Chapter 465 Five Hundred Years Later
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, five hundred years have passed.

On this day, Cheng Long's clone Sun Wukong, who was staying at Liangjie Mountain, stared with sparkling eyes at the black lotus platform with 24 petals blooming in front of him, as if he was comprehending the mystery within the lotus platform.

"It's been half a year."

In the Mountain God Cave, Cheng Long stood beside Nuwa, looked down at his clone, and whispered, "Wukong is indeed the child you nurtured. He is naturally close to the laws. Not only can he comprehend the law of destruction in the twenty-fourth-grade killing black lotus, but he can also see the new life through destruction and deepen his understanding of the law of creation. No wonder he can catch up with me in just five hundred years!"

"That's natural. With the stone spirit that was born and raised by nature and fused with my holy blood, Wukong's comprehension is much better than yours! In the past six months, his realm has been growing rapidly, and there seems to be no end."

Nuwa smiled and said, "He has stabilized at the middle stage of Primordial Golden Immortal early on and is advancing towards the late stage. If he continues at this pace, as long as he is given time, he may even be able to reach the peak of Primordial Golden Immortal."

"The smell of his flesh and blood is becoming stronger and stronger."

Qingluan exclaimed at the side.

In the past, the dragon, phoenix, and unicorn tribes all practiced the way of the physical body, supplemented by laws. The true way of the spirit only became popular after the Taoist ancestor Hongjun became a saint.

Focusing on the cultivation of the primordial spirit can ensure that the true spirit is immortal. People who follow this path call it the path of immortality. For these immortals, the physical body can be discarded at will.

As long as the soul is safe, the body can be recreated at any time, especially for those who have mastered the magical power of "mediating creation". When encountering danger, they can easily abandon the physical body and let the soul escape into the void, just like a gecko that likes to cut off its tail to survive.

For immortals who focus on cultivating the primordial spirit, the primordial spirit is eternal.

However, he likes the feeling of both his soul and body becoming stronger. To him, the unity of soul and body is the true path.

As time slowly passed, the aura of Cheng Long's clone became stronger and stronger. If it weren't for the presence of Nuwa, blocking the outside world's perception, everything that happened here would have been exposed to the eyes of all the gods and Buddhas.

At this time, the outside world had no idea about Sun Wukong's cultivation. He had already broken through to the late stage of the Primordial Golden Immortal. With his mother's help in hiding his cultivation, the quasi-saints below the saints would only think that Sun Wukong had made a small improvement in his cultivation, breaking through from the middle stage of the Daluo Golden Immortal to the late stage...

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a few days later.

Cheng Long brought the twenty-fourth-grade black lotus of destruction and left Liangjie Mountain with Nuwa and Qingluan, leaving his clone alone to wait for Guanyin to arrive.

Over the past five hundred years, Guanyin would come to Liangjie Mountain to visit him every ten years.

As a result, the relationship between Cheng Long and Guanyin improved greatly and was no longer as tense as it was five hundred years ago. Of course, the mediation of the little fox fairy Hua Yue was indispensable.

Huayue, who descends to the mortal world for a month every year, has already achieved success with Cheng Long. In the beginning, the two of them just couldn't help but taste the forbidden fruit, and later they learned the dragon and phoenix harmony of Lishan Laomu, and the little fox fairy's cultivation level began to improve year by year.

In just five hundred years, the cultivation level of the little fox fairy has been upgraded from the middle stage of the celestial fairy to the early stage of the golden fairy. The original little fairy of the Yao Chi has now been promoted to the fox fairy queen, and has control over some of the marriages in the human world. However, her direct superior is still the Queen Mother.

The cuckoo Qingyi, who was sent to Wahuangtian by Cheng Long himself, also survived the most difficult blood reversion early and transformed into the divine bird Lan Feng. It's just that her bloodline is relatively thin, and her upper limit is far not as high as Qingluan, and she reached the top of the Daluo Jinxian.

But it is much better than the cuckoo of the past.

Look, in just five hundred years, Lan Feng Qingyi's cultivation level has been raised from the late celestial immortal stage to the late true immortal stage.

It is extremely difficult for an ordinary fairy to advance to a higher level in five hundred years.

Of course, no matter whether it is Huayue or Qingyi, their improvement in cultivation is not worth mentioning in front of Cheng Long. Cheng Long himself, his clone Sun Wukong, and his second soul are all great powers in the late stage of Hunyuan Golden Immortal. Any one of them can defeat Guanyin, Randeng and the like.

Even the Superman clone in the DC world now has a powerful strength comparable to that of the ancient witch. Not long ago, he had a fight with Michael and Lucifer, who are at the single universe level, and was able to hold his own against two of them at once.

"Wukong~~"

Just as he was thinking about it, the voice of Guanyin Bodhisattva suddenly sounded at the entrance of the cave.

