Chapter 18: One Body, Two Minds?

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Why did the instigator turn into his likeness to kill the Demon King?

This is a key question.

Upon seeing this, Sun Wukong added in the discussion, "Earlier, the senior expert from Prehistoric All-Knowing mentioned that someone schemed against Wukong, transforming the cultivation of reversing to the original state into the reversal of desires back to demonhood.

And after that instigator turned into Wukong's appearance, killed the Demon King, and burned down the Water Filth Cave, Wukong seemed to have fallen into demonhood too, recently acting solely on desires and evil thoughts, even going to the Nation of Ao Lai to steal a batch of weapons."

But the question is, Wukong didn't personally kill the Demon King, so why would his temperament experience such changes?"

Gentle Riverside Grass: "OMG, could it be the true and false Monkey King?"

Sun Wukong Beats Sheep: "Who dares to impersonate yours truly?"

Seeing this reply, Sun Wukong scratched his head and ears in confusion, what did the senior expert mean by impersonating him? When did Wukong ever beat Sheep?

And who is Sheep? It seems like he had seen before a senior expert named Lazy Lamb who loved to eat shit.

The previous reply puzzled him even more. True and false Monkey King? If the instigator impersonated him, wouldn't that be the false Monkey King? Isn't that stating the obvious?

He then browsed through the replies from other forum seniors.

Prehistoric All-Knowing: "Based on the current information, we still can't confirm if the Buddhist sect is involved,

but Gentle Riverside Grass is right, I also think the instigator should be the Six-Eared Macaque from the true and false Monkey King,

according to what the Buddha said, he and Sun Wukong are of one body with two minds, possessing the same skills, but one represents good thoughts and the other evil thoughts,

with the Six-Eared Macaque killing the Demon King, it's essentially the same as completing the transformation to demonhood through desires."

Zhang Yang in class: "Going by what's said above, couldn't the Six-Eared just kill the Demon King directly, why bother scheming to have Sun Wukong do it?"

Prehistoric All-Knowing: "Probably the effect of their killing differs, good thoughts committing evil deeds would obviously provoke stronger feedback and conflict."

After reading these, a sparkle flashed in the lively eyes of Sun Wukong, the Six-Eared Macaque? So that's what true and false Monkey King meant!

Big Head Son Hu Tutu: "That's not right, the Buddha mentioned the Four Monstrous Monkeys, namely the Stone Monkey Enlightened to Emptiness, the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey, the Armband Ape, and the Six-Eared Macaque.

Sun Wukong is the Stone Monkey Enlightened to Emptiness, how did the Six-Eared Macaque become his second mind?"

Prehistoric All-Knowing: "First of all, this is what the Buddha said, the final interpretation right lies with him.

Secondly, the Four Monstrous Monkeys doesn't refer to just four individual monkeys, but four types, and they are not all necessarily powerful. For example, the four old monkeys of Fruit Mountain are two Red-Buttocked Horse Monkeys and two Armband Apes."

Sun Wukong paid close attention and learned something new. So there was also the story of the Four Monstrous Monkeys, and he turned out to be the Stone Monkey Enlightened to Emptiness?

He also vouched for the senior Prehistoric All-Knowing that those four old monkeys indeed didn't have much skill, they were just more knowledgeable.

He continued reading on.

Prehistoric All-Knowing: "So, is it possible that Sun Wukong was not originally the Stone Monkey Enlightened to Emptiness?

He was born from the shattering of the Immortal Stone on Fruit Mountain, turning into a stone monkey upon contact with wind, which shows that he is not innately part of the monkey species,

this can be appreciated from the Book of Life and Death, where Sun Wukong is listed under the number one thousand three hundred and fifty in the 'Spirit' category, not among the monkeys.

Because from one body came two minds, good thoughts became the Stone Monkey Enlightened to Emptiness and evil thoughts became the Six-Eared Macaque, hence the differentiation."

Gentle Riverside Grass: "That explanation makes sense."

Reading up to this, Sun Wukong felt more and more that the senior Prehistoric All-Knowing was a rare expert, truly unfathomable and possessing vast Divine Skills.

This senior understood him so profoundly, even knowing exactly where his name was on the Book of Life and Death!

