Journey to the West and Rome

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"It is said that a great mountain descended from the sky on the edge of the land of China, and a divine monkey was pressed under the mountain. The divine monkey only showed its head, but it could talk a lot and had the ability to be indestructible. It was very powerful."

"What's so special about that? I also know that Liu Xiu, the leader of the Green Forest Army, who is said to have received instruction from the Goddess of Mount Li in a dream, defeated Wang Mang's hundreds of thousands of troops at Kunyang with only 9,000 men. Even Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, might not have been able to do that, right?"

"Wasn't it all thanks to the meteorite that fell from the sky?"

"Then tell me, why did this meteorite fall not here, nor at any other time, but specifically on the battlefield when Liu Xiu launched a night raid on the enemy camp?!"

"..."

A cacophony of noise filled the inn as people came and went, discussing the recent events.

The Han Dynasty had been established for two hundred years, and many strange and unusual events had occurred, but this year alone saw the most extraordinary occurrences.

Leaving aside Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han dynasty, the various supernatural phenomena highlighted in the meteorite and the divine monkey that fell from the sky are even more thought-provoking and inspiring.

"So, Liu Xiu has been searching for you everywhere lately. Are you really not going to meet him?" In a private room, light gauze curtains hung down on all sides, obscuring the view. The speaker clasped his hands together, wearing a red robe that covered half of his body, but revealed half of his chest, which was full of the outline of his bony bones.

His hair was an extremely unusual green, yet it grew in a cluster, like twin lotus blossoms. His face was withered, as if he had endured endless pain.

However, his expression remained calm, with a sense of having seen through everything.

Across from him, someone said, "That was just an accident—"

"Even with the Heavenly Emperor's resources, can unexpected things still happen?" The withered-faced man raised his eyes.

The man retorted, "Even with your status as an enlightened the Enlightened One transcends the realms, you can't claim to know everything?"

"Indeed." The one called the ' The Enlightened One ' remained silent.

"However, I still have to thank you for subduing that monkey, otherwise, I'm afraid she really would have turned the heavens upside down." The man chuckled.

His tall and upright figure, draped in wide robes and flowing sleeves, was adorned with a crown that bound his jet-black hair, and his handsome face exuded an elegant charm.

Rovi chuckled softly.

Returning from the Sea of Imaginary Numbers, though the exact time is uncertain, this is, after all, the umpteenth time he has traveled back and forth. Therefore, Rovi has long been able to use the traces he left behind as anchor points to accurately reach the place he wants to go.

He returned to the Divine Land, to this homeland he had found in another world.

However, as he himself said, there was a slight accident in the process. He fell from the sky like a meteor, but unexpectedly crashed into Kunyang, the battlefield between Liu Xiu and Wang Mang, becoming a 'meteor from outer space' that turned the tide of the battle.

Thus, Liu Xiu defeated an army of 400,000 with only 9,000 men, creating a feat rarely seen even in Mythic Age.

That's why Liu Xiu climbed the mountain to worship Taiyi after the festival.

That's because he met 'Taiichi' and received 'protection'...

However, when he thought about the arrogant girl who had received instruction from Ereshkigal in her dream, used magic to conceal her true gender, and vowed to become the 'Emperor', and her obviously overly enthusiastic attitude towards him, Rovi had only one thought: to avoid her at all costs.

There are already enough people like him around him.

Of course, besides this, there are still many things that make him happy about this return to China. For example, the Qin Dynasty was destroyed but the Han Dynasty still existed. Also, the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system. Although Qin was destroyed, its essence remained. Everything developed as Rovi and the First Emperor had hoped.

Although the fact that Yu Ji became ' Xiang Yu ' left Rovi somewhat amused and exasperated.

But ultimately, things are moving in a positive direction.

For example, there's the figure that remains before my eyes...

"Although it was a matter of chance, this is what I had to do to enter this boundary. There is nothing to be grateful for." The original body, as a transcendent being of the boundary, is far more thorough than Scathach, whom Rovi had seen. It transcends life and death, the boundary, and even the universe itself. It is an 'Awakened the Enlightened One is not even on the same level as the Queen of the Shadow Country.

The point in time when He descended from outside the boundary of the mortal realm was not long ago.

When Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, the powerful Immortals and Gods were hesitant to intervene due to his status as the "Heavenly Emperor." Even the medium and weak Immortals and Gods struggled to deal with Sun Wukong, who had already reached the Main God Specification and possessed the power of a "Great Sage." They were even defeated when Sun Wukong broke through the gates of the Lingxiao Palace.

The Enlightened One appeared from beyond the heavens, and with a single blow from the ' Wheel-Turning Sage King,' whose power rivaled that of the stars, he suppressed Sun Wukong under the Five Fingers Mountain...

"To call it a single blow is an exaggeration." The Enlightened One's expression was calm, even somewhat wooden. "Actually, it still hurt."

