Water Curtain Cave, Ou Ba's Paradise

"Then why did you bring me to this forest and then stop?"

Nezha asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I suddenly remembered something. There are so many little monkeys in my Water Curtain Cave, and there are bound to be a few gossipy ones. If you enter my Water Curtain Cave dressed like this, it's inevitable that your father will find out. If you are punished for this, then I will be in grave danger."

"That's why I brought you to this forest. It's very secluded here, and there aren't any other creatures around. Change your appearance here, and then come with me into the Water Curtain Cave."

"That should solve all the major problems."

Sun Wukong told Nezha why he had brought him to this forest.

"I see. Wait a moment, I'll transform right away."

After hearing Sun Wukong's explanation, Nezha was slightly moved. Without arguing with Sun Wukong, he immediately used his Law Power to completely change his appearance and attire, even putting away his Wind Fire Wheels, Heaven-Chaos Sash, Universe Ring, and Fire-Tipped Spear to avoid being recognized by others.

Nezha's current appearance is vastly different from his previous look as the Third Prince Nezha, riding on Wind Fire Wheels, wielding the Fire-Tipped Spear, wearing the Universe Ring around his neck, and the Hun Tian Ling Heaven-Chaos Sash his waist. Now, he is dressed in fine clothes, holding a folding fan, and looking like a handsome young gentleman.

"I'm ready, let's go quickly."

After doing all this, Nezha immediately urged Sun Wukong to take him to his Water Curtain Cave to play.

"Alright, hop on my Somersault Cloud."

After seeing that everything was ready, Sun Wukong enlarged his Somersault Cloud so that Nezha could also stand on it. Once Nezha was on it, Sun Wukong quickly activated the Somersault Cloud and flew towards the Water Curtain Cave.

"Great Sage, what are you doing? Why are you riding your Somersault Cloud and crashing into the waterfall?"

Just as Sun Wukong, carrying Qingdao and with Nezha, was about to crash into the waterfall outside the Water Curtain Cave, Nezha cried out in alarm.

In Sun Wukong's eyes, his actions were Nezha back to the Water Curtain Cave to play, while in Nezha's eyes, Sun Wukong might have been drinking fake alcohol, actually leading him towards the waterfall.

Don't worry, you'll see in a little while.

Sun Wukong reassured Nezha, and with a splash of water, Sun Wukong carried Nezha on his Nezha Somersault Cloud, passing through the waterfall and arriving at the Water Curtain Cave.

"Flower-Fruit Mountain, a blessed land; Water Curtain Cave, a celestial paradise."

"So the Water Curtain Cave really is made of water, but this water curtain is a bit too big, which is very misleading."

Nezha looked at the ten characters inscribed on a stone tablet at the cave entrance and read them aloud. He immediately realized the meaning behind the three characters "Water Curtain Cave".

"Wow!"

Nezha had clearly been in the Heavenly Palace for too long and had become aesthetically fatigued by its Heavenly Palace and magnificent furnishings. So when he saw the scenery inside the Water Curtain Cave, he felt refreshed and invigorated, as if his soul had been cleansed.

As Nezha walked forward, he exclaimed in surprise, admiring the scenery inside the Water Curtain Cave and the strange feeling it gave him. Nezha was pleasantly surprised to be able to see the beautiful scenery inside the Water Curtain Cave of Flower-Fruit Mountain, but soon he received an even greater surprise.

Nezha admired the scenery of the Water Curtain Cave, immersing himself in the strange feeling it gave him. Before long, he sensed an opportunity to break through his bottleneck.

So he immediately sat down cross-legged and began to sense the opportunity. Sun Wukong saw that Nezha liked the scenery in the Water Curtain Cave of Flower-Fruit Mountain, so he was about to tell him how he discovered the place. Just as he was about to speak, he found that Nezha had already sat down cross-legged, with a serious expression and his Law Power was constantly flowing.

Seeing Nezha's current state, Sun Wukong immediately pulled the Jingu Bang from his ear to help Nezha protect him. After about half an hour, Nezha broke through his bottleneck and further improved his strength.

"Great Sage, thank you very much."

After Nezha broke through his strength, he had a word of thanks to Sun Wukong. However, when the words reached his lips, he didn't know how to start. After a moment of silence, he solemnly said these five words to Sun Wukong.

Although he didn't say much, his gratitude was clearly evident.

"You're welcome. Although we've only known each other for a little over an hour, I feel like we've known each other for ages. Ever since my encounter with you, I've considered you a friend. And your words, 'My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens,' made me feel even more that we're kindred spirits, people who can be brothers. So there's no need for thanks."

"Continue to explore the Water Curtain Cave of Flower-Fruit Mountain and see if there are any further opportunities to improve your strength."

Sun Wukong waved his hand and said these words to Nezha, indicating that there was no need for thanks between them. He then asked Nezha to search in the Water Curtain Cave to see if there was still an opportunity for a breakthrough.

Without saying a word, Nezha walked straight into the Water Curtain Cave, and Sun Wukong followed.

When Nezha entered the Water Curtain Cave, a little monkey saw him. The little monkey was about to call out to his companions, but he fell silent when he saw Sun Wukong behind him gesture for him to be quiet.

When the other monkeys noticed his unusual behavior, they looked in the direction he had been looking. They saw it first, and Nezha wanted to imitate him, so he shouted out. But then he saw Sun Wukong gesturing for them to be quiet, and they quieted down and went about their own business.

Nezha spent another half an hour exploring the entire Water Curtain Cave, visiting almost every corner, but he still couldn't find a breakthrough opportunity.

"Sigh, those kinds of opportunities are truly rare and hard to come by; deliberately seeking them only leads to nothing."

After failing to find an opportunity, Nezha said these words to Sun Wukong with some helplessness.

"It's alright, let me treat you properly from now on."

Sun Wukong said to Nezha.

"Come on, everyone, come over here for a second, everyone come over here for a second."

Immediately, Sun Wukong began to summon all the little monkeys in the Water Curtain Cave.

"Is there anything I can do for you, Your Majesty?"

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's summons, all the little monkeys swarmed around him Nezha Sun Wukong, then asked Sun Wukong what his orders were.

"Let me introduce him to everyone. He's a very good friend of mine, and he's here at my invitation to visit our Water Curtain Cave today."