Stone Monkey Sets Sail

At this thought, Guanyin chuckled and said, "All right, Great King, let's not talk so much for now. Let's first prepare for your voyage across the sea..." With that, she called a group of little monkeys over to help arrange his departure...

And so, the monkeys of Flower-Fruit Mountain worked together, eager to help their king quickly find a way to prolong his life. Before long, a bamboo raft and the fruit prepared for him were ready. As for why the Stone Monkey was able to set sail so quickly, it had much to do with the Buddhist Sect's actions this time. After all, the previous Monkey King had died of old age while still young, leaving quite a few monkeys feeling uneasy.

Seeing that the monkeys had prepared everything for him, the Stone Monkey chuckled and said, "Don't worry. I'll definitely find you a way to live forever and bring you all along to immortality." With that, he waved his hand, boarded the bamboo raft, and left.

Inside the East Sea Dragon Palace, a sea-patrolling yaksha reported, "Reporting to the Dragon King, a bamboo raft has just appeared at Flower-Fruit Mountain in the Kingdom of Aolai. What do you think?"

Ao Bing chuckled. "It's just a bamboo raft. Let it drift. We of the East Sea Dragon Palace won't do anything. If he can cross the ocean, that's his own skill. If it falls apart halfway through, that's not my problem. Mm, let's just watch the show."

Meanwhile, on Jin'ao Island, Yun Ting found Qingping, who had already been taught by Tong Tian while Yun Ting was instructing Shen Nong and Xuandu. He said, "Qingping, I've got something fun here, but I'm not sure who to send. How about you make the trip?"

Hearing this, Qingping asked suspiciously, "What