Chapter 115: Meeting at Wuxing Mountain (Part 1)

  A figure in white clothes, whiter than snow, walked slowly on the muddy path after the rain, with a head of long hair occasionally rising, and a cold face with a somewhat dazed expression.

  "Stop right there, ahead is the Five Elements Mountain where the Buddha subdued the demon monkey. Take one more step forward and you will die." Suddenly, a white light flashed above Leihao's front, revealing a majestic heavenly general with golden helmet and armor, holding a long spear. The general pointed his spear at Leihao, shouting loudly in a haughty tone.

  Lei Hao raised his head, his eyes unfocused as he gazed at the sky for a moment before calmly saying: "What was that? This king didn't hear clearly, say it again?"

  Jin Jia Tian Jiang's face changed greatly after seeing Lei Hao's appearance, his facial muscles twitching violently as if he wanted to run away immediately. But before he could make a move, he felt a fierce aura locking him in place, forcing him to stop in his tracks. He bowed deeply and respectfully to Lei Hao, his voice trembling: "I... I didn't recognize the great saint, please forgive me."

  Lei Hao shifted his gaze back and walked straight forward with a dazed expression, without even giving the Golden Armor Heaven General another glance.

  After Lei Hao walked past the Golden Armor Heavenly General, the Golden Armor Heavenly General finally let out a long sigh. It was only then that he discovered his inner clothes were all soaked through. He looked at Lei Hao's back with a face full of horror and transformed into a white light that disappeared into the sky.

  "Gentlemen, gentlemen, disaster has come! Disaster has come!" In a small temple at the top of Wuxing Mountain, a white light flashed, revealing the figure of the Golden Armor Heavenly General. He was the first to shout loudly in panic.

  "Jia Chen, you've only been out for a few hours, what kind of disaster could have happened?" At the same time, several flashes of white light appeared in the temple, and five robust men wearing golden helmets and armor suddenly appeared beside the heavenly general named Jia Chen.

  "Gentlemen, brothers, guess who I just met outside the mountain?" Jia Chen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a pale face.

  "Who?" several heavenly generals asked in unison.

  "The eighth great sage among the eight, Wan Jun Da Sheng Lei Hao!" Jia Chen said, his face showing a terrified expression once again.

  The five heavenly generals' faces changed color simultaneously, and a breath of fear instantly spread among the several brothers.

  "This...this Killer Deity, how...how did he come to Wuxing Mountain?" asked Jia Chen, the sixth of the Six Heavenly Generals, in a trembling voice.

  "What else could it be? Isn't it the one being pressed down by the mountain! They are brothers!" Jia Chen said, and on his way back, he had already figured out the reason why Lei Hao came to Wuxing Mountain.

  "It's been twenty years or so, and none of the other demon kings of the Eight Great Saints have ever come to visit Qitian Dasheng. Why has Wanjun Dasheng come alone?" asked Jia Yin again.

  Jia Chen concentrated his mind and thought for a moment, saying: "Even if they are brothers, there should be a distinction between closeness and distance. Wan Jun Da Sheng and Qi Tian Da Sheng were already sworn brothers when they were still young demons, their relationship is naturally more profound than the other few demon kings among the Eight Great Saints!"

  The five Golden Armor Heavenly Generals looked at each other, and the most mature and steady one among them said: "Old Fifth, what do you think we should do to avoid this disaster?"

  "Big brother, I think it's better to invite the six Ding brothers over to discuss this together. Guarding the Five Elements Mountain is originally our responsibility as the six Jia brothers! The terrifying killing god Wan Jun Da Sheng is not something that my six brothers and I can handle alone."

  Lei Hao's arrival brought a temporary halt to the panic that had gripped the twelve heavenly generals of Liu Dian and Liu Jia. Meanwhile, Lei Hao finally arrived at the foot of Wuxing Mountain.

  "Is it you, Oxhead?" Before Lei Hua could get closer, Sun Wukong's somewhat choked voice came over.

  Lei Hao didn't answer, and silently took two steps forward. A flash of golden light appeared under his feet, and in an instant he was standing right in front of Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong's body was half buried in the Five Elements Mountain, with only a monkey head and half an arm exposed. The stone walls around him were bare and smooth, without even a single blade of grass. Occasionally, tiny '卍' characters, shining with golden light, would flash across the surface of the stone walls.

  When he saw Lei Hao, Sun Wukong's eyes suddenly turned red. He opened his eyes wide and carefully sized up Lei Hao's body several times before exclaiming in surprise: "Good! Good! As long as your injury is healed, I can rest assured!"

  Lei Hao's nose also felt a sourness when he heard the words. Sun Wukong has now fallen to this state, and he is still worried about his injuries. He patted his chest with force, and amidst the dull thuds, said: "My injuries have all healed, you see, my body is still as tough as ever!"

  A smile floated onto Sun Wukong's monkey face.

  Lei Hao sat down beside Sun Wukong with a plop, and patted his exposed arm: "These twenty years haven't been easy for you, have they?"

  Sun Wukong said with a nonchalant expression: "This place is fine except for the lack of wine."

  Lei Hao's face suddenly showed a hint of helplessness upon hearing this. With such a huge mountain weighing on him, how could he possibly be at ease? He knew that Sun Wukong didn't want him to worry, but even if Sun Wukong said so, could he truly not worry?

