Sun Wukong had just returned to the Virtue Palace when the Jade Emperor arrived on the Dragon Chariot.

Quietly and peacefully, two officials led many Immortal Officials who joyously served at the side.

"Can the Heavenly Court remain stable after your departure?"

The Jade Emperor asked, twirling a white chess piece in his hand.

"It can."

As Sun Wukong made his move, he responded, "Ao Luan can manage well, and the Buddha's control over his disciples is second to none compared to the White Robed Venerate."

"After you left, the Buddha has become increasingly diligent."

The Jade Emperor spoke: "He could have helped you, yet surprisingly, you won."

As he placed down his piece, he sighed, "Can our power still not aid you?"

"It can."

Sun Wukong replied as he made his move: "It's just that the time was not right."

The Jade Emperor shook his head and smiled bitterly.

After a game of chess, the two sat down at the Observatory to discuss the Tao.

The grand Wanling City lay before them, resembling a brilliant galaxy flowing over the dark earth.

This city under the night sky, majestic and splendid, its lights spreading into the distance, shining like numerous stars, the scenery miles away was still visible.

"Imperial Brother, I don't understand."

The Jade Emperor looked at Wanling City ahead and asked, "If you cannot find the Pangu Sky Splitting Axe, how could the mortals of the Three Realms possibly find it?"

"My Tao is complete, and I often sense some directions."

Sun Wukong said, "My instincts tell me they can help me, and..."

He looked up, as the sky was filled with twilight and the Merit Fire circled above the Virtue Palace.

Since his return, the Merit Fire had showered upon Sun Wukong continuously like rain, making his fur shine like gold, dazzlingly bright.

"I can utilize my full power in the Three Realms."

Sun Wukong looked away and spoke.

He noticed by the river outside Wanling City, someone was riding a galloping horse.

"Those horses don't seem like the ones from the Mortal World."

Sun Wukong mentioned.

"Which horses?"

The Jade Emperor looked in the direction he pointed and laughed, "Those are Spirit Horses, bred from Heavenly Horses and mortal ones."

He explained to Sun Wukong that after the abundant Spiritual Energy on the ground, it's possible to breed Heavenly Horses in the Mortal World, which are no longer rare.

A light flashed in Sun Wukong's eyes.

"I have returned because there is another doubt."

He continued to speak.

"Oh."

The Jade Emperor became curious: "What doubt?"

"Do you know why the Spiritual Energy in the Three Realms keeps growing, and where does this power come from?"

Sun Wukong asked.

The Jade Emperor frowned: "I don't know."

"The Three Realms face a great calamity every 129,600 years, what is it for?"

Sun Wukong asked again.

The Jade Emperor shook his head, "What are you trying to say?"

"We have not truly understood the Three Realms."

Sun Wukong answered.

Perhaps his previous judgment of the Three Realms was wrong—or rather, only one-sided.

He watched the falling Merit Fire: "Merit is a form of Willpower, and Willpower is a power from the Source Realm. The Willpower in the Three Realms is more refined than any other Star Palace."

The more complex things tend to be simpler; Sun Wukong suspected that the Three Realms might be where the Pangu Sky Splitting Axe is located.

"The Pangu Sky Splitting Axe might be in the Three Realms,"

Sun Wukong stated.

The Jade Emperor was shocked, "Is that true?"

"Very likely."

Sun Wukong gestured, and several totems appeared in mid-air, intertwining patterns of golden light, and they vanished into the ground.

The Jade Emperor showed a grave expression, these totems were strange, entwined with Merit, seemingly constituting their own laws.

Soon after, the Observatory trembled and clanged, and pieces of Purple Crystal flew up.

In the blink of an eye, thousands of Purple Crystals hovered in mid-air, each showing different scenes, presenting views from afar.

"These..."

The Jade Emperor looked at various scenes in the Purple Crystals, spotting several people's reflections in each scene.

"Are these the people out searching for the Pangu Sky Splitting Axe?"

The Jade Emperor asked.

"Yes."

Sun Wukong nodded, "I can sense their activities."

The Jade Emperor then heard the Immortal Officials around them gasp in shock.

It's not surprising; even the Jade Emperor was amazed and did not understand what spell Sun Wukong used that allowed him to observe so many people with just a flick of his hand.

"No need to be surprised."

Sun Wukong, noticing the Jade Emperor's astonishment, said, "Everything is connected; once I observe a few people, my vision can extend indefinitely, allowing me to observe everyone else."

The Jade Emperor frowned, not quite understanding what Sun Wukong was talking about.

"What use is seeing them?"

The Jade Emperor asked.

"These people are enough for me to deduce everything."

Sun Wukong replied, "Through them, I can find the answers to all of the Three Realms."

The Jade Emperor was stunned for a long time.

Had he been opposing such a formidable person before?

The Jade Emperor put away his thoughts, "How long will you need?"

"It will take a long time."

Sun Wukong said, "But to find clues for the Pangu Sky Splitting Axe, one day is enough."

But to achieve this goal, his current state was insufficient.

"I will use the method of Zhuangzi's Butterfly Dream."

Sun Wukong informed the Jade Emperor, "Come to wake me in a day."

The Jade Emperor nodded, "Very good."

Afterward, the two did not talk about it anymore.

Only late into the night, under the Jade Emperor's watchful eyes, did Sun Wukong fall asleep on the Observatory.

Countless butterflies emerged from his body and surged into the surrounding Purple Crystals and vanished.

"This is Zhuangzi's Butterfly Dream."

The Jade Emperor truly witnessed this spell for the first time.

He could tell at a glance that this time, Sun Wukong's Zhuangzi's Butterfly Dream was not about becoming one person, but truly transformed into countless butterflies.

These butterflies, using the Purple Crystals as a medium, flew towards the whole world.

All places connected by the Purple Crystals would be imprinted in Sun Wukong's sight, aiding him in finding the Pangu Sky Splitting Axe.

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