Journey to the West: Become stronger by taking on disciples, start by recruiting a demonized Sun Wuk

Then there was the sea patrol yaksha, who immediately bowed and reported to the Dragon King of the East Sea upon seeing him.

"Reporting to the Dragon King, I just encountered someone who claims to be Sun Wukong, the Handsome Monkey King of the Water Curtain Cave of Flower and Fruit Mountain."

"He said he's a neighbor of my East Sea Dragon Palace and came specifically to visit, asking the Dragon King for instructions!"

The Dragon King of the East Sea was overjoyed: "After waiting so long, that monkey has finally arrived!"

He immediately said, "Quickly invite Sun Wukong to the palace as a guest."

"Yes, ma'am."

The sea patrol yaksha accepted the order and withdrew, turning to leave the palace.

He had just stepped out of the Dragon Palace when he saw Sun Wukong standing at the entrance and exclaimed in surprise.

"Why didn't you wait where you were? Why did you come all the way to the Dragon Palace gates?"

Sun Wukong didn't answer, but instead asked, "I'm asking you, has the Dragon King agreed to let me into the Dragon Palace?"

The sea patrol yaksha nodded and said, "The Dragon King sent me to invite Your Majesty to the Dragon Palace."

"Your Majesty, please come with me."

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "Lead the way!"

Follow the sea patrol yaksha into the Dragon Palace and carefully observe its environment.

The Dragon Palace was magnificent and resplendent.

Sun Wukong thought to himself, "This Dragon Palace is much more magnificent than my Flower Fruit Mountain."

"But these decorations are just for show; they have no practical use."

"It can't compare to Master's Peach Blossom Spring."

The Dragon King of the East Sea watched Sun Wukong's every move through the crystal ball.

The Dragon King of the East Sea saw Sun Wukong looking around and secretly laughed at him.

"The wild monkeys are short-sighted and don't know how to appreciate the magnificence of my Dragon Palace."

"A simple bluff will be enough to get him to take the magic staff."

"This was absolutely effortless!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The Dragon King's laughter echoed throughout the hall.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, Sun Wukong, led by the patrolling sea yaksha, met the Dragon King of the East Sea.

A deity with a blue dragon head and a human body sat on a throne, smiling as he looked at Sun Wukong.

"Are you the Dragon King of the East Sea?" Sun Wukong asked.

The Dragon King of the East Sea nodded: "It is I, the Dragon King of the East Sea."

"I didn't greet King Sun when he came to the Dragon Palace, please don't mind."

"Please have a seat, King Sun."

"Bring the wine!"

After the Dragon King gave the order.

Several clam maidens came over carrying wine jugs and filled Sun Wukong's cups with wine.

"King Sun, please!"

The Dragon King of the East Sea gestured to Sun Wukong, then drank the wine in one gulp.

Sun Wukong was not worried about the Dragon King of the East Sea at all.

He had already checked with his divine sense and found that the Dragon King of the East Sea was only at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

Sun Wukong drank the wine in his cup dry.

They've already had several rounds of drinks.

The Dragon King of the East Sea then spoke, asking, "Sun Wukong, what brings you to the Dragon Palace?"

Sun Wukong was delighted that the Dragon King had finally asked about it.

He cleared his throat and straightened his clothes.

This was the first time he had asked someone for something directly without resorting to force, and he felt very uncomfortable.

"Old Dragon King, I, Old Sun, have heard that your East Sea Dragon Palace has many treasures, so I've come to take a look."

Before Sun Wukong could finish speaking, the Dragon King of the East Sea interrupted him enthusiastically.

"For this? No problem, no problem!"

Sun Wukong was surprised, thinking, "The Dragon King of the East Sea agreed so readily? I hadn't even finished speaking, and he already agreed?"

The Dragon King of the East Sea turned to the Turtle Prime Minister and commanded, "Quickly go to the treasure vault and fetch a weapon!"

The Turtle Prime Minister respectfully replied, "Yes."

After saying this, Prime Minister Turtle withdrew.

After a while, the Turtle Prime Minister returned, followed by two shrimp soldiers and a crab general.

The shrimp soldiers and crab generals carried long spears.

The spear was over ten feet long, and the two little demons were panting heavily as they carried it, finding it extremely difficult.

This gun is very heavy.

After the spear was brought up, the Dragon King of the East Sea said with a smile, "King Sun, this spear is a rare spiritual treasure made of ten-thousand-year-old black iron."

"How do you like it?"

Sun Wukong was very surprised.

