Chapter 73

In the western wilderness of the primordial era, a golden-furred monkey that walked upright and had six faint ears on each side of its head sat glumly in a cave.

Translation: "In the western Primordial Wasteland, a monkey with golden fur, walking upright, with faintly six ears on each side of its head, sat dejectedly in a cave."

Check: we omitted "one" before monkey? We said "a monkey". That's fine. "golden fur" means "golden fur". "walking upright" means "walking upright". "a monkey with faintly six ears on each side of its head" we translated as "with faintly six ears on each side of its head". Alternatively we could say "a monkey with faintly six ears on each side of its head". We'll keep it as is.

Now output: 【1】 In the western Primordial Wasteland, a monkey with golden fur, walking upright, with faintly six ears on each side of its head, sat dejectedly in a cave.

"Last time, this time going to Mount Sumeru to have a look, give it a shot, hoping that the Zhunti Sage will take a liking to me." Liuer Mihou gritted his teeth and said.

Actually, he also didn't want to come to the West; the West is really too barren, the spiritual qi compared to the East is also extremely thin, but Liuer Mihou had no choice.

Back then, if it weren't for relying on his divine abilities to eavesdrop on the Dao Ancestor's lecture on the Dao, he wouldn't have ended up in such a state; clearly he is also an innate deity, but now he's not even as good as an acquired living being.

And the reason he became like this is because the Dao Ancestor once said, 'The Dharma is not to be transmitted to the Six-Eared,' which made him become this way; because of that one sentence from the Dao Ancestor, he even forgot his own inheritance; if he hadn't forgotten his inheritance, the present Six-Eared Macaque should also be a Quasi-Sage.

Just as Liuer Mihou was reminiscing about the past, ten thousand li away, Ji Meng was leading a group of the Demon Race in search of something.

'Is this the place?' Seeing the surroundings desolate and uninhabited, Ji Meng asked the short-statured, shifty-eyed middle-aged man beside him.

'Ji Meng, Demon Saint, my Treasure-Seeking Rat clan has no other skills; in tracking and treasure-seeking methods, we consider ourselves second, and no one dares claim first.' The shifty-eyed middle-aged man straightened his back and said.

'That would be best.' Ji Meng, the Demon Saint, said lightly.

'Liuer Mihou's aura suddenly became intense; he should be within a hundred li.' Suddenly, the middle-aged man of the Treasure-Seeking Rat clan said.

Following the middle-aged man of the Treasure-Seeking Rat clan, Ji Meng and his group quickly arrived outside the cave where Liuer Mihou was.

'I now admit, your Treasure-Seeking Rat clan's abilities are truly formidable.' Sensing Liuer Mihou's aura from within the cave, Ji Meng turned his head and said to the short-statured middle-aged man.

'Who!' Inside the cave, the resting Liuer Mihou suddenly became alert and immediately assumed a defensive stance.

'Are you Liuer Mihou? I am Ji Meng, Demon Saint of the Demon Race; our crown prince wishes to see you, so come with us.' Ji Meng looked at the Liuer Mihou before him, who was only at the Golden Immortal realm, and furrowed his brow.

'The crown prince of the Demon Race?'

'Let's go; once we reach Myriad Demon Mountain, your doubts will be explained by our crown prince and you.' Ji Meng said.

'Good!' After sensing Ji Meng's formidable cultivation, and the formidable cultivation of those behind him, Liuer Mihou knew he couldn't escape, so he could only compromise.

'Crown Prince, Liuer Mihou has been brought back.' In Myriad Demon Mountain, Bai Ze arrived at the Myriad Demon Hall.

'Good, bring him over; then you all go out first, I, the crown prince, want to have a chat with him.' The Great Golden Crow nodded.

'Yes.' Bai Ze nodded.

'Big brother, are you planning to lay out the Journey to the West in advance? Isn't this a bit too early?' After Bai Ze left, the Little Golden Crow asked.

'It's not exactly laying things out in advance; Liuer Mihou's talent is strong, and without any inheritance, he managed to cultivate to Golden Immortal relying on the scraps he overheard, which already says a lot; besides, he is one of the Four Monkeys of Chaos, and taking him in will later allow us to nurture a Dharma-protecting war god for both the Demon Race and humanity— isn't that great?' The Great Golden Crow laughed and said.

'Alright!' The gathered Golden Crows nodded.

'Greetings, Golden Crow Prince.' When Liuer Mihou arrived at the Myriad Demon Hall, he then saw the Great Golden Crow and the nine Golden Crows.

'No need for formalities; we sought you out because we have good news.' The Great Golden Crow laughed and said.

'Have these years been hard for you?' The Second Golden Crow laughed and asked.

'Liuer Mihou doesn't know what Your Highness means.' Liuer Mihou shook his head.

'We won't beat around the bush; we want you to join our Demon Race— are you willing?' The Great Golden Crow asked.

'Join the Demon Race?' After hearing the Great Golden Crow's words, Liuer Mihou thought he had misheard.

