Chapter 669 - 76: Taking Over the Fu Xi Incarnation, the Monkey Breaks into Tushita Palace

Chapter 669: Chapter 76: Taking Over the Fu Xi Incarnation, the Monkey Breaks into Tushita Palace

’I’ll start with this fat-headed fish.’

On Huaguo Mountain, Fu Xi slowly emerged. He silently activated his Transcendent Traits, beginning to "replace" Ben Bo’Erba, bit by bit, from head to toe.

He "put on" Ben Bo’Erba’s fate, history, and Cause and Effect, piece by piece...

Suddenly, Fu Xi’s expression abruptly changed. He saw a snow-white fist strike out from the void, boring its way out from within Ben Bo’Erba’s body!

"Hm?"

He frowned and tried to retreat, but the large, snow-white fist held him fast. He wasn’t too alarmed, however. While mobilizing his Innate Spiritual Light to resist, he smiled.

"Goddess... no, and Fellow Daoist Lu?"

The space-time on Huaguo Mountain froze. He saw Lu Xuan approaching with the Goddess, who was clad in Ni Chang.

"Is this a trap?"

Fu Xi chuckled.

"It’s useless against me, as you both should know."

He was nonchalant. The moment he realized it was a trap, he had already severed the connection between this incarnation and his true self. He wasn’t the least bit afraid of the Goddess gleaning any information from him.

Fu Xi didn’t know that two of his incarnations had already been completely exposed...

Lu Xuan gazed at this Fu Xi Incarnation and nodded faintly.

"It seems we’re still a step behind. Capturing Fu Xi is imperative."

"Capture... me?"

Fu Xi was amused. He shook his head slightly, then spoke again.

"Actually, the two of you and I aren’t necessarily enemies. We could perhaps cooperate. For instance, there’s Taiyi. He’s a big problem..."

Lu Xuan waved his hand, cutting the Fu Xi Incarnation off, and pointed a finger.

In the next instant, bit by bit, the Fu Xi Incarnation was being... replaced by Lu Xuan.

The Fu Xi Incarnation’s expression changed drastically. A look of disbelief washed over its face as its pupils contracted. It cried out in shock:

"Impossible!!"

He was horrified, sensing he was being supplanted, replaced. He detected the all-too-familiar Transcendent Traits flowing through Lu Xuan!!

’This... is absolutely impossible!’

Terrified, the Fu Xi Incarnation tried to resist, but the vast Innate Spiritual Light he had just gathered was shattered by a single punch from the Goddess!

He was just an incarnation, not his true self. He couldn’t mobilize all his Transcendent Traits, only a portion, and his Innate Spiritual Light was not truly Infinite.

Bit by bit, Lu Xuan put on Fu Xi’s fate, Cause and Effect, and history...

He had gained an incarnation.

An incarnation named ’Fu Xi Incarnation’.

"Will this really work?" the Goddess asked softly.

"We can try. I’m confident I won’t be discovered." Lu Xuan and the Fu Xi Incarnation spoke in unison, both smiling.

"On to the next stop: Haotian and Taiyi..."

The Goddess nodded slightly. Her face changed, her Ni Chang reverted to a cyan robe, and she once again became the young woman in cyan.

Lu Xuan and the Goddess walked away from Huaguo Mountain side by side. The ’Fu Xi Incarnation’, now an incarnation of Lu Xuan, also departed quietly.

Time on Huaguo Mountain began to flow again, and a spark of life returned to Ben Bo’Erba’s stiff eyes.

It looked left and right, feeling that something was off but unable to put its finger on it. It pursed its lips and muttered to itself,

"That monkey was recruited by the Celestial Realm, too. I just wonder if anything will be different this time..."

......

"Something’s not right."

Above the flow of Years, the Demon Ancestor, the Buddha Mother, and Bodhi were gathered together.

The Ancient Bodhi Buddha narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke softly,

"I sense something is wrong. Whether that monkey was wreaking havoc in the Dragon Palace or the Underworld, neither the Dragon King of the Dragon Palace nor Yama of the Underworld held back. They genuinely couldn’t defeat him..."

The Demon Ancestor frowned slightly.

"You mean Fellow Daoist Purple Cloud taught him too well? What’s wrong with that? Fellow Daoist Purple Cloud once passed down the Celestial Book; he’s always been good at teaching disciples..."

"I just feel there’s something strange about it, but I can’t quite put my finger on it... Where is Fellow Daoist Fu Xi?"

"I am here."

Fu Xi approached, his steps crisp and decisive.

