Meanwhile.
Sun Wukong had returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain.
After descending from the clouds, he looked over the familiar trees and grasses. A rush of emotion rose within him, and he called out, "Little ones, Old Sun is back!"
The words had barely left his mouth.
A great crowd of monkeys came pouring out!
Unlike in his previous life, when he had returned from the Heavenly Court to find many of Flower-Fruit Mountain's monkeys old and frail, every monkey he saw this time was bursting with vigor.
Immortal light even shimmered around them!
On closer inspection, quite a few had reached the Celestial Immortal realm...
Got to hand it to Brother God of Wealth!
And to Sister Yunxiao and the other Three Heavens, Yang Jian, and little Nezha...
With three thousand official positions in the Heavenly Court and Yang Jian's people helping train them, the three thousand members of the Monkey Head Army had begun to look the part. They had even inspired many of the other monkeys to take up cultivation!
"Great King, you're finally back!"
"We missed you so much..."
Sun Wukong grinned too.
"I missed you all!"
After a moment's thought, he beckoned the Four Valiant Generals over. Once they reached him, he pulled a handful of Flat Peach pits from his robe.
Sun Wukong felt a little embarrassed.
He had eaten plenty more Flat Peaches at Zhao Gongming's place without once thinking of the monkeys back on Flower-Fruit Mountain. It was Sister Yunxiao who had reminded him to save the pits and bring them home to plant!
Yunxiao had smiled and said, "Wukong, Flower-Fruit Mountain is where the spiritual veins of the ten continents converge. Otherwise, it could never have given rise to you. Take these pits back and plant them. The trees may not match the