Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 158: Day 7749 has arrived

Chapter 158: Chapter 158: Day 7749 has arrived

Sun Wukong couldn’t help but bitterly smile.

"Ancestral Master, please don’t blame me. It’s just that I was being cautious!"

Now that he had been discovered, he could not say much else and could only respond with a bitter smile.

It was also quite embarrassing to never manage to evade the senses of the Grand Elder of the Supreme Way.

Just as Sun Wukong was about to leave, the scenery around him changed once again. In an instant, he found himself back in the celestial Court, within the Helmet Armor Palace.

"You macaque..."

The Grand Elder of the Supreme Way was preparing to sit on his own meditation cushion, but before he could finish his sentence, Sun Wukong turned and headed towards the exit of the Helmet Armor Palace.

The Grand Elder of the Supreme Way, the Elder Lord, did not chase after him but merely waved his hand.

The entire Helmet Armor Palace lit up brightly.

A huge formation appeared, enveloping the entire Helmet Armor Palace.

Bang!

Sun Wukong crashed directly into the formation, and a deep muffled sound echoed.

This seemingly transparent formation, under the enhancement of the Daoist Techniques of the Grand Elder of the Supreme Way, was perhaps already comparable to Immortal Gold.

Even with Sun Wukong’s powerful physical body, he was now dazed and disoriented from the impact.

However, originally planning to escape but then being discovered and blocked made Sun Wukong even more embarrassed.

"Ancestral Master, you activated that formation too quickly!"

Sun Wukong awkwardly scratched his head, showing a bitter smile!

The Grand Elder of the Supreme Way paid no attention to Sun Wukong and continued to wave his hand, a stream of five-colored radiance flowing, and in an instant, this five-colored light shot out, rapidly enveloping Sun Wukong.

The five-colored light surged upon facing the wind, initially no bigger than a sesame seed, but in an instant, it transformed into a huge five-colored net.

"Not good!"

As the five-colored net fell directly towards him, a flash of anxiety crossed Sun Wukong’s eyes.

With a flash of light in his hand, a stick made from the Peach Tree appeared in his grip.

Although the power of the Peach Tree stick was not as great as the Jingu Bang, it was, after all, crafted from an Innate Spirit Root, its power extraordinary.

At that moment, it flashed brightly.

A humming sound arose, and in Sun Wukong’s hands, the stick’s light intensified, instantly transforming into a giant stick that pushed towards the descending five-colored net in the sky.

However, strangely enough, as the stick expanded and pushed up, it seemed as if it touched nothing, and the five-colored net descended unimpeded towards Sun Wukong.

Suddenly, Sun Wukong was solidly wrapped like a zongzi, struggling within but unable to break free.

Although when he had pushed with the stick, he hadn’t touched anything, it now felt as if he had encountered the sturdiest thing in the world.

"Come here!"

The Grand Elder of the Supreme Way spoke softly, then stretched out his hand and beckoned. Before Sun Wukong could react, he found himself standing before the Grand Elder of the Supreme Way.

At that moment, Sun Wukong’s appearance was extremely awkward, entangled by the five-colored net, lying on the ground like a zongzi, and he was utterly unable to stand up, which frustrated him greatly.

"You macaque, you have already come to my Helmet Armor Palace, yet you still won’t behave?"

The Grand Elder of the Supreme Way shook his head, then stood and led Sun Wukong to the front of the Bagua Cauldron.

"This is a chance for you!"

The Grand Elder of the Supreme Way slowly spoke, "Will you enter by yourself, or should I send you in?"

At that moment, Sun Wukong could already feel the intense heat from within the furnace; he had already experienced it previously, the Six Ding Divine Fire’s immense power.

When using the Banana Leaf Fan, he had almost been provoked by these flames.

"Elder Lord, the fire in your pill furnace is too fierce; I think I’ll stay out!"

The flames were much stronger than those of the Fiery Virtue Star Lord, so much so that even his current cultivation level at the peak of the mid-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal might not be able to withstand it.

"You macaque, the poor way I am giving you a great fortune, yet you don’t appreciate it, truly unaware of how your master has taught you!"

"Clearly a rough jade, yet taught by Bodhi to be like this!"

The Grand Elder of the Supreme Way, upon hearing this, glared at Sun Wukong and, without waiting for Sun Wukong’s excuses, waved his hand, sending Sun Wukong directly into the Bagua Cauldron.

As he was sent into the Bagua Cauldron, the five-colored net that was on Sun Wukong also disappeared.

Although Sun Wukong had regained his freedom once again, when he tried to escape, he felt a strong suction force that didn’t allow him the chance to turn around, swallowing him straight into it.

With a bang, the pill furnace closed.

The Grand Elder of the Supreme Way flicked his finger, and a streamer had already merged into the pill furnace.

After that, the Grand Elder of the Supreme Way summoned the Golden and Silver Boys, instructing them to guard the furnace, then turned his attention away from the furnace.

Inside the Bagua Cauldron.

Upon entering the pill furnace, Sun Wukong felt surrounded by the aura of flames everywhere.

These flames were much more powerful than Luo Xuan’s Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire.

They were comparable even to the Golden Crow Fire of Demon Emperor Di Jun.

It is said that the Jingu Bang and Nine-toothed Rake were forged and crafted within it.

Moreover, the power of the Six Ding Divine Fire, although not seeming violent, caused great damage to a person’s Primordial Spirit and Mana.

It could indeed be said to be incredibly unpredictable and terrifying.

