Honghuang: Senior Brother of the Chan Sect, I am Guangchengzi
Chapter 352: The Devil King Stone Monkey King
Chapter 352: The Devil King Stone Monkey King
Seeing that Patriarch Bodhi was so angry that his hair stood on end, Sun Wukong did not dare to argue, and immediately bowed his head and said, “Wukong knows I was wrong, Wukong knows I was wrong, I hope Master will forgive me, please don’t let your anger hurt your body. If there is any damage, Wukong will be blamed for it, and I will never dare to do it again next time.”
After hearing this, Bodhi Patriarch became even more angry: “Next time? This time’s lesson is not enough, and you are still talking about next time. Forget it, since you are so difficult to teach, then go away.”
Sun Wukong, who was originally bowing his head to admit his mistake, was stunned. He looked up involuntarily, tears streaming down his eyes, and his voice was extremely trembling: “Master, Master! Don’t you want your disciple anymore?”
Patriarch Bodhi had no expression on his face, and he pursed his lips and said, “It’s not that I don’t want you, it’s that you want to be my master.”
Sun Wukong burst into tears immediately, his voice was extremely miserable and full of sorrow. He used his knees as legs and kept crawling forward, holding onto one of Bodhi Patriarch’s legs tightly, with tears on his face, begging Bodhi Patriarch not to abandon him. He didn’t even know where to go.
“I don’t want to blame you, nor do I want to teach you. Just go back to where you came from. Have you forgotten where you came from?” Patriarch Bodhi said calmly.
Sun Wukong saw that Patriarch Bodhi had given up, and he didn’t know what to do. He could only sit there blankly and said blankly: “Where did I come from? I came from the Water Curtain Cave in the Flower and Fruit Mountain in the Aolai Kingdom of the Dongsheng Shenzhou.”
Patriarch Bodhi shook his head and said, “In that case, you should go back quickly to save your life. If you stay here, you absolutely cannot do that! Go quickly!”
The sadness on Sun Wukong’s face was beyond words. Although he had lived for hundreds of years, the ten years he spent here were the ones he remembered most vividly.
He could never forget the gentleness and humility of his fellow practitioners and the strict discipline of his master. He had never thought of leaving Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and Xieyue Sanxing Cave.
He even wanted to move his monkeys and grandchildren here one day. It would be best if everyone could live together forever and never be separated. Only then could they be considered a harmonious family.
But now, he was beaten back and could no longer live here, face his brothers and master, and could not continue to practice here.
When Sun Wukong thought of this, he felt extremely sad. He stepped forward to confess his sin and said, “I have been away from home for twenty years now. Although I miss my old children and grandchildren, I have not yet repaid my master’s kindness. How can I leave now?”
Upon hearing this, Bodhi Patriarch shouted in a stern voice: “Where is the gratitude? Just don’t cause trouble and don’t involve me. Besides, you are still a monkey with bad habits and you are still stubborn and evil.
This will definitely lead to bad luck, and you are showing off too much. No matter how much trouble you cause or how much harm you do, you are not allowed to say that you are my disciple, and you are not allowed to say that you have practiced in Lingtai Fangcun Mountain or Xieyue Sanxing Cave.
If you say even a single word, whether it is from the ends of the earth or the underworld, I will know it, and I will peel off your skin and grind your bones, banish your soul to the underworld, and you will never be able to turn over a new leaf!”
Being scolded by Bodhi Patriarch, Sun Wukong was trembling all over. He just said, “I dare not mention Master at all. I will just say that I learned it by myself.”
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Bodhi nodded indifferently and threw a bundle in front of him, which were exactly the things he had left behind over the years.
“Go ahead, don’t delay.”
After hearing this, Sun Wukong had no choice but to kowtow nine more times. Then he put on his bag, made somersaults, and flew a great distance, disappearing without a trace in an instant.
Seeing that Sun Wukong had left, Bodhi Patriarch, who had originally maintained a reprimanding and angry expression, instantly recovered and sighed, “After this trip, I don’t know when Wukong will be able to come back.”
Many Hunyuan Buddhas also restored their true forms, with precious lights blooming one after another. The golden wheels of merit behind them circled one after another, and vaguely there were thousands of golden wheels turning, rotating all the time.
A faint scent of sandalwood wafts out, and thousands of flowers of wisdom bloom, making this place as beautiful as paradise.
Sunlight King Buddha laughed and said, “Master, you are worrying too much. Wukong is going to complete his calamity. When it is over, Wukong will naturally come back. By then, Wukong will have achieved enlightenment. This is a rare opportunity.”
The Moonlight King Buddha also said, “That’s right. It’s said that it’s hard to become a dragon in peacetime, and it’s hard to become a shrimp in storms. If Wukong is nurtured like this, no matter how talented he is, he will only be a fish or shrimp. Only after experiencing storms and waves can he become a dragon in the sea.”
