Wukong's Resolve, Leaving the Dojo!

"Master, you already stand alone above all beneath heaven and earth!"

"Yet Master still works so tirelessly every day, reading the classics and ancient tomes without rest!"

"Now Master's Flower of Sage has bloomed into hundreds of millions of grades!"

"Old Sun's Flower of Great Luo has only bloomed nine grades!"

"Compared to Master, Old Sun is probably not even one hundred-millionth as capable!"

"Wuwuwuwu... Will Master despise Old Sun for being so stupid and clumsy?"

Thinking of this, Sun Wukong's heart churned with unease as he followed step by step until he reached Zhou Xuan.

With a thud!

He dropped to his knees.

Zhou Xuan looked at Sun Wukong, a slight frown on his brow, and said:

"Wukong, why are you acting like this?"

Sun Wukong said dejectedly, "Master, don't expel me from the sect!"

Zhou Xuan was taken aback. "Wukong, when did I ever say I was going to expel you from the sect?"

Delight flashed across Sun Wukong's face, though he still looked somewhat ashamed.

"It took me three years of cultivation at the Daoist grounds before I entered the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, and I only produced a nine-grade golden flower!"

"Master, you won't despise me for being too stupid, will you?"

Hearing this, Zhou Xuan was rendered speechless.

Listen to that—was that something a person would say?

No, wait!

Sun Wukong was not a person to begin with. He was a monkey!

But no matter what, reaching Great Luo in three years, with a flower blooming to the ninth grade!

If the countless living beings of the Primordial Continent heard this, they would probably want to bash their heads in and die!

Comparing oneself to a monkey was enough to make a person die of rage!

Yet this monkey still wore a trembling, apprehensive expression, as though he feared bringing shame upon Zhou Xuan!

Zhou Xuan walked over to Sun Wukong and rubbed his monkey head. Mm, not bad—it had become even softer.

"Monkey, get up first. How could I possibly despise you?"

"Teacher for a day, father for life. Since I have taken it upon myself to teach you, so long as you do not break the sect's rules, I will not expel you from the sect!"

Hearing this, Sun Wukong finally let go of the worry hanging over his heart and asked:

"Master, what are our sect rules? Old Sun still doesn't know!"

At that, Zhou Xuan thought seriously for a moment, cleared his throat, and said:

"The sect rules are very simple. Listen carefully."

"First, when I am sleeping, do not disturb my rest."

"Second, when I am reading, do not disturb my reading."

"Third, after you leave, you must not casually mention my name or expose my identity!"

Hearing this, Sun Wukong murmured the three rules over and over, firmly engraving them in his heart.

Then, he kowtowed heavily to Zhou Xuan three times before slowly rising to his feet.

"Master, it has been ten years since Old Sun left Flower-Fruit Mountain!"

"Now that I have received Master's favor and cultivated the Dao Fruit of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, it is time for me to return and take a look."

Hearing this, Zhou Xuan nodded.

"Wukong, now that you have obtained the Great Luo Dao Fruit, you already count as a powerful expert within this Primordial World!"

"Now that you are leaving the Daoist grounds, what do you intend to do? What aspirations do you have?"

Sun Wukong froze. After pondering earnestly for a moment, he looked at Zhou Xuan again, his eyes surging with brilliant light.

"Master, I have only one purpose in leaving the mountain this time!"

"I want this heaven to no longer be able to block my eyes!"

"I want this earth to no longer be able to bury my heart!"

"I want all living beings to understand my will!"

"I want all Buddhas to vanish like smoke and scatter like clouds!"

Hearing this, Zhou Xuan smiled faintly and said with calm composure:

"Monkey, your ambitions are lofty indeed. Your master is greatly gratified! Remember this: you are the First Disciple of the Ling Xuan Sect. No matter what difficulties you encounter in the future, your master will always be your strongest support!"

At these words, Sun Wukong's nose stung, and he could not help but say:

"Master, what if I poke a hole in the sky when I go out this time?"

Zhou Xuan said nonchalantly, "No matter, no matter. Isn't it just poking a hole in the sky? I'll call the sky down right now and ask it whether it enjoys my disciple poking a hole in it! With your master backing you up, even if you destroy this sky, what can it do to you?"

