Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 249: Bring That Monkey Here

Finally, a phoenix can undergo a nirvana rebirth through flames, boosting its state, which is indeed a rare trump card that can be said to be very comprehensive.

Receiving Nuwa’s evaluation, Xuan Feng couldn’t help but beam with joy. If the Empress said it was good, then it most definitely couldn’t be bad!

Looking at Nuwa, who sat elegantly on her chair.

"Empress, then what is your divine skill?" Xuan Feng couldn’t help but ask, but the next moment she also realized her own impertinence and quickly covered her mouth.

It was only natural for the Empress to inquire about her, but if she were to counter-ask the Empress, that would be considered overstepping her bounds. Thinking of this, Xuan Feng seemed to shrink back a bit.

Seeing Xuan Feng like this, Nuwa wasn’t annoyed; on the contrary, she found it somewhat amusing, especially after having enjoyed some delicious food, which made her in an exceptionally good mood.

She spoke softly, "Telling you a little wouldn’t hurt."

"My awakened divine skill is related to the Law of Destruction."

"The Law of Destruction!!!" Xuan Feng exclaimed in shock!

No wonder she was so surprised—after all, that’s a law, and not just any law but one of the top laws—destruction. That’s way too powerful!

Xuan Feng was overwhelmed with shock, wondering deeply, "Who in the world is this Shopkeeper Chen?"

Not only does he possess superb culinary skills and unfathomable cultivation, but he also has the ability to awaken divine skills in others—that’s divine skills!

Even Saints couldn’t make someone understand divine skills in an instant, which is a wholly different matter from imparting cultivation knowledge.

Shopkeeper Chen truly is an unparalleled being, Xuan Feng thought, still in great awe.

Nuwa nodded slightly and sighed softly, "Indeed, there are countless capable individuals in the Three Realms, and sometimes even Saints cannot do certain things."

She was certain this so-called Shopkeeper Chen was definitely not one of the other Saints.

While each of them had their own set of trump cards and methods, they were roughly aware of each other’s capabilities.

Culinary skills had been an area none of them had ventured into, let alone awakening divine skills.

The Primordial World was full of great powers; unsurprisingly, numerous recluses had chosen to stay out of the limelight, and perhaps Shopkeeper Chen was one of them.

Since the hiding of the last trace of Hongmeng Purple Qi, there had been no possibility of becoming a Saint in the world, so at best, Shopkeeper Chen’s cultivation could only be that of a fully perfected Quasi-Saint.

But these various methods were rare and divine, so much so that even she couldn’t calculate the existence of such a person, extremely mysterious.

"Feng’er, what do you think of Chaos Residence?" Nuwa asked, her face expressionless but her voice carrying a hint of curiosity.

Xuan Feng must know something, having been there twice.

"The feeling?" Xuan Feng blinked, tilted her head slightly, and after a moment of thought said, "It all feels very good."

Chaos Residence, both in appearance and interior design, was absolutely perfect, not to mention the skill involved in preparing the dishes.

"It’s just... it’s just that monkey that’s so infuriating!" Thinking about what happened in the Chaos Residence, anger flushed Xuan Feng’s cheeks.

"What monkey, what monkey?" Nuwa was a bit slow to respond. Weren’t they discussing Chaos Residence? Why did the topic switch to monkeys?

"It’s about the monkey Shopkeeper Chen took as an apprentice, the one named Sun Wukong."

"That darn monkey, always has to oppose me in everything, infuriating me to no end!" Xuan Feng became increasingly agitated as she spoke, her voice growing more anxious.

She, a fine phoenix, had actually been mistaken for a peacock by that wretched monkey, and to strut around too?!

If he weren’t Shopkeeper Chen’s apprentice, she would have slapped him to death long ago!

A mere Taiyi Golden Immortal dares to jump around in front of her?!

Of course, had Xuan Feng truly understood Sun Wukong’s strength, perhaps she wouldn’t have felt this way.

Sun Wukong?!

Nuwa was startled internally. Wasn’t that the name Buddhism had given to the monkey formed from her Heaven-Mending Stone? How did it end up as Shopkeeper Chen’s apprentice?

