Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System-Chapter 245 - 241 Establishing the Daoist Sect and the Arrival of Opportunity_2

Chapter 245: Chapter 241 Establishing the Daoist Sect and the Arrival of Opportunity_2

At this moment, Sun Wukong came to pay his respects, and he didn’t stop refining artifacts, still having Gold Horn and Silver Horn fan with banana leaves, the fire in the eight trigram furnace burning fiercely.

After the Monkey King had paid his respects, Taishang Laojun said, "Every time you come, monkey, it’s a significant event."

Gold Horn and Silver Horn nodded in agreement,

Wukong teased, "Where does the Grandmaster get such ideas? The things I do are all beneficial to heaven and earth, otherwise the Grandmaster wouldn’t see me."

Taishang Laojun waved his horsetail whisk, "Speak then, what brings you this time?"

Sun Wukong stepped forward a few steps, scratching his head, "There really isn’t much, recently I found in the lower realm, in the human history of the continent to the south, there was an old master whose understanding of the Tao closely aligns with that of the Grandmaster,

Later generations referred to his thoughts together with those of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan as Huang-Lao thought, and merging with other schools such as the Yin-Yang school, it has attracted many followers, with the semblance of a sect already forming."

Taishang Laojun’s expression remained unchanged, but deep down he was quite surprised, giving the Monkey King in front of him a serious look.

Although he hadn’t deliberately hidden his arrangements in the lower realm, one couldn’t possibly discover the seeds he had sown among the human race under the identity of Laozi without a deep understanding of several hundred years of human history.

How long had Wukong been meddling with the human race? Merely twenty years, the meticulousness of this monkey somewhat exceeded his expectations.

Since it was now brought up, Taishang Laojun didn’t hide it and he laughed, "Laozi was just an incarnation of mine wandering the lower realm when I had nothing else to do."

When he had nothing else to do?

Sun Wukong didn’t believe that for a second, and he directly asked, "If that’s the case, why doesn’t the Grandmaster take this opportunity to establish another Dao Sect among the human race?

If his Buddha Sect can spread the dharma in the southern continent, we should also establish a Dao Sect."

Taishang Laojun shook his head slightly, "If you already know that it is destined for the Buddha to rise, you should understand the reason why. The time to establish the Dao Sect has not yet come."

Sun Wukong continued, "He can spread his dharma, and I can spread my dao, what’s the harm?

I don’t mean to conceal it from the Grandmaster, but just like the Earth path, the Human path also now holds a hope for advancement.

Does the Grandmaster really want to watch helplessly as the Buddha Sect takes all the benefits after advancing the Human path?"

Taishang Laojun didn’t reply, thought for a while, then asked, "What confidence do you have?"

Sun Wukong said confidently, "A full ten parts!"

Taishang Laojun didn’t say anything further, believing the monkey’s words, he immediately asked Gold Horn to call over Zhang Daoling, one of the Four Great Heavenly Masters, and after notifying the Jade Emperor, he ordered Zhang Daoling to reincarnate into the mortal world to oversee the establishment of the Dao Sect.

This arrangement made Sun Wukong somewhat surprised and enlightened.

According to what Netizen Zhihu had said, the appearance of the Dao Sect in the human race is marked by Zhang Daoling, the Heavenly Master, receiving the teachings from Taishang Laojun and establishing the orthodox path.

It all matched up, just that the timing was much earlier than expected.

With this, he had completed the suggestion to Taishang Laojun about establishing the Dao Sect, and also received a Third-Rank Treasure Box.

Furthermore, his suggestion to Liu Xiu about converting the Buddhist temples also earned him a Third-Rank Treasure Box.

Sun Wukong wasn’t in a rush to open the treasure boxes. After Zhang Daoling had descended to the mortal world, he said to Taishang Laojun, "I’ve heard that the number one treasure of the human race is the Kongtong Seal, capable of suppressing the human race’s fortune, frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

Was this treasure originally in the hands of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and later fell into the Grandmaster’s possession?"

Taishang Laojun nodded, "Indeed, as I’m the leader of the Human Teaching, before the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors entered the Fiery Cloud Palace, they worried that later human kings would misuse this treasure to cause chaos in the world, so they temporarily entrusted the Kongtong Seal to me for safekeeping."

After confirming this, Sun Wukong grinned and said, "Hehe, Grandmaster, since it’s only a temporary safekeeping, if the human race becomes even stronger than in ancient times, shouldn’t this treasure of the human race be returned to them?"

Taishang Laojun also started to smile, "You clever monkey, do you think I am a bandit? I have no use for it anyway; if you want to take it, do so, but remember to return it to the human race in the future."

Having said that, he then took out a sparkling divine seal.

