Zhenyuan the Great and Manjushri Bodhisattva exchanged smiles above the clouds. Manjushri Bodhisattva even said, "Master, that monkey really took the bait."
But Zhenyuan the Great's expression suddenly changed drastically. He clutched his chest and said, "This is bad. I can no longer sense the origin of the Ginseng Fruit Tree."
It turned out that the instant Sun Wukong's clone pushed down the real Ginseng Fruit Tree, the Taiji Diagram transformed into a streak of golden light and swept it inside. This innate supreme treasure contained a universe within it; once something entered, all connection with the outside world was severed.
Zhenyuan the Great could no longer care about anything else. He transformed into a streak of azure light and rushed straight toward the orchard. Realizing that something had gone wrong, Manjushri Bodhisattva hurried after him.
When they arrived at the orchard, all that remained where the real tree had stood was a massive pit. There was no trace of the Ginseng Fruit Tree anywhere.
Zhenyuan the Great trembled with rage from head to toe. He calculated with his fingers, only to find the heavenly secrets shrouded in Chaos, unable to divine anything at all.
"Sun Wukong, you damned monkey! You actually dared destroy the spiritual root of my Mount Longevity!" Zhenyuan the Great roared, his voice shaking the entirety of Mount Longevity.
By then, Sun Wukong had already withdrawn his clone and was together with Zhu Bajie and the others. Hearing the roar, Sun Wukong grinned. "The show has begun. The main man is here."
As soon as he spoke, Zhenyuan the Great appeared in the courtyard, his face as dark as water. Manjushri Bodhisattva followed closely behind, his expression equally grim.
With a trembling hand, Zhenyuan the Great pointed at Sun Wukong and shouted, "Insolent monkey, you dared