Gu Yi, Flip-Flopping Again / Not a Single Bald Guy Is Any Good!

"Without a doubt, you handed these divine generals more than one sword..."

"Beware of the ruthlessness of Heaven..."

A flash of savagery crossed Sun Wukong's eyes, and his tone was chilling.

"The Way of Heaven, the Way of Heaven, humph! In the end, it's all about using one's own will to act on behalf of Heaven. This is the idea of that old man, the Heavenly Emperor of the Lieyang Star..."

"They're clearly fighting for control of the mountain and coveting what's deep in Kunlun. Calling them demons doesn't make them demons!"

"After that, the Lieyang Star dispatched numerous divine generals to the mortal realm, using the promise of ascending to the Heavenly Court and becoming immortals as bait, to cooperate with the human tribes and wage war against my beast race!"

"However, that Nine Heavens Xuannü possessed astonishing courage. While maintaining order among the Heavenly Realm generals as the adopted daughter of the Emperor Yan, she went alone to Kunlun Mountain to awaken the Queen Mother of the West. Together, they destroyed the Great Wormhole Bridge and hunted down the fleeing demons!"

"From then on, we Beast Body life who escaped the forbidden land were captured one by one by the Queen Mother of the West and brought back to Kunlun. Those of our kind who were lucky enough to escape dared not show their faces in the human world."

At this moment, Kevin finally understood that Fu Hua back then had actually used both the Beast Body life and the Lieyang Star to drive both forces out of human territory. What a brilliant move!

Sun Wukong didn't seem to have much ill will towards Fu Hua; on the contrary, his words revealed a hint of appreciation, and he continued to talk about Fu Hua's great achievements.

"Ever since Ji Lin entered the Nine Netherworld and sealed the Judgment-class Honkai Beast Chi You with his life, humanity, through the reigns of Emperor Ku, Zhuanxu, Tang Yao, and Yu Shun, in cooperation with the Queen Mother of the West, has managed to capture most of the roaming Beast Body life."

"It wasn't until Yu the Great received guidance from Kunlun, quelled the floods of the rivers, forged the Nine Provinces Cauldron, and utilized the earth's Earth Qi to nurture dragon veins, forcing the last remaining Beast Body life hidden deep in famous mountains and marshes back into their prisons, that the first clash between humans, gods, and beasts finally came to a complete end."

As for later, Kevin himself, combining historical records and myths, was able to guess most of it.

The Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties successively revered the Queen Mother of the West and the Nine Heavens Xuannü as righteous deities, and legends arose such as "Schicksal Mandate of the Black Bird descended and gave birth to the Shang Dynasty" and "King Mu of Zhou ordered Zao Fu to drive a chariot so that he could meet the Queen Mother of the West at the top of Jade Pool."

However, it is clear that some beasts escaped the capture operation and were taken back to the Kunlun prison. For example, Sun Wukong, who is right in front of us, should be one of the lucky ones who escaped the calamity during that period.

Perhaps some stories are myths in the eyes of humans, but for some beings, they are history they have witnessed firsthand.

And only now did Kevin finally determine the origin of the [Kunlun Beast Tide] in the sixth ring quest.

The reason is currently unknown, but the Pangu Tomb is imprisoned with a huge number of Beast Body life, and the Queen Mother of the West is likely the warden and guardian of the tomb.

So how exactly did Fu Hua persuade the Queen Mother of the West, and what was the stance of this ancient goddess?

Things are getting more and more interesting.

P. S.: I'll see if I can add an extra chapter on Tuesday. I'm too busy these next couple of days.

Chapter 736, Section 770: The Ancient One's Repeated Jumps

"I've roughly figured out the situation regarding the first three-way conflict between humans, gods, and beasts."

"So, what about the second question, Journey to the Great Tang Journey to the West?"

Kevin picked up the teapot, refilled their cups, and continued to inquire about the relevant details.

Sun Wukong was open and honest, and he answered all his questions without reservation.

"Subconsciously, Old Sun, seem to be terrified of being captured and taken back to the Kunlun Secret Realm. Therefore, for most of the time after the Qin Dynasty, I was not much different from Beast, basically sleeping in the deep mountains, for fear of being targeted by the messenger of the Queen Mother of the West..."

