After persuading the disciples of the Fifth Manor Temple, the Monkey King came to the White Dragon Palace where Ao Luan was at the bottom of the sea.
His appearance shocked the prawn soldiers, crab generals, and jade shrimp maids in the palace. They all ran over to greet him and called him 'King'.
These sea demons were Ao Luan's subjects and belonged to Mount Huaguo. Naturally, they regarded the Monkey King as their king.
Apart from them, the descendants of the dragons who were studying at Mount Huaguo also stayed at the White Dragon Palace at night. When they heard the commotion, they all came out to greet him.
"What are you doing here today, King?"
Ao Moang asked.
He had learned a lot from the Monkey King. In recent years, he had been working at Mount Huaguo, hoping to apply what he had learned and gain practical experience so that he could return to the West Ocean as soon as possible.
The Monkey King replied, "I'm here to wait for you, Dragon King."
Not long after he said that, a team from the Crystal Palace arrived at the White Dragon Palace.
The Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Guang, alighted from the carriage and was surprised to see the Monkey King. "Immortal, weren't you preaching to Luan 'er?"
The Monkey King nodded. "I predicted that you would come today, so I ended the preaching."
Ao Guang sighed in his heart. He was indeed powerful.
A few days ago, the Monkey King drove the Land God to move the mountain, which caused a huge commotion. All the immortals were talking about him, saying that his cultivation was not much weaker than the Three Pure Ones.
An immortal like Ao Guang naturally did not know how much exaggeration there was.
However, he knew that it was extremely difficult to move the Longevity Mountain. Using a drop of blood to drive the weak Land God to move the Longevity Mountain from Aparagodānīya State to Mount Huaguo was more than a million kilometers away. An ordinary Taiyi Heavenly Immortal would definitely not be able to do it.
Because of this, Ao Guang admired the Monkey King very much. When he heard that the Monkey King was preaching to his daughter, he was overjoyed and took the time to rush over.
"Why don't I see Luan 'er?"
Ao Guang was surprised that he did not see Ao Luan. "Didn't you stop the preaching?"
"No," the Monkey King replied, "After I left, Zhen Yuan Daisen and Elder Golden Cicada were preaching to her."
The Dragon King of the East Sea widened his eyes.
Zhen Yuan Daisen and Elder Golden Cicada were both famous figures. Ao Luan was very lucky to be able to listen to them preach together.
Ao Guang quickly thanked the Monkey King. He knew that the reason why the two of them were willing to preach Dao was because of the Monkey King.
"May I ask, Great Immortal?" Ao Guang asked happily, "What Dao did you teach my daughter?"
"Ordinary immortal dao."
The Monkey King replied, "Her comprehension is not bad. She should be able to become a Taiyi Immortal in the future."
It was the Grand Unity Immortal Dao!
Ao Guang was elated. Their Dragon Clan was in charge of the world's rain, but among the immortals, their position was ranked at the back. If they were even slightly careless, it would be hard to avoid getting cut by the Dragon Slaying Stage.
A Grand Unity Immortal, even without an immortal record, was comparable to the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas.
"Thank you, Great Immortal, thank you, Great Immortal!"
Ao Guang thanked the Monkey King profusely. Then, he took out a jade gourd from his pocket.
"These are the immortal pills stored in the Dragon Palace of the Four Seas. They were personally refined by Taishang Laojun." Ao Guang handed the gourd to the Monkey King.
"I'm afraid that Ao Luan's talent is limited. Please give these immortal pills to her."
The Monkey King kept the gourd and smiled. "I'm here for it."
Although he didn't open the gourd, the Monkey King could feel the dense spiritual energy inside. He wondered how many years it took for the Dragon Palace to store these immortal pills.
Not just Ao Luan, these immortal pills were also very useful to the Monkey King.
But the Monkey King didn't think too much. He summoned a monkey spirit and handed the gourd to it. "Bring it to Ao Luan."
