731: The Death of the Monkey King

"Qin Yang!"

Hearing Qin Yang's voice, everyone immediately looked up.

"This is my son?"

"This is my husband?"

"This is my dog nephew?"

Lin Xiaoer and the others were all stunned in place.

A figure, wreathed in supreme divine light, descended on a rainbow cloud.

At this moment, Qin Yang seemed to have shed his mortal bones and transformed into the formless.

That transcendent aura, detached from the Three Realms, made even his closest relatives feel a sense of unfamiliarity.

At first glance, what they saw was not a person, but an entire world.

But as Qin Yang's feet touched the ground and the colorful light faded, everyone saw that familiar smile.

"No..."

"What's wrong with the old man again?"

As soon as Qin Yang landed, he saw Qin Chuan lying in Lin Xiaoer's arms.

Lin Xiaoer wiped her tears and said, "He was too excited after being resurrected and fainted."

"Excited enough to bleed from the corner of his mouth?"

Qin Yang's mouth twitched.

Under True Dragon Qi Observation,

He had already seen Qin Chuan's injuries.

This guy, even his sternum had a slight crack... Qin Yang instantly knew what had happened.

Among those present, the only one who dared to lay hands on Qin Chuan was his mother, Lin Xiaoer.

Just now, a scene of domestic violence must have unfolded.

Qin Yang was not surprised by this.

After Qin Chuan became an Immortal Pill,

Lin Xiaoer cried every day.

She had been tormented for so long, she was definitely going to "settle accounts" with Qin Chuan.

Getting punched was still good; he was just afraid that in the future, Lin Xiaoer would watch over him like a son, completely losing his freedom.

"Alas, the Retired Emperor is truly not easy..."

Qin Yang shook his head, feeling a little sympathetic towards Qin Chuan.

A wife, truly, one cannot choose one that is too strong-willed.

Eh, wait!

Qin Yang suddenly froze.

He had just glanced at Qin Chuan's attributes, and they didn't seem to have improved much?

Didn't they say that all citizens of the Shenzhou Empire had been raised to 5-star potential?

Qin Yang felt puzzled and looked at Chu Mengxuan and the others.

Similarly, their attributes had not improved.

This was a bit strange.

Was this 5-star potential fake?

"There must be some other condition that hasn't been met yet."

Qin Yang thought to himself.

The previous introduction of the kongtong seal mentioned that raising the potential of the Human Race required Luck.

It was very likely that the 5-star potential increase mentioned in the previous prompt was only the upper limit.

Thinking of this, Qin Yang immediately summoned the kongtong seal.

Losing the digitized panel did not affect Qin Yang's understanding of himself.

As the golden great seal appeared, he immediately felt a sense of perception.

On the kongtong seal, an incredibly vast amount of Luck had gathered, seemingly endless, enough for everyone to reach five-star potential.

It's just... at this moment, Qin Yang was not yet the "complete form" of the Human Emperor.

To activate Luck and lead the entire Empire to Ascension, he had to complete one last thing.

Activate the Six Paths.

"Just as well, this was something that needed to be done anyway."

Qin Yang said in his heart.

Shenzhou had just experienced great turmoil and needed time to recover.

The matter of increasing potential was not very urgent.

However, activating the Six Paths and taking charge of Reincarnation was what Qin Yang wanted to do most.

Because the Qin Family reunion was still missing one person.

And this person, like Zhang Lingxiao, could not be resurrected by conventional means.

Thinking of this, Qin Yang summoned a palace maid and instructed her to prepare a banquet.

Then, he said to Lin Xiaoer, "Tonight, our Old Qin Family will have a good gathering. I have a surprise for you and Grandfather."

...Human Emperor Domain, Human Emperor Palace.

Inside the palace, drums and flutes played, and beautiful music lingered.

Zhao Feiyan led a group of dancers, swaying gracefully.

With flowing sleeves and blooming skirts, it was truly a sight to behold.

"Human Emperor, your elegant taste here is truly no worse than that of the Heavenly Palace. In a trance, I even thought I was at the Peach Banquet."

During the banquet, Yang Jian marveled.

He rarely went to the Heavenly Court but had witnessed the exquisite dances at the Peach Banquet.

Those women dancing in the clouds were all Immortal maidens who had attained the Dao, incomparable to mortal women.

But this Human Emperor Palace song and dance troupe was no worse than the Heavenly Court's, and compared to those ethereal Immortal maidens, these mortal women seemed to possess a few more touches of liveliness.

"Haha, my place is quite good, isn't it?"