Cheng Long walked forward and opened the stone door. Looking at the Guanyin Bodhisattva dressed in white and holding a basket in her hand, he smiled and said, "Sister Guanyin, you are dressed so beautifully, are you trying to seduce me?"

"loquacious!"

The White-robed Guanyin glared at Cheng Long, walked into the living room with a basket, and took out the delicacies and fine wines inside one by one. Ever since she went to Lingshan five hundred years ago and Tathagata personally ordered the cancellation of the plot to force Sun Wukong to make trouble in Heaven, she began to intentionally or unintentionally repair her relationship with the other party.

In the beginning, he needed his young apprentice Huayue to act as a go-between so that the two of them could talk. As they went together more often, their relationship improved little by little, and now they are able to play and joke around with each other.

She actually quite likes getting along with Sun Wukong, especially in the last one or two hundred years, when Wukong began to call her Sister Guanyin and came to visit her more and more often.

"Wow, there are bear paws. Which bear monster is so unlucky that you actually ran into it."

Cheng Long walked to Guanyin and saw a pair of bear paws placed on the stone table. He could tell at a glance that there was a powerful demonic energy inside the bear paws.

This bear is at least a Golden Immortal-level demon king, and also a demon who likes to practice spiritual cultivation, because there is no evil spirit on its paws.

"There's a black bear demon from Uttarakuru. My sister asked it to move but it refused, so I chopped off its paws to teach it a lesson." Guanyin said calmly.

It seemed as if cutting off the two palms of a black bear demon was just a trivial punishment!
Of course, compared to losing one's life, losing a pair of bear paws is really nothing, and they will grow back in no time.

Regenerating limbs is something that even the little demons in the Tribulation Crossing Stage and the Yuanshen Stage can do, let alone the demon king in the Golden Immortal Realm. However, for the demons who do not understand the magical power of creation, regenerating limbs will consume some of their life essence.

"Sister Guanyin, you are still as overbearing as ever. I am living a good life, but you suddenly want me to move to the vicinity of Guanyin Temple and become a monster. Of course I won't agree!"

Cheng Long started to attack without mercy.

Guanyin was startled and asked in astonishment: "How do you know I want it to move to the vicinity of Guanyin Temple and become a mountain king?"

"Uh... I guess."

Cheng Long smiled awkwardly, picked up the black bear demon's pair of bear paws, and ran into the kitchen swiftly.

Guanyin did not pursue the matter after seeing this scene. In her eyes, Sun Wukong had always been a favorite of heaven and earth who was extremely intelligent and had extraordinary comprehension. In just five hundred years, he had cultivated from a commoner to the late stage of Daluo Jinxian.

How many people throughout history have grown at such a terrifying rate?

Even the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, after cultivating to become a saint, had to accumulate many experiences before she could quickly enter the realm of quasi-saint when the Taoist Hongjun was preaching.

It is normal for gods to have some calculation skills.

She used violence to force the black bear demon to become a monster, which was not a very secretive thing and the powerful people in the three realms could basically figure it out.

An hour later.

Cheng Long served the fragrant braised bear paws, sat down opposite Guanyin, and warmly greeted her: "Sister Guanyin, I put a lot of thought into this pair of bear paws. Let's have one each. Even if they don't taste good, you have to finish them."

"It smells so good, how can it not taste good?"

Guanyin picked up the chopsticks and couldn't wait to taste it.

The Buddhist precepts are something that mortals need to consider. Bodhisattvas and Arhats who have achieved enlightenment can completely ignore them. "Hmm, this bear paw is really delicious, fragrant and soft..."

Guanyin ate and praised the food, and couldn't stop eating.

When Cheng Long saw this, he decisively picked up the other bear paw and enjoyed it happily.

After the storm.

Guanyin licked the grease off her red lips with the tip of her tongue, and restored her dignified posture. She picked up the wine glass gracefully, took a sip, and said, "Wukong, it's time to get down to business. Tell me, what do you want me to do in order to agree to escort Tang Seng to Lingshan to obtain the scriptures?"

"Sign it and I'll give you my word."

Cheng Long took out a demon contract out of thin air. This was a contract left by the original deity. It didn't necessarily require Guanyin to sign it. It was just to give the other party a chance.

To put it bluntly, it means that I have taken a liking to the other person.

The Guanyin in the Green Snake's world is much inferior to the one in front of him, both in terms of talent and appearance.

After all, this person looks too much like the one in "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven".

However, the Jade Emperor is not Chow Yun-fat in Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven, and characters such as Bull Demon King and Bodhi Patriarch are not from that movie, and the same goes for Chang'e.

"Havoc in Heaven" is a Hong Kong-produced film based on Journey to the West. The plot of the film is terrible and Nuwa is so weak that she even sacrificed herself to repair the war-damaged Heaven.

