Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 112: Wukong Sends Someone to Fetch the Traveler

Chapter 112: Chapter 112: Wukong Sends Someone to Fetch the Traveler

"Ouch!"

Wukong and Yuan Hong were flying and chatting when suddenly Wukong felt darkness engulf his eyes and a pain in his chest, nearly falling from the sky. Yuan Hong quickly grabbed his arm to prevent him from actually falling.

"Wukong, what’s wrong?" Yuan Hong exclaimed.

"Suddenly, my eyes went dark and my chest hurt," Wukong frowned and said.

He circulated his Profound Skills to carefully investigate, but he couldn’t find the root cause, which made him feel somewhat puzzled.

Yuan Hong asked, "How is it?"

Wukong shook his head, "I really don’t know what’s going on."

Seeing that Wukong was alright, Yuan Hong no longer dwelled on it, and with their mood spoiled, they didn’t delay further. With a somersault, they soon arrived at Water Curtain Cave.

The First Emperor and others came up to them and asked, "How did it go?"

Wukong smiled and said, "With the help of Elder Bai Xundao from the White Tiger Clan, this matter will succeed! Just wait a few days, and a great clan will surely come forth to show their loyalty!"

Shen Gongbao said, "Very good, very good! Without moving a single soldier, we can unite the Demon Tribe’s power. Truly brilliant."

Since General with his Formation aimed to destroy the sun, everyone at Water Curtain Cave felt the crisis. Even the Bull Demon King went into deep seclusion, and the Jade-faced Fox, having no other choice, followed suit. Bai Qi and Nezha took the time to train troops and also practiced every night from midnight until sunrise, working very hard. Most others also went into retreat, pushing to reach the realm of Daluo Golden Immortal.

Shen Gongbao also built a furnace at Water Curtain Cave, using the mountain as a furnace, setting up a Formation inside, then channeling earthly fire into it, and borrowing the Palm-Leaf Fan from Princess Iron Fan to bring in some Samadhi True Fire, deploying demons to mine. The ore mined was then used here for Artifact Refining. Over these days, Shen Gongbao had also forged a Treasured Sword, and with time, by integrating his Essence Blood and talisman into it, it could become whole.

Shen Gongbao knew he could not advance any further; in his lifetime, he would remain a Daluo Golden Immortal as his inner demons were too strong; Ying Zheng had just reached Daluo Golden Immortal and was anxious about advancing to Primordial Golden Immortal, wandering around the past few days, assisting in artifact refining, and contemplating the changes of the Heavenly Dao.

All things at Water Curtain Cave were now on the right track, orderly even without Wukong.

All this was credited to Shen Gongbao and Ying Zheng. While Shen Gongbao had a notorious reputation during The Investiture of the Gods Period, his talents were undeniable.

Wukong manifested Heaven-Defying Taoist, who then entered the Water Curtain Cave for seclusion, and Heaven-Defying Taoist stayed behind to handle affairs at Water Curtain Cave.

Days slipped through the fingers, with days and nights alternating, and in the blink of an eye, it was the twentieth day.

On this day, Wukong felt his heart beating wildly, and his body hair bristling as if something was about to happen.

Heaven-Defying Taoist also furrowed his brows, calculating with his fingers, but could deduce nothing, only feeling the surging Hongmeng Purple Qi inside him as if it wanted to burst forth.

"Brother Shen Gong Tao, Brother Ying Zheng Tao!" Heaven-Defying Taoist called out.

Shen Gongbao and Ying Zheng arrived at the bronze hall shortly after and asked, "What is the matter?"

Heaven-Defying Taoist said, "I have a premonition that something unfavorable is about to occur, and I’ve already called back the good corpse. Go and meet up with it, just in case something happens!"

Ying Zheng and Shen Gongbao, both being Daluo Golden Immortals, naturally understood this kind of premonition. Fortunately, Wukong had the Hongmeng Purple Qi; otherwise, even a Sect Founder would have difficulty noticing the sneak attack of the Seven-Arrows Book with Nail Head, not to mention the Taiyi Golden Immortals.

Sun Wukong, having received Heaven-Defying Taoist’s divine thought, somersaulted out of Peacock City and headed towards Water Curtain Cave.

Heaven-Defying Taoist entered the Water Curtain Cave and said, "Brother, I fear someone has plotted against us!"

Wukong also said, "That must be the case. Let’s take the Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill that Old Master gave us. He must have predicted this day a long time ago and had Princess Iron Fan give me this Immortal Pill."

Heaven-Defying Taoist then said, "But there are only two of these pills, how can they save three lives?"

Wukong shook his head, "The Old Master’s actions must have a purpose!"

Having said that, he took a gourd out from within the Mustard Seed, opened it, and poured out two golden Elixir Pills.

These Elixir Pills were engraved with various talismans and traces of Tao flowed around them, bringing with them the ancient aura of the Great Dao.