The monkey spirit nodded and left the White Dragon Palace.
Seeing this, the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea thought that the Monkey King was indeed an upright person. He didn't have any selfish intentions even with such a treasure in his hands.
Ao Guang and the Monkey King chatted for the whole night in the White Dragon Palace. When the sun rose, Ao Guang bade farewell and left.
The Monkey King returned to the Water Curtain Cave. Along the way, he saw a white light rising from the Lotus Island.
He was overjoyed. He flew over and saw a muscular man materializing in the sky. He had fierce brows and fierce eyes.
"Congratulations …"
Just when the Monkey King was about to congratulate him, a red light came from behind. He snorted and turned around. The red light quickly disappeared.
"My King, what was that?"
The muscular man flew over and asked the Monkey King.
"An immortal wants to make you his mount." The Monkey King answered. "He ran away when he saw me."
The burly man came to a sudden realization and hurriedly thanked Sun Wukong.
"You have successfully materialized today. You should give yourself a name."
The Monkey King asked, "Have you thought about it?"
"Yes."
The muscular man nodded. "Ever since I gained sentience, people have been calling me the Stone Lion. Since that's the case, I don't intend to change it."
The Monkey King nodded. As long as he liked it, any name was fine.
The Monkey King was happy that the Stone Lion had materialized. He brought him back to the Water Curtain Cave to entertain him. Then, he asked him what he wanted to do in the future.
"I don't have any job that I like." The Stone Lion said, "My King, please arrange something for me."
"That's fine."
The Monkey King had an idea. "You were originally a Stone Lion guarding the Three Stars Cave. In the future, you can help me suppress and protect Monarch City."
The Stone Lion was overjoyed. This was a job that suited his Natural Mystique.
"My King, when will you invite the Ancestral Master over?"
The Stone Lion still remembered what the Monkey King said before he left the Three Stars Cave. He had already started to do great things. Why didn't he invite the Ancestral Master over?
"There's no rush." The Monkey King shook his head. "Even if I invite the Ancestral Master now, he won't come out."
The Stone Lion frowned. "My King, forgive me for being blunt. You are really going to change …"
He didn't continue, but the Monkey King knew what he wanted to say.
The Monkey King nodded.
The Stone Lion understood.
Everyone thought that the Flowerfruit Mountain was the Monkey King's everything. However, they didn't know that the Monkey King probably didn't think so from the start.
The Stone Lion couldn't help but sigh.
"My King, what do you want the Flowerfruit Mountain to do?"
He asked.
The Stone Lion had lived in the Flowerfruit Mountain for more than 20 years. He already had feelings for it. He really didn't want the Monkey King to throw it away after using it.
"Don't worry. My matters won't affect the Flowerfruit Mountain."
The Monkey King replied.
He had deep feelings for the Flowerfruit Mountain. But in the beginning, he had indeed prepared for the worst. In order to prevent the worst possibility from happening and the Flowerfruit Mountain from being harmed, he adopted the most cautious method.
But the Flowerfruit Mountain had developed to this day. The experiment that the Monkey King wanted to do was basically complete.
The significance of the Flowerfruit Mountain to him wasn't to develop well. It was to explore a possibility — this possibility had already been proven.
The Monkey King had changed his mind. He wanted to increase the combat strength of the Flowerfruit Mountain. This was why he asked Zhen Yuan Daisen to move over. At the same time, he imparted the Great Dao to Ao Luan.
In the past, the Flowerfruit Mountain hadn't developed yet. Too high a combat strength was harmful to the Monkey King. The Heavenly Palace might even view the increase in strength as a threat.
But at this stage, the Flowerfruit Mountain's reputation had already spread far and wide.
Now, even if the Flowerfruit Mountain increased its combat strength, the humans of the four continents knew that the Monkey King was a benevolent person. They wouldn't view the Flowerfruit Mountain as a threat.