"By the way, that Nine Heavens Xuannü actually dared to choose Kunlun Mount Tai Xu as her settlement, partly to guard against the return of the Flame Star, and partly to monitor the Queen Mother of the West's intentions. She's really bold..."

"But precisely because of this, after the Immortal Vermillion Bird's thousand-year journey, the Beast Body life that escaped into human society gradually disappeared. Your understanding of gods and beasts is probably limited to legends."

"However, during the Tang Dynasty, refugees from the Deno Galaxy, guided by the Aeon God Kieran, landed in China, which in turn caused turmoil in the Kunlun Secret Realm."

"Hundreds of Beast Body life escaped from their prison, causing chaos and settling on the dragon vein, attempting to break the final seal and release all the Beast Body life held captive by Kunlun. This is what is known as the [Demon Calamity]!"

"At that time, the Lieyang Star, which had already broken with the Deno Galaxy, captured the spatial coordinates of Old Du and his group. The Tiandao Palace then had the idea of taking advantage of the chaos to settle old scores and wanted to use the opportunity to re- Kunlun Mountain."

"In addition, when the Tiandao Palace's generals withdrew, they left behind some spies called [Qi Cultivator]. These people aim to attain immortality and are eager for their masters to return."

"As the situation grew increasingly chaotic, and at this crucial moment, neither the Nine Heavens Xuannü nor the Queen Mother of the West showed up..."

Kevin pointed at Sun Wukong, then rested his chin on his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips, as if he had just understood something.

"So, you followed the Master Xuanzang on his journey to the West? And found a solution in India?"

The Battle Saint Buddha opposite him rolled his eyes, seemingly unwilling to talk about his master.

"Why talk about that pedantic monk? If I hadn't been protecting him all the way, he would have died a hundred times over!"

During his years of constant anxiety, a monk who had wandered into the deep mountains smiled and led him into the temple. Seeing that he was not like an ordinary animal, the monk taught him to dress, eat, speak, and read.

When he was about to attain enlightenment, this great monk actually believed the deception of another purple-skinned bald man named Ryze and went alone to the Western Heaven to find a way to save the people from suffering.

If he hadn't stayed close by, he probably would have become food for those monsters when they encountered the first wave of demons.

Subsequently, in order to protect him on his journey westward, Sun Wukong accepted the Dark Alloy Armor and Golden Cudgel given to him by the purple-skinned bald man, and with the help of this old fox, he completely unlocked the divine genetic code within his body.

In other words, he became the only Beast Body life among the Kunlun defectors to have advanced to the complete form.

Afterwards, following the dragon vein, whenever the master and disciple entered a secret realm inhabited by Beast Body life, the pedantic monk would always try to persuade them to abandon evil and do good.

In the end, every single time, it was only by having Old Sun, personally perform the ritual with an iron rod to send them to the afterlife that the journey could continue.

This monk was truly laughable; even after the demon beasts died, he insisted on burying them and reciting the Rebirth Mantra several times before leaving.

"You went to see Shakyamuni? What could he possibly do? Besides, at that point in time, the Buddha himself had probably already turned into relics, hadn't he?"

Kevin looked puzzled, remaining skeptical of the abilities of this progenitor of the Schicksal Apocalypse family.

"Buddha himself couldn't solve the crisis, but something he possessed could..."

After being interrupted, Sun Wukong responded in a deep voice.

"The Void Archive?"

"No, it's the Eye of Agamotto."

"According to that Old Man with the purple skin, the Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree for forty-nine days, his Divine Will roaming the three thousand worlds, witnessing the annihilation of the universe, and achieving complete enlightenment."

"Finally, under the guidance of the Aeon God Kieran, Buddha obtained this item. After his death, his Divine Body followed Kiran to explore the endless mysteries of the universe, and this thing was hidden in India."

"Therefore, according to your understanding, Buddha possessed the ability to see through problems, but not the ability to solve them personally."

Kevin pondered for a moment, his expression somewhat taken aback, before suddenly realizing what was happening.

"You got the Time Stone?!"

In a daze, he recalled the golden eye-shaped ornament on Doctor Strange's chest that contained the Time Stone, and realized that the Eye of Agamotto was another name for this thing.