"Like being stung by a bee?" Rovi was somewhat curious. How could Wukong make the being before him feel pain? Even if the Awakened the Enlightened One manifested here could not be the real body, and the scale of his descent to the ground could not exceed that of Rovi's own body, he was still a transcendent being after all.

Its power is absolutely comparable to that of the stars.

The Enlightened One pondered for a moment, "No, if we were to draw an analogy, it would be a little stronger than the feeling of thousands of plankton passing through the water in my palm."

"So you didn't feel anything... that's quite a high EQ analogy." Rovi Wei laughed heartily, he knew it would be like this. "Let's lock that little monkey up for a while, it's been climbing on the roof and causing trouble in the Lingxiao Palace for three days without a good beating."

"But you came here to find me, there must be something you want to tell me, right?"

"Of course." The Enlightened One spoke frankly, "I wish to request a decree from the Great Celestial Venerable."

What is the purpose?

"I often sit outside the heavens, observing the nine heavens and ten earths, and the countless worlds of Mount Sumeru, as if they were in the palm of my hand. And this place is the most special."

"I wish to spread the essence of 'awakening' as I do in other realms."

"Buddhism?" Due to some kind of incantation, Rovi disliked this sect, but he knew that it had nothing to do with the Enlightened One in front of him, who was also the founder of Buddhism, ' Shakyamuni '.

When Shakyamuni established his teachings, he was pursuing a philosophy, not a religion based on later beliefs.

Just like the Taoist School that originated from Daoism.

Therefore, he did not show any impatience, but simply said, "Those who enter my divine land must abide by the heavenly rules of my divine land."

"Those who establish a religion within your sphere are still considered Chinese citizens. They must not be treated differently, their thoughts must not be distorted, and they must not interfere with worldly affairs."

"I have consulted this Heavenly Code, and there is no such rule." The Enlightened One remained silent.

Rovi stood up and said, "It didn't exist before, but now, if I say it does, it does."

"I am the Heavenly Emperor, and my words are the rules of Heaven."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure vanished.

The Enlightened One sat upright with his hands clasped together, shrouded in light gauze curtains on all sides. After a long while, he slightly bent and bowed to Rovi.

'May Buddhism flourish in China, but the established heavenly rules cannot be reversed.'

Five hundred years later.

'When a Western Paradise comes, it will bring you joy.'

The words of the Heavenly Emperor were embedded in the space between them.

The Enlightened One clasped his hands in prayer and offered thanks. "Great Celestial Venerable Taiyi."

Allowing Buddhism to spread was actually out of consideration for China; a slightly restricted sect could infuse this land with positive ideas.

A single flower does not make spring; a garden full of vibrant colors brings spring to the world.

So-called thought,

If you don't argue or debate, you'll never understand.

The Thought Magic that Rovi hoped for was always progress, not stagnation.

Moreover, Rovi's purpose was to integrate the thoughts of the Enlightened One into the "plate," making the "plate" more stable.

The Enlightened One does not reject it.

So next... after leaving the inn, Rovi looked up at the sky.

"It's time to go find them!"

A smile appeared on Rovi's lips.

Reuniting with an "old friend" is always a joyous occasion.

On the edge of China, at the foot of Five Finger Mountain, the stone monkey imprisoned there let out a resentful rant. Its pretty face, hidden beneath its swaying, messy red short hair, appeared to be filled with gritted teeth.

"You impudent monkey... You dare to do something like the havoc that Heavenly Palace?"

A blow landed on Wukong's head, causing the stone monkey to cry out in pain. She looked up abruptly, staring at the vast mist that had appeared out of nowhere, and the figures emerging from it, and couldn't help but freeze in shock.

"Master... Master?"

"It's me." Rovi stroked the stone monkey's messy hair and said, "You've become stronger, but your Heart Monkey is hard to control. So I'll punish you by making you face the wall for five hundred years. After five hundred years, someone will come to rescue you, and you will travel west with her."

"Help me gather information within the Buddhist community!"

Believe, but not completely.

Ultimately, Rovi had to guard against that the Enlightened One, or rather, against this religion.

Wukong felt the stroking on his head and remained stunned for a long time, his eyes slightly moist, before he finally smiled and said, "Hehe, leave it to me, Master!"

Rovi turned and left.

I went to Mount Li.

Beneath Mount Li, in the Houtu of Shenzhou, the Goddess of Mount Li Ereshkigal sits in the deepest palace of the underworld, surrounded by piles of boulders, much like Mesopotamia in ancient times... Having been Houtu, Houtu has achieved a leap in power, approaching the scale of a planet— Houtu rules the Divine Land, and to some extent, has the power to influence the world.

However, she still lives alone in the depths of the underworld, just as before.

You are not alone.

For those who have something to wait for in their hearts...

"Ereshkigal, it's been a long time." A gentle voice came from the mortal realm. Ereshkigal was startled awake and opened her eyes, looking at the figure entering from outside the palace.

She was stunned for a moment.

