Flower Fruit Mountain, Lion Camel Peak, Monster Realm.
At the mountain's summit stood a towering tree that required a hundred people to encircle. Its branches were thick and dense, extending outward beyond the cliff. Looking down from among the branches revealed ten thousand meters of cloud-shrouded sky.
Amid the dense branches was a broad open space, within which stood an enormous residence built upon the sturdy limbs.
This was the residence of the Golden Roc King, the Third Great King of Lion Camel Peak. Zhang Chen, whose entire body had been shattered, was recuperating in a side room constructed from black wood within the estate.
He lay on a wooden bed covered in pale brown fruit pits, his entire body wrapped in viscous bark that carried the fresh fragrance of flowers and grass. The medicinal properties nourished Zhang Chen's body and accelerated the recovery of his flesh.
Having brought Zhang Chen back from Sun Wukong and examined his injuries, the Great Roc could say that Zhang Chen's body was the most severely damaged he had ever seen among those who had not died.
After several days of rest, continuous crackling sounds of bones colliding came from Zhang Chen's room in the early hours of the ninth day. On the morning of the tenth day, Zhang Chen slowly opened his eyes. His consciousness returned to his body, and his mind became clear.
The pain throughout his body had completely vanished, replaced by an unprecedented sense of comfort.
The little monster attending outside sensed that Zhang Chen had awakened and immediately said, "You're finally awake. I'll go call the Third Great King."
By the time the Golden Roc arrived, Zhang Chen had already removed the bark wrapped around his body and was standing in the room, moving his limbs.
Seeing that Zhang