Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 686 - 628: Amazing Discovery

Looking at the hole in the wall, Sun Wukong was momentarily puzzled. After Di Zhan and his four companions put the last of the Medicinal Human Seeds in that strange room and left, Sun Wukong knew there were still many strong individuals secretly guarding this space. He could sense that there were eight individuals at the Peak of Dao Transformation and about thirty at the Intermediate Grade of Dao Transformation. This place was definitely of utmost importance to Great Honored Buddhism.

Without leaving, Sun Wukong continued to scrutinize the area with his Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes. In a short time, he had counted the number of rooms—there were exactly one thousand. Of those, more than seven hundred had occupants, while the other two hundred or so were empty.

Increasing the output of his Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes, Sun Wukong examined even more carefully. Those empty rooms were not entirely barren but contained a varying number of dried-up skeletons. The skeletons were so desiccated they resembled bones eroded by the sands for thousands of years, crumbling into dust at the slightest touch. The conditions of the people in the occupied rooms varied—some breathed normally, their Life Force vibrant, which meant they must have been imprisoned recently. Others were unconscious, with their Life Force and Soul Power in turmoil.

Some were in terrible shape; they were alive, but barely distinguishable from skeletons. Sun Wukong noted that the temperature in rooms with occupants was about double that of the empty ones. He also realized the purpose of the large hole in the wall—it was for increasing the temperature and Spiritual Energy in the room. Fire Attribute Spiritual Energy continuously flowed from the hole, to be absorbed by the person inside.

When Sun Wukong nearly maximized the power of the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes, he saw something that shocked him profoundly. It took him a while to process what he had seen. Initially, he noticed that within one occupant—a Medicinal Human Seed—there was a Life Force fluctuation that did not belong to them. As he focused further with the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes, the picture became clearer, until finally, he saw a worm inside the Medicinal Human Seed's body.

It was an oddly shaped worm with a dark body and four angular heads, resembling a black snake. What shocked Sun Wukong to the core was not merely the existence of this worm, but the realization of the purpose behind all of these events. Nonetheless, being cautious, he scanned all the rooms again at maximum capacity with the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes. By the end, he could confidently confirm his previous suspicions. Sun Wukong suddenly felt nauseated, the revulsion so intense he nearly vomited, and he took a moment to mourn silently for Zhu Bajie.

Quietly taking a few deep breaths, Sun Wukong retracted the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes and closed his eyes to rapidly organize everything he had witnessed. The kind of chains that could grant an Immortal Body, he first encountered them in the Patrolling Celestial World on members of the Underworld God Army. At that time, everyone who wore these chains could not die, as they would heal from any injury. There were three known methods to destroy those who possessed such chains: the Destruction power of the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent, a certain Secret Technique from the Genesis Divine Nation, and some power from the Thunder Pond within the World Within the Artifact.

Sun Wukong knew that these chains were initially created by the Underworld God Army, not with the intention to become Immortal but to enhance the connection between the army members so they could deploy their Unique Skill with increased power. After their defeat in the Ancient Times, the remnants of the Underworld God Army were captured, and the Punishers among the Law Enforcers seized these chains, then transformed them with some unknown method into the chains that could bestow an Immortal Body.

This was the information known previously. Now, after his investigation, Sun Wukong had another theory about the origin of these chains. Essentially, these chains were actually a type of worm. The name and origins of this worm were still mysteries to Sun Wukong, but at least he could be sure that Holy Ultimate Buddhism had the capability to attain the larvae of this worm—and it was quite possible that they were provided by Great Honored Buddhism. The so-called Medicinal Human Seeds were individuals born with special Cultivation Techniques that allowed them to perform powerful Combined Skills with others who had the same techniques.

How these people came to exist, Sun Wukong did not yet understand, but that was not important. Later, Great Honored Buddhism discovered some very significant abilities in those worms, so they figured out a method to cultivate them artificially by finding individuals with the special Cultivation Techniques and planting the larvae inside their bodies. Sun Wukong guessed that this was why their journey to protect the seeds was on foot—possibly because these Medicinal Human Seeds, which carried the larvae, couldn't enter a spatial artifact, and also needed the heat generated by their running to fully integrate into their flesh.

Upon reaching Great Honored Buddhism, the worms had completely fused with the Medicinal Human Seeds' bodies, which explained why at first Sun Wukong saw only rudimentary forms of the chains with no signs of life through the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes—the worms had not yet awakened. He had not paid attention to this detail until he arrived at Great Honored Buddhism and took another look; by that time, the worms had completely integrated, and Sun Wukong saw no abnormalities.