A slow smile appeared on his face, "Welcome back, Rovi— "

"My sweetheart."

She reached out and hugged Yinglai's figure.

Heaven.

Rovi remains the Heavenly Emperor, and the heavenly realm, like the one in the sky, naturally remains under his control.

After all, with the return of the Immortals and Gods to their rightful places, and as time passed and the foundation of the 'plate' became more and more stable, the structure of the celestial realm also changed.

Apart from the highest thirty-sixth heaven, which is Rovi himself and therefore remains empty, all the other heavens are inhabited.

The Three Pure Ones reside on the thirty-third, thirty-fourth, and thirty-fifth heavens, and govern the 'Great Luo'.

Below this are the abodes of countless corresponding Immortals and Gods.

Each person performs their duties and returns to their proper place.

When Rovi entered through the Heavenly Gate, he saw scenes like these.

He ascended to the thirty-fifth heaven, but returned to the top and looked down. He saw the Four King of Heaven guarding the Heavenly Gate, the Pagoda-Bearing King of Heaven standing in the Lingxiao Palace, Great God of the Three Altars touring the Desire Realm and the Four Colored Heavens below the Sixth Heaven.

After repeated attempts, they reached the Kunou heaven, and then ascended to the thirty-sixth heaven.

The Lingxiao Palace.

The shadows of Immortals and Gods stood tall, but the throne of the Heavenly Emperor remained vacant. Yet on this day, the magnificent and resounding sound of bells could be heard.

The voice came from the Thirty-Sixth Heaven.

"Chaos" and "Taiyi" reappear in the world.

The Immortals and Gods bowed in unison. "Welcome back, Great Celestial Venerable!"

We warmly welcome the return of the Great Celestial Venerable.

Standing on the thirty-sixth heaven, Rovi flicked his sleeves, watching the figure hurrying down from the Kunou heaven.

A beautiful young girl in a black robe swaying in the breeze, her black hair cascading down like silken strands.

Yu Ji.

The Western White Emperor, King Xi of the West.

After the defeat in the Chu-Han Contention, she returned to the Heavenly Queen of Heaven.

"Finally back... You were so slow, you rascal!" The girl's face showed dissatisfaction, but the slight upturn of her lips made her look quite happy.

Rovi simply smiled and pulled Luo Wei into his arms.

On this day, chaos permeated the thirty-sixth heaven.

The Heavenly Emperor has returned.

They control the sun, moon, yin and yang.

He is "Azure Heaven", "Imperial Heaven", "Heavenly Emperor", and also "Taiyi" and "Pangu".

Various positions and statuses.

On this very day, Rovi rebuilt the Thirty-Six Heavens—no longer based on his original Chaos, but on the manifestation of the "Highest Heaven" that still hung outside the heavens.

Supreme, the highest...

From this day forward, Rovi will use this place as a base to stay, and he will use it as a watchtower to observe the world and seek new opportunities to become stronger.

The Highest Heaven already has this qualification.

for...

"Aaaaa!"

Tiamat, the Mother Goddess, who had been asleep for a long time, finally awoke.

He looked at Rovi, who had been waiting for him for so long, his long, flowing hair swaying like the sea, and made a joyful sound.

She said, "Long time no see, Rovi."

Rovi also said, "Long time no see."

The lava on all sides had completely solidified, and water vapor condensed in the air, with life faintly emerging. Tiamat's slumber was itself a process of ascension, and when Ruyi awakens, it naturally causes this world to ascend as well.

The Highest Heaven after its ascension is now qualified to be embedded in the highest realm of China.

It was opened up by Rovi, Tiamat,

"You've surpassed me again."

Rovi Weidao.

Tiamat, like the primordial being, took a half-step forward compared to the ordinary primordial state.

She remains the original.

It still hasn't broken through the boundaries of the planet.

It is no longer a manifestation of the ordinary, primordial planetary environment, but rather a power that has reached a higher level and created the primordial planetary environment.

The Star-making God.

Alternatively, it could be called "the God who created heaven and earth".

"Aaaaa"

It doesn't matter.

I will always help you...

Just like you are to me.

Tiamat was only the size of an average person and barely reached Rovi's chest, smiled.

Rovi paused for a moment, then smiled.

Standing atop the Highest Heaven, he surveyed the human world, already having a plan in mind for where he would go next to seek an extremely dangerous opportunity, one that would allow him to rapidly grow stronger.

That night.

The vast land of China is bathed in the bright moonlight.

Yet a sliver of moonlight streaked across the western land... Energy unfolded, Moon Eye opened.

"Ah, what a beautiful moon!"

In the capital city of Rome, a major Western power that inherited the national dress of the ancient Greeks, a voice that sounded like a madman was heard.

This is a person with dark black hair.

He went mad under the moonlight.

He danced with the moon.

He is "Mad Caligula".

The Emperor of Rome, a man driven mad by the "moon's" favor... In his eyes, a dazzling cube is slowly unfolding.