From the Dragon throne at the head of the table, Qin Yang grinned.

This was his first time entertaining guests in the Human Emperor Domain.

After all, Yang Jian and Nezha had helped him significantly in his process of becoming the Human Emperor.

Otherwise, who would have the honor to enter his Human Emperor Palace?

"Not bad, not bad. You are a person who knows how to live, much more interesting than Nezha and the monkey."

Yang Jian nodded and smiled, "When we rescue the monkey, come to my place for a visit. I have a hundred jars of Heaven and Earth Elixir hidden, which I've never been willing to drink."

Hearing this, Qin Yang's mouth curved into a smile.

He knew Yang Jian would bring this up.

His purpose in helping him was to rescue Sun Wukong and then tear down the Heavenly Court's list.

Qin Yang always remembered this matter; even if Yang Jian didn't say it, he would bring it up.

This was why he chose to entertain Yang Jian and Nezha before the family banquet.

After all, fighting the Heavenly Court with the Great Sage was every boy's dream.

However, Yang Jian bringing it up in such a roundabout way surprised Qin Yang; he could have just said it directly.

"It seems that in Erlang Shen's eyes, I am also a person who needs to be treated with proper etiquette."

Thinking of this, Qin Yang couldn't help but feel a secret delight.

Receiving such high-level identity recognition was more satisfying than a thousand praises from his subordinates.

After smiling inwardly, Qin Yang nodded to Yang Jian and said, "Yes, when shall we go rescue the Great Sage? What exactly happened to him?"

When the topic of rescuing Sun Wukong came up, Nezha, who had been indifferent to the singing and dancing, suddenly perked up.

He slammed his fist on the table and indignantly said, "The Great Sage was killed by those guys from Spirit Mountain!"

"Killed...?" Qin Yang frowned and looked at Yang Jian.

Yang Jian drained his cup of wine and said, "Yes, he died."

Sun Wukong could die?

Qin Yang was shocked.

He had guessed that the setting of this world-line was quite different from the Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods he was familiar with, but he didn't expect the deviation to be so great?

Could the Victorious Fighting Buddha also die?

"Who killed him?" Qin Yang asked Yang Jian, eager to know who had the ability to kill Sun Wukong, who had already become a Buddha.

"Who has the ability to kill him?" Yang Jian smiled and said, "He killed himself."

"Killed himself???"

Qin Yang was even more bewildered.

The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, who caused the Havoc in Heaven, could commit suicide?

What happened?

Was he depressed?

Seeing Qin Yang's bewildered expression, Yang Jian stopped beating around the bush and explained the whole story.

It turned out that Sun Wukong in this world had not become a Buddha.

Not only did he not become a Buddha, but he had fallen into the "Demonic Path."

This "Demonic Path" needed to be put in double quotes.

After the pilgrimage was completed, the four-member group was rewarded for their merits.

Tang Sanzang was conferred as the Candana Meritorious Buddha.

Sun Wukong was conferred as the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

Zhu Bajie was conferred as the Cleansing Altar Messenger.

Sha Wujing was conferred as the Golden Arhat.

The White Dragon Horse was also revered as the Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragon Guangli Bodhisattva.

Up to this point, everything was the same as Qin Yang knew.

But there was one difference.

That was, although Sun Wukong was conferred as a Buddha, the golden fillet on his head was not removed.

When Sun Wukong asked the Bodhisattva why this was, the Buddha actually said that his demonic roots were not eradicated, and he was an existence with both demonic and Buddha aspects.

Sun Wukong immediately understood.

So, this bald-headed Buddha wanted him to be a dog for Spirit Mountain for the rest of his life!

How could his Great Sage Equal to Heaven suffer this indignity? He immediately wanted to reason with the Buddha, but Tang Sanzang even took sides, saying he would recite the Tightening-Fillet Spell.

Sun Wukong completely lost it.

So, you bald donkey are ungrateful, huh?

In a fit of rage, Sun Wukong endured Tang Sanzang's Tightening-Fillet Spell and caused a Havoc in Spirit Mountain. All the Bodhisattvas and Arhats couldn't stop him.

And with this commotion, Sun Wukong transformed from the "Victorious Fighting Buddha" into the "Victorious Fighting Demon."

The Buddha, along with the Heavenly Court, launched a second encirclement and suppression campaign against Mount Huaguo.

It was in that battle that the Great Sage Equal to Heaven was severely wounded and overwhelmed, eventually dying in the Water Curtain Cave.

But only Yang Jian knew,

This was a scheme orchestrated by the monkey Sun.