Chapter 61: The Bamboo Raft Rides the Waves Across the Western Sea; The Two Monkeys Visit the Immortal and Pay Homage to the Mountain

  "Go to sleep, I'll wait a bit longer!" Sun Yuan waved his hand and refused without hesitation. No way! Earlier in the East Sea, he hadn't persisted and had entered a dream, and when he woke up, he was already at the bottom of the sea. So this time, no matter what, he wouldn't let such a thing happen again.

  "You've been on high alert all day, take a rest! If you don't sleep, I'll go to bed first and then I'll replace you later so you can sleep!" Monkey King patted his mouth, seeing that Sun Wukong was quite determined, he stopped persuading him, yawned, turned over and lay down.

  "No problem, I'll call you after dawn!" Sun Yuan's mouth twitched, and a strange thought flashed through his mind - why did this sound so familiar? He remembered that Sun Wukong had said the same thing back then, but from then on he never woke up again. Who knows what will happen this time!

  The night passed quickly, and what comforted Sun Yuan was that the Monkey King had indeed woken up this time, not sleeping for a long time. However, despite this, Sun Yuan still didn't go to rest. He didn't want to and didn't dare make any more mistakes! With his current cultivation base at the Yao Dan stage, he could hold on for over ten days without issue. So, no matter how much the Monkey King tried to persuade him, he refused to rest and insisted on fighting on the front lines.

  "Alright! Since you insist, I won't force it!" After a long while, Sun Wukong scratched his head of long hair and said with some helplessness. Knowing Sun's stubbornness, he didn't bother to try anymore and turned around to play on the side instead.

  A gentle breeze, blue sky and green sea. So far, Sun Yuan's trip has been very smooth. "Ah! I hope the next few days will be just as smooth!" Sun Yuan said to the monkey, looking up at the azure sky, feeling the clear wind blowing directly towards Xīnúhuì State, praying in his heart.

  Perhaps the Monkey King's voyage this time was not fraught with any disasters, or perhaps Sun Wukong's sincerity moved Heaven, and this trip out to sea was as safe as he had said it would be. Until they could see the borders of Western Cowherd State in the distance, their smooth sailing remained unchanged.

  "You should be relieved now! Yellow Monkey, you haven't slept for 15 days, can you still hold on? Sun Wukong walked to Sun Yuan's side, sat down, pointed to a distant hazy land, and persuaded him, who was constantly rubbing his eyes with bloodshot eyes."

  "Whatever, I've come this far, I'll just go back to land and sleep!" Sun Yuan strongly suppressed the urge to collapse, tightly grasping the long pole in his hand. He was afraid that if he didn't, he wouldn't even be able to stand steadily! Fifteen days of being highly alert and paying attention to his surroundings had exhausted all his energy. At this moment, his pair of eyes, which were already somewhat red, had turned a deep crimson color, with threads of blood visible in the whites of his eyes, making him look truly terrifying!

  "Hmm, what a strange monkey!" Sun Wukong showed an expression as if he had expected it, shrugged his shoulders and muttered to himself.

  "Hehe, I couldn't sleep well on the sea, but it's more comfortable to sleep on land!" Sun Yuan explained in a low voice, looking at the approaching West Virginia, he didn't want any trouble to happen, he had endured for 15 days and wasn't going to let a little more time bother him.

  It's possible that the tribulation Sun Yuan was supposed to undergo has truly ended, and until they arrived at the shallow beach, no danger occurred, it seemed as if the unpredictable East Sea of the past was just an illusion of Sun Yuan's own, but feeling the faint water element aura in the demon pill, Sun Yuan knew that all this was real, more real than gold.

  Until he set foot on the land of Xī Niú Hè State, Sūn Yuǎn still had a kind of unreal feeling. He found it hard to imagine that the vast Western Ocean was actually crossed by just the two of them? That the Western Ocean, which made the demons of Nán Zhān Bù Continent change color and made the pig demon of Shé ér Shān tremble with great horror, was actually so calm?

  Sun Yuan shook his head fiercely, shaking off these distracting thoughts from his mind. No matter what, he had finally taken an important step in his life. Now he was one step closer to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, but to truly succeed in becoming a disciple, he would probably still have to go through some hardships. It could be said that setting foot on the land of Xiniuhezhou only meant that Sun Yuan had obtained the qualification to reach Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, everything else was still unknown.

  After a brief rest, Sun Yuan quickly regained his strength and except for still feeling a bit dizzy, he was fine. The two monkeys then began their journey in Xīnìuhè State.

  Three months later, Sun Yuan, who had spent all his money, had to follow Mei Houwang again and resume his old career, living the life of a gentleman on the beam. For three months, the two monkeys traveled through mountains and ridges in Xiniuhezhou, but they didn't find any immortals, instead, they provoked a large group of monsters. If it weren't for Sun Yuan's cultivation during the Yao Dan period, which made him a notable figure here, the two of them would have been skinned and had their tendons pulled out long ago.

  Everyone says that Xī Niú Hè Zhōu is full of monsters, but it wasn't until he personally arrived here that Sun Yuan understood the meaning of this sentence. In Xī Niú Hè Zhōu, even on a desolate mountain with little spiritual energy, there must be one or two monsters on top. Over the course of three months, Sun Yuan followed Měi Hóu Wáng and didn't know how many monster dens they had entered. Fortunately, in the border areas of Xī Niú Hè Zhōu, there weren't any particularly powerful monsters, even those at the Condensing Dan stage were rarely seen. As a result, the two monkeys hadn't suffered any harm, and their journey continued on.

  At this moment, the two monkeys who had gone through hardships found a new goal. Looking at the towering mountain range in front of them, the two monkeys who had just stolen food from a wine building stopped in their tracks, one was excitedly scratching his ears and cheeks, while the other had a furrowed brow and a hesitant expression on his face. The one showing excitement was Sun Wukong, since receiving the hint from an unknown person on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits, this monkey always thought that people with real abilities were hidden in famous mountains and great rivers, so whenever he encountered a mountain peak, he wanted to climb up.

  But the one with a worried look on his face was Sun Yuan. The experiences of the past few months had told him that in Xiniuhe State, the more majestic the mountain peak, the stronger the monsters that lived on it. In the past three months, although the two monkeys had climbed many mountains, they had never seen such a treacherous mountain peak. Judging from the style of Xiniuhe State, if there were monsters inside, they would be absolutely extraordinary.

  Considering the situation they had encountered on this trip, Sun Yuan's heart was filled with a mix of emotions. With such treacherous mountain peaks, if there were masters inside, how formidable would the monsters residing within be? For a moment, Sun Yuan's face turned even more unsightly.

  "Your Majesty, are you sure we should just go up like this? I think it's better if we plan carefully." Sun Yuan couldn't help but pull back the monkey that was about to rush up the mountain, saying "If we go up like this and disturb the spirits in the mountain, we'll be in trouble. If there really are immortals living in the mountains, they probably won't appreciate our recklessness."