Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 707 - 708

Chapter 707: 708

Chapter 707: 708

Sun Wukong descended into the Yuhua Royal Mansion and saw the entire mansion was in a state of tension, with everyone hurrying about, clearly indicating that something significant had happened.

“Young man, what happened, why are all these people in such a hurry?”

Sun Wukong stopped one of the servant-looking men and inquired.

“Who are you? Why are you asking about this? You don’t look like a local, could it be that you’re the one who stole the treasure?” freewēbnoveℓ.com

The servant eyed Sun Wukong with some suspicion, and then suddenly his face changed to one of alertness.

“Treasure? Steal?”

Sun Wukong was startled and hurriedly waved his hand, “You’ve misunderstood, brother. I’m no villain! By the way, I’m an old acquaintance of the Tang elder and others from the Great Tang of the Eastern Land who are on their way to the Western Heaven to seek scriptures from Buddha. I heard they were passing through Yuhua County and specially hurried to meet them… Where are they?”

“So you’re an old acquaintance of the monks from Great Tang, why didn’t you say so earlier!”

Upon hearing this, the servant’s demeanor immediately became respectful, “The holy monks are inside the royal mansion, come, come, I’ll take you to them!”

Saying this, he enthusiastically led the way.

Heh, I didn’t expect the names of Jiang Liu’er and his fellows to have so much clout here!

Sun Wukong thought to himself with pleasure and followed the servant into the grand hall of the royal mansion. He immediately saw Jiang Liu’er and his disciples sitting above, with the King of Yuhua sitting in the highest seat, while three princes stood in the hall, seemingly engaged in some anxious conversation.

“Great Saint!”

Yuan Hong, with sharp eyes, spotted Sun Wukong at once and called out in excitement. Jiang Liu’er, Zhu Bajie, and the others also saw him and stood up to greet him with faces full of reverence and joy.

“Holy Monk, who is this eminent figure, and why do you all show him such respect?”

The King of Yuhua was inwardly shocked to see Jiang Liu’er and the others bowing deeply to Sun Wukong, realizing that with the status and divine skills of Jiang Liu’er, a holy monk of the Celestial Dynasty, and people like Yuan Hong, the one they revered so much must be no ordinary mortal!

“Your Majesty, this is the Sect Hierarch of the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult from the Northern Continent of Cattle-grazing, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Sun! Even the Jade Emperor and the Ancestral Buddha would give him the courtesy of yielding three points. It is only right for us to perform such rituals of worship!”

Yuan Hong introduced Sun Wukong to the King of Yuhua, and Sun Wukong nodded inwardly, thinking that Yuan Hong really knew how to talk, clearly intending to elevate his status!

Tianzhu Kingdom was directly under the jurisdiction of the Western Heavenly Buddhist Sect, with only Buddhism revered in the country, no other sects were present, nor dared to spread their teachings here; therefore, the King of Yuhua had not heard of the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult or knew of Sun Wukong’s prowess. But Yuan Hong’s words that even the Jade Emperor and Buddha would show Sun Wukong respect made the situation very serious!

“So it is the Great Saint who has graced us with his presence. This junior king has failed in meeting you from afar, please forgive me, forgive me!”

The King of Yuhua clasped his hands together and performed a deep bow to Sun Wukong, while the three princes and all the ministers also hurriedly paid their respects.

“Your Majesty, no need for such courtesy, please rise! I’ve come today in accordance with an agreement to bestow a weapon upon Yuan Hong. My arrival was sudden, so it’s no fault of yours for being unaware!”

As Sun Wukong spoke, he concentrated his thoughts, and the Wind-Thunder Divine Stick flew out from his dantian, materializing in the palm of his hand, “Yuan Hong, this stick is known as the Wind-Thunder Divine Stick, a Divine Weapon of the Golden Winged Great Roc Clan’s arsenal, which was obtained by your truly after some negotiation. It has reached the level of a Superior Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Take it and cultivate it well, be sure not to dishonor its esteemed name!”