Patriarch Bodhi sighed a few more times, then waved his hand and said, “You all may go now.”
Many Buddhas obeyed the order and immediately controlled the Buddha’s light to move away. The direction they left was very simple, which was the direction of Huaguo Mountain.
They also have to join the journey to the West and protect Sun Wukong all the way west.
Sun Wukong flew on the somersault cloud for an hour and finally saw the location of the Flower-Fruit Mountain. He was secretly delighted and said, “This is really an amazing magical power. I can cross thousands of seas in one day. It took me more than ten years to get to Fangcun Mountain, but it only took me one hour to come back. I still have to practice.”
But when he thought of Fangcun Mountain, sadness inevitably arose in his heart.
He really didn’t expect that Patriarch Bodhi would be so strict. Just for a few simple words, he actually beat him back, which really made him sad.
But no matter how sad I am, it will be of no use. Now that I have been invited back home, I should do my own thing.
That is to allow his monkeys and grandchildren to achieve immortality!
The countless monsters that had been entrenched in the Flower-Fruit Mountain also saw Sun Wukong’s arrival, and they all hurriedly transformed into monkeys. Bai Ze even shouted, “Quick, quick, change! If Sun Wukong finds out, I will have no choice but to use the Heavenly Monster Technique to erase his memory!”
But Sun Wukong is the protagonist of the catastrophe. If I erase the memory of this existence, even if I bear the cost, I will suffer unimaginable losses. In the future, my losses will be compensated by you. Why don’t you change quickly!”
Upon hearing this, all the demon saints and star gods did not dare to hesitate and quickly transformed into monkeys. Finally, when Sun Wukong set foot on the Flower-Fruit Mountain, they turned into monkeys again.
Sun Wukong returned to the Flower-Fruit Mountain and looked for a way to go. As he watched the ten years pass and the appearance of the Flower-Fruit Mountain had changed a little, he felt a little touched.
Suddenly he heard the cries of cranes and the howling of monkeys. The cranes’ mournful cries reached the sky, the monkeys’ cries were sorrowful and very sad. He could even smell a hint of blood occasionally. He immediately felt something was wrong.
The Flower-Fruit Mountain has always been the place for the monkeys, and they only eat mountain fruits and never blood. Those man-eating beasts have also been driven away, so how could there be a smell of blood!
Sun Wukong suddenly shouted, “Children, I’m back!” The sound was like the roar of an ox or a tiger. At once, thousands and thousands of monkeys, big and small, jumped out from the stone steps, flowers, grass, and trees, and directly surrounded Sun Wukong, chattering. Some of those who looked familiar even kowtowed and cheered, appearing to be extremely happy.
“My king, how can you be so carefree? You have been away for a long time and ignored us, leaving us here. You have let us down and missed you as much as we are hungry and thirsty. You have really let down the sincerity of thousands of our descendants!”
A monkey shouted, “Your Majesty, you don’t know that in recent years a demon has coveted the beauty of Flower-Fruit Mountain. Seeing that Your Majesty is not here, he went up the mountain to wreak havoc. We did not want to fight him, but who would have thought that trouble would come to us if we did not cause it.”
That demon tried to occupy our Water Curtain Cave, and we fought him risking our lives, and because the demon seemed to be hesitant, we were able to repel him with difficulty.
But in recent days, that guy has robbed many of our things, captured many of our nephews and nephews, and harassed us day and night, leaving us sleepless and unable to do anything but guard our property.
Fortunately, the king has come. If the king had not come for a long time, we would have lost our lives and the cave to others!”
Upon hearing that someone dared to bully his monkeys while he was away, Sun Wukong became furious.
He went through so much hardship on this trip, just wanting to find a habitat for his monkeys and a way to achieve immortality. He never thought that someone would take advantage of this opportunity to come to him. It’s really damn hateful!
Sun Wukong was furious and said, “What kind of monster is this? How dare you come to Huaguo Mountain and act so recklessly! Tell me the whole story, and I will avenge you!”
Another little monkey kowtowed and cried, “Your Majesty, you don’t know. That demon calls himself the Demon King of Chaos and lives directly to the north. My parents were captured by the demon king and now I’m afraid they have lost their lives!”
Sun Wukong barely suppressed his anger, hugged the little monkey to comfort him for a while, and then asked: “How far is it from here to him?”
All the monkeys said, “When he comes, there will be clouds and fog, wind and rain, lightning and thunder. We don’t know how many roads there are.”
Sun Wukong didn’t think much after hearing this. He put the little monkey down and said with great pride: “In this case, don’t be afraid and just play by yourselves. I will go find him and fight him!”
Then Sun Wukong leaped up and rushed northward on his somersault cloud. Looking down along the way, he suddenly saw a majestic mountain with upright peaks, winding paths, and flowers and trees vying for beauty and green pines and bamboos. On the mountain were three big characters written on it: Shuizang Cave.
