Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

"Indeed, it is easy as long as you hire someone with a life force above 3 from within the academy, but that costs money," Zhang Tong said. "Although I'm not short on funds, saving a little where you can is crucial for someone like me who manages funds. Every penny should be spent wisely, shouldn't it?"

Su Jie nodded, "That would be possible."

Zhang Tong reached out and shook hands with Su Jie, saying, "Then it's settled, Mr. Su Jie. I will find a way to keep Jiang Wudao busy with other matters, so he won't have time to bother you, and you will bring me the magma fruit."

"It's a deal by mutual consent."

Su Jie concluded the deal with Zhang Tong and also finished his part-time job for the day, leaving Ming Lun Hypnosis Hall with Zhang Manman, Chen Tian Yuzi who had just awakened, and Jos.

Although Jos had been coming here for hypnosis services for the past six months, he still couldn't help but exclaim, "Su Jie, your hypnotism is really incredible. Just one look and I'm asleep."

Chen Tian Yuzi also praised him, "Class President, you must have reached an intermediate Hypnotist level, even close to advanced."

Su Jie nodded, "Yes, but if I were to test for a higher level Hypnotist certificate, I would have to commit full-time and wouldn't have time for classes. I don't want to miss a single lesson in the inner court."

Combining various professions with physical training and spiritual cultivation in his courses, Su Jie could learn a great deal. Why would he skip class just to earn a bit more?

Although the final assessment criterion in the inner court each academic year is based on one's own life force, supplemented by written scores in various subjects,

only a fool would think that just enhancing life force would suffice to meet the graduation requirements in the inner court.

If one's scores in various subjects are not up to par, they cannot advance to the next stage of learning!

The enhancement of life force is meant to give humans more energy and capability to think about more problems, thereby advancing the whole human society,

not for engaging in fierce competition.

Combat is merely a means to protect oneself and enforce reason.

Jos marveled, "Su Jie, thanks to your hypnotism, my life force has greatly increased over the past half year, reaching 1.3. I estimate that within four years, I can achieve a minor stability, with my life force exceeding 2, and entry into the inner court is just around the corner."

"Mhm, keep it up!" Su Jie encouraged him.

As evening approached, faint lights gradually lit up, adorning Ming Lun like a country in a dream, and the four of them finally returned to the teaching area of the academy.

Jos and Chen Tian Yuzi bade farewell to Su Jie and Zhang Manman and returned to their dormitories to begin their own nightly cultivation practices.

Zhang Manman, gazing at the distant splendid lights, said meaningfully, "Although the magma fruit is extremely precious, I feel that Zhang Tong is not lacking in them."

"She's investing."

Su Jie understood clearly, "She must have some connections with the principal and others, having witnessed their growth, and my talent caught her attention."

Zhang Manman said, "To enhance spiritual cultivation, it's best to minimize entanglements with these people."

Su Jie slowly shook his head, expressing his opinion, "I don't think so. In this life between heaven and earth, we are meant to interact with a variety of people. The so-called detachment from worldliness simply means being in different social circles."

"To move freely within worldliness is the true essence of cultivation."

Zhang Manman sighed, "I'm not as enlightened as you are."

After watching the nighttime scenery, which was as splendid as usual, Zhang Manman said her goodbyes to Su Jie, preparing to go to Primordial Star for some time.

Meanwhile, Su Jie carefully observed the brilliant scenery, noticing something different from before—

Among the splendid lights, it seemed that numerous breaths were intertwining.

Some of these breaths were entangled, tangled in everything like a mess of threads; others were parallel, not interfering with each other.

But this so-called parallel was only for a segment; looking both ways still showed entanglement.

Like a net, merely differing in the size of its meshes.

"A net of worldliness?"

Su Jie looked up, and in a daze, he seemed to see a stream of energy emerging from his own head, converging with the great net above and weaving through the various-sized meshes.

He rubbed his eyes.

Looked again.

Only the bright, resplendent lights were left, splendid and bustling.

"An illusion?"

Setting aside the doubts in his mind and suppressing them deep within, Su Jie returned to his dormitory, lay on the single large bed, communicated with the Ming Lun imprint, and entered the Taixu Illusory Realm, evolving his spirit in the flesh into Primordial Star.

The Ming Lun imprint is essentially a portable virtual helmet, not only allowing one's spirit to enter various realms within the Taixu Illusory Realm but also enabling one's physical body to enter.

However, when heading to Primordial Star, only the body evolved from spirit could enter.

Primordial Star.

A certain primitive forest.

Xuan Tribe.

The Divine Envoy, once again descended!

The tribal Wizard, Wu Xuan, excitedly knelt on the ground, and so did the rest of the tribespeople, offering the most devout beliefs to the Divine Envoy.

Of course, Su Jie could not feel any power of belief.

"Rise," he said.

Su Jie had already become accustomed to these people's worship.

The Xuan Tribe now had more than five hundred people, had already established wooden houses, and had moved from the initial hunting and gathering stage to using tools and raising livestock, entering the Stone Age.