Said he, as he released the Divine Soul Mark on the Wind-Thunder Divine Stick and passed it to Yuan Hong.

“Thank you so much, Great Sage!”

Yuan Hong was thrilled. He had longed for an Innate Spiritual Treasure Divine Weapon for quite some time, and today, his wish was finally fulfilled. And it wasn’t just any treasure; it was a Superior Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. The gift from Sun Wukong was incredibly generous!

With the Wind-Thunder Divine Stick in hand, he could use the methods taught by Sun Wukong to grasp and master Domain Power ahead of schedule, and his combat power was certain to skyrocket several-fold. His Journey to the West to Seek Scriptures was now even more assured!

“The Great Sage really plays favorites. When our eldest brother loses his weapon, he gets an even better Divine Weapon, yet we get nothing!”

Zhu Bajie, standing aside, looked enviously at the Wind-Thunder Divine Stick in Yuan Hong’s hand and complained with a sour tone.

Sun Wukong’s brows furrowed, “The weapon was lost? How did it happen?”

“It happened last night.”

Zhu Bajie recounted the events. After arriving at Yuhua County, Jiang Liu’er and his disciples received a warm welcome from the King of Yuhua. His three sons, fond of martial arts and impressed by the skills of Yuan Hong’s group, sought them as teachers, wishing to forge their own weapons modeled after those of their mentors. But to their dismay, Yuan Hong and his companions’ weapons vanished last night!

Yuan Hong and the others had been inquiring about the situation and had almost confirmed that the thief must be a demon from the north of the city on Leopard Head Mountain, who saw the Divine Light emanating from the Divine Weapons and was overcome by greed, stealing the treasures.

“Great Sage, why don’t you give each of us an Innate Spiritual Treasure Divine Weapon? Then we wouldn’t bother looking for our lost weapons.”

Zhu Bajie paused and then looked at Sun Wukong with a sly smile.

“Pah! You fool, do you think Innate Spiritual Treasures are cabbages that you can just pick from the side of the road whenever you fancy?”

Sun Wukong spat out in annoyance and sternly reprimanded Zhu Bajie, “You really don’t recognize the value of treasures. Your Nine-Toothed Nail Rake was forged by The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord himself from Divine Weapon iron, blessed by the powers bestowed by the Five Emperors and the Nine Heavens Ying Yuan Thunder God Pu Hua Tian Zun using pure Thunder Law charms, and assisted by the strength of the Six Ding and Six Jia. It’s because you haven’t mindfully cultivated it, allowing the Treasure Bead to gather dust, and here you are nagging at me!”

“My Nine-Toothed Nail Rake is that powerful?”

Zhu Bajie blinked in surprise. The Nine-Toothed Nail Rake, a weapon gifted by the Jade Emperor, looked like an ordinary farmer’s rake used in the mortal world. Zhu Bajie had indeed never properly cultivated it.

“Nonsense!”

Sun Wukong rolled his eyes in exasperation. Material-wise, the Nine-Toothed Nail Rake was not inferior to the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod. It was only less spiritual, which was why it seemed less impressive. However, spirituality could be cultivated. In other words, if Zhu Bajie would diligently refine it and nurture it with his Lifeblood Essence, the Nine-Toothed Nail Rake could also evolve further, transforming from Acquired Spiritual Treasure to the level of Innate Spiritual Treasure.

An Innate Spiritual Treasure cultivated and nourished by oneself would be much more powerful than one obtained directly from someone else!

“Wow! So my rake is really that awesome? That damned demon dared to steal it; I’ll never forgive him!”

Having heard Sun Wukong’s detailed explanation, Zhu Bajie’s eyes turned green with envy. Steam billowed from his head as he started shouting loudly. He wanted nothing more than to find the demon who stole his treasure and make him pay. He grabbed Yuan Hong and was ready to hunt down the unfortunate demon.

“Don’t rush just yet!”

Sun Wukong stopped Zhu Bajie with a hand. He had just searched through the memories of the previous owner of the Time-Space Life-Death Talisman and had identified the thief who stole their treasures.