His golden eyes blinked, revealing a hint of perplexity. Then, he gradually regained his clarity.
Feng Lin squatted on the cliff and stared at the familiar yet unfamiliar surroundings. He confirmed that he had transformed into a spiritual stone monkey and arrived at the Flowerfruit Mountain's memory illusion-scape.
On this island, there were flowers that wouldn't wilt all year round and fruits that were evergreen. The spiritual qi was dense, and there were birds, birds, fishes, and bugs everywhere. It was a peaceful scene, like a paradise in the mortal world.
He stood up and started to wander aimlessly.
The flow of time in the illusion-scape was different from the real world. It was much slower.
He had enough time to search for the truth of the ancient myths and legends, to trace the mysteries behind Sun Wukong's growth and obtain the mythological inheritance.
Tigers, leopards, jackals, wolves, eagles, eagles, swallows, sparrows … All sorts of living creatures flew and leaped between the mountain ridges. It was a scene of vitality.
The island floated alone in the sea, like an independent world that wasn't connected to the mortal world. It formed a world of its own, transforming into a mystical world.
Feng Lin wandered alone in the mountain ridges. When he was thirsty, he would drink the sweet spring water. When he was hungry, he would pluck the delicious peaches. He was like a demon immortal that was born from heaven and earth, unrestrained.
However, he didn't forget the reason why he transformed into a stone monkey and entered this memory illusion-scape again.
If his spirit was lost in it, he would never be able to break free.
Cultivation had great fortuitous encounters as well as great dangers.
Every step was filled with thorns. Only by guarding one's nature would one be able to advance bravely.
Feng Lin's figure was active in every corner of the Flowerfruit Mountain, searching for traces that might exist in the myths and legends.
However, he couldn't find any traces at all. It was as if everything had been overturned and he had really become the newly born spiritual stone monkey. He had to start from the beginning again, walking on that magnificent journey.
Everything that exists is but a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow!
Feng Lin could see it clearly.
He was Feng Lin, not Sun Wukong. The path was just a reference, but he mustn't blindly walk on the old path.
The reason why he couldn't find the truth was that there must be some trick to it that he hadn't found yet.
There was no sixty years in the mountain!
Unknowingly, a day had passed in the midst of this bitter search.
The starry night enveloped the land. The bright moon hung high in the sky, and the Milky Way hung upside down. It was a peaceful scene.
Silver light swept down, and the seawater swayed. The Flowerfruit Mountain was enveloped in silver light.
Feng Lin squatted on the lone peak, taking in the view of the sky, the sea, and the earth. For a time, he was in a daze.
The skinny figure seemed to have merged with heaven and earth, incomparably harmonious.
He raised his head and looked at the sky, his eyes reflecting the starry sky. Suddenly, golden light shot out, and his spirit was magnified without limit. His eyes had the shape of heaven and earth, and his heart felt the myriad of phenomena.
For a time, Feng Lin only felt his spirit soaring endlessly, becoming one with heaven and earth. The weather, the geography, the circulation of the stars … Everything was within his senses, and there was nothing he didn't know.
He even felt that as long as he willed it, he might be able to change the stars in heaven and earth.
Feng Lin drew in a deep breath. The stars in the sky flickered, and the boundless astral essence was like a hundred birds flying into the forest. The astral essence was all absorbed by that small body, returning to its original form. What a dazzling golden innate spiritual monkey!
What was the Heart Monkey?
The Spiritual Stone Monkey was a spiritual creature nurtured by the heavens and earth. Its mind was exquisite, and it could know everything in the heavenly cycle, sensing the changes in the heavenly cycle. From the great changes of heaven and earth, the circulation of the stars, the great changes of the sea, to the small changes of grass and trees, dust and feathers, interstitial worlds … Everything was within its senses.
This was the ability to change, understand the weather, understand the geography, and move the stars!
As he transformed into the Heart Monkey and became one with heaven and earth, Feng Lin's grasp of his own abilities rose to another level.
Gradually, his body was bathed in a treasured light. His monkey body was tempered by the spiritual qi of heaven and earth, becoming more and more mystical. He felt like he was floating in the air, extremely profound and marvelous. He was immersed in it, unable to extricate himself.
It was only when a great sense of danger rose in his heart, forcibly waking him up.
Feng Lin abruptly opened his eyes, forcibly extricating himself from that mystical state. He only saw a pair of blood-red eyes glaring at him, growling in a low voice.
Under the illumination of the silvery-white moonlight, a gigantic body with colorful patterns walked out from the darkness. It was a leopard the size of a huge elephant, baring its fangs and looking incomparably malevolent.
Its vertical pupils were as red as blood, and its entire body was shrouded in an ominous black aura. This wasn't an ordinary wild beast; it was more like a demon.
However, it didn't transform!
Demonic beast!
Feng Lin's eyes narrowed. He noticed that this leopard was definitely a demonic beast that knew how to cultivate.
Right now, the eyes of this demonic beast were filled with greed and desire when it looked at him. It was like it was looking at an unparalleled treasure, wanting nothing more than to swallow him up.