As for the two minds becoming two types of monkeys, it seemed plausible; as long as it could be confirmed that the instigator was the Six-Eared Macaque, then this guess would most likely be true.

"Hey, so it turns out it was indeed Wukong who killed the Demon King?" Sun Wukong scratched his face, his spirited eyes shifting around.

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He had already come to see Second-Heart as one of his own, and knew he'd have to subdue him sooner or later.

But speaking of which, these senior netizens from Zhihu are impressive, pinpointing the instigator with just a few words.

After getting a rough idea, he then asked another question that he was rather concerned about.

"Dear seniors, Wukong is intending to borrow a weapon from the East Sea Dragon Palace. Are there any precautions I should be aware of?"

Because a senior on Zhihu had mentioned before that after his evil thoughts and desires returned to their origin, he not only went to the Country of Aolai to steal a weapon but also caused an uproar in the Dragon Palace and the underworld, turning into a brand new Demon King.

Now that he was planning to borrow a weapon from the East Sea Dragon Palace, he naturally wanted to ask for advice first, to ensure that it wasn't his evil thoughts leading the way again.

I am a Celestial Dragon Being: "Since it's borrowing, there's no fear of being sued, haha, Monkey Bro, aim to be the biggest deadbeat in the Three Realms!"

How Can One Distinguish If I Am Human Or Demon: "Don't lead our Monkey Bro astray upstairs, we should aspire to be an honest and trustworthy monkey, being a deadbeat is the most despicable!"

Grilled Meat Vendor South of the City: "It's okay to borrow from the East Sea Dragon Palace, but absolutely no smashing, looting, or robbing, be a law-abiding good citizen of the Three Realms."

Patriotic Youth Wang ErDan: "Pah, it's always 'you can light a lantern but you can't start a fire'. In a mythological world, who cares about honor or law? Monkey Bro, just do whatever the hell you want, flip over the Buddha, flip over the Jade Emperor, flip over the Three Realms!"

Blade in Each Rib Without a Wince: "The world is not all about fighting and killing, it's about the humanity and the ways of society. If you can avoid a fight, try not to raise a hand, and making more friends is always right."

"Well said." Sun Wukong saw this reply and nodded in agreement.

Thinking back, the Demon King had followed this principle, truly understanding the ways of the world.

[You have received a new suggestion: Do not smash, loot, or rob in the East Sea Dragon Palace, completing this suggestion will grant you a Second-Rank Treasure Box]

[You have received a new suggestion: Flip over the Buddha, flip over the Jade Emperor, flip over the Three Realms, completing this suggestion will grant you a Ninth-Rank Treasure Box]

[You have received a new suggestion: Befriend the Sea Dragon King, completing this suggestion will grant you a Third-Rank Treasure Box]

And with that, a series of suggestions echoed in his mind.

A Ninth-Rank Treasure Box?!

Sun Wukong was taken aback.

So far, the best treasure box he had received was only a sixth-rank, one of which had contained the Nine Transformations Mysterious Primordial Technique, which later helped him blossom a twelfth-grade Golden Lotus and cultivate the highest-quality Great Luo Dao Fruit.

What could he get if he obtained a Ninth-Rank Treasure Box?

But clearly, this suggestion was too difficult to achieve.

Flip over the Buddha and the Jade Emperor could be considered, but flip over the Three Realms?

It was almost impossible.

Making an enemy of the entire world sounded like the action of evil thoughts, and he also had no reason to do it.

Therefore, Sun Wukong treated this suggestion as a joke and set it aside in his heart.

The other two suggestions were simple, not to cause havoc or rob, and befriend the Sea Dragon King.

Clearly, the seniors also supported his decision to borrow a weapon.

"Hehe, Wukong always likes making friends."

Then, Sun Wukong saw that the senior netizens had moved on to other topics, so he turned off Zhihu, went back to the Water Curtain Cave to give notice, and then set off for the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Unexpectedly, the four elder monkeys came out and said, "Great King, there's a submerged passage under this iron bridge that leads directly to the East Sea Dragon Palace, why bother looking for a path outside?"

"Now that's what I call a good neighbor!" Sun Wukong was delighted to hear this, "Wait here for a moment, children, I'll be right back!"

With that, he dived under the bridge into the water and headed straight for the East Sea Dragon Palace.