Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Sizzle~!

A rich aroma of roasted meat, accompanied by a sizzling sound, spread in all directions. Both Dragon Cat and Dragon Scorpion couldn't help twitching their nostrils as drool dripped steadily downward from the corners of their mouths.

"Want to eat?"

Sun Wukong's clone glanced at Dragon Cat and Dragon Scorpion and said indifferently.

They both nodded repeatedly.

"It's all yours!"

As Sun Wukong's clone spoke, he turned and descended towards the floating island below, "After you've eaten, help me, old Sun, with protection!"

"Don't worry, boss! Leave it to us!"

Dragon Cat rejoiced, replying loudly while his figure already pounced on the golden-browned Fire-Winged Bird, tearing into it with big bites. Dragon Scorpion paused briefly, then quickly joined in the feast.

After Sun Wukong's clone landed on the ground, it turned into a stream of essence qi that entered Sun Wukong's body. Suddenly, Sun Wukong's frame shook violently, the phantom image of the Chaos Dao pillar on his back instantly became more solid, and another Dao pillar phantom also appeared - it was the Law of Destruction.

A satisfied smile played at the corners of Sun Wukong's mouth. Through the fierce battle with the Fire-Winged Bird, his clone had absorbed plenty of Chaos Principle Power, including some Power of the Laws of Destruction and even a smidgen of Power of the Combat Laws - it was indeed a bountiful harvest!

The Puti Patriarch was right; the Chaos Vortex truly was his Blessed Land, the best place for him to cultivate!

Didn't the Fire-Winged Bird say there were even more formidable creatures on the floating islands within the depths of the Chaos Vortex? Then he would challenge them one by one!

After all, there are no beings of the Heavenly Dao Saint level in this Chaos Vortex. How formidable can their physical bodies be? Whatever heights they have reached, old Sun can reach them too!

Sun Wukong made up his mind, refocused his spirit, and began to cultivate with all his might using the Eight-Nine Profound Skill.

Flower-Fruit Mountain, Water Curtain Cave Heaven.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a year and a half had passed since Sun Wukong left for the Chaos Vortex. On this day, there was a stir within the Heaven-Piercing Tower – Zi Xia Fairy had finished her retreat!

With the abundant Stellar Spiritual Qi from inside the Heaven-Piercing Tower, Zi Xia Fairy had now reached the pinnacle of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm and was only a thin line away from the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm. Her progress could not be considered anything but rapid, but upon emerging from retreat, she stated that she must immediately return to the Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain because she had been separated from her celestial origin, the Lamp Wick, for too long, and it was nearing its limit.

If she didn't hurry back, the trouble wouldn't only be hers alone; her sister Qing Xia Fairy would also be implicated!

"Sister-in-law, you want to return to the Spiritual Mountain now? But the boss isn't here right now. If you go back like this, and something happens, I won't know how to explain it to the boss when he comes back!"

Leng Xuan wore a troubled expression. Previously, Sun Wukong had mentioned that he wanted to go back to the Spiritual Mountain with Zi Xia Fairy to claim her celestial origin, the paired lotuses. But now, Sun Wukong had gone to the Chaos Vortex and had yet to return. If Zi Xia Fairy was allowed to go back to the Spiritual Mountain at this time and something happened, Leng Xuan didn't know how he would face Sun Wukong!

"Why would I want to go back?"

Zi Xia Fairy sighed with a bitter smile, "But I have no choice but to return! I cannot be separated from my main body for too long, and it's almost been five years. Once the five years are up, if I'm still not back, my Soul's True Spirit will be severely damaged, and my sister will be implicated as well! I can't let my own issues drag my sister down!"

"Zi Xia, Wukong already told us about your situation before he left. I have a way to let you postpone your return for another year. Don't worry, there won't be any problems!"

Just as Leng Xuan was debating whether to let Zi Xia Fairy leave, Puti Patriarch appeared and reassured her with these words.

"Really? I can delay for another year? There won't be any issues?"

Zi Xia Fairy was somewhat skeptical. The five-year limit was indeed the utmost she could be separated from her main body. However, Puti Patriarch was Sun Wukong's master and a Heavenly Dao Saint. His words should be trustworthy, right?

"As long as Zi Xia does as I instruct, there will be no problems,"

Puti Patriarch declared with confidence.

After hesitating for a while, Zi Xia Fairy decided to do as Puti Patriarch suggested. She followed him to the Ice Lake beneath Flower-Fruit Mountain, and pointing at the endlessly chilly waters, Puti Patriarch said to her, "Zi Xia, in a moment, I will ice-seal you within this Ice Lake. As long as you do not cultivate to resist, you can use the cold qi of this ice lake to temporarily sever the connection between you and your main body. However, the chill in the water of this lake is extremely intense. I will only ice-seal you for one year. After that, the seal will be lifted. If Wukong hasn't returned by then, I won't be able to delay any further."

"Thank you, Patriarch!"

Zi Xia Fairy was overjoyed, a year-long delay was more than enough for her. She jumped into the Ice Lake and swiftly, tendrils of the lake's cold qi, under the control of Puti Patriarch, converged from all directions, encasing her in ice and sinking her to the bottom of the Ice Lake.

"Wukong, this is as much as I can do for you. I hope you can make it back within a year!"

With a long sigh, Puti Patriarch vanished from the Ice Lake in a flash, leaving behind a continuously rotating ice-sealing array above the lake.

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Atop a floating island in the deepest part of the Chaos Vortex.

Sun Wukong smashed the head of a beast that resembled a snow leopard but was covered in sharp bone spurs and could wield the Power of Thunder and Fire with his staff, landing on the ground and taking a deep breath.

It had been more than a year. He had fought countless battles, big and small, within this Chaos Vortex and finally entered this deepest floating island.

Sun Wukong had long known from the memory of the Fire-Winged Bird that the creatures living on the floating islands deep within the Chaos Vortex were extremely terrifying in strength. However, he had not expected them to be this formidable!

This Thunder Fire Snow Leopard was the third monster Wukong encountered after arriving at the island. Like the native beasts he had faced before, this thunder fire snow leopard wasn't very bright, only capable of Divine Sense communication, unable to speak human language or transform into a human form. Aside from mastering the Power of Thunder and Fire, it relied on its abnormally strong physical body.

To be honest, Sun Wukong had always been extremely confident in the strength of his Chaos Battle Body, believing himself unrivaled in physical strength amongst his peers. It was only upon arriving at this deepest floating island that he realized not a single beast here was weaker than him in terms of physical strength. Some were even stronger, such as this Thunder Fire Snow Leopard he had just killed!