"That's right, this thing was hidden in the scriptures, as if someone deliberately left it for us. My master deciphered the usage of the Eye of Agamotto from the scriptures."

"Afterwards, we returned to Kunlun, used the Eye of Agamotto to rewind time, put the escaped Beast Body life back into their cells, sealed off Kunlun, and prevented the Tiandao Palace from descending once more."

At this point, Sun Wukong's expression turned somewhat somber and irritable.

The more powerful something is, the greater the price ordinary people pay for using it. The only thing that can be exchanged for time is time itself, so he was a pedantic monk.

"So, after everything was over, you sealed yourself away in Flower Fruit Mountain for 1400 years, and the Eye of Agamotto ended up in the hands of the Sorcerer Supreme Gu Yi?"

Kevin immediately guessed what would happen next. Sun Wukong nodded slightly, pushed away his teacup, and stood up.

"That's all I know. As for how the great monk sealed the secret realm and whether he left any backup plans, you'll have to ask that Sorcerer Supreme Gu Yi from the Kunlun Mountain."

"If trouble arises there, only the Esoteric lineage that received the transmission would likely know the best how to handle it."

At this point, the Judgment Angel, having reaped considerable gains, had gradually pieced together most of the events.

Once, the Lieyang Star, Earthlings, and the Denuo immigrants maintained a delicate balance, but as time went by, this false peace was gradually shattered.

Today, the exploration and struggle over the Pangu Tomb are inevitable.

If you hope to gain more inspiration and guidance from this, it's best to seek out two people Fu Hua and the Ancient One.

But Fu Hua's memory is incomplete, and she can't be contacted now. Meanwhile, the Sorcerer Supreme, who liked to keep things mysterious, is already dead.

Therefore, the person he can meet is the one who has succeeded the Ancient One and currently possesses the Time Stone.

Only time can prove the existence of the universe; only time is eternal...

Upon closer examination, it becomes clear that the three successors before Shakyamuni, Xuanzang, and the Ancient One all received "revelation" through the Time Stone.

Therefore, this group of people never focuses on the present and always has the bad habit of "seeing through things but not saying them," making their behavior sometimes difficult for others to understand.

Even the Ancient One, the most talented user of the Time Stone, who possessed the power to transcend life and death, still strictly adhered to the Buddhism principles of annihilation, reincarnation, and the cycle of cause and effect.

For example, the Sorcerer Supreme was supposedly ambushed and killed; do you believe there wasn't something fishy going on?

Even Welt could do sit-ups in his coffin, so if the Ancient One were to run up to her own grave and jump around repeatedly, Kevin wouldn't be surprised at all.

Chapter 737, Section 771: None of these bald guys are any good!

The most likely answer is that the Ancient One foresaw her own death through the Time Stone and chose to refuse self-salvation, accepting her fate.

Of course, Kevin guessed that she also had plans to make way for the fourth-generation successor and lay the groundwork for the future catastrophe.

Kevin even suspects that Shakyamuni's passing, his Divine Body followed the Aeon God Kieran, leaving the Void Archive to his descendants and commanding Apokalypsis to travel west and establish itself in Europe...

Xuanzang, guided by Ryze, journeyed westward to seek Buddhist scriptures, taught Sun Wukong, and later had him seal himself in Flower Fruit Mountain for 1400 years...

The Ancient One allowed the Honkai to run rampant, thus promoting the Civilization Ascension, before willingly facing death and passing the torch to Doctor Strange...

These must be clues left behind by pioneers who observed time, used to deal with different crises.

In a future timeline within the Quantum Sea, Kevin encountered Thanos, the successor to Titan Star, who used the Six Infinity Stones to wipe out half of all life in the universe.

Thanks to Doctor Strange's pre-battle predictions and guidance, the Avengers managed to find a way out of a seemingly hopeless situation and prepared to travel back in time to borrow the Infinity Stones and change their fate.

When the Hulk, who was in charge of retrieving the Time Stone, met with the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme seemed to have foreseen everything. His reaction was quite calm, and he even gave her some advice on how to deal with the Infinity Stones afterward.

In addition, the succession of missions among Shakyamuni, Xuanzang, and Guyi bears a striking resemblance to the three major changes in Buddhist doctrine since Shakyamuni's passing.

