So the woman traveled with Tang Sanzang and the others.
That evening, they arrived at a temple. Tang Sanzang told the others to wait outside while he went in to ask for lodging. The monks at the temple welcomed them inside, arranged a vegetarian meal, and played host.
After they finished eating, a monk asked Tang Sanzang what he planned to do with the female devotee. Seeing that the monk was suspicious of the woman, Tang Sanzang told him how they had met.
The monk nodded, then escorted the woman to the Hall of the Heavenly Kings to rest.
That night, Sun Wukong was still cultivating. A faint red glow surrounded him as the internal energy of the Holy Spirit Cultivation Method coursed through his body, cleansing it.
As it flowed slowly through him again and again, impurities were expelled from Sun Wukong's body, and his meridians gradually grew wider and more resilient.
He circulated the cultivation method within him at great speed, while his body continually absorbed, transformed, and synthesized energy. His power slowly increased, and he was already nearing the peak of the fourth layer.
In just two short months, since he had first begun cultivating the Holy Spirit, Sun Wukong had reached the peak of the fourth layer. He had fought through one life-or-death battle after another and cultivated day and night.
If Ye Chen knew about this, he would surely call Sun Wukong a monster. Even a genius like him had never improved so quickly.
But Ye Chen had forgotten that whenever a demon appeared, Sun Wukong was always the first to charge in. Through each life-or-death battle, Sun Wukong had already accumulated plenty of experience and skill.
None of his efforts had been in vain.
After completing a full cycle of circulation, Sun Wukong exhaled