Primordial Era: I am a member of the Jie Sect, and I am the God of Literature.

The monkeys all agreed with the old monkey's words. Although their monkey clan on Flower Fruit Mountain had no king, every demon clan in the surrounding area had a king with superhuman wisdom and great strength to lead their clan.

The old monkey's words stirred up the entire monkey troop, and the stone monkey, upon hearing them, became even more eager to try.

He was the first to leap to the front of the waterfall and said to the group of monkeys, "I'll go! If I can truly enter this waterfall and find a place to settle down, you will all call me king!"

The monkeys below agreed with him and nodded in agreement.

Then the stone monkey stared intently at the great waterfall that stretched for thousands of miles in front of him. The power that had been left in his body seemed to have been fully mobilized. Although he had not yet cultivated any techniques, his aura was no less than that of an Earth Immortal, and even reached the peak of an Earth Immortal!

"Here I go!" the stone monkey shouted, leaping into the waterfall.

The red-bottomed macaque was also somewhat shocked to see that the stone monkey was so powerful. However, what puzzled the red-bottomed macaque was why it did not use the vast power within its body, but instead used this incomplete power.

Although the red-bottomed macaque was somewhat puzzled, he didn't say anything. Instead, he stared intently at the stone monkey and at the magnificent waterfall.

Although he also possessed innate supernatural powers, he couldn't help but feel envious upon seeing how powerful the stone monkey was.

"I want to be as good as him!" the red-bottomed macaque clenched its monkey fist and whispered.

Yuan Hong, who was already a Great Immortal, heard everything clearly. Unconsciously, he walked to the side of the Red-Bottomed Macaque and put his monkey paw on the Red-Bottomed Macaque's shoulder.

"With me here, you can definitely do it, but not now."

The red-bottomed macaque nodded heavily after hearing this; he trusted the great ape.

Although the power within the Great Ape was not as pure or powerful as that within the Stone Monkey, the chain-like structure within the Great Ape made even the Red-Bottomed Macaque feel threatened with death.

Moreover, the Great Ape must be just like what human novelists often write: he was originally a top-level power in the prehistoric world, but he liked to roam the prehistoric world and play with all living beings!

Among the monkeys, his ancestors had unexpectedly obtained a biography written by a human novelist, which made many monkeys on Flower Fruit Mountain aware of human script, and they liked to sit together and read the biography written by the human when they had nothing to do.

On the other side, while the group of monkeys were anxiously waiting for the stone monkey, the stone monkey closed its eyes, squatted down, and leaped directly into the Thousand-Mile Waterfall.

After the stone monkey felt the impact of the waterfall, he landed in front of a stone platform. He opened his eyes and looked up, only to see that there was no water or waves behind the waterfall, and a wooden bridge with beams appeared in front of him.

The stone monkey stepped onto the wooden bridge and entered the cave. He felt very comfortable in the cave, and even the power within him seemed to grow stronger.

The stone monkey didn't know how long he had been walking, but he knew that the cave was as vast as heaven and earth, and above it was written the innate Taoist script: "Blessed Land of Flower and Fruit Mountain, Grotto Heaven of Water Curtain Cave".

"Hehe, this cave is excellent, it will allow us monkeys to live in peace and security!" At this moment, the stone monkey stood with his hands on his hips in the Water Curtain Cave and laughed loudly, as if he was determined to become the Monkey King!

The impatient stone monkey couldn't hold back any longer. He leaped outside, where a group of monkeys surrounded him.

"What a stroke of luck! What a stroke of luck!" the stone monkey exclaimed, standing there laughing loudly.

"Beyond the waterfall, there is no water, but a cave as big as the sky, large enough for even our entire monkey clan to live in!"

"It's spacious inside, enough to accommodate thousands of people, young and old. Let's all go in and live there, so we won't have to suffer from the wrath of heaven."

The monkeys were overjoyed upon hearing this, and one after another they jumped into the Water Curtain Cave, celebrating together.

