Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 312: Chapter 312: Heading to the Demon Beast Continent (3rd Update)

(PS: Having reached a crucial juncture, Xiao Zhu needs to carefully consider the upcoming plot, making arrangements for the journey to the Demonic Realm and the second crisis at Flower-Fruit Mountain. Today, there will only be three updates. Thinking about it is giving me a headache. Four updates tomorrow!)

“Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan?”

Jiang He almost jumped upon hearing Sun Wukong’s words, his face full of surprise, “Didn’t Lord Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor perish in the Immortal Realm long ago? How… could it be that Lord Demon Emperor didn’t die?”

“Hmm?”

Hearing Jiang He’s words, Sun Wukong’s brow also furrowed in an instant. What was going on? Jiang He didn’t know that Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan was alive? How could this be possible? Hadn’t they already come to the Demonic Realm through the passage between the Two Realms? Mu Chenxuan had been intent on settling accounts with the Jidu Demon Emperor; how could there be no news spread at all?

Something was amiss; there must be a hidden secret!

“City Lord Jiang doesn’t know that Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor escaped danger in the Immortal Realm and has long since returned to the Demonic Realm? You haven’t heard any news at all?”

“Lord Demon Emperor returned to the Demonic Realm?”

Jiang He’s eyes widened in astonishment, and from his expression, it did not appear to be feigned. Sun Wukong’s face immediately became grim and uncertain.

The three people, including Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan, had returned to the Demonic Realm through the passage between the Two Realms. Logically speaking, they should have long since arrived in the Demonic Realm. Given the status of Jiang He, the City Lord of Filan City, if the three people really had left traces in the Demonic Realm, it was impossible that he’d heard nothing. This situation could only mean two possibilities: one was that the three people never arrived in the Demonic Realm at all; the spatial passage was problematic and connected to another place. The other possibility, which was also due to a spatial passage problem, was indeed connecting to the Demonic Realm, but it was not the original Demonic Realm, rather one that had merged into a single realm after the integration.

There was an eighty percent chance that the Bull Demon King and the others were lost in another Demonic Realm continent where demonic beasts roamed!

Sun Wukong shared his speculations with Jiang He, who nodded in agreement repeatedly, “Right, right, you’re absolutely correct, Senior! Originally, our Demonic Realm’s passage leading to the Three Realms was sealed after the great war between immortals and demons. Lord Jidu Demon Emperor has always wanted to open a new passage between the Two Realms. As a result, when opening it, we inadvertently connected to the current Demon Beast Continent. The Two Realms became one, and the original exit of the passage also opened deep within the Myriad Beast Mountains of the Demon Beast Continent. If Lord Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor indeed returned to the Demonic Realm through that passage, then he must have entered the Myriad Beast Mountains!”

At this point, a worry flashed across Jiang He’s face, “There are demonic beasts living within the Myriad Beast Mountains that are more powerful than the Demon Emperor. If Lord Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor and the others really are trapped there, I’m afraid…”

“They should be fine!”

Sun Wukong shook his head. The Bull Demon King and Six-Eared Macaque had accompanied Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan to the Demonic Realm, leaving their Lifebound Soul Lamps in Flower-Fruit Mountain. Leng Xuan had informed Sun Wukong of all this through the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission, and until just before the Peach of Immortality banquet, no news came of the extinguishing of either of their Lifebound Soul Lamps. This proved that at least the Bull Demon King and Six-Eared Macaque were still alive.

If they were still alive, Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan should also be safe. After all, this was the Demonic Realm, where Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan’s strength under the influence of the Demon Spirit Qi environment far outweighed his strength in the Three Realms. No matter how formidable the demonic beasts that surpassed the strength of the Demon Emperor were, it may not be difficult to defeat the three of them, but the idea that the three couldn’t even escape was somewhat unrealistic. The most likely scenario was that the three were trapped in the Myriad Beast Mountains of the Demon Beast Continent and had yet to free themselves.

Yes, that had to be it!

“City Lord Jiang, I, Old Sun, wish to check out the Myriad Beast Mountains. Do you have a map of the Demonic Realm here?”

Sun Wukong had originally planned to find out the whereabouts of Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan and his two companions and, knowing they were safe, would have tried to find a way back to the Three Realms first. But now that he came to the conclusion that the three were likely to be trapped in the Myriad Beast Mountains, Sun Wukong could not abandon them and return to the Three Realms alone. No matter what, he had to visit the Myriad Beast Mountains and rescue them!

“I do have a map, but Senior, the Myriad Beast Mountains are filled with formidable demonic beasts. The strongest among them are even more powerful than Demon Emperor experts. If you go like this, I’m afraid…”

Jiang He didn’t continue, but his meaning was clear. He felt that if Sun Wukong went to rescue Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan and the others like this, not only would he fail to rescue anyone, he might even get himself into trouble.

In the Demonic Realm, the division of cultivation levels is a bit different from that in the Three Realms, ranked from high to low as Demon Saint, Demon Emperor, Demon Lord, Demon Spirit, Demon Marshal, Demon General, and Demon Soldier.

Among them, Demon Saint is equivalent to the Saint Realm of the Three Realms’ Heavenly Dao Saints. Throughout the history of the Demonic Realm, there has been only one, Demon Ancestor Lou Hu. He once vied with Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor for dominion over the Three Realms. In the end, he was defeated by Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor and ruthlessly sealed away. As to where exactly he was sealed, probably only the Three Purities besides Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor are aware.

