Chapter 1 The Enemy?

"Nemesis?!" Wang Mang was shocked upon hearing this, and quickly asked, "Does Junior Brother have a solution?"

Over the years on the mountain, Wang Mang had learned a lot. Because of this, he became increasingly dissatisfied with the current court, and wholeheartedly wanted to change the world and create a glorious era.

His idea was to start with the imperial court, but he didn't expect Sun Wukong to tell him that he had a nemesis, and even if he succeeded, the dynasty's lifespan would be very short.

Naturally, he didn't want to see this happen, so he wanted to ask Sun Wukong for advice.

"This..." Sun Wukong hesitated slightly. It wasn't that he didn't want to help Wang Mang, but he really couldn't go down the mountain. Otherwise, with his current strength, he wouldn't even know how he died if someone tricked him.

"Junior Brother, we are as close as brothers, fellow disciples for many years! You are incredibly powerful, you must help me!" Seeing Sun Wukong's hesitation, Wang Mang quickly played the emotional card.

"Senior Brother, don't worry!" Sun Wukong said after a moment of silence, looking at Wang Mang. "Senior Brother, to be honest, I have a lot of karma on me, and I can't go down the mountain yet. Moreover, if Senior Brother wants to succeed, it involves the general trend of the human race. So, if I don't enter the game, it will be difficult to help Senior Brother change his fate."

Wang Mang panicked upon hearing this, but Sun Wukong interrupted him. "However, Senior Brother, this tribulation is not impossible to resolve."

Wang Mang's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Please tell me, Junior Brother!"

"Senior Brother, I have deduced through cause and effect that although you have cultivated magic, you still lack a lot of strength to go against the heavens, change your fate, and overcome your nemesis," Sun Wukong said.

Wang Mang was, after all, just a member of the human race. Although he possessed the Mandate of Heaven for an emperor, his talent couldn't compare to Sun Wukong, a creature born for the kalpa. In the three years since the library opened, he had learned magic and reached the level of Grand Magus, but above Grand Magus, there were still Saint, God, and so on.

At least by reaching the level of God, Wang Mang could be considered to have reached the immortal realm of the Immortal Dao system.

"Junior Brother has three methods here, Senior Brother, see which one is most suitable." Sun Wukong said, raising a finger at the same time. "First, Senior Brother delays going down the mountain until he cultivates his magic to the God level before leaving Mount Fangcun."

Wang Mang frowned and shook his head. "This method is not appropriate. With my talent, it will take at least forty or fifty years to cultivate to the God level. Since Junior Brother says that my nemesis can defeat me, he must not be an ordinary person. By the time I cultivate to the God level, the world will probably be stable, and there will be basically no chance to start a rebellion."

"And if I rely on the power of a god to forcibly change the world, I am afraid I will suffer a backlash from the human race's fortune. Even if I become a god, I may not be able to withstand it."

The war of the human race is, in the end, a war of the people. If the people can live and work in peace and have enough food and clothing, only a fool would rebel with you. In forty or fifty years, even day lilies will be cold.

But if you use the power of magic, you must be prepared to suffer a backlash from the human race's fortune.

"Then the second method is for Senior Brother to visit famous scholars in immortal mountains, or invite fellow disciples to leave the mountain together. However, without an immortal overseeing, the hope of defeating your nemesis, Senior Brother, is also very slim," Sun Wukong said again.

"This method..." Wang Mang was silent. "Among our fellow disciples, only Junior Brother has become an immortal. The strength of the other fellow disciples is not much different from mine. If it is as Junior Brother said, wouldn't I be harming them if I invite them?"

He shook his head and said, "I can't do such a thing."

"As for the famous scholars in the immortal mountains... it won't be possible to invite them in a short time, I'm afraid it will delay the best opportunity."

"Since that's the case, then there is only the third method." Sun Wukong smiled and said, "If you can't beat him, Senior Brother can join him!"

"Huh? What does that mean?"

Wang Mang was stunned.

"Senior Brother, I have calculated that you cannot reach the level of an immortal god and cannot overcome destiny, but the biggest opposing factor between you and that nemesis is just that you are on different sides."

"Therefore, if Senior Brother stands with him and helps him achieve great things, he can naturally avoid the mandate of heaven."

Wang Mang shook his head and refused without even thinking. "A real man is born between heaven and earth, how can he live under someone else?"

"Senior Brother wants to achieve great things, to be the emperor who unifies the country, not to be a subject or vassal to others!"

Sun Wukong smiled. "Senior Brother, that's not right!"

"Your nemesis, Senior Brother, is just a mortal, but he is burdened with the Mandate of Heaven, so he can defeat you. According to my calculations, his life will not exceed sixty-five years, while you, Senior Brother, as long as you cultivate diligently, will sooner or later become a god and enjoy immortality!"