Since the Dao Ancestor said, 'The Dharma is not to be transmitted to the Six-Eared,' the myriad clans of the primordial wilderness have avoided them like snakes and scorpions; this Demon Race's Six-Eared actually came before, but back then Di Jun and Taiyi also dared not take him in, after all he was personally named by the Dao Ancestor! Basically no one dared to defy the great taboo.

'That's right, it's joining our Demon Race; although the Demon Race is said to have declined, one day it will rise again under our brothers' hands; I just don't know if you can look upon the current Demon Race favorably.' The Great Golden Crow laughed and asked.

'Crown Prince, I still have one last question.' Liuer Mihou said carefully.

'Go ahead.'

'Your Highness surely knows my identity as well; aren't you afraid of the Dao Ancestor?' Liuer Mihou voiced the doubt in his heart.

'You're already standing here, and we've said this; what do you think?' The Little Golden Crow laughed and said.

'Alright, I'm willing to join the Demon Race.' Liuer Mihou nodded.

Since the Golden Crow Prince dares to defy the great taboo, he's taking a gamble; anyway, it's already like this— rather than running around hiding everywhere, it's better to join the Demon Race, at least then he'll have a place to settle.

'This is the cultivation method we give you; take a look first.' The Great Golden Crow tossed a jade slip to Liuer Mihou.

After Liuer Mihou joined the Demon Race, the Demon Race's fortune produced a slight disturbance.

This slight disturbance is not strong; although Liuer Mihou possesses fortune, it is currently not evident, so it basically won't bring much fortune to the Demon Race.

'Is this, is this the Nine Revolutions Mystic Art?' After Liuer Mihou received the jade slip and examined it, a look of shock flashed in his eyes.

If his guess about the Nine Revolutions Mystic Art is correct, it should be the Wu Clan's cultivation method; after the Dao Ancestor sealed off his inheritance back then, he relied on eavesdropping everywhere, learning a bit here and there, which led to his current cultivation.

Although his cultivation is not high, Liuer Mihou's knowledge reserves are very profound.

'That's right, this is indeed the Nine Revolutions Mystic Art, but it's not the Wu Clan's; it's the Nine Li Tribe's cultivation method, a new method improved from the Wu Clan's Nine Revolutions Heavenly Art.' The Third Golden Crow explained to Liuer Mihou.

After hearing the Third Golden Crow's explanation, Liuer Mihou felt a vague idea faintly arise in his heart.

'What did you hear?' After Liuer Mihou activated his divine ability, the Great Golden Crow's voice sounded in his ears.

After hearing the Great Golden Crow's words, Liuer Mihou was so frightened he knelt directly on the ground; at that moment his face turned deathly pale.

Because he had indeed discovered a tremendous piece of news, but he dared not speak it; once he did, he would surely die, and moreover his soul would scatter and spirit dissipate.

'No... no, I didn't hear anything.' Liuer Mihou hurriedly said.

'If you heard it, you heard it; we have no secrets from you, and we hope you won't have second thoughts about the Demon Race in the future, alright?' The Second Golden Crow laughed and said.

Liuer Mihou raised his head and glanced at the Second Golden Crow; although he was smiling, Liuer Mihou still saw a hint of coldness in the depths of the Second Golden Crow's eyes.

'I, Liuer Mihou, will surely follow the Golden Crow's lead; if I harbor second thoughts, may heaven strike me with thunder and lightning, may my soul and spirit be demoted to the eighteen levels of hell, never to be reborn.' Liuer Mihou directly swore this Heavenly Dao oath in front of the Great Golden Crow and the others.

'Good! From now on you will be the Demon Race's Dharma-protecting war god; go cultivate first—I think with your talent, you should soon become a Great Luo Golden Immortal or a Quasi-Sage.' The Great Golden Crow laughed and said.

'Liuer Mihou will surely not betray the trust placed in him.' Liuer Mihou nodded.

'When you emerge from seclusion, that will be the time I announce to the entire Demon Race.' The Great Golden Crow said.

'Liuer Mihou bids farewell!' Liuer Mihou nodded.

After leaving the Myriad Demon Hall, Bai Ze led Liuer Mihou to his cave dwelling; this cave dwelling had been prepared by people when the Great Golden Crow was preparing to search for Liuer Mihou.

Shouyang Mountain, Sacred Radiance Hall.

'Liuer Mihou is also in place; the future matters are becoming more and more interesting—I just don't know what they will turn into when the time of the Investiture of the Gods or the Journey to the West arrives.' Pan Huang muttered to himself.

……

Human race, Huaxu State, in Huaxu State there was a woman named Huaxu Shi, she was the daughter of the leader of Huaxu State, one day when she went out to play she came to Thunder Marsh.

In Thunder Marsh, Huaxu Shi saw a huge footprint; out of curiosity, she entered it, then returned to the tribe, and Huaxu Shi mysteriously became pregnant.

The tribe leader's daughter, without a man, mysteriously became pregnant; this matter quickly spread throughout the Huaxu tribe, people began to point fingers at Huaxu Shi, and eventually they even drove her out of the Huaxu tribe.

The expelled Huaxu Shi settled by a river, which later became the Yellow River; when Huaxu Shi became pregnant, Pangu immediately knew.

