Sun Wukong received the incantation...
He cultivated and practiced on his own, and before long, he had mastered all of the Seventy-Two Transformations.
It was truly a case of one aperture opening, and a hundred apertures opening simultaneously.
Suddenly, one day.
The Stone Monkey Sun Wukong, for some reason, recalled the Senior Sister that Patriarch Bodhi often mentioned...
He couldn't help but ask Patriarch Bodhi, “Master... Master! I have a question.”
“What is it?” Patriarch Bodhi glanced at him and said.
“Although Master often mentions Senior Sister, you've never told me her name. How am I, your disciple, supposed to find Senior Sister and inform her about the dangers of the Three Calamities?”
Patriarch Bodhi nodded slightly; he only just remembered this matter.
Although this monkey recognized Su Qing, he didn't know that Su Qing was his Senior Sister.
He thought that his disciple was indeed honest, not casually revealing his name.
The Patriarch said, “Your Senior Sister is a snake demon, a disciple of the 'Ying' generation under me. She entered the sect over a hundred years before you... she has a dharma name called Su Yingqing. As for her given name, it's two characters, Su Qing.”
Sun Wukong scratched his head upon hearing this.
This Senior Sister's name... how is it exactly the same as his Big Sister's?
“Could it be... Big Sister is Senior Sister!?” Sun Wukong was a bit confused by this thought.
If that's the case, doesn't that mean he became a disciple under Big Sister's master?
For a moment, Sun Wukong thought of many things.
Suddenly, he heard the Patriarch say again:
“Coincidentally, Sun Wukong, I observed that you learned the Art of Flying Crimson Clouds a few days ago? Fly for me again so I can see.”
Sun Wukong didn't understand why, but he honestly flew again.
However, this Art of Flying Crimson Clouds only allowed him to fly five or six zhang high, and a round trip of three li took the time it takes to eat a meal.
Upon returning, Sun Wukong said, “Master, this is soaring through the clouds!”
Patriarch Bodhi saw this and couldn't help but laugh, “That's not soaring through the clouds; at most, it's crawling through the clouds.”
“Never mind. You and your Senior Sister share some destiny. Your ability to join my sect must have been due to her efforts behind the scenes.”
“Since that's the case, I'll teach you this 'Somersault Cloud'. Coincidentally, your crawling-cloud appearance matches the 'Somersault' in Somersault Cloud.”
Sun Wukong, hearing this, quickly bowed in gratitude...
At the same time, he became even more certain that his Big Sister was the Senior Sister his Master spoke of.
He couldn't help but feel even more grateful to his Big Sister.
He was born of heaven and earth, without father or mother; only Big Sister treated him this way.
Indeed, if not for Big Sister, he might not even have been able to integrate into the monkey troop, let alone become the Monkey King...
He truly didn't know how to repay her.
Patriarch Bodhi didn't care what Sun Wukong thought, he simply imparted the incantation.
Sun Wukong listened, and before long, he had memorized most of it.
Having learned the incantation, Sun Wukong quickly offered his thanks.
After listening to Patriarch Bodhi's few admonishments, he went back to practice on his own.
That night, Sun Wukong had largely mastered this technique and learned the Somersault Cloud.
After some more time, it was the depths of winter.
Other places were already covered in heavy snow, but Flower-Fruit Mountain was still filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.
On this day, Su Qing finished her daily chores.
She was sitting in the courtyard, basking in the sun.
Although Flower-Fruit Mountain was like spring and summer, the temperature noticeably dropped in winter.
Occasionally basking in the sun could also ward off dampness.
“So many years have passed, why hasn't this monkey been kicked out of the sect yet? Nothing's really gone wrong, has it?”
Su Qing, having nothing to do, couldn't help but let her thoughts wander.
If she calculated carefully, Sun Wukong had been a disciple for about ten years, and by rights, he should have been expelled from the sect by now.
He hadn't been kicked out after all this time.
It made her somewhat suspicious, wondering if her involvement had caused some change in this matter.
