Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

"A Da Luo Golden Immortal grasping the power of a domain, huh? Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong, I'm becoming more and more interested in you..."

A deep murmuring voice emerged from Tathagata Buddha, echoing in the empty grand hall, lingering for a long time...

In the Northern Continent of Cattle-grazing, inside the cave dwelling of Mosquito Daoist.

"To think that Flower-Fruit Mountain actually withstood the joint encirclement and suppression of the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Kingdom—it's really unexpected!"

Demon God Bai Ze waved his hand to dispel the Water Mirror Technique, letting out a sigh of admiration.

"Indeed, it was unexpected! There are just too many coincidences involved; if it weren't for Nezha the Third Prince breaking through Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing's Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda, or if Green Lotus Sword Immortal Luo Bai arrived even a moment later, I'm afraid Flower-Fruit Mountain wouldn't have held out until Sun Wukong arrived!

There's only one explanation for this—fate has ordained it! It looks like our choice was not wrong!"

Demon Master Kunpeng's eyes flickered with a sharp light as he cast a glance over Bai Ze and the others, speaking in a heavy tone.

"We indeed have not misjudged him, but we still underestimated that little monkey. Who would have thought his comprehension would be so high—to grasp a domain at the realm of a Da Luo Golden Immortal!"

Great Witch Jiu Feng's eyes shone brightly with fascination. In terms of manipulating the elemental forces of nature, she was the most adept among them. Enhancing the Water Mirror Technique to make the reflected images clearer wasn't difficult for her.

Although the Northern Continent of Cattle-grazing wasn't any closer to Flower-Fruit Mountain than the Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain, their view of the battle was much more detailed and clear than that of Tathagata Buddha.

"It's just the embryo of a domain; he's wielding it with that Golden Hooped Iron Rod in his hand..."

Mosquito Daoist interjected, only to be glared at by Great Witch Jiu Feng before he could finish, "A domain embryo is still a domain! Even if he's using the Golden Hooped Iron Rod to wield it, it's still dazzlingly brilliant! Luo Wen, if you're not convinced, why don't you show us a domain of your own, huh?"

"I, I, hmph!"

Mosquito Daoist fell short of breath in vexation. Although he had regained his Quasi-Saint cultivation, he did not possess any divine weapons to wield a domain. To grasp domain power with the aid of a divine weapon, at the very least, one would need a Superior Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. But where could one so easily find a treasure like that?

Mosquito Daoist didn't own one, and sometimes he really envied Sun Wukong—how could that monkey have such good luck, to just lay his hands on a divine weapon of Superior Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure level? It truly made one green with envy!

"Considering the character of that Hao Tian guy, Jade Emperor, he probably won't send a large army to encircle Flower-Fruit Mountain again any time soon after this failed attempt. Most likely, he will revert to that old trick of trying to coax them over."

Ancestor Kunpeng let out a derisive chuckle full of scorn. This tactic could be considered a tried and tested strategy of the Heavenly Court; any force that was a bit hard to subdue was offered a position in the Heavenly Court, binding it with some insignificant official position—this time would probably be no exception.

"Coaxing them is good! It gives Wukong more time to grow!"

Mosquito Daoist smirked wickedly, "That kid Wukong isn't like the other Demon Kings; he has big ambitions! And I've always felt that he's been prepared for an onslaught from the Heavenly Court for quite some time now. Otherwise, why would he aggressively recruit all sorts of powerful figures from the Demon Clan and cover Flower-Fruit Mountain with array barriers?

The intensity of this encirclement and suppression by the Heavenly Court was unprecedented, with even the Buddhist Sect's powerhouses intervening, yet they still couldn't take Flower-Fruit Mountain. That has to be linked to Wukong's preparations!"

"Old Luo, are you suggesting that the kid foresaw all of this?"

Great Witch Jiu Feng arched her brow, "Does that kid really possess such foresight?"

"Of course! Otherwise, how do you explain all of his arrangements on Flower-Fruit Mountain? Have you ever seen any demon king who fortifies his forces with such care? Don't forget, he even established a full military rank system, formed a cooperative relationship with Aolai Kingdom, and has gradually extended his influence into the Mortal Realm!

The Great Formation that killed twenty thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals at the beginning was definitely set by him well in advance!"

Mosquito Daoist's face showed firm conviction. Of course, he wouldn't know that the one-time killing formation that ambushed twenty thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals was actually set up by Leng Xuan.

However, one thing he said was correct: without all the preparations Sun Wukong had made in advance, it would have been impossible for Leng Xuan to set up such a powerful killing formation so quickly. Indeed, Sun Wukong had long been prepared to face the celestial army's crusade.

It's just that he hadn't expected it to come so soon and so unexpectedly, almost leading to a complete annihilation of Flower-Fruit Mountain.

"So it seems, that kid really is quite far-sighted! Do you think he would accept if Heavenly Court were to offer him amnesty?"

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In response to Demon God Bai Ze's question, Mosquito Daoist immediately nodded in agreement without hesitation. "Flower-Fruit Mountain has suffered significant losses this time and needs time to recover. Wukong is a clever man; refusing Heavenly Court's amnesty at this moment would only completely infuriate them.

They might pour all their efforts into annihilating Flower-Fruit Mountain next time, and it certainly won't be as easy as it was this time!"