"One of my incarnations just went to Huaguo Mountain and seems to have fallen into a trap set by Fellow Daoist Lu. Fortunately, it managed to escape in the end. As for the matter you were discussing..."

He closed his eyes as if sensing something. After a long moment, he spoke.

"The Sun Monkey is indeed problematic. The Dao Fruit Great Artifact he wields was likely forged by the Supreme, and during his battles, he also seemed to mobilize the Great Will of Heaven and Earth."

The expressions of the several Supreme Beings changed drastically.

’The Great Will of Heaven and Earth?’

Everyone knew that the Great Will of Heaven and Earth was now, for all intents and purposes, entirely under the control of Fellow Daoist Lu. How could Sun Wukong possibly mobilize it?

"So what you’re saying is..." the Buddha Mother said thoughtfully, "Fellow Daoist Purple Cloud is the problem?"

"Perhaps not, but Lu Xuan has definitely tampered with Sun Wukong. I just can’t see what it is."

Fu Xi stated with certainty,

"Lately, Lu Xuan has been with that Cyan Robe Daluo. I will try to obtain information from her. Also..."

After a pause, he continued,

"As for Sun Wukong, it would be best to interfere. The Fundamental Skill he is cultivating doesn’t seem to be a Buddhist Skill."

A dark look flashed across the Ancient Bodhi Buddha’s face.

After a long, pensive silence, he finally spoke: "There’s still time to correct it."

The Supreme Beings discussed a bit more before departing, each lost in their own thoughts.

’Fellow Daoist Purple Cloud, whose side are you really on?’

......

「The Thirty-Six Celestial Realms.」

"Xiaoxuan."

Inside the Celestial Lord Hall, Haotian poured three cups of Immortal Tea and pushed two of them forward. His gaze lingered on the young woman in cyan for a moment, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

’Where did this Daluo come from?’

He glanced at her, and after peering into her past, he immediately understood. With a knowing smile, he asked:

"And this is...?"

"Qing Ling," Lu Xuan said with a smile. "A friend of mine."

With that, he took a sip of the Immortal Tea, exhaled a fragrant wisp of steam, and continued,

"I’ve come today about that insolent Monkey."

"Sun Wukong?"

Haotian smiled gently.

"Rest assured, everything is proceeding as planned. This time, I’ve assigned him a post in the ’Daoist Mansion’. Everything he comes into contact with, learns, and perceives will be related to the Daoist Sect. Through subtle influence, it should have some effect."

Lu Xuan chuckled and nodded.

"No, that’s not enough..."

He paused, his expression suddenly turning solemn.

"Elder Haotian, tell me... can I trust you?"

Haotian was taken aback for a moment, then he couldn’t help but laugh.

"What kind of question is that?"

Lu Xuan didn’t explain, but simply glanced at the young woman in cyan as if joking.

"Qing Ling, what do you say?"

The Goddess raised her eyelids and fixed her gaze on Haotian. After a long silence, she nodded slightly.

"I believe he can be."

Hearing this, Lu Xuan let out a small sigh of relief and said calmly, "Elder Haotian, Fellow Daoist Purple Cloud and I are actually on good terms. Everything regarding the monkey is under control, but..."

He set down his teacup and said gravely,

"It seems Bodhi and the Demon Ancestor have noticed something is amiss."

After replacing the Fu Xi Incarnation—although that specific incarnation no longer communicated with Fu Xi’s other selves—Lu Xuan’s concealment prevented Fu Xi from noticing anything unusual.

Likewise, after the replacement was complete, the conversation between Fu Xi, the Demon Ancestor, and the others was overheard by that incarnation. And what the incarnation knew, Lu Xuan naturally knew as well.

Haotian’s expression also turned serious, his eyes flickering.

"So Purple Cloud is your contingency? If the Demon Ancestor and the others have noticed something... have they made a move?"

"Yes."

Lu Xuan nodded with certainty.

"Bodhi is with Sun Wukong right now."

Haotian’s expression changed, and he shot to his feet.

"Should we intervene?"

"No need. We’ll turn their own plan against them."

Lu Xuan drained his Immortal Tea in one gulp and said with a smile,

"Bodhi used his Divine Techniques to influence Sun Wukong, teaching him the Eighty-one Buddhist Techniques and the Bodhisattva’s Aspiration Scripture, replacing the Daoist Scripture the monkey was originally cultivating."

After a pause, he continued,

"I was going to stop him, but on second thought, I abandoned the idea... From now on, under the influence of Bodhi’s Divine Techniques, the monkey will subconsciously use Buddhist Skills in battle, but that doesn’t mean he has forgotten his Daoist Skills..."

