"What earth-shattering news could possibly startle this old Monkey?"
"Did the new Six-Eared Macaque fail to support Qingfeng and instead peek at the sow climbing a tree next door on the way?"
"Or did this new Six-Eared Macaque, despite stealing the destiny of your Sakyamuni Mountain and leading a million-strong army towards the Great Tang Dynasty, get blocked by the Gen River and die from its stench?"
"Surely you're not going to tell me that the Thirteenth Demonic Land, which I’ve searched for five hundred years and couldn't find, has suddenly been discovered by you?"
Because he had been crushing the demon race for so long, Sun Kong couldn't help but feel a bit superior whenever he mentioned the new Six-Eared Macaque. His words, besides showcasing his usual flippancy, almost made Sakyamuni laugh out loud. He truly admired this Kong Kong. He was so roguish five hundred years ago, and he remained so five hundred years later! No one else could handle him. And Sakyamuni himself couldn't, he could even imagine that perhaps even Nuwa, Sun Kong's own mother, couldn't!
"This impudent monkey clearly possesses a peerless Buddha heart, yet he insists on this self-destructive, deliberately eccentric behavior. It’s truly hopeless."
"Fine, I’ll give him a heads-up then. While the new Six-Eared Macaque's actions may not be as astonishing as his to the saints,"
"They are absolutely not to be underestimated."
Seeing Sun Kong becoming more and more animated, even standing up to sing and dance, completely at ease and lacking any semblance of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven or the Victorious Fighting Buddha, Sakyamuni felt both speechless and helpless.
Finally.
He brought out the food delivered by his tribesmen. After they had eaten their fill and Sun Kong had calmed down a bit, he began to speak of serious matters.
"Great Sage Sun, stop fooling around. Sit down and listen to some not-so-good news."
"That new Six-Eared Macaque is indeed detestable, but he is also ruthless and cunning."
"Whether he peeked at the sow climbing the tree, or died from its stench, I don't know. However, one of your points is very accurate."
"That is, the Gen River, also known as the Ganges River, which is no more than 50,000 miles long and 600 miles wide at its widest, is indeed being heavily occupied by the new Six-Eared Macaque."
"In simple terms, this person is worthy of being one of the three quasi-saint candidates of the demon race. Instead of acting himself, he has relied on the master and disciple duo of Mo Zang and Mo Bailong to subdue an area of millions of square miles."
"Its population is already comparable to the Great Tang Dynasty in the mortal realm, exceeding 13 billion."
"Its military force has also launched a full-scale surprise attack, unifying the entire surrounding continent with the goal of establishing a demon kingdom surpassing the Great Tang Dynasty, and simultaneously, they have already engaged in warfare with the borders of the Great Tang Dynasty."
"Its influence far exceeds our initial estimates. You should know that the mortal realm is the most neglected place among the Three Realms. But if he insists on this path, it is likely that his unification of the mortal realm is not far off."
"At that time, if the Immortal Realm, the Heavenly Realm... and your new Flower-Fruit Mountain, my future Pure Land of Sukhavati, how much chance do you think they have of not being invaded?"
Sakyamuni's words were grave. This was due to Sun Kong's excessive levity and the terrifying news gathered by his tribesmen. He had no choice but to speak so.
Upon hearing this, Sun Kong finally reined in some of his flippancy, showing an equally surprised expression. However, in his eyes, even if the new Six-Eared Macaque could unify the entire western continent and launch a full-scale war against the eastern Great Tang Dynasty, there were many immortal disciples on that side. It was impossible for them to stand by and do nothing. If nothing else, the Eight Immortals of the Upper Cavern, Nezha saving his mother, the White Snake and Xu Xian... With so many reincarnated immortals from the disciples of the great figures of the Immortal Realm and the Heavenly Realm, they still relied on the mortal realm to complete their respective destinies and karmic debts. How could they not intervene?
"Kong Kong, you truly cannot underestimate that new Six-Eared Macaque. You dismiss over ten billion people, and you can dismiss Mo Zang and Mo Bailong, the second Tang Monk after him."
"But you probably don't know that, apart from the Eight Immortals of the Upper Cavern, the original immortal disciples in the entire Great Tang Dynasty and its surrounding territory of nine hundred fifty million miles have already left in large numbers."
"Some left because of the tribulation of the Journey to the West that you initiated."
"And some may be wary of this terrifying demon army led by the new Six-Eared Macaque. They can raise so many elites in the spirit-energy-depleted mortal realm. Once they reach the Immortal Realm, think about what will happen."
"It's a pity I cannot leave Sakyamuni Mountain for now, otherwise, if I had the ability, I would suppress them in advance to avoid disaster for the Three Realms."
Hearing Sakyamuni's words, Sun Kong felt the seriousness of the matter. Previously, they had estimated that the new Six-Eared Macaque and his group were only aiming to become overlords by corrupting the people of the mortal realm. They wouldn't cause trouble for the Immortal Realm or the Heavenly Realm. But they never expected that their goal was far beyond that. Although Sakyamuni's words did not go into great detail, Sun Kong could roughly understand. If the Great Tang Dynasty were to fall, the new Six-Eared Macaque would undoubtedly unite with the three quasi-saint demon lords and launch a fierce attack on the Immortal Realm. At that time, what they had treated as an insignificant game, the second Journey to the West, might truly lead to new changes in the Heavenly Mandate. Just as Sun Kong's transmigration had prematurely triggered the tribulation of the Journey to the West. Who knew if the revival of the demon race, the fall of the Jade Emperor in the Heavenly Court, and the allegiance of many others to the demon race, would lead to the Immeasurable Tribulation arriving even earlier?
"The Immeasurable Tribulation arrives early?"
"Good heavens, if that truly happens, even Dao Ancestor Hongjun's position might not be stable, let alone this old Monkey?"
"No, I cannot let this new Six-Eared Macaque continue. Either I find him for a duel and defeat him, or I must help the Great Tang Dynasty."
"However, this scoundrel is elusive and has always been adept at avoiding me. How can this old Monkey eliminate them all at once?"
Sun Kong began to take the matter seriously. But due to his inability to locate the new Six-Eared Macaque, he helplessly swung his Chaos Golden Cudgel towards the Gen River. In his mind, if he couldn't kill him with one blow, or even hit him, it was fine. But eliminating Mo Zang and Mo Bailong should not be a difficult task. He did not expect that this time, Sun Kong had miscalculated!
...
A quarter of an hour later.
Sun Kong, riding his Chaos Somersault Cloud, arrived above the million-strong demon army. As expected, he did not see the new Six-Eared Macaque, but only two trembling figures. Mo Zang and Mo Bailong.
"Enough with the nonsense."
"You remnants of the demon race, don't dream of anything grand. Consider yourselves fortunate to die under this old Monkey's cudgel."
As he uttered these words, Sun Kong, filled with extreme disgust for those who had created this imitative Journey to the West, struck with his cudgel without hesitation. But a result he had never anticipated occurred! Just as he was about to instantly kill them, the Will of Heaven and the system prompt sounded simultaneously. The former seemed to approve of this second Journey to the West, thus preventing Sun Kong from killing them. The latter, however, offered more information!