Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System-Chapter 223 Vigilance and Probing

Within the confines of the Five Villas Palace,

Zhen Yuanzi inquired, "The two of you have arrived unexpectedly, may I know the purpose of your visit?"

Meng Po replied, "After I became the cycle of reincarnation, the Earth Path did manifest, but ultimately, it remained flawed and incomplete. Therefore, this time I would like to request the assistance of Zhen Yuanzi, my fellow Daoist, to help us complete the Earth Path."

Zhen Yuanzi was clearly surprised, then he glanced at Sun Wukong and frowned, saying, "Your actions are indeed commendable as they benefit all of heaven and earth,

but ever since the Earth Path was manifested, it has been stable. How could there be a possibility of completion?"

Upon hearing these words, Meng Po let out a soft sigh, and memories flooded her mind.

After she became the cycle of reincarnation, she allowed the Earth Path to manifest, ensuring a place for the souls of the myriad creatures of the Vast Wilderness after death.

Later, she realized there was a serious flaw in her action because the method for initiating reincarnation was incorrect; it was supposed to be a combined effort by the Twelve Ancestral Witches and countless members of the Witch Clan.

This caused the Earth Path to manifest ahead of time, yet it remained incomplete.

And after the great war between the witches and demons, nearly all the Ancestral Witches had perished, and not one in ten of the Witch Clan remained. Even if the Earth Path was unstable, there was no longer any chance to complete it.

Therefore, Zhen Yuanzi had this question.

Sun Wukong realized that Zhen Yuanzi was somewhat guarded, worried that he and Meng Po might be using the completion of the Earth Path as a pretext to form cliques and factions.

After all, his conflicts with the Chan Teaching and the Buddha Sect as the Great Sage Equalling Heaven were well-known throughout the Three Realms.

With this in mind, his clever eyes whirled, and he chuckled, "Nothing is absolute; in every matter and thing there’s always a glimmer of hope."

Zhen Yuanzi said, "That’s a teaching of the Sect of Interception."

Sun Wukong smiled and scratched his head, "Old Sun doesn’t care about sect or faction, as long as it’s useful."

Zhen Yuanzi nodded lightly, "If there’s truly hope to complete the Earth Path, I will lend a hand."

This was exactly the attitude Sun Wukong was looking for. Although this Ancestor of Earth Immortals was reluctant to get involved in the struggles of the Three Realms, he did value righteousness.

He then said to Zhen Yuanzi, "We also have another matter to report. Are you aware that Hong Yun did not perish?"

Buzz!

"What did you say?" Zhen Yuanzi called out. The sorrowful eyes that had been hidden suddenly sharpened, like a sword too fierce to look at directly, trembling the void around them.

Clearly, the news that Hong Yun had not died greatly perturbed him.

Sun Wukong smirked, "Hehe, didn’t you hear clearly?"

Zhen Yuanzi calmed down slightly and said sternly, "Sun Wukong, as one of the Four Imperial Heavenly Sovereigns of the Heavenly Court, there are things you cannot utter recklessly!"

Sun Wukong replied earnestly, "I, Old Sun, never speak falsehoods."

He then recounted the specific circumstances of Hong Yun’s survival.

Meng Po added, "Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi, what Wukong says is indeed true. The True Spirit of Daoist Hong Yun did not perish, and after the establishment of the cycle of reincarnation, his True Spirit entered the cycle. However, since the Earth Path had just manifested, I did not know who his reincarnated identity was.

Now that Wukong says his True Spirit has reincarnated as Yun Zhongzi and his original body has split into three white clouds and a wisp of Qing Feng, it is credible."

After listening to all this, Zhen Yuanzi could hardly contain his excitement.

Now that Houtu also mentioned that Hong Yun’s True Spirit did not perish but had reincarnated, he could almost confirm the truth of this matter!

His inability to save Hong Yun from Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Kun Peng was an eternal regret in his heart.

What he couldn’t let go of even more was that he never avenged his close friend.

At first, it was because he lacked the power, and by the time he had the strength, the witch and demon war was over, Di Jun and Tai Yi had already perished, and Kun Peng was nowhere to be found.