Seeing that Sun Wukong had found the Shuizang Cave, many monkeys who were originally crying and wailing stopped crying immediately and looked at each other, seeing the look of enjoying the show in each other’s eyes.
Biyi Fawang snickered and said, “What do you think, how will Shi Hou Fawang fight Sun Wukong? I heard him talking about Sun Wukong all the time, so I guess he has some idea about himself as well.”
Shangyang Monster Saint laughed and said, “This stone monkey is also very strange. He is actually the essence of the Chaos Stone. He is the most powerful stone monkey among the four chaotic monkeys, and he is even more powerful than the ordinary stone monkeys.
Sun Wukong was transformed from the essence of the Nine-Colored Stone. The two were originally comparable, but the Nine-Colored Stone had the merit of repairing the sky, and later it was blessed by the saints, so it was not comparable to the stone monkey. “
Qin Yuan Demon Saint, however, has a different opinion: “I think the stone monkey can succeed. After all, he has practiced for many years and has now achieved the cultivation level of the first level of Hun Yuan. In addition, he once used the fragments of his original body to refine a stone stick.
I have seen that stone stick before. It is quite powerful. Although it is an acquired spiritual treasure, it is on par with ordinary mid-grade innate spiritual treasures. What’s more, the stone monkey just wants to obtain a little bit of Sun Wukong’s origin.
This is still a great possibility. If he succeeds, there will be another demon saint in the future. The future of the stone monkey is limitless.”
Bai Ze nodded after hearing this and said, “Yes, although the stone monkey cannot transform into the Chaos Divine Jade, let alone into a nine-colored stone monkey, it can still transform into a five-colored stone monkey.
If he has the opportunity in the future and gets a little spiritual blessing from Nuwa, he will probably be able to transform into a seven-colored stone monkey. At that time, he will definitely be able to achieve a future above the seventh level of the Primordial Chaos.”
Bai Ze is known as the military strategist, which shows how outstanding his wisdom is. Even such a person has concluded that the Stone Monkey King has the potential to succeed and has a bright future. Some Demon Saint Kings who are watching the fun also have some doubts.
The Ghost Chariot Demon Saint hesitated and said, “But Sun Wukong is the one who will be robbed in the future. What if the stone monkey grabs too much essence and makes the saint angry?”
The monkey that Bai Ze transformed into turned over on the tree and said lazily: “I believe that the Stone Monkey Dharma King has this judgment. He should know that too much is as bad as too little.”
Since Bai Ze said this, no one else had any objections and started watching the battle between the two monkeys.
When Sun Wukong saw the Shuizang Cave, he didn’t think anything of it at first. He just thought it was a good place. He didn’t even think it was strange when he saw some little monsters gathering outside the cave.
After all, after practicing with Patriarch Bodhi for many years, Sun Wukong also knew the principle of excessiveness. If he really occupied the Flower-Fruit Mountain, he would suffer retribution in the future.
It would be better to share the good things with everyone. As long as it does not harm the monkeys and their descendants, he doesn’t care who the neighbors are on the Flower-Fruit Mountain.
Just when Sun Wukong wanted to continue flying north to look for the trace of the Demon King, he accidentally heard a few little demons talking, and they were talking about the Demon King.
“After Lord Mischief Demon has eaten those monkeys, can he let us eat the remaining one or two monkey heads?” said a monster with a green face and fangs.
Another purple-faced monster with fangs laughed, pointed at the green-faced monster and said, “You are dreaming. The Lord of Chaos would even eat bones, so why would he give you a monkey head?
If you want to tell me, why don’t we secretly catch a few little monkeys to have a feast? That way we can have meat and don’t have to share it with others. That’s better!”
The green-faced monster clapped his hands and laughed, “You are the one who came up with this idea. You are really smart. Why didn’t I think of it?”
Seeing these two monsters talking about eating his monkeys and grandchildren, Sun Wukong could no longer bear it and immediately cursed: “You beasts who don’t know etiquette and education really deserve to die. And that bird demon has repeatedly bullied my children and grandchildren. Today I come here to seek revenge. I want to see who is better with him!”
Then Sun Wukong roared loudly, and the purple-faced, fang-toothed monster immediately covered its ears and wailed, but in the end, blood came out of all seven orifices, its eyes rolled back, and it was actually roared to death.
The green-faced monster screamed when he saw it, then immediately hid in the water cave, shouting: “Something bad has happened, something bad has happened, my king, something bad has happened!”
The Stone Monkey King was sitting cross-legged in the cave. When he saw the little demon coming to report something bad, he was delighted and thought to himself, “He has indeed come. I have waited for him for so long. Now let’s see how I transform into a colorful stone monkey today!”
These little demons are naturally not transformed from those demon saints and star gods. They can only turn into monkeys and will not listen to the Stone Monkey King’s orders. They are all transformed by the Stone Monkey King at will, just to tip off others and put on a complete show.
(End of this chapter)