An Omen in the Sky

Upon hearing this and seeing this, Sun Wukong thought to himself:

"This monster is quite honest; he confessed without me even asking. Once he brings out his treasure, I'll test it out and see what kind of monster he really is."

The demon led Sun Wukong to the entrance of a deep cave, where it spat out a round inner core. Sun Wukong was overjoyed at the sight.

"Good heavens, I wonder how long it took to refine this thing. It's such a stroke of luck that I've encountered it today."

Sun Wukong immediately grabbed the inner core and pressed it to his chest, then flicked it with a finger. The monster panicked instantly and dropped everything to snatch it away.

Sun Wukong inhaled it directly into his stomach. The demon, seeing this, tried to raise his fist to strike Sun Wukong, but Sun Wukong wiped away his original form with his hand.

Upon seeing this, the demon was greatly surprised and quickly asked Sun Wukong:

"Who are you? Why have you taken the form of my wife?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong smiled and looked at the monster, saying to it:

"Open your eyes wide and take a good look at who I really am. I am Sun Wukong, who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago. According to seniority, I am your ancestor."

Upon hearing this, the Old Yellow-Robed Demon was immediately panicked and fled in terror. He then ordered a group of lesser demons to quickly block Sun Wukong. Seeing this, Sun Wukong remained calm and unhurried, and took out his Ruyi Jingu Bang to attack the group of lesser demons.

The group of lesser demons were either killed or fled by Sun Wukong, leaving only the Old Yellow-Robed Demon all alone.

Seeing this, the Old Yellow-Robed Monster thought to himself:

"Running away like this isn't a solution. He only possessed those skills five hundred years ago. Now that things have changed, his strength is certainly not what it used to be."

Meanwhile, Ao Changsheng and Ancestor Hongjun were watching Sun Wukong from the sky.

Seeing this, Ao Changsheng smiled and said to Ancestor Hongjun:

"Your mischievous monkey ate someone else's inner core. Although this inner core may seem insignificant to us, it represents the very essence of the power that the monster had accumulated over so long."

Upon hearing this, Ancestor Hongjun stroked his beard, feeling utterly helpless, and said to Hong Changsheng:

"This monkey has always been extremely willful. Back then, not only was it impossible for me to deal with it, but even the Tathagata Buddha himself couldn't do anything about it. He could only suppress it under the Five Fingers Mountain."

Sun Wukong suddenly felt as if someone in the sky was watching him, so Sun Wukong immediately looked up, his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils piercing straight through the Yunxiao.

"How did this monkey acquire such abilities? Who taught it? It seems to be developing quite well!"

Hong Changsheng was astonished when he saw the two pillars of fire shooting straight into the Yunxiao, and immediately asked Ancestor Hongjun about them.

Ancestor Hongjun stroked his beard smugly, but before he could speak, Ancestor Hongjun Hong Changsheng the monkey's past and present lives and knew the truth.

Just then, Sun Wukong realized that the two people in the sky had no ill intentions towards him, so he raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang and struck the Old Yellow-Robed Demon.

Seeing this, the Old Yellow-Robed Demon hurriedly raised his precious sword to defend himself, and Sun Wukong's arm went numb from the shock.

"This monster's blade is so sharp that it actually blocked my staff. I'll find an opening and make it vanish into thin air."

After thinking for a moment, Sun Wukong swung his Ruyi Jingu Bang) in a gesture of airborne flight. The demon, seeing this, thought smugly:

"Even if you are Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, so what? You have already shown your weakness before me, and you will die by my blade in a moment."

After thinking for a moment, the Old Yellow-Robed Demon raised his knife and slashed at Sun Wukong's leg. However, Sun Wukong struck the Old Yellow-Robed Demon with his staff and fled. The old demon vanished into thin air, completely bewildered.

After a short while, Sun Wukong saw that the Old Yellow-Robed Demon was not moving at all, and he could not hold back any longer. He raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang and rushed to the Southern Heavenly Gate.

When the group of immortals saw Sun Wukong, they immediately assumed that Sun Wukong had returned and was about to cause havoc in the Heavenly Palace again, so they hurriedly went back to report to the Jade Emperor.

However, at this moment, Sun Wukong pulled over a deity whose legs were so weak from fear that he could no longer walk, and asked the deity:

Do you know which demon is responsible for all those fairies that have left the heavens?

Upon hearing this, the deity was completely bewildered. After a short while, he asked Sun Wukong in a trembling voice:

"I wonder what brings the Great Sage to the Southern Heavenly Gate."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong sighed and said:

"I once protected Tang Xuanzang and brought him to Kingdom of Precious Images. Now, there is a Yellow-Robed Yao Guai in Kingdom of Precious Images who deceived the king's daughter and harmed my master. I fought with him, but he couldn't defeat me and ran away in a flash."

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, the deity immediately reported to the Jade Emperor in the Hall of Soaring Mists: "Your Jade Emperor, Kui Wood Wolf has descended to the mortal realm!"

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor asked in confusion, "How long has he been gone?"

"Reporting to the Jade Emperor, he has been gone for thirteen days."

"A day in heaven is a year on earth. He has been gone for thirteen days, so thirteen years have passed in the mortal realm."

After pondering for a long time, the Jade Emperor ordered the immortals to take him back to the Heavenly Realm.

The demon instantly arrived in the Heavenly Realm and said to the Jade Emperor:

"I deserve death for this, but the princess of Kingdom of Precious Images is no ordinary mortal. She was originally a celestial maiden, and she and I fell in love at first sight. I was afraid that this would bring a bad reputation to the Heavenly Realm, so I sent her down to earth to be reborn in the inner palace."

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor immediately became somewhat angry and said:

"This matter was originally your fault, so I'm punishing you by sending you to the Tushita Palace to tend the fire for Taishang Laojun. If you perform well, you can continue in your post; if you don't, it's death."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong was overjoyed. He respectfully bowed to the Jade Emperor and Somersault Cloud down to the Waning Moon Cave.

After finding the princess Sun Wukong brought her to the Kingdom of Precious Images.

Upon seeing her father, the princess immediately praised Sun Wukong to him, saying:

"Thanks to Elder Sun, whose powerful Law Power subdued that Old Yellow-Robed Demon, I was saved."

The king was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly said to Sun Wukong:

"I accidentally misunderstood your master before, and now I will take you to release him."

The king then ordered his servants to carry Tang Xuanzang up. Sun Wukong looked closely and realized that he had been trapped by demonic magic.

Then Sun Wukong took a sip of water from the bowl, and without reciting the incantation, Sun Wukong spat a mouthful of water onto Tang Xuanzang's head, and the demonic magic vanished.

Upon seeing Sun Wukong, Tang Xuanzang was overjoyed and quickly patted Sun Wukong on the shoulder, saying:

"Wukong, you really deserve credit this time."