Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 46 Violent Killing Intent

Flower-Fruit Mountain was laid out in the Nine Dragons Gathering Stars Formation, yet it was not enveloped in auspicious energy. Surely something was restricting the auspicious energy of the nine dragon veins.

Once this secret was uncovered by Sun Wukong, and the energy of the dragon veins manifested, anomalies would surely appear, and at that time, the entire Three Realms would come to know, including the Heavenly Court and the Western Buddhist Nation.

Sun Wukong wanted to uncover the secret of the underground dragon veins beneath Flower-Fruit Mountain, but he did not wish to expose himself to the Heavenly Court and Western Buddhist Nation so soon. With over twenty years still left in his lifespan, he would have to wait until he had his name erased from the Book of Life and Death in the Netherworld.

Moreover, the Six Great Demon Kings had not yet fully moved their cave dwellings and subordinates to Flower-Fruit Mountain; it was not yet time to conflict with the Heavenly Court, so Sun Wukong needed to make preparations.

He planned to establish a grand formation on Flower-Fruit Mountain that could conceal his activities from divine prediction, a formation recorded in the secretive Dharma Decrees.

Of course, given Sun Wukong's current cultivation realm and understanding of the Great Dao, he was not yet able to unleash the true power of the grand formation; however, merely obstructing the investigations of the Heavenly Court and Western Buddhist Nation should still be no problem.

Arriving at the summit of the main peak of Flower-Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong walked toward the location of the Immortal Stone where he had been born. He remembered that there had been a purple orchid next to the Immortal Stone at the time, and he had dripped a drop of his heart's essence blood onto the flower's stamen.

Over three hundred years had passed; perhaps that orchid had already cultivated a demon spirit?

"Gone? How is that possible?"

There was no purple orchid, nor even any remaining roots; the ground had long been leveled. Judging from these traces, it had been a long time since any human or beast had been here. Where had the purple orchid gone? Had it already cultivated into a demon spirit?

This was incorrect; unlike flying birds or walking beasts, plant-based demon spirits, without a profound cultivation, couldn't completely transform their physical form. Three hundred years, despite any extraordinary talents, seemed too short a time for a plant to cultivate into a demon spirit and perfectly transform its body, didn't it?

Could it have been dug up by someone?

Sun Wukong's face suddenly darkened, and his eyes flashed with cold light. Who was it that dared to disturb his territory?

From the moment he had given his drop of heart's essence blood to the purple orchid, Sun Wukong had regarded it as his kin. He had always had a certain attachment to it, and now to suddenly discover that this attachment had been forcefully severed filled him with immense rage, causing a tangible, fierce, bloodthirsty killing intent to surge forth and form a blood-red vortex around his body.

"Who is it? Who did this? Show yourself to your grandpa Sun!"

A heaven-shaking roar issued forth, and an unparalleled bloodthirsty energy shot into the sky, enveloping the entire airspace above Flower-Fruit Mountain.

"What's going on?"

The anomaly at the highest peak of Flower-Fruit Mountain drew the attention of the Demon Race, each of whom looked up in astonishment, feeling the chilling bloodthirsty killing intent, with even the Bull Demon King and the other Five Great Demon Kings changing their expressions.

"This aura, it's from the boss! What's wrong with him?"

"This isn't good, the boss's killing intent is too intense; he'll fall into demonic possession if this continues!"

"Could it be related to the underground dragon veins?"

The Jiao Demon King and Peng Demon King were the first to soar into the air, flying toward the summit of the main peak of Flower-Fruit Mountain, while the Bull Demon King and the others also set aside what they were doing and flew over on clouds.

In the Heavenly Court, Jade Pool, Hundred Flowers Palace.

"Fairy of Hundred Flowers, what's so urgent that you called me here?"

Zi Lan Fairy entered the Hundred Flowers Palace and asked the Fairy of Hundred Flowers, who sat at the main seat in the center.

"Zi Lan, haven't you always asked me to keep an eye on the place of your birth? There's news!"

The Fairy of Hundred Flowers, speaking, channeled a Dharma Decree into a silver mirror beside her. Instantly, an image flew out from the mirror, displaying in the hall the scene of Sun Wukong roaring at the sky on the summit of Flower-Fruit Mountain.

"Is it him?"

Zi Lan Fairy covered her mouth in surprise.

"What do you mean, him? Zi Lan, do you know this monkey?"

The Fairy of Hundred Flowers was somewhat astonished. It was Zi Lan Fairy who had asked her to monitor her birthplace, the summit of Flower-Fruit Mountain's main peak. As the Fairy of Hundred Flowers, she could perceive through any place with flora, making this task not difficult for her. However, Zi Lan Fairy seemed to recognize the demon monkey in the image; why then did she still ask for her help?

"No, I don't know him, he just looks familiar... Thank you, Fairy Sister of Hundred Flowers! And please, keep this matter secret for me today; don't tell anyone else!"

Zi Lan Fairy spoke, swiftly turning and running out of the Hundred Flowers Palace, forming a lucky cloud and flying towards the Southern Heavenly Gate. After speaking a few words with the Heavenly Soldiers guarding it, she was allowed passage out of the Southern Heavenly Gate and flew directly towards Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Atop the main peak of Flower-Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong had stopped yelling, but the bloodthirsty killing intent emanating from his body did not diminish. Instead, it grew stronger, gradually enveloping the sky above Flower-Fruit Mountain and spreading towards the high heavens. If this continued, it would soon be detected by the Heavenly Court.

