Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

"We are disciples from the immortal mountain and have descended to subdue demons and eliminate evil. Could you help us find a few houses to stay in?" Su Jie communicated his thoughts directly to Gu Nong via telepathy.

Because he was unfamiliar with the language of this realm, this was the only way.

To Gu Nong, however, this was a true feat of an immortal, and he hurriedly prostrated again, joyfully saying, "Immortal, you have finally come! Our village is currently under attack by a demon. We beg you to show great mercy and save us! Afterwards, we will definitely build temples for you and offer our worship constantly!"

Subsequently, the village chief vacated his large courtyard for Su Jie and the others to reside in while he himself moved to a smaller side room.

Su Jie wanted to stop him, but Meng Yunfeng said, "This is how the rules of this world work; we cannot change them, or else we risk exposure. We'll talk about this another time."

"Understood." Su Jie nodded and then brought up the matter of the demon in Peach Blossom Village. "According to the village chief, there is a demon to the north of the village—ferocious, stout as a bull, with a back bearing twin wings and a tail like a whip; it should resemble a tiger."

Jiang Wudao took over the conversation, "If it's like a tiger, then it should be easy to handle. Moreover, the fact that the villagers are still alive indicates that the beast's strength isn't strong."

A simple rationale.

If the beast were powerful, Peach Blossom Village would not continue to exist, and its residents would have been completely devoured.

But now, these villagers are still alive and well.

"Shall we deal with that demon beast first?" Su Jie suggested. "It's also an opportunity to see what the demons of the Cultivation World are like."

"No problem."

No one objected, and Jiang Wudao even volunteered enthusiastically, preparing to scout ahead with Feng Yuxuan.

Teng Qingshan and Li Ziming's group also followed along to the north side of the village while Su Jie and the others wandered around the village, subtly probing the villagers to understand the situation of the land.

Su Jie found Village Chief Gu Nong.

Gu Nong said, "Immortals remain in the mountains, unaware of the worldly affairs. Here in Kun Country, we are thousands of miles away with thousands of large cities and countless small villages like Peach Blossom Village."

Su Jie asked, "How much tax do you have to pay each year?"

Upon hearing the word "tax," Gu Nong's expression immediately changed, and with a voice full of sorrow and resentment he said, "Each household, roughly harvests ten stones annually but has to hand over sixty percent. From the remaining forty percent, excluding the seeds needed for next year's planting, a little more than three stones remain, barely enough to scrape by with one or two meals a day."

Su Jie found it hard to believe.

This meant that it was a stroke of luck that these people weren't starving to death.

Does the court really need this much food?

No!

Su Jie was certain, even to maintain an army, they absolutely did not need so much food. The purpose was to keep the people weak, preventing them from having the strength to rebel.

To be warm and wanton is but the biggest slander by the rulers against the lower-class.

After all, only those who are well-fed and well-drinked can think about more issues, but those well-fed individuals clearly do not wish for others to be as well-fed as them.

Why?

To make ruling easier.

For those struggling to survive, how could they have the heart to rebel?

On Earth, there is no spiritual energy, and hence no Transcendents. Farmers dare to rebel, although most ended in failure, the spirit of resistance has always been passed down.

In this Cultivation World with cultivators, even if farmers starve to death, they likely would not dare to rebel.

Because here, with countless lands and a population over a trillion, human lives are the least valuable. The ruling dynasty, even without cultivators, has powerful military forces that no mere farmers with hoes can resist.

Tragic!

Pitiful!

And lamentable!

"All of this is the fault of the Heavenly Demons from beyond!" Gu Nong suddenly cursed, "It's because the county sent word of some extraterritorial evil demon that our lives have become so hard."

That was his claim, but in Gu Nong's eyes, he did not really care about the so-called extraterritorial evil demon, even showing a trace of confusion.

After all, even without the extraterritorial evil demon, their lives remained the same, without any change.

He said so mainly because Su Jie was an "Immortal," and he wanted to garner his favor.

Moreover, their hard life needed some outlet, didn't it?

Sometimes, they did not echo others because they wanted to, but rather out of necessity. They could not change anything and could only go with the flow to survive and pass their lives to the next generation.

"Is this the right way for the world?" Su Jie murmured to himself, yet it seemed he was asking Gu Nong.

"Immortal, I am just a village chief of a small village, I do not understand these matters," Gu Nong replied apprehensively. He was a minor figure; complaining about high taxes was one thing, but discussing the rightness of the world could elevate to the ruling class of Kun Country, a topic he dared not speak frivolously about. He just hoped Su Jie would change the subject.

However, Su Jie appeared not to have grasped Gu Nong's implied meaning and continued, "You may not understand, but I do. Conforming to the era is your choice, and you cannot change it. Right or wrong does not matter to you; you just want to survive."

Gu Nong sighed, "Yes, Immortal, we just want to live, so let's discuss how we can deal with the demon."

"What is a demon?" asked Su Jie.

