Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Mu Chenxuan roared in anger, "I've been trapped in this damned place for thousands of years! Thousands of years! All the treasures on me have been exhausted, used to resist the erosion from the stellar spiritual qi, so what could be left? Can't you see that even my cultivation has fallen back to that of a Da Luo Golden Immortal?

What I have now is only promises, and you don't trust those either, so what can I offer? Tell me, what can I bring out? How am I supposed to accept this fate, huh?"

In the end, his voice had become somewhat hoarse, with a feeling of sobs and tears, filled with grievance and accusation. Sun Wukong couldn't help but draw back his neck and muttered under his breath, "It wasn't me who caused you to be trapped here, why are you ranting at me?"

Seeing Mu Chenxuan's eyes widen as if to continue his complaints, Sun Wukong hastily waved his hand, "Alright, alright, I won't force you to give up any treasures anymore, but you have to swear with your Heart Demon Blood Essence that you owe me a favor and that you'll have to repay me in the future!"

"No problem!"

Mu Chenxuan immediately agreed and swore with his Heart Demon Blood Essence, basically promising to repay the favor or else he would be obliterated body and soul or something like that. Anyway, he couldn't offer any substantial benefits at this stage.

"Such bad luck! I thought I could gain a little from this, but it turns out I've encountered a penniless guy, not even a fart, sigh!"

Sun Wukong let out a sigh, shook his head to temporarily set aside his displeasure, and activated his Void-Breaking Divine Eye to observe the situation. The Sealing Formation was right in front of Mu Chenxuan's chest, powered by the stellar spiritual qi as the driving force for the Formation's operation.

The Formation drew stellar spiritual qi from within the light sphere and transformed it into nine chains that locked Mu Chenxuan's limbs, torso, and clavicles, restraining his strength. Aside from speaking, he could barely do anything—he couldn't even move a finger!

Mu Chenxuan was different from Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong had the Void-Breaking Divine Eye to see the Dao Patterns of the Sealing Formation and find their weaknesses to destroy them. Mu Chenxuan did not have this ability. Without hitting the critical points, any amount of strength would be nullified by the stellar spiritual qi; he could be as powerful as possible and still unable to free himself.

If Sun Wukong had not appeared, Mu Chenxuan would have only faced the outcome of being slowly exhausted to death by the stellar spiritual qi.

"No wonder I never heard of this guy in my previous life. He must've been consumed alive down here, huh?"

Sun Wukong internally muttered to himself. In his past life, he did not have the Void-Breaking Divine Eye and could not see the Dragon Veins beneath Flower-Fruit Mountain. Besides, he did not understand Feng Shui Formations and could not recognize the significance of Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Without anyone's help, Mu Chenxuan would undoubtedly have just waited for death here, but in this life, one could say that this fellow was lucky!

Under the Void-Breaking Divine Eye, the patterns of the Great Sealing Formation were clearly visible to Sun Wukong. Compared to the Sealing Talisman Patterns within the stellar spiritual qi light bands he encountered before, these were much more complex, yet the principle was similar. They both used the spiral-shaped Dao Patterns as a medium to connect a large number of Dao Patterns.

By shattering all these spiral-shaped Dao Patterns, the other Dao Patterns would naturally disperse.

Perhaps because the Great Sealing Formation had been sealing Mu Chenxuan for such a long time, some of the Dao Patterns had entered the stellar spiritual qi light sphere through the connecting light bands, giving the light sphere sealing capabilities. Therefore, it would spontaneously attack anyone entering it.

At this rate, in about a thousand more years, all the Sealing Talisman Patterns of the Great Sealing Formation would have dispersed into the stellar spiritual qi, and the seal on Mu Chenxuan would spontaneously unlock.

However, given Mu Chenxuan's current situation, he probably wouldn't survive long enough for the seal to unlock on its own due to the attrition from the stellar spiritual qi.

"So, is there a way to unlock the seal?"

Mu Chenxuan, watching Sun Wukong stare intently at the Sealing Formation on his body with a flash of golden light in his eyes, was full of anticipation and couldn't help but ask.

"There is a way, but it must be done slowly. This Formation can't be broken in a short time..."

Sun Wukong mused. This wasn't exactly a lie—compared to the idle Sealing Talisman Patterns within the stellar spiritual qi light sphere, the Great Sealing Formation sealing Mu Chenxuan was significantly more complex.

Plus, without thinking, Sun Wukong could guess the Sealing Formation had its own protective and repairing capabilities, just as new light bands immediately formed to entangle him again right after he freed himself from the nine stellar spiritual qi light bands.

To shatter all the spiral-shaped Dao Patterns in one go would be difficult with his current strength, and even if he could, Sun Wukong would not take action right away. He would wait until he returned from the Netherworld.

"No worries, take your time, no rush, no rush!"

Mu Chenxuan repeatedly said, his face full of smiles. He had been sealed in this unbearable place for thousands of years, and although he could hang on for another thousand or eight hundred years at most, since Sun Wukong said he could unlock the seal, it shouldn't take that long, right? He had endured for so many years; a bit more waiting while there was hope was endurable!

