The So-Called Peerless Demon...

One man and one monkey acted as if no conflict had ever occurred between them. Before long, they were addressing each other as brothers and heading toward the rear courtyard, leaving the monkeys who were still awake staring in stunned silence.

Xiaochán blinked and stared too.

When she came to her senses, she hurried after them.

According to Sun Dabiao, they were not actually monkeys, but a rare species of white ape with an extremely noble lineage.

Only now did An Yang notice that none of these monkey demons had tails, and that their arms were longer than their legs.

It seemed they really had nothing to do with Sun Wukong.

As for whether these ape demons possessed noble bloodlines, he did not want to comment. Even if their entire race had become demons, that could not prove anything. Aside from bloodlines, many factors—including the environment—could bring about such a result.

The rear courtyard of Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave connected to the back mountain. An Yang felt that the peaches Sun Wukong had eaten during those years in Journey to the West must have been picked here, and that the ape demons' residence was here as well.

The moment he entered the rear courtyard, he was surprised. The spiritual energy here was even denser than in the front courtyard, condensing into mist before gathering into droplets. Crystal-clear beads hung from the roadside trees and wild grass, while an indescribable, profound feeling permeated the air, as if the essence of Heaven and Earth had gathered within this courtyard.

It truly was worthy of being the former cultivation ground of Patriarch Bodhi!

An Yang silently marveled, yet he was also somewhat puzzled.

Since this was still a rare blessed land and grotto-heaven, even if Patriarch Bodhi had disappeared, how had this