Wukong Reaches Great Unity Golden Immortal Great Perfection, Zhou Xuan's Power Rises Again!

Above the Chaos Celestial River, Zhou Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, his hair and beard white as snow, his robes fluttering in the wind.

A moment later, he raised a finger as if it were a brush. With a gentle stroke, the clouds churned, starlight became ink, the heavens became paper, and all things became his inkstone.

"Dao!"

With a soft cry, countless strands of light burst from his fingertips.

One "Dao" character after another appeared in layers across the void!

At first, a single character stood like a mountain!

In the blink of an eye, a hundred characters spread like an ocean!

Then a thousand characters poured down like a river of stars!

At last, ten thousand characters stretched out like an endless universe!

In an instant, the sun and moon lost their brilliance, and the stars hung upside down.

Millions of "Dao" characters fell into the Chaos Celestial River, as if a rain of "Dao" had begun!

Sun Wukong stared in a daze, his throat dry. Before he knew it, he had fallen flat on his face, bowing in reverence.

It was a tremor and submission that came from the depths of his soul.

At the end of the Great Dao, who stands at the peak?

One glance at his master, and the Dao itself seemed empty!

"The Great Dao Laws are so dense!"

"These Three Thousand Great Daos are actually falling into the Chaos Celestial River like rain!"

Sun Wukong murmured, his voice trembling. Countless "Dao" characters were reflected in his eyes, and even his blood was boiling.

Zhou Xuan lowered his gaze and glanced at Sun Wukong before calling out:

"The Three Thousand Great Daos are all here. To break through your ignorance, you must comprehend them, Wukong!"

"Wukong, go. Your master will grant you another fortuitous opportunity and help you break through!"

His words rang out like ten thousand thunderclaps, and Sun Wukong felt his sea of consciousness explode.

Unable to stop himself, he stepped forward. One step, then two, and he entered the Chaos Celestial River. Before long, the river had swallowed him completely.

One step!

Two steps!

Three steps!

With every step, boundless spiritual energy and the innate elements of earth, water, wind, and fire surged into him, pouring into every limb and meridian.

Countless profound, complex Daoist Charms and laws also poured in like mighty rivers, flowing into his soul.

Sun Wukong's fur stood on end, each strand as stiff as a steel needle!

Light in four colors—earth, water, wind, and fire—swallowed him whole!

"Ahhhhh... That hurts so good..."

Though Sun Wukong had bones of steel and sinews of iron, he still felt the pain and let out a low groan.

Large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, crystallizing as they hit the ground.

However, Sun Wukong gritted his teeth and continued swimming deeper into the river!

The deeper he went, the greater the pain his body had to endure!

But at the same time, the deeper he went, the greater the benefits he gained.

Four steps!

Five steps!

Six steps!

Sun Wukong swam three more steps forward. At that moment, his legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and he could no longer advance even a fraction. Yet his aura continued to surge like an erupting volcano.

Strands of spiritual energy from heaven and earth poured into him like a reversed tide, and in an instant, he refined and absorbed them all.

"Phew... This feels so good! It hurts so much!"

"This still isn't Old Sun's limit!"

"Old Sun's going to become stronger!"

"Super Saiyan Monkey, transform!"

As soon as he spoke, a mighty BOOM! rang out!

Sun Wukong's golden fur suddenly began growing wildly, and his aura surged. His eyes remained fixed on the path ahead!

"Awrooo!"

Sun Wukong roared, stretched out his legs, and continued struggling forward.

On the riverbank, Zhou Xuan saw this and smiled faintly.

"Good monkey. Take a few more steps; the benefits are endless."

Sun Wukong's whole body trembled, and his eyes suddenly turned scarlet, like a wildfire sweeping across the plains.

He once again lifted his legs, stiff as mountains. As his foot came down, spiritual light burst forth. Everything was like a cocoon breaking open into a butterfly; in that instant, his soul underwent a complete transformation!

Seven steps!

Eight steps!

Nine steps!

Ten steps!

Ten and a half steps!

At last, Sun Wukong could no longer lift his legs. His whole body stood utterly motionless, but his aura grew stronger and stronger.

