Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

In the blink of an eye, a year passed.

Throughout this year, Jieguo, under the leadership of Meng Xiaolan, developed steadily and rapidly. It established effective governance, greatly improving the living standards of its citizens.

Three meals a day, and meat at every meal!

In the past, this was something the people couldn't even imagine!

Although Jieguo had cut off contact with other cities within Kun Country, it was self-sufficient, and now Jieguo was still expanding, moving towards the ancient beast wilderness.

The ancient beasts within the wilderness were also captured and domesticated in large numbers by people Meng Xiaolan sent out, leading to a situation where various ancient beasts could be seen throughout Jieguo being used for transportation, farming, riding, and so on.

Besides this, Meng Xiaolan also propagated simplistic concepts of scientific exploration, encouraging the citizens of the city to discover new things, summarize their uses, and apply them for the benefit of the people.

Because Sun Shi and Su Jie controlled this area, the Heavenly Will did not dare to intervene, thus a scientific renaissance occurred here, even giving rise to a large number of inventors.

Indeed!

Only when people are well-fed and have more free time, will they think of inventing and creating.

However, among these new inventions, a large number of them were useless, belonging to brain-dead designs that were conceived with a slap to the forehead.

For example, the milky cart!

This was someone's idea of speeding up a slow Milky Beast by strapping two large wheels to its waist.

It has to be said that the idea was clever, and the design was quite bizarre.

But it was highly impractical, because after attaching the two wheels, the Milky Beast's straight-line speed indeed increased, but it became difficult to stop. Once enraged, it would run amok through the streets, injuring many people.

Such inventions were unacceptable.

Only a very few inventions, which had been carefully vetted, followed by extensive data verification, drawing up of standardized plans, manufacturing, and further testing, were truly useful.

For example, the two-wheeler!

That is, the bicycle!

When this contraption was first created by Lu Yixia, it even surprised Meng Yunfeng for a moment, making him wonder if Lu Yixia was also from Earth.

Both wooden wheels of the bicycle were the same size, connected with wooden rods, and by pedaling the footboard at the front wheel, the two-wheeler could be set in motion—the faster the pedaling, the faster the speed.

On Earth, bicycles of this type do exist, but they are either for children to play with or for acrobatic performances. Normally, nobody would ride such a chainless, exhausting bicycle on the road.

However, in the Cultivation World, the citizens held this kind of two-wheeler in high esteem as it greatly facilitated their travel. Consequently, these laborious unicycle pedaling-style two-wheelers became very popular.

"Currently, Jieguo's development has entered the right track. What we need to worry about next is Kun Country," Meng Xiaolan said to the people in the conference room as he reported on Jieguo's development over the past year before leading into their primary goal. "In the Cultivation World, the land between regions is vast, and it's common for cities to lose contact with each other for two to three years. However, secrets will eventually come to light, so we need to make ample preparations."

"First of all, we must encourage reproduction!"

"People are the basic component of a country, and we have too few talents, which also need to be cultivated in large numbers."

"And how are we to cultivate them?"

"That leads to the second step, establishing academies."

"Academies are for teaching and nurturing students, transmitting knowledge and learning. Of course, the most important thing at present is to foster talents who are aligned with us," he continued.

Lu Yixia raised her hand to speak, "What kind of students will the academy recruit when it opens?"

"Naturally, we start by cultivating children. Of course, we can't overlook the youths with aspirations," Meng Xiaolan replied.

Lu Erxia said, "However, there is strong resistance from some scholars in the city."

"Have they violated any laws we set?"

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"Then there's no need to bother with them. Time will prove everything. Clinging to their outdated ways, they are bound to become the dross of history, tossed into the rubbish heap," Meng Xiaolan dismissed those scholars with contempt.

The meeting ended just like that.

Everyone dispersed.

In the conference room, only Meng Xiaolan remained, along with the two observers, Sun Shisheng and Su Jie.

"Principal, what do you think of my plan?" Meng Xiaolan inquired.

"It's passable," Sun Shisheng said. "However, putting it into practice will encounter many difficulties, especially those scholars who are very likely to sabotage it."

Meng Xiaolan's eyes turned cold, "In that case, I won't mind sweeping them into the trash ahead of time."

Over the past year, Meng Xiaolan has dealt with countless big and small matters, increasingly maturing; her own dignity has also gradually accumulated. Coupled with her spirit having entered a state of tranquility, her aura has become grand and fiery, as if she intends to burn away all evil spirits and demons!

Watching Meng Xiaolan's receding figure, Su Jie said, "On this red path, she is more pure than me."

Sun Shisheng smiled and said, "After all, you are comprehending the mortal world, whereas she, after finding her own goal, pursues it as her everything!"

"Speaking of which, how are Jiang Wudao and the others doing?" Su Jie inquired about his former rival.

"They are about to break through to the Embryonic Breathing Realm." Sun Shisheng's eyes shone as he discerned the truth of Jiang Wudao and the others, "Jiang Wudao and Feng Yuxuan are acting as elders in a sect called Heavenly Star Sect, but in reality, they have hypnotized the Sect Leader, taking complete control of the sect."

