One year later, Ao Lai.
On the newly built floating ship tower, a crowded crowd was waiting for the floating ship to go to Mount Huaguo.
"I see it, I see it!"
The boy sat on his father's shoulder and looked into the distance. "That's the border fortress."
Above the vast East Sea, in addition to the misty clouds, there was also a looming immortal mountain.
That was the 12th floating city of Mount Huaguo, the border fortress closest to Ao Lai.
People looked at it from afar, finding it hard to believe that this was something created out of thin air in a year.
"I heard that as long as you go there once, no one will want to come back."
On the tower, someone was discussing the border fortress.
"It's as prosperous as a dream. After my sister-in-law went there once, she ran away as soon as she came back."
"That's right, my sister-in-law also ran away."
"It really is prosperous!"
People exclaimed one after another.
Mount Huaguo's prestige had already spread far and wide. In this year, it had changed by leaps and bounds and no longer restricted the number of outsiders.
When the humans of the four major continents heard the news, they poured in like moths to a flame.
In just one year, Mount Huaguo had built 12 floating cities.
What was even more legendary was that in addition to the floating cities, there was also the Dragon Palace City under the East Sea, which was even larger than Ao Lai.
"I heard that we humans can also live in the Dragon Palace City, I really want to go and see it."
"I want to take my sister-in-law there."
"But is it really that good?"
Among the people discussing, some young people questioned.
"Isn't that Monkey King the demon who broke the Heavenly Palace and caused chaos in the world?"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar.
"Young man, don't talk nonsense!"
"The world outside is not peaceful, what does that have to do with the virtuous monkey? It's clearly those immortals and buddhas who don't listen to orders and cause chaos."
Some people said.
After causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace, many countries regarded the Monkey King as a demon. But in Ao Lai, which was close to Mount Huaguo, the situation was completely different.
"The virtuous monkey has governed Mount Huaguo for so long, when has he ever done anything demonic?"
Someone said, "If he ascends to the throne as the Heavenly Emperor, he will definitely lead us to prosperity."
Many people nodded in agreement.
Even though there were many countries that viewed the Monkey King as a demon, there were still many humans that admired him.
"If Xian Monkey is a demon, how can Ao Lai prosper?"
"The king of Ao Lai even sent his princes to Mount Huaguo to study. Two princes have awakened their memories and have taken up important positions in Mount Huaguo."
Ao Lai said.
These words made the others show expressions of envy.
"What's going on with awakening memories?"
"I heard that as long as one awakens their memories, they will become a Being of All Spirit, and they will be able to execute Immortal Arts. Is that true?"
Some people asked.
"Of course it's true. The changes in Mount Huaguo were all brought about by those All Spirits people."
People began to talk about the changes in Mount Huaguo.
Ten thousand people were able to transform the Flowerfruit Mountain. The power of the Ten Thousand Spirits Tribe was simply unbelievable.
"Maybe I'm also from All Spirits!"
Many people were looking forward to it in their hearts.
They didn't know what the All Spirits Man was.
Some said it was a past life, some said it was another world, some said it was the future — anyway, no matter what.
Those All Spirits people were awakened by the Monkey King's tears.
A single drop of his tears could change ten thousand people and create such a huge and incomparable country.
"The Monkey King is the Celestial Emperor who can lead the Three Realms."
Many people said so.
"Unfortunately, he's not a human but a monster."
Some people felt that it was a pity.
The people of the world couldn't be completely relieved that a monster was the Celestial Emperor.
A few figures flying across the sky heard this, and they all revealed displeased expressions.
"Why does the Celestial Emperor have to be a human?"
Demon King Roc said, "The Great Sage looks much more majestic than a human!"
"Don't lower yourself to the level of ordinary people. We have to find Qing Yuanzi as soon as possible.
The Bull Demon King said. He was not interested in this topic.
It was rare for the Demon Sages to find Qing Yuanzi.
They searched the vicinity of the tower for a while before Demon King Jiao pointed to a restaurant in surprise. "He's there!"
"Quick, chase after him!"
Bull Demon led the others and chased after him.
When Qing Yuanzi heard the voices from above, he ran into the alley in a panic.
"Why are you always chasing after me!?"
He was already dressed as a woman, but he still couldn't escape.
"What did I do wrong?"
Qing Yuanzi wanted to cry. In the past year, there were always people chasing after him. If it weren't for the help of a stranger and the life-saving technique his master taught him, he would have died a long time ago.
"Come here."
At the critical moment, the stranger appeared again.
He left behind an incarnation and hid in a thatched cottage with Qing Yuanzi. The Demon Sages chased after him from above.
"Thank you, Exalted Immortal."
Qing Yuanzi thanked the person who saved him again.
