Between the mountains, the river water is clear to the bottom.

Sun Wukong landed under the willow tree by the riverbank.

His golden eyes swept around, seeing blossoming flowers and green grass, but there was no sign of human life.

"Strange."

Sun Wukong took out the Jade Seal, within the semi-transparent Seal a light ray pointed straight at the river surface.

He followed the light and looked over, but besides a group of carps playing at the river bottom, there was nothing else in the river.

Sun Wukong opened his Eyes of Golden Flame to observe again, then he laughed in realization, "So it's here."

He crouched down, stirring the water with his hand, and the school of carps swam over.

Sun Wukong grabbed one of them, flipped it over to look, and saw its belly swollen with a flickering light inside.

"You've hidden it pretty deep!"

Sun Wukong reached toward the belly of the fish.

Feeling the danger, the carp struggled violently, slapping its tail attempting to jump out of his grip.

"Little one, let me take it out."

Sun Wukong's right hand became somewhat translucent as he reached into the fish's belly.

He tried to extract the sword from within, but after feeling around, he suddenly frowned.

The Magical Treasure had fused together with the fish.

"How can this be."

Sun Wukong withdrew his hand.

If he were to forcefully remove the Magical Treasure, the life of this carp would be at risk.

"Yu'er, you're quite fortunate."

Sun Wukong said, "This is your chance."

He patted the carp, infused some Immortal Energy into it, then let go.

The carp, as if it had invisible wings, floated in the air.

It circled around Sun Wukong a few times, showing no desire to leave, appearing joyful.

Sun Wukong, with this fish, continued on his journey.

Of course, he was not just after a single Magical Treasure.

Two days later, Sun Wukong came across a rice paddy.

Not far from the paddies there was a newly built village.

Sun Wukong bypassed the village and found a newly moved-in family on the other side.

A boy moving stones noticed Sun Wukong first; he stared in awe at Sun Wukong and at the flying fish behind him: "Grandpa, look, that carp can fly!"

The old man building a wall turned around, his body trembling, quickly put down his work, and led his grandson to kneel before Sun Wukong.

"The Heavenly Emperor, ascended."

The old man bowed his head and spoke.

"Do you know me?"

Sun Wukong asked, quite surprised.

"I have seen the Heavenly Emperor in my dreams, someone spoke of you to me."

The old man answered.

"In dreams?"

Sun Wukong's mind flashed, "Did the dreamer reveal his identity?"

"It seemed like the Mountain God."

The old man said.

They moved here guided by the Mountain God.

Also, the Mountain God had informed them of Sun Wukong's identity.

Sun Wukong was somewhat startled.

"Mountain God."

He performed a spell and summoned the Mountain God, "Is what he said true?"

The Mountain God immediately replied, "Naturally true."

Sun Wukong felt somewhat regretful, but upon contemplation, those Buddha Beads were unlikely to create such an obvious trap.

"Who instructed you to inform them of my identity?"

Sun Wukong further asked the Mountain God.

"It was Immortal Zhenyuan."

The Mountain God replied.

Sun Wukong no longer had any doubts.

He instructed the Mountain God to return, then had the old man stand up.

"Where did the stones for building your house come from?"

Sun Wukong looked at the house behind the old man.

The house had only just been built not long ago; it was made of stone, but it was quite crudely constructed, as if a storm could blow it down entirely.

Sun Wukong noticed an ordinary-looking stone on the wall.

"Come here."

He reached out his hand, and the stone flew out from the wall into his grasp.

However, as soon as the stone flew out, the stone house emanated a thunderous sound, collapsing entirely to the ground.

The boy immediately became angry.

"Why did you knock down our house?"

He loudly questioned Sun Wukong.

The old man was so frightened that he was beside himself, hastily stopping him.

"This child is still young, please, Heavenly Emperor, forgive his disrespect."

The old man pulled his grandson to kneel on the ground.

Sun Wukong slightly frowned: "I can help you build a better house."

He asked the boy, "Would you like to come with me to Immortal City?"

Sun Wukong could tell at a glance that the boy was born with condensed nature's spiritual energy, possessing great potential for cultivation.

Although he himself would not take on the cultivation, for this world, this was a rare talent.

Unfortunately, the boy seemed to have no desire for Seeking Immortality.

"House."

He said, "Just help me fix the house."

Sun Wukong couldn't help but shake his head; he waved his hand, and the collapsed stone house instantly rose up again, more stable and beautiful than before.

The boy watched this scene in astonishment.

Sun Wukong turned and left the village.

He had barely walked a few steps when a girl hiding in the shadows suddenly ran out.

"Heavenly Emperor above."

She knelt on the ground, "Can I go to Immortal City?"

Sun Wukong glanced at her.

There was nothing particularly special about the girl, but her eyes were incredibly bright—making him feel a sense of familiarity.

"If you can keep up with me, I'll take you there,"

Sun Wukong said.

"Okay."

The girl followed Sun Wukong without a word.

Sun Wukong proceeded to search for the next Magical Treasure, traversing mountains and rivers, spotless from the journey.

The girl watched him from behind with admiration, persistently following him.

Without Sun Wukong's protection, walking on the rugged mountain path, her clothes were torn by sharp grasses within a day, staining her with blood streaks.

The next day, the fabric shoes on her feet were also torn by stones, and she followed Sun Wukong barefoot, quickly becoming covered in wounds.

But she did not give up.

Continuing to follow Sun Wukong, whenever she was thirsty or hungry, she would pick coconuts to eat.

After seven days, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and fainted to the ground.

Sun Wukong stopped, turned around to look, and seemed to recall his own youth.

When he was Seeking Immortality, he was just as persistent as the girl, even more so.

Although the girl had nothing particularly special, persistence was her greatest talent, and Sun Wukong did not dislike this kind of talent.

He rescued the girl, agreeing to bring her to Immortal City.

But before that, he had to find the remaining Magical Treasures.

Those Magical Treasures had undergone tens of thousands of years of refinement, now mostly lost their luster, forgotten by living beings, and scattered in various places.

Thus, he kept searching for a month, until Sun Wukong entered a City.

There, he was to find the last Magical Treasure.

However, just as he entered the City, suddenly, the sky darkened.

The girl raised her head, speaking in terror, "The sun is being covered by a Shadow."

She saw a dark shadow enveloping the sun, gradually swallowing it.

Sun Wukong looked up at the sky, his expression slightly grave.

The sun was of utmost importance, how could such an error occur at this time?

Sun Wukong utilized his Eyes of Golden Flame, his fiery eyes focused on the sun, and the true form of that shadow gradually became clear in his vision.

It was a dog.

A Heavenly Dog.

It was eating the sun.

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