Shuilian Cave, Ao Moang paid his respects to Sun Wukong.

"West Sea Crown Prince Moang, greeting the Monkey King."

"Are you Ao Moang?"

Sun Wukong sized up Ao Moang.

He had seen this name in the Heavenly Book, the Crown Prince of the West Sea Dragon King, a man of loyalty and courage, unswervingly righteous, wielding a three-edged mace, remarkably skilled in martial arts.

Sun Wukong looked at Ao Luan, wondering why she had brought this West Sea Crown Prince here.

"Brother."

Ao Luan said softly, "Prince Moang is a distinguished member of the Dragon Clan, of noble status, I hope you can personally teach him."

Sun Wukong frowned slightly: "What does he want to learn from me?"

"The same as me."

Ao Luan replied.

The same as her, that would be the art of governance.

Sun Wukong thought for a moment and then said to Ao Moang: "I don't have time to teach others."

With these words, Ao Moang's expression changed.

As a forthright and privileged Crown Prince of the West Sea, being treated this way naturally angered him.

"If that's the case, Moang will take his leave!"

Ao Moang turned around, intending to leave.

"Hold on."

Sun Wukong continued: "Although I cannot teach you, you may stay by my side and learn on your own."

Ao Moang was startled, turned around, and after a brief consideration, he bowed respectfully.

"Then thank you, Monkey King."

He finally accepted.

Despite his dissatisfaction with Sun Wukong's attitude, it was a rare visit, and he naturally wanted to see what true skills Sun Wukong possessed.

Sun Wukong led Ao Moang out of the Shuilian Cave.

A bare-backed macaque led a group of Monkey Spirits waiting outside.

"Great King."

The bare-backed macaque said to Sun Wukong: "The monkeys have started working."

Sun Wukong nodded slightly and walked into the forest with him.

Behind the bare-backed macaque, besides a group of Monkey Spirits, there was a human boy.

"Who are you?"

Ao Moang asked the boy.

The boy, unaware of Ao Moang's status, said: "The Great King promised that I could follow and learn from him."

Ao Moang was surprised, this boy had an ordinary body, what abilities could he possess to also receive the Monkey King's permission.

"Great King."

Ahead, the bare-backed macaque asked: "Why isn't Immortal Zhen Yuan here today?"

"He's not coming."

Sun Wukong replied: "He cares too much about beauty, unwilling to change the appearance of the Barrier, I angered him away."

The bare-backed macaque was shocked: "What should we do then?"

"Don't worry." Sun Wukong replied, "He'll be back within ten days."

He was all too clear about that stubborn attitude.

In the forest, Immortal Stones were placed on a platform, a group of Monkey Spirits were crouched on the ground, modifying the Rune Daoism on the platform.

"Such rich Spiritual Energy."

Ao Moang was surprised: "What are they doing?"

"Adjusting the appearance of the Barrier."

The boy answered, the platform was essentially a node facility, protected externally by a barrier, accessible only to the Demon Clan guarding the node.

"All these Demons understand the structure of the node."

The boy said: "The Great King has distributed and cycled the quality management of the node in stages according to the plan, execute, check, and adjust, enabling the node to operate sustainably."

Ao Moang was completely lost.

But he realized something: "Why entrust such an important task to ordinary Demons?"

"This is the most efficient and comprehensive method."

The boy answered: "The core of the node is the Immortal Stone, only the Great King's confidants know where the Immortal Stone comes from."

"I see."

Moang suddenly came to a realization.

He looked at the boy, "How do you know so much?"

The boy replied, "I've followed the Great King, so naturally I learned."

Moang furrowed his brow, thinking of the treasures on Monkey King, how a boy following him could also learn so much.

He decided to observe Sun Wukong closely.

Moang saw Sun Wukong adjusting the runes on the Immortal Stone.

"The spiritual energy of that Immortal Stone is really intense," Moang sighed, "Such a high-quality Immortal Stone; wonder where it came from."

The Tongbei Ape nearby couldn't help but glance back at the West Sea Crown Prince.

"That's just a hair from the Great King."

The Tongbei Ape thought to himself.

Even the Crown Prince of the Dragon Palace couldn't see the true form of the Immortal Stone; the great king's hair truly was formidable.

After Sun Wukong finished adjusting all the points, three days had already passed.

The Spiritual Network of Huaguo Mountain became transparent, as if it had disappeared, no longer visible.

He was about to rest for a day when some Demon Kings entered Shuilian Cave.

"Great King, a powerful Demon Saint from Anping Island has come and wishes to pledge allegiance to you."

"Let him come over."

Sun Wukong had anticipated this.

The Bear Demon King entered Shuilian Cave, seeming a bit nervous, and knelt on the ground as soon as he entered.

"Fortune to Monkey King."

Sun Wukong couldn't help but want to laugh, wondering where this silly bear learned such a thing; it didn't sound like a Demon Saint at all.

He asked out loud, "You are one of the Seven Great Saints of the Demon Kingdom, why not return there and instead linger here?"

"The Demon Kingdom is nowhere as good as Huaguo Mountain," declared the Bear Demon King sincerely, "I've repented and am now wholeheartedly loyal to Monkey King."

He knew whether he could stay here depended on Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong's expression turned cold: "You've betrayed the Six Great Saints, heartless and unprincipled—how can I trust you?"

The Bear Demon King startled, hurrying to say, "Those Six Great Saints are fools, causing chaos under the eyes of the Great Emperor Zhen Wu; how could I follow them?"

"It's not because they are fools,"

Sun Wukong shook his head. "It's indeed forced by you."

Others were shocked.

The Four Old Monkeys were stunned looking at Sun Wukong; Northern Continent was too far from Huaguo Mountain, they hadn't received any intel.

How did the Great King know the reason was from Bear Demon King?

Only Ao Luan showed a thoughtful expression.

"Who knows what demon babbles to Monkey King," said the Bear Demon King, his face turning red with anger, "Their misdeeds have nothing to do with me!"

Sun Wukong looked at him, his mind clear.

This truly was a fool, one that could be used.

Meanwhile, in the Northern Continent, demons were looting Jingluo Country and were now cheers over drinks.

"I say, big brother, you seem unhappy?"

Jiao Demon King noticed Bull Demon King's worried face.

"I am thinking about that Monkey King..."

Bull Demon King said, "How can he control so many demons?"

Jiao Demon King burst out laughing.

"Big Brother, what are you thinking!" he exclaimed, "Are we Six Great Saints not comparable to him?"

"Exactly!"

Lion Camel King declared boldly, "Big Brother, look at our city full of demons, how spectacular!"

Bull Demon King turned his head to look at the celebrating demons in the city.

From these demons, the unrest from the past few days was entirely gone.

Days before, when news of Bear Demon King defecting to Huaguo Mountain spread, the demons were shocked, and doubts about the possibility of establishing a Demon Kingdom surged.

To rally morale and also solve the food problem, the Six Great Saints initiated an attack on the humans.

A demon attack is usually a small matter, but when tens of thousands of demons join together...

The destruction caused exceeded Bull Demon King's imagination.

But at this time, he could only continue leading.

It's not that he wanted to escalate it, it really was just the demons unleashing their wildness and it was beyond his control!

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