Chapter 42: Chen Li cries out in the rain at night, and Sun Yuan's plan is on his mind.

  This mountain temple has been Sun Yuan's residence for nearly a month. Located in a desolate area, there are no human monks here. Sun Yuan has settled down relatively peacefully, but after months of searching for Sun Wukong to no avail, he has exhausted his mental energy and is filled with despair. Looking out at the vast expanse of the Southern Jambudvipa continent, Sun Yuan really can't imagine how to find any trace of Sun Wukong.

  "Oh, heavens! Oh, earth! Why must you treat me like this? I, Chen Lixin, have toiled and labored to establish the Righteous Energy Alliance, precisely to preserve a thread of righteousness in the jianghu. But just because of the Purple Energy Technique, friends and subordinates who were once bound by life and death have all betrayed me. Is it really so difficult to maintain a thread of righteousness in the jianghu?" After gasping for breath several times, Chen Lixin began to shout loudly, his voice somewhat hysterical, clearly extremely agitated at this moment.

  "Why, why?! Why is it like this?! Wudang, why did you also betray me! Zhou Lang, I was the one who saved you from the Blood Fiend Gang back then, and this is how you repay me?! Zi Qi Jue, just a single Zi Qi Jue, is it worth it? Tell me, Mountain God, tell me, is it worth it?!" Chen Li let out a few anguished cries before slowly falling to the ground, covering his face with both hands as he sobbed uncontrollably.

  "Tsk, tsk, it seems that every era is the same, this little guy is also a poor soul!" Sun Yuan curled his lips and didn't move on the beam. Although this little guy was pitiful, Sun Yuan didn't have any intention of lending a hand. At this moment, he was worried sick! If he couldn't find Sun Wukong, all his plans would be ruined, which was something he absolutely couldn't accept.

  After a while, seeing that the young man had no other movements, Sun Yuan closed his eyes and wanted to start another round of meditation. However, before he could even begin, he heard a loud shout again. He opened his eyes to see the same young man. After resting for a bit, the young man, who seemed to have regained some energy, started shouting loudly once more. This happened three or five times, and it seemed like this young man was endless. Sun Yuan's already restless heart grew even more anxious, he almost wanted to go up and kick the young man down the mountain.

  Just as Sun Yuan was about to throw Chen Li down the mountain, the young man said something that made Sun Yuan pause. He concentrated and pondered, seemingly gaining some insight.

  Only the young man rushed to the mountain god image and knocked a few loud heads, saying: "I think that Chen Liyi founded the Orthodox Alliance with one hand, in just five years, it has made a big name on the rivers and lakes. In the entire South Zhanbu Continent, there are still several people who don't know the Orthodox Alliance. If I have a few more years of time, the Orthodox Alliance will definitely be able to rank among the top ten sects on the rivers and lakes. At that time, I can at least preserve a thread of orthodoxy for this world. However, time is not waiting for me. For a book called Purple Air Decision, they betrayed me. Well, I'll rebuild an Orthodox Alliance and let them see that in the end, orthodoxy still prevails between heaven and earth!"

  At this moment, the young man's words awakened Sun Yuan. It seemed that he had been trapped in a misunderstanding before. Now it seems that finding people is still more convenient for humans to do. Finding people and fighting are two different things, and it's not that the stronger your divine powers, the faster you can find people. For Sun Yuan and other low-level demons in the Journey to the West world, finding people is actually far inferior to ordinary humans.

  Rather than that, he was like a blind man in the Southern Continent, relying on luck to bump into people. Sun Yuan's awakening was not as good as establishing a force, it didn't have to be big, just a small gang among ordinary people would do, wouldn't it be much more convenient to find people this way?

  As for the establishment of a gang, it was originally quite troublesome, but now there is an opportunity to directly have one. The righteous alliance of young people in front of him is actually not a bad choice. As for the problem that establishing a gang requires a certain amount of time, Sun Yuan doesn't care about it. He understands the principle of sharpening the knife without missing the chance to chop firewood, after all, he has heard it countless times since childhood!

  Having made up his mind, when the young man burst into loud wails again, Sun Yuan was no longer in a hurry and instead listened with relish to the young man's account, trying to get to the bottom of things. After a long time, the air that had been suppressed outside for a day suddenly changed, and a cool breeze rushed into the Mountain God Temple. Suddenly, thunder boomed in the sky, and heavy rain poured down from above. At this moment, the young man seemed to have finished his crying.

  Looking at the situation on site, Sun Yuanjue was almost done, it was time for him to take action. Sun Yuan stretched out his hand and pinched a seal, the demon power in his body surged, and immediately a faint mist rose inside the Mountain God Temple, gradually filling the entire temple. However, Sun Yuan directly cast an illusion spell.

  At this moment, the scene from Chen Li's perspective was very strange. He noticed that the broken mountain god statue in front of him seemed to have moved strangely. Chen Li suddenly sprang up from the ground, his face tense with anxiety. Although he had been shouting that he wasn't afraid of ghosts and gods, when it really happened, saying he wasn't afraid was indeed a lie. After all, decades of hearsay had put tremendous psychological pressure on him.

  The mountain god statue swayed its neck, and with a loud "peng" sound, it suddenly stood up from the base of the earthen kiln. At this moment, a flash of lightning illuminated the entire temple, making the colorful glaze on the statue's face seem to come alive. The awakened mountain god statue looked around with great interest, finally fixing its gaze on Chen Li, with an enigmatic smile on its face. Suddenly, a loud crashing sound was heard, as the earthen kiln on its face crumbled and fell apart due to years of neglect and disrepair.

  Chen Li smiled wryly and glanced outside, but didn't move. At this moment, it was pouring heavily outside. With his current injuries, if he rushed out, he would probably not make it till dawn. However, the mysterious mountain temple in front of him didn't seem like a benevolent place at all. For a while, Chen Li was caught in a dilemma.

  At this suffocating moment, the mountain god statue raised the corner of its mouth and spoke first, "You little brat, are you the one who's been making a racket and disturbing me? Do you know your crime?"

  As the mountain god spoke, Chen Li's inner tension somehow vanished without a trace. In fact, fear comes from the unknown, and when you find that the object of your fear is not much different from yourself, the fear will disappear without a trace. Moreover, Chen Li now had nothing to lose, and could be said to have no desires and therefore no fears.

  "You're the mountain god here? Looks like you're not doing too well either!" Chen Li climbed back onto the haystack, raised an eyebrow and looked at the tattered mountain god statue, humming.

  "How dare you be so presumptuous, to be insolent in front of me? Do you know your crime?" The mountain god took a step forward, seemingly enraged by Chen Li, "Does the mountain god think it's something you can play with? Don't you fear death?"