Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Except for toddlers who still harbored a trace of fear, the townspeople seemed accustomed to their circumstances and did not perceive anything inhumane, even conversing loudly and laughing cheerfully during their leisure time after meals.

Meng Xiaolan felt somewhat unable to bear the sight, but merely watched as the group of refugees were driven into the barren mountains.

On this journey, she had become all too familiar with such sights.

She had never before thought, being all humans, why was there such a great disparity?

Now, having thought it through and finding no answer that could change anything, she believed that being righteous by oneself was the best approach.

Su Jie prepared to leave the town and headed towards the nearby barren mountains.

"Su Jie, where are you going?"

"To the barren mountains." Su Jie said indifferently, "I ultimately cannot bear it in my heart. I can't let those people fend for themselves on the barren mountains."

"Don't be a saint!" Jiang Wudao advised, "What is our goal? Have you forgotten?"

"I haven't forgotten, but this doesn't conflict with my actions." Su Jie turned his head, giving Jiang Wudao a slight smile, "Besides, since when has being a saint become a derogatory term?"

Jiang Wudao stared fixedly at Su Jie, saying, "If you insist on this, we might not follow you."

Su Jie said, "It's alright. This might be the meaning of forming groups. Our methods of advancing into fetal breath are different. Forcing ourselves to stay together might hinder everyone's progress, right?" My Virtual Library Empire (M-VLEMPYR)

"Moreover, differing paths don't necessarily mean we can't scheme together. In society, every individual is independent, yet society is a whole. It is the intertwining of different paths that weaves the future."

Su Jie had some enlightenment about how he should truly advance into fetal breath within his Mental Realm and was preparing to act accordingly.

But Jiang Wudao didn't understand; he merely felt that Su Jie, for the sake of those natives of the Cultivation World who were doomed anyway, was forsaking their partnership, which was utterly a path toward death!

Why couldn't he be more flexible?!

The people of this world were not like those on Earth!

"Spirits, this is Ming Lun's goal." Su Jie said earnestly.

"What?" Jiang Wudao and the others were puzzled, not understanding what Su Jie was talking about.

"Consider it my personal enlightenment." Su Jie smiled lightly.

He reflected on the various restrictions Taixu Illusory Realm imposed on players entering Primordial Star, and the first lesson the principal had taught them upon bringing them here was to heed their inner hearts and not forget the meaning of the words "Ming Lun."

He had some glimpse into the ultimate goal of Ming Lun.

Spirits!

All beings with intelligence on earth were considered the same race, capable of conflict, slaughter, and also cooperation, forming a diverse family.

This was the ultimate ideal of Ming Lun, a nearly impossible dream.

But having realized this, Su Jie felt that he too could strive for this goal for a lifetime, all the way to eternity!

"Wait, you guys are separating?" The belatedly aware Meng Xiaolan asked puzzledly, "When things are fine, Su Jie, why do you want to leave the team?"

"Separation is for a better reunion next time." Su Jie continued out of the town without turning back, waving goodbye to the people behind him.

"Su Jie is right, perhaps we need to separate to advance into fetal breath faster. After all, each of us specializes in different martial arts and we have different personalities; there isn't a need to connect on a spiritual level." Li Ziming mused, "This land is so vast, and our identities are concealed, making it highly unlikely that we are discovered!"

"As long as we are careful, with our capabilities, there's no danger to worry about." Teng Qing Shan agreed.

"Cultivators, under normal circumstances, do not come into the ordinary world." Ye Fan shared his view, "The principal instructing us to pair up was probably just for mutual support, otherwise he could easily have led us all together instead of splitting us into pairs."

Du Ziteng: "I second that."

Luo Xiang: "From a psychological perspective, that's indeed the case."

Seeing that everyone was considering splitting up, Jiang Wudao also understood that staying together would only mean superficial unity, and said, "Alright, then let's split up, but we don't know when we'll achieve fetal breath, how about we meet here in Linghua County three years from today?"

"No problem."

"Agreed."

"OK!"

"······"

Seeing that the 11 people had paired off into teams, each heading in different directions, Meng Xiaolan stood there, dumbfounded, somewhat at a loss, "Have you all forgotten something? Am I really that invisible?"

The maid said, "Miss, why don't we go home?"

"Go home if you want, but I'm not going back," Meng Xiaolan said grumpily.

"Honestly, miss, I feel there's something odd about those 11, they don't seem like legitimate young masters," The maid's insight was not bad, she noticed the eccentricity of Su Jie and the others.

It was a temperament that didn't match this era!

She couldn't quite put her finger on it…

But there was definitely something amiss.

"You think I haven't noticed? I just want to investigate and figure out what they're really about!" Meng Xiaolan said frustratedly, then continued, "Besides, the 'Hibernating Dragon Chant' that Su Jie taught me is really effective. I only need to sleep three hours a day now and I feel energetic and much stronger, although I need more food at each meal."

"And over the past two months, I haven't gained weight either, my skin seems smoother, and my figure more well-proportioned, fat where it should be and slim where it should be."

"All in all, there are many benefits to following them."

The maid was silent.

After all, she had also been practicing the "Hibernating Dragon Chant" with them.

Su Jie, always accommodating to those in need, had therefore also benefited the maid, who had embarked on the path of mental cultivation, enhancing her own vitality.

"You're right, miss, but whom should we follow?"

"Su Jie."

Without a second thought, Meng Xiaolan said, "He's on his own; I worry about him being lonely, so of course we must go."

"But he went to the desolate mountains outside Linghua County where there are many disaster victims and even rumors of wild beasts lurking in the woods, preying on people," the maid said, scared.

"If Su Jie hurried there, he must be confident and fearless, and so should we be," Meng Xiaolan waved her fist, "besides, Su Jie taught me the 'Hibernating Dragon Chant' and I must repay him!"

The maid gave her mistress a sidelong glance.

Repayment was just an excuse, the real reason was infatuation, probably because Miss was charmed by that Su Jie—

At the foot of the barren mountain, there was a drill field with about a hundred people stationed to prevent the disaster victims from escaping down from the mountain.

There was more than one entrance to the mountain, and disaster victims could also come down from other unguarded areas, but around Linghua County city, there were no other county cities, only various small villages.

If the refugees stormed the villages, the county city would not care, letting the nearby villages suffer, and then together, they'd turn into refugees.

If the refugees turned to banditry, that would make it easy, providing a chance for the officers to make their mark!

If they came to the county city, that too was manageable; just send them back to the barren mountains!

In this world, there was no shortage of people!

To Su Jie, no matter how populous, each life was precious unless they committed heinous crimes, they should not be treated with such cruelty.

"Halt!"

A soldier clad in black armor and holding a long halberd stopped Su Jie, "This is the ancient beast barren mountain; once you enter, you can never leave, or you will be executed without mercy!"

"I need to go in," Su Jie said calmly.

The soldier trembled inwardly as he looked into Su Jie's profound eyes, instinctively stepping aside to let Su Jie enter the wild forest.

"Wait, Su Jie, we're coming too!"

Meng Xiaolan and her maid arrived at the last moment, slightly out of breath but still assertive as they called out.

"So it's an elopement," the soldier muttered under his breath, only to be fiercely glared at by Meng Xiaolan's maid. Startled, he stepped back, thinking to himself, "Strange, I've killed my fair share of lowlifes, how could I be frightened by a young girl?"

Unable to figure it out and preferring not to dwell on it, the soldier quickly returned to his post, joining his brothers in drinking and eating meat, soon forgetting the recent displeasure...