Time rewinds to the morning when a Qingluan flies into Huaguo Mountain.

It circles over Yunxiao City a few times, drops two silhouettes, and then flies away.

"You can actually control it."

Sun Wukong climbs up from the ground, dusting off the dirt, and speaks to Sweeping Star.

Sweeping Star does not answer.

She looks around and soon sees a group of demons approaching.

"Is the Fairy the Sweeping Star?"

The leading demon asks with a bow.

Sweeping Star nods, the best way to get to Wanling Country is by taking a Floating Spaceship from Huaguo Mountain.

Emperor Donghua has already bought them the tickets.

"The Jade-faced Fox is waiting for you, please follow this way."

The demons lead the two towards Monkey King Palace.

On the way, they come across a statue of the Monkey King.

"When was this statue erected?"

Sun Wukong can't help but feel a bit curious.

The statue is adorned with a Golden Crown and golden armor, holding the Jingu Bang, something he had never seen before.

"It's been there for ten years."

The demons say with some pride, "We invited the best craftsmen."

"It shows."

Sun Wukong nods, the sculpture is very well made, but he feels somewhat uncomfortable.

At this moment, he notices that Sweeping Star is bowing to the statue of the Monkey King.

"What are you doing?"

Sun Wukong is surprised.

"Respect."

Sweeping Star replies.

She had heard of Sun Wukong quite early on and was very familiar with his feats.

It's difficult to change one's own destiny, something Sweeping Star can't accomplish, but Sun Wukong did.

He transformed from a demon to a Heavenly Venerate, not only changing himself but also the destinies of countless others.

Because of this, Sweeping Star holds a deep respect for Sun Wukong.

Her agreement to go to Wanling Country partly stems from this.

This catches Sun Wukong off guard.

Just as they are about to head off, a little girl suddenly flies down from the sky.

"Hey, outsiders."

The little girl flutters down her wings and then asks, "Are you heading to Wanling City?"

Sun Wukong looks at the unfully grown pair of wings behind her, which appear to be Phoenix wings, but with feathers more pointed than a Phoenix's, somewhat familiar.

"Take me with you!"

The girl continues, "I've heard that the Great King is an unparalleled hero, I want to meet him."

"You haven't even grown all your feathers; what can you do there?"

At this point, another figure descends from the sky.

"Behave and go to your school."

Golden Winged Great Peng grabs the girl, carries her on his shoulder, and flies off into the distance.

"If you want to go to Wanling Country, you need to study properly and become as strong as your dad."

Golden Winged Great Peng scolds his daughter and flies away.

Sun Wukong is left dumbfounded.

When did he have a daughter?

With this doubt, Sun Wukong and Sweeping Star meet the Jade-faced Fox.

"Emperor Donghua has instructed that once you come, this is to be given to you."

The Jade-faced Fox hands a rune to Sweeping Star and says, "With this, you can safely reach Wanling Country."

The rune was also prepared by Sun Wukong, to temporarily suppress Sweeping Star's bad luck.

Otherwise, with her abilities, who knows if the spaceship might encounter trouble on the way.

Two more hours before the spaceship takes off, Sweeping Star and Sun Wukong go their separate ways to explore.

He departs Yunxiao City, wanting to visit Shuilian Cave.

The mountain path he hasn't walked in over a decade is particularly dear.

With no surprise, the patrolling demons seize him.

They take him to the waterfall, and an old monkey comes over to interrogate: "Who are you? Why are you trespassing on Huaguo Mountain?"

"Long Armed Ape Monkey."

Sun Wukong utters four words.

The old monkey's heart jolts, and it looks at Sun Wukong in surprise.

"Are you—"

The familiar tone and address from Sun Wukong make it feel exceedingly well-acquainted.

"I'm going to Shuilian Cave."

Sun Wukong said.

"How bold—"

The demons were about to teach him a lesson, but the old monkey stretched out his hand to stop them, and took Sun Wukong into the Shuilian Cave.

Once inside, the old monkey waved his hand and had the other demons disperse.

Sun Wukong took his familiar seat on the stone bench.

"Things haven't changed here."

He looked around the stone cave and said.

The old monkey immediately had an idea and joyfully knelt on the ground.

"Great King, why have you returned like this?"

"It's an illusion."

Sun Wukong said, "I happened to be passing by, so I thought I'd come and take a look."

"I'll call everyone over right away to welcome you back, Great King."

The Long Armed Ape Monkey stood up and said.

"No need, let's not make a fuss."

Sun Wukong stopped him and said, "It's enough for me to just sit for a bit."

He then asked the old monkey about the situation at Huaguo Mountain.

Huaguo Mountain was doing well, but it had become much more peaceful; the hot-blooded demons had all gone to Wanling Country, inevitably affecting the development of Huaguo Mountain.

However, overall, it remains prosperous.

There are sixty Demon Kings remaining at Huaguo Mountain, enough to ensure its safety.

"Things are a bit quieter here than when the Great King was around, but compared to the earlier times, it's much better."

The Long Armed Ape Monkey said in the end.

Sun Wukong nodded, and then asked, "Did you build a statue of me?"

"Great King, it was necessary."

The Long Armed Ape Monkey said that after Sun Wukong had left Huaguo Mountain, they were worried that his authority would diminish, so they built several statues of him.

Not only in Yunxiao City, but in other places as well.

Sun Wukong didn't like this approach, but he didn't say anything; after all, maintaining influence is also important.

He talked with the old monkey for a while, then he returned to Yunxiao City before the spaceship took off.

In the morning, the spaceship left the harbor.

Sun Wukong stood on the deck, watching the fresh green of Huaguo Mountain gradually fade from view.

"I will come back."

He thought to himself, one day he would bring the demons back.

He had found the Wanling Immortal Path, but the road ahead was still long.

After a long silence, it was time for a new change.

Sun Wukong watched the last hint of green disappear from sight and then turned away from the deck.

Late at night, the Jade Emperor sat by the window of the Scripture Pavilion.

In front of him was a chessboard with an ending position, where the black pieces were at a disadvantage.

"Your Majesty."

Gold Star Taibai came up behind him and bowed.

"Didn't you find it?"

The Jade Emperor's expression darkened.

Sometimes, the things he needed always seemed out of reach.

He picked up a white piece.

This was a crucial piece, upon being lifted, the black pieces' disadvantage would vanish.

"He was your piece from the start, wasn't he?"

The Jade Emperor thought to himself, but he did not know the answer.

That answer may no longer be important—what mattered was that Sun Wukong might have acquired what he needed.

"How is the Northern Continent doing?"

The Jade Emperor asked next.

"Buddha is building temples in the capitals of various countries, and many nations are sending their princes and princesses to Lingshan to journey for scripture."

Gold Star Taibai paused for a moment and then said, "There... Buddhism is thriving."

"Is that so?"

The Jade Emperor then stood up, brushed off his sleeves, and left the Scripture Pavilion.

A hundred-year agreement had unconsciously already passed by more than half.

The division of the Three Realms had been settled; the Heavenly Palace, Lingshan, and Wanling each had completed their explorations and found their own paths.

"The fast-paced game is about to start..."

The Jade Emperor looked at his Three Thousand Immortal Paths.

The Floating Islands enveloped by the Auspicious Cloud, shrouded in mist, looked like pearls floating in the night sky.

The second half of the game had begun, and no one could afford to delay.

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