Chapter 2: The Journey Begins, Sun Yuan Takes His First Step on the Path of Cultivation

  "Huanghou, are you okay?!" Looking at the departing monkey group, Long Mao hesitated for a moment and finally made a choice between playing and Sun Yuan, jumping off the rock. It seems that this wine-testing camaraderie is still quite solid.

  "It's okay, you go and have fun! I'll just rest for a bit." Sun Yuan glanced at Zhang Mao and saw what was on his mind, so he signaled to him that there was no need to worry about him.

  "All right, you rest well. Tonight I'll steal some of Old Monkey's wine for you." Long Hair's face immediately lit up with joy, and he sprang back to the rock.

  "Go, remember to steal more if there's trouble, bring that stone monkey along." Chang Mao reminded Sun Yuan as he was leaving.

  The long-haired one cried out twice and was gone far away.

  Lying on the ground, he felt his body gradually recovering its strength. However, Sun Yuan didn't move at all. Today's events had given him too much of a shock. Not only did he witness the legendary Beauty Monkey King, but he even fought with him. Although he didn't gain any advantage, he still managed to land several heavy blows on Sun Wukong.

  Thinking about it, Sun Yuan couldn't help but chuckle out loud. That was the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong! Today, he actually got beaten up by him a few times. If the media from his past life found out, he'd probably become famous overseas too! Sun Yuan's heart couldn't help but stir up a little excitement. Who else could have this honor besides him?

  After the excitement, Sun Yuan lay on the ground to plan for his own future. Although this is a high martial world that fits his dreams, in this Journey to the West world, the fate of a small demon is difficult to grasp, especially for a little monkey born in the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits.

  The world of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits is not a peaceful one, no matter how you look at it. It seems that even with the emergence of the beautiful Monkey King, nothing good has come out of it, except for an illusory eternal life. However, Sun Wukong always wondered, if he could erase his name from the Book of Life and Death, wouldn't the King of Hell just write another page?

  So, in Sun Yuan's view, this so-called longevity is just a fleeting moment, unreliable. Think of the heavenly soldiers besieging the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits, think of the seven brothers of Mei Shan setting fire to the mountain. As a monkey from the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits, Sun Yuan felt a chill in his heart.

  It wasn't until 300 years later that Sun Wukong developed the desire to seek the Tao, but before that, he had no intention of leaving. Now this Mount Huaguo seems to be without any disputes, but if what he expected was true, all of this was the result of a negotiation between the powerful gods.

  It's not safe outside, and this little monkey will probably be eaten by someone once he goes out. It seems that the only possibility for him to achieve something is to follow Sun Wukong. After some thought, Sun Yuan thinks that going to Xuputi is a good choice.

  Thinking of the transactions between Buddhism and Taoism, Sun Wukong is a big head, talking about Sun Wukong's cheap master Subhuti's identity, it is very likely that he is an incarnation of the Zhunti Taoist. Thinking of the 72 transformations, thinking of the Golden Elixir Great Way, Sun Wukong had to follow Sun Wukong with a hard scalp. Since this life's heavenly way's great fortune is on Sun Wukong, following him, he should also be able to learn some years of Taoist methods in the Crescent Moon Three Star Cave. As for the Long Life Great Way, that will be said later.

  However, it was still 300 years before Sun Wukong set out to seek the Tao. These 300 years were enough for the Lingming Stone Monkey Sun Wukong to get by, but that didn't mean his son Sun Yuan could also get by. As far as he knew, ordinary monkeys only lived for about a hundred or two hundred years at most. As for stirring up Sun Wukong's desire to seek the Tao prematurely, Sun Yuan hadn't even thought of it.

  Although he didn't know the reason, he did know that almost every powerful being was staring at Sun Wukong now. If he didn't want to end up dead early, it's better for him to pretend like he knew nothing. Sun Yuan would never do something that would provoke Sun Wukong's desire for the Way, even if you killed him.

  Before becoming a disciple of Bodhi, Sun Yuan must have some self-preservation skills, not only to help him survive the three hundred years of his life but also to prevent him from losing his life in the vast ocean.

  Don't look at Sun Wukong crossing the East China Sea so easily, but Sun Yuan didn't think that his family could cross it easily. Sun Wukong is a person with great fate, and although he followed him, they were able to travel relatively smoothly, but some hidden situations would still occur, for which Sun Yuan must have a certain level of cultivation.

  Going out to learn the way is definitely not possible, let alone getting out of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits. Even if he could get out, in this high-martial world, a little monkey goes to find who to learn from? One mistake, might be caught by the monkey trainers, and then become a member of the circus troupe, that would be wonderful!

  Fortunately, this world is the Journey to the West world, where spiritual energy is abundant. Demons with a heart that seeks the Tao can easily possess some magical powers, not to mention longevity. Sun Wukong's past life was also somewhat familiar with the Daoist method of cultivating Qi, so for these three hundred years, he had to cultivate on his own.

  At night, the group of monkeys, after a day of frolicking, all found a place to sleep at the foot of the mountain cliff. Meanwhile, Sun Wukong climbed alone to the highest peak of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits, which was also his birthplace.

