Chapter 1015: Chapter 1015: The Great Encounter at Shuilian Cave Heaven
"The chances are slim; such delicious Pan Peaches wouldn’t have been enough for a group of Monster Monkeys, they must have eaten them all ages ago. Besides, it should have been over ten thousand years ago."
Zhang Bin’s eyes lit up, but they quickly dimmed, and he shook his head as he spoke.
Nonetheless, he still immediately took the three clowns and rushed through the waterfall, of course to enter the cave and search for treasure.
Behind the waterfall, there was indeed a cave, and it even had a cave door.
Amazing enough, several large characters were written in flamboyant strokes on the stone wall above the cave entrance.
They swore they couldn’t recognize the script, but the characters emitted a strange glow and intention, embedding themselves in their minds.
Then they understood the meaning of the words—Shuilian Cave Heaven.
So the four of them stood there dumbfounded, like fools, unable to believe their eyes.
"Shuilian Cave Heaven? Isn’t this the dwelling of Sun Wukong from Journey to the West? How did it show up here?"
The eye orbs of the four nearly popped out.
"It must be the same name."
"It must be a coincidence."
"This is a bit strange."
"..."
They uttered voices of disbelief.
Then they walked closer and lightly pushed, and the cave mansion door opened.
Inside was a natural cave.
Extremely spacious, with stone benches, stone pavilions, and stalactites scattered everywhere.
A small bridge over flowing water, streams crisscrossing.
And it even had a martial arts practice field, a meeting hall, and even a spacious hall.
This hall had a high platform.
A statue stood proudly.
It was indeed an imposing monkey.
It stood arrogantly, holding a golden cudgel in its hand, with a disdainful expression.
Its two eyes were golden, shooting out brilliant golden light.
And on the stone wall behind the statue, an inscription read, "Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong."
The four of them looked at each other in shock.
Even Zhang Bin was too stunned to speak.
Of course, he had also heard that everything described in Journey to the West was actually about some ancient civilization.
Sun Wukong, Tathagata, Guanyin, Jade Emperor, Chang’e, Yang Jian, Nezha, and others might have really existed.
But he still didn’t believe it.
He merely considered it a myth.
But now, seeing this statue, seeing Shuilian Cave Heaven and the statue of Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong.
Thinking of the Pan Peach Tree outside.
Can it still be said to be just a myth?
"My god, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, really exists?"
Ma Rufei was the first to regain his senses and spoke in shock.
"He should exist; he was a powerhouse more than four billion years ago. Back then, he caused so much trouble in Heaven, stole Pan Peaches, and the Pan Peach Tree outside might have developed from the Pan Peach seeds he left behind," Zhang Bin said, his eyes shining with excitement.
"Monkey Bro, you’re my idol."
"Monkey Bro, I really admire you. where are you now?"
"Monkey Bro, let me hug your thigh..."
The three clowns were at a loss for words and knelt down with a thud, bowing continuously with admiration written all over their faces.
Even Zhang Haijun crawled forward, hugging the statue’s leg and refused to let go.
"Hahaha... Even after 4.2 billion years, someone still remembers the prestige of your Grandpa Sun?"
The statue suddenly let out a hearty laugh, and its eyes began to spin around.
It seemed to be carefully observing Zhang Bin and the others.
The three clowns were instantly scared stiff, collapsing on the ground, and shouted in terror.
"Ghost..."
"Old Living Ghost..."
"You Jiuxuan has resurrected..."
Zhang Bin was also taken aback, but not afraid, since he had seen the statue of Ancestor Deception speak before, so he estimated that it was the same situation now.
Therefore, he got extremely excited and asked expectantly, "Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, are you doing well in the Immortal Realm?"
"Living as long as Heaven and Earth, shining as bright as the sun and moon. Of course, I am doing well," the statue said arrogantly, "Little fellow, you are talented, but still far inferior to me. Ascending to the Immortal Realm is not so easy. Living carefree in the Immortal Realm is even harder."
