Chapter 47

Su Chen ignored the shock of the demons.

He just smiled faintly, joined his right hand into a sword finger, and gave a light wave toward the wine swords filling the sky.

"Go."

"Swish, swish, swish—"

Those thousands of wine swords moved instantly.

In the air, those wine swords transformed into a brilliant galaxy composed of swords, circling and dancing around the entire Water Curtain Cave.

The sword light flowed, dreamlike and illusory, illuminating the entire cave dwelling.

That sharp aura of slaughter also disappeared, replaced by a profound and beautiful Dao rhyme.

Watching this scene, the demons were all mesmerized.

Su Chen waved his hand again.

The wine swords filling the sky instantly collapsed, transforming back into individual crystalline wine droplets, and then, with extreme precision, flew back into the wine bowl.

Not a drop more, not a drop less, the wine bowl was filled again.

The entire process was smooth and flowing, without a single drop of wine spilling outside.

Only then did the demons wake up as if from a dream, each looking at Su Chen with eyes of awe.

If they had previously refrained from being presumptuous toward Su Chen only out of respect for Sun Sun Wukong,

then now, they felt awe from the bottom of their hearts.

This move of "transforming wine into swords" not only displayed Su Chen's masterful control over magic power.

More importantly, the kind of aura contained within it made them tremble, and they realized that this Daoist's methods of slaughter must be formidable.

"Daoist, what a great technique! I am convinced!"

The lion demon was the first to react; he picked up the wine bowl in front of him, bowed respectfully to Su Chen, and then drank it in one gulp.

"We are convinced too!"

The rest of the demon clan followed suit, picking up their wine bowls and bowing to Su Chen in unison.

Their cry of "convinced" was heartfelt and sincere, without a shred of disrespect left.

Watching this scene, Sun Sun Wukong was so happy that he scratched his ears and cheeks, his tail even wagging.

It seemed that seeing Su Chen shine was even more joyful to him than shining himself.

"Hahaha! I told you, my brother is no ordinary person!" Sun Sun Wukong laughed triumphantly. "Come, come, let's drink!"

After Su Chen's display, the atmosphere of the banquet became even more enthusiastic.

The demons no longer treated Su Chen as a "connection hire"; they took turns coming forward to toast him.

Su Chen did not refuse anyone, exchanging cups and chatting happily with them.

He chatted with these demons about some simple principles of cultivation, and occasionally offering a word or two of guidance made these demons feel as if they had obtained a treasure, deepening their admiration for him even further.

The banquet lasted until the sun set behind the mountains and the moon reached the center of the sky before it gradually dispersed.

Most of the demons were dead drunk and were carried off to rest by the little monkeys.

The vast Water Curtain Cave soon became quiet.

Although Sun Sun Wukong had also drunk quite a bit, he possessed the body of a Golden Immortal, and this amount of wine was not enough to make him drunk.

It was just that he was truly too happy today, his emotions somewhat excited, and he kept pulling Su Chen along, boasting about his glorious deeds over these years.

From how he defeated the Demon King of Confusion,

to unifying the seventy-two caves, and how he entered the Long Gong to obtain the divine needle.

He spoke with great animation, his saliva flying.

Su Chen listened patiently the whole time, nodding and agreeing from time to time.

He knew that Monkey Brother was showing off his "trophies" to him.

This was the opportunity he had been waiting for.

"Monkey Brother, you are truly majestic now, famous throughout the Three Realms," Su Chen said after Sun Sun Wukong had finished speaking. "This Flower Fruit Mountain has also become a true holy land for the demon clan."

"That goes without saying!" Sun Sun Wukong patted his chest proudly. "I, Old Sun, am now the Great Sage Saint Qitian! Among the demons of the Three Realms, who dares not give me some face?"

"Monkey Brother, that is exactly what I am worried about."

The pride on Sun Sun Wukong's face instantly froze.

He looked at Su Chen's serious expression and asked with some confusion: "Worried? Brother, what do you mean by that? What is there to worry about?"

Su Chen did not answer immediately, but stood up and glanced at the bright moonlight outside the cave.

