Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

"How many autumns has the great dream spanned, what year is it tonight?"

Just as Wang Chao and others were discussing, a familiar voice rang out, like the voice of the Great Dao, formless and insubstantial, rising from the depths of all beings' hearts and born in the void of the Taixu Illusory Realm.

It was Sun Shisheng!

Now, he had reached a state that could not be spoken of, thought of, or debated!

"Sun, you've broken through!"

Wang Chao was the most excited.

He was the first to follow Sun Shisheng's growth, and he had witnessed Ming Lun's progression from martial arts school to martial arts institution, the growth of the Taixu Illusory Realm as well, the only regrettable thing was that his role as protector was somewhat unqualified.

"It cannot be called a breakthrough," Sun Shisheng had only returned to a realm not so different from his original "self," although, in terms of strength, he could already defeat his original self, but essentially, there was no difference between them.

Wang Chao did not ask further but prepared to talk about the Light Realm.

At this time, Tang Zichen and Chan Yinsha also arrived at the Three Pure Heavens and debated with Sun Shisheng.

"Sun, fifty years in a flash, you're still so spirited," Chan Yinsha said with a compassionate face, but within that compassion was a hint of playfulness, still the same bold temperament as before, unchanged.

"You are still the same girl as before, unchanged," Sun Shisheng chuckled.

"Keeping the original intention, huh," Chan Yinsha giggled, hands on her hips, her kasaya transformed into a white-greyish shirt and denim shorts, "This is more comfortable for sure."

Tang Zichen's scholar robe transformed into a white tracksuit, wearing a pair of sports shoes, he smiled and said, "I also think this style suits me best."

Wang Chao, Li Hansha, and Su Jie also changed their Taoist robes into three sets of cyan, grey, and white traditional Chinese attire, losing the air of otherworldly immortals, seemingly becoming mere mortals of the mundane world.

Detached from the world? Mundane?

It's just a thought away.

The six of them debated and verified with each other, each gaining something, and finally, Wang Chao brought up the matter of the Light Realm, asking, "Sun, the Light Realm is a headache, their way of thinking is hard to change."

"Even so, it can be said that all civilizations within every divine nation dimension share this trait," Li Hansha added. "I suggest that these kinds of entities can be directly suppressed and refined. Resolve their leaders first, then slowly change the notions of the lower levels."

"I disagree with this approach,"

Su Jie was the first to object, "If we directly strip them of their lives, what difference is there between us and them? We need to boil the frog in warm water, gradually."

"Oh? How long should the warm water boil?"

"Rushing things is always not good."

"What's not good about it? One Nine-turn Elixir from me can forge a Transcendent."

The two of them began to argue, but luckily Wang Chao played the peacemaker, saying, "Alright, alright, you two stop arguing, lest others laugh at us."

Chan Yinsha indeed laughed.

This scene was something she had predicted back when Ming Lun was still a martial arts school; she didn't expect it to actually come true, which was really interesting.

However, despite the arguing, there wasn't much of a real conflict between Li Hansha and Su Jie; they just both wanted to completely convince the other, their respective paths also subtly competing against each other.

Wang Chao, on the other hand, was much more clever, continuously drawing from both their paths, incorporating what was suitable, and thereby became the strongest among the three in terms of comprehensive strength.

What is "pragmatic adoption"?

Wang Chao exemplified it.

"The Light Realm?" Within Sun Shisheng's golden pupils, the Light Realm was reflected, a vast universe larger even than the Taixu Illusory Realm, with no living being possessing a vitality lower than 70, a true paradise.

But they followed the same old law of the survival of the fittest; apart from the ruler of the Light Realm, all other beings were like crops, ready to be harvested by the sovereign, the Heavenly Father of the Light Realm, at any time.

Within the realm of the divine, all beings are believers.

"The Light Realm has one ruler, the Heavenly Father, but he is already dead, defeated by the Primordial Heavenly King."

"Eh? Wang Chao, when did you defeat the Heavenly Father of the Light Realm?" Chan Yinsha teased.

"Go on!" Wang Chao said, out of words, "I am certainly not the Primordial Heavenly King. Although Yuanshi Tianzun is indeed referred to as the Primordial Heavenly King, the one Sun is talking about can't be the same person, right?"

"That's right," Sun Shisheng conveyed a secret, "I have already investigated the creator of the myriad realms sphere, and it is indeed the Primordial Heavenly King. Moreover, the people born in the Huaxia Region on Earth are all descendants of the Primordial Heavenly King's lineage."

"This bloodline, passed down through laws, if realized, even a newborn could wield the cultivation of a saint. Even if the Earth lacked spiritual energy, they could innately communicate with the endless dimensions, opening channels and drawing power."

"Only because the Heavenly Father of the Light Realm battled the Primordial Heavenly King and lost, but left a curse for the descendants of the Primordial Heavenly King's bloodline, turning the Transcendent into the ordinary, the sacred into the mundane."

Li Hansha said, "This is not necessarily a curse, after all, it's a form of tempering our spirits. If we were born as saints, perhaps we would have become even more arrogant than the Light Realm."

Although in a world where humans are born with the cultivation of saints, mankind indeed has the qualifications to be arrogant, but still the saying goes, there will always be someone stronger, the strong need to be tempered by the strong.

