An unimaginable scene unfolded!
Black Wind Mountain.
Deep within the Bottomless Pit.
Sun Kong and Xing Tian hit it off immediately, having a blast and overturning everyone's perceptions!
"Are you truly Xing Tian, the foremost general of the Wu clan from the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors?"
"It is I, Sun, who was presumptuous. I thought the one who captured my Spirit Mountain sister Guanyin was just a headless monster. Here, I apologize to Lord Xing Tian."
"I hope Lord Xing Tian does not take offense!"
Sun Kong's eyes revealed a sincerity devoid of any pretense, a respect born from being a fellow defiant being.
It was also the respect of a human from Blue Star for those who dared to break the rules of heaven and earth.
What he said was far less than what Luo Hou and the others imagined; it was spoken casually, yet it won Xing Tian's heart in an instant.
And there was no fight when the two met!
"You flatter me, you flatter me. Those matters are all in the past. After that battle, my Wu clan's vitality was completely gone. How could there be a foremost general?"
"It is I, Xing Tian, who was presumptuous. I thought I had captured a female toy, but unexpectedly, it was the sister of Great Sage Sun. Since that is the case, she should be returned to you."
"However, since Great Sage Sun has found his way here, it must be to convey something important, right? Otherwise, why be so polite, instead of attacking us of the demon and Wu clans as the countless deities and Buddhas do?"
Xing Tian's refinement far surpassed what the people outside, and even what the web novels of the Blue Star era described, which was crude. This actually moved Sun Kong.
It was unbelievable that such words came from his mouth.
It was as if he had seen a ghost.
Furthermore, not only were his EQ and IQ high, allowing him to instantly recognize Sun Kong's identity as the Great Sage, but with just a few words, he resolved the matter of Guanyin.
Then, by leveraging his own experience of being pursued by countless people, he successfully evoked Sun Kong's sympathy.
This was no small matter.
After all, Sun Kong had lived two lives, read countless web novels, and understood all genres. Coupled with the defamation and demonization of the Wu and demon clans by people throughout history.
Even if he initially intended to remain neutral and not form preconceived notions, he was still inevitably influenced by other ideas.
He had long believed that the ancient Wu and demon clans were beings similar to the demon race.
But unexpectedly.
In this brief conversation of less than a minute with Xing Tian, the demeanor, breadth of vision, eloquence, and bearing displayed by the other party completely astonished Sun Kong!
It was because of this that their subsequent exchange became even easier.
And more harmonious.
Soon.
The two of them hit it off even better, discussing everything from Pangu's creation of heaven and earth, to the several great tribulations, countless minor tribulations, and finally to the previous great tribulation, the Investiture of the Gods.
Ultimately.
They even discussed how the tenth prince of the ancient demon clan, the Chan Master of the Wuchao, had now joined Sun Kong's team during this Journey to the West tribulation.
Instead of the fixed patterns and personalities seen in web novels, where Xing Tian would have exploded, he was more composed than anyone.
Not only was he not angry in the slightest,
but there was also no pretense or acting involved.
Instead, after a soft sigh, he forgot the grudges from the ancient Wu-demon war and instead sincerely praised the shrewdness of Chan Master Wuchao, also known as Daoist Lu Ya!
"Well said, Lu Ya."
"Well said, Wuchao."
"Finally, after all the storms of the past, for your demon clan to still have such a prince is a life well-lived, and worthy of Emperor Jun."
"I must admit, in terms of flexible adaptation, our Wu clan is far inferior to the demon clan, and even to mortals."
"Otherwise, if King Chiyou had heeded even a tenth of my advice back then, he wouldn't have... alas, let's not bring it up. A hero doesn't boast of past glories. Besides, compared to the great achievements of Great Sage Sun over these past five hundred years, what are our past deeds?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Kong, using his Fiery Eyes of Truth, couldn't detect any possibility of Xing Tian lying, and immediately respected him even more.
Then.
With this shared experience of being bullied to the brink, unable to defend themselves, and forced to resist with all their might, the old and young, one from the Wu clan, one from the demon clan.
As they talked further, they felt as if they had known each other for a lifetime!
They were just short of swearing brotherhood!
This was not Sun Kong deliberately trying to win over Xing Tian with flattery. After all, to be sealed in this Bottomless Pit for so many years, the methods of the mastermind were absolutely beyond his imagination.
Even if he could appease Xing Tian, he couldn't utilize his power.
The chains here made it impossible for Xing Tian to leave!
According to Xing Tian's account, the one who defeated Chiyou and the others was indeed the Human Emperor Xuanyuan of that era.
However, the one who sealed Xing Tian and cut off his head was not the immature Xuanyuan.
But another Heavenly Emperor!
A "Heavenly Emperor" who did not have an additional Taoist name like Haotian, nor was he born into the demon clan like Emperor Jun of the demon clan!
And besides this, Xing Tian had waited for eons, and besides capturing the unfortunate sister Guanyin, he had not harmed anyone else. This was the most commendable point.
To say nothing of other things.
Even before Sun Kong's transmigration, this original body, Sun Wukong, although beloved by children in "Journey to the West," was a true fiend who devoured people, killed people, and casually slaughtered countless mortals.
If he hadn't succeeded in the pilgrimage later, how could he have earned a good reputation?
Compared to this "Monkey King," the Xing Tian before him was more like one of the true great gods who guarded the Three Realms of the Great Desolation in ancient times!
"Considering the fact that the Heavenly Dao and Demonic Dao were shocked by the Pangu bloodline on Luo Hou and me last time, it's possible that the mythological stories circulating in the Blue Star era are indeed mistaken."
"Things like the Water God Gonggong and the Fire God Zhurong fighting and breaking Buzhou Mountain, leading to Nuwa mending the sky, and so on. Who dares to say that these were not deliberately fabricated by certain schemers?"
"Also, the Wu and demon clans, who have always been treated as akin to the demon race in this era, if they were truly so brutal and wicked, why didn't all the Sages intervene earlier? Didn't they wait until both sides were defeated, all for their own sake?"
Looking at Xing Tian, who was more benevolent than all the Buddhas of Spirit Mountain, Sun Kong couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Finally.
In front of this great witch worthy of deep friendship, Sun Kong revealed a little bit. Of course, he was not here to hunt Xing Tian or humiliate him like all the deities and Buddhas on Spirit Mountain.
Instead, in addition to rescuing Guanyin, he also wanted to inquire about some secrets of Pangu.
"I know, Lord Xing Tian, that you do not easily trust outsiders, but these nine drops of Pangu's essence blood of mine should not be fake, right?"
Saying this.
Sun Kong, with his primordial spirit, led the nine drops of Pangu's essence blood into Xing Tian's body. By temporarily shielding the heavenly secrets, he took a risk.
He gambled that his Fiery Eyes of Truth had not misjudged.
He gambled that the Xing Tian before him was indeed the opposite of what others said!
Indeed.
A surprise came!