“I just hope no more unforeseen changes arise.”
Su Qing shook her head helplessly and stopped thinking about it.
She simply enjoyed the sun in peace.
The past two and a half years, the courtyard had been exceptionally peaceful.
Neither Leng Xiang nor Ao Ying had caused any trouble these days.
Even Gongsun Zhixue was diligently cultivating.
Although she was often angered by Su Qing to the point of howling, she was quite diligent in her cultivation.
As for the Little Sparrows, they were still the same... whenever they had nothing to do, they would run off and hang out with the monkeys in the mountains.
Fortunately, these fellows didn't cause any trouble.
Otherwise, they would definitely be scolded.
Over the years, that sapling hadn't grown any further...
Even Su Qing's tribulation hadn't been able to make it grow.
This made her quite helpless...
She could only rule out the possibility that her tribulation could help the sapling grow.
But if that's the case, how this thing will grow can truly only be left to fate.
Fortunately, Su Qing was also a relatively Buddhist-style person.
Other than complaining a bit, she didn't have many other thoughts about it.
Anyway, her lifespan was long, and eventually, this thing would grow.
While Su Qing was idle, she suddenly felt something.
She looked up towards the horizon.
She saw black clouds rolling across the horizon, dense with demonic energy; it seemed some extraordinary fellow had come to Flower-Fruit Mountain.
The black clouds paused above Flower-Fruit Mountain, then descended into the forest.
Su Qing looked at the black clouds and couldn't help but stroke her smooth chin, thinking:
“I wonder which great demon has come to my place...”
“Most likely not a water demon. If it were a water demon, it would probably have been stopped by the Old Dragon King long ago.”
“Although the Old Dragon King is usually unreliable, since he could stop the Nine Great Demon Kings from coming, he clearly put in some effort.”
“Never mind. No matter who it is, since they come with ill intent, I can't ignore it.”
“Things I've promised, I must do well!”
“Lest Flower-Fruit Mountain suffer.”
Flower-Fruit Mountain was, after all, where she currently lived; ignoring it was clearly not an option.
Su Qing stood up and stretched, then called out towards the house.
Leng Xiang, receiving the command, immediately returned to the Cold Fragrance Sword.
After Leng Xiang arrived, Su Qing rose to her feet, stepped onto a propitious cloud, and flew towards the direction where the black clouds had descended.
In an instant.
She arrived near where the black clouds had previously descended.
Su Qing looked down and around.
She saw a demon wearing a Dark Gold Helmet, draped in a Black Silk Robe. It wore Black Iron Armor and Floral Pleated Boots, holding a Long Saber.
This demon had a waist ten times its girth and was three zhang tall. Standing before a group of monkey offspring, it was practically a giant.
Facing this demon, the monkey offspring dared not resist in the slightest, nor did they dare to make any noise, clearly scared stiff.
At this moment, these monkeys could only hope that other monkeys in the mountain would discover the situation here.
And inform the Willow Immortal Great King, otherwise, their group of monkeys might perish here.
The demon stomped its foot, making the monkey troop tremble.
Seeing this, the demon laughed heartily and said:
“Truly a bunch of wild monkeys, taking advantage of this blessed land, gaining some spiritual intelligence, yet not knowing how to cultivate, possessing not a shred of magic power.”
“For you wild monkeys to obtain this blessed land is truly a waste of heavenly treasures.”
“Since this mountain is ownerless, I shall claim it today! Such a treasure land rightfully belongs to me!”
As the Demon King muttered to himself, the imps beside him quickly chimed in.
Just as the demons were chatting excitedly, they suddenly saw a propitious cloud descend.
From the propitious cloud descended a woman, with a vibrant red dot on her brow, strikingly enchanting.
She held a precious sword; the sword was slender, and its hilt was adorned with a plum blossom, making it quite elegant.
The woman pointed her sword at the Demon King, who was several zhang taller than her, and slowly asked:
“Who says this place is ownerless? I am the owner of this place! Who are you, and why have you come to my Flower-Fruit Mountain?”
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