Chapter 31: Sun Wukong Returns After Mastering His Skills

  Flower Fruit Mountain, Water Curtain Cave.

  "Ah... refreshing, still in the Water Curtain Cave!" Sun Wukong let out a mouthful of thick wine breath and sighed, his eyes shining brightly as he spoke, his lewd monkey face full of joyful expression.

  "Hmm, yeah! You've been gone for over a decade? Without you around to drink with, I always feel like something's missing." Lei Hao said with a mouthful of wine.

  "That's who I am! The Handsome Monkey King Sun Wukong from the Water Curtain Cave of Mount Huaguo!" Sun Wukong said with a flick of his light blue Taoist robe.

  "Wow, still beautiful, still Monkey King, still Sun Wukong." Seeing Sun Wukong's proud appearance, Lei Hao sneered and struck from the side with a strange tone.

  Sun Wukong was ridiculed by Lei Hao when he was drinking, and the expression on his face turned into a painful egg. His body flashed, and in an instant that Lei Hao had not reacted yet, he smashed the wine jar in his hand on Lei Hao's cow horn, and then appeared directly on the throne, so fast that Lei Hao didn't even see the residual shadow.

  Lei Hao, who was drunk, stared blankly for a few seconds. After a few seconds, Lei Hao's expression became excited as he asked Sun Wukong: "Damn it, Monkey! What realm are you in now? Why can't I even see your shadow?"

  Sun Wukong looked at Lei Hao's current expression with satisfaction, and said with a face that seemed to be saying "it's not worth mentioning" yet extremely pleased: "Ah, the qualifications are too poor, after cultivating for several years, only the strength of the late stage of the demon king." After finishing speaking, he raised his head high, secretly glancing at Lei Hao with the corner of his eye.

  As expected, Lei Hao's excited expression froze, the muscles on his face twitching non-stop, revealing a smile that was even uglier than crying. In fact, Lei Hao had been mentally prepared long ago, he knew that when Sun Wukong returned after completing his training, his strength would definitely have increased greatly. However, if Sun Wukong was at the peak of the Internal Elixir realm, Lei Hao would think it normal; if he was at the early stage of the Demon King realm, Lei Hao would be delighted; if he was at the middle stage, Lei Hao would be shocked; as for the late stage of the Demon King realm, Lei Hao didn't even dare to think about it.

  There is not much information about the world's boundaries in Wu Da Da's book from his previous life, so Le Hao has been unable to figure out how this world is divided even after becoming a demon for over 100 years. He also thought that Hun Shi Mo Wang, whose soul was faint, might not know more than him either.

  However, he knew that the initial stage of the Demon King Realm could be considered a powerful faction, because the soul of the Mixed World Demon King was already at the initial stage of the Demon King Realm. As for the middle stage of the Demon King Realm, with the exception of the Mixed World Demon King's soul, there were only a few in the entire You Lai Guo demon world who had reached the initial stage of the Demon King Realm.

  So when Lei Hao heard Sun Wukong say that he was in the late stage of the Demon King realm, he suddenly became confused.

  "Damn it, don't play like this! You've only been cultivating for a short time." Lei Hao spoke with grief and indignation. Compared to Sun Wukong, he felt that his own over 100 years of diligent cultivation had all gone to waste.

  Sun Wukong saw Lei Hao's expression and felt that it was a bit too much. In the past, Lei Hao was so much stronger than him, but he had never been defeated by him. Sun Wukong stretched out his furry hands in his Taoist robe, rummaging around for a while before pulling out a jade bottle emitting spiritual energy. "Next," Sun Wukong casually tossed the jade bottle at Lei Hao, as if it were just a peach from the Flower Fruit Mountain that could be found anywhere.

  Lei Hao, still fuming with anger, grabbed the jade bottle and weighed it in his hand before asking in confusion, "What is this thing?"