"Uh... I do not quite understand the profundity in your words, Immortal. Isn't a demon just a demon?" Gu Nong considered carefully and cautiously expressed his opinion.

"I think, the real monsters are those sects and dynasties," Su Jie declared ardently. "There's no right or wrong in the era itself, but in this world, I'm not enamored with it."

Gu Nong's eyes widened. "Aren't you an immortal?"

"No!"

Su Jie shook his head, "I'm just a student, you can treat me as an ordinary person with power. My path is in the mortal world."

Gu Nong was puzzled.

With his thoughts complicated, Meng Yunfeng who followed by Su Jie's side compared the situations in the Cultivation World and Earth, only to find the Cultivation World drastically backward.

One was about Great Harmony where at least everyone had the right and ability to know the truth, hence they kept innovating and pressing forward, eventually heading towards the vast universe.

The other, however, deceived the common folk, fooled all beings, extracted faith and souls, and remained barbarically backward—the essence beneath its glamorous facade was "cannibalistic."

The beings in the Cultivation World couldn't even be considered a civilization!

Meng Yunfeng quietly left, departing from Peach Blossom Village, heading eastward by Sword Flight—

His figure, unmasked, naturally caught the eyes of Feng Qianzang and others who were gathering information from various village elders in the village.

"Meng Yunfeng? What's he leaving the village for?"

"And that speed! A top-grade flying sword!"

"What about Su Jie?"

The ones remaining in the village returned to the village chief's courtyard.

Gu Nong tactfully walked away.

Ye Fan asked, "Su Jie, did you have a fallout with Meng Yunfeng?"

Su Jie responded, "No, he just ran off suddenly, and I have a suspicion regarding his identity…"

Subsequently, Su Jie shared his suspicion with everyone.

"What? Meng Yunfeng is an undercover agent from the Cultivation World?" Luo Xiang found it unbelievable. They were fellow students at Minglun Martial School, and he was reluctant to buy into such rash speculation.

Du Ziteng echoed, "If he really were an undercover agent, it doesn't make sense that the principal wouldn't notice."

"Ming Lun, Purist Rituals, Understanding the Heavenly Principles," said Su Jie solemnly. "The principal is a person of great love and doesn't mind whether someone is an undercover agent from the Cultivation World or not."

"Moreover, Meng Yunfeng's mindset has likely indeed changed."

Feng Qianzang said, "I agree with Su Jie's view because Hengyi and I found an elderly person in the village who sought immortality as a youth. He once heard that in the Cultivation World, there's a major family present in every sect, and translating their surname into Mandarin, it's 'Meng.'"

Feng Hengyi added, "Meng Yunfeng is an orphan on Earth."

An orphan!

Just from this, by thinking darkly, one could guess that Meng Yunfeng was actually an undercover agent from the Cultivation World, sent to Earth to be undercover.

Su Jie said, "This is merely my speculation, and shouldn't be taken as truth, but Meng Yunfeng's sudden departure definitely raises suspicions and warrants caution." M|V|LEM*PYR is the home of this chapter

At this moment, Meng Yunfeng was hastening towards the Tao Demon Alliance.

His true identity, just as Su Jie had speculated, was indeed an undercover agent for the Cultivation World. At three years old, he had been sent to Earth to be undercover.

Like him, there were countless "undercover agents" from the Cultivation World, a Semi-Dimension closer to this life-bearing planet, the Dimensional World.

However, his identity was a bit more special, as he was the son of the Alliance Hierarch Meng Daozhen.

But Meng Daozhen, having many partners and many sons, didn't have a deep impression of Meng Yunfeng, and had hardly encountered him, as his talent was the poorest among all his children.

Meng Daozhen had randomly opened a portal to Earth and, sensing beings but no spiritual energy there, sent Meng Yunfeng, then only three years old and the least talented, to inform them that only by conquering Earth could he return to the Cultivation World.

In reality, it was because Meng Daozhen felt Meng Yunfeng's poor talent was damaging his reputation, out of sight, out of mind, as if banishing him to Earth to die.

After all, with no spiritual energy on Earth, Meng Yunfeng couldn't possibly rise up!

But who would have thought!

Meng Yunfeng had actually come back in another way!

Three months later, Meng Yunfeng utilizing Sword Flight, finally arrived at the Tao Demon Alliance!

"Halt!"

The guard at the gate bellowed, "This is a core area of the mountain, Loose Cultivators are prohibited from flying over; please go around the side! If you wish to join the Tao Demon Alliance, please enter through the side door three thousand meters to the right!"

The Tao Demon Alliance, the main gate of the mountain, only the Alliance Hierarch's lineage may enter and exit, everyone else, no matter how high their cultivation, must use the side gate, maintaining a clear hierarchy.

Meng Yunfeng produced a token, inscribed with the characters "Dao Zhen," a mark of Meng Daozhen's lineage.

As the son of Meng Daozhen, albeit unloved, he still obtained it.

"Please, enter!"

The guards on both sides bowed respectfully, their eyes filled with reverence!