"Yuding! Go to the Azure Tour Palace and tell Tongtian Jiaozhu Huaxu's location, and tell him that Huaxu's child is the reincarnation of Fuxi; Yunzhongzi, go to the Nüwa Palace and tell Lady Nüwa, just say that my wager with her officially begins!"

"Yes, Master!" Yuding and Yunzhongzi nodded.

At the Azure Tour Palace, after Tongtian Jiaozhu learned of Fuxi's news, he sent Duobao to go to the Huaxu tribe; the matter of the Heavenly Emperor must not be lost.

Soon, Duobao found a Huaxu living by the Yellow River; seeing Huaxu with a big belly, supporting herself alone, Duobao several times couldn't help wanting to help her.

But in the end he restrained himself, because his master told him he only needed to watch, and didn't need to worry about anything else.

That day, Huaxu as usual dragged her pregnant body to the riverbank to fetch water; suddenly, a whirlpool appeared in the river water, and then a strange beast with a dragon's head and claws but a horse's body emerged from the river, carrying some precious fruits and food on its back.

Huaxu saw the strange beast and was so frightened she dropped her pottery jar, but the dragon horse did not harm Huaxu; after setting down the things on its back, it left.

After seeing the dragon horse go far away, Huaxu finally mustered the courage to bring those things back to her dwelling; she hadn't eaten her fill for a long time, so she now urgently needed to replenish some energy.

The next day, the dragon horse came again, its back still bearing various rare fruits and some food; Huaxu watched from afar, waiting for the dragon horse to set down those things before she slowly approached.

As time passed, Huaxu let down her guard toward the dragon horse, knowing it had come to help him.

On Myriad Demons Mountain, the Golden Crow's face showed a smile; what dragon horse? This is all the Golden Crow's illusion, just to seize some of Fuxi's merit for attaining the Dao.

In the blink of an eye ten years passed; today is the day Huaxu goes into labor, and Duobao is currently silently watching Huaxu in the wooden house below from among the clouds.

In the Nüwa Palace, Lady Nüwa also paid attention to Fuxi; when she saw Fuxi about to be born, her face also showed a hint of inexplicable tension.

Besides them, the Golden Crow also paid attention to Fuxi; he is a key figure for the Demon Race to obtain merit.

Wah-wah-wah—

No one knows how long passed, when a loud infant's wail reached Duobao's ears, a smile appeared on his face; Fuxi, the future Heavenly Emperor, has been born.

Duobao did not immediately go down to look for Huaxu; he wanted to wait for Huaxu to recover a bit before going to find him.

One year later.

"Human race Huaxu pays respects to the immortal." When Duobao landed at Huaxu's door, Huaxu hurriedly held Fuxi and gave Duobao a salute.

"I am Duobao, the senior disciple under the Sage Tongtian; this child has a karmic bond with me as teacher and student; I have come today to take him as my disciple." Duobao said to Huaxu.

"Well…" Huaxu actually was willing to let her child become a disciple of the Sage, but the child had just been born, and she didn't want to be separated from him.

"Rest assured, I will not take this child away; I will set up a thatched hut nearby and teach him here." Knowing Huaxu's worries, Duobao said with a smile.

"Huaxu consents on behalf of my son." Huaxu nodded.

Thus, Duobao set up a thatched hut on a hillside near Huaxu and settled there.

The people of the Huaxu tribe quickly learned that Huaxu's son had become a disciple of the Sage; they hurriedly brought Huaxu back into the tribe, and their attitude toward her also changed.

Although humans do not excessively flatter the Sages, the Sages are ultimately the strongest group in the Primordial Chaos; they do this also so that Huaxu's child will not later use the status of a Sage's disciple to suppress them.

"Now we just wait to see if this human race's Heavenly Emperor can become talented." Pangu looked at the water mirror showing Duobao and the already walking and speaking Fuxi, and said with a smile.

This Fuxi, worthy of being Nüwa's brother, walks at one year, speaks at two years, understands principles at three years; now five-year-old Fuxi already follows Duobao's side, in the morning Duobao teaches him cultivation, and in the afternoon it is Fuxi's own playtime.

Of course, this is not just random play; Duobao will assign him homework, such as observing the current human race to see where they can be helped, and what ways can let the present human race live well, and so on.

This is what his master told him when he set out, because Fuxi will later be the human race's Heavenly Emperor; his actions must benefit the human race, and even greatly change the current human race's pattern, which is why Duobao has assigned this homework.

Although the present Fuxi is precocious, after all he is still a child; the homework Duobao assigned he can only complete part of, the rest requires time to think and then to practice.

In the blink of an eye another ten years passed; Fuxi has grown into a young man, now he already understands many things and has begun to carry out initial practice.

"Master, disciple will not be coming these few days; disciple has some ideas he wants to put into practice." That day Fuxi found Duobao.

"Go, go boldly try; if there's anything you don't understand, come back anytime to find your master." Duobao said with a smile.

Watching Fuxi's departing back, a smile appeared on his face.

(End of chapter)