Sun Wukong didn’t stand on ceremony, immediately took it, and with a grin, he bowed, "The Grandmaster can rest assured, how could old Sun covet someone else’s treasure?"

After he left, Taishang Laojun sat cross-legged in front of the eight trigram furnace, pondering for a long time.

Although he didn’t ask, he knew what Sun Wukong wanted the Kongtong Seal for, evidently as a preparation for the emperor who had just ascended the throne in the mortal realm.

And from this, one could tell that Sun Wukong did indeed have full confidence in advancing the Human path.

"It’s getting more and more chaotic," Taishang Laojun shook his head.

Originally, he could still make out some of the current situation in the Three Realms, but as Sun Wukong did more and more, the situation became increasingly chaotic.

However, the changes Sun Wukong was now bringing about were all beneficial to heaven and earth, that much was becoming clearer.

He just hoped this momentum could continue.

With this in mind, the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord glanced towards the west, then in the direction of Kunlun Mountain.

He thought to himself that everyone used to say Sun Wukong was the biggest variable, but in reality, these two sides were now the variables.

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After leaving the Palace of Doushuai, Sun Wukong immediately opened the two treasure boxes he had just obtained.

[You have opened a Third-Rank Treasure Box, congratulations on obtaining the Dao of Artifacts Comprehension (Fifth Level), Formation Dao Comprehension (Fifth Level)]

[You have opened a Fourth-Rank Treasure Box, congratulations on obtaining the Stick Dao Comprehension (Eighth Level), Archery Dao Comprehension (Eighth Level)]

As the notification sounded in his mind, his Dao realm once again improved, especially for the stick and archery Daos, which directly broke through from the seventh level of the Golden Immortal stage to the eighth level realm.

His strength was now even stronger than before!

But Sun Wukong scratched his face, somewhat disappointed; he had hoped to find the divine seal of Kongsang.

He understood, however, that the chances of obtaining top rewards from Third and Fourth-Rank Treasure Boxes were ultimately too low. Obtaining Dao comprehension was already a good reward.

So he quickly moved on and made contact with various forces.

He wanted to finalize the establishment of the Totem System before the appearance of the Human Teaching, which required the support of multiple forces.

Just to suggest the difficulty of the proposal, which could reward an Eighth-Rank Treasure Box, clearly it was not something that could be accomplished just by mentioning.

Next, Sun Wukong’s footsteps covered the Three Realms. He went to many places and discussed Totem matters with many demons and immortals of demonic heritage.

Demon Kings like the Bull Demon King, Jiao Demon King, and Peng Demon King, and the rest of the Monster Kings were naturally among those already waiting to be recruited by him.

Others included the Star Official of the Solar Planet, the Jade Rabbit Spirit, Howling Celestial Dog, and when he went to recruit them, he targeted their elders or masters.

In this process, the relationships he had built up over the years proved to be very useful.

Although with his strength and the status of Ziwei the Great Emperor, along with the benefits of becoming the totem of the Human Race, he could attract countless demons to follow him.

But if he didn’t have those previous relationships as a foundation, the time he would have had to spend making connections and the number of forces he could rally would have been much less, and this undoubtedly would have affected his strategy.

In the blink of an eye, thirty years passed.

Sun Wukong, having transformed into Daoist Sun, arrived once again in Chang’an City of the Human Race, strolling through the bustling streets, observing the colossal changes in humanity over the years, and sensing that ubiquitous spirit of buoyant progress.

He understood that the time for Human Teaching to manifest had come!

And this was also the moment to test the Dao Ancestor.

If it was as some Zhihu users had said, if the Dao Ancestor’s position was problematic, intent on keeping the Human Path forever beneath the Heavenly Dao, then unimaginable obstructions would arise during this manifestation of the Human Teaching.

Or perhaps, divine punishment!

The flourishing of humanity did not mean the Human Path also had the opportunity to grow strong.

Afterwards, Sun Wukong went to Weiyang Palace and upon seeing Liu Xiu, seated high in the grand hall, his smile widened even more.

Fifty years had passed since he watched Liu Xiu’s birth, named him Xiu, and as Daoist Sun, taught him as he grew up, step by step, to reach where he was today.

According to the lifespan of the Human Race, the baby from those days was actually beginning to enter old age.

However, because he had once drunk Wukong’s monkey wine, Liu Xiu had not aged, remaining strong and vigorous, with plenty of time to continue changing the world.

In fact, in these thirty years, Liu Xiu had accomplished many things.

He had not only resolved the chronic problems of the noble families but also increased the population of the human race in Nanshanzhou by tenfold and brought revolutionary changes in all professions.

After Sun Wukong posted these changes to the Zhihu platform, some Zhihu users commented that this signified the upgrade of an agricultural civilization, accomplishing what would normally take nearly two thousand years in just thirty.