"Therefore, as long as Senior Brother secretly plots until he wears him down to death, wouldn't this great cause be easily achieved?"

"This method!" Wang Mang's eyes lit up. That's right, he is a cultivator. Although the initial life extension of the magic system is not significant, as a Grand Magus, it is no problem to live for two or three hundred years. If he reaches the Saint domain, he will have a thousand years of life, and if he becomes a god, he can be immortal.

He was really restricted by his thinking. Since his nemesis was a mortal down the mountain, why did he have to fight him head-on? Wouldn't it be enough to slowly wear him down to death?

This method is very similar to the first one, but there are also big differences.

In the first method, by the time he becomes a god, the world will already be settled. If he wants to succeed, he has to start a rebellion, but if the court is stable, who would be willing to rebel with him?

Unless he uses the strength of a god to forcibly change the world, but this method will change the general trend of the world, and the backlash will definitely be terrible. He is not sure he can withstand it.

If it is the third method, he assists the nemesis to ascend to the throne. During this period, he accumulates merit, creates a reputation for being virtuous, gains the trust of the people, and becomes what the people want. Then, he secretly plots to make his nemesis "willingly" abdicate the throne to him.

He had even thought of some policies that, as long as they could be implemented, could achieve the goal of not changing the general trend of the human race, not having to start a rebellion and bring disaster to the people, and smoothly ascend to the throne.

"Junior Brother, thank you for your guidance!" Wang Mang grabbed Sun Wukong's paw and thanked him with excitement.

Although the methods Sun Wukong provided were all quite... sneaky.

Yes, it was sneaky. He had read some books in the library that explained this word.

However, as long as the method works, the process is not important. The world only cares about the result!

"Senior Brother is too kind." Sun Wukong said, "If you really want to thank me, Senior Brother, please host a banquet today and let Junior Brother eat more delicacies, then Junior Brother will be satisfied."

"Hahaha! No problem!" Wang Mang laughed.

...

A few days later, Wang Mang went down the mountain. Sun Wukong's cultivation life returned to peace again. He traveled between the library, the school, and his residence every day, reading, learning, and cultivating in a three-point line.

The other fellow disciples had only one word to describe him - homebody!

He had none of the wildness of a monkey, none of the interest in playing in the mountains and rivers, and was wholeheartedly immersed in reading and cultivating.

Time flew by, and a few more years passed in the blink of an eye.

News came from down the mountain that Senior Brother Wang Mang, who had left the mountain, had helped Liu Xiu, a member of the Han clan, to ascend to the throne and become the new emperor. At the same time, he had also persuaded Liu Xiu to implement some policies that were beneficial to the people.

"It seems that Senior Brother's progress is not bad." Sun Wukong thought to himself after hearing this news, "Now I am already a Golden Immortal, I think I will become a Taiyi soon."

A Taiyi Golden Immortal can be considered a master in this world.

However, according to the information he learned in the library, there are many masters in this world, the Jade Emperor, the Buddha of the Western Paradise, and Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of earth immortals, etc.

But in the dark, there are also the Three Pure Ones, Houtu, Nuwa, the Two Sages of the West, etc. Taiyi? Just an ant.

Therefore, even if he becomes a Taiyi, he must never go down the mountain!

Time flew by, and not long after, Mount Fangcun was covered in tribulation lightning. A golden light broke into the lightning tribulation and used an indestructible body to withstand the eighty-one divine thunders.

In the void, there was only a sacred figure left.

On him, there seemed to be endless mysteries.

Taiyi Golden Immortal!

Sun Wukong roared to the sky, then turned into a rainbow and fled back to Mount Fangcun, kneeling before Jiang Xuan.

"Teacher, this disciple has completed the breakthrough and become a Taiyi Golden Immortal." Sun Wukong said. Jiang Xuan nodded. The lightning tribulation when Sun Wukong broke through was actually arranged by him. No one in this kalpa world knows about it except him.

"Now that you have broken through to Taiyi, you can go to the second floor of the library and choose a book from the second floor. Of course, you can only choose one book. If you want to choose another, you must complete some tests..." Jiang Xuan said, "After this, I have some tasks to hand over to you."

"Tasks?" Sun Wukong paused, scratching his ears and cheeks, and asked in a low voice, "Teacher, does this task require going down the mountain?"

Pa!

Jiang Xuan patted his head with a smile and said, "You monkey, you have been holed up in this Mount Fangcun for ten years. Don't you want to go down the mountain at all?"

"I don't want to! This disciple doesn't want to go down the mountain at all. This disciple can't bear to leave the teacher, and this disciple is still far from good enough. Teacher, please don't drive this disciple away!" Sun Wukong said quickly.

Although he is now a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and he has surpassed 99% of the immortals, gods, demons, and monsters in the Three Realms, but just surpassing 99% of the immortals, gods, demons, and monsters, going down the mountain is no different from sending himself to death?

