Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 858 - 859: Sealing the Spirit Pillar (Second Update!)

"The Earth Qilin and Earth Dragon didn’t chase us in!"

Within the nine heavenly pillars, Zhao Jun and Sun Wukong stopped, and Zhao Jun looked back, noticing the Earth Qilin and Earth Dragon circling the perimeter; they hadn’t left but also hadn’t pursued them inside.

"This is indeed the spatial center!"

Sun Wukong nodded, confirming his guess. The dense primordial qi of heaven and earth spread from here, and it seemed these nine huge heavenly pillars had a strong restrictive suppressive effect on the Earth Qilin and Earth Dragon. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have stopped outside without chasing inside.

Other than the nine heavenly pillars, the place felt empty, just a stretch of yellow sand.

Could it be that the way to leave this space is hidden on these nine heavenly pillars?

With his Void-Breaking Moon Eyes activated, Sun Wukong examined the nine heavenly pillars carefully. He was suddenly taken aback; under the dark golden glow of his Void-Breaking Moon Eyes, profound Great Dao Runes appeared on the pillars—runes much more advanced than those Sun Wukong had comprehended. He couldn’t understand them at all!

"Void-Breaking Moon Eyes, reveal!"

Astonished, Sun Wukong stimulated his Void-Breaking Moon Eyes to the fullest; his pupils turned dark gold, shooting two rays of dark golden light at one of the pillars.

"What’s this..."

Zhao Jun widened his eyes in shock. Under the dark golden light from Sun Wukong’s eyes, the originally empty pillar shook off a large amount of dust, revealing its true form—a pillar engraved with numerous Great Dao Runes!

The runes on the pillar appeared, but they were not the usual Great Dao Runes Zhao Jun and Sun Wukong were familiar with; they could not decipher them at all with their cultivation strength!

"No, there’s something strange about these Great Dao Runes!"

The more Zhao Jun observed, the tighter his brows furrowed. After contemplating for a moment, he clenched his fist and pounded on the pillar.

"What’s wrong, Brother Zhao? Have you discovered something?"

Sun Wukong followed suit, steadying himself on the yellow sand as he watched Zhao Jun strike the ground with his silver spear. A burst of force spread out, blowing the yellow sand away and revealing the ground beneath.

"An altar?"

Sun Wukong’s eyes widened in surprise. The heavenly pillar was built on a huge altar, extending straight into the sky from its center.

"Exactly!"

Zhao Jun’s face was heavy. Sun Wukong was puzzled, "What do you mean exactly, Brother Zhao? Do you know the secret of this pillar?"

"This is called the Sealing Spirit Column, the most fearsome method of the Beast Spirit Sect!"

Zhao Jun pointed to the pillar, "See those Great Dao Runes? They are not true Great Dao Runes; they are Sealing Spirit Runes!"

"What are Sealing Spirit Runes?"

Sun Wukong asked curiously; it was his first time hearing about these runes.

"Sealing Spirit Runes are used to seal beast souls. They are unique to the Beast Spirit Sect and can seal demon beasts, fierce beasts, spiritual beasts, and so on. Any beast race that hasn’t completely transformed into a human form is restricted by these runes."

"These Sealing Spirit Columns are formed by condensing countless Sealing Spirit Runes. Any one of these columns can suppress countless beasts, sealing their souls in a space for eternity. These nine Sealing Spirit Columns are likely used by the Beast Spirit Sect to seal the beast souls within this space."

Zhao Jun paused and looked at the nine Sealing Spirit Columns with a sigh, "Even in the Beast Spirit Sect’s domain, nine such huge Sealing Spirit Columns have never been used. Which great figure from the sect left these behind in this ancient temple? The scale is too grand!"

"I don’t care which great figure left these. I just want to know if these Sealing Spirit Columns can help us leave here?"

Listening to Zhao Jun, Sun Wukong gathered that these nine Sealing Spirit Columns could suppress thousands of beasts and lock their souls in one space. But so far, only the Earth Qilin and Earth Dragon had appeared. Such a grand setup couldn’t possibly be just for sealing two beasts!

What Sun Wukong wanted to know was how to leave this space; could these Sealing Spirit Columns be the key?

"Of course, they are helpful! And in the most direct way!"

Zhao Jun said, "To leave the space sealed by these columns, you must comprehend the Sealing Spirit Runes on them and master the corresponding method. But neither of us belongs to the Beast Spirit Sect; we know nothing about their runes. Comprehending the runes on these massive columns is too difficult!"

Zhao Jun sighed deeply, and Sun Wukong frowned. From Zhao Jun’s tone, it seemed that if they couldn’t understand the Sealing Spirit Runes, they wouldn’t be able to open an exit to this space.

Would they be trapped here?

What a joke!

Sun Wukong entered the ancient temple to find Pangu’s trace. Now, with no news of Pangu, he was trapped in this damned space. If he couldn’t get out, it would be a big joke!

"Brother Zhao, just tell me directly, which Sealing Spirit Column’s runes should we comprehend to find the way out?"

"I don’t know either."

Zhao Jun shrugged, "Don’t look at me like that. I’m not from the Beast Spirit Sect. I’ve only read about the columns in ancient texts; I don’t know which one to comprehend. Worst case, we may have to understand the runes on all nine columns to leave!"

Comprehend the runes on all nine Sealing Spirit Columns?

Sun Wukong looked up at the towering columns, speechless.

The runes on these columns were so dense that Sun Wukong had no foundation in Sealing Spirit Runes at all. Understanding just one rune could take a lot of effort. How long would it take to comprehend all these runes?

A month, two months? ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Or ten, twenty years?

It might even take hundreds or thousands of years!

"Nine Sealing Spirit Columns wouldn’t all be used to seal just one space. This space isn’t that large. One column should suffice to seal it!"

Pushing his Void-Breaking Moon Eyes to the limit, Sun Wukong closely observed the runes on the Sealing Spirit Columns. Some runes appeared to have a specific connection with the surrounding space, but not all runes did. The column in front of him had very few runes connecting with the surrounding space.