The marble door opened a crack, and debris rustled as it fell from the door.

The stone door opened, and a gust of wind blew out from the inside, causing Immortal Zhen Yuan's long hair to flutter.

Sun Wukong stood in front of him, looking into the dark space beyond the now-opened door.

"Right, this is the place."

He walked in, holding onto the treasure box.

Behind him, Immortal Zhen Yuan looked into the space, a vast underground expanse, pitch-black and seemingly endless.

"Let's go."

He led a group of Shouma people, following Sun Wukong.

Many beings on the ground watched this scene.

Soon after, a faint sound emanated from within the marble door.

The sound, initially weak, came from underground and quickly intensified along with the rising patterns, rumbling incessantly.

The ground began to tremble.

In the eyes of countless beings, shattered stones and tiles lifted from the earth, converging in the air. Stone connected to stone, forming solid walls.

People joyfully watched a resplendent palace rise from the ground.

Another building had been awakened.

In just one month's time, miraculous sights had emerged in various places around Immortal City, now forming a city capable of accommodating hundreds of thousands of people.

The palace took shape amidst the elated gazes of the onlookers.

But the miracles did not stop as before. As if supported by something, the palace roared and began to levitate from the ground.

"Good heavens, it can fly!"

Someone seeing this scene staggered backward, bumping into others without noticing, eyes wide in awe of the spectacle.

People worried whether such a massive palace might fall.

But no such thing happened; the white misty clouds surrounded the palace, steadily holding it in midair.

Witnessing the clouds that spread dozens of miles wide, exclamations of amazement arose from the crowd.

"It's just incredible!"

"How many more secrets does Immortal City hold?"

Their anticipation for the city's reconstruction completion grew.

Atop the clouds, Sun Wukong stepped out of the palace and saw a martial arts field.

The field was divided into several sections, surrounded by many ancient trees that had stood for a thousand years. Sunlight dappled through the treetops, casting patterns of light on the ground.

"Even the trees can be restored to their original state."

Admiration flickered in Sun Wukong's eyes.

The technology of this world could indeed rebuild everything for the better.

Had the Demon Beasts not arrived, to what extent might this world have developed?

Sun Wukong couldn't help but entertain this thought.

Yet as this thought unfolded, he understood—this was why the Demon Beasts came.

Whenever the Buddha Beads sensed danger, they would awaken to eradicate it.

Although there were decades to a hundred years of time for salvation, this world did not manage to protect itself in the shortest time, unlike the Three Realms.

"Still not developed enough."

Sun Wukong thought to himself.

The Immortal City he had seen, though prosperous beyond compare, was still surrounded by darkness outside its boundaries, with no light visible beneath the night sky.

That era's Immortal City, much like the former Three Realms Heavenly Palace, was an elevated edifice above all beings.

Yet to overcome the Buddha Beads, one must draw upon greater wisdom and power from the countless living beings.

Sun Wukong looked up, seeing rays of light descending upon the martial arts field.

Leading them was the Shouma Emperor, who had things to attend to today. However, the moment he saw the palace levitate, he flew over.

"Your Majesty."

The Emperor surveyed the palace, saying with surprise and delight: "This is the Shouma palace."

The Shouma he referred to was that ancestor.

Upon this floating palace were carved totems well-known to the Shouma people.

"If you desire it."

Sun Wukong said to Emperor Shouma: "Then I shall return it to you."

Emperor Shouma naturally wanted it, but still he asked: "This is the first floating palace, is it really apropriate for us to take it?"

"No worries, this is what you deserve."

Sun Wukong replied.

The Shouma people had done a lot for him, and they were merely reclaiming what originally belonged to them, so Sun Wukong naturally agreed.

He overlooked the land, where sunlight spilled from behind the clouds onto the vast earth.

The ice on the land had vanished, replaced everywhere by a gloomy green.

In the past few months, several magical treasures had been returned to Immortal City, but they were still not enough for the whole city.

"It seems that the remaining magical treasures will not come by themselves; I will go look for them."

Sun Wukong said: "I know how to find them."

He had discovered a lot of useful information in the library and now knew what magical treasures the Immortal City needed.

With that knowledge and possession of the Heavenly Emperor Jade Seal, he had a way to locate those magical treasures.

"The Heavenly Emperor need not trouble himself."

Emperor Shouma said: "How about you tell us the location, and let us search for them?"

"No need."

Sun Wukong shook his head: "I need to leave for a few days anyway."

He had two reasons to leave Immortal City.

The first was that the Heavenly Emperor Jade Seal was not yet fully under his control; only by traveling more in this world would the heavens and the earth truly recognize his authority.

And secondly, he had stayed in Immortal City to await the appearance of the Buddha Beads.

However, after waiting for a while, it seemed the Buddha Beads would not surface anytime soon, and Wukong did not want to keep waiting.

His constant presence in Immortal City might result in the Buddha Beads staying inactive.

"Then I'll be off first."

Sun Wukong glanced at Emperor Shouma.

Emperor Shouma was momentarily startled, and then, in perfect understanding, nodded and said: "Rest assured, Heavenly Emperor, this place is in my hands, I'll keep watch."

Sun Wukong nodded.

He transformed into a golden light and flew out of Immortal City, flitting towards the north.

A pair of eyes watched the golden light fading into the distance.

"That persistent monkey has finally left."

The Buddha Beads sighed.

"I don't understand, why are you so guarded against him?"

A black dog asked him, sitting by his side: "Now that he's gone, can't we take action?"

"Let's wait and see."

The Buddha Beads shook their head and added: "Sun Wukong is extremely shrewd; leaving Immortal City might be a trap waiting for us to emerge, we'll watch for a few more days."

He had already dispatched an incarnation to keep surveillance on Sun Wukong.

Whether the departure was intentional or not, as long as Sun Wukong was momentarily distracted, the Buddha Beads were confident they could shatter his hopes.

"I have planned for so long, I can't let him ruin everything at the last moment."

The Buddha Beads looked very solemn.

The black dog seemed somewhat unconvinced: "You're being too cautious."

The Buddha Beads shook their head: "I must be cautious; he killed two of my brothers, and with a swing of his staff, he could bring the sky crashing down. If we underestimate him, we might fail completely."

He did not wish to repeat the mistakes of the two previous Buddha Beads.

"Do you think..."

The Buddha Beads asked: "Could we wait for him to leave this world before we take action?"

"Good idea."

The black dog nodded: "But have you thought about it, what if he doesn't leave?"

The Buddha Beads pondered.

They believed Sun Wukong would definitely leave, but they did not know when.

If Sun Wukong stayed in this world for decades, even if he left later on, they might no longer be able to affect this world.

The world that monkey was developing was terrifying indeed!

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