Great Demon Sun Wukong

Later, the Six-Eared Macaque learned from his master and only then knew that the titans of Emperor Level strength were the Nine Heavens Celestial Emperors, who are the kings among all immortals.

And since the Taoist Sect and the Demon Clan had waged a great war, with the Taoist Sect seizing the Heavenly Palace, apart from those few Saints who had already achieved the Dao, there were only five Celestial Emperors. One Celestial Emperor guarded each of the eastern, southern, western, northern, and central directions.

Moreover, breaking through from a Daluo Golden Immortal to a Nine Heavens Celestial Emperor was extremely difficult, not only requiring a substantial accumulation of Spiritual Power but most importantly, a moment of enlightenment, in which one is recognized by heaven and earth.

In the numbers of the Great Dao, nine is the ultimate, and so the rule of the Great Dao of heaven and earth dictates that only nine Celestial Emperors may exist between heaven and earth. This number can be less, but it can absolutely not be more.

If there are already nine Celestial Emperors and another immensely powerful individual gains the recognition of the Heavenly Dao through exceptional means, then one of the previous nine Celestial Emperors would be removed, and that Celestial Emperor would be fated to a great and unavoidable battle, leading to their demise.

Thus, the newly emerged Celestial Emperor would inherit the title of the fallen, becoming the Supreme of heaven and earth.

Therefore, it was only when the Six-Eared Macaque, by a fortunate coincidence, gained the recognition of heaven and earth and was about to break through to become a Celestial Emperor that someone, without regard for face, came to stop the Six-Eared Macaque's breakthrough.

In fact, all of this was the result of many coincidences coming together. Normally speaking, no matter how miraculous the Six-Eared Macaque might have been, it would have been absolutely impossible for them to gain the recognition of the Heavenly Dao in such a short time, advancing to a Celestial Emperor in just a few hundred years.

The young man before had planned to refine the Dragon Blood Staff for the Six-Eared Macaque and forge a suitable weapon for him. Yet, he never expected to have an epiphany while refining the Dragon Blood Staff and so he went into closed-door cultivation. Who would have thought that his cultivation would last twenty years?

The third coincidence involved the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor wasn't someone with nothing to do, wandering around idly. However, on that day, an urgent matter that the Jade Emperor simply had to attend to occurred: it had been five hundred years since Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, and now he was about to break the Seal of Five-Finger Mountain.

Back when Sun Wukong nearly flipped the Heavenly Palace upside down, the Jade Emperor, by no means, could miss witnessing his breaking of the Seal.

So when these three coincidences occurred simultaneously, the scene from before transpired.

However, in the nick of time, thanks to the young man emerging from his retreat and using his method to shatter and absorb the immense hand, materialized from the Jade Emperor's mana, into the Six-Eared Macaque's body, the Six-Eared Macaque was spared the incalculable harm that would have come from a failed breakthrough.

Nevertheless, it now seems that although the Six-Eared Macaque did not ascend to a Celestial Emperor, there wasn't any significant harm done. An immense hand, condensed by the mana of a longstanding Celestial Emperor, contains energy that is not usually accessible to a Daluo Golden Immortal.

Perhaps it was because of this, in addition to the Six-Eared Macaque absorbing the Power of Creation within his meridians, that his strength has become what it is now.

It is known that, for thousands of years, except when a Celestial Emperor ascends to a Saint, there might be situations where one has sufficient strength but an insufficient realm, thus becoming a Quasi-Saint, but for an ascension to a Celestial Emperor to fail and become a Half-Emperor, that truly is a rarity.

Later, the Six-Eared Macaque asked, "Then, Master, what is your strength now?"

The young man paused for a moment, then as if recalling something, hesitantly said, "If previously, my strength was at the peak level of a Saint. But now, it should be only at the early stages of a Saint's strength."

Although the young man spoke casually, the Six-Eared Macaque was already quite shocked. A Saint? The Six-Eared Macaque couldn't help but secretly vow that he, too, must become a Saint and stand at the very peak.

"Right, Six-Eared, since you are fine now, as your master, I will tell you about some of the powerful figures in the world today. Then, you can go out. Go make your mark in this world! And there is also your mission waiting for you!"

Although the Six-Eared Macaque felt a great reluctance to leave the place he had lived for several hundred years, the thought of venturing into the Great Thousand Worlds filled his heart with excitement.

"Six-Eared, remember this. Your strength is now above average, although you can go to the vast majority of places in this world, you still need to be wary of some people and some places. First and foremost is Heaven. Unless you reach the peak of the Immortal Emperor, you definitely should not go there.

The people of Heaven won't allow a member of the Demon Clan, on the verge of becoming an Immortal Emperor, to exist. Another place is the Western Paradise Sacred Mountain. Although they won't target the Demon Clan, they don't like it when someone outside of Buddhism breaks through to Immortal Emperor."

"Today's world has three major forces: the Demon Clan, Heaven, and Buddhism. Among them, Heaven has three Saints and five Immortal Emperors, with countless Daluo Golden Immortals below them. Buddhism has four Saints, seven Buddhas, and countless Arhat Bodhisattvas. Among all these powers, the Demon Clan is the weakest.

I know that there are five existing Saints, with two belonging to Ancient races currently living in concealment. Another two Demon Saints are Zhu Jiuyin of the Zhu Long and the Demon Master Kunpeng. Even I do not know their current whereabouts; I only know that the two did not fall in the Ancient War. The remaining one is your master.

However, due to certain reasons, your master cannot leave the Northern Ju Lu Continent. In addition, there are currently five Demon Emperors: Bai Ze, Ya Zi, Lu Wu, Qiong Qi, and Sun Wukong, who recently ascended to the status of Demon Emperor. That is, Sun Wukong is the Ling Ming Stone Monkey from the four great monkeys of the Monkey Tribe."

"Wha-what? He has already become Emperor level? He, he..."

"Yes, and he became a Demon Emperor five hundred years ago. That monkey, he is really quite special; not even I can divine his destiny. I can only vaguely see that he must be a very important person; it seems that he is chosen by the Heavenly Dao."

"Master, don't worry, I will surely also advance to Demon Emperor. I won't let you down."

"Hehe, Six-Eared, there are some things in your heart now that shouldn't be there. Remember, Sun Wukong is not your enemy; on the contrary, he is your best brother. Remember that. Even if the whole world turns against you, Sun Wukong will never be one of them! Your future is destined to fight alongside him; the future of the Demon Clan belongs to both of you."

"Yes, Master, your disciple understands."

"Good. Now that everything that needed to be said has been said. Take your Dragon Blood Staff and go down! Whether the Demon Clan can recover the glory of Ancient Times is up to you!"

Having said that, the young man turned into a wisp of green smoke and slowly dissipated. The Six-Eared Macaque stood up, his eyes revealing an unprecedented determination.

Finally, the Six-Eared Macaque came down from the mountain. With confidence and a will to fight, the Six-Eared Macaque left the Northern Ju Lu Continent. However, a conspiracy was waiting for him.