[Ding, Host has shocked Guanyin, obtaining reward: Sorrowful Sky Piercing Sun Bow (also known as Hou Yi Shooting Sun Bow, Innate Spiritual Treasure)]
Sun Kong couldn't help but curl his lips upwards as he listened to the system's prompt.
This time, the system had gifted him an Innate Spiritual Treasure, finally allowing him to replace the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
Speaking of treasure levels, the settings in Journey to the West were similar to those in Investiture of the Gods.
The four tiers were: Postnatal Merit Spiritual Treasures, Innate Spiritual Treasures, Prime Innate Spiritual Treasures, and Innate Supreme Treasures.
Due to the Tribulation of Investiture of the Gods, many Prime Innate Spiritual Treasures and Innate Spiritual Treasures were destroyed in that battle.
In the Journey to the West world, Postnatal Merit Spiritual Treasures had ironically become coveted items.
This, one had to admit, was a tragedy.
However, with countless treasures in the great myriad worlds, there were always some familiar-sounding artifacts circulating.
Among them was the Sorrowful Sky Piercing Sun Bow.
This divine bow originally belonged to Hou Yi.
The name Hou Yi Shooting Sun Bow only came about after he shot down nine suns.
An Innate Spiritual Treasure, if placed in the Journey to the West world, was a treasure capable of inciting a bloodbath.
Without corresponding strength, it was best to maintain a low profile!
"If Bodhisattva does not agree to Old Sun joining the sect today, then Old Sun shall not leave Spirit Mountain."
"As the saying goes, sincere efforts can move mountains and stones. Old Sun will move my Buddha with sincerity!"
With that, Sun Kong directly sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate.
Speaking of which, Spirit Mountain was truly a good place.
The spiritual energy here was hundreds of times more abundant than on Flower Fruit Mountain.
Cultivation was twice as effective with half the effort.
If he could cultivate here for five hundred years, breaking through to Taiyi Golden Immortal would be a certainty.
It wouldn't even be impossible to attempt to reach Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
"Ah, this!"
Guanyin was speechless.
She had no idea that Sun Kong was merely coveting the abundant spiritual energy of Spirit Mountain.
She thought Sun Kong was genuinely devoted to Buddhism.
Moreover, Sun Kong's reasoning was so sound that Guanyin didn't know how to refute him.
"Who could have guessed that a naturally mischievous demon monkey would possess such Buddhist nature."
"I cannot handle this matter, I can only let my Buddha find a solution!"
Guanyin sighed, a look of helplessness on her face as she left.
She returned to the Great Thunderclap Temple and recounted Sun Kong's words verbatim.
The Buddhas present were all shocked.
"Did these words truly come from Sun Wukong?"
"Does he possess such profound Buddhist nature?"
The Buddhas began to discuss in disbelief.
At the same time, they were all greatly troubled by this matter.
A monkey, no longer yearning for freedom, had begun to cultivate Buddhist scriptures.
This was an unprecedented development!
If this continued, Sun Wukong wouldn't even need to experience the Journey to the West; he could directly ascend to become the Victorious Fighting Buddha.
Then what was the point of refusing him!
"In my humble opinion, my Buddha need not worry excessively about this."
"A monkey is still a monkey; their naturally restless nature cannot be changed."
"Spirit Mountain is dull. If that Sun Monkey is left here for ten days to half a month, he will naturally become impatient."
"Then, we can find an excuse, say his worldly desires have not been extinguished, and send him away."
Manjusri chuckled softly and said unhurriedly.
Upon hearing this, all the Buddhas found Manjusri's words to be reasonable.
In the eyes of the world, monkeys were all hyperactive and playful.
Like children, they had a three-minute passion.
After a long time, they would naturally lose patience.
"Very well."
"Then let us try this!"
The Tathagata sighed and restored his usual dignified demeanor.
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Outside the Great Thunderclap Temple.
Sun Kong sat firmly on the mountaintop, like an old tree with its roots deeply entrenched.
Fifteen days had passed since Guanyin's departure.
During these fifteen days, Sun Kong had remained motionless, focusing on cultivation.