Feng Lin's heart sank. He knew that when he absorbed the essence qi of heaven and earth, he had unknowingly leaked out his aura and reverted to the original state of the Spiritual Stone Monkey.
Even the Great Sage Equal to Heavens was incomparably weak when he was born. As an innate spiritual creature, if he was devoured by other ordinary demonic beasts, they would immediately be reborn and their chances of attaining the dao would be greatly increased.
Before Sun Wukong grew up, he had to struggle to survive in the primordial wilderness. He must have suffered countless hardships.
Maybe what he was experiencing now was just one of them.
Roar roar roar!
The demonic leopard's vertical pupils locked onto Feng Lin's figure. It was filled with coldness and savagery, waiting for an opportunity to pounce over and tear Feng Lin into pieces at any moment.
In the memory illusion-scape, this scene was also real.
If he was devoured by this demonic beast, what would the consequences be?
Maybe his legacy would be completely severed, and he would be stuck at his current realm, unable to advance any further.
Feng Lin held his breath and calmed his heart, waiting with rapt attention.
Finally, the demonic leopard couldn't hold it in any longer. With a roar, it pounced over. Its bloody claws tore through the air, and its demonic qi was like dark clouds.
Feng Lin didn't retreat and faced it head-on.
The demonic leopard was ferocious. Its demonic qi formed black flames that enveloped its body, and its sharp claws kept on tearing at Feng Lin.
Although Feng Lin didn't have any innate techniques, he was a genuine Spiritual Stone Monkey. He was born with a body of stone and bones of steel, and he had boundless strength. He also had the Heart Monkey Force, allowing him to freely transform his body.
He executed his self-created Beastlike Fist Technique, deriving the profoundness of hundreds of beasts as he fought against the demonic leopard.
Although the demonic leopard was ferocious, it hadn't transformed into a true demonic beast. It could only use its instinctive demonic arts, and most of its battle prowess was in close combat. How could it be a match for Feng Lin?
ROAR!
All of a sudden, a shrill howl of an ape rang out in the night sky, shaking the wilderness. The wild intent within it caused the beasts in the mountains to be alarmed, and chaos ensued.
On a lonely cliff, a skinny and short figure stood there. His entire body was covered in blood, and his golden fur was dyed red. He exuded a baleful aura.
Feng Lin's eyes were bloodshot, and it took a long time for them to recover to a faint golden hue.
A memory that had been buried deep within his mind for a long time was awakened. Countless scenes from the past flashed in his eyes. He saw a newborn monkey fighting against hundreds of beasts, struggling to survive. An indescribable sense of comprehension rose in his heart.
The so-called memory illusion-scape wasn't so simple.
If he wanted to recall the inheritance in the mythological memories, he had to personally experience it. Only then would he be able to sense the true meaning of the Great Sage.
If he maintained a sense of distance and intentionally searched for it, he would be at a disadvantage instead.
The memory illusion-scape was like the sea, and the mythological inheritance was like a treasure buried deep within the sea.
Only by maintaining a clear heart and taking the initiative to immerse himself would one be able to dig out the true essence.
This was the true essence of the memory illusion-scape.
After understanding this point, Feng Lin decisively took action.
In the days that followed, it was as if he had really become a newborn stone monkey, immersing himself in the world of the Flowerfruit Mountain.
Amidst the wind and rain, he advanced alone, facing the raging wind and bathing in the torrential rain …
Under the blazing sun, he fought against hundreds of beasts for the sake of water, experiencing many intense battles …
Amidst the ice and snow, he built a snow nest to fight against the cold. His fur was dyed into layers of ice crystals …
…
Playing with hundreds of beasts, tasting the cruelty of nature. A mischievous monkey that didn't fear the heavens gradually took shape.
In this arduous journey, Feng Lin also understood.
Even the Great Sage Equal to Heavens had started off as an extremely weak person, experiencing countless trials and tribulations, growing up step by step.
The more arduous his path was, the more powerful Sun Wukong would become in the future.
What was the Heart Monkey?
The greater the heart, the greater the strength!
Autumn passed and spring came!
The ice and snow melted.
Hualala!
The sound of water gushing woke Feng Lin, who was curled up in a cave and sleeping, up. He looked over in the direction of the sound and saw an incomparably majestic scene appearing before his eyes.
Ten thousand feet of water gushed down, forming a water curtain. It kept on crashing, forming a huge pool of water that flowed toward the sea.
"Squeak squeak squeak! Quickly look, there's a waterfall! "
"Good water! Good water! Let's go take a bath! "
"Spring is finally here! This winter is freezing monkeys to death! "
…
Beasts had their own language, and monkeys had their own.
A series of squeaking sounds rang out, but Feng Lin somehow understood what they were saying. He saw a group of wild monkeys appearing in the forest far away.
They jumped from trees and branches to pluck flowers and fruits; they played with marbles; they built pagodas in the sand; they chased dragonflies; they prayed to the heavens and worshiped Bodhisattva; they pulled vines to weave straw mats; they caught lice to bite and pinch; they tidied their sweaters and picked their nails; they rubbed against each other; they pushed and pressed against each other; they pulled and pulled under the pine trees.
