Two days later, Sun Wukong emerged from the Shuilian Cave.

"Older brother."

Ao Luan was waiting at the entrance of the cave: "Are you really going to help the Kingdom of Aolai establish a Spiritual Network?"

Sun Wukong nodded: "I want to go survey the terrain."

"Older brother, please reconsider."

Ao Luan spoke: "This matter is no trivial thing."

Sun Wukong laughed: "The formation of the Spiritual Network in the Kingdom of Aolai is not a bad thing for Huaguo Mountain."

Ao Luan nodded, knowing in her heart that if the Kingdom of Aolai had a Spiritual Network, those Spiritual Objects that could only be used at Huaguo Mountain could be sold there, benefiting both the technological advancement and trade of Huaguo Mountain.

However, she was not concerned about Huaguo Mountain.

"Older brother, forgive my bluntness," Ao Luan said: "The time is still too early."

Sun Wukong looked at her with some surprise upon hearing this.

"Ao Luan, you are able to discern some of my thoughts now."

Ao Luan bowed her head, saying nothing; having been by Sun Wukong's side for many years, she clearly understood his desire to change the Four Great Continents.

But the clearer she saw, the more she understood the difficulties of this path.

"Older brother."

Ao Luan wanted to speak again but eventually stopped.

She looked up at the sky, Immortal Zhenyuan had arrived.

"Dear brother."

Immortal Zhenyuan landed beside Sun Wukong and said, "I will accompany you to the Kingdom of Aolai."

"Okay."

Sun Wukong nodded.

He looked towards Ao Luan, who furrowed her brows and flew towards Yunxiao City.

Sun Wukong kept watching her figure.

"Why is dear brother staring at her?" asked Immortal Zhenyuan.

Sun Wukong's brows furrowed slightly: "She's acting a bit strange."

Immortal Zhenyuan was taken aback. Could it be that dear brother is beginning to experience romance?

"What's strange?"

He pressed for an answer.

Sun Wukong pointed towards Ao Luan's waist: "When did she replace her sword with a wooden sword?"

Immortal Zhenyuan nearly tripped over.

"So that's what's strange."

Immortal Zhenyuan wiped his sweat and said: "She took your wooden sword to refine it into a Magical Treasure."

"Oh..."

An odd feeling emerged in Sun Wukong's heart.

He shook his head and then, together with Immortal Zhenyuan, set off for the Kingdom of Aolai.

"Is the Immortal Stone this time also made from dear brother's hair?" asked Immortal Zhenyuan on the way.

Sun Wukong denied it.

The Kingdom of Aolai did not have enough Taoist priests to maintain an Immortal Stone created from monkey hair.

After discussing with the King of Aolai, Sun Wukong decided to create a lesser Spiritual Network for the Kingdom of Aolai, which could only slightly increase the concentration of Spiritual Energy, allowing some Spiritual Objects to function but lacking the defenses and the power to levitate the city.

The Kingdom of Aolai, if it wanted to establish a Spiritual Network like that of Huaguo Mountain, would need to recruit or cultivate tens of thousands of Taoist priests—a feat impossible without the efforts spanning two generations.

"That said, the problem is not that significant."

Immortal Zhenyuan nodded internally.

He was really worried that Sun Wukong would take too big a step, creating a situation the Heavenly Palace couldn't handle.

"Today, Gold Star Taibai tried to stop you, but I intercepted him," Immortal Zhenyuan said.

Sun Wukong was somewhat surprised: "Why did he try to stop me?"

"He's afraid you'll clash with the Jade Emperor."

Immortal Zhenyuan laughed, saying that Gold Star Taibai was terrified by the idea of Sun Wukong creating a Spiritual Network for the Kingdom of Aolai.

Fortunately, Immortal Zhenyuan knew that Sun Wukong always acted with discretion and thus stopped Gold Star Taibai.

As he inquired now, it turned out that the matter was indeed not so serious.

"However, my dear brother..."

Immortal Zhen Yuan continued, "The Spiritual Network and Daoist Skill are no small matters; they affect all Four Great Continents. If you want to do such things in the future, it would be best to first obtain the Jade Emperor's consent."

Sun Wukong sighed, "I do wish to give the Jade Emperor some clarity."

Immortal Zhen Yuan was startled, seemingly understanding Sun Wukong's thoughts now.