Haotian frowned slightly.

"Xiaoxuan, what are you getting at?"

Lu Xuan looked up and said softly,

"It’s about time that monkey suffered a bit. For everything that follows, tell your subordinates not to hold back."

Haotian thought for a moment, then immediately understood and smiled slightly.

"You want Sun Wukong to suffer repeated setbacks whenever he uses his Buddhist Skills?"

"Exactly."

Lu Xuan rose gracefully.

"This way, no one will have to say a word to him. He’ll make the comparison himself. The Buddhist Skills lead to constant failure, while the Daoist Skill helped him wreak havoc in the Dragon Palace and the Underworld..."

After a pause, he bowed with his hands clasped and said,

"Well then, I won’t stay any longer. I’ll have to ask for Elder Haotian’s help in this matter."

"As the Dao Dynasty Celestial Duke, I am, in a sense, your subordinate. Consider it done... Should we notify Xuandu and Fengdu?"

"We should."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Lu Xuan took his leave with the young woman in cyan. As they walked out of the Celestial Lord Hall, he glanced sideways and asked,

"Lady, what did you see?"

The Goddess’s brows furrowed slightly.

"He doesn’t seem to have any problems—or rather, I can’t find any. But the strange thing is..."

She thought for a moment before continuing,

"There seems to be some kind of fog surrounding Haotian. I can’t see through it."

Lu Xuan’s expression tightened. ’Even the Lady can’t see through it?’

The Lady’s eyes possessed a power bordering on Omniscience. Even a Dao Fruit couldn’t hide anything from her gaze.

The only two things she couldn’t see through were the future of a Dao Fruit and matters related to Wa Huang and herself...

Suddenly, Lu Xuan recalled the ’Wa Huang’ from the Sea of Transcendence, and his gaze grew profound.

’Could it be related to her?’

Just then, the Goddess pondered for a moment before speaking again.

"However, I did discover one clue. Haotian did indeed once possess Transcendent Traits, and just as you suspected, those Transcendent Traits have all since vanished."

Lu Xuan glanced sideways.

"Did they also flow to that indistinct being?"

"Correct. There is a being that is collecting Transcendent Traits. It has already taken Haotian’s, and Sun Wukong’s are draining away as well."

"Then let’s go check on Taiyi." Lu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly. "The final calamity is approaching. All the monsters and demons that were lying in wait are finally crawling out of the woodwork..."

The Goddess nodded. The two of them walked side by side, heading out of Chaos.

As they walked, the Goddess suddenly glanced over and asked,

"By the way, have you figured out how you’re going to deal with Fu Xi?"

"To answer your question, Lady, I intend to give him a taste of his own medicine."

"For example?"

"For example... without Fu Xi ever realizing it, I’ll replace all of his ’Fu Xi Incarnations’ and orchestrate a grand play just for him."

The Goddess was slightly taken aback and said softly,

"That will be quite the undertaking..."

"We’ll take it one step at a time. At the very least, we’ve already proven that this path is viable."

......

"What a fine day today, oh, what a fine day..."

Sun Wukong strolled about leisurely, contemplating the Eighty-one Skills that the unknown Old Immortal had just taught him while loudly greeting the Immortals he passed on the road.

"Hey, Taibai, how’s it going today?"

"Yo, if it isn’t Tianpeng! Haven’t seen you in a few days. You’ve gotten fatter! Even fatter!"

"Little Nezha, what’s the hurry? Quick, come have a drink with me, have a drink!"

As he shouted, Sun Wukong grabbed a helpless-looking Nezha and said cheerfully,

"Why do you run whenever you see me, kid? It’s like you’re avoiding the plague!"

Nezha’s lips twitched. He pursed them and said,

"Don’t even start. The last time you dragged me off to drink, I almost messed up something important..."

The Sun Monkey had been recruited to the Thirty-Six Celestial Realms for over half a year and had made a wide circle of friends, his relationship with Nezha being particularly good.

He said with a cheeky grin,

"What’s the big deal? How about a couple more?"

"Next time. I really do have something to do right now!"

"Alright, alright!"

Sun Wukong clicked his tongue in disappointment. After seeing Nezha off, he continued to wander around the Celestial Realm like a street loafer.

"Hmm? What’s this place?"

He tilted his head up to look at a majestic Daoist Palace and clicked his tongue again.

"I wonder which Immortal lives in here? I’ve got to go say hi!"

With that,

the monkey, carrying his wine gourd, swaggered forward and kicked open the main gate of the Douluo Palace.