"That's his style." Su Jie knew Jiang Wudao's temperament well—domineering and not one to submit to others easily. The reconciliation was out of helplessness, and deep down, there was still a competitive spirit raring to contest him.

Heavenly Star Sect.

Jiang Wudao was in the scripture pavilion, perusing various martial arts and secret techniques to enhance his fist technique and build a stronger foundation for breaking through to the Embryonic Breathing Realm.

"Embryonic Breathing Realm, I'm about to breakthrough!"

"Su Jie, I wonder if you've already beaten me to it!"

A year ago, all beings in the Cultivation World felt that soul-stirring Heavenly Might, and Jiang Wudao was deeply fascinated by such power.

However, he also wondered why the will of Heaven had suddenly appeared, coalescing into the Eye of Heavenly Dao before abruptly disappearing as if plucked away by someone.

Pat!

Footsteps sounded; Feng Yuxuan walked into the scripture pavilion and approached Jiang Wudao, "Worthy of being Jiang Wudao, the aura around you vaguely suggests the power of thunderous force; is your Dao based on thunder techniques?"

Jiang Wudao put down the secret tome in his hand and said solemnly, "Thunder is Heavenly Might, as well as a necessity for the sprouting of life. In the past year, after organizing what I have learned, I based it on thunder techniques. The holy fetus I will condense in the future will also inevitably be a thunder-typed holy fetus."

Choosing thunder techniques as his foundation was not only because of their strong attack power but also because Jiang Wudao had a much farther-reaching plan for his future.

He wanted to control electromagnetic force!

It is said that electricity and magnetism are inseparable; Jiang Wudao had already charted a course for his future self, which was to master one of the four fundamental forces and to keep upgrading with it, to achieve true divinity, not the kind that feeds off the faith and souls of beings like a false god.

That's right, Jiang Wudao had already deemed the orthodox saintly cultivation stage in the cosmos as the stage of a false god!

The proud Jiang Wudao would not allow himself to grow in the future by consuming the souls of sentient beings!

"And what is your Dao?" Jiang Wudao asked, "Gluttony?"

Feng Yuxuan chuckled, his eyes suddenly bulging like two profound black holes that seemed to swallow everything, turning all into his provision, achieving eternal immortality.

"Devouring..." Jiang Wudao was somewhat wary, "Your path is not an easy one, and it can easily affect the spirit. If it goes astray, it's more terrifying than saints or Heavenly Dao absorbing the souls of beings."

"Ming Lun made the purpose of the saints' cultivation public only to let us know that there is such a path, or perhaps to give others more choices."

"However, one thing is certain, Ming Lun does not advocate the path of [Saint → Deity]."

Feng Yuxuan couldn't help but laugh, "Jiang Wudao, you're too serious. My spirit isn't that fragile."

Jiang Wudao gave him a profound look and said, "I hope so."

"Heh."

Feng Yuxuan sneered disdainfully, then spoke of Su Jie, "What do you think, how far is Su Jie from the Embryonic Breathing Realm? His foundation is better than ours; he needs more spiritual power and higher quality energy to breakthrough. It probably won't be easy for him to break through to the Embryonic Breathing Realm."

Jiang Wudao snorted, "Don't underestimate him, Su Jie can't be measured by common sense."

Yet Feng Yuxuan appeared relaxed, "Still, I really can't think of any resources outside that barren mountain in Linghua County that could provide sufficient energy for Su Jie's advancement."

"Elders, it's not good!"

At that moment, a disciple dressed in inner sect garments burst in, shouting, "People from Earth Fire Sect are here; they say they want to take our Heavenly Star Sect under their wing. The Sect Leader has been seriously injured!"

Jiang Wudao and Feng Yuxuan exchanged a glance and immediately left the scripture pavilion, soaring towards the direction of the sect's grand hall.

In the plaza outside the grand hall of the Heavenly Star Sect, the Sect Leader of the Earth Fire Sect, clad in a fiery red robe, taunted the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Star Sect, Tianxing Zi, who lay on the ground, "Haha, Tianxing Zi, you're truly weak, too weak! It's a pity that Heavenly Star Sect is in your hands. Wouldn't it be better to merge into my Earth Fire Sect and develop together?"

With the help of his disciples, Tianxing Zi stood up, glared viciously at the other man, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and cursed, "Di Huozi, you're not human! The Tao Demon Alliance has already issued an order; with the Taixu Illusory Realm enveloping the Cultivation World and the Heavenly Demons arriving from outside the realm, all sects, righteous or wicked, must not attack each other and need to be united. You're audacious!"

"Don't make false accusations!" Di Huozi chuckled coldly, "I'm looking for cooperation with you, not invading your sect. Besides, we were just exchanging techniques; you just can't match my skills."

The Tao Demon Alliance indeed had such regulations, but where there are policies from above, there are countermeasures from below. Small sects don't care about things like the Taixu Illusory Realm or Heavenly Demons from other realms. If the sky falls, there are tall ones to hold it; what does it have to do with them?

It's the present benefits that are the most important!

"Who dares to offend our sect?"

A thunderous roar like claps of thunder came from the sky, echoing through the grand hall of the sect!