To get the Jade Emperor's consent before doing anything would indeed waste an unknown amount of time.

Sun Wukong didn't want to waste time, so he adopted another method.

As long as he got the measure right and allowed the Jade Emperor to understand clearly, any suspicions would naturally be dispelled.

Unfortunately…

Immortal Zhen Yuan felt a slight prickling of difficulty in his heart.

Grasping that measure is incredibly hard; it's best if my dear brother does not cross the Jade Emperor's bottom line.

In a blink, the two had arrived in the Kingdom of Aolai.

The King, accompanied by hundreds of Taoists, was waiting in the Royal Palace, and when he saw Sun Wukong, he introduced these Taoists to him.

Sun Wukong scanned the Taoists with one glance, feeling a bit disappointed.

Over the years, the Kingdom of Aolai had absorbed quite a few cultivating monks, but the power of these monks was mediocre; together, they did not surpass even a few of the Cave Masters from Huaguo Mountain.

With the number and mana of these monks, they probably couldn't maintain even the lowest level of a Spiritual Network.

After discussing with the King for an entire morning, Sun Wukong finally decided to first draw some demons from Huaguo Mountain to build and maintain the Spiritual Network.

Only when the Kingdom of Aolai was capable would they gradually transition the maintenance of the Spiritual Network back to humans.

After setting future plans, Sun Wukong followed a few Taoists to survey the terrain of the Kingdom of Aolai.

The leading Taoist was called Qing Yuanzi, who was especially respectful towards Immortal Zhen Yuan, bowing three times upon meeting.

"Long have I heard that Immortal Zhen Yuan is the Ancestor of Earth Immortals, and that Ginsengfruit has become refined…"

Before he could finish speaking, he was thrown into the sea by Sun Wukong.

"Immortal, please don't be upset."

Sun Wukong turned to Immortal Zhen Yuan, who was visibly enraged.

"Hmph!"

Annoyed, Immortal Zhen Yuan didn't even bother with surveying the terrain anymore and stormed off with a flick of his sleeves.

Sun Wukong waited for Qing Yuanzi to climb out of the sea and then asked, "Who told you to say what you just said?"

"Immortal..."

Realizing that Sun Wukong had just saved him, Qing Yuanzi hurriedly replied, "It was said by my deceased master."

Sun Wukong was surprised; Immortal Zhen Yuan, although not widely known, was not someone who would generally be misunderstood in such a way.

The Taoists from the Kingdom of Aolai were just as ignorant as the demons from Huaguo Mountain years ago.

Sun Wukong sighed, and after surveying the terrain he returned to Huaguo Mountain.

Back in Huaguo Mountain, it took Sun Wukong only one day to draw out the design plan for the Spiritual Network of the Kingdom of Aolai.

Immortal Zhen Yuan took one look at it and lost interest in the Spiritual Network of the Kingdom of Aolai, leaving Sun Wukong to run around with a group of demons.

It also turned out to be a good opportunity to teach Lady Rakshasa.

After a few months of busy work with Lady Rakshasa, the construction of the Spiritual Network gradually got on the right track.

At this time, Gold Star Taibai found Sun Wukong.

"Monkey King."

Gold Star Taibai greeted him with a bow: "The Jade Emperor summons you to the Heavenly Palace."

Sun Wukong was surprised, "What does he need me for?"

"It's about the matter of the Kingdom of Aolai."

Gold Star Taibai replied, "I have reported this matter to the Jade Emperor."

Immortal Zhen Yuan blocked Gold Star Taibai from preventing Sun Wukong, but did not stop him from ascending to the Heavenly Palace.

"Gold Star Taibai."

Sun Wukong said, "Aren't you causing me trouble?"

Gold Star Taibai shook his head.

"Not telling the Jade Emperor would be the real trouble."

Gold Star Taibai was highly sensitive to the Jade Emperor's thoughts. The Jade Emperor had been somewhat strange these past few days, as if he was harboring dissatisfaction towards Sun Wukong again.

Gold Star Taibai had no choice but to run between the two, hoping to prevent any misunderstanding.

"Monkey King, no need to worry."

Gold Star Taibai said, "Your ascent to the heavens this time will surely not be for naught."

Given Sun Wukong's communication abilities displayed last time, he could certainly put the Jade Emperor's mind at ease.

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