Great Demon Sun Wukong

That's right, the master who has been plotting behind the scenes is the Demonic Soul Slayer, or rather, the present Demonic Soul Slayer. Sun Wukong and Tang Sanzang both revealed expressions of understanding. It was then that Zhibei suddenly whispered, "No wonder, no wonder I've never been able to deduce who is behind all this. No wonder I couldn't figure out anything about this Demonic Soul Slayer. It turns out he's not from this universe. Now, everything makes sense." The words of the Demonic Soul Slayer once again left everyone astonished. When combined with the words of the Pioneer from before, everything could be explained.

The Pioneer had said before that he wanted to kill Ling Weiyang to prevent the resurrection of someone, and that someone was the Demonic Soul Slayer, or rather, the Primordial Honor. The cause of the ancient battle was not as history portrayed it. The Dark Lord was not an invading force from another universe; the true culprit behind all these disasters was nothing but greed.

The real history should be like this. In this universe, the Pioneer and the Dark Lord were already at the pinnacle. As for their relationship, let's not speculate because it is not very significant for the whole story. The two at the peak suddenly realized that the peak of Heavenly Venerate was the utmost power this universe could contain, but they were not satisfied. They wanted to achieve eternity, to be the focus of the legendary Supreme Path. Finally, one day, they discovered the existence of another universe, where there was someone who had succeeded in reaching the focus of the Supreme Path, thus becoming the Primordial Honor.

The Primordial Honor, the ultimate of all things, as well as the beginning of all things, is true eternity. Unchanged by the passage of time, transcending the world. The Primordial Honor was the realm the Pioneer and the Dark Lord aspired to reach, but simple cultivation could not achieve this. So, they devised a plan, a vicious and unscrupulous plan. They would use their combined strength to open the universe channel and send a member of the Burst Phoenix Clan, Blast Heaven Phoenix, to that universe. Initially, they only wanted Blast Heaven Phoenix to go there and check out the situation to make preparations for the Pioneer and Dark Lord's battle. But unexpectedly, Blast Heaven Phoenix was discovered by the Primordial Honor as soon as she arrived.

However, just as the Primordial Honor himself said, instead of killing the invading Blast Heaven Phoenix, he fell in love with her. When Blast Heaven Phoenix sent back this news, the Pioneer and Dark Lord changed their plan, which ultimately led to that tragedy. However, this matter was a great success for the Pioneer and Dark Lord. They obtained something from the heart of the Primordial Honor, something not unfamiliar—it was the Spirit. The spirit of the Primordial Honor was the key to advancing from the peak of Heavenly Venerate to Primordial Honor. Losing that, the Primordial Honor was no longer a complete Primordial Honor.

After obtaining the spirit, the Pioneer and Dark Lord both realized they had never paid attention to the spirit within the soul and essence. This spirit was the key to advancing to Primordial Honor. However, by this time, it was impossible for them to re-cultivate their own spirit. So their goal shifted to the spirit of the fallen Primordial Honor. But there was only one spirit, and they were two people, which led to the greatest conflict between the Pioneer and Dark Lord. At this moment, the Primordial Honor, who secretly infiltrated this universe, found an opportunity. By taking advantage of his identity, having a soul without a body, he possessed the followers of both the Pioneer and Dark Lord, continuously intensifying the conflict between the two sides.

Finally, under the incitement of the Primordial Honor, an unprecedented great war broke out. In fact, after the war began, the Primordial Honor did many things, such as possessing the leader of the Elixir Spirit Pill faction, the Heavenly Patroller, which led the nine elixirs to join the Dark Lord's side in the final battle, delivering a crucial blow to the Pioneer. It also included possessing the previous generation Zhibei, thereby seducing Dao Zhun into believing the Pioneer had fallen into the evil path, so the sword strike that should have been aimed at the Dark Lord also included the Pioneer.

Not only that, but there were many other interventions by the Primordial Honor in the dark. However, the final result of this war was not satisfactory—the Primordial Honor did not actually kill the Pioneer and the Dark Lord, so his revenge was not fulfilled. The Primordial Honor was naturally unwilling to accept this result. What made him even more furious was that he couldn't find the spirit stolen by the Pioneer. After the deaths of the Pioneer and the Dark Lord, the Primordial Honor spent countless efforts but never found it. In the end, he had to find another way to restore his cultivation to Primordial Honor.

His spirit had long been hidden by the Pioneer in a very secret place at the battlefield where the Pioneer and Dark Lord fought. Because countless powerful beings died in the battlefield between the two sides, the myriad powerful resentful souls perfectly concealed the spirit's aura. Later, the battlefield gradually became what is known today as the Tomb of the Fallen, and the spirit of the Primordial Honor became the Tomb Spirit. By this point, the truth is already very clear; the spirit that could reach the focus of the Supreme Path, known as eternity in everyone's words, is indeed the Tomb Spirit, which is the little monkey. Some people might remember that when Sun Wukong first met the little monkey, it did not look as it does now. After seeing Sun Wukong, its form transformed based on Sun Wukong's inner thoughts, manifesting as the little monkey.

This also explains why the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent was surprised at its appearance upon seeing the little monkey. Although the little monkey is the spirit of the Primordial Honor, after being separated by the Pioneer and Dark Lord, it already had its own consciousness. With the intentional guidance of the Pioneer afterward, the little monkey became the Pioneer's exclusive possession. Even the Dark Lord never found this spirit equated with eternity. In the Pioneer's plan, he would use Sun Wukong's body for resurrection and completely fuse the little monkey, which is the spirit of the Primordial Honor. To achieve this, he had to separate his spirit from his soul and essence after his own body died.

In this way, he would become the new Primordial Honor of this universe, achieving ultimate eternity. Precisely because of this, when Sun Wukong entered the Tomb of the Fallen, the little monkey made Sun Wukong merge with the two Three Spirit Flowers. In fact, the Three Spirit Flowers were the separated spirits of the Primordial Honor because his spirit was too powerful to fuse easily. Only by dividing the spirit of the Primordial Honor into three parts and absorbing them gradually could it be done. In other words, the little monkey itself was the third Three Spirit Flower.

This is the whole story. Just like the sentence Dao Zhun once said to Sun Wukong, everything in this world happens for a reason. Sun Wukong didn't understand this sentence before, but after figuring out so many things, he finally understood. Taking a deep breath, Sun Wukong's heart gradually calmed down.

Seeing that no one had any more questions for him, the Demonic Soul Slayer suddenly showed a bored expression, seeming a bit disappointed and regretful. "Do you know that success achieved at great expense but without anyone to share with is very sad? Now, I will start a game. The content of the game is that everyone must ask me a question within five breaths of time. If no one asks, or the question is meaningless, I will kill them. Alright, the game begins!"

After saying that, he immediately pointed at Xi Zhao and started counting down. When he counted to four, Xi Zhao spoke up, "What is the truth about Demonic Soul Slayer?" Xi Zhao's heart was also turbulent, but he calmed down and asked this question. He wasn't sure if the Demonic Soul Slayer's game was serious, but he didn't want to be the first test subject.

"Not bad, as expected of Xi Zhao. Since it's a game, you have to follow the rules. Demonic Soul Slayer was originally formed from my residual body. Back then I used the power of the residual body to break through the universe and come here, and the body became the Demonic Soul Slayer. Later, it was controlled by the Elixir for a while and then obtained by Ling Weiyang. Now, finally, things have returned to their rightful owner!"(To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)