Chapter 840: 544 chapters, Sun Wukong put the heaven into a bottle

544 chapters, Sun Wukong put the heaven into a bottle.

544 chapters, Sun Wukong put the heaven into a bottle.

――――A red apricot branch growing over the wall.

Speaking of the two little demons on West Mountain, they did not believe that Sun Wukong's Red Gourd could hold the heaven. If you don't believe me, I'll demonstrate it now.

Sun Wukong said, and began to chant the mantra. Those few lines of the mantra were extraordinary; they came from when Sun Wukong caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, emerging from the Supreme Elder Lord's furnace, and the Supreme Elder Lord, feeling guilty, taught him those few secrets.

Friend, you must not underestimate those few secrets Sun Wukong just chanted. They were personally transmitted by the Supreme Elder Lord.

Those few secrets: when chanted, they can shift the stars and overturn the heavens; the sun dims and pours rain; if the trees do not move, a fierce wind blows……

It can also make the sun rise in the west and set in the east; humans and demons become indistinguishable; right and wrong become unclear; good and evil blend together……

It can also make the phoenixes distant day by day; sparrows and crows nest in the halls and altars; the dew seeks the wild and the dead forest withers; the foul and fragrant are mixed together, the fragrant cannot be slighted; yin and yang shift……

Friend, do you want to learn? If you don't believe it, try chanting it yourself; if you don't understand, don't go look for the Supreme Elder Lord—send the information to me, Mr. Liuliu, and let Mr. Liuliu explain it for Sun Wukong……

Enough idle talk; let us return to the main text.

The two little demons, after hearing Sun Wukong chant the few teachings of the Supreme Elder Lord, had their heads spin from the chanting and lost sense of direction.

The two little demons said: 'Old Daoist, stop chanting; if you chant again we'll be driven mad by your chanting. This sky, just a moment ago it was a big red sun, how did it suddenly become dim?'

Sun Wukong laughed and said: 'Wasn't it you who asked me to put the heaven into this treasure gourd to show you? Now I have placed the heaven into my Red Gourd; without heaven, how could it not be dark?'

The two little demons still did not understand and asked Sun Wukong: 'Old Daoist, without heaven, how can it be so dark?'

Sun Wukong said: 'You little demons, all you know is eating and going to the toilet; you don't even inquire about things right before your eyes? Are you still human? You behave like beasts, unable to distinguish good from evil, right from wrong. This heaven has been placed into my Old Sun's Red Gourd; the sun, moon, and stars are all inside it, and all external light has been sucked into the treasure gourd—where could any light be seen? You are truly foolish.'

Just as Sun Wukong and the two little demons were speaking, the sky grew even darker than before—dark enough that one could not see one's own hand. The two little demons became a little frightened and said to Sun Wukong: 'Old Daoist, how can we hear your voices but not see your persons? Where are we now?'

'We are now beyond the heavens, overseas, in the Ancient Ox Hide Realm. Before you lies a ten‑thousand‑zhang deep abyss; do not move a step, do not take another step, do not utter another word. You must tread carefully at all times, otherwise your lives will be in danger……' Sun Wukong said this deliberately to frighten the two little demons.

Upon hearing that they had already reached beyond the heavens, overseas, in the Ancient Ox Hide Realm, with a ten‑thousand‑zhang deep abyss ahead, that they must not take another step nor utter another word, otherwise it would be a dead end, they were terrified to the point of losing their souls. They begged Sun Wukong: 'Old Daoist, please be kind and release the heaven. We now know that your Red Gourd can hold heaven—it is a fine treasure.'

The Great Sage said: 'Now do you believe it?'

The two little demons hurriedly nodded, saying: 'Believe, believe, believe…… we believe……'

Sun Wukong said: 'If you believe it, I will release the heaven. Let me chant the mantra to release the heaven.'

Sun Wukong said, and began to chant the mantra taught by the Supreme Elder Lord――――

The five colors blind the eyes…… The five sounds deafen the ears…… The five flavors make the mouth feel fresh…… Galloping and hunting make the heart go wild…… Rare goods impede one's conduct…… Therefore the sage attends to the belly, not the eyes…… Thus he discards that and takes this…… Therefore, one must not forget punctuation; with the arrival of electronic publishing and digital information, the demands for standardization on language workers increase daily, and the importance of using punctuation correctly becomes ever more apparent……