Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad rode his azure ox flying toward Huaguo Mountain.

Some demons exuding a murderous aura flew directly toward him and brushed past him, Lord Lao Zi was about to take action, but he hesitated.

"What's going on?"

He looked back at those demons as they flew away.

Those demons were heavily surrounded by demonic aura, obviously committing many evils, yet they bore some traces of Sun Wukong's Heavenly Dao.

Lord Lao Zi arrived at Huaguo Mountain.

"Great Saint, what's with those demons?"

He asked.

"They are my newly acquired subjects."

Sun Wukong answered, but did not want to elaborate on this topic: "Lord, weren't you hosting guests in Ten States and Three Islands? Why have you returned so soon?"

"I came to mediate."

Lord Lao Zi smiled and said: "Great Saint, Northern Continent is vast enough, why not sacrifice one continent in exchange for sparing the other three?"

Sun Wukong considered: "Lord, if you were me, would you easily give up?"

"No..."

Lord Lao Zi shook his head, he of course knew that Sun Wukong would not easily give up.

"But Great Saint, although your ambition is great, from where would you get enough hands to govern Northern Continent, not to mention the other Divine Continents."

Lord Lao Zi kindly reminded.

Northern Continent is populous and vast, with countless nations, even if Sun Wukong spent ten years conquering it, he would not have enough hands to govern.

And without governance, the larger the region, the more chaos it brings.

"Great Saint, I will speak frankly."

Lord Lao Zi continued: "Your subjects, these demons, already have a hard time governing the East Sea."

He had observed the situation at Huaguo Mountain, and even the manpower from Wanling Country was insufficient to support the entire reform of the East Sea, let alone dominate the human world.

"You only see the surface."

Sun Wukong shook his head, he also recognized the urgent shortage of manpower.

But this problem was simpler than when he created Wanling Country.

"Lord, as long as the Human Clan believes in Wanling Heavenly Dao, manpower will naturally not be an issue."

Sun Wukong said.

Lord Lao Zi was startled: "What do you mean?"

"I have observed for a long time, the Human Clan accepts the Heavenly Dao faster than I thought."

Sun Wukong added.

"When the time comes, they will embrace Heavenly Dao recklessly, even sacrificing everything they have."

Lord Lao Zi frowned slightly: "What are you going to do?"

"Nothing."

Sun Wukong shook his head, the development of Heavenly Dao had already surpassed the growth of Wanling Country.

However, once the momentum arrives, he could only go with the flow.

After Lord Lao Zi left, Sun Wukong summoned Ao Luan to Shuilian Cave to inquire about the awakening progress of the Wanling people.

"Given the current speed, it will still take ten years before a large number can be awakened."

Ao Luan said.

The difficulty of awakening the Wanling people was high, and now those awakened through learning and battlefields were mostly elites of Wanling Country.

Other people needed to awaken their memories through a prolonged learning process.

Ten years was the time expected by Ao Luan.

After ten years of learning, a large group of outstanding people from Wanling Country would be awakened.

"Ten years."

Sun Wukong frowned slightly, this timeline collided with the time concerning Northern Continent.

But he could not wait ten years, and the situation could not wait either.

"We must accelerate development."

Sun Wukong thought and acted, immediately constructing dozens of Immortal Literature Halls across Huaguo Mountain, unprecedented in density.

In addition, he had the Fox King pull a large number of scholars from the limited manpower to develop the settings of the Immortal Literature Halls.

With ongoing development, in just a few months, every Immortal Literature Hall became a training ground.

The curriculum for students in Mountain and Sea City also changed, from various professional studies of Heavenly Dao, to combat training of Wanling Heavenly Dao, dramatically altering the atmosphere.

"Why has the Great King suddenly become so passionate?"

Although they understood the role of the Immortal Literature Hall in recovering memories, many were still surprised by Sun Wukong's actions.

It seemed he intended to focus his people's development entirely on conflict.

"You've taken away all the talents I need."

Immortal Zhenyuan found Sun Wukong, "Is this really a good idea, my wise brother?"

"It's fine, I am currently prioritizing awakening memories."

Sun Wukong replied, lacking enough Wanling people, rapid development might not be a good thing.

The cities built by Huaguo Mountain were already plentiful.

With few Wanling people and further dispersion, they could only barely maintain order in the various Floating Cities and it would be difficult to achieve further technological advancements.

Huaguo Mountain had reached a stage in its development where there was no need to expand hastily; instead, priority should be given to ensuring the number of Wanling people.

"Well, maybe you are right."

Immortal Zhenyuan, helpless, scratched his head and could not say much else.

"By the way, my wise brother, what is this?"

He suddenly took out a bracelet and said, "Emperor Donghua abruptly handed it to me."

"That's an Identity Bracelet."

Sun Wukong said, "Didn't he tell you?"

"He did."

Immortal Zhenyuan shook his head, saying, "I wanted to ask why everyone needs to wear one."

"For easier management."

Sun Wukong answered.

"Is that all?"

Immortal Zhenyuan was skeptical, "Why do I see a 'sacred' character inside it?"

The 'sacred' character was Sun Wukong's symbol, and if it was purely for ease of management, this character would not be necessary.

"That sacred character can enhance the bracelet's sensing capabilities."

Sun Wukong explained, "The Fox King and others found that the sacred character could enhance the bracelet's power. As for the specific reasons, we'll have to explore them slowly in the future."

"I see…"

Immortal Zhenyuan chuckled, "Is this a prototype of the Wanling Heavenly Dao?"

Sun Wukong hesitated for a moment before nodding his head.

"Even so."

Immortal Zhenyuan, after putting on the bracelet, could not fully let go, "The bracelet is quite valuable, there is no need for everyone to have one, right?"

This would entail a significant cost.

"The more people, the more accurate the results."

Having guessed it was an experiment, Sun Wukong no longer hid it from him.

"The spells within this bracelet might, in the future, evolve to exist without objects."

Sun Wukong paused then added, "Like being engraved directly onto the body."

Immortal Zhenyuan's body quivered as he looked up at Sun Wukong, seemingly guessing something.

"My wise brother, you surely aren't..."

Sun Wukong produced the Heavenly Book.

The Heavenly Book began to flip, evolving countless possibilities within.

Immortal Zhenyuan saw people wearing the bracelets undergoing various transformations, and ultimately, the bracelet evolved into a mark imprinted between their eyebrows, ears, and other body parts.

"What is this mark?"

Immortal Zhenyuan was drawn to the mark made by the power of the Heavenly Book.

"The future."

Sun Wukong answered.

It was a mark that existed independently of objects, serving as an identity proof and multifunctional symbol, a power that Wanling people would possess from birth.

A future where everyone could truly be like dragons.

That was what Sun Wukong envisioned.

He had found his direction.

"Immortal, may I borrow your carriage for a moment?"

Sun Wukong put away the Heavenly Book and said to Immortal Zhenyuan, "I need to go out and clear my mind."

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