No one could have imagined.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Heavenly Dao and Patriarch Hongjun, who were thought to be in perfect cooperation, were actually not so harmonious. They each had their own hidden agendas.
Not to mention that the Heavenly Dao itself couldn't intervene in the three realms of Honghuang and had to rely on its spokesperson, the Heavenly Saints, and Patriarch Hongjun.
Just after this conversation, while the Heavenly Dao continued to patrol the three realms of Honghuang and had no time to pay attention elsewhere, Patriarch Hongjun secretly slipped into the fragmented Creation Jade Disc.
On one hand, he borrowed the power of this chaotic supreme treasure to temporarily shield the Heavenly Dao's detection and monitoring, having no time to spare for his own affairs.
On the other hand, he discovered some commonality between Sun Kong and Luo Hou, and actually created an independent space within this chaotic supreme treasure.
This space was not very large.
It was only about the size of the Great Thunderclap Temple on Spirit Mountain.
Above it were the myriad stars.
Below it were the three realms of Honghuang.
It couldn't be said that this model construction was comparable to the precision instruments of Sun Kong's previous life.
At the very least, it had to be admitted that after Sun Kong and Luo Hou—or more accurately, the Demon Saint—Hongjun became the third person to know about the existence of multiple timelines.
However, he did not reveal it for the time being.
Nor did he act because of it.
He seemed to be quietly waiting for the best opportunity.
However.
If Sun Kong and Luo Hou were here at this moment, they would definitely be shocked by Hongjun's undertaking.
Not for any other reason.
It was precisely because the content displayed in this space was related to the Blue Star timeline and the Black Star timeline before Sun Kong and Luo Hou's transmigration.
In other words, during this period, Hongjun was not as helpless as others thought, unable to intervene in the two tribulations of Journey to the West and only able to wait for death.
Instead, he had truly researched something extraordinary.
It was just that the time was not right, so he deliberately did not reveal it, nor did he target Sun Kong and Luo Hou because of it!
"So, this is the true meaning of the three thousand great worlds, ninety thousand medium worlds, and one billion small worlds beneath the Great Dao. Hahaha, I, this Patriarch, finally begin to understand why Monkey Sun and Luo Hou are so extraordinary."
"It turns out that these two are not people from our Great World of Honghuang at all. Although, so far, I, this Patriarch, have only preliminarily constructed the model, I still can't understand how they came to be."
"Furthermore, I don't know if this situation is arranged by the Great Dao or deliberately done by the Heavenly Dao."
"However, I, this Patriarch, firmly believe that these two little darlings will definitely have many more tricks up their sleeves. Coupled with their Pangu bloodline, some good shows can be waited for slowly."
"By then, perhaps all the Heavenly Saints, the Heavenly Dao, and the Demonic Dao will be held back by these two little darlings, and I, this Patriarch, can thoroughly research the principle of their transmigration, find a way to continue to improve, and even break through the limit of Heavenly Saints."
As he thought of how, not long from now, the representatives of the two journeys to the west, Sun Kong and Luo Hou, would consider themselves the new protagonists and inevitably clash with the Heavenly Dao and the Demonic Dao,
And once again enact the intensity of the struggle between Dao and Demon after the creation of heaven and earth.
Patriarch Hongjun's eyes were filled with smugness.
And he himself, could take this opportunity to absorb the power from other timelines, break through the restrictions of Heavenly Saints, and break through the constraints of the Heavenly Dao.
Ultimately.
Whether to become a free and unfettered saint, or, conversely, to annex the power of the Heavenly Dao, the Demonic Dao, and all the Saints.
To destroy the Great World of Honghuang and re-create heaven and earth, creating a great world of his own.
It would be an unprecedented feat, both in the past and in the future.
Its significance should be no less than Pangu's creation of heaven and earth back then, and its achievements would surely be no less than that of the current nominal "Patriarch"!
"Monkey Sun, Luo Hou, you two consider yourselves protagonists, but you don't realize that there's always someone better. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. The Heavenly Dao and Demonic Dao are using you to do their bidding."
"And after the Heavenly Dao and Demonic Dao, it is I, this Patriarch, who is the true power holder at the highest level. Let's see how you perform and how you fight."
"In the end, there will only be one winner, and that is I, this Patriarch. Oh, no, in the future there will be no Heavenly Dao, no Demonic Dao, no Saints, and no you two. I should change my title to Honghuang Daoist, to preside over trillions of living beings and establish my own system. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Thinking of such a perfect outcome, even Hongjun, who had such high cultivation and deep schemes, couldn't help but let out a few pig-like snorts of laughter.
Afterward.
He took another look at this rudimentary model of multiple timelines, and the more he looked at it, the more an indescribable sense of accomplishment he felt.
The image it constructed, centered on the Great World of Honghuang, with Sun Kong's original Blue Star timeline and Luo Hou—the Demon Saint—original Black Star timeline as the nascent form of multiple timelines.
It even created an unprecedented worldview.
It not only made Hongjun, who had originally followed the Heavenly Dao wholeheartedly, gradually develop second thoughts and plan to create his own Great World of Honghuang.
Even within the Creation Jade Disc, which seemed like a fragment and was incomplete but was also a chaotic supreme treasure, something began to happen.
Something subtle that even Hongjun himself did not know.
Perhaps there would be no obvious changes in one or two years.
However, once enough time had passed, it seemed that something indescribable and special would emerge from the depths of the Creation Jade Disc.
In summary.
Since Sun Kong's transmigration, the entire Great World of Honghuang had completely changed!
...
At the same time.
As Sun Kong and his party headed to the Five Zhuang Temple, about to meet their good brother, Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi, and jointly complete the eighteenth and nineteenth tribulations.
On the other side, including Zhenyuanzi, many fated individuals for these two tribulations were also accelerating their actions.
Among them.
Although Zhenyuanzi had a past grievance with Sun Kong that began with a fight, their relationship had since recovered through later cooperation.
And now.
Inside the Five Zhuang Temple.
Seeing that one of the two disciples who were originally fated had died, that is, Qingfeng, who deserved to collude with the demon race, and the other had become the Sword Immortal Li Bai in the human world of the Tang Dynasty, who was later Mingyue.
Zhenyuanzi felt a bit melancholic, but he did not forget the important matters. He then selected two other disciples who were usually arrogant and prone to causing trouble.
To temporarily serve as the disciples who would interact with Sun Kong and his group during these two tribulations.
One was named Daoist Qingquan.
The other was named Daoist Songjian.
It had quite the artistic flair of "Clear spring flows on rocks, moonlight shines through the pines," which also showed Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi's extraordinary taste!
"Qingquan, Songjian, have you two remembered how to entertain Great Sage Sun and his disciples?"
"Good. I am going out for a trip. During this time, do not cause any trouble, otherwise, I will not forgive you lightly!"
After a few words of instruction, seeing that Daoist Qingquan and Daoist Songjian, although not as outstanding as Qingfeng and Mingyue, were quite clever.
Zhenyuanzi then chuckled and set off!