"Monkey Brother, there are too many people and ears here; this is not the place to talk. Why don't we brothers go out for a walk, find another place, and have a good chat?"

Seeing his serious expression, which did not seem fake, Sun Sun Wukong knew that he must have something important to say.

He also put away his playful look and nodded.

"Alright!"

The two walked out of the Water Curtain Cave one after the other.

Outside the cave, the moonlight was like water, spilling into the mountain stream.

The roaring sound of the waterfall seemed exceptionally clear in the quiet night.

Su Chen led Sun Sun Wukong, and with a few leaps, they jumped onto a huge blue rock beside the Water Curtain Cave that had been washed smooth as a mirror by the waterfall for years.

He sat down cross-legged and signaled for Sun Sun Wukong to sit as well.

Sun Sun Wukong followed his example and sat down cross-legged.

Afterward, Su Chen set up a restriction around the two of them to prevent others from eavesdropping or investigating.

"Brother, can you say it now? What are you worried about?" Sun Sun Wukong asked impatiently.

Su Chen looked at him, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke slowly.

"Monkey Brother, you caused trouble in the Long Gong, broke into the Netherworld, and proclaimed yourself the Great Sage Saint Qitian. Do you think the Heavenly Court is unaware of these things?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Sun Wukong waved his hand dismissively.

"Let them know! That old Dragon King is stingy; I borrowed a weapon from him, and he made all sorts of excuses. The Yama of the Netherworld is even more muddled; my lifespan was not yet exhausted, yet they dared to send people to hook my soul! I didn't smash his Yama Hall, which is already giving them face!"

He said this with righteous indignation, clearly not feeling that he had done anything wrong.

In his view, he had merely taken back what belonged to him and taught a few blind fellows a lesson.

Su Chen felt a sense of helplessness as he looked at his appearance.

This monkey was still too naive.

He simply did not understand that in these Three Realms, the most important thing was not reason, but rules.

The rules of the Heavenly Court.

"Monkey Brother, what you say may have its own logic," Su Chen said patiently and slowly. "But the Long Gong and the Netherworld are, after all, legitimate deities appointed by the Heavenly Court, representing the face of the Heavenly Court. By causing such a scene, you are not just hitting their faces, but the face of the Heavenly Court itself."

"Heavenly Court?" Sun Sun Wukong curled his lips, his eyes full of disdain. "So what if it's the Heavenly Court? So what if it's the Jade Emperor? If he dares to come and cause trouble for me, I'll beat him up too!"

Su Chen sighed in his heart.

It seemed that talking about rules and reason with this monkey was not going to work.

He could only change his approach.

"Monkey Brother, do you still remember the warning Master gave you when we left the mountain back then?" Su Chen's tone became serious.

The disdain on Sun Sun Wukong's face stiffened slightly.

Of course, he remembered Master's warning.

"No matter how much trouble you cause or how many crimes you commit, you are not allowed to say you are my disciple..."

That sentence was like a brand, deeply carved into his mind.

Seeing the change in his expression, Su Chen knew that mentioning Master was the right move.

In this monkey's heart, he feared neither heaven nor earth; the only one he revered was Patriarch Patriarch Puti, who had taught him the Dao.

"Master is a man of vast supernatural powers, capable of knowing the past and the future," Su Chen continued, beginning to steer the topic in the direction he wanted. "Since he warned you like that, it means he has already calculated that you will surely face a great disaster in the future!"

"A great disaster?" Sun Sun Wukong scratched his head, somewhat disbelieving. "I, Old Sun, now possess vast supernatural powers and have this Ruyi Jingu Bang in hand; what great disaster could there be?"

"Monkey Brother, you underestimate this world," Su Chen said. "Do you think you are invincible just because you learned some Seventy-Two Transformations and the Somersault Cloud?"

"Let me tell you, there are plenty of immortals in these Three Realms who are more powerful than you. Not to mention others, the Heavenly Court alone has countless ancient legitimate deities; whose cultivation is not deeper than yours? Whose supernatural powers are not broader than yours?"