Primordial Era: Starting by overwhelming the Sages, Hongjun was stunned!

Sun Wukong stammered, unable to speak.

Five hundred years ago, when he wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he was merely a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Even with his seventy-two transformations, his somersault cloud, and his golden cudgel, he could only fight against a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

But ultimately, it was the power of a magical artifact and the ability of one's innate talent that were borrowed.

In terms of true cultivation, he hadn't even touched the threshold of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

But now.

For a brief moment.

He then leaped from the Taiyi Golden Immortal to the peak of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal!

He was only one step away from the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, which was comparable to that of a saint!

Sun Wukong stared at Kong Xuan, his eyes filled with disbelief:

"Senior! You...you're doing this...!"

Kong Xuan withdrew his hand and said calmly:

"A small gift to mark our meeting."

Sun Wukong was stunned.

A gift to mark our meeting?

Is this supposed to be a greeting gift?!

He has lived for a thousand years and has seen people give gifts, but he has never seen anyone give gifts like this!

He was sent straight to the peak of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm!

What an incredible, heaven-defying method!

Sun Wukong knelt down with a thud:

"Thank you so much, senior! I, Old Sun..."

Kong Xuan raised his hand to stop him:

"stand up."

"Don't kneel."

"I already said, it's just a small gift."

Sun Wukong stood up, his eyes reddening.

He looked at Kong Xuan, at that calm and serene face, and a warmth he had never felt before welled up in his heart.

From being rescued from under the Five Elements Mountain, to severing the karmic ties at Fangcun Mountain, and now to this single finger-wielding initiation.

This senior colleague was too kind to him.

It made him feel that his life was truly worthwhile.

Kong Xuan looked at him, a slight smile playing on her lips:

"How does it feel?"

Sun Wukong took a deep breath and clenched his fists:

"I feel...full of energy!"

"I, Old Sun, can now shatter that Five Elements Mountain with a single punch!"

Kong Xuan nodded slightly:

"That's good."

"Let's go."

Sun Wukong was taken aback:

"Where to?"

Kong Xuan looked towards Huasheng Temple, towards Xuanzang who was bidding farewell to the monks:

"Follow him."

"Go to the Western Paradise."

Sun Wukong scratched his head:

"Should we go for it now?"

Kong Xuan nodded:

"Follow now."

"but......"

He paused:

"Go further away."

"Don't let him find out."

Sun Wukong grinned:

"Okay!"

"My invisibility technique was learned from the old man Bodhi back in the day!"

"Although that old man is a scoundrel, his magic is undeniably real!"

The words fell.

He flickered and disappeared.

Kong Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, watching the disappearing figure with a calm gaze.

But beneath that calm surface lay a faint smile.

This monkey.

That's interesting.

Outside Huasheng Temple.

The old monk, who was actually Guanyin in disguise, was about to turn and leave.

suddenly.

She froze.

They stopped in their tracks.

The smile on that compassionate face froze.

She slowly turned her head and looked beyond the crowd.

Looking towards the direction where the aura was surging in the darkness.

The pupils constrict slightly.

This is......

A Great Immortal?

Do not!

more than!

This is......

A Primordial Golden Immortal?!

A tremendous wave of shock surged within Guanyin's heart.

Although she is a Bodhisattva, her true cultivation level is already at the quasi-saint realm.

Although the aura was fleeting, she sensed it clearly.

That's clearly someone breaking through!

He leaped from the Taiyi Golden Immortal to the peak of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal!

What an incredible speed of breakthrough!

Even a sage's empowerment could not be so swift!

What alarmed her even more was that there was a familiar scent faintly emanating from that aura.

That is......

Sun Wukong?

Guanyin's brows were furrowed.

impossible!

That monkey was imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years, and his magical power did not improve at all!

Even if they were rescued, it would only be a few days!

How could he possibly break through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm?!

But that aura really did resemble his.

That untamed spirit, that wild and unrestrained nature, that... monkey-like quality.

Guanyin took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in her heart.

She looked in the direction from which the aura was coming.

There, the crowd was sparse, with only a few figures slowly leaving.

There was nothing unusual about it.

But she knew that person was there.

Or, they just left.

Guanyin's eyes flickered, and thoughts raced through her mind.

Should we pursue it?

Let's catch up and see who broke through.

But if it really is Sun Wukong, if it really is the one who rescued him...

What good would it do if she chased after him?

That person could shatter the Five Elements Mountain with a single blow and could obscure the secrets of heaven, making it impossible even for sages to deduce them.

As a quasi-saint, going there would only be suicide.

Guanyin closed her eyes.

Take a deep breath.

When I opened my eyes again, they were completely calm.

She turned and walked towards Lingshan.

This matter must be reported to the World-Honored One as soon as possible.

Not far away.

Venus was also stunned.

He stood still, his whisk falling, his expression slightly changing.

That aura...

He sensed it too.

The transition from Grand Luo Golden Immortal to Primordial Golden Immortal was completed in one smooth motion, without any hindrance.

What an incredible, heaven-defying method!

Even the Jade Emperor of Heaven couldn't do that!

Venus frowned deeply.

He was a member of the Taoist sect, and his presence at the ceremony was on the orders of the Jade Emperor to keep an eye on the Buddhist sect's every move.

The Water and Land Assembly has just ended, and someone has already achieved a breakthrough here.

Moreover, the breakthrough was so rapid and so bizarre.

Is this a coincidence?

still......

Is there a deeper meaning?

Venus looked in the direction from which the aura was coming from.

There was no one there.

But he sensed that a pair of eyes were watching him.

That gaze was very faint.

But it sent chills down his spine.

Venus took a deep breath.

He thought about it and decided not to chase after them.

Instead, he turned and walked towards the Heavenly Court.

This matter must be reported to the Jade Emperor as soon as possible.

Chang'an Street.

As the sun sets and dusk settles, the world begins to darken.

The people hurried home, the vendors packed up their stalls, and the whole city gradually returned to peace.

Above a teahouse.

Kong Xuan sat by the window.

He picked up his teacup and took a small sip.

His gaze drifted out the window, toward the direction of Huasheng Temple.

A slight smile played at the corners of his lips.

Those two were quite alert.

They sensed it, but didn't chase after it.

They're smart to be sensible.

If they come after us...

Kong Xuan's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness.

He didn't mind having two more corpses in Chang'an.

but.

Since they didn't come, then forget it.

He put down his teacup and looked out the window at the darkening sky.

Xuanzang has returned to the temple to rest.

Sun Wukong hid in the shadows, watching the monk's every move.

Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

Kong Xuan nodded slightly.

The grand drama of Journey to the West is finally about to begin.

He wanted to see what tricks the person behind the scenes was up to.

Lingshan.

Great Thunder Temple.

The Buddha sat upright on a nine-tiered golden lotus, his eyes slightly closed, as if in deep meditation.

suddenly.

He opened his eyes.

As the Buddha's light swirled, a figure strode in.

Guanyin.

She walked to the center of the hall and clasped her hands together in prayer:

"World Honored One!"

The Buddha looked at her:

"What is it?"

Guanyin took a deep breath:

"This disciple sensed an aura while in Chang'an."

"That's... Sun Wukong's aura."

The Buddha's gaze shifted slightly:

"Sun Wukong?"

Guanyin nodded:

"Exactly."

"His aura surged from the Taiyi Golden Immortal to the peak of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal."

"Completed in one go, without any hindrance."

The Buddha's expression changed slightly.

Taiyi Golden Immortal, skyrocketed to the peak of Hunyuan Golden Immortal?

Even a sage's empowerment could not be so swift!