Below Demon Saint is the Demon Emperor master, equivalent to a Quasi-Saint Realm powerhouse, then down the hierarchy are Demon Lords equivalent to Daluo Golden Immortals, Demon Spirits equivalent to Taiyi Golden Immortals, Demon Marshals equivalent to Taiyi Scattered Immortals, Demon Generals equivalent to Heavenly Immortals, and Demon Soldiers equivalent to Earth Immortals. As for those below Earth Immortals, in the Demonic Realm they are considered completely insignificant, collectively known as Demons.

In the Myriad Beast Mountains, there are Demonic Beasts with strength above that of a Demon Emperor, which is equivalent to the unparalleled power of a Demon Saint or Heavenly Dao Saint. Sun Wukong concealed his aura, only revealing the cultivation strength of a Demon Marshal Level, which is the Taiyi Scattered Immortal Realm. With Jiang He’s eyesight, he couldn’t see through Sun Wukong’s true cultivation, thus he naturally didn’t have much confidence in Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong smiled and said nothing more. He could release his Half-Step Quasi-Saint aura to intimidate Jiang He and boost his confidence, but what would be the point? Filan City was merely a stopover for him. Sun Wukong had no plans to stay long or to have much to do with Jiang He and his son. All he wanted was to get the map; why bother revealing his true cultivation?

Seeing Sun Wukong’s determination, Jiang He didn’t try to persuade him further. There wasn’t much of a relationship between them; it was only out of respect for Sun Wukong’s strength that he was courteous. The two sentences he had tried to persuade Sun Wukong with were meant to leave a good impression, hoping for future care, but since Sun Wukong was determined to go to the Myriad Beast Mountains on the Demon Beast Continent, it was unlikely he would return alive. Without any benefits, why say more?

Jiang He called for someone to bring the latest map of the Demonic Realm, which was made from a Demon Spirit Jade disk. It had a knack similar to the Jade Slips of the Three Realms, capturing the geographical features of the Demonic Realm in miniature form. After examining the map, Sun Wukong nodded in satisfaction, not wanting to delay any further. He bid farewell to Jiang He and ascended on his Somersault Cloud, flying towards another land—the Demon Beast Continent—according to the direction shown on the jade disk map.

“Father, that Sun Wukong is doomed to die this time, why do you flatter him so much?”

Watching Sun Wukong’s figure disappearing into the horizon, Jiang Mu finally let out a sigh of relief and looked at his father, Jiang He, puzzled. He could tell that Jiang He wasn’t confident about Sun Wukong’s journey either, so why was he so obsequiously flattering to Sun Wukong?

“What do you know!”

Jiang He gave his son an annoyed glare and said in a low voice, “This man has never revealed his true cultivation strength. Your father can’t see through him either. If he dies in the Myriad Beast Mountains, so be it. But if he survives and comes back, the good relationship your father has fostered today will become Filan City’s greatest reliance in the future, understand?”

“Father is wise, your son has learned his lesson!”

Jiang Mu suddenly realized; indeed, the older ginger is indeed spicier—these were the things he hadn’t thought of!

“Sun Wukong… This person is definitely not from our Demonic Realm! Judging from his tone, he must come from the Three Realms. Being able to associate with the Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor, he must not be a simple character. Hopefully, the effort your father made today wasn’t in vain…”

Two days later, at the border between the original Demonic Realm continent and the Demon Beast Continent, Sun Wukong descended from the clouds at the edge of the Vast Chasm.

“Is that the Demon Beast Continent up ahead?”

According to the records in the Demon Spirit Jade disk map, this was the edge of the original Demonic Realm. Before it merged with the Demon Beast Continent, this edge was surrounded by the Endless Void, filled with void storms. Once one fell into it, even a Heavenly Dao Saint would not necessarily return safely.

Of course, Sun Wukong didn’t quite believe this. There had only ever been one Heavenly Dao Saint, Demon Ancestor Lou Hu, in the Demonic Realm, and that was before the Demonic Realm separated from the Three Realms. How could the people in the Demonic Realm know that a Heavenly Dao Saint couldn’t survive the void storms? It was probably just a guess passed down erroneously.@@novelbin@@

However, one thing was certain: below the level of a Heavenly Dao Saint, it was definitely impossible to survive in the void storm, even for a Half-Step Saint. One step different, and the gulf between heaven and earth was just like this.

After the Demonic Realm and the Demon Beast Continent merged to form the new Demonic Realm, the original edge became this huge Vast Chasm. On this side of the Vast Chasm was the original Demonic Realm continent, and on the other side was the Demon Beast Continent, where demonic beasts roamed freely. There were only a few places where the Vast Chasm connected both continents, forming bridges between them. Beyond these connections were bottomless abysses.

“Void-Breaking Starry Eyes!”

A golden light flashed in Sun Wukong’s eyes as he activated his Void-Breaking Divine Eye to the Fourth Phase, Void-Breaking Starry Eyes state, and looked into the deep abyss of the Vast Chasm. Upon looking, his brow furrowed immediately.

Under the Void-Breaking Starry Eyes, what was originally an empty abyss revealed layers upon layers of spatial fragments. These fragments pressed against each other, constantly changing under the influence of Space Force, extending from the depths of the Vast Chasm all the way into the sky, forming a natural barrier. If one tried to fly over the Vast Chasm abyss, they would surely hit the barrier, and the outcome would likely be getting cut into countless pieces by the spatial fragments.

“It seems the records in this jade disk map are correct. To reach the Demon Beast Continent, one has to cross through those few bridge checkpoints. Bit of a hassle, eh!”

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