Chapter 1 The Situation

Even Xiao Yan and Lin Dong have yet to leave their names on the Cangqiong Bang (Great Heaven Ranking), though they could have done so long ago. They refrained previously to better scheme against the Extraterritorial Evil God, and thus did not break through.

But now that Sun Wukong has taken this step, Xiao Yan need hesitate no longer.

After all, as long as they leave their true names, along with Sun Wukong and Lin Dong, they will have three experts at the level of Half-Step Dominator.

In ancient times, an undying Great Emperor at the Half-Step Dominator level was able to seal the Tian Xie Shen (Heavenly Evil God). Now that they have three, there is no need to fear the Tian Xie Shen any longer.

* * *

Buzz—

Just then, a figure in a black robe walked out of the void. He slightly raised his head, revealing a profile as sharp as a knife, the curve resolute.

He had a pair of slightly deep-set black eyes, in the depths of which was a kind of vicissitude, as if he had experienced reincarnation.

"Brother Xiao," the visitor said, nodding to Xiao Yan not far away.

"Brother Lin," Xiao Yan responded calmly.

The visitor was none other than the Martial Ancestor of the Martial Realm, Lin Dong.

Like Xiao Yan, he was one of the peak existences of the Daqian World (Great Thousand World), and could already sense the existence of the Cangqiong Bang, meaning that he could already leave his name on it, but he had been holding back in order to scheme against the Extraterritorial Evil God.

But now that Sun Wukong had broken the deadlock and taken the lead in stepping into the Half-Step Dominator level, they naturally no longer needed to hold back.

Xiao Yan and Lin Dong exchanged a glance, then smiled casually, the smiles revealing a captivating confidence. They laughed loudly, "Now that Great Sage has left his name, we juniors will naturally not be outdone."

With that, the two figures soared into the sky at the same time.

Within Xiao Yan's body, a brilliant fire suddenly swept out. The flame was colorful and dazzling, exuding boundless mystery, and even permeated with a kind of imperial aura, as if it were the Emperor of Fire, majestic and illustrious.

This was the Di Yan (Emperor Flame). He had used the Fen Jue (Flame Mantra) as a foundation, constantly fusing the divine fires of heaven and earth, and finally achieved this Emperor of Myriad Fires!

As soon as the Di Yan came out, the whole world instantly became scorching hot, as hot as a furnace, and even the heaven and earth seemed to show signs of melting.

"Today, I, Xiao Yan, will leave my mark on this Cangqiong Bang!" Then, Xiao Yan burst out laughing, and the roaring Di Yan gathered, turning into a huge flame pen. Then, he embraced it with both hands, and the flame pen pierced through the void, falling towards the Cangqiong Bang.

As the flame pen formed by the Di Yan approached, a mysterious mist seemed to surge on the Cangqiong Bang. It looked illusory, but it possessed a mysterious power that could intercept everything.

* * *

Boom—

At this moment, Lin Dong also made his move. A dazzling spiritual light erupted from his body, but the spiritual light was actually presented in eight colors. Each color represented a completely different spiritual power. The eight kinds of spiritual power were perfectly fused, releasing a powerful power.

The eight-colored spiritual light twisted and turned into a giant finger rising with eight kinds of spiritual power. The giant finger shattered the void, also containing infinite power, and heavily pointed towards the Cangqiong Bang.

"Open!"

Two voices rang out, resounding through the clouds, shaking the void. An indescribable sense of oppression erupted from the Cangqiong Bang, filling the heaven and earth. Under this oppression, even a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign would change color, and even be unable to move their fingers in the slightest.

However, the spiritual light on the Cangqiong Bang became more and more intense, and in that spiritual light, everyone clearly saw two ancient characters as strong as dragons gradually taking shape.

Xiao! Lin!

* * *

Boom!

As the two stopped writing, the mysterious Cangqiong Bang seemed to make a roaring sound at this moment, and a mysterious aura filled the air, wrapping around the two surnames that had just been branded on it.

Ye, Sun, Xiao, Lin!

On the seemingly endless Cangqiong Bang, there were only four lonely ancient characters. Ye was the surname of the undying Great Emperor of ancient times. In the past, this existence only left his surname, so in the end, he had no choice but to use his own life as a foundation to seal the Tian Xie Shen.

But this life was different. There were already three people who had left their surnames alone. Even if the Tian Xie Shen made a comeback, they would have the ability to resist.

"Congratulations to both of you," Sun Wukong said with a loud laugh. Being able to leave a surname on the Cangqiong Bang meant that within the scope covered by this world, they could unleash the battle power of a Quasi-Sage.

After all, the Cangqiong Bang was, accurately speaking, the embodiment of the will of the world, or rather, the Heavenly Dao of this world.

Leaving a surname on this list was equivalent to being recognized by the Heavenly Dao, similar to the Heavenly Dao Saints in the Three Realms. However, this state was not complete. Only by leaving a complete true name could they become the Heavenly Dao Saints of this world.