The old monkey then stepped forward and said, "Our monkey clan has obtained this blessed land, and it is all thanks to Your Majesty!"

"A person without integrity is worthless. As I just said, whoever has the ability to enter and leave without injury shall be made king."

"Now Your Majesty has come and gone, gone and come back, finding this secluded paradise for you all to sleep peacefully and enjoy the blessings of family life. You shall be hailed as Your Majesty!"

The monkeys agreed with this and began to imitate the way other monkeys paid homage to their king. The stone monkey sat on the highest stone chair, enjoying the worship of the other monkeys.

The old monkey then said, "Now that Your Majesty is king, we should remove the character 'stone' and take the character 'beauty,' making you the Handsome Monkey King! Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Upon hearing this, he jumped up from the stone bench and laughed loudly, "From now on, I'll be called the Monkey King!"

Upon hearing this, all the monkeys shouted, "Greetings, Monkey King!"

Yuan Hong looked at this old monkey and realized it didn't seem like a monkey at all; it seemed more like a powerful being from the primordial era trying to steal his life...

But even a Great Luo Golden Immortal like him couldn't see anything wrong with it, and the death aura emanating from it didn't seem fake!

After the stone monkey was hailed as the Monkey King, the group of monkeys lived an even more carefree life in the Water Curtain Cave.

Until the old monkey's sudden death, the Monkey King sat alone on the stone chair and fell into silence.

It seemed he didn't know what life and death were, nor did he understand why the old monkey had died.

Seeing this, Yuan Hong couldn't help but think that his chance had come. He then hopped over to the Monkey King, and the Red-bottomed Macaque followed suit.

"What troubles Your Majesty?" Yuan Hong asked.

"Although I have found a safe haven for the monkeys, why did the old monkey die? Will I one day end up like him?"

Yuan Hong was also surprised to hear the stone monkey's words. He did not expect the stone monkey to be so smart, but he also knew that his job had come.

However, before Yuan Hong could speak, the red-bottomed macaque behind him spoke first, paving the way for Yuan Hong's subsequent words.

"Your Majesty is so ungrateful. Today we are in a blessed land, free from the invasion of all races and the oppression of human dynasties. Aren't we even more at ease?"

But the Monkey King said, "Although we are not subject to the laws of the human emperor, nor are we afraid of the might of beasts, in the future, when we are old and frail, Yama will take care of us. How can we be at ease after death?"

The Monkey King's words really stumped the Red-Bottomed Macaque. Although he knew the answer, he really didn't know how or where to change it.

At this moment, Yuan Hong also shouted, "If Your Majesty is so far-sighted, it is truly a sign that your heart is open to the Dao. Among the five kinds of insects, only a few are not under the jurisdiction of Yama, the King of Hell."

Upon hearing this, the Monkey King was overjoyed and immediately asked, "Do you know which ranks they are?"

"Buddhism, Taoism, martial arts, literature—the holy and the immortal, escape reincarnation, are neither born nor die, and live as long as heaven and earth!"

The Monkey King was overjoyed upon hearing this, as if discovering for the first time how wonderful the world he lived in was. He secretly vowed, "I must become an existence equal to those immortals and Buddhas!"

"Do you know where those who practice Buddhism, Taoism, martial arts, literature, saints, and immortals reside?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Hong pretended to scratch his head and said, "I only know that Yama lives in the Netherworld, and that Buddhas, Taoists, martial artists, scholars, saints, and immortals all reside in ancient caves and immortal mountains."

Upon hearing this, the Monkey King addressed his monkey subjects, saying, "Tomorrow I will descend the mountain, wander to the ends of the earth, and seek ancient caves and immortal mountains. I am determined to achieve immortality and escape the clutches of Yama, the King of Hell!"

Upon hearing this, all the monkeys shouted joyfully, "Long live the Monkey King!"

Su Shao Chen, who was teaching his disciples at the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave, now had his gaze pierce through the void and looked directly at Flower Fruit Mountain.

"You have finally come..." (End of Chapter)