"After roaming around the Flowerfruit Mountain for so long, I've only seen this group of monkeys! Since the spiritual stone monkey became the Monkey King, he naturally had many monkeys under him! In that case, these monkeys … "Feng Lin's heart stirred as his eyes narrowed.
Monkeys had all sorts of forms. After playing for a while, the monkeys pushed each other as they walked over, bathing in the mountain stream. When they saw the waterfall, all of them clapped their hands and praised, "Good water! Good water! "
Only to see:
A white rainbow rose up, thousands of snowy waves flew; the sea breeze blew endlessly, but the moonlight still shone on the river.
Cold air flowed through the green cliffs; the gurgling waterfall was like a hanging curtain.
…
A white-haired old ape suddenly walked out. "Whoever has the capabilities to go in and find the source of the waterfall and come out without harming himself, we will worship him as our king."
After calling out three times, no monkeys responded.
The monkeys exchanged glances with each other, their faces filled with fear.
This waterfall was like a curtain of water, at least a thousand feet wide. Let alone a monkey, even a tiger would be instantly crushed by the water if it dashed in. Not a single monkey dared to step out and try.
When the white-haired old ape saw this, he had a look of disappointment on his face.
At this moment, a monkey's cry rang out. "I'll go in! I'll go in! "
When the monkeys saw this, they instantly laughed uproariously.
These monkeys lived in groups and ate the various immortal herbs and fruits of the Flowerfruit Mountain all year round. All of their fur was bright and shiny. When they saw this monkey that suddenly jumped out, covered in dust and seemed inconspicuous, they couldn't help but laugh in mockery.
"Where did this wild monkey come from?"
"He looks so skinny, isn't his life too pitiful? He even wants to jump over the waterfall and become our king? What a joke! "
"He looks like a dog!"
…
The monkeys continued to mock Feng Lin, all of them laughing so hard that they fell over.
Feng Lin's body stiffened, feeling extremely sullen. He didn't expect that he would be mocked by a bunch of monkeys. If word of this were to spread out, he would truly die from laughter!
However, this was only an illusion.
He wouldn't make things difficult for a bunch of monkeys. He shouted in a loud voice, "Could it be that what you guys said earlier doesn't count? So what if I'm a wild monkey? As long as I jump over the waterfall, I will be your king! "
The monkeys laughed loudly again.
"You are so skinny, how can you become the monkey king?"
"That's right! Your body can't even be compared to my arm! "
"Isn't jumping over the waterfall courting death?"
…
These monkeys mocked him, their tone filled with sarcasm.
"Cough, cough, cough!" All of a sudden, a series of coughs rang out. The white-haired old ape walked out and cast a deep glance at Feng Lin. He then spoke in a heavy voice, "What I said earlier naturally counts. Although you are a wild monkey, since you are a monkey, as long as you can jump over this waterfall, you can naturally become the monkey king! "
As the old ape spoke, the other monkeys also fell silent. They no longer spoke, but their gazes were filled with contempt as they looked at Feng Lin.
Feng Lin nodded to the old ape. He drew in a deep breath and walked to the side of the mountain stream, staring into the distance.
Only when he got closer could he see the true appearance of the waterfall. The waterfall flowed down from the cliff and was over a thousand feet tall. The torrent of water was like a curtain of water, unceasingly washing the earth.
The torrent of water cascaded down, creating a thunderous sound. This could be said to be the work of the gods of nature.
The records in the legends were simple, but only by experiencing it personally would one understand how dangerous it was.
If one was the slightest bit careless, they would be swept away by the waterfall.
"Jump!"
"Why? You don't dare to jump anymore?"
"Wild monkeys will always be wild monkeys!"
…
The crowd behind him laughed unceasingly.
Feng Lin's heart sank.
It seemed like even the monkey king didn't have an innate tyrannical aura. When he first joined the monkey tribe, he also suffered countless discrimination.
Only by crossing this curtain of water would he be able to subdue the monkeys and become the true monkey king!
Staring at the endless torrent of water, Feng Lin gritted his teeth. At the next instant, he gathered all the strength in his body and abruptly leaped high into the air. His skinny monkey body rushed toward the waterfall without any hesitation.
The monkeys behind him couldn't help but open their eyes wide.
At the next instant. BOOM!
The waterfall poured down mercilessly, instantly engulfing Feng Lin's figure. Feng Lin could no longer be seen.
"Hahaha!"
"Foolish monkey who overestimates his own capabilities!"
"I already told you, but you still don't want to listen? You are truly courting death! "
…
The monkeys laughed unceasingly, pushing and shoving each other as they walked far away, leaving behind a series of mocking laughter that continued for a long time.
The white-haired old ape among the monkeys cast a deep glance at the wild monkey that floated up from the pool. His face was filled with regret as he slowly left.
Feng Lin drilled out from the pool. His entire body was wet, like a drowned rat, and he was in an incomparably sorry state.
Upon seeing his own pitiful state, he couldn't help but sigh.
The records of myths and legends were just words. The truth wasn't so simple. There were too many unknowns that he had to explore.
He had to think this through properly!
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