Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Under Sun Wukong's efforts, the black energy that invaded his body was ultimately completely enveloped and refined by the Great Saint Primordial Force.

As this black energy was refined, Sun Wukong felt the control over his body gradually returning to him.

The sensation of heat and cold intertwined finally disappeared.

"Phew!"

Sun Wukong awoke, opened his eyes, and breathed heavily.

"Wukong, you're okay now!"

Shen Lang's eyes lit up, and he jumped over, grabbing Sun Wukong's shoulders and shaking him.

"If you shake any more, I will really be in trouble..."

Sun Wukong was speechless, having just woken up, couldn't Shen Lang be a bit more gentle?

"The black energy inside has disappeared, it seems there's truly no harm."

The Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor walked over, glanced around Sun Wukong's body, and nodded with relief.

After pausing for a moment, he curiously asked, "Speaking of which, Wukong, what exactly happened to you? How did you get poisoned?"

"Poisoned?"

Sun Wukong was taken aback, recalling the unbearable alternation of hot and cold in his sleep.

Rewinding his memory, yes, it was when he was dashing out of the desert that a black light from a demon shot into his body.

That appeared to be the black energy.

Fortunately, the Heavenly Saint Fire could barely suppress it; otherwise, he'd probably be gone by now, right?

"Shen Lang, I really owe you one this time!"

Sun Wukong gratefully thanked Shen Lang.

The Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor had shared about Shen Lang infusing the Purple Cloud Heart Flame into him; if it weren't for that, activating the strength within him, he might have still been in jeopardy.

"Wukong, you're being too formal with me! We're brothers; you've saved me more than once or twice on this journey, have I ever thanked you?"

Shen Lang chuckled.

"That's true."

Sun Wukong nodded, "But you have a thick skin, I can't be like you! Thanks are still due."

"You're the thick-skinned one! Brothers are brothers, but if you slander me, I'll be at odds with you!"

Shen Lang's face darkened, and he shouted.

"Alright, alright, I was joking, why so serious?"

Sun Wukong waved his hand and then looked earnestly at Shen Lang and the Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor,

"Dao Ancestor, Shen Lang, that demon's power is strong, and we are nowhere close to being a match. We must be increasingly cautious on the journey ahead!"

"We cannot afford to see another situation like this!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Lang's face showed a trace of embarrassment, as this situation was all caused by that punch he had thrown.

If not for the strength of the three, and Sun Wukong covering their retreat, they might have spent their lives in that desert.

Sun Wukong was right, they truly had to be more careful in the future.

Even if they had reached the Early Stage of the Heavenly Divine Realm, they are not invincible within the space of Desolate City; a single careless mistake could lead to a major setback!

"Alright, enough of the discouraging words, let's split the spoils!"

Sun Wukong flipped his palm, revealing clusters of Energy Spirit Liquid in front of him.

Apart from what he had collected himself, there was also what the Dragon Cat quartet had gathered.

The quartet was exhausted and had already returned to his inner world to rest, not needing these Energy Spirit Liquids.

Sun Wukong naturally intended to share with Shen Lang and the Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor.

"Wukong, you actually collected so much, impressive!"

Shen Lang praised, taking out his collected Energy Spirit Liquid as well, and so did the Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor.

Then the three of them evenly divided all the Energy Spirit Liquid into three portions and began to cultivate and absorb.

Originally, Sun Wukong and the group's cultivation had already reached the peak of the Early Stage of the Heavenly Divine Realm, and after absorbing the Energy Spirit Liquid, their cultivation broke through to the Middle Stage of the Heavenly Divine Realm.

With the rise in cultivation, their strength naturally grew. Sun Wukong felt the roaring power within him, recalling the confrontation with the monster, and drew a conclusion.

Next time, he absolutely wouldn't be at such a clear disadvantage against the monster!

Cultivation concluded, it was time to continue on the journey.

While Sun Wukong and the others were roaming within the Desolate Divine Realm, a major event occurred in the Han Hai Realm.

Upon learning that the experts who had entered the Desolate Divine Realm were all wiped out, the Cangqiong Immortal Palace in the Heavenly Bird Star Domain, for some unknown reason, suddenly broke out.

It declared war on the major forces within the Heavenly Bird Star Domain.

No one expected the Cangqiong Immortal Palace to unleash such a large power, far exceeding everyone's expectations.

Like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood, the major forces in the Heavenly Bird Star Domain had no ability to resist and were consecutively wiped out by the Cangqiong Immortal Palace, their personnel and territories completely taken over.

By the time the Heavenly Bird Dynasty noticed, the Cangqiong Immortal Palace had fully controlled the territories and resources of several major forces and formally declared war on the Heavenly Bird Dynasty.

In no time, the entire Heavenly Bird Star Domain was engulfed in endless war.

The two powerful forces attacked each other with neither being able to subdue the other, resulting in a stalemate.

Angered by all of this, the Heavenly Bird Dynasty's Crown Prince Shen Feng took the opportunity to propose leveraging the resources of the Second Prince Shen Lang at the Holy Book Academy.

The Heavenly Bird Dynasty's Emperor, Shen Lang's father, the Heavenly Bird Emperor, agreed with the idea and sent messages to the Holy Book Academy.

It was only then that the Heavenly Bird Dynasty learned Shen Lang had also entered the Desolate Divine Realm.

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince Shen Feng felt a pang of unease, a cloud of suspicion forming in his mind.

He hadn't received any messages from the experts of the Heavenly Bird Dynasty who entered the Desolate Divine Realm in some time.

He had been wondering what went wrong; even if the Desolate Divine Realm was dangerous, there should still be some kind of message coming through.

But now he seemed to understand.

It had to be Shen Lang!

It had to be that Shen Lang had encountered those experts and used some despicable method.

He had either imprisoned or killed them all, which is why no message got out.

Apart from this reason, Crown Prince Shen Feng couldn't think of anything else.

Shen Feng reported his suspicions to the Heavenly Bird Emperor.

"Feng'er, do you have any evidence that Lang'er did this?"

In the Imperial Palace of the Heavenly Bird Dynasty, the Heavenly Bird Emperor asked the Crown Prince Shen Feng, who stood beneath the steps, in a deep voice.

"At present, there is no real evidence..."

"But father, none of them have sent any message, and after thinking it over, this is the only possibility..."

"Nonsense!"

The Heavenly Bird Emperor fiercely interrupted the Crown Prince Shen Feng's words,

"Without any evidence, you dare convict the Second Prince just based on your speculation! Do you take me, the Emperor, for a fool?"

"I wouldn't dare..."

"You better not! Shen Feng, put away your little schemes! Unless there's solid evidence, I don't want to hear such words again!"

"Do you understand?"