  After a pause, Sun Wukong spoke again: "And how about you these years? Have you been doing well?"

  Lei Hao also smiled and said, "It's pretty good, fighting and sitting every day, sleeping, and often going to Lao Niu's place to move around." Of course, what Lei Hao said was also a lie. In recent years, he has been very bad, extremely bad! He was severely injured by the Buddha in the Great Battle of Heaven and spent five years in a coma before waking up. After waking up, he found that his physical body had reached the brink of collapse, and even his primordial spirit was close to dissipating. If it weren't for his brothers constantly using their magical powers to sustain his primordial spirit, perhaps he would not have woken up at all.

  Sun Wukong's face lit up with a lively smile, as if he spent his days fighting, sleeping and visiting friends.

  After a long silence, Lei Hao slowly spoke up: "In the days you weren't here, Little Fox often mentioned you. This time, knowing I was coming to visit, she insisted on coming too. I was afraid that if she came and saw you in this state, she wouldn't be able to take it, so I didn't bring her."

  Sun Wukong's expression changed, his face darkened, and he said somewhat despondently: "I've been thinking about you and Little Fox, Big Cow, and the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits a lot these days."

  Lei Hao took over and said slowly: "Your monkey grandson are all good, not one less, and will help you take care of them in the future, don't worry."

  Sun Wukong suddenly thought of something and asked with a puzzled expression: "Niu Tou, when the Heavenly Court attacked Huaguo Mountain back then, did you already anticipate that I would have today? Otherwise, why would you suddenly think of retreating to Kanyuanshan along with Lei Wei, Lei Zijun and all the monkeys on the mountain?" Sun Wukong was not a fool. Back then, he thought that Lei Hao was just being sentimental about his subordinates, fearing that too many of the Lei Zijun would be killed or injured in the great war. But now that he thought about it again, Lei Hao's actions back then seemed to have known all along that Huaguo Mountain couldn't hold out.

  Lei Hao thought for a moment before nodding lightly.

  Sun Wukong immediately became extremely agitated and loudly asked Lei Hau: "Why? Did I really do something wrong?"

  Lei Hao looked at Sun Wukong's excitedly flushed face and said softly, "You're not wrong, what's wrong is the sky and that mountain in the west!"

  Sun Wukong sighed and said, "But I'm sure I can't beat that monk. That monk is really incredibly powerful! I was so naive in the past, thinking that with just a golden hoop rod, I could conquer the world. Even if I couldn't win, I thought I could escape. But now I realize that even after breaking through to the level of a demon king and becoming a demon god, I still can't defeat that old monk's single finger! If I had known this earlier, what was the point of learning all these magical powers?"

  Lei Hao and Sun Wukong have been friends for hundreds of years, and Sun Wukong has always had an air of confidence that borders on arrogance. When did he ever look so defeated and lacking in faith, not even trusting the Golden Cudgel in his own hands?

  Lei Hao finally knew why the Tathagata Buddha would suppress Sun Wukong under the Five Elements Mountain instead of taking him back to the Spiritual Mountain! He also knew why in the original "Journey to the West" of his previous life, after Sun Wukong was released from the Five Elements Mountain by Tang Monk, his combat power was much weaker than when he caused chaos in Heaven, and even a small demon king could fight with him for several rounds!

  The Tathagata Buddha's move was truly insidious, a dull knife cutting flesh is the real pain! It turned out that he had been suppressing Sun Wukong under the Five Elements Mountain, day and night using the six true words "Om, Ma, Ni, Bade, Mi, Hum" to refine him, but actually wanted to grind away the wild nature in Sun Wukong's bones and his strong heart at that moment!

  Without the ferocity of a demon and the heart of a strongman, no matter how high one's cultivation is, they are just a piece of meat! The vast Heavenly Court has countless gods of fortune and virtue, and there are even more numerous heavenly immortals and golden immortals. Why are there only a handful of heavenly warriors who can take action?

  That's the problem with these few Taoist immortals, they have a body of magical powers but no fighting heart, no strong will! Meditating and practicing internal alchemy is fine, but if they really engage in battle with demons of the same level, they'll fall within ten moves.

  And Sun Wukong, if not for Lei Hao, at this time he should still be at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, a Golden Immortal without the heart of a strong man, how could he defeat these demon kings who go berserk as soon as they enter battle?

  Lei Hao's face turned cold, and he shouted in a loud voice: "Hua Guo Shan, Shui Lian Dong, Qi Tian Da Sheng, Mei Hou Wang, Sun Wukong! Are you afraid?"

  With a dejected look on his face, Sun Wukong's complexion changed, and he raised his head to glare at Lei Hao, roaring: "Who said I'm afraid? How could I be afraid?"

  Lei Hao's expression didn't change, he continued to speak in a measured tone: "I'm telling you, you're afraid! My brother, the Great Sage Sun Wukong, is a peerless demon who would fight to the death even if it means dying. He's not some timid and weak monkey like you, hanging his head in defeat and sighing in despair."

  At the words, a golden light burst forth from Monkey King's eyes and his body suddenly ignited with golden flames. He stared intently at Lei Hao, gritting his teeth as he declared in a slow and deliberate tone: "This king is none other than the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Sun Wukong, past and future!"

  (First update, another one a bit later, brothers, come on, let's recommend and bury the orange!)

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