Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 900 - 901: Hidden Crisis (Second Update!)

"I wondered who dared to storm into my Tianqi Alliance; turns out it’s the Right Envoy! What brings you here?"

Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor stopped Right Envoy Kun Du outside the Heavenly Soldier Platform, his expression calm, showing no hint of panic.

"So, it’s Elder Hong Jun! Surely you are aware of my purpose here?"

Right Envoy Kun Du glanced at Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor. The name Hong Jun was well-known in Heavenly Demon City, as he was the fastest-rising elder in the Tianqi Alliance. Of course, Right Envoy Kun Du had heard of him, but since he never sought the Tianqi Alliance for alchemy or artifact refining, he wasn’t particularly courteous.

"The Right Envoy breaks through our Tianqi Alliance’s protective barrier and now asks for the reason — isn’t that laughable?"

Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor stared steadily at Right Envoy Kun Du, his words not yielding an inch, "Our Tianqi Alliance and the Undying Heavenly Demon Clan have always minded our own business. Is it your intent today to take advantage of the absence of the Alliance Hierarch and the Great Elder to demonstrate against our Tianqi Alliance?"

Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor’s words made Right Envoy Kun Du’s face change, and he looked deeply into Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor’s eyes, which flickered with a cold light as his tone became much icier: "Elder Hong Jun, I came only to apprehend the demon monkey Sun Wukong who is disturbing the order of our Heavenly Demon City. Where is the provocation in that? Do your words imply a challenge to my Undying Heavenly Demon Clan?"

"Ha ha, hahahaha!"

At these words, Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor did not show the slightest fear; instead, he laughed heartily, "Ridiculous, truly ridiculous! Kun Du, you forcefully enter my Tianqi Alliance and say I’m the one challenging your Undying Heavenly Demon Clan? As the Right Divine Envoy of the Undying Heavenly Demon Clan, do you not find your own words laughable?"

Pausing, a cold light flashed in Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor’s eyes as he spoke in a deep voice, "Let’s not say that Sun Wukong isn’t in the Tianqi Alliance; even if he were here, he’s our invited guest, how can you just seize him as you please?"

"Hong Jun, are you determined to make an enemy of my Undying Heavenly Demon Clan?"

Right Envoy Kun Du stared at Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, a cold killing intent arising from him.

"Stop flattering yourself! You want to play both sides and pretend to be virtuous. Do you even know how to write the word ’shameless’?"

If the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord and others were present, they would surely stare wide-eyed at Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor’s words. Their teacher was always revered and dignified, celestial and ethereal, so why does he now talk like a, um, rascal?

However, the Goddess Nuwa beside him showed no surprise. Ever since arriving in the Yuan Realm, she had been with Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor day and night. In front of Goddess Nuwa, Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor never put on the guise of celestial grace; he always showed his true nature. Such speech was something Goddess Nuwa had heard countless times!

"A mere Domain King dares to speak to me like this. Do you really think that with the Tianqi Alliance as backing, I wouldn’t dare to kill you?"

Right Envoy Kun Du was furious, his aura rising to the sky, pressing down fiercely on Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor.

"You can try, but I’m afraid you’ll break rotten teeth instead!"

Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor calmly said, as a jade disc flew out from the center of his brow, arriving in his hand, spinning, emitting a nine-colored mysterious light. Upon close inspection, one would find Great Dao Runes wrapped around it, clearly the Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor’s natal spiritual treasure, the Creation Jade Disc!

"Good, very good! It seems I’ve been inactive for so long that the world has forgotten my methods!"

Right Envoy Kun Du was so furious he laughed. As the esteemed Right Divine Envoy of the Undying Heavenly Demon Clan and a Domain Emperor Realm powerhouse, when had he been so looked down upon, especially by a mere Domain King focused on alchemy and artifact refining?

Alchemists and Artifact Refiners held high status in the Yuan Realm, but that was because few excelled in these fields. There is a loss for everything gained, and if too much effort is spent on alchemy and artifact refining, combat power would inevitably be affected, and such individuals often couldn’t reach the peak of cultivation.

While rare, those geniuses who could manage cultivation and combat power alongside alchemy and artifact refining do exist, but one scarcely appears in many millennia. Right Envoy Kun Du didn’t believe Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor had such capability.

He reached out, and a primordial force hand condensed from energy appeared. Right Envoy Kun Du intended to catch Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor in one fell swoop, to assert his dominance and intimidate others in the Tianqi Alliance.

Other Domain King Realm Artifact Refiners might have truly let Right Envoy Kun Du succeed, but who was Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor? He survived the last cosmic era of the Three Realms, shaped by the Heavenly Dao to enlighten the Primeval Continent single-handedly, reopened the Three Realms, mastering the Heavenly Dao, and ascended as a Chaos Saint to the Yuan Realm. Each of these feats could not be described by the word "genius" alone!

Were it not for Sun Wukong’s rebirth and numerous encounters, rivaling Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor would be nothing short of a fool’s dream!

It could be said that Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor’s aptitude was no less than Sun Wukong’s, but it was only a lack of physical constitution that held him back.

Seeing the primordial force hand approach, Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor showed no trace of tension on his face, merely reaching out his right index finger to lightly tap the center of the Creation Jade Disc on his left palm.

Buzz~!

A wave propagated from the Creation Jade Disc, forming a circle of light that expanded and formed a light shield around Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor. The primordial force hand that Right Envoy Kun Du had condensed did not smash the light shield as he had imagined, but entered into a deadlock with it.

Crack crack!

Intense frictional sounds of energy rang out continuously, and cracks appeared on the primordial force hand. After a few breaths, a crisp crack broke it apart, dispersing into heaven and earth primordial qi and vanishing without a trace, while the light shield around Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor showed no sign of diminishing, his face an expression of calmness, not even moving a step.

Right Envoy Kun Du’s pupils suddenly contracted, a look of surprise flashing across his face as he reassessed Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor carefully, taking a deep breath: "I misjudged. I didn’t expect you to have such strength! Is this your reliance, your reason for daring to provoke me, disregarding my Undying Heavenly Demon Clan?"

"It’s not about provocation, it’s simply about not seeking trouble, but not fearing it either!"

Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor smiled gently, "Kun Du, our Tianqi Alliance and Undying Heavenly Demon Clan have always been peaceful. You storm into the core of our Tianqi Alliance based on unfounded suspicions. To say you’re bullying the weak wouldn’t be too much, would it? So why is it now I’ve become the one provoking? Right Envoy, your skill in making such solemn nonsense is truly impressive!"

"Hong Jun!"

Right Envoy Kun Du’s face turned livid; Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor’s barrage of words, though seemingly light, struck each like a blade, piercing Kun Du’s facade!