Chapter 24

Today, there was no update, as someone came to the house, and I was busy all day, owing three updates. I will catch up on Saturday and Sunday.

A large monkey descended from the sky.

This scene left Yang Qifeng, who was standing below, speechless.

Such a scene was so out of place, yet so familiar.

The Eight Trigram Furnace, Laozi, the monkey—when all these were put together, there were only three words.

Journey to the West!

Yes, the scene that now came to Yang Qifeng's mind was from Journey to the West.

He had thought this was a world of integrated myths and legends, like Kua Fu chasing the sun, Hou Yi shooting down the sun, Jing Wei filling the sea... a series of mythological tales.

But now, Yang Qifeng realized he had underestimated this world.

The appearance of the monkey suggested the beginning of the Heaven's Palace upheaval and the journey to the West for scriptures.

"The guy who eats your saliva has arrived," the divine thought directly entered Yang Qifeng's mind, and the voice of the Qianlan Demon God carried a faint mocking tone.

"Are those immortal pills all prepared for him?" Yang Qifeng huddled together, hiding in the burning flames, and responded to the thought in his mind without speaking.

In his heart, he had already confirmed that this monkey was the stone-born monkey.

His thoughts about this monkey were rather complex. This monkey was mighty in the early stages but tragic in the later stages, no, it should be said that he was tragic in the early and middle stages.

The existence of the Qianlan Demon God greatly helped Yang Qifeng, allowing him to understand many secrets. The power of Heaven was not as easily swept aside by the monkey as depicted in Journey to the West, where the monkey wreaked havoc and left everything in disarray.

In the outside world, the most powerful force was the Heavenly Court, which enforced the will of Heaven and suppressed the thirty-three heavens. This was no joke. Not even ten or eighty monkeys could resist the Heavenly Court.

Sighing inwardly, Yang Qifeng thought that the monkey only looked impressive.

"Who else could it be for if not for him?" The tone of the Qianlan Demon God was not very friendly.

Yang Qifeng watched the monkey struggling in the flames, his eyes filled with envy. No matter how tragic the monkey's early stages were, he later enjoyed a prestigious position, becoming a Buddha and the Buddha of Victory Over the Enemy.

The position in the Buddhist realm was not just a title or an honor.

It represented a position in the universe, not something self-proclaimed, but one recognized by the universe.

Eternally recognized by the universe, blessed with great fortune, and a long lifespan, the monkey's life was extended.

With the universe's recognition, his strength was also enhanced, bringing many benefits.

In the current era, positions were always a matter of contention.

This was true for both the Buddhist and Daoist realms, which did not arbitrarily confer titles and positions. In ancient times, such things were common, but in the current era, with the manifestation of the laws of the universe, arbitrarily conferring titles and positions would bring calamity, not benefits.

Thus, the orthodox Daoist and Buddhist realms did not fake this.

For example, the Buddha of Victory Over the Enemy held a highly valuable position in the Buddhist realm, second only to the Three World Buddhas of the past, present, and future.

The position of the Buddha of Victory Over the Enemy represented the position of a Golden Immortal, which made Yang Qifeng envious.

In the current era, with the laws of the universe becoming more stringent, there were many benefits, but also drawbacks. Cultivation was no longer as easy as in ancient times, where breakthroughs relied solely on personal insight.

Now, no matter how talented and extraordinary one was, without a position, achieving the rank of a Celestial Immortal was the limit.

When the end of one's life approached, one could not avoid the cycle of rebirth.

But positions were not as easily obtained as in ancient times when the universe underwent a great change. By now, they had been divided among the immortals, gods, Buddhas, and demons.

As a favorite of the universe, the stone-born monkey had reasons to be envied. The position of the Buddha of Victory Over the Enemy was specifically created for him by the universe.

If Yang Qifeng wanted to advance beyond the Celestial Immortal stage, he would have to seize an existing position, engaging in a brutal struggle. It was not as simple as the stone-born monkey, who could sit at home and have a position fall from the sky.

Thinking back to the days of the Zhang Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain, who became an immortal after a hundred years of cultivation, with a strong destiny and exceptional talent, he cleared mountains and temples, sweeping the land and achieving a great reputation.

A hundred years to become an immortal, three hundred years to achieve the rank of a Celestial Immortal.

In ancient times, he would have been a Great Luo Immortal, but now, to obtain the position of one of the Four Celestial Masters, he had to kneel to the Heavenly Court and submit.

After ancient times, many heroes were limited by the positions of the universe. No matter how powerful their abilities or how great their magic, without a position, the Celestial Immortal stage was the limit. Immortals lived for 90,000 years, and Celestial Immortals for 129,600 years, a cycle of the universe.

Only with a position could one extend one's lifespan, achieve the fruit of a Golden Immortal, and attain immortality, living as long as the universe and the sun and moon.

The monkey's tragic early life aside, his later life was happy and enviable. For example, the immortal pills that Yang Qifeng cherished and dared not eat, the monkey treated like candy.

Yang Qifeng admitted, he was envious.

The scenes from Journey to the West from his previous life flowed through his mind.

A monkey with a pointed mouth and a long face, lying awkwardly, with one leg crossed over the other, a furry hand holding a gourd of immortal pills, opening the gourd, and pouring the pills into his mouth one by one.

Eating candy, no, eating peanuts, crisp and with a hint of chicken flavor.

After eating, he threw the gourd aside and picked up another gourd of immortal pills, continuing to eat with large bites.

In the end, the ground was littered with empty gourds, and the monkey complained, "These immortal pills don't taste very good."

No, it should be said this way.

The monkey pouted and said, "Why do these immortal pills taste so bland?"

Shaking his head, he drove such scenes from his mind, finding them too terrifying. He hoped the monkey did not know that the immortal pills he was eating had his saliva on them. Otherwise, with the monkey's temper, it would be strange if he did not throw a tantrum. His small body could not withstand a single blow from the monkey.

Speaking of which, Yang Qifeng had to sigh that the people of the Heavenly Court were too honest. After capturing the monkey, they did not take away his staff.

There was something fishy about it, fishy everywhere.

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