Upon hearing Zhou Xuan's words, Sun Wukong could no longer hold back. Tears came streaming down his face.

He had originally been a Stone Monkey born of heaven and earth.

No one cared for him; he had been left to fend for himself.

Only after becoming Zhou Xuan's disciple had he felt warmth and care.

Zhou Xuan spoke again, "Wukong, remember this well: once you leave, if anyone bullies you, beat them ruthlessly!"

"After you're done beating them, don't let them off so easily! You must carry out the 'Three Lights' policy!"

Sun Wukong froze, asking in confusion, "Master, what is the 'Three Lights' policy?"

Zhou Xuan said with a solemn face, "The 'Three Lights' policy means: eat it all, take it all, loot it all—leave nothing behind!"

"I understand! Master, Old Sun will remember it well!"

With that, Sun Wukong knelt once more and heavily kowtowed three times before leaving Lingxuan Dao Field, looking back every few steps.

As Sun Wukong's departing figure gradually vanished into the distance, Zhou Xuan raised his head to glance at the heavens and let out a long sigh.

"With the monkey gone, the heavens are about to change!"

Deep within the chaos, Purple Cloud Palace.

Hongjun suddenly widened his eyes. A divine gleam shot forth as he gazed toward the Primordial Continent.

"How is this possible? A Saint in this primordial world has actually blossomed the Flower of Heavenly Dao!"

"Who could it be?"

Hongjun made calculations with his fingers, yet even after deducing it over and over countless times, he remained completely baffled!

"Could it be Tongtian? No, no. The Method of Slaying Three Corpses I passed down was inherently a crooked path. Reaching sainthood through merit is already its limit! Unless Tongtian destroys his own cultivation and starts cultivating anew from the beginning!"

Hongjun shook his head. His gaze sharpened as he guessed once more.

"Could it be Yang Mei? After the Dao-Demon Conflict back then, Yang Mei fled deep into the chaos. The karma between him and me has yet to be settled!"

"But even if Yang Mei has blossomed the Flower of Heavenly Dao, so what? By now, I have already devoured half of the Primordial Origin of Heavenly Dao!"

"If he dares come, I will settle our karma with him!"

Having said that, Hongjun closed his eyes once more and returned to comprehending the Primordial Origin of Heavenly Dao.

At the farthest reaches of the heavens lay the Secret Realm of Heavenly Dao.

A youth in white robes, with white hair and white brows, his entire body glowing with light, was currently furrowing his brows as he pondered deeply.

At the same time, dark clouds blanketed the Primordial Continent, and the air was thick with gloom.

"I am the incarnation of Heavenly Dao, the representative of Heavenly Dao's will!"

"Someone blossomed the Flower of Heavenly Dao right under my nose, yet I knew nothing of it!"

"Just what kind of monstrous freak is this?!"

In an instant, the White Light Youth transformed into countless rays of light!

In but a moment, he split into myriad forms, calculated all karma, and surveyed every cycle of reincarnation—yet found nothing at all!

"Heavens, is there actually an existence on the Primordial Continent beyond the control of me, Heavenly Dao?"

"Could Hongjun be behind this?"

"Hmph, Hongjun has been growing increasingly unruly lately. A puppet is a puppet—yet he dreams of replacing me?"

"Once the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West ends, I will devour you completely! Then I'll support a new puppet..."

The White Light Youth narrowed his eyes, a savage glint flashing across his face.

Back then, he and Hongjun had plotted to weaken the Earthly Dao and the Human Dao, leaving Heavenly Dao supreme from then on, and he had promised Hongjun the position of spokesperson for Heavenly Dao.

Now that Hongjun was becoming more and more disobedient, he did not mind replacing him with someone obedient!

"Those two gamblers from the Buddhist sect are rather good!"

"After all, they owe me an enormous amount of merit. They are destined to work for me for the rest of their lives!"

"Once the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West ends and the Buddhist sect rises to Great Prosperity, I'll elevate those two!"

"A worker must have the awareness of a worker!"

"You still dream of riding over your boss's head? You deserve death!!!"