"I also think that Wukong would accept the amnesty. It's the only way to buy time for Flower-Fruit Mountain to develop. Right now, Flower-Fruit Mountain is still somewhat weak compared to Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect. It needs time and resources to continue its development.

I think we can officially pay a visit to Flower-Fruit Mountain now, and it's also time to deliver the congratulatory gifts I promised long ago!"

Kunpeng's eyes shone with profound meaning as he spoke. During their last visit to Flower-Fruit Mountain, they left Sun Wukong with a message—should the day come when Flower-Fruit Mountain formally establishes its power, Kunpeng would present a great gift that could lay a solid foundation for it. Now it seemed about time to fulfill that promise!

The defensive battle of Flower-Fruit Mountain drew the attention of powers from all over the Three Realms, and the outcome greatly exceeded the expectations of all parties.

No one envisioned that despite the Heavenly Court deploying one hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, including the Four Great Heavenly Kings, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, and the deities of wind, thunder, water, and fire, even summoning Erlang God Yang Jian, they still couldn't take down Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Not to mention that even Buddhist figures such as Ran Deng Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva intervened.

A Demon Clan power from the Mortal Realm actually managed to withstand the assault of the two colossi of the current Three Realms, which was truly astonishing. Although neither Heavenly Court nor the Buddhist Sect deployed their true underlying strength, their display was already staggering!

For a time, various powers that had previously looked down on Flower-Fruit Mountain changed their tune and sent envoys to rush to Flower-Fruit Mountain. Knowing a mighty power when they saw one, only a fool wouldn't hasten to build good relations, otherwise, when Flower-Fruit Mountain fully developed, they would be left with no opportunity to do so.

As the powers stirred, Flower-Fruit Mountain was also actively clearing and rebuilding in the aftermath of the battle.

At first glance, Flower-Fruit Mountain seemed badly damaged, but in reality, only the outer mountain ranges had been shattered. The nine Dragon Veins related to the Nine Dragons Gathering Stars Formation were unharmed. Sun Wukong was gravely injured and unconscious, taken to the fourth floor of the Heaven-Piercing Tower for healing and rest.

Once again, the responsibilities for reconstructing Flower-Fruit Mountain post-battle fell to Leng Xuan.

The first order of business Leng Xuan attended to was the restoration of the mountain ranges of Flower-Fruit Mountain. He repaired the damaged mountains adjacent to the nine Dragon Veins, and where mountains were reduced to powder beyond repair, he used great mana to bring in replacements from elsewhere.

Leng Xuan even added several more Spirit Veins, compensating for the previous shortcomings of the mountains' Spirit Veins. His sole aim was to better conceal the Nine Dragons Gathering Stars Formation and to lay down more formidable array barriers.

After this great battle, Leng Xuan realized that he and Sun Wukong had previously been too optimistic and had underestimated the strength of Heavenly Court. The mere Primordial Unity Grand Formation was insufficient to fend off the celestial army's attack!

Leng Xuan was well aware that an inevitable clash with Heavenly Court was on the horizon for Flower-Fruit Mountain. Before that time came, he knew they had to make as thorough preparations as possible so that they wouldn't be as passive as they were this time when the battle began.

In the days of clearing the battlefield and rebuilding Flower-Fruit Mountain, envoys from various powers came with gifts. After discussing with the others, Leng Xuan made a decision: they would not turn away any visitors and would accept all contributions.

Flower-Fruit Mountain was in the midst of gathering resources for development, and they wouldn't pass up the benefits brought right to their doorstep!

Six-Eared Macaque and Nezha retreated into seclusion again, both stimulated by Sun Wukong's actions. Six-Eared Macaque aimed to break through to the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm without emerging until he achieved that level, while Nezha sought to fully unlock the potential of his Spirit Pearl's innate body. Bull Demon King originally wanted to seclude himself as well, but Luo Bai clung to him.

Now, aside from Sun Wukong, Bull Demon King's cultivation strength was the strongest in Flower-Fruit Mountain. Naturally, Luo Bai's first choice for sparring was him.

Besides sparring with Bull Demon King, Luo Bai spent all his other time following the fox demon Sun Xiaoqing around like an inseparable tail. In his words, Leng Xuan took advantage of his absence to woo Sun Xiaoqing unfairly, and he was determined to win her back!

Zi Lan Fairy accompanied Sun Wukong into the fourth floor of the Heaven-Piercing Tower. She knew very well that the smartest thing for her to do would be to leave Flower-Fruit Mountain immediately and return to Heavenly Court; then perhaps no one would discover her relationship with Sun Wukong, and she could continue serving under the Queen Mother.

However, logic is one thing, and emotions are another. With Sun Wukong unconscious, she simply couldn't bring herself to leave so heartlessly.

Well, sooner or later, her relationship with Sun Wukong would come to light. Whether it happened sooner or later made no real difference. As long as her conscience was clear, following her heart might allow her to live more joyfully. Why make life harder for herself, she pondered?

Inside the fourth floor of the Heaven-Piercing Tower, spiritual energy was so dense that it had solidified. Especially in the Cultivation Room where Sun Wukong lay, congealed spirit crystals formed from spiritual energy could be seen everywhere. Sun Wukong's injuries healed rather quickly, but strangely, he remained unconscious.