Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 624 - 625 Zi Xia Returns to Spiritual Mountain
Chapter 624 -625: Zi Xia Returns to Spiritual Mountain (Second Update!)
Chapter 624 -625: Zi Xia Returns to Spiritual Mountain (Second Update!)
These newly born beings now appear very weak, but this place is the center of the Chaos Vortex, containing abundant chaos spiritual qi and various drifting Heavenly Dao Laws. They only need to absorb and refine these elements step by step, and their cultivation will soon become profound. Then, it should be a matter of consuming each other, allowing the weak to be weeded out and the strong to become stronger.
“Oh no, it seems I have stayed inside for more than a year! Zi Xia!”
Sun Wukong suddenly remembered something, and his face changed dramatically. While observing and cultivating within the central cavity of the Chaos Vortex, he did not feel the passage of time. Now, upon careful calculation, it had been over a year since he entered!
Zi Xia Fairy’s deadline for returning to Spiritual Mountain was a year ago. Now, it had been more than a year. Even if the Puti Patriarch and others tried to extend the deadline, surely they couldn’t extend it indefinitely, right?
Could it be that Zi Xia Fairy had already returned to Spiritual Mountain and fallen under the control of that baldy, Buddha?
At this thought, Sun Wukong suddenly became anxious. The things Zi Xia Fairy had been involved in with him over these years wouldn’t possibly be unknown to Tathagata Buddha. Once Zi Xia Fairy returned to Spiritual Mountain alone, Sun Wukong couldn’t even imagine what situation she would face. At best, she might have been imprisoned to be used as leverage against him.
“No, I’ve got to leave right away!”
A bad premonition suddenly arose in his mind, and Sun Wukong’s figure soared into the air, turning into a streak of golden light as he flew toward the edge of the Chaos Vortex. He needed to hurry back to Flower-Fruit Mountain!
Northern Continent of Cattle-grazing, within Flower-Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave Heaven.
“Alas, eldest sister-in-law still ended up going back to Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain alone! The eldest really said he’d return in a year and a half; why has there still been no sign of him? It’s almost been three years now!”
Leng Xuan, looking at the messages sent back by the spies of the Demon Cult, couldn’t help but sigh. Zi Xia Fairy was unsealed from the ice a fortnight ago; the Puti Patriarch, using the seal set beneath Flower-Fruit Mountain’s Underground Ice Lake, could only keep Zi Xia Fairy frozen for a year. After that, the seal would be undone, otherwise, it would cause permanent damage to Zi Xia Fairy’s body.
Having been unsealed from the Ice Lake, and with no news from Sun Wukong, Zi Xia Fairy, disappointed, had no choice but to return to Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain alone. Delaying further would damage her Soul’s True Spirit due to being separated from her body for too long, and her sister, Qing Xia Fairy, would also be affected.
Leng Xuan and the others were very reluctant to let her go but could only watch helplessly as Zi Xia Fairy rode the clouds away. The Six-Eared Macaque escorted Zi Xia Fairy to the borders of Spiritual Mountain. Watching Zi Xia Fairy fly desolately into the mountain, he clenched his steel teeth so hard they creaked, yet he refrained from bursting into Spiritual Mountain.
Now at the peak of Slaying Two Corpses Half-Step Saint Realm, Six-Eared Macaque was not far from slaying the Third Corpse – Corpse of Desire. But even so, with his current cultivation strength, rashly charging into Spiritual Mountain would be unwise. Not only Buddha but even Ran Deng Buddha would be too much for him to handle.
Though extremely angry and frustrated, Six-Eared Macaque could only endure and sent the news back to Flower-Fruit Mountain.
Sun Wukong returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain on the twentieth day after Zi Xia Fairy’s departure.
“Where’s Zi Xia? Where is Zi Xia?”
Upon returning to Flower-Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong immediately began asking Leng Xuan and the others about Zi Xia Fairy’s whereabouts, but they all looked gloomy and sighed, no one willing to speak.
“Could she have already returned to Spiritual Mountain?” Damn it! Why didn’t you think of a way to stop her?”
Sun Wukong was anxious. With Zi Xia Fairy returning to Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain, he had no idea how Tathagata Buddha would deal with her. It was one thing to use her to threaten him, but he feared there might be even more despicable means. Thinking about the possible torment Zi Xia Fairy might endure made Sun Wukong feel as if his heart was being fiercely stabbed by a knife.
“Stop her? How?”
Leng Xuan raised his head, looking somewhat angrily at Sun Wukong, “You know the situation with our sister-in-law. Forcibly keeping her at Flower-Fruit Mountain would only lead to the destruction of her divine soul! The Puti Patriarch has already done his utmost to seal her in the Underground Ice Lake for a year, prolonging her time by a year, just waiting for you to return and go with her to Spiritual Mountain. But what about you?”
“You promised to return within a year, yet you ended up being gone for almost three years. I know cultivating and enhancing your strength are important, but have you ever thought, if something happens to our sister-in-law, even if you have cultivated to an impressive level, besides destroying the Buddhist Sect for revenge, what use would that be?”
“I…”
Sun Wukong wanted to defend himself, his mouth opened but he couldn’t utter a word. Leng Xuan was right. It was his fault. He had been too concerned with improving his strength and had relied too much on Leng Xuan and others like the Puti Patriarch, always assuming that even in his absence, Leng Xuan and the others would handle everything perfectly.
“I, Old Sun, am going to Spiritual Mountain to demand her return right now!”
Clasping his fist, a flame ignited in Sun Wukong’s eyes. He was determined to go to Spiritual Mountain to demand Zi Xia Fairy, intending to bring her back to Flower-Fruit Mountain along with her original form and lamp wick!
“Wukong, don’t be rash!”
The Puti Patriarch reached out to stop Sun Wukong, “Rushing to Spiritual Mountain in such haste might be exactly what Tathagata has schemed for!”
“Exactly! Zi Xia Fairy has already returned to Spiritual Mountain. Going now or later makes no difference. Being hasty only breeds chaos; it’s better to plan for the long term!”
The Guiding Daoist nodded in agreement, having just left retreat himself, his cultivation finally restored to the realm of Slaying Two Corpses Merit Saint, regaining his former strength, though after so many lost years, his power was now surpassed by the Puti Patriarch. Nonetheless, in terms of understanding Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain and Tathagata Buddha, none in Flower-Fruit Mountain could match him.
“But…”
Sun Wukong tried to say something but was interrupted by the Guiding Daoist, “Wukong, I’ve already marked Zi Xia. Her situation is stable, and there’s no trouble. You don’t need to be anxious!”
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With a flip of his hand, a pale purple lotus appeared and was handed to Sun Wukong, “This Purple Lotus is connected to Zi Xia’s Lifebound Divine Essence. If anything happens to her, the Purple Lotus would react. Right now, there’s no reaction, which means she is safe for the moment. Tathagata is a crafty one. He’s exerted great effort to revive Zi Xia, surely to use her against you. He likely won’t harm Zi Xia before that.”
“Exactly, Wukong! What’s most important now is to ensure the success of the Journey to the West to Seek Scriptures, to obtain enough Heavenly Dao Merit and Destiny to establish the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court. With that, we’ll truly have the strength to confront the Buddhist Sect!”
