

"What a fine 'not letting this go!' What if I just don't return it? Do you really think you're still the Luofu Golden Immortal of the past?"

Real Man of Jade Cauldron burst into laughter, his face instantly turning stern as he coldly said, "Never mind that you no longer have the Sea-Calming Pearl with you; even if you were still wielding the Sea-Calming Pearl, my Sword of Trapping Immortals would still slay you as easily as slaughtering a dog!"

"You've got guts! Take this whip from me!"

Enraged, Zhao Gongming swung his Golden Whip towards Real Man of Jade Cauldron, the whip wrapped in dazzling golden light aimed straight for his head. Meanwhile, the shattered golden treasure stealthily flew out from behind and, taking a large detour, struck towards Real Man of Jade Cauldron's lower back, silent and unnoticed.

"Your Golden Whip is already damaged yet you still dare to wield it. It seems you no longer want your weapon! Very well, I shall grant your wish, and break this Golden Whip of yours!"

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The Real Man of Jade Cauldron's gaze swept over the Golden Whip and he let out a snort of disdain, then swung the Sword of Trapping Immortals to meet the attack, not even bothering to activate the Immortal Primordial Force. With the sharpness of the Sword of Trapping Immortals, he was more than capable of severing the already cracked Golden Whip!

Crash!

Crack!

As expected, when the Golden Whip collided with the Sword of Trapping Immortals, a booming sound followed by the noise of shattering was heard, and this time it wasn't just a small crack. The entire Golden Whip shattered from the point of impact, breaking into two pieces.

The brilliance on the Golden Whip disappeared in an instant, and the Superior Grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure level Golden Whip was thus destroyed by a single stroke of the Sword of Trapping Immortals!

A triumphant smile appeared on the Real Man of Jade Cauldron's face, and just as he was about to say something, he suddenly felt a pain in his back, and a mouthful of reverse-flowing blood spurted out.

He nearly face-planted onto the cloud bed above in a dog-eat-dirt fall, angrily turning around and slashing with his sword, hitting the shattered Golden Element squarely and sending the pieces spinning away.

"Zhao Gongming, you dare to attack me from behind?"

The Real Man of Jade Cauldron's face turned ashen. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and his eyes brimmed with a murderous gloom. After he took out the Sword of Trapping Immortals, he had gained the upper hand. However, he hadn't expected that Zhao Gongming would still dare to strike at him.

Moreover, Zhao Gongming used the Golden Whip as bait and secretly unleashed the shattered Golden Element from behind, landing a heavy blow on him. With the strength of the previous attack and this one combining and erupting consecutively, he sustained significant injuries. This was truly odious, utterly odious!

"Ambush? I am openly dueling you, where's the ambush? It's your own arrogance and carelessness that are to blame. It has nothing to do with anyone else!"

Zhao Gongming snorted coldly, his eyes sweeping over the broken Golden Whip in his hands and the dimmed and momentarily unusable shattered Golden Element with a pang of heartache. If it weren't for the need to injure the Real Man of Jade Cauldron, he wouldn't have risked the destruction of the Golden Whip, and even the Golden Element was damaged!

The power of the Sword of Trapping Immortals was simply too strong. Without a weapon of the same caliber, it was very difficult to contend with the Real Man of Jade Cauldron!

"Nothing to do with anyone else? Fine, a fine 'nothing to do with anyone else'! Then my killing you here today will also have 'nothing to do with anyone else'!"

A terrifying killing intent rose from the Real Man of Jade Cauldron. With a murderous look on his face, he stared coldly at Zhao Gongming and said, "Zhao Gongming, you've died once already, and you cannot be enshrined as divine again. Today, I shall bear the sin of heavenly punishment; die!"

With a roar, the Real Man of Jade Cauldron swung the Sword of Trapping Immortals in his hand. Red sword Qi flew out from the Immortal-Slaying Sword towards Zhao Gongming. The fierce sword Qi enveloped the surrounding space completely, leaving Zhao Gongming no room to escape. He could only use the broken Golden Whip to defend himself, but to no avail.

The Golden Whip was reduced to scraps by the sword Qi within a few strikes and fell towards the sea of clouds below.

"Immortal Force Shield!"

With his weapon destroyed, Zhao Gongming could only exert all his strength to activate his Immortal Force and set up a Primordial Force Shield. But how could the shield of Immortal Force possibly withstand the sword Qi of the Sword of Trapping Immortals? Sword Qi after sword Qi slashed through the shield and onto Zhao Gongming's body, leaving deep, bone-deep wounds.

Only because of Zhao Gongming's powerful physical body did he not get chopped into countless pieces like any other half-step Quasi-Saint would have!

Escape!

After sustaining several strikes from the sword Qi, Zhao Gongming could no longer bear it. If he didn't flee now, he would lose his life under the Sword of Trapping Immortals. With a shout, he suddenly exploded his Immortal Force, causing a blinding explosion and shrouding dozens of yards around him in bright smoke.

A dark light shot out from within the smog, attempting to plunge into the sea of clouds.

"You think you can easily escape? Zhao Gongming, you're underestimating me, and you're underestimating the power of the Immortal-Slaying Sword too much!"

A cold laugh sounded, and several swords Qi suddenly erupted in the path of the escaping dark light, striking it squarely. Zhao Gongming screamed as his figure was revealed from within the dark light, drenched in blood, with a sword wound on his neck that nearly decapitated him.

He exerted all his Immortal Force to block the sword Qi invading his body; his figure was teetering and he had lost the strength to continue the fight, it seemed even the energy to run was gone.

"Zhao Gongming, I told you, next year on this day will be your death anniversary. Rest assured, I won't exterminate you completely. I'll leave a trace of your true spirit to reincarnate, but the name Zhao Gongming will forever disappear from the Three Realms! Hahaha!"

The Real Man of Jade Cauldron laughed triumphantly. As his laughter echoed, his figure suddenly charged towards Zhao Gongming, and he thrust the Sword of Trapping Immortals mercilessly towards Zhao Gongming's brow. If that strike landed, even a Saint wouldn't be able to save Zhao Gongming's life!

"Be prepared, no one can save you! Die!"

Crash!

Just as Zhao Gongming was about to fall under the Sword of Trapping Immortals, suddenly a rod shining with golden light extended from an angle and sturdily blocked the tip of the Sword of Trapping Immortals. A surging force emanated from the rod, which stopped the Real Man of Jade Cauldron in his tracks and forced him to step back. A playful voice came from the direction the rod had emerged:

"No one can save him? That may not be the case! Old Sun here would like to have a try!"

The expression on the Real Man of Jade Cauldron's face changed, immediately gloomy as he swiftly turned his electrifying gaze towards the source of the voice, "Who dares to meddle in my affair?"

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