Chapter 668 - 75: The Goddess Wants to Retrieve the Scriptures, the Monkey Wreaks Havoc in the Dragon Palace

Chapter 668: Chapter 75: The Goddess Wants to Retrieve the Scriptures, the Monkey Wreaks Havoc in the Dragon Palace

"Lady, you really can’t be this petty..."

"Oh! My child has grown up and started to despise me. Sigh..."

"Lady, you’re being..."

Lu Xuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. The Lady was being overly protective; she insisted on getting even for that fat-headed fish...

He rubbed his forehead helplessly and sighed.

"Lady, didn’t you just say we should keep a low profile? This..."

"I’ll just change my appearance, and you can cover for me. Won’t that solve it? You’re the Cause of All Fruits, after all. Covering up a thing or two should be the simplest thing in the world for you, right?"

The stunningly beautiful woman crossed her arms, annoyed, and said huffily,

"I can’t even bear to hit my Xiaobao..."

Lu Xuan’s mouth twitched. ’That fat-headed fish...’

’I really shouldn’t have given it to the Lady back then.’

He added helplessly,

"But Lady, Wukong is my disciple, after all. As his master, how could I possibly go looking for trouble with him?"

"You have the gall to say that?"

The stunningly beautiful woman’s almond eyes widened as she said with puffed cheeks,

"Your disciple was corrupted by you... Why don’t you just go in your true form? That monkey doesn’t recognize the Lord of the Dao Dynasty, and besides..."

After a pause, she shot him a sidelong glance and said irritably,

"Besides, I saw that you wanted that monkey to suffer a bit and gain some experience, didn’t you? Is it only ’experience’ when outsiders test him, but not when you, his master, do it?"

"Fine..."

Lu Xuan finally chose to compromise, not wanting to argue with the Lady any further.

He slightly raised his eyelids, his expression suddenly solemn. All causes and all fruits appeared in his eyes, reflecting the past and future.

Lu Xuan looked down upon all causes and all fruits, silently altering them. The stunningly beautiful woman also changed her appearance, transforming into a young girl in a green dress. Her own Cause and Effect underwent a massive change as well.

Under Lu Xuan’s weaving, the Goddess’s causal history became seamless. Even if a Dao Fruit were to look, they would only assume she was some Daluo who had been in seclusion for many years, and nothing more.

"It is done."

Lu Xuan smiled, then transformed back into the Lord of the Dao Dynasty, his true form, and headed toward the Human World with the young girl in green.

"I just had an idea."

As they walked, Lu Xuan glanced sideways and said with a smile,

"No one knows you’ve entered the world, and your causal history is flawless. Not even a Dao Fruit can see anything amiss. This journey to the west..."

"You want me to go too?"

"That fat-headed fish is definitely going to be a member of the westward journey. It doesn’t seem impossible for you to join in as well."

"There’s some sense in that. The pilgrimage to the Western Celestial Realm... It should be quite fun, right?"

The young girl in green let out a laugh like silver bells.

...

「Huaguo Mountain.」

"Grandpa Sun, does that feel good?"

"A little to the left. A bit more force... Yes, yes, right there."

Sun Wukong had his legs crossed, smugly enjoying the fat-headed fish’s massage.

Meanwhile, as Ben Bo’Erba kneaded Sun Wukong’s shoulders, he was crying endlessly in his heart.

’This damn monkey! Shouldn’t he not even have reached the Immortal realm at this point??’

’But now he’s suddenly become Immortal, and on top of that, he can mobilize the vast power of heaven and earth. This, this, this...’

’It makes no sense at all!’

He felt like he had been screwed over by that Master Lu—screwed over badly!

"Seeing as you, little fishy, know what’s good for you, if you follow this Old Sun from now on, I definitely won’t treat you poorly!"

"Yes, yes, Grandpa Sun is right..." Ben Bo’Erba replied listlessly, unable to stop himself from sighing. ’What kind of mess is this...’

"Speaking of which..."

Sun Wukong yawned and smacked his lips.

"I had a satisfying fight with you today, but I still feel like something’s not right. Something’s missing. When we were fighting, it just didn’t feel forceful enough..."

Ben Bo’Erba understood immediately. ’It’s almost time for the ’plundering the Dragon Palace’ part.’ But he remained silent, not reminding him.

’I can’t beat this monkey as it is. If he gets a treasure, won’t I stand even less of a chance?’

’But calculating carefully, the time should be about right...’

As Ben Bo’Erba was pondering this, an old monkey rushed in the next moment.

"Great King, Great King!"

"What’s with all the panic?" Sun Wukong lifted an eyelid and asked. "You must not be hasty in all things. Haste leads to mistakes... This is a principle my master taught me. You all should learn it well!"

The old monkey who had barged in nodded hesitantly, then quickly said,

"There are two people outside who forced their way into Huaguo Mountain! The monkeys and their descendants can’t stop them at all!"

"Such a thing happened?"

The monkey flew into a rage, leaping to his feet and baring his teeth.