Countless strands of spiritual energy from heaven and earth poured frantically into Sun Wukong's body. His magic power rose at a terrifying rate, and his aura climbed ever higher, as if ascending to heaven.

His comprehension of the "Dao" also deepened. Daoist Charm flowed throughout his body, as countless Great Dao Laws and profound runes coursed through him!

If this continued, the monkey's cultivation would undergo another terrifying increase before long!

"Tsk, tsk. That monkey actually swam ten and a half steps in the Chaos Celestial River."

"Looks like the monkey's cultivation is going to rise tremendously again before long!"

"When the monkey's cultivation improves, I get to grow stronger without lifting a finger. Not bad, not bad."

Zhou Xuan glanced at the monkey cultivating and nodded in satisfaction before returning beneath the ancient Willow Tree.

Zhou Xuan stretched and began to feel drowsy.

Just now, he had stood above the Chaos Celestial River and written down the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws, sending them into the river. It had seemed carefree and effortless, but in truth, it had consumed a great deal of his spiritual energy. He needed to rest for a while.

Ten days later, the system's notification pulled Zhou Xuan from his deep slumber.

[ Ding! Your eldest disciple, Sun Wukong, has experienced a tremendous increase in cultivation and has reached the Great Unity Golden Immortal Great Perfection realm. ]

[ Ten Billion Times Share: The host has reached the fourth level of the Hunyuan Taiji Celestial Venerable realm! ]

He broke through again?

Zhou Xuan stretched. He had woken up from a nap, and his cultivation had risen by another realm. It felt so good!

Cultivating really was this easy!

What was more, when he broke through with the system, there were no bottlenecks at all. Everything felt as ordinary as eating and drinking.

However, within the Lingxuan Dao Field, Zhou Xuan was practically no different from the Great Dao itself!

So there were no obstacles to his breakthroughs, and he barely noticed the changes. It was like someone whose wealth had grown so vast that further increases amounted to little more than numbers changing in a bank account. He could hardly feel the difference anymore.

Only after leaving the Lingxuan Dao Field would Zhou Xuan be able to sense the differences between the levels of the Hunyuan Taiji Celestial Venerable realm.

Still, in terms of strength alone, Zhou Xuan was definitely no weaker than Hongjun. It was just that Hongjun had the Heavenly Dao's support. Outside the Dao Field, Zhou Xuan could at most fight the Heavenly Dao to a draw.

Unless he could rise above the Heavenly Dao, Zhou Xuan absolutely would not leave!

The Lingxuan Dao Field could conceal all the secrets of heaven, but if his strength was insufficient, leaving it would inevitably create karmic entanglements.

Zhou Xuan was thinking to himself when Sun Wukong came over from the Chaos Celestial River.

"Wukong, well done! You've already reached the Great Unity Golden Immortal Great Perfection realm!"

"It's all thanks to Master's guidance."

Sun Wukong was still somewhat excited as he said:

"Old Sun never expected to reach Great Unity Golden Immortal Great Perfection so quickly. I thought I'd need tens of thousands of years of hard cultivation."

Zhou Xuan waved a hand. "That's because you have great talent and comprehension!"

Sun Wukong said with some guilt:

"Master, aren't you upset that your disciple is so dull? You sent the Three Thousand Great Daos into the Chaos Celestial River. That river is a thousand zhang wide, and even though I gave it everything I had, I only managed to take ten and a half steps. I'm truly ashamed!"

Sun Wukong knew full well that the Chaos Celestial River was absolutely the greatest treasure land in the Three Realms. Every extra step brought boundless benefits!

He could only blame himself for being too weak. He had managed to hold on for just ten and a half steps!

If he had gone a few more steps, he might already have reached the Primordial Golden Immortal realm.

"Alas!"

Sun Wukong let out a sigh, his expression deeply chagrined, his face filled with regret!

Old Sun had really let his master down!

Zhou Xuan was just about to offer a few words of comfort when his gaze suddenly shifted toward the orchard. He said calmly:

"Wukong, your master has taken another disciple. You'll have a junior brother from now on!"