"Exalted Immortal, you saved me again and again."
Qing Yuanzi said gratefully, "How do you want me to repay you?"
This was what the stranger was waiting for.
"Tell me more of my stories in the future. That would be the greatest repayment to me."
He said.
Qing Yuanzi was a little confused, but he still nodded. "Okay."
Isn't it just a story? It's not a problem.
But at the next moment, the stranger's expression changed drastically.
"Not good."
Even a horse can lose its footing. The Demon Sages had returned and surrounded this place.
"Qing Yuanzi, you have nowhere to run, hurry up and come out to die!"
Bull Demon shouted.
Qing Yuanzi's face paled. When he turned around, the stranger had already disappeared.
A few moments later, Bull Demon rushed into the thatched cottage and surrounded Qing Yuanzi with the other Demon Sages.
Qing Yuanzi was in despair.
At this time, a streak of light suddenly entered his body.
"Wait a minute — —"
Qing Yuanzi shouted: "I remember now!"
He recalled his memories of the miniature world.
"It's better if you remember now."
Bull Demon's expression became furious. "Qing Yuanzi, do you know your crimes?"
"What crimes?"
Qing Yuanzi was a bit confused. When did I offend Bull Demon?
"You spread a rumor that my son is a demon of ramen, little sister Jade Face is ignoring me now!"
Bull Demon angrily said.
"Princess Jade Face?"
Qing Yuanzi was stunned. "She's ignoring you because she was heartbroken that your son was trained in ramen since he was young."
"… Nonsense!"
Bull Demon grabbed Qing Yuanzi. "He was born with a talent for ramen. What does that have to do with me?"
"But it's the truth!"
Qing Yuanzi struggled in his hand. "Bull Demon, Myriad Spirit Kingdom does not allow private punishment!"
"Private punishment?"
Bull Demon sneered. "Bring me the poisoned wine."
Demon King Jiao took out a bottle of poisoned wine from his pocket and handed it to Bull Demon.
"This bottle of wine was taken from Taishang Laojun by the immortal officials," Bull Demon said.
The Bull Demon King said, "The Lord of Water Virtue told the Old Lord of the Heavens what you said, and he immediately refined this pot of poisonous wine."
"You, you …"
Qing Yuanzi looked at the poisoned wine in fear. "What kind of wine is this!?"
"This wine won't kill you, but it will make you unable to speak for fifty years," Bull Demon said.
The Bull Demon King said, "Even if the Great King knew about this in the future, he would turn a blind eye."
"Fifty years …" Qing Yuanzi was shocked.
Qing Yuanzi was greatly alarmed. A talented person like him would die of suffocation if he couldn't speak for fifty years!
"You're too evil …"
"Pour it down!"
At Bull Demon's order, the Demon Sages opened Qing Yuanzi's mouth and poured the poisoned wine in.
Qing Yuanzi continued to whimper, but soon, he could no longer make a sound.
"The world is peaceful."
The Demon Sages instantly felt refreshed.
"Let's take him back."
Bull Demon carried Qing Yuanzi out of the thatched cottage.
Just as they were about to leave, they were suddenly attracted by the scene in the sky.
Qing Yuanzi, who couldn't speak, looked up and saw some light flying past.
"The tears of the Great Sage."
Bull Demon suddenly said, "We have more compatriots coming back."
In the Underworld, light also flew out from the Myriad Spirit Diagram.
This was Monkey King's second tear.
Seeing this, the immortals' expressions became extremely solemn.
"He's coming out very soon"
Diting said.
The immortals then noticed that the formation maintaining the Pond of Blood Tears was starting to crack.
After the second tear, Monkey King didn't want to stay any longer.
"It's only been a year."
Ksitigarbha sighed.
They delayed as much time as they could, but it was still shorter than everyone expected.
"Bodhisattva."
The immortals looked at Ksitigarbha, waiting for his orders.
"We cannot stop Monkey King."
Ksitigarbha thought for a bit, then said: "The Buddha Ancestor has opened up an underground grotto-heaven in the spirit mountain and established a separate Underworld, I will invite the Ninth King of Hell over"
"Bodhisattva, we still haven't retrieved the Book of Life and Death"
The immortals said.
During this year, the Underworld wasn't peaceful, more than half of the Book of Life and Death had been stolen by Goddess Hou Tu.
"The Book of Life and Death is in her hands, we can't take it back."
Ksitigarbha felt helpless.
Speaking of Goddess Hou Tu, the immortals didn't know what to do.
They had imprisoned Monkey King, thinking that they could easily take down the Gates of Hell. After all, no matter how powerful the Jingu Bang was, it couldn't last that long.
But they didn't expect that at the crucial moment, Hou Tu would steal the Book of Life and Death and stand on Monkey King's side.