Therefore, the fact that Guanyin looks similar to this version of Guanyin is just a coincidence.

"what?"

"You actually want me to..."

Guanyin picked up the contract and took a look at it, her face instantly falling.

"Sister Guanyin, the contract in your hand has been signed by four people before you. They are the Great Purity Saint, the Jade Purity Saint, the Upper Purity Saint, and the Goddess Nuwa..."

Cheng Long's voice suddenly sounded in Guanyin's sea of ​​consciousness.

The names of the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa calmed her down instantly, but she couldn't believe in her heart that the four saints would sign such a contract to sell their personal freedom with others.

Picture what?
"Goku, do you know what you are talking about?"

Guanyin stared straight at Cheng Long.

"If you want to know the agreement, why not go to the Wa Palace? There will be someone there to explain everything to you, but..." After a pause, Cheng Long continued, "If you don't sign the Wa Palace, you may not be able to leave."

"..."

Guanyin was bewildered.

If she wants to know the answer, she has to go to the Queen Wa Palace, but once she gets there she has to sign a contract. Does she have any choice?

You definitely can’t go!

But women are sometimes very curious. After Cheng Long asked for some resources and agreed to escort Tang Monk on his journey to the West, she couldn't help but feel curious and secretly went to the Queen Wa Palace.

"Miao Shan, you finally came."

In front of the Wahuang Palace, Nuwa looked at Guanyin Bodhisattva who was brought into Wahuangtian by Qingluan, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

"Greetings, empress!"

Guanyin Bodhisattva bowed to Nuwa and went straight to the point: "Wukong gave me a mysterious contract today. He said that I can get the answer by coming to Nuwa Palace."

Nuwa responded with a smile: "Wukong is right, my three brothers and I have signed it, but if you want to know the specific answer, you should go ask that child!"

Following Nuwa's gaze, Guanyin saw Cheng Long's real body, who was tall and graceful, and exclaimed: "Wukong? Aren't you in Liangjie Mountain? How come..."

"Sister Guanyin, Wukong is me, but I am not him. The Wukong you have been with over the past few years is actually just a clone of me." Cheng Long said as he came up to Guanyin and looked at her closely. Only then did Guanyin realize that the 'Wukong' in front of her was different from the one in Liangjie Mountain in several ways.

First of all, in terms of height, Sun Wukong's normal height is 1.78 meters, which is shorter than the original body's normal height of 1.8 meters.

In fact, the hair color is different, the one in front of me is obviously darker.

The last difference is the nose. The clone's nose is bigger, while the original one's is more upright.

If you don't look carefully, it is still difficult to tell them apart.

"So it was you who took over Wukong's body. No wonder Wukong didn't turn into the Spirit Stone Monkey when he was born..." Guanyin suddenly realized, and all the changes that had happened before could be explained in an instant.

"It can't be considered as possession of another's body. After all, the stone spirit at that time had not yet developed any intelligence." Cheng Long has always felt a little guilty about possessing the body of Sun Wukong. He could only use the theory of reincarnation from the underworld to make amends for himself.

In fact, even in the world with the underworld, there are many newborns, who are born naturally and are not reincarnations of old ghosts who drank Meng Po soup.

If every newborn is really the reincarnation of an old ghost, doesn't that mean that the number of living beings is limited?
Death means the next reincarnation, which is equivalent to another kind of rebirth. It is better not to practice. At least there is not such a big risk and you don’t have to worry about your soul being torn apart.

"You are quite courageous. How dare you interfere in the Journey to the West?"

Guanyin did not worry about whether Sun Wukong was possessed by another body, but stared at Cheng Long.

"I know what you want to say, but I never believe in the will of heaven. I only believe that man can conquer nature. Since Sun Wukong has become my clone, I will not let him follow the old path that you Buddhists have set for him."

"You are only relying on the support of Nuwa. If you didn't have her support, would you still have the courage to do this?"

Guanyin is feeling very complicated. On the one hand, she admires Cheng Long's courage, and on the other hand, she is worried about her own future. Cheng Long even dares to talk about taking over Sun Wukong's body, which means that if she doesn't sign the contract that Wukong took out earlier, she will die and there is no way she can walk out alive.

No matter how powerful Nuwa is, she can never be a match for the two saints of Buddhism.

So, she either surrendered or disappeared.

"Miao Shan, you're right. Before he became my child, he had already been planning to take over Wukong's body." Nuwa interjected with interest.

If she hadn't noticed that the stone spirit had been possessed by someone, things would have become quite tricky. Cheng Long would have become the biggest variable in the Three Realms and might even have secretly disrupted the entire Journey to the West, leaving all the gods and Buddhas confused.

"My lady, what will happen if I don't sign the contract that Wukong showed me earlier?"

Guanyin asked cautiously.

(End of this chapter)