With that thought, Zhen Yuanzi could no longer remain seated. He immediately stood up and said, "Please wait here a moment, the two of you. I need to step out for a while."

Just at this moment, Qing Feng and Ming Yue had picked the ginseng fruit.

Zhen Yuanzi said, "Go pick a few more for our distinguished guests to taste."

Having said that, the great immortal mounted the clouds and flew away.

Qing Feng and Ming Yue were even more astonished; they had never seen their master so excited. But how many more should they pick?

Sun Wukong and Meng Po exchanged a smile, knowing that their situation was now surely stable, and they ate the ginseng fruit without worry.

"What a marvelous fruit!" As soon as Sun Wukong tasted it, he was entranced by its flavor, which was in no way inferior to that of the nine-thousand-year-old peaches. He then ate seven in a row and still wasn’t satisfied.

Meng Po, however, said that though it was delicious, one shouldn’t be greedy and so she only ate one.

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Kunlun Mountain, the progenitor of all mountains, has been one of the most powerful Saint Realms in the world since ancient times, attracting countless strong beings.

After the Vast Wilderness shattered, Kunlun Mountain remained, but the number of strong beings diminished. Now, only the Chan Teaching still occupies this Saint Realm.

Atop Qilin Cliff, the Yuxu Palace is the residence of a Saint, and even when the Saint is not in the Three Realms, those disciples of Chan Teaching dare not enter at will.

At this moment, in front of Qilin Cliff, cranes warble and dance, and waterfalls cascade. freёnovelkiss.com

The Southern Extremity Longevity Star and Yun Zhongzi sat facing each other, two brothers both dressed in white robes, one an old man with the complexion of a youth and the other a young man of graceful bearing.

Since the last Peach Banquet in the Jade Pool, Chan Teaching had suffered heavy losses, damaging its reputation and losing one of the titles of the Four Imperial Heavenly Sovereigns, the Ziwei Great Emperor.

Because of this, the Southern Extremity Longevity Star chose to temporarily leave the Heavenly Court until the time was ripe to reclaim all that was lost!

Before then, he needed to put Chan Teaching in order.

This was because, over the past two hundred years, Chan Teaching had lost several important disciples.

Guang Chengzi had lost his Good and Evil Corpses and fallen from the Quasi-Saint realm to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, the greatest loss of them all.

Then there were Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, Bai He, and Earth Traveler Sun who perished, and Ne Zha who defected.

Each loss weakened the overall strength of Chan Teaching.

If this continued, the master would descend an edict from beyond and strip him of his position as the acting leader of the Teaching.

Within Chan Teaching, the only one who could contend with him for this position was Yun Zhongzi.

With this thought, the Southern Extremity Longevity Star ventured, "Junior Brother, with both internal strife and external threats facing Chan Teaching, you can’t remain detached as you have in the past. We must join hearts and minds to cultivate more disciples and restore Chan Teaching to greatness."

Yun Zhongzi smiled and said, "Isn’t it good as it is now? We seek the way of the immortal, the freedom and ease. Why should we be burdened by the mundane pursuit of power?"

The Southern Extremity Longevity Star sighed, "Of course, I understand this principle. But with power, if you don’t vie for it, it will fall into the hands of others who will, in turn, see you as a rival.

So, it is better to hold power in your own hands for peace of mind."

Yun Zhongzi gently shook his head, not wishing to argue.

Seeing this, the Southern Extremity Longevity Star intended to probe further.

But just then, he stopped and looked towards the distant void. There, a middle-aged Taoist riding the clouds approached swiftly and arrived in the blink of an eye.

Yun Zhongzi also saw, and exchanging a glance with the Southern Extremity Longevity Star, they both were surprised. Ever since their master had left the Three Realms, they had never seen Zhen Yuanzi come to visit Chan Teaching.

The two brothers then went forward to greet him.

At this moment, Zhen Yuanzi’s gaze was fixed intently on the white-robed youth approaching him.

He had first gone to Zhongnan Mountain, but not finding Yun Zhongzi there and learning from his disciples that Yun Zhongzi had recently come to Kunlun Mountain, he had diverted his path here.

Now that he had finally seen him, his heart was filled with even more excitement.