People had education for people, fetuses had prenatal education—so stones needed stone education too.
Jidu sneaked all the way into the Eastern Continent, wandering around until he was thoroughly disoriented before finally reaching the Cave Heaven and Blessed Land of Flower Fruit Mountain.
Standing atop Spirit Mountain, he stared at the immortal stone that absorbed and exhaled the essence of the sun and moon. With a scoff, his heart filled with mischief, he thought:
Well, well, well. So this is the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who will one day turn the world upside down? Hiding inside a rock now, aren't you? Still at my mercy.
Touch, touch, touchy-touch; rub, rub, rubby-rub...
This was truly unprecedented in the Prehistoric Universe...
Within the immortal stone, the embryonic form of the Stone Monkey had long since taken shape. His intelligence was clear and keen, and he was deeply repulsed by this uninvited intruder.
At once, the stone trembled faintly. A layer of pale spiritual light surfaced across it, carrying obvious rejection, making its meaning clear—don't touch me. Get lost.
Rather than getting angry, Jidu found it even more amusing. He reached out again, only to be forcefully bounced away.
Bang!
"What a temper." He chuckled. "Wild enough, just to the liking of this Demonic Star God."
Then he leaned against the stone, lowering his voice as though sharing some earth-shattering secret. "Let me tell you a story—a story about the Great Sage Equal to Heaven."
The immortal stone fell silent for a moment. It seemed a little curious, yet also disdainful, and gave a faint shake, as if saying: Who wants to listen to your nonsense?
Jidu paid it no mind and continued on his own:
"That Great Sage was just like you. He too burst out from a stone. The moment