Having just entered the Bagua Cauldron not long ago, Wukong already felt unbearably hot and dizzy.

He even experienced a strange sensation as if his Primordial Spirit and body were splitting apart.

His body possessed the Nine-Turn Profound Art and countless Divine Skills, and his Cultivation Level had even reached the peak of the mid-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal, just one step away from the latter stage.

He had long achieved the Vajra Indestructibility of his body—his Primordial Spirit and body should have integrated into one, merging completely.

However, even so, his Primordial Spirit was still unbearably hot, as if it was going to melt.

"The flames in this Grand Elder of the Supreme Way’s Bagua Cauldron are indeed powerful!"

Wukong sat meditating in the Bagua Cauldron, and now he could only mobilize all the Mana in his body to try to resist the smelting of these flames.

Yet, unexpectedly, it was still utterly useless.

No matter how much Mana he mobilized, no matter how many Formations he amassed around him, it still couldn’t be blocked.

This eerie Six Ding Divine Fire seemed like maggots in one’s bones, continuously burning his Primordial Spirit.

Realizing that his Mana was of no use against these flames, Wukong couldn’t help but feel greatly alarmed in his heart.

Although he knew he would definitely encounter great trouble, he never imagined that the Grand Elder of the Supreme Way actually wanted to directly refine him.

Didn’t his senior brother say that these immortals and gods only wanted him to take part in the Calamity of Journey to the West?

Why would they do this?

"The senior brother last time also said, ’the Intelligent Stone Monkey, capable of Transformations, Recognizing the Time of Heaven, Knowing Geography, Moving Stars and Changing Fights,’ therefore all the immortals and gods want to suppress Old Sun!"

Wukong couldn’t help but mutter to himself at this moment.

Although he was furious in his heart, he also understood that the current priority was to find a way out.

"Old Ancestor once mentioned that the Bagua Trigrams can either generate or restrain each other, and there are both gates of death and life!"

He suddenly saw a Taiji Bagua Diagram at the bottom of the Bagua Cauldron.

His mind began recalling the principles of Bagua interactions of generation and restraint, but since he found it too boring he hadn’t listened closely, catching only bits and pieces.

However, he still knew the basics of Bagua.

The Bagua are divided into Eight Gates: Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, Dui.

Qian is Heaven, Kun is Earth, Zhen is Thunder, Xun is Wind, Kan is Water, Li is Fire, Gen is Mountain, Dui is Swamp.

In the Pill Furnace, flames almost entirely enveloped it, even at the water position of the Kan Gate, but there were still streams of moisture rising.

However, the Xun position was a vent, with countless smokes swirling, irritating his eyes painfully.

Nevertheless, it provided him a temporary refuge from the flames, and he had no other choice.

Wukong sat down cross-legged, and although the smoke irritated his eyes, he had no choice but to begin mobilizing his whole mind and spirit to delve into meditation, to comprehend his Mystical Powers—these powers were formidable, and even he was unable to cultivate all of them fully.

As he was meditating cross-legged, some powerful and mysterious forces emerged from the Six Ding Divine Fire, integrating into Wukong’s body.

The spiritual power accumulated from countless consumed Flat Peaches, now coupled with this powerful and mysterious force, also began to be thoroughly refined.

These powerful forces, being absorbed, started integrating into every limb and bone along with this mysterious force.

With the continual influx of power from the Flat Peaches and Nine-turn Golden Pills, the aura around Wukong also began to become turbid.

His cultivation level began to gradually ascend as well.

"This monkey must have been burned to death by now; there’s no more noise coming from inside!"

Just now, Golden Boy and Silver Boy could still hear sounds coming from inside, but now there was no sound at all.

"Is this not quite normal? Who else could withstand this force? Even if this monkey is a bit formidable, how could he possibly withstand the power of the Six Ding Divine Fire, and besides, carrying on for over thirty days is already quite good!"

Golden Boy said with a laugh, originally thinking that this monkey truly couldn’t be destroyed by fire, but after so many days had passed, the monkey had completely stopped making sounds and obviously had been annihilated by the flames.

"Just smelt for another ten or so days!"

Silver Boy nodded and said.

Ancestral Master said to burn for seventy-seven forty-nine days, only then can Wukong be refined into a Nine-turn Golden Pill, and the medicinal effect might even be stronger than that of the Nine-turn Golden Pill.

After all, this monkey had consumed so many treasures, and Wukong himself is also a celestial and earthly spiritual object.

The two then took turns in fanning the flames.

Using gentle heat to burn the monkey.

Time slowly passed.

In the blink of an eye, seventy-seven forty-nine days had passed.

"The time is up, why hasn’t Ancestral Master returned yet?"

Golden Boy calculated with his fingers, it was now time, but Ancestral Master still hadn’t returned, both of them hurriedly went outside to search.

But after searching, the two still didn’t find the Grand Elder of the Supreme Way.

The entire Pill Furnace was now beginning to sear and boil, and if it was left to burn, even this Pill Furnace couldn’t endure it.

"Oh no! With the immense power of Six Ding Divine Fire, even this Pill Furnace can barely stand it; seventy-seven forty-nine days is already the limit, if the Golden Pills aren’t harvested now, these Nine-turn Golden Pills will be destroyed!"

Golden Boy frowned and said.

"But with Ancestral Master not here, how can we tamper on our own accord? If anything goes wrong, it would not be good. It’s better to first open the Pill Furnace, collect this Six Ding Divine Fire, and keep it warm with the remaining fire until Ancestral Master returns to deal with it!"