  Under the faint moonlight, after half an hour of climbing, Sun Yuan finally arrived at the explosion site of the immortal stone. After a busy spell, he tidied up the scattered stones and piled them to one side. On the base of the immortal stone, there was indeed a flat area left behind. This place was entirely jade-colored and emitted a faint cold glow under the moonlight.

  "That's it." Sun Yuan was overjoyed, and with a pious heart, he ran over, looking at the base of the shattered Xian stone, Sun Yuan felt that his whole body was almost trembling with excitement.

  After a long time, Sun Yuan calmed his mind and spirit, sat cross-legged, and for the first time consciously absorbed the moon's aura, controlling his own breathing.

  Slowly, a thread of cool air flowed down from his crown, and the spiritual energy in the surrounding air seemed to be absorbed into his body with his breath. Soon, Sun Yuan was in a state of cultivation.

  It has to be said that the demon clan's cultivation is really advantageous, absorbing the power of the moon does not require any skills or techniques. Just like this, Sun Yuan had a sudden urge to seek the Tao and on the first night, he began to meditate on these scattered immortal stones.

  A night of silence, the sun rises at dawn, the moon sets, and with a deep breath, Sun Yuan wakes up from his meditation. He had sat still for a whole night, yet he didn't feel any fatigue; instead, his body was filled with boundless energy. Although there was no demonic power circulating within him yet, Sun Yuan was certain that his efforts this night were not in vain.

  He stood up, and for a moment, Sun Yuan only felt a surge of ambition in his chest. Other demons could master the law and transform with just one or two hundred years of cultivation, but he, Sun Yuan, would definitely be able to condense a demon core within three hundred years. A heroic spirit rose up in his chest, and Sun Yuan let out a long howl on the spot.

  At the foot of the mountain, Shi Hou was the first to wake up. He listened carefully to the long howl and after a while, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes. "Good dominance, I wonder which brother it is!" He turned his head to look around, but saw that Sun Yuan's figure had disappeared, and his heart moved.

  "Isn't that the voice of the yellow monkey? What's all the commotion so early! Stone Monkey, you're up too!" Long Hair rubbed his sleepy eyes, yawned, and saw the standing Stone Monkey. After last night's collaboration in stealing wine, Long Hair and Stone Monkey had become friends.

  "Is this the yellow monkey who fought with me yesterday?" The stone monkey chirped twice.

  "That's right, this guy speaks strangely, even his roar is not much like ours, but somewhat like a mountain tiger." Long hair nodded, and stood up with some shaking, it was because he drank too much last night.

  "But you two are quite alike, I don't know what that yellow monkey is up to, I'll go take a look, maybe he's found something interesting again!" Dingding woke up, stretched lazily, looked at the other monkeys who hadn't woken up yet, muttered to himself, and climbed towards the mountain road.

  "How interesting!" Monkey King thought to himself, and immediately followed the long-haired one to the top of the mountain. "Wait a minute! Yesterday we had a fight with him, but we haven't even gotten acquainted yet! This friend of his, I've got to make friends with him!" Monkey King shouted loudly. He was very interested in this yellow monkey with sharp fighting skills. In fact, on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits, only Sun Wukong could be considered a temporary match for him.

  Time flies like an arrow, years pass like a song, and before we know it, another year has passed. In this past year, Sun Wukong relied on his four great divine monkey qualities to quickly establish himself in the Flower Fruit Mountain, while Sun Yuan became the number one person under Sun Wukong's command due to his exceptional fighting power, although he spent most of his time not with the other monkeys.

  For a year, Sun Yuan has been going up to the mountain top every night to absorb the moon's glow and take in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, strengthening himself. After a year of cultivation, due to his location being the birthplace of Sun Wukong, the spiritual energy is exceptionally abundant, and Sun Yuan's body has developed a faint silver-colored energy flow, similar to the internal true energy he had heard about in his past life.

  But Sun Yuan knew that this was not the true energy of the inner family, but a demon power on the same level as the immortal power. With the possession of the demon power, Sun Yuan completely embarked on the path of cultivating demons. It can be said that at this moment, he has already entered an unknown realm, which has nothing to do with the three categories and five divisions of the middle school. The specific situation depends on his personal experience in the future.

  A year is neither long nor short, and in this year, Sun Wukong continued to play with the monkey group. The relationship between Sun Yuan and Shi Hou and Zhang Mao also made great progress. Sun Yuan himself became the first general under Monkey King (of course, it was what Monkey King thought).

  After initially practicing the magical power, although Sun Yuan still couldn't conjure up wind or pretend to be a god, his physical strength had increased greatly. To tell the truth, if he were to fight with Shi Hou again now, it's really hard to say who would win!

  For over a year, Sun Wukong and the other monkeys had not been without curiosity, but they did not have the heart to sit quietly. Among them, Sun Wukong's patience was the best, but he could not sit for long either, often scratching his ears and cheeks after a moment. It was helpless, this was the nature of the monkeys. As a result, over the years, only one monkey, Sun Yuan, remained here, every night when it got dark, he would come to absorb the moonlight.