"Perfect. I didn’t get my fill of fighting just now, and now two more punching bags have shown up for practice. Heh, just watch Old Sun..."

Before he could finish, the sound of footsteps echoed from outside the Water Curtain Cave. A middle-aged farmer and a young girl in green slowly ambled in.

Ben Bo’Erba’s eyes went wide, and he almost cried out in alarm. He didn’t recognize the young girl in green, but that middle-aged farmer...

It was clearly Eldest Master Lu!

Instantly,

the fat-headed fish shrank back, trembling with fear.

But Sun Wukong’s eyes widened.

"HEY! Who goes there? State your names at once!"

Lu Xuan looked at this Monkey’s appearance. He had originally planned to persuade the Lady to go easy on him, but now he dismissed the thought, feeling rather speechless.

’Fine. I’ve wasted the last hundred years teaching him. The more I teach this monkey, the wilder he gets...’

At his side, the Goddess completely ignored Sun Wukong. She walked forward quickly, looking with heartache at the bruised and swollen Ben Bo’Erba, and said huffily,

"Little fishy, how did you get beaten into such a state?"

Hearing the familiar tone, Ben Bo’Erba was stunned for a moment, then it suddenly dawned on him. He rushed forward, hugged the green-clad girl’s leg, and started crying his eyes out, snot and tears everywhere.

"Lady! Lady! Xiaobao has suffered so much, so much..."

Lu Xuan’s eyelids twitched as he watched. ’That fat-headed fish...’

Feeling a bit helpless, he just silently altered the Cause and Effect to conceal this scene as well, lest the Lady’s identity be exposed...

The young girl in green, however, felt even more heartache. After all, they had been companions for many years. Her willow-like eyebrows immediately shot up as she glanced sideways at Sun Wukong.

"Is this the monkey?"

Sun Wukong became even more displeased, squawking loudly,

"Aha! So you’re this fat-headed fish’s boss? I beat up the junior, and now the senior has come... Today, Old Sun will beat you both up, junior and senior alike!"

With that, he attacked domineeringly, acting with extreme arrogance.

"Monkeys and grandsons, watch closely now! See how I..."

BANG!!

The green-clad woman slapped the monkey to the ground.

The monkey was stunned. He staggered to his feet.

"You little girl, you have no martial virtue! A sneak attack! Come and fight Old Sun for three hundred rounds..."

BANG!

He was slapped down again by the young girl in green, the impact shaking the entire Huaguo Mountain so violently that countless monkeys and their descendants shrieked in alarm.

"Doesn’t count! Again, again!"

The Sun Monkey was still not convinced. He leaped up, unleashed a Celestial Spirit Great Divine Technique, his breath transforming into a galaxy. He further drew upon the power of the Cyan Celestial Realm, smashing down a fist heavier than three thousand Ancient Realms!

The void shattered, all wonders fell silent, and All Skills retreated.

BANG!!

He was slapped down again by the Goddess.

No matter how reckless Sun Wukong was, he knew he had kicked an iron plate this time. He simply lay on the ground and refused to get up.

But unwilling to lose face in front of his many monkeys and their descendants, he grumbled,

"Fine, fine, fine. Old Sun won’t bicker with a woman, especially not a woman like you who has no martial virtue and only knows how to launch sneak attacks..."

The Goddess pouted, then looked at Ben Bo’Erba with heartache again.

"Don’t be afraid, little fishy. I’m here to back you up..."

She raised her hand and slammed it down on the Sun Monkey twice more with a THWACK THWACK, beating the Sun Wukong, whose Physique had already returned to the Innate, until he was bruised and swollen and squawking wildly.

After a long while,

Lu Xuan finally couldn’t watch anymore. He stepped forward to mediate, and after much persuading, he finally managed to calm the Goddess down.

The latter, holding the fat-headed fish which had revealed its true form, plopped down on the large chair and said with the airs of an elder,

"The position of Great King goes to the capable, but I can’t be bothered to snatch the spot from a Monkey like you. From now on, in this Huaguo Mountain, you are the Mountain King, and I am the King of Kings. Understood?"

The bruised and swollen Sun Wukong nodded in humiliation.

"Alright, this King of Kings has some business to attend to, so I’ll be leaving for a bit. Little fishy, if this Monkey bullies you again, just tell me. I’ll take care of it when I get back!"

Ben Bo’Erba nodded like a pestle grinding garlic, watching with teary eyes as the man and woman drifted away. He muttered under his breath,

"The Lady is the best, the Lady is the best..."

At this moment, the Sun Monkey limped to his feet. Seeing the dumbfounded gazes of all his monkeys and their descendants, he fumed with anger.

"It’s not that I couldn’t beat that woman! She used a sneak attack, and besides, I don’t have a suitable weapon..."

"That’s right! It’s all because I don’t have a weapon!"

"I’m going to find a weapon!"

...

「In the heavens.」

"Lady, you were a bit too heavy-handed..."

"Feeling sorry for him?"

The young girl in green rolled her pretty eyes.