Sun Wukong did not say much more and continued observing the Sealing Formation. He noticed that although the Dao Patterns within the Sealing Formation moved slowly, they were steadily seeping into the stellar spiritual qi light sphere. However, the Dao Patterns inside the light sphere seemed to be nearing saturation, which is why the seeping of patterns was very slow.

Only when new stellar spiritual qi gathered and infused into the light sphere could the Sealing Talisman Patterns seep in a bit more.

If the Sealing Talisman Patterns within the stellar spiritual qi light sphere were destroyed, wouldn't empty space appear for every part that was destroyed? This should also speed up the seepage of the Sealing Talisman Patterns, right?

Sun Wukong shared his idea with Mu Chenxuan, and Mu Chenxuan's breathing suddenly became rapid because it was indeed a good method, and his chance for escape was hopeful, "Wukong brother, thank you! Shall we start right away?"

"No need to rush, no need to rush, there are some things I need to ask clearly before we start."

Sun Wukong smiled and waved his hand, "Mu Chenxuan, I have no problem helping you out of your predicament, but you should at least tell me in detail why you are sealed here and who sealed you, shouldn't you? I can't just lend a hand to help you without knowing anything, right?"

"This..."

Mu Chenxuan's eyes showed a mix of humiliation and pain, "Do I have to tell?"

"If you don't want to tell, then pretend I was never here."

Sun Wukong nonchalantly shrugged and turned to leave.

"Fine! I'll tell you!"

Mu Chenxuan gritted his teeth and stopped Sun Wukong. Now, nothing was more important than regaining freedom, so he was willing to face the humiliation, "But you must promise not to mention it to anyone else!"

"Of course, I, Old Sun, am not the kind to gossip; I naturally won't spread it around. You can rest assured on that!"

From Mu Chenxuan's face, Sun Wukong could already guess that the process of his sealing was definitely not something pleasant, but he still had to ask clearly. At the very least, he had to know exactly who he was helping, why the other party was trapped here, and who could potentially become his enemy by doing so, right?

If he was to naively release Mu Chenxuan based just on a promise, that would be too foolish!

"I am the Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor of the Demon Race, named Mu Chenxuan. I was sealed in this damned place because of my own foolishness, for placing my trust in a despicable person!"

A flash of shame crossed Mu Chenxuan's eyes as he sighed deeply and began to recount in a low voice,

"During the Ancient Primeval, our Demon Race was also part of the Primeval world. At that time, the entire Primeval world was home to Myriad Races, each with its own territory. Although there was frequent fighting among us, a balance was generally maintained, and there were no overly large-scale conflicts.

Later, the Demon Clan and the Witch Race rose to power; the Demon Clan ruled the skies, and the Witch Race dominated the land. The other Races either integrated into these two or kept a far distance, choosing to live in seclusion in remote corners.

Our Demon Race retreated to a domain filled with Demon Spirit Qi, which neither the Demon Clan nor the Witch Race favored, so we were left undisturbed, and it became our dwelling place."

"The Great Witch-Demon War later devastated the Ancient Primeval. To preserve our dwelling place, our Demon Race sacrificed half of our people's lives for a ritual that separated our dwelling from the Ancient Primeval, forming a new world, thus creating the Demonic Realm.

What we didn't expect was that after the Demonic Realm became independent, the Demon Spirit Qi mutated, gaining corrosive and Dark Attributes. This made our Demon Race's physical bodies extremely formidable, but it also made us more violent and brutal.

Frequent killings and bloodshed erupted among us, and only a few clan members were able to suppress their killing instincts and keep their sanity, which is essential for understanding the Heavenly Dao and reaching higher levels."

"This change in the Demonic Realm led to a crisis for our Demon Race, with our number of experts dwindling. As the Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor of the Demon Race, I discussed with another friend, the Jidu Demon Emperor, and decided to reintegrate the Demonic Realm back into the Ancient Primeval.

However, by then, after the Great Witch-Demon War and the Divine Enthronement War, the Ancient Primeval was on the brink of collapse.

It was only through the Supreme Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor's refinement using the Essence Blood of other Ancient Races, alongside the Supreme Daoist Techniques, that reshaped the Ancient Primeval and established the Six Paths of Reincarnation, creating the new Three Realms."

"At that time, the Human Race had already replaced the Demon Clan as the master of the Three Realms, and all of it was ruled by the Human Heavenly Court after the Divine Enthronement War. If our Demon Race wanted to reintegrate the Demonic Realm into the Three Realms again, we could not bypass the Human Heavenly Court. Jidu and I could only negotiate with the Human Heavenly Court.

There were two people who came out to discuss with us at that time: one was Guang Chengzi of the Kunlun Twelve Golden Immortals, and the other was the Supreme Daoist Ancestor's eldest disciple, Master Xuandu."

"If I, Old Sun, guessed correctly, this negotiation didn't reach an agreement, did it?"

"Quite the opposite, they agreed very readily!"

"What?"