The Seven-Arrows Book with Nail Head is specifically designed to stealthily extinguish a person’s life force and kill their soul. On the other hand, the Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill is specifically for greatly increasing one’s Mana, reviving the dead, restoring flesh to bare bones, and returning the soul. The two are naturally opposing, just that it wasn’t clear which one was more formidable.

Wukong couldn’t help but smile slightly and said, "So it turns out to be so, the Old Master really does like to play tricks and deceive others!"

Having said that, he took the two Golden Cores into his hands, refined the empty gourd with True Fire for a moment, and burned it until it too transformed into a Golden Core identical to the other two Nine Revolutions Immortal Pills.

The Heaven-Defying Taoist laughed loudly, "Ha ha, ha ha! So it is indeed so."

Wukong said, "We just wait for Ying Zheng and Shen Gongbao to bring Sun Wukong back. I’ve already felt the life force draining from my body... This scheme, I fear it’s the Seven-Arrows Book with Nail Head!"

The Heaven-Defying Taoist frowned and said, "No wonder twenty-one days ago, my vision suddenly turned dark and my chest pained. It was the Seven-Arrows Book with Nail Head indeed."

Wukong nodded and said, "The nail head technique performed by this Seven-Arrows Book with Nail Head is extraordinary, incomparable to any in the Heavenly Constellation Thirty-six Transformations. At this moment, as the life force flows away, I dare not move any longer, just waiting for Sun Wukong to return and take the medicine."

The Heaven-Defying Taoist also felt his life force draining, albeit slowly. If not for circulating the Hongmeng Purple Qi, it would have been difficult to notice.

Wukong suddenly said, "This matter may not be simple!"

Having said that, he transmitted his Divine Thought to summon Nezha and Di Lin to come forward.

Nowadays, the elders of the Golden Crow Clan were all stationed in Water Curtain Cave, and Wukong, fearing that Ying Zheng and Shen Gongbao might not bring Sun Wukong back, called upon Di Lin.

"What brings Green Emperor here?" the two asked as they entered the Water Curtain Cave.

Wukong said, "I have been schemed against. At this moment, both Heaven-Defying Taoist and I cannot move. Sun Wukong is newly split from my own thoughts, so his life force isn’t so obviously draining. I have already sent the First Emperor and Shen Gongbao out to welcome him, but I fear there might be mishaps! I must trouble Brother Di Lin to awaken the two elders of the Golden Crow Clan, and along with Nezha, go receive Sun Wukong."

Di Lin frowned and said, "Who schemed against you?"

Wukong shook his head and said, "I don’t yet know, only that it’s the Seven-Arrows Book with Nail Head."

After hearing this, Di Lin was shocked, knowing this Seven-Arrows Book with Nail Head to be a Magical Treasure from the Investiture of the Gods Period. Jiang Ziya had used this Magical Treasure to scheme against Zhao Gongming, leading to his death. After Jiang Ziya’s death, the Seven-Arrows Book with Nail Head was reclaimed by Lu Ya. Could it be that Lu Ya wanted to scheme against him?

Di Lin said, "The Seven-Arrows Book with Nail Head is Lu Ya’s Magical Treasure! Could it be his scheme against you?"

Nezha suddenly exclaimed, "That’s it! It is said among the Buddhist Sect there are Three Sages, and the Great Sun Tathagata of Esoteric Buddhism is an incarnation of Lu Ya."

Wukong slightly closed his eyes and said, "I had already guessed it was the Buddhist Sect scheming against me. There’s no time to lose, go quickly. By noon tomorrow, I fear my Three Souls and Seven Spirits will be gone!"

Di Lin then said, "Off I go then."

Having said that, together with Nezha, he left the Water Curtain Cave and headed towards the elders’ meditative cave abode to wake them and to fetch Sun Wukong.

The Heaven-Defying Taoist suddenly said, "Indeed, there are people coming to stop the progression!"

Wukong’s brow also furrowed slightly as he said, "Indra leading the Buddhist Sect’s twenty deities to hinder? This truly demonstrates it cannot be separated from the Buddhist Sect! Once the Demon Tribe’s forces are consolidated, we shall begin a counterattack!"

The Heaven-Defying Taoist coldly said, "It’s about time."

Sun Wukong on his way back from Peacock City encountered Indra, Great Brahma Heaven, Great Merit Heaven, Great Eloquence Heaven, and other twenty deities obstructing his path. Among these twenty deities, Indra was top-tier Daluo Golden Immortal, and the rest were at the Great Perfection realm of Taiyi Golden Immortals. For Sun Wukong, handling one Indra was challenging enough, let alone dealing with the nineteen Great Perfection Taiyi Golden Immortals? The deep roots of the Buddhist Sect were thus partially revealed.

As for how his life fares, please listen to the following part of the tale.