Only through the harmony of strength and flexibility can one achieve the eternal way.

Being rigid, there will always come a day when you're defeated by an even more rigid existence.

Wang Chao nodded, "Li Hansha makes sense, but since the Heavenly Father of the Light Realm cast a curse on us, we certainly have to recover our dignity,"

"That's the idea!" said Chan Yinsha.

"Taking a beating passively is not our style," Tang Zichen stated.

Su Jie also shared his opinion, speaking indifferently, "The Light Realm is indeed a major problem, but we might not necessarily need the bloodline of the Primordial Heavenly King."

That was indeed true.

Once the bloodline of the Primordial Heavenly King was awakened, who knows how many people would harbor evil thoughts in their hearts, even disregarding laws and norms. The currently stable situation would then turn into nothing more than a fleeting illusion.

Now, Wang Chao and others had come to understand another reason why the saints gathered followers and the deities created divine nations—for the stability of order.

Human hearts are complex; with an increase in power, rebellious thoughts arise.

How to stabilize?

That would be to brainwash them into followers who naturally would listen only to one voice.

A singular goal: worship the divine!

A singular ideal: worship the divine!

A singular thought: worship the divine!

This is what makes a divine nation.

In such a nation, the deity's word is law, and creatures who worship the deity can reap endless benefits, with potentially millions of years without any change.

Can such a world be said to be strong?

Yes.

Because all beings within the divine nation form part of one deity, thus the deity is strong.

But in terms of the complexity and stability of civilization, a divine nation is the most fragile of worlds, for if the deity dies, the divine nation collapses.

Even if it doesn't collapse, it would suffer a severe blow.

The existence or non-existence of a civilization reliant on a single deity is the most pitiful thing in the world.

They do not deny that individual might can save a desperate situation, but if a civilization exists for one person, then it is better for such a civilization to perish.

The task that Ming Lun wants to undertake is to create harmony among myriad spirits. Therefore, the life of such a divine nation, centered around the divine nation, must be struck down; their arrogance must not be tolerated.

Otherwise, they'll massively strip intelligent creatures of their imagination.

"So, how should we strike?" Wang Chao hoped for a clear answer from Sun Shisheng, "With your abilities, Sun, you should be able to pinpoint the location of the Light Realm directly. We can strike there immediately, depriving them of their means to resurrect their Heavenly Father."

Though the Heavenly Father has died, such a figure is unlikely to be without means of resurrection.

The existence of the Light Realm is proof that the Heavenly Father must have left something behind.

"To resurrect, the Heavenly Father of the Light Realm will need at least two hundred years. We have plenty of time," Sun Shisheng said calmly.

"So, we ignore the Light Realm?" Wang Chao was puzzled.

"We'll make contact after the Taixu Illusory Realm has expanded," Sun Shisheng blinked, "After all, we haven't built our way over there yet. Going now would only result in a skirmish, and might even deplete the Light Realm of a lot of energy to no good end. We'll concoct our strategy later."

"At the moment, we need to consider the next issue—"

"That non-existent being will be born soon. What are your views?"

Variables, anomalies.

Wang Chao and the others had long anticipated this being that shouldn't exist. Now that the entire Earth has been incorporated into the Taixu Illusory Realm, they naturally understood that this being would be born out of the blue, taking form in some infant. The latest chapters are uploaded first on M|V|LE3MPYR.

Unknown where it comes from, and unknown where it goes.

"Indeed, the anomaly that is about to be born on Earth is a big trouble. Moreover, if it contradicts our Way of Ten Thousand Spirits, killing it would solve nothing," Wang Chao thought for a moment, then had an idea, "After his or her birth, the three of us—Li Hansha, Su Jie, and I—will take the child under our wing and provide guidance. How about that?"

Sun Shisheng asked, "Do you know who he is?"

Although they had calculated the arrival of the anomaly, prior to it showing any divinity, it was impossible to detect.

Even more so, if the anomaly never shows any divinity in its lifetime and dies of old age, it's highly likely to bypass the realms of reincarnation within the Taixu Illusory Realm and directly reincarnate.

After thinking for a while, Li Hansha said, "Since it's only when it shows divinity that we might detect it, then if it doesn't and just keeps reincarnating on Earth, that wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing."

Su Jie agreed, "On this point, I concur with Li Hansha's view. Allowing it to live continually on Earth might well be a good thing, and who's to say the so-called variables and anomalies can't be turned into known constants for us."

Tang Zichen said, "This vast Taixu Illusory Realm surely needs a sovereign to manage it. You yourself probably don't want to sit in that position, wishing only to pave the way for the Way of Ten Thousand Spirits. So could we let an improbable variable or anomaly take up that seat?"

"It's a good idea!" Chan Yinsha nodded in agreement.

Su Jie: "Worth a try."

Wang Chao: "I agree."

Li Hansha: "Seconded."

All five had no desire to take that ultimate position; they each had their own paths and could not take up the role of sovereign.

And Sun Shisheng, although he was the founder of the Taixu Illusory Realm, clearly did not want to be bound by it and therefore would not take that position nor did he wish to.

Then it was necessary to find someone to—*cough*—lead.