Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 669 - 614: Strange Scene
Zhu Bajie looked at Sun Wukong, and then turned to look at the suddenly appeared image, realizing that the person in the image really looked a lot like Sun Wukong. If he had to point out any differences, he could only say it was the clothes and the aura. The "Sun Wukong" who was sitting cross-legged in front of the Alchemy Furnace seemed imposing, exuding the dignified aura that only a superior possesses. Sun Wukong was also surprised and, after hearing Zhu Bajie’s words, shook his head and said, "That person isn’t me, I’m certain I’ve never had the experience of sitting in front of a strange Pill Furnace and doing Alchemy. This person just looks like me!"
Zhu Bajie, originally carefree and trusting Sun Wukong implicitly, muttered to himself and didn’t take it to heart. In his view, monkeys, once becoming spirits, probably all look more or less the same. However, after Sun Wukong finished speaking, he was stunned because the Alchemy Furnace in front of the doppelganger seemed strangely familiar. He did not practice alchemy himself, and the only Pill Furnace he ever saw seemed to be the one belonging to the Supreme Elder Lord, that Eight Trigrams Furnace, but this was definitely not that furnace. Soon, Sun Wukong realized where he had seen this Pill Furnace before.
After the trial in the Patrolling Celestial World had ended, Sun Wukong was once taken by the spirit of the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent in his body to the Earth’s Core of the Patrolling Celestial World. There, Sun Wukong also refined a top-level Domain Instrument and even acquired countless treasures privately hoarded by the Nine Headed Serpent in the Crystal Palace. The Pill Furnace in the image was very similar to the Crystal Palace. Sun Wukong remembered, the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent had once said, that Crystal Palace was built by the Law Enforcers based on the Pioneer’s Pill Furnace. In that case, could this Pill Furnace be the very one of the Pioneer? Then, wouldn’t this person practicing Alchemy be the Pioneer himself?
That was strange, why would the Pioneer look exactly like himself? Or rather, why would he resemble the Pioneer exactly? He was a Stone Monkey, born naturally from the rock, without parents. After thinking for a while and arriving at no conclusion, Sun Wukong found that he seemed not to be as much of an outsider as he had thought. While Sun Wukong was pondering in confusion, the person in the image moved, but without any sound. It seemed that the Pioneer reached into a jade box beside him and took out nine pale purple orbs of light, and then tossed them into the Crystal Pill Furnace.
Afterward, that person continuously threw dozens of strange items into the Pill Furnace. Since Sun Wukong was completely ignorant about Alchemy, he could only tell that those items must be various precious Heaven and Earth Treasures. The Crystal Pill Furnace was almost transparent, so Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie could see through it as all the assorted treasures inside were refined into a liquid that was evenly absorbed by the nine orbs of light. Once the nine orbs of light had absorbed all of the liquid, the person who seemed to be the Pioneer suddenly raised his right hand, formed a Sword Finger, and placed it on his forehead, then recited something silently. Sun Wukong couldn’t decipher it, even reading lips was useless, because it seemed to be a completely different language.
Soon, a pale red light glowed from the Sword Finger on the forehead, and then, with a flick of the wrist, the individual tossed the orbs of light from the finger into the Pill Furnace, doing so nine times in a row, creating nine pale red orbs of light entering the furnace. Once the nine pale red orbs had entered the pill furnace, they were devoured by the nine original purple orbs of light. Each purple orb devoured a red orb. Then, that person began to heat the furnace with his own Spiritual Power. This heating process was very long. Sun Wukong estimated it lasted seven days and seven nights, or even longer, because there was no sun or moon in this space, and one couldn’t feel the passage of time. Zhu Bajie was startled by the person’s appearance at first but, as the heating process began, he fell asleep due to boredom. After all, he had just gone through the Heavenly Tribulation and needed sleep to adjust and absorb some of the powers of the Tribulation.
Sun Wukong also felt bored, but still continued to watch. Finally, the ongoing heating process ended. Then Sun Wukong saw that the Crystal Pill Furnace suddenly burst into bright light, and the lid seemed to be blown off by some immense force, as nine beams of light shot into the sky from within it. Then, the one like the Pioneer waved his hand and collected the nine beams of light into his palm. When he spread his hand again, there were nine deep purple Elixirs, each with nine deep red lines, smoothly spinning in his palm.