Moreover, the power of a Quasi-Sage level could only be possessed in this world. If they returned to the Three Realms, the power of the Cangqiong Bang would naturally not be able to be added to them, and their realm would also fall.

But even so, their strength would be far superior to Da Luo, and could be said to be... Quasi-Quasi-Sage!

And if they could leave a complete true name, even if they returned to the Three Realms, they could completely possess the power and means of a Quasi-Sage level.

"Same to you."

Xiao Yan and Lin Dong said. Lin Dong did not know Sun Wukong, but he did not suspect anything else. After all, even the Cangqiong Bang had recognized Sun Wukong, which meant that he was definitely not an Extraterritorial Evil God.

Moreover, it seemed that Xiao Yan was very familiar with Sun Wukong, and had just explained it to him via sound transmission. Presumably, he was a reclusive expert from ancient times.

"Great Sage, why don't you come to my Endless Fire Territory for a while, so we can discuss how to deal with the Extraterritorial Demons?" Xiao Yan invited. Now that the Daqian World had three Half-Step Dominators,

With this kind of strength, as long as the Tian Xie Shen did not come out, other Extraterritorial Demons would basically not have the power to resist. Now was the best time to take advantage of the fact that the Tian Xie Shen had not yet broken free from the seal and quickly solve the other demons.

"This..." Sun Wukong hesitated a little, silently calculating the situation in his mind: "Except for the Tian Xie Shen, no one can threaten me now. I also know Lin Dong and Xiao Yan's personalities, so I don't have to worry about them scheming against me, but I have to make up a good story about my experiences, after all, I didn't exist in the ancient times of this world."

"Alright," Sun Wukong pondered for a while, then said, "It just so happens that there are many things I don't understand about the current situation, so I can take this opportunity to ask you for advice."

"I wouldn't dare to give advice, I will definitely tell you everything I know about what the Great Sage asks," Xiao Yan said with a smile. If he had still had some doubts about Sun Wukong's origin before, then after leaving his surname on the Cangqiong Bang, he completely believed in Sun Wukong.

He believed that even the Tian Xie Shen would not be able to hide from the will of the world and impersonate a life of this world.

The greatest possibility was that Sun Wukong was a backup plan left by the ancient experts, and this was also a good opportunity to ask Sun Wukong about it.

"Brother Lin, would you like to join us?"

Xiao Yan looked at Lin Dong again.

However, Lin Dong's gaze was looking in one direction. Hearing Xiao Yan's voice, he smiled lightly and said, "Brother Xiao and Great Sage, please go ahead. I have some personal matters to deal with, I'll be there soon."

Xiao Yan looked in the direction he had been looking at before, with a strange expression. After thinking about it, he said, "Then we'll go ahead, we won't disturb Brother Lin's handling of personal matters."

"Mm," Lin Dong nodded.

Afterwards, Sun Wukong separated a clone and entered Mu Chen's Qi Sea, and said to him, "Disciple, I have important matters to deal with. This clone will save your life when you are in danger. If you don't understand anything about cultivation, you can also ask him."

"Yes, Master."

Mu Chen was reluctant in his heart, but he also knew that the matter that needed the current Yan Emperor, Martial Ancestor, and Sun Wukong to discuss together must be related to the entire Daqian World, and he could not hinder Sun Wukong and the others because of his own reluctance.

"Well, you can come to the Endless Fire Territory to find me after you have cultivated to the Heavenly Sovereign," Sun Wukong said. This time, he was mostly going to take action against the remnants of the Extraterritorial Demons, so he probably wouldn't be able to come back in a short time.

"Disciple will remember it," Mu Chen said respectfully.

Then, Sun Wukong and Xiao Yan left this place together.

And Lin Dong smiled at Mu Chen, "Little friend Mu Chen, next time you encounter the Western Heaven Battle Emperor bullying others with his power, you can directly look for me, I will immediately give you another token."

The corner of Mu Chen's eyes twitched, but he didn't dare to think too much, he just bowed to Lin Dong to show that he knew.

After that, Lin Dong also left this place.

However, he did not leave the Western Heaven Continent, but descended on the Battle Hall and found the Western Heaven Battle Emperor.

On that day, the Western Heaven Continent resounded with the screams, curses, and pleas for mercy of the Western Heaven Battle Emperor. It was not until the moon fell that Lin Dong left the Western Heaven Continent.

It was also on that day that the Western Heaven Battle Emperor was severely taught a lesson, and any means were ineffective. He was beaten by Lin Dong for a day, and special means were used, making it extremely difficult for the injury to recover, causing the Western Heaven Battle Emperor to not dare to show himself in the future year.

It was said that it was because he was beaten so badly that his parents didn't recognize him, it was too embarrassing, so the Western Heaven Battle Emperor took the opportunity to heal his injuries and hid for a whole year.

Moreover, since then, he would retreat three times whenever Lin Dong appeared.

* * *

The Endless Fire Territory is one of the holy lands of the Daqian World, adjacent to the territory occupied by the Extraterritorial Evil Clan, and constantly resisting the invasion of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.

