"The secure way is to set up nodes."

"No, the nodes will expose the weaknesses of the Barrier."

One day, Sun Wukong and Immortal Zhenyuan were discussing the design of the Barrier under a tree.

Their discussion was heated when Ao Luan came over.

"Brother."

She reported to Sun Wukong, "The first batch of Hemostatic Grass has bloomed."

"Hmm?"

Sun Wukong turned around, "So soon?"

Less than half a year after the Demons were given the Hemostatic Grass, they had cultivated it.

Sun Wukong decided to take a look, and naturally, Immortal Zhenyuan followed along.

The Hemostatic Grass was planted in a test field on a small island; after blooming, the scenery was beautiful and the air was fragrant.

Sun Wukong inspected the Hemostatic Grass in the field while Immortal Zhenyuan admired the scenery and saw some demons running over.

Hearing that the Great King was visiting, these demons brought over Spiritual Objects they had created to show off their achievements.

Immortal Zhenyuan stopped them.

He casually picked up a lantern, "How long can this lantern last?"

"About three hours with the sunlight and moonlight of one day."

The female demon answered.

Immortal Zhenyuan shook his head, "Isn't that almost the same as before?"

He had heard about Sun Wukong's improvement to lanterns; this female demon had clearly not made much progress.

"Take it back."

Immortal Zhenyuan handed the lantern to the female demon, saying, "Lest your Great King gets angry."

"Wait..."

At that moment, Sun Wukong walked over.

He took the lantern, but then he laughed, "This lantern is quite well-made!"

The demons had enhanced the efficiency of the Rune; however, even though the improvement was limited and the lantern could last for three hours, it was already the best technology.

Compared to the lantern Sun Wukong made at that time, this one had significant improvements—it used gemstone powder for drawing runes, which enhanced the storage, and it had an added switch.

Given that they couldn't increase the lighting duration, adding a switch was a proper choice.

"It can be sold to humans now."

Sun Wukong said, the three hours of lighting at night could meet the needs of most humans.

However, the change in materials increased the cost of the lantern considerably—the price had not dropped, so probably only the royalty and nobility would be willing to buy them.

But overall, Sun Wukong was satisfied.

"Rakshasa, what reward would you like?"

He asked the female demon.

Lady Rakshasa did not expect him to remember her name, and was delighted, repeatedly waving her hands, saying she didn't want any reward.

But she asked for Sun Wukong's advice on improving the lantern, and Sun Wukong responded one by one; Lady Rakshasa got a lot of inspiration and left satisfied.

After she left, Sun Wukong inspected the Creations other demons made, giving many suggestions.

After the demons dispersed, Sun Wukong turned and saw that Immortal Zhenyuan had walked off unnoticed.

Immortal Zhenyuan stood under a waterwheel.

Sun Wukong walked over, "Are you curious about the waterwheel?"

"It's my first time seeing such an object."

Immortal Zhenyuan looked up at the waterwheel, towering more than ten meters high, and remarked, "No wonder others say Heavenly Craftsmanship is the world's number one wonder book."

He had finished reading Heavenly Craftsmanship, and the design of the waterwheel was in there; before this, nobody had made such an irrigation tool.

However, having read about it in the book and actually seeing the waterwheel in action, Immortal Zhenyuan understood the true value of Heavenly Craftsmanship.

Sun Wukong's Hemostatic Grass, as well as other crops cultivated by the demons, were better irrigated and more lush and vibrant with the help of the waterwheel.

"This kind of waterwheel is a treasure for human nations."

An elderly human standing next to Immortal Zhenyuan, took the initiative to pay respects to Sun Wukong: "Monkey King's Heavenly Palace Creation is a great boon to humanity."

Sun Wukong had noticed him earlier.

"Who are you?"

"I am a school teacher, coming from the Han Dynasty, here to learn this technology."

The elder said, "On my journey here, I saw many farmers learning to read in order to understand Heavenly Craftsmanship; this is all thanks to you, Monkey King."

"Don't praise me recklessly."

Sun Wukong felt a flash of caution and laughed, "I have traveled around the mortal world for many years and seen many farmers; they cannot study just because of a book."

It's not that they can't but they shouldn't.

Even if they know the importance of Heavenly Craftsmanship, those at the bottom of society don't have the money or time to learn to read.

Sun Wukong cautiously responded to the elder, whose identity was not ordinary. As soon as he complimented him, it was uncertain what his true intentions were.

The elder chuckled, "Of course, not everyone has the opportunity, but many farmers do read because of it."

He paused, then continued, "In the Kingdom of Aolai, the influence of Heavenly Palace Creation is the deepest; everyone is teaching their children to read."

"You only got it half right."

Sun Wukong shook his head, saying, "It's true that every child in the Kingdom of Aolai is studying, but it's not because of Heavenly Craftsmanship."

"Then what is it because?"

"Because of wealth."

Sun Wukong said, "Kingdom of Aolai is a small nation; in recent years its treasury has been well-stocked, naturally allowing it to provide for the destitute's children."

The old man nodded but also noted that Sun Wukong was persistently dismissing his own contributions.

"I didn't expect the Monkey King to be so humble."

The old man chuckled and then turned to leave.

"You are the mentor to the King of the Kingdom of Aolai, and those children learned literacy from you, didn't they?"

Sun Wukong watched his retreating figure and furrowed his brows.

"Which Immortal is he?"

He asked.

Immortal Zhenyuan was not surprised at all; with Sun Wukong's Mana being profound, he could naturally see the other's Immortal Energy.

"Are you worried he has ulterior motives for praising you?"

Immortal Zhenyuan asked.

Sun Wukong nodded. It was indeed surprising that someone from Heavenly Palace came; he had to be cautious.

Immortal Zhenyuan laughed out loud.

"My worthy brother, this time you definitely misunderstood; he really was praising you."

He stroked his beard, looking towards where the old man disappeared, "He is Gold Star Taibai."

Sun Wukong's eyes widened.

Gold Star Taibai? That good old man?

No wonder...

But truly, Gold Star Taibai knew well that he could detect his Immortal Energy, yet he still disguised himself as a human!

Wasn't this deliberately making him cautious?

Sun Wukong shook his head.

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