"Am I inferior to you in talent?"
Zhang Bin said, feeling unconvinced.
"Nonsense, I am a stone monkey born of the universe, with talent ranking within the top ten thousand in the Immortal Realm. You can’t even make it into the top billion," the statue said proudly.
"Aren’t you hitting me too hard?"
Zhang Bin said, frustrated.
"However, you are human, not a demon. Humans have great potential, and the future is limitless," the statue said. "For you to cultivate the Merit Gold Seal, it’s truly remarkable."
"That’s more like it," Zhang Bin said, with a peculiar smile appearing on his face.
As for the three clowns, they stood there dumbfounded like fools, unable to comprehend how a mere statue could speak and communicate with humans.
"I have something to entrust to you," the statue of Sun Wukong said. "In the future, when you reach the Immortal Realm, please find Guan Zizai and tell her that your Grandpa Sun requests her to meet at the Seven-Star Demon-Locking Mountain."
"Can’t you entrust this to someone else? Entrust it to me in the Mundane Realm? I have no idea when I can reach the Immortal Realm," Zhang Bin exclaimed.
"Why are you babbling so much?" the statue said irritably. "Just say, are you willing or not?"
"Alright, alright, I’ll help you," Zhang Bin said. "But you must teach me an Immortal Realm cultivation technique, right?"
"Are you asking for a reward?" the statue said coldly.
"Hehehe... You’re a Great God, my idol; it’s only right to give me a lift," Zhang Bin said with a wicked grin.
"I have already given you a reward, which is the Pan Peach Tree outside the cave mansion," the statue said. "If I hadn’t planted the seed there and arranged the Spirit Gathering Array, the seed wouldn’t have grown into a Large Tree, much less bear Pan Peaches."
"Thank you, thank you," Zhang Bin said gratefully. "But could you teach me the Seventy-Two Transformations? If Guan Zizai doesn’t have the ability to rescue you, maybe I could go to the Seven-Star Demon-Locking Mountain and save you."
The statue appeared a bit embarrassed. "What rescue are you talking about? I’m just inviting Guan Zizai for a meeting. I’m so powerful, how could I need someone to rescue me?"
"Do you take me for a fool? You must be trapped at the Seven-Star Demon-Locking Mountain, unable to break free, or unable to send out a message. That’s why you thought of this statue in the Mundane Realm; it’s gathered some wish power, and you can use a Secret Technique to communicate. Seeing me enter, you thought I have the potential to ascend to the Immortal Realm, so you entrusted me to pass on your message of being trapped. But, my Great Sage, you’re so powerful, and yet you’re trapped, or caught by some great figure. Guan Zizai might not be able to rescue you. Only a genius like me might have the ability to save you," Zhang Bin said with a wicked smile.
"The more mystical the cultivation technique, the harder it is to teach. I cannot pass the Seventy-Two Transformations across worlds to you. However, if in the future you have the ability to find me there, I could teach you the Seventy-Two Transformations," the statue said a bit awkwardly, "Alright then, this statue’s wish power is almost exhausted, and I can’t continue to communicate with you. I’m counting on you."
With those words, the statue suddenly collapsed with a bang, turning into dust.
Just now, everything seemed like an illusion.
"Damn, did I just have a hallucination? I actually heard the statue talk."
"I had a hallucination too, Sun Wukong seemed to say he was trapped in some Seven-Star Demon-Locking Mountain and asked Guanyin Bodhisattva to rescue him..."
"He wanted the senior martial brother to find Guanyin Bodhisattva and let her go for a meeting at the Seven-Star Demon-Locking Mountain..."
The three clowns shouted in shock.
"What hallucination, it was clearly real. Sun Wukong is in trouble, captured and confined. Can’t escape. It’s possibly been many, many years," Zhang Bin sighed, "and today, he finally managed to wait for me to appear. Then he immediately showed up and entrusted me..."