"Don't talk nonsense, go to the library."

Jiang Xuan sighed. How did the Monkey King, who used to fight against the heavens and the earth in his memory, become a sneaky saint?

He didn't do anything. He just let Sun Wukong read Journey to the West, read Taoist classics, understand the strength of immortals and demons in the Three Realms, and read the classics of various schools of thought to understand the ways of the world.

This change is too big.

"Hehe, then this disciple will take his leave first."

Sun Wukong bowed, then turned into a rainbow and flew directly to the library.

"Junior Brother, you succeeded in breaking through?"

"I really envy you. Junior Brother has become a Taiyi, and he is a top master in the Three Realms. I think he is going down the mountain to make a great career?"

"More than that, after entering Taiyi, Senior Brother can enter the second floor of the library, which is really enviable."

As soon as he walked into the library, his fellow disciples saw him and congratulated him, while also saying some envious words.

"Everyone, Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers, you are too kind. I just have innate advantages and am a little ahead of everyone. It's nothing. Moreover, the teacher also said that as long as the Dao heart is firm, a blade of grass will eventually cut down the stars, and an ant can lift the nine heavens. We still have a long way to go."

Sun Wukong said modestly. Although these fellow disciples are all mortals, he doesn't think these people are worse than him.

Cultivating for the same amount of time, he took advantage of his innate advantages and achieved Taiyi, but among these fellow disciples, there are also some extraordinary people who have already passed the tribulation and become immortals. As long as they are given time, we may not be able to surpass ourselves, so he does not dare to relax in the slightest.

"Hahaha, Senior Brother, you are too modest." A Junior Brother with a sword on his back smiled.

Sun Wukong recognized this person. It is said that he was a creature born in a small world under the rule of the Three Realms. Now Mount Fangcun will occasionally open up channels in the endless void to guide those who are destined to come from ancient and modern times, and this Junior Brother entered Mount Fangcun by chance.

It is said that the world he was in was a martial arts world, and he also had a famous title - Sword Demon.

"Huh... Junior Brother Dugu, you have already reached the Refining Void and Combining Dao stage, you should have only cultivated for about six years, right?" Sun Wukong was surprised. The recruitment of disciples from other time and space started six years ago, and Dugu Qiubai was among the first batch.

But now he is already in the Refining Void and Combining Dao stage, and with his current cultivation progress, he may be able to overcome the tribulation and become an immortal in five years. This talent is also the best among the human disciples.

"Senior Brother is too kind!" Dugu Qiubai had a faint smile on his face. "Without the teacher's guidance, how could I have today's achievements?"

"Junior Brother is right!" Sun Wukong laughed, as if recalling the past, but then patted his head and said, "I won't say anymore, I'll go to the second floor first, we can talk later when we have time."

As soon as Sun Wukong's voice fell, he disappeared on the first floor.

The second floor of the library is smaller than the first floor, with a total of thirty-six bookshelves, each with hundreds of books. In the center, there is a stone tablet with densely packed words on it.

He looked at it with envy, but unfortunately he could only choose one book.

Moreover, if he wanted to choose a second book, he had to complete other tests.

"1. Those who enter Taiyi can choose a book from bookshelves No. 1 to 9 to study. Those who enter Daluo can choose a book from bookshelves No. 10 to 18 to study..."

"2. For bookshelves No. 1 to 9, for every ten Taiyi peak experts killed, or an equivalent difficulty (such as refining ten furnaces of Nine-Turn Taiyi Golden Elixir, refining ten superb Taiyi-level spiritual treasures, creating ten superb Taiyi-level techniques, etc.), one book can be chosen for study."

"3. For bookshelves No. 10 to 18, for every ten Daluo killed, or an equivalent difficulty (such as refining ten furnaces of Nine-Turn Daluo Golden Elixir...)"

"4..."

The content of the tests was clearly recorded on the stone tablet in the center of the second floor, and the difficulty of each one made Sun Wukong speechless.

For example, the Daluo-level alchemy test requires Nine-Turn elixirs to meet the requirements, but in the Three Realms, no one can refine Nine-Turn Daluo Golden Elixir except for the Sages!

However, this is just one kind of test.

"What exactly did the teacher put on the second floor? There are even Sage-level tests, and there is a third floor!" Sun Wukong exclaimed, and was a little impatient in his heart. He quickly started rummaging in the area numbered 1 to 9."

"《Ultimate Sword Dao Introduction》, isn't this the strongest sword dao in Desolate Era?"

"《Grass Character Sword Secret》, the peerless sword technique in Perfection Era!"

"..."

In addition to what he had seen in books, there were many more powerful inheritances he had never heard of, such as the introductory chapters of the Ultimate Dao. Besides the Sword Dao, there were no less than a hundred others!

Each one made him extremely envious.

More importantly, this is only a part!