Chapter 1358: The Journey to the West World: Sun Wukong

"Congratulations, Brother Bai!"

Finally, under the leadership of the Jade Emperor and Wang Mu, everyone stepped forward to pay respects to Bai Suzhen.

Even the Jade Emperor and Wang Mu showed great humility when paying respects to Bai Suzhen, adopting the posture of junior disciples.

After all, the relationship between the Dao Ancestor and Bai Suzhen was right there for all to see!

Half a day passed.

All the great masters of the Three Realms had finished networking and departed one by one, leaving only Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing in the Great Luo Heaven of the White Snake World.

"Sister, are we going to stay here forever? Two of us alone in this realm—it's too lonely."

At this moment, this realm had just been formed, containing mostly strange beasts and divine birds; no matter how many rare treasures existed, Xiao Qing still felt the mortal world was more delightful.

Bai Suzhen laughed: "No one is holding you here—you're free to go wherever you wish. They gave this realm to your husband merely hoping the Dao Lord might visit occasionally. We just need to tidy it up a bit."

Hearing this, Xiao Qing hesitated: "But this is your husband's property—can we really leave it unattended?"

"You," Bai Suzhen chuckled, "it's simple—we enlighten some of these strange beasts and have them manage the realm."

Xiao Qing: "True. But you handle the training of the beasts—I'm going to visit the Taixuan Realm!"

Bai Suzhen knew full well what Xiao Qing intended to do, and a pang of jealousy stirred in her heart.

But remembering she was her 017's dear friend, she let it go.

Let the sister have her little advantage.

The mortal world.

Xu Xian and Fahai returned to the mortal world and were stunned by the sight before them.

Beyond cities and farmland, the land was filled with towering ancient trees and the roars of strange beasts.

Spiritual energy in the realm was so dense it defied imagination—thick clouds of solidified spiritual energy curled around mountains and dense forests.

They nearly doubted they had entered another world.

"What's going on?"

The two exchanged glances, both filled with astonishment.

Without hesitation, they summoned clouds and headed toward Taixuan Mountain.

Along the way, they encountered many strange beasts and rare flowers they had never even heard of before.

Fortunately, these anomalies seemed contained beyond the borders of human territory.

Moments later, they returned to Taixuan Mountain and confirmed this realm was indeed their original world.

"This must be what the Ancestor meant by the resonance between Heaven and Humanity," Fahai mused.

Xu Xian froze, shocked: "Brother, are you saying—the realm resonated with the Ancestor, which is why so many changes occurred?"

"Yes," Fahai nodded. "The realm itself has comprehended the many mysteries the Ancestor revealed, giving rise to these strange beasts and wondrous flora. If not for this explanation, what else could explain it?"

Xu Xian slowly nodded, praising: "The Ancestor truly possesses boundless divine power."

Fahai smiled: "Indeed. Only after meeting the Ancestor did I realize what true divine mastery looks like."

He remembered clearly how, during the Dao Assembly, even the Buddha—knowing his true identity—showed no anger, but treated him with courtesy and kindness.

That was the Ancestor's prestige.

If the Ancestor had been weak, he would never have received such a warm reception after switching sects.

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The Chat Group.

Su Xiao: "That's it? You left me hanging! Taixuan Brother, why not tell a story lasting ten or twenty years?"

Xiao Mai: "Wow, you're the greediest one here."

Ye Hei: "You dare to even think that!"

Wang Chao: "Perhaps the Dao Lord has his own reasons?"

Su Xiao: "Suck-up. I never knew Wang Wu Di had such a talent for flattery!"

Wang Chao: "I'm speechless—I'm not flattering you. Would you really digest a ten- or twenty-year lecture?"

Su Xiao: "Why digest it? Just memorize it! I think Taixuan Brother just can't sit still—he's never done any hard cultivation."

Zhang Taixuan: "You're oversimplifying. Wang Chao is right—it's precisely because I fear you can't absorb it. Time is secondary; a hundred or a thousand years of hard cultivation poses no difficulty for me."

Su Xiao: "??? There's such a thing?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Forty days is tolerable. But if I lecture too long, you'll become lost in my Dao and never develop your own. Though you may not grow weak in the future, you'll have severed your own Dao path. Even if you master my Dao perfectly, what use is it?"

Su Xiao: "So if we listen too long, the Dao we develop later will just be the Taixuan Dao—a copy of yours?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Exactly."

Ye Hei: "More like a low-quality copy—you can't fully inherit the Dao Lord's abilities."

Han Paopao: "Wang You has real insight—he already foresaw the risk."

Wang Chao: "I was only guessing."

Su Xiao: "Wait, I remember in the Honghuang stories, Hong Jun taught for years at a time."

Zhang Taixuan: "Where did he teach? In the Chaos! Anyone who could find the Purple Cloud Palace wasn't weak—they were all Great Luo cultivators. You're only at the Taiyi Realm—don't compare yourself to Great Luo cultivators."

Zhang Taixuan: "Great Luo cultivators have already laid the foundation for transcendence—their Dao is already refined. They listen to teachings only for inspiration, never lose themselves in another's Dao."

Su Xiao: "So that's how it is."

Xiao Mai: "But wait—didn't Hong Jun want to merge with the Honghuang? Why not teach directly in the mortal world and assimilate all beings? Wouldn't that make merging easier?"

Su Xiao: "You're the living hellhound, Xiao Mai—I admit defeat this time."

Ye Hei: "Terrifying!"

Xiao Mai: "I just asked a question—I'm not that terrifying!"

Zhang Taixuan: "At that time, he hadn't merged yet—he needed to earn the realm's favor. If he'd done that, merging would be impossible; he'd be better off thinking how to survive under the Heaven's Dao of a top-tier Grand World."

Xiao Mai: "So that's how it is!"

Qi Tian Da Sheng: "Master, I suddenly feel a pang of unease—what's wrong?"

Zhang Taixuan: "How many years have you cultivated?"

Qi Tian Da Sheng: "Over three hundred and ten years."

Zhang Taixuan: "You've forgotten—your age on the Book of Life and Death is three hundred and forty-two! At this point, you're nearly ready to set sail for cultivation! Yet your puppet avatar still frolics on Flower-Fruit Mountain; no matter how well the heavenly patterns are concealed, the eyes of all great beings across the Three Realms have turned toward you."

Su Xiao: "Huh, is it almost time for the original story's apprenticeship moment? By the way, Brother Monkey's already at the Jin Xian realm—how can the Book of Life and Death still control him?"