"Great Sage, my Endless Fire Territory is constantly at war, so everything is simple. Please forgive me for the poor hospitality," Xiao Yan invited Sun Wukong into a hall.

As he said, the layout of the Endless Fire Territory was very simple, and it did not look like a supreme holy land. Even the pomp and circumstance could not compare with some of the sects that Sun Wukong had seen.

But this place was a forbidden area, especially the side close to the Extraterritorial Evil Clan, which was burning with Di Yan all year round, blocking all enemies who came to commit crimes.

"Haha, your old Sun was born from heaven and earth, and can survive in any bad environment. Your place is already very good," Sun Wukong said with a free and easy smile. He didn't care about these things in the first place, otherwise it would have been impossible for him to stay in Mu Chen's sea of consciousness for so many years.

"Haha, Great Sage, you flatter me," Xiao Yan said with a smile, "Great Sage, let's talk first, and wait for the Martial Ancestor."

"Alright," Sun Wukong nodded.

Xiao Yan's smile subsided a little, and then he said, "Great Sage, I have read many ancient books of the Daqian World, but no ancient books mention the Great Sage. On the contrary, there are many records related to the Great Sage in a small world. With the strength of the Great Sage, it shouldn't be like this. I wonder if you can tell me the cause and effect of this?"

"Hey, your old Sun knew you would ask this," Sun Wukong said with a unrestrained smile, "Actually, this is indeed related to a great cause and effect."

Hearing Sun Wukong say this, Xiao Yan's expression also became solemn, and then he heard Sun Wukong continue, "You said that there is a small world that recorded my affairs, I wonder how it is said?"

Xiao Yan thought for a while, and said, "I remember some records mentioned that the Great Sage was born from a celestial stone produced by the creation of heaven and earth. His birthplace was on the Huaguo Mountain (Flower-Fruit Mountain) in the Dongsheng Shenzhou (Eastern-Victorious Divine Continent). Because he led the monkey群 into the Water Curtain Cave, he was honored as the 'Mei Hou Wang (Handsome Monkey King)'..."

Xiao Yan roughly told the story of Journey to the West. After listening, Sun Wukong also nodded, "These records are interesting, but none of them are correct."

"None of them are correct?" Xiao Yan was stunned.

Sun Wukong explained with a smile, "I am indeed born from heaven and earth, and conceived from a celestial stone, but the celestial stone that conceived me was deliberately left by a supreme existence. Even I was enlightened by that existence before I was born with spiritual intelligence and remembered a little when I was ignorant."

"There is such an existence? Could it be the undying Great Emperor of ancient times?" Xiao Yan was stunned, after all, the strongest person in ancient times was the undying Great Emperor, who could leave his surname on the Cangqiong Bang. With his background, he might be able to do this.

"Wrong," Sun Wukong shook his head, "I was born after the undying Great Emperor shook the Daqian World. Before that, I had been conceived in the celestial stone."

"The celestial stone that conceived me existed since the beginning of the world. I have discussed this matter with the undying Great Emperor, the ancient Heavenly Emperor, and the Battle Emperor. They speculated that the existence that enlightened me in the past was very likely the supreme existence that created the Daqian World."

Sun Wukong said, Jiang Xuan could know the past and future of this world, could let him integrate into this world, and even the will of the world recognized him. He felt that this world was very likely created by Jiang Xuan.

And the Three Realms was also like this, maybe he was also enlightened by Jiang Xuan.

Of course, all of this was just speculation.

"The existence that created the Daqian World?!"

Xiao Yan's expression was solemn. The Daqian World not only included the upper realm, but also countless small worlds and endless void. What kind of existence was it to create such a world?

"Then why didn't the Great Sage's fame spread in ancient times?" Xiao Yan asked again. He couldn't judge the truth of the previous question, and Sun Wukong also said that it was just speculation.

"This is the plan of the undying Great Emperor," Sun Wukong said with a smile, "After knowing my origin and talent in the past, the undying Great Emperor and other experts believed that my potential could at least surpass the Saint Grade and reach the same cultivation level as the undying Great Emperor. Therefore, they regarded me as a backup plan, and most of the news about me in the world was destroyed."

"Even if it is mentioned, I think there will only be a few words."

"And during the ancient decisive battle, the undying Great Emperor knew that the Tian Xie Shen was powerful and could only pay a heavy price to help me feign death. At the same time, he used his life as the price to seal the Tian Xie Shen in the Northern Wasteland Hill."

As Sun Wukong said, a trace of nostalgia and emotion flashed in his eyes: "Now, I have successfully recovered according to the Great Emperor's plan, and I have also stepped into the same realm as the Great Emperor. This time, I will definitely be able to completely eradicate the Extraterritorial Evil Clan."

"I see," Xiao Yan nodded. Sun Wukong's demeanor did not seem to be fake, and it was indeed the emotion of missing his old friend. In addition, the will of the world had recognized him, so he had nothing to doubt.