The use of tools had allowed the Xuan Tribe to truly enter the Stone Age, capable of creating more intricate tools from stone.

Their productivity had greatly increased. Reader support at M*VLEM*PYR made this translation possible.

"Divine Envoy, this is this month's matured White Brain Fruit."

Wu Xuan knelt down and then rose, respectfully holding a stone tray that had been carved out, lifting it above his head. It contained thirty-eight white fruits.

They were indeed the Brain Fruits!

Su Jie took them, setting them aside, for they were also one of his important sources of income.

As the tribe grew, the tree that produced the Brain Fruits came under the control of the Xuan Tribe, and they even assigned tribe warriors to guard it in shifts daily.

"Do you know of the Lava Fruit?"

After receiving the Brain Fruits, Su Jie inquired of Wu Xuan about the Lava Fruit.

Wu Xuan and the others looked at each other, puzzled.

Su Jie sighed, knowing that it was pointless to ask.

The Lava Fruit, which grew in magma zones, was likely something these primitive people had never seen, not to mention volcanoes or magma.

This lush Primordial jungle didn't look at all like it harbored any volcanic vents.

Wu Xuan asked somewhat nervously, "Divine Envoy, we do not know."

"It's okay, I was just asking," Su Jie responded, shaking his head, though he still planned to find a way to search for it.

Even though Zhang Tong's original intention was to make a trivial investment in him and earn a favor, and she herself would never lose out, since the favor was promised, he certainly wanted to do his best to accomplish what Zhang Tong desired.

Su Jie definitely needed to search for the Lava Fruit.

After the primitives left, Wu Xuan remained along with You Chao, and others including You Nong, You Yi, and You Fa.

You Nong, You Yi, and You Fa were the ones who had thought of slash-and-burn agriculture, improved stone tool techniques, and created a rudimentary set of rules for people to regulate their behavior, all under Su Jie's guidance.

Su Jie then proceeded to name them one by one.

In addition, there was You Mu, who thought of domesticating wild animals, and You Cai, who came up with the idea of planting wild vegetables, and so on.

For the primitives of the Xuan Tribe, being named by the Divine Envoy was the greatest honor!

It meant that they had gained the recognition of the gods, and after death, they could return to the bosom of the gods with the Divine Envoy.

This was a primitive belief.

Su Jie did not immediately impart modern knowledge to them, understanding that it would be futile; the development of civilization and evolution of thoughts were not achieved overnight.

Wu Xuan said, "Divine Envoy, today is our day of diplomacy, why don't you join us?"

Diplomacy?

Su Jie heard this term for the first time and was somewhat baffled.

Is that a term your primitive tribe should have?

"What is a day of diplomacy?" Su Jie decided to ask for clarification.

"It is when every three years, we engage with people from other tribes in the act of propagating life, diplomacy…"

Through Wu Xuan's explanation, Su Jie understood. Every three years, a large tribe would send people to wander among the smaller tribes, transferring the seeds of life and bringing fresh blood.

The reason was simple: to avoid inbreeding and to continue the perpetuation of the tribe's life.

Perhaps the primitives did not know the specific reasons for this, but through long accumulation of experiences, they understood that a small tribe, lacking interaction with the outside, would continuously shrink until its extinction.

Now that the Xuan Tribe had united the surrounding smaller tribes and had grown considerably, coupled with shadows of civilization, they could move from a passive phase of receiving to an active phase of going out to seek smaller tribes and pass on the seeds of life.

How should one put it?

The term "diplomacy" had taken on a richer meaning.

But perhaps this was the "simplicity" of the Primordial Star.

"I will not participate; you all decide by yourselves," said Su Jie, glancing again at You Chao, You Nong, and the other children whom he had named.

These children were as young as eight or nine and only as old as thirteen or fourteen.

The primitives matured early, but sending out those as young as eight or nine was excessive.

"Also, do not arrange for any of the eight or nine-year-olds to go; they are too young," Su Jie added, "You may go now."

"Yes, Divine Envoy,"

Wu Xuan and the others left respectfully, while Su Jie sat absorbing the Spiritual Energy around him through breathing techniques, contemplating whether he could obtain any information related to the Lava Fruit from the "Foreign Affairs Departments" of other large tribes.

This was an opportunity...

…

In the afternoon, a group of primitives dressed in white animal skins arrived at the Xuan Tribe, and, surprised by the changes within the Xuan Tribe, while getting along well with Wu Xuan and others, they also began the journey of passing on life.

For a while that afternoon, the Xuan Tribe was filled with the sounds of merriment.

Even Old Wu Xuan joined in, while the many children under ten years old kept their own good manners, having been taken by Su Jie to the cave where the Xuan Tribe originally lived.

"Divine Envoy, what are the other tribe members doing?" a child asked.

"Creating life," Su Jie answered succinctly.

"Really?"

"Yes, really."

"Can I try it?"

"Wait until you are older to consider such matters; for now, it's best not to focus on that," he replied.