"No, we can't let the Boss keep releasing such killing energy, the Heavenly Court will definitely notice!"

A glint flashed in the Macaque King's eyes. Sun Wukong had mentioned earlier that they were not yet ready to confront the Heavenly Court directly. It was best to remain hidden and develop in secret for as long as possible. Yet, Sun Wukong's sudden and inexplicable emotional outburst could potentially alert the Heavenly Court to the existence of the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Race.

The Macaque King prepared to intervene.

"Wait a bit longer! There must be a reason for the Boss's behavior. Acting now might backfire. Let's join forces to shield the killing energy."

The Jiao Demon King stopped the Macaque King. He, too, did not understand why Sun Wukong was acting this way and naturally thought of the earlier discussion about checking the Underground Dragon Vein. Perhaps Sun Wukong was influenced by the Dragon Vein, and acting rashly without understanding the reason was not a wise choice.

The Jiao Demon King's suggestion met with unanimous agreement from the Bull Demon King and the others. The Six Great Demon Kings jointly established a barrier that enveloped all of Flower-Fruit Mountain. The bloodthirsty killing intent released by Sun Wukong was contained within the barrier, preventing it from spreading further.

However, the killing intent within the barrier grew increasingly dense, affecting all the members of the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult. Their eyes tinged red.

The Six Great Demon Kings, seeing this, grew anxiously concerned internally. The nature of the Demon Clan was already quite direct and brutal. Influenced by Sun Wukong's bloodthirsty killing intent, they might soon break into chaos. In such a case, there would be no need for a confrontation with the Heavenly Court as they would be in disarray internally.

Whoosh!

Just as the Six Great Demon Kings, Sun Wushuang, Sun Tong, Leng Xuan, and others felt restless and anxious, the whole assembly of the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult was gradually overwhelmed by the bloodthirsty killing intent. Suddenly, a purple light shot from the sky toward Flower-Fruit Mountain.

The figure of Zi Lan Fairy appeared outside the barrier of Flower-Fruit Mountain, looking at the near tangible killing intent inside the barrier. She frowned and, biting her lip, rushed into the barrier, landing on the summit of the main peak of Flower-Fruit Mountain.

"Who is that?"

"Wrapped in an aura of immortal qi, it must be a fairy from the Heavenly Court. What is she doing at Flower-Fruit Mountain? Could it be that the Heavenly Court has already noticed us?"

Zi Lan Fairy's aura was entirely different from that of the Demon Clan—a light and ethereal immortal qi, clearly from the Heavenly Court. The Bull Demon King and the others felt their hearts sink. They almost wanted to capture Zi Lan Fairy immediately, but seeing that she showed no malicious intent, they forcefully restrained themselves and watched to see how events would unfold.

"Who are you?"

As Zi Lan Fairy landed on the summit of the main peak of Flower-Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong immediately noticed her. However, at that moment, he was engulfed in uncontrollable rage and killing intent, his eyes bloodshot as if he were a fierce beast. He swiftly turned around, his gaze sharp as daggers, staring at Zi Lan Fairy.

In the next moment, his figure burst forward, his large hand reaching out and grabbing Zi Lan Fairy's neck.

"Is it you? Was it you who took it away? Was it? Speak~!"

A low growl filled with killing intent surged toward Zi Lan Fairy. Sun Wukong's face twisted ferociously. All he wanted at that moment was to tear apart everyone before him to fill the void and pain of losing his loved ones.

"You, are you the one who, who infused the heart's blood?"

Zi Lan struggled to speak while being choked by Sun Wukong, but her eyes contained a spark of excitement, deep warmth, and affection.

"Infused, heart's blood?"

A flicker of confusion passed through Sun Wukong's eyes. Suddenly, a scene flashed through his mind. It was of him forcing a drop of Heart's Essence Blood to fall on a purple orchid. There had been no one else around at that time; beside himself, it would have been impossible for a second person to know about it...

No, there was one more—the purple orchid that had received that drop of Heart's Essence Blood!

"You, are you that purple orchid?"

The terrifying killing intent surging through Sun Wukong abruptly subsided, and the hand clutching Zi Lan Fairy's neck loosened.

"I am Zi Lan, your Zi Lan. I have been looking for you for a long time…"

A solitary tear rolled down from Zi Lan Fairy's eyes, falling onto the back of Sun Wukong's hand that had just been withdrawn. A feeling of blood connection surged into Sun Wukong's heart. All the brutality and killing intent inside him vanished completely at once, and his spiritual platform instantly cleared up as a cold sweat broke out on his back.

That was close, he had inadvertently fallen into one of the Nine Tribulations of the Three Disasters and Nine Tribulations—the Heart Intent Tribulation—and nearly drowned in endless anger and killing intent, descending into the demonic path!

The Three Disasters have obvious signs and are triggered by the response of the Heavenly Dao, whereas the Nine Tribulations are different.

The Nine Tribulations are the Earth Tribulation, Human Tribulation, Demon God Tribulation, Samadhi Tribulation, Nature Tribulation, Karmic Obstacle Tribulation, Heart Intent Tribulation, Soul Tribulation, and Karma Tribulation. Not all cultivators face all nine; depending on the individual, some may encounter all, some only a few, and some none at all before achieving a complete spirit.

Previously, a tremendous fluctuation in his sentiments had triggered Sun Wu Kong's Heart Intent Tribulation!