Having watched up to now, Sun Wukong realized what this image in front of him was. If he wasn’t wrong, this must be the scene of the Pioneer creating those nine Elixirs, whether it was the Crystal Pill Furnace or the shadow that looked almost identical to him, everything confirmed Sun Wukong’s guess might be true. But then the question arose again, this image couldn’t have appeared here without reason, and since Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie had seen it in this strange space, it meant that someone intended for them to see it. Who could that person be? And what was the purpose? Aside from someone with a mental disorder or who was extremely bored, people usually have a reason, big or small, for doing something; they wouldn’t act without a cause. But Sun Wukong was at a loss as to the meaning behind it. Could it be that the Pioneer’s creation of those nine Elixirs had some unknown secret?
As Sun Wukong pondered, the image continued, and at this time, the person who seemed to be the Pioneer spoke again. Sun Wukong thought he wouldn’t hear any sound this time too, but when the person began to speak, he actually heard what was said. "I have created you nine Elixirs with my own Primordial Spirit and Divine Sense. This is my last resort. I know my demise is imminent, but this death is just a new beginning. To be reborn from despair, I must put myself in a position of death, and whether I can be resurrected depends on you nine. After I die, guard my body well. As long as my flesh remains intact, I will resurrect after a million years, and then, I will become the only Supreme in this universe, the immortal and eternal Supreme, no, it should no longer be called Supreme. The end of the Supreme Path is the Primordial Honor!"
Having spoken, the person raised his hand, and nine elixirs transformed into nine streaks of light that shot out. However, those nine streaks of light did not leave immediately but turned into nine ethereal silhouettes that bowed three times in the distance toward the person before they departed. When those nine elixirs took the form of human silhouettes, Sun Wukong was almost certain that this was the current Law Enforcer, among them the figure of the Spirit Controller; Sun Wukong would absolutely not forget it. It seemed that this was indeed as he had guessed. Then Sun Wukong suddenly heard the sound of water dripping onto the ground and subconsciously looked again at the scene in front of him, only to find that the image had become frozen.
Moreover, it was frozen on the Pioneer with his hands folded behind his back and a smile on his face as he watched the nine elixirs depart. Looking at the Pioneer’s smile, at first Sun Wukong thought it was very mild and confident, but after carefully observing it for a while, Sun Wukong found that there was madness in that smile. Then the sound of water dripping echoed again, and Sun Wukong realized it was coming from behind him. He turned around abruptly and summoned the World Suppressing Stele, but what he saw was Zhu Bajie with drool flowing from his mouth, staring intently at the frozen image of the nine elixirs.
"Brother Monkey, I don’t know why, but when I see those nine purple elixirs, I can’t help but drool non-stop, feeling like I must eat them, and moreover, like I can’t not eat them," Sun Wukong put away the World Suppressing Stele and said helplessly with a smile, "Wipe your drool, when do you not want to eat when you see something? I can tell you clearly that those nine elixirs are indeed very nourishing, but they have all cultivated into humanoid forms now; one on one, I can only match the weakest among them. You’d better give up that idea early on." However, Zhu Bajie still stared at the frozen image with burning eyes and said, "No, I must eat them, I must!" Sun Wukong shook his head and did not pay him any more attention.
Just then, the image suddenly began to distort, and just as Sun Wukong thought it was about to disintegrate, the image suddenly changed, turning into a scene of a very majestic palace. The Pioneer, who looked exactly like Sun Wukong, sat in full armor on a golden dragon throne. Below the throne were nine people. At first, those nine people were all bowing their heads, and Sun Wukong could not see their faces clearly, but soon they lifted their heads, and Sun Wukong saw that they were the same nine figures that the elixirs had transformed into, the current Law Enforcers.
Afterward, the person seated on the throne suddenly took out a dagger and cut his palm. Immediately, nine droplets of blood floated out from the wound and entered the foreheads of the nine people kneeling on the ground. It was clear they were experiencing a surge in their Cultivation; they had already reached the Heavenly Venerate Primary Stage. With his Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes and previous experiences in the Netherworld, Sun Wukong, though not knowledgeable in Alchemy, knew that these nine elixirs were refined using the Pioneer’s primordial spirit as a guide; they could be regarded as the Pioneer’s doppelgangers, possessing a thread of his spirit and will.
Now, the Pioneer should be using his primordial bloodline to enhance the Cultivation of these nine people. This image was very brief, stopping there. This time, Sun Wukong did not hurry but waited patiently. He was pretty sure that the person showing him and Zhu Bajie this image must be trying to communicate something to them.
As expected, the image began to distort again, with the next scene set in the infinite expanse of the vast cosmos, and it was still a battlefield in the midst of a chaotic fight. In the entire image, two individuals were clearly the protagonists, as their bodies were incredibly huge, reaching tens of thousands of meters high. But Sun Wukong’s gaze was captured by a figure that was comparatively minuscule.
"Master, Master!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation votes and monthly passes at Starting Point (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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