Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

When Sun Wukong said so, Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor and Shen Lang no longer hesitated and put away the fight wine.

There wasn't much distance to the summit of Duanfeng anymore, but being cautious, Sun Wukong and the others treaded carefully.

However, as it turned out, caution wasn't necessary, as they didn't encounter any danger along the rest of the path.

Just like that, they reached the summit of Duanfeng effortlessly.

Sun Wukong summoned Tian Lin from the world within his body.

"Tian Lin, we're at the summit. Can you pinpoint where the force summoning you is coming from?"

In fact, without Sun Wukong needing to ask, Tian Lin had already widened his eyes and was looking intently ahead to the right.

Sun Wukong followed his gaze, but saw nothing.

It was clearly just a thick mountain wall.

A cliff formed when the mountain peak broke off.

"Tian Lin, are you sure this is the place?"

Sun Wukong activated his Void-Breaking Moon Eyes for a closer look, but found nothing out of the ordinary!

It was a simple mountain wall, with no prohibition barrier. Could it be that Tian Lin was hallucinating?

Tian Lin said nothing, simply extending his right hand and slashing a gash on his finger.

Little beads of blood oozed from the wound, but they didn't drip to the ground; instead, they floated towards the cliff.

The three of them watched with wide eyes as the blood touched the cliff and suddenly a wave-like ripple appeared, and then a barrier opening revealed itself.

"There's really a barrier!"

Sun Wukong was shocked. His Void-Breaking Moon Eyes had always been infallible against array barriers, but unexpectedly, they failed here!

"It's a Bloodline Barrier! I never thought such a barrier still existed in the world!"

Shen Lang seemed to recall something and exclaimed, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

"What is a Bloodline Barrier?"

Sun Wukong and Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor were puzzled, having never heard of such a barrier.

"A Bloodline Barrier is a barrier set up through bloodline, detectable only by those of the bloodline, even divine skills can't sense it,"

Shen Lang explained, "It's said to be the strongest barrier from the previous era, thought to have been lost with that era's destruction, but today we see it here."

"So it's a bloodline barrier from the last era, no wonder my Void-Breaking Moon Eyes are ineffective."

Sun Wukong was relieved and nodded.

It wasn't the first time the Void-Breaking Moon Eyes failed; Sun Wukong found it strange before, but now he understood.

Anything relic from the last era, imbued with the Heavenly Dao Laws of that era, could render the Void-Breaking Moon Eyes ineffective.

"Boss, the barrier's open, let's go in."

Tian Lin pointed towards the barrier opening.

"Will it be dangerous inside?"

Shen Lang scratched his head and asked.

"I don't know, we won't know until we go in."

Tian Lin's response was concise.

"Alright, let's go in. We've come this far, even if it's a mountain of knives or a sea of fire, we must venture in, otherwise, it would be a waste to come all this way?"

With that, Sun Wukong followed Tian Lin and was the first to enter the barrier.

"I was just saying, of course, we have to go in, haha!"

Shen Lang scratched his head and entered the barrier with Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor.

As sights changed before their eyes, Sun Wukong and the group arrived inside the mountain's core.

From the outside, Duanfeng didn't seem large, but once inside, the space was immense.

The whole mountain core was divided into nine elemental regions: metal, wood, fire, earth, wind, thunder, light, darkness, each with a colossal qilin statue.

This must be the qilin clan territory!

No wonder it would call to Tian Lin!

Sun Wukong found it curious, the qilin clan was rarer than the dragon race, or perhaps only one qilin existed in each era.

Unexpectedly, this clan originated from the last era!

So, does this mean Tian Lin is an ancient remnant from the last era?

"Tian Lin, where is your summoning coming from?"

Sun Wukong asked, glancing at Tian Lin perched on his shoulder.

Tian Lin didn't belong to just one attribute; he could control at least three elemental forces.

Tian Lin used to be a majestic and handsome qilin, but after becoming Sun Wukong's contracted divine beast, he was led astray by the dragon cat, even too lazy to assume human form.

Day by day, he shrank to palm size, perched on Sun Wukong's shoulder, earning the nickname "Little Four."

"It's not from any specific region, it's coming from the central area."

Tian Lin pointed his paw towards the mountain core's center.

The center of the mountain core was the confluence of the nine elemental regions. Was it possible that Tian Lin could wield all nine elemental forces?

While Sun Wukong pondered this, Tian Lin flew towards the center.

The mountain core space also had a no-fly restriction, but it seemed ineffective on Tian Lin.

It was equally ineffective on Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong had somewhat overcome flight restrictions, and upon entering this mountain core space, these restrictions vanished completely.

Because Sun Wukong was Tian Lin's contracted partner, he could share some of Tian Lin's abilities, rendering the flight restriction ineffective on him in this space.

But Shen Lang and Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor were still restricted.

Sun Wukong could only escort Shen Lang and Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor as they followed Tian Lin towards the center.

"Tian Lin!"

As Tian Lin reached the center, the nine statues in their respective elements shot rays of light onto him.

A nine-colored light orb formed, enveloping him completely.

Tian Lin's face showed signs of pain. Sun Wukong could see that some strange energy was pouring into his body.

But Sun Wukong did not intervene. He could tell this was a rare opportunity for Tian Lin.

This clan territory legacy from the last era could bring about earth-shattering transformation for Tian Lin.

Moreover, the light shining on Tian Lin was spreading, enveloping Sun Wukong, Shen Lang, and Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor sequentially.

Sun Wukong felt a familiar yet strange energy pouring into his body.

It was power from the last era, very similar to what Sun Wukong had merged from the green flame before.

Sun Wukong was elated and hurriedly shouted to the still-stunned Shen Lang and Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor:

"Daoist Ancestor, Shen Lang, this is power from the last era, quickly refine and absorb it!"

With Sun Wukong's reminder, Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor and Shen Lang immediately reacted.

Opportunities!

This was the opportunity they had been searching for!

Not only was Tian Lin receiving the clan territory inheritance, but they were also benefitting from it!