  When Lei Hao asked, Sun Wukong was still in a casual manner, saying: "It's a kind of elixir, what it is specifically I don't know either, just eating this thing to cultivate is very effective."

  Lei Hao furrowed his brow at Sun Wukong's response and asked again, "Where did you come from?"

  Sun Wukong tilted his head and downed a mouthful of strong liquor, saying impatiently: "That was for me to eat, I thought it was quite energizing so I left some for you." Looking at his impatient appearance, it seemed that this elixir was far less important than drinking.

  Lei Hao's expression changed again, and he was deeply moved in his heart. Although Sun Wukong returned after Lei Hao never asked about Sun Wukong's sect, Sun Wukong didn't say anything either, but Lei Hao truly knew how powerful Sun Wukong's ancestor 'Grape Old Ancestor' was. In the previous life, on a forum related to Journey to the West, there were many speculations about this master who was proficient in both Buddhism and Taoism, and most people said that he was one of the two Buddhist saints, Zhu Ti Dao Ren, who trained Sun Wukong to prepare for the rise of Buddhism. Lei Hao didn't know if this was true or not, but looking at how this person had taught such a freakish disciple like Sun Wukong in just a few years, even if he wasn't Zhu Ti Dao Ren, he must be very powerful, and it's possible that he was indeed one of the two Buddhist saints.

  What was in the jade bottle that Lei Hao held? It was probably made by the 'Grape Old Ancestor' himself to enhance Sun Wukong's power. As for its effectiveness, just look at Sun Wukong's realm - this monkey has only been out to sea for a few years, yet his magical powers are comparable to those of some old demons who have cultivated for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

  And Sun Wukong, knowing the effect of this elixir, secretly left some for him to bring back, a gesture that moved Lei Hao deeply.

  Lei Hao didn't say anything else, silently putting the medicinal pill in his hand into the green robe and securing it close to his body. He raised his hand and grabbed a cup of strong liquor, "Cheers!"

  "Cheers!" Sun Wukong's interest in liquor was indeed greater than that of the elixir.

  "Niu Tou, I just saw you hugging a little fox, didn't I?" Sun Wukong sat crookedly on the throne in the Water Curtain Cave, looking at Lei Hao with a gossiping face and winking his sly eyes.

  "What a little fox spirit, you should call me sister-in-law." Lei Hao casually grabbed Sun Wukong's Taoist robe and wiped his mouth with it.

  "What? Are you guys married? No way, how could you have such a great thing without waiting for me?" Sun Wukong's face was full of exaggerated expression.

  "Not yet, such a big thing as getting married can't be done without you? It's not the right time now, let's wait and see." Lei Hao's tone was slightly helpless.

  He used to understand the little fox's mind, but not his own, so he couldn't marry her, and that dragged on for over a hundred years. Now that he understands his own mind as well, Leihao can't leave the little fox, yet they still can't get married at this juncture. This dead monkey is back, and what follows is the most famous "Great Riot in Heaven" from Journey to the West. Leihao needs help!

  Lei Hao didn't doubt that even if Sun Wukong was a stay-at-home demon, he would still be provoked to rebel against the Heavenly Court. This was an important part of Buddhism's rise to power, and Sun Wukong's personal will was marginalized. For those old mixed hairs who were good at calculating, the hot-tempered Sun Wukong was too easy to control. Lei Hao didn't know if his ending would change now that he had one, but he couldn't get married when his brother was about to go into battle soon.

  This way, he would feel sorry for Sun Wukong and also feel sorry for the little fox. No matter what the outcome is afterwards, Lei Hao will fight hard, even if he can't change the ending, he wants to make it easier for Sun Wukong, let alone, Sun Wukong has to take care of these mountain monkeys and monkey sons who can't let go.

  As for Xiao Hu Li? "We still have endless time, and we can wait." Lei Hao said to himself in his heart.

  "Alright, anyway you must have me present whenever you get married." Sun Wukong said with a mischievous face to Lei Hao.