He didn't say he wanted weapons.

He had intended to suggest that the Dragon King choose a few treasures as gifts.

The Dragon King, however, simply brought up a large spear.

But since the Dragon King was sincere, Sun Wukong couldn't refuse.

So he examined the spear closely.

After looking at it, Sun Wukong said disdainfully, "Old Dragon King, your spear is no good."

"It looks good on the outside, but it's actually terrible on the inside."

Sun Wukong is absolutely right.

This spear is an acquired spiritual treasure, but its quality is very poor; it will break after only a few uses.

The Dragon King of the East Sea was prepared and had no complaints.

He ordered the Turtle Prime Minister: "Go and get an even better weapon."

The Turtle Prime Minister replied, "Yes."

Soon, the Turtle Prime Minister arrived with two shrimp soldiers carrying a halberd.

The Dragon King of the East Sea laughed and said, "Great King Sun, this halberd is made of ten-thousand-year-old bronze; it is an acquired spiritual treasure."

Are you satisfied?

Sun Wukong frowned.

Why are there weapons again?

But he still looked at it carefully.

Then he shook his head and said, "Old Dragon King, this halberd is just as bad as that spear before. I, Old Sun, don't like it!"

The Dragon King of the East Sea smiled and ordered the Turtle Prime Minister to change his weapon again.

This time, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals brought over a pair of heavy bronze hammers.

"King Sun, these copper hammers are made from a mixture of ten-thousand-year-old copper and ten-thousand-year-old black iron, with a little ten-thousand-year-old silver added. They are acquired spiritual treasures."

Are you satisfied?

Sun Wukong was puzzled as to why the Dragon King of the East Sea only ever took out his weapons.

I, Old Sun, have no shortage of weapons.

But he thought that the Dragon Palace was full of treasures, and the old Dragon King might start by showing off his weapons one by one.

He suppressed his emotions and continued to look at the copper hammer.

"Old Dragon King, this copper hammer of yours is a little better than the previous two, but it still doesn't suit my taste."

"I, Old Sun, am not satisfied."

The Dragon King of the East Sea did not change his expression and continued to order the Turtle Prime Minister to change his weapon.

that's it.

Over the next few hours, the Dragon King of the East Sea took out one weapon after another.

Knives, spears, swords, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks, and forks—all eighteen kinds of weapons were brought out.

Sun Wukong was so sleepy he could barely keep his eyes open.

He wanted to say directly: Dragon King of the East Sea, stop using these lousy weapons!

Indeed, in Sun Wukong's eyes, these weapons were nothing but useless ordinary iron compared to the Demon Ape Cudgel he obtained from the Divine Weapon Pavilion!

Sun Wukong could no longer tolerate it.

He stood up abruptly, but before he could speak, the Dragon King of the East Sea spoke first.

"King Sun, please don't be angry. You weren't satisfied with the weapons we had before."

"However, I have another weapon that I'm sure you'll be satisfied with!"

Sun Wukong immediately became interested.

"Old Dragon King, let me make this clear from the start: if this weapon doesn't suit my taste, I won't be so polite!"

The Dragon King of the East Sea said confidently, "King Sun, rest assured, this weapon will definitely suit your taste!"

"King Sun, please follow me."

After saying this, the Dragon King of the East Sea personally led the way, taking Sun Wukong to the treasure vault of the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Sun Wukong followed closely behind the Dragon King of the East Sea.

Soon, Sun Wukong entered the treasure vault.

The shelves in the vault were neatly arranged and piled high with all sorts of rare and precious treasures.

There are jade talismans, weapons, books, jade slips, and various rare items.

Sun Wukong was dazzled by what he saw.

To be honest, he had never seen so many treasures before.

"How am I supposed to carry all of these?"

Sun Wukong thought to himself, "If I give everything in this storehouse to my master, he will definitely be happy."

Unbeknownst to the Dragon King of the East Sea, Sun Wukong had already seen everything in the treasure vault.

He led Sun Wukong through the library for a long time, finally stopping in front of a black pillar.

This pillar is ten zhang tall, eight chi thick, and entirely black.

"King Sun, these are the weapons I brought to show you."

"It is the iron needle used by Yu the Great to stabilize the sea when he controlled the floods."

"Laozi took this item and put it into his alchemy furnace to refine it for forty-nine days."

"This item is in my Dragon Palace's treasure vault; only those with the right destiny can obtain it."

"King Sun, you're not satisfied with any of the weapons, so I thought of giving you this."

"Are you satisfied now?"