Sun Wu Kong, It Is Time for You to Leave the Mountain

Within Fangcun Mountain.

Clouds and rosy mists still drifted about, immortal cranes occasionally cried out, and the unchanging tranquil Dao Rhyme of several hundred Yuan Hui permeated the air.

Inside that ancient pavilion.

Wu E sat serenely atop a meditation cushion, one hand gently stroking the head of Sun Wu Kong, who knelt before him.

For once, the monkey was unusually quiet, his fur especially soft beneath Wu E's palm.

"Wu Kong..." Wu E's voice rang out, far deeper than when he usually preached the Dao, with a rare gentleness in it. "Over these years, you have grasped seven or eight parts of the divine abilities, transformations, Dao arts, and mysteries I taught you. I have imparted everything I can teach without holding anything back. The rest of the road, you must walk yourself. You must experience the mortal world in all its vastness, understand the myriad faces of human life, and venture through the wide world to temper yourself."

He paused slightly. The hand resting on Sun Wu Kong's head slowly withdrew, and his gaze turned beyond the pavilion.

With a faint, farewell-like sigh in his tone, he said, "So... it is time for you to leave the mountain."

Sun Wu Kong's entire body jolted violently at those words!

He abruptly raised his head, a fierce light flashing through his fiery golden eyes. In an instant, countless emotions surged within him, like a jar of mixed flavors overturned, leaving him overwhelmed.

Leave the mountain!

At last, he could leave the mountain!

Ever since Wu E had exposed the heavenly secret and told him that he was merely a chess piece in the eyes of certain beings, an indescribable resentment and indignation had burned in his heart like wildfire.

He, Sun Wu Kong, born of Heaven and Earth, bowed to