He still hadn't fully mastered the rewards the system had given him last time.
This was because there were too many rewards.
He could only choose the most important ones to use.
"Innate Divine Demon Foundation."
This was a treasure without a rank, but anyone who understood the Primordial World knew it was one of the few things capable of changing one's fundamental essence.
The so-called Innate Divine Demons were powerful beings that existed from the very beginning of creation.
The Three Thousand Divine Demons of the Ancient Era.
Each of them was comparable to a Saint.
Among them, Pangu, Hongjun, Yang Mei Great Immortal, and Rahu the Demon Lord were all part of the Three Thousand Divine Demons.
It could be said that the Innate Divine Demon Foundation was the strongest foundation in the Primordial World, bar none.
In fact, the entire Primordial World operated on a theory of bloodlines.
A being with the strongest bloodline, whether in cultivation or innate divine abilities, was beyond the reach of other races.
Yet, even the Innate Divine Demons with the noblest bloodlines eventually perished.
Therefore, do not assume that noble bloodlines guaranteed invincibility.
When living as a person... or a monkey, it was better to be low-key!
"Innate Chaos Divine Art."
Sun Kong had been focusing on cultivating this technique these past few days.
Sun Wukong himself possessed the Great Grade Celestial Immortal Art.
This technique harnessed the creation of heaven and earth, absorbed the secrets of the sun and moon, and after its completion, even ghosts and gods could not tolerate it.
Every five hundred years, one would have to endure a heavenly tribulation, totaling three disasters and five perils.
After enduring the three disasters and five perils, one's physical body would achieve sainthood.
This was similar in principle to Erlang Shen's Eight-Nine Arcane Art.
However, both the Great Grade Celestial Immortal Art and the Eight-Nine Arcane Art were derived from the Innate Chaos Divine Art.
To be precise, they were weakened versions of the Innate Chaos Divine Art.
As the saying goes, the importance of bloodlines in the Primordial World extended to all areas.
A cultivation technique practiced by Innate Divine Demons was not suitable for other beings.
Forcing oneself to practice it would only be harmful.
Of course, even suitable techniques would limit the practitioner's ceiling.
Whether it was Erlang Shen achieving godhood or Sun Wukong becoming the Victorious Fighting Buddha,
Both ultimately could only become invincible below the Saint level and could not surpass a Saint.
In contrast, Sun Kong had refined the Innate Divine Demon Foundation, thus possessing the bone structure of an Innate Divine Demon.
The side effects of the Innate Chaos Divine Art would be ineffective on him.
His growth potential would naturally be far superior to Erlang Shen and Sun Wukong.
In the future, not only would he be able to achieve sainthood, but there was also a high probability of surpassing Saints.
"However, to stably cultivate the Innate Chaos Divine Art, Pangu's essence blood is indispensable."
Sun Kong took out the Pangu essence blood the system had rewarded him.
This treasure was the key to completely changing his bloodline.
To put it plainly, Sun Wukong, at best, was merely an Innate being.
Although superior to Postnatal beings like mortals,
He was still far inferior to Innate Divine Demons.
And a drop of Pangu's essence blood could allow him to undergo a complete transformation.
"Bang!"
Upon consuming the Pangu essence blood, Sun Kong's sea of consciousness felt as if it had exploded.
His entire head buzzed.
Before he could regain consciousness, a surge of immense spiritual energy rapidly expanded within his body.
"Low-grade Golden Immortal!"
"Mid-grade Golden Immortal!"
"High-grade Golden Immortal!"
"Perfected Golden Immortal!"
"Low-grade Taiyi Golden Immortal!"
"Mid-grade Taiyi Golden Immortal!"
"High-grade Taiyi Golden Immortal!"
"Perfected Taiyi Golden Immortal!"
A single drop of Pangu's essence blood directly propelled Sun Kong up eight realms.
He had leaped to become a Perfected Taiyi Golden Immortal.
This was far more potent than Sun Wukong consuming an entire room of Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs from Taishang Laojun.
He was just a step away from reaching the same realm as Erlang Shen!