After the Medicinal Human Seeds were locked in those rooms, the temperature and concentration of Spiritual Energy began to increase through the large holes in the walls. Then the worms fully awakened, growing rapidly by absorbing the Medicinal Human Seeds' Life Force, Soul Power, and Spiritual Energy. This method must have enabled an extremely fast growth rate for the worms. However, these worms must be very special; otherwise, Sun Wukong wouldn't have discovered them only after pushing the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes to their limits.

By the time these insects had completely absorbed everything from the Medicinal Human Seeds, they should have reached full maturity and then were taken away by people from Great Honored Buddhism. Thus, all that was left in those rooms were pairs of withered and weather-worn skeletons.

This method truly sickened Sun Wukong—using human bodies to cultivate these insects was the epitome of evil. Moreover, Sun Wukong had discovered that after these insects matured, they would somehow be transformed into those mysterious chains, for Wukong had already seen Medicinal Human Seed close to death in several rooms, with insects inside their bodies that almost perfectly matched the appearance of those chains. It was difficult to imagine that these chains were actually a special kind of insect.

However, it remained unclear whether the chains created by this method were exactly the same as those worn by the Underworld God Army. Wukong's previous mourning for Zhu Bajie was because if the Divine Army's chains were also made this way, then Zhu Bajie had consumed these two insects—just thinking about it was revolting, and Wukong hesitated whether or not to tell Bajie.

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Gently calming his emotions, Sun Wukong slowly retraced his steps back the way he had come. Though Wukong wished to destroy this place immediately, doing so would serve little purpose and might alert the enemy to his presence, as he still had some things to investigate. Moreover, Wukong did not know whether the method of using human bodies to breed insects was exclusively practiced by Great Honored Buddhism or if other First Rank Sects did the same, or even if this vile practice existed in other worlds. For the sake of an elusive legend like eternal life, these people really would stoop to anything.

By now, Sun Wukong had essentially confirmed the three tasks he had to undertake next: first, to ascertain the abilities of the chains produced by these insects; second, to discover how the Medicinal Human Seeds were born; third, to determine the origin of these insects. Before clarifying these matters, Sun Wukong had another task to perform: to make a breakthrough tonight. Wukong was determined to advance from the Peak of Unity Dao to the Intermediate Grade of Dao Transformation, which would better equip him to delve into this matter.

Wukong also harbored a faint expectation: previously, when Bajie and Master had their breakthroughs during Tribulations, both encountered spatial rifts and saw many visions within. What about his own breakthrough? Would he also experience such spatial rifts? Would he see even more visions? Last time during Master's Tribulation behind him, Wukong saw the creation of Pangu Realm. After much thought, he had started to form some theories, but he still needed more visual content to confirm his speculations. Wukong had a premonition that if he could see visions this time, they would undoubtedly reveal more crucial information.

Although he had decided to undergo the Tribulation, it was still necessary to play the part. Silently returning to his room, he switched back with his Doppelganger. Then, suddenly sitting up, Sun Wukong rushed out of the room in a few strides, shouting loudly, "Someone, anyone, I am about to undergo the Tribulation, I am about to undergo the Tribulation!" At the same time, the aura emanating from Wukong's body began to fluctuate violently, and the sky, sensing Sun Wukong's aura, rapidly grew overcast with ominous clouds.

The strange disturbance in the sky, along with Sun Wukong's loud calls, immediately alarmed many people. Everyone who heard Wukong's cries and looked at the sky was in disbelief. It was not uncommon for someone to undergo Heavenly Tribulation upon a breakthrough in cultivation, but it was rare like in Sun Wukong's case. Who would suddenly shout about undergoing Tribulation in the middle of the night? Nevertheless, as they witnessed the swift gathering of dark clouds, everyone knew that this person was likely about to face the Tribulation.

Just then, a figure appeared like a flash of lightning, and promptly hoisted Sun Wukong, flying swiftly towards the distance. That person was the Elder from the Law Enforcement Hall whom Sun Wukong had previously bribed with a Supreme Rank Spirit Stone.

"You fool, what the heck are you doing? Are you planning to undergo Tribulation within the Sect? That's courting death!" Being a First Rank Sect, Great Honored Buddhism naturally had an extremely powerful Mountain Protection Array. If Sun Wukong were to undergo Tribulation within the Sect, there would be only one outcome: the power of the Heavenly Tribulation would increase without limit until it leveled the Great Honored Buddhism to the ground! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation and Monthly Pass votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)