"This traversal is utterly suffocating!"
"Exactly! I thought this was just a virtual Journey to the West simulation, but to actually transmigrate... the experience is terrible."
"That 'adult' fellow is such a cheat."
"And this Sun Monkey, he's nothing like the benevolent and kind deity depicted in our one and only myth, 'The Great Sage's Journey'! He's truly just an old demon ancestor of Buddhism!"
Though silenced by Sun Kong's might and under the watchful eye of General Beng, they dared not disobey.
However, deep down, they refused to submit to someone they perceived as a mere ancient man, Sun Kong, even if he was the idol of everyone from their own time.
Therefore, they planned to cause some minor trouble once Sun Kong was gone, regardless of whether they could get away with it. At the very least, it would be a way to vent their dissatisfaction.
What they didn't know was that Sun Kong's cultivation as a Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal far surpassed theirs. He could discern their petty schemes without even needing to divine them.
Sun Kong, however, was indifferent.
He didn't care.
After all, he was the one who had caught these two transmigrated tourists and prevented them from returning home. Letting them vent a little was only natural.
But when it came to General Beng monitoring these two double-faced spies, Sun Kong would not be careless!
Just as these two were maintaining their façade of compliance,
Sun Kong flicked his finger, planting a life-threatening restriction in their dantian, preventing them from betraying him.
Then,
Without regard for their feelings, he left the wormhole, setting a time for his next instructions from the New Six-Eared Macaque, which General Beng was to relay to him.
Otherwise, for every word missed, their cultivation would be reduced by a minor realm; for every sentence omitted, a leg would be broken, leaving them permanently crippled!
"This Great Sage is truly ruthless!"
The two cursed him in their hearts.
But outwardly, they dared not, feigning obedience and showering him with flattery.
"Great Sage Grandfather, rest assured, we two will absolutely not dare to disobey. We await General Beng and will cooperate fully with him."
Sun Kong merely smiled faintly at their half-truths, saying no more. He then sat in meditation, resting his eyes, until a clone of his spiritual power brought General Beng to him.
He gave a few instructions to General Beng.
Seeing that the situation in this wormhole was stable, and as long as General Beng wasn't as careless as Wu Zhiqi, the New Six-Eared Macaque shouldn't suspect anything.
Thus,
Sun Kong departed from the wormhole.
He didn't go anywhere else.
Following the confessions of Boss Zhu and General Manager Sha, he continued to search for other wormholes according to a set pattern.
The information these two possessed was still too limited.
To find his second brother, Wu Zhiqi.
To follow the clues and find the mastermind behind it all, the New Six-Eared Macaque.
Sun Kong grabbed a handful of his hairs, blew them into the wind, and unleashed one of his most potent divine abilities: the Clone Technique!
"Clones!"
"Quickly search for other wormholes, no matter how many, capture them all, and do not delay."
"If other wormholes also contain transmigrated tourists, do not underestimate them. Notify me immediately for support."
"If there are none, only those small figures, then ignore them. Do not alert them, nor disrupt this handsome one's plan."
Sun Kong commanded the countless hair clones.
The numerous clones responded resolutely and set off!
The vast array of hair clones, though not as swift as Sun Kong himself, were no less effective, embarking on an unprecedented grand search.
Over the next few days,
They discovered eighteen thousand wormholes.
However,
The vast majority were ordinary wormholes, not guarded by transmigrated tourists like Boss Zhu and General Manager Sha. They were solely for refining gold dung eggs.
In the rare few where creatures other than the small figures existed, upon closer inspection, they were still disappointing.
The creatures within were not what they sought.
They were merely lesser demons from the three realms of the Primordial Wilderness.
Ultimately,
Not a single one of the eighteen thousand wormholes was what Sun Kong desired.
Perhaps the New Six-Eared Macaque lacked the power to breach the dimensional barriers and recruit more individuals from other timelines to impersonate demons and serve him.
Or perhaps, due to some other reason.
In any case, this outcome left Sun Kong not just unsatisfied, but thoroughly displeased!
Thus,
On the third day of the fruitless search by his hair clones,
Sun Kong had to change his approach.
With a few leaps,
He returned to the New Flower Fruit Mountain and found eighteen thousand monkeys among his millions of descendants, those with higher cultivation, at least at the Sky Immortal Lower Grade, capable of controlling the small figures.
He assigned them their tasks!
"King, King, has another celestial like Taibai Jinxing come to offer a truce?"
"Last time it was the worthless Bi Ma Wen."
"Is our most beautiful and handsome King going to be directly made one of the Four Great Emperors this time?"
"Yes, King. We haven't seen that old man with the white beard in a long time. We've been eating vegetarian every day for months, and life is hard."
"If you have any good opportunities, don't forget us! Though our strength is weak and we can't compare to you, King, we are absolutely loyal and fearless!"
After so many days, the monkeys and descendants of the New Flower Fruit Mountain greatly missed their supreme and sole King in their hearts.
They flocked around him excitedly, eager not to be left behind.
This scene moved Sun Kong deeply. Despite being a reborn soul, he couldn't resist such profound affection.
But to avoid suspicion, he secretly wiped away the tears he couldn't help but shed, vowing to protect them forever.
Then, once the monkeys calmed down and stood in formation, he told them about the eighteen thousand wormholes!
"Monkeys, I, Old Sun, don't have extraordinary abilities, nor can I order Xiao Lailai to change the dietary style. But I can give you an opportunity."
"Listen carefully, I, Old Sun, have discovered eighteen thousand wormholes in a certain region of the Earthly Immortal Realm. The small figures within are easy to control and can produce various spirit stones and gold dung eggs daily."
"Although they have a powerful figure behind them, that person doesn't manage them frequently. Therefore, I will let you watch over them for me."
"Remember two points."
"First, do not underestimate them. Do not be discovered and get into trouble. If you are exposed, do not resist; return to me immediately."
"I, Old Sun, will support you."
"Second, do not consume all the gold dung eggs every day; that is suicidal behavior."
"You can eat some to refine into your own spiritual power, increasing your cultivation and strength, but you must leave some behind so that when the powerful figure sends someone to inspect, no flaws are found."
"I won't drone on. In short, the monkeys and descendants of our New Flower Fruit Mountain are destined for prosperity, and no one can stop us!"