She actually awakened her memories in the previous tear.
"Once Monkey King comes out, we won't be able to escape."
Ksitigarbha said: "At this point, we can only take a portion of the Book of Life and Death."
The immortals had no choice but to inform the other Kings of Hell, take a small portion of the Book of Life and Death, and follow Ksitigarbha to the West.
Just like that, a few days passed, and the formation around the Pond of Blood Tears suddenly shattered like glass.
Goku took a step forward with flames around him and scanned his surroundings.
Apart from the wandering ghosts that were avoiding him, there was nothing left.
"They all ran?"
Monkey King was a bit surprised, but it was reasonable.
He had already guessed that this would happen before he stepped into the Pond of Blood Tears.
"It's a pity that there are only two tears."
Monkey King looked down at the jade bottle.
He had maximized the effects of the jade bottle and the Pond of Blood Tears, and he couldn't cry at all.
What should I do with this jade bottle?
While Monkey King was thinking, the jade bottle suddenly flew up and sped towards the West.
Monkey King watched it leave, and after some thought, he didn't stop it.
This was Gautama Buddha's treasure, and each person could only use it once. There was no point in keeping it.
Monkey King returned to the Gates of Hell.
Because of the immortals' imprisonment, he no longer wanted to fulfill the conditions of the exchange and take down the Underworld.
After the enchantment of the Gates of Hell was opened, Lao Dao came out with a face full of joy and welcomed Monkey King with the ghost servants.
"King."
He was so excited that he didn't know what to say.
Monkey King smiled at him, then looked at King Qinguang.
King Qinguang bowed to Monkey King.
"Great Sage, Gautama Buddha established the Underworld in the West …"
"I know."
Monkey King nodded. "Gautama Buddha most likely predicted this."
Gautama Buddha was so powerful, he naturally knew that time couldn't imprison Monkey King.
It didn't make sense for him to cooperate with those immortals to stall for time.
Monkey King believed that Gautama Buddha had already calculated the outcome, so he went with the flow and established the Underworld in the West.
"He's still so difficult to deal with."
Monkey King said.
Even without the memories of the small world, Gautama Buddha was still unfathomable.
King Qinguang was shocked. Could it be that everything that happened in the past year was planned by Monkey King and Gautama Buddha?
But fortunately — — Monkey King seemed to have won.
Another light flew out from the Gates of Hell.
Monkey King looked over, it was a little girl hugging a pillow and yawning.
"Monkey King, wake up."
She said.
Her voice was crisp and pure, completely unlike Mother Earth.
Monkey King didn't know how to reply.
He didn't sleep.
"Goddess."
King Qinguang said to Houtu, "Can you return the Book of Life and Death to us?"
The Book of Life and Death of the Underworld was in Goddess Houtu's hands.
If not for her help, Gautama Buddha might have taken the Book of Life and Death away and replaced the current Underworld with a new one.
However, Houtu ignored King Qinguang and looked at Monkey King. "Was my awakening also part of your plan?"
Monkey King thought for a moment and finally nodded.
After a few experiences, he could already control some of the hidden souls that left.
Although he couldn't control every single one, at least — — he chased out Houtu who didn't want to come out.
Houtu was a little dissatisfied.
"I hate people who are too smart."
She said.
Monkey King deliberately let her wake up, of course, because he had calculated Gautama Buddha's plan.
The three forces tested each other in the Underworld, and the immortals lost miserably. Monkey King and Gautama Buddha both gained something.
"Goddess, join forces with me. You are still the master of the Underworld."
Monkey King invited Houtu. "In the future, you can sleep if you want. This Underworld will be managed by them. It won't be a problem!"
"I don't hate you now."
Houtu immediately changed her attitude.
She didn't care about the ownership of the Underworld, but the war would affect her sleep.
Monkey King was willing to provide her with a stable environment. Coupled with his reputation in the small world, Houtu believed that he wouldn't lie.
"I can promise you."
Houtu said again, "But I have another condition."
Monkey King nodded. "Goddess, please speak."
"The four continents nurture all living beings, but after all, humans occupy the majority of the Land God."
Houtu said, "If you want to sit on the throne of the Celestial Emperor, you must appear in human form and appease the human race."
Monkey King frowned.
"Your Majesty, Goddess is right."
Lao Dao immediately said, "Your Majesty is ever-changing. What's so difficult about transforming into a human body?
Guanyin Bodhisattva has 33 incarnations, and each incarnation is different. They are all Guanyin. "
He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, there's no conflict between appearing in human form and demon form."
Goku thought that it made sense.
Liu Che in the small world had made the same request.
There wasn't much harm in appearing in human form. It could even help unify the Three Realms.
"I agree."
Monkey King said.