"Alright, from now on when we’re outside, don’t call me ’Lady.’ We can’t let a Dao Fruit spy on us..."

As she spoke, her expression grew solemn.

"There is one more thing I have to tell you. Just now, I looked directly at your disciple. The Transcendent Traits are indeed swirling within his body, but... they’re fading away."

"Fading away?"

Lu Xuan’s expression sharpened abruptly.

"What exactly is happening?"

"I can’t quite say. They’re just fading, flowing toward an unknown place. It’s very hazy there. I can only vaguely make out a human figure."

The Goddess frowned slightly.

"How about this: I’ll go with you to see Haotian again, and if possible, you can take me to see Taiyi as well. Let’s see if we can uncover any clues."

Lu Xuan’s mind raced. ’Wukong’s Celestial Intent Dao Rhyme is fading, seemingly flowing to an unknown, mysterious person...’

’Could Elder Haotian’s and Taiyi’s disappearing Transcendent Traits be related to this?’

’No, that’s not right. If someone truly possessed such a Divine Technique, there’s no reason I would have been able to hold onto my Transcendent Traits...’

Lu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly. ’As the final calamity approaches, all sorts of monsters and demons are really crawling out of the woodwork...’

...

"That Fellow Daoist Lu took a Daluo to Huaguo Mountain."

In the Chaos, the Demon Ancestor slowly opened his eyes and said with a frown,

"It seems Fellow Daoist Lu intends to tamper with the supporting characters of the westward journey."

The Buddha Mother slowly glanced over.

"Does he intend to replace one of the supporting characters?"

"Unlikely," Ancient Bodhi Buddha said faintly. "He probably intends to add one or two people to the group journeying west. That’s not a major obstacle, but we can’t afford to be careless..."

After a pause, he raised his eyelids.

"Once the pilgrimage officially begins, we’ll see if we can eliminate the extra supporting characters, or..."

"That won’t be necessary."

Fu Xi spoke with a light laugh.

"Leave it to me. I can take care of it."

Ancient Bodhi Buddha glanced over in surprise but said nothing. Since someone was volunteering to handle it, he was happy to have less to worry about.

After a moment of thought,

Ancient Bodhi Buddha let out a long breath.

"I’m already getting impatient. The day the pilgrimage begins is the day the Supreme falls... This progress should be faster, faster, even faster."

"You can’t rush it. We must proceed slowly..."

Fu Xi smiled and rose gracefully.

"I’ll make a trip to the Great Heaven and Earth first and dispose of the extra supporting character."

"Go on."

...

「Dao Calendar 30,000 Years, the Flower Fruit Mountain Demon King wreaks havoc in the Dragon Palace.」

「The heavens crumbled and the earth split, the Four Seas churned, and the Immortals and Buddhas watched from the sidelines.」

"A great weapon! A great weapon!"

Sun Wukong stood above the East Sea, laughing heartily, brandishing the ’Ruyi Dog-Beating Stick’ in his hand with great enthusiasm. The more he used it, the more satisfied he became.

"I’ll be borrowing this treasure! Old Dragon King, many thanks, many thanks!"

He turned and swaggered away.

「Dao Calendar 30,000 Years, the Flower Fruit Mountain Demon King wreaks havoc in the Underworld.」

「The Underworld Department is in chaos, the Book of Life and Death has been altered, and the Ten Halls Yama are battered and bruised.」

"Cross it out, cross it out, cross them all out!"

Within the Nine Nether, inside the Netherworld, the Sun Monkey struck out the lifespan limits of all monkey-like beings in the Book of Life and Death. He swung the Dog-Beating Stick, beating the crowd of Yama until they were bruised, swollen, and their bodies were cracking.

After he left, carrying the ’Ruyi Dog-Beating Stick’ on his shoulder,

a beautiful young girl wearing an Emperor’s Robe walked out and looked up faintly. ℯℯ𝘭.

"The journey west, is it..."

The Little Peach Spirit narrowed her eyes, seeming somewhat angered and very displeased that her Underworld had been thrown into such a mess.

"This Monkey deserves to suffer a little."

「Dao Calendar 30,000 Years, the Human Lord hears of the disaster in the Four Seas and is enraged.」

「On the same day, the Earth Duke sees the turmoil in the Underworld and is enraged.」

「On the same day, the Celestial Duke issues a decree, summoning the Flower Fruit Mountain Demon King to the Celestial Court to become an immortal.」

「At the same time.」

「Huaguo Mountain.」

"Who are you?"

Ben Bo’Erba tilted his head up, staring at the young man before him.

"My name... is Fu Xi."

Fu Xi said with a smile.

He unleashed his own Transcendent Traits and attempted a replacement. Ben Bo’Erba gradually blurred, growing fainter and fainter. The fat-headed fish’s memories, experiences, and past,

were all being ’worn’ by Fu Xi, bit by bit.

Everything came to a screeching halt.

"Hm?"

Fu Xi was stunned. He saw a fair-skinned fist, carrying immense power, coming at him fiercely.