Her fine eyebrows furrowed slightly. She closed her eyes and began to calculate in her heart.

Nuwa saw this, Xuan Feng paused, did not speak again, and simply stayed quietly aside.

Don’t guess the thoughts of a Saint.

After a few moments, Nuwa opened her eyes, a hint of surprise in them.

She actually couldn’t divine the whereabouts of that monkey, as if he had vanished from the Three Realms.

Impossible, the monkey’s true form was a divine stone left from her own heaven-mending efforts, one she had refined herself and was all too familiar with.

Apart from her teacher, there should be no one else in the Three Realms who could more easily divine the monkey’s location.

And yet, now...

"Feng’er, are you sure that monkey is called Sun Wukong?" Nuwa asked once more for confirmation.

Xuan Feng nodded, "Yes! He said so himself, and mentioned that Shopkeeper Chen was the one who named him."

Nuwa didn’t respond but began to ponder internally, the Intelligent Stone Monkey should be the progeny of the Heaven-Mending Stone, serving as the new main character of the tribulation to come.

Buddhism, in its aim to greatly prosper by divine mandate, also paid a significant price to obtain the ownership of this Heaven-Mending Stone from her.

Moreover, this monkey’s entire path seemed to have been arranged, clear and definite, as if everything were already preordained.

However, from the very beginning, something seemed to go awry in Buddhism about ten years ago — the monkey disappeared.

This matter caused an uproar in Buddhism; to find the monkey, they nearly turned the Three Realms upside down and even lost a Bodhisattva Lingji in the process.

But they still couldn’t find him and instead brought back an impostor, deceiving themselves and others.

Although Buddhism didn’t dare to trouble her at the Nuwa Palace, such a major event naturally couldn’t escape her notice. It took a full ten years before the monkey showed himself again.

"Feng’er, did Sun Wukong mention how many years he spent studying under a mentor?"

"To answer Your Highness, the monkey studied for ten years," Xuan Feng replied with utmost respect, but inwardly she couldn’t help but criticize in her mind.

Studying cooking for ten years, and that monkey even dared to say he hadn’t achieved even one-tenth of Shopkeeper Chen’s culinary skills, isn’t that shameful?

Upon hearing this, Nuwa showed a slight smile; it matched up, the monkey mentioned by Xuan Feng was indeed the one born from her Heaven-Mending Stone.

The monkey was lost to trace during the time he was at Mount Fangcun in the Mountain of Mind and Heart, apprenticing under Shan Shi Bodhi Patriarch, and the location of Chaos Residence was also there; only this made sense.

Only Shopkeeper Chen’s mystifying methods could escape a Saint’s divination, could cause Buddhism to search in vain despite their full effort.

Interesting!

Her crimson lips curved into a slight smile, "Feng’er, bring that monkey to me tomorrow; I want to meet him."

Meet the monkey?

Xuan Feng thought of Sun Wukong’s arrogant behavior towards her, and a touch of reluctance flashed across her face.

"Your Highness, why do you want to meet him?" Xuan Feng was puzzled.

Nuwa responded indifferently, "If I tell you to go, you go."

"Yes," Xuan Feng sulked, agreeing reluctantly.

Thinking that she would have to plead with the monkey to come tomorrow, Xuan Feng felt a lump in her chest.

"Oh, and for tomorrow, I want braised pork, with ten jars of the Peach Blossom Brew," Nuwa said softly, glancing at the Peach Blossom Brew and the empty food container on the table.

Xuan Feng had discussed the menu with her, and Nuwa clearly remembered, having already chosen what she wanted to eat the next day.

This Peach Blossom Brew, if any was left today, could always be kept for later, for wine becomes more mellow with time.

Upon hearing this, Xuan Feng was astounded; there was still so much Peach Blossom Brew on the table!

Ten more jars, Her Highness really could drink a lot!

Xuan Feng couldn’t help but grumble inwardly, but she dared not voice her thoughts, choosing instead to dutifully agree.

She was living well and didn’t want to die young.