  Lei Hao looked at Sun Wukong for a moment, but didn't say anything.

  The two brothers kept drinking like this for more than an hour, and the empty wine jars were all over the Water Curtain Cave.

  "Monkey... burp, do you know what realm is above the Demon King now?" Lei Hao asked with a full burp.

  The powerful Sun Wukong replied without a hint of intoxication, "I know, our demon clan's realm division has always followed the ancient demon clan's naming convention, with a relatively large span of magical power. You are currently in the Inner Dan Realm, I am in the Demon King Realm, and above that is the Demon God Realm, and above the Demon God... I heard from several senior brothers that it seems to be something like Quasi-Saint, and above that I don't know either."

  "Huh? Quasi-Saint?" Lei Hao was somewhat perplexed upon hearing this title for the first time.

  Sun Wukong nodded and said: "Right, Zhun Sheng, I've heard he's very powerful, but just how powerful I haven't seen yet..."

  Sun Wukong thought for a moment and added, "The boundaries of human cultivation are very detailed. Your current inner elixir boundary is equivalent to the Golden Elixir boundary. The subsequent boundaries are divided into Earth Immortal, Heaven Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi True Immortal, Taiyi Heaven Immortal, and Daluo Golden Immortal. After Daluo Golden Immortal, it should also be quasi-saint level. My current cultivation is in the late stage of the Demon King, equivalent to the human Golden Immortal boundary."

  "We are still too weak, Monkey." Lei Hao let out a long sigh after hearing that.

  "What? You're the weak one, not me. When I came back, I scanned the entire Proud Sky Country with my divine sense, and there isn't even a mid-stage Demon King in this realm. Now that I'm back, from now on, this place will be ruled by us two brothers." Sun Wukong said, disagreeing with Lei Hao's words.

  "Not enough, not enough, still far from enough." Lei Hao, who had drunk too much wine and was feeling a bit hot-headed, patted Sun Wukong's shoulder and said.

  "Why?" Sun Wukong was puzzled, he didn't understand what Lei Hao was saying.

  "Just because of Buddhism..." Lei Hao suddenly startled, a cold sweat broke out on his back. Can this be said to Sun Wukong now? No, if it's said, people will die, many, many people will die.

  "Buddhism? The one with all the bald monks? What's going on?" Seeing Leihao's hesitation, Sun Wukong became even more perplexed.

  "It's nothing, I'm saying that those Buddhist monks love to do exorcisms and whatnot, if he comes after us with a knife we won't be able to withstand it." Lei Hao quickly took back his words.

  "No big deal, if he dares to come to my door with a shaved head, I'll pinch him to death." After hearing Lei Hao say this, Sun Wukong was no longer worried, thinking that Lei Hao, who was in the inner elixir realm, didn't understand the power of the demon king. But how could he have known that Lei Hao not only understood the power of the demon king but had also personally killed a demon king.

  Sun Wukong said after finishing, and magnanimously patted Lei Hao's shoulder, saying loudly: "Niu Tou, you don't have to worry about anything now, focus on breaking through the Demon King realm. Since I'm back, we'll establish a country of all demons in our Shui Bian Dong, let the entire Ao Lai Guo and even the entire Dong Sheng Shen Zhou know the names of us two brothers."

  The spirited and proud Sun Wukong didn't notice at all the anxious look that kept flashing in Lei Hao's eyes.

  He believed that what he knew, buried in his heart, was far more powerful than telling this monkey. If the monkey found out, heaven knows what he would do. Moreover, the monkey was right, the top priority was to break through the Demon King first, only after breaking through the Demon King could he face the series of great wars that followed.

  Lei Hao also fell silent, he had asked everything he wanted to know, and picked up the wine jug in his hand.

  "Drink!" Lei Hao pushed the wine jug towards Sun Wukong.

  "Drink!" Sun Wukong also pushed the wine jug towards Lei Hao.

  A familiar crashing sound came.