The first five hundred years after the Buddha's passing were a period of great seclusion and lesser practice, dominated by Theravada Buddhism.

The second five hundred years, the period of great masters and minor followers, saw Mahayana Buddhism as the mainstream.

According to Chapter 12 of Journey to the Journey to the West: "The Hinayana teachings cannot liberate the deceased; they can only allow them to blend in with the world..."

"The Mahayana teachings can help the deceased ascend to heaven, deliver those in distress from suffering, cultivate an immeasurable lifespan, and achieve a state of non-coming and non-going."

Therefore, it was only after receiving guidance from "professionals" that the Master Xuanzang embarked on his journey to the West to obtain the Mahayana Buddhism Sanzang.

Combining the historical events of the journey to the West to relieve suffering and the chaos of demons in Kunlun, it is clear that this signifies that the Tripitaka Master took over the responsibility of guarding the future from Shakyamuni, and thus became the representative of Mahayana Buddhism.

Furthermore, this worldly-wise Judgment Angel was quite skeptical of the motives behind the arrival of the Super God Academy and the Deno Galaxy immigrants on Earth.

Moreover, Teacher Wu, the author of "Journey to the West," might have some connection with the Deno Galaxy or the Super God Academy, turning history into mythology and leaving clues in the book.

The third five hundred years, the period of the master of secret teachings and the manifestation of teachings, is the rise of Esoteric Buddhism.

The scriptures collected by the Sorcerer Supreme Gu Yi in the Himalayas mostly contain content on chakras, initiations, mantras, and esoteric teachings.

Therefore, with the decline of mystery, it is natural and logical that the transmission of the guardianship mission shifted from Exoteric Buddhism to esoteric Buddhism.

Therefore, it was only natural that the Sorcerer Supreme Gu Yi of Tantric Buddhism, would succeed the Tripitaka Master as the third holder of the Time Stone.

With his vast knowledge and extensive experience, Kevin finally managed to find a reasonable explanation for the various mysterious actions of the three Buddhist lineage holders in his mind.

From ancient times to the Qin and Han dynasties, the Taoism progenitors Nine Heavens Xuannü and the Queen Mother of the West, were the Oldest One guardians of the lineage of Chinese civilization.

During the Tang Dynasty, due to special circumstances, the defense forces were disrupted. The Master Xuanzang and Sun Wukong quelled the chaos of the Kunlun demons, and then the task was handed over to the Sorcerer Supreme Gu Yi. This is the general outline of the story.

Now, the two calamities of the Battle of Zhuolu and the Journey to the West to Release Calamities have been sorted out. Only the final Tai Xu Incident remains to uncover the truth of what happened back then. Kevin's brows relaxed as he thought of this.

However, considering the Ancient One's reaction to the Honkai, Kevin speculates that Fu Hua, a guardian who knows she is in decline but still stirs up trouble, is seen by the reclusive Ancient One as the representative of going against the heavens.

Therefore, in the eyes of these "prophets," the Nine Heavens Xuannü almost died and perished because of this.

But no matter what, Kevin disliked every single one of these eccentric, bald-headed people who were obsessed with cause and effect and reincarnation.

I know my destiny, but I won't accept it! My future doesn't need to be dictated by a single stone!

Even if he had to choose again, he would still be determined to die and go to the moon to perish together with the Final Herrscher.

Kevin pulled a box of Mentos from his pocket, chewing it while sneering.

Having clearly defined his thoughts, the man stood up from his chair, reached out and pressed down on Sun Wukong, who was trying to leave. He smiled at the monkey with narrowed eyes, then snapped his fingers.

"Instructor, you were looking for me?"

At this moment, Ali, who was protected within the spatial barrier, stepped out and looked around curiously. When she saw Sun Wukong next to Kevin, the fox was clearly stunned for a moment, and her eyes showed a moment of confusion.

"This is a new recruit in the Xiong Bing Lian. Many things need the help of the veterans to get him used to. For the next two months, you will be responsible for his daily life and help him get familiar with the current state of society as soon as possible."

Kevin patted Sun Wukong on the shoulder, and while the monkey was still in a daze, he quietly left, giving a knowing smile.