We bear people have power

As the saying goes, everyone has their own expertise. In Guan Bo's previous life, so many people saw things falling down every day, but only Newton figured out why things fall down.

No matter how long the Six-Eared Macaque lives or how powerful its ears are, it may not be able to achieve omniscience and omnipotence. Especially these Three Luminaries Star People, who are not natives of this plane, but a completely different civilization.

Shi Yu proposed three treatment methods. One was hypnosis, which would directly erase some of the Six-Eared Macaque's memories through hypnosis combined with medication. In this way, there would be no problem of memory overload.

However, the Six-Eared Macaque refused without even thinking about it. If he were willing to forget, he would have been reincarnated long ago. Why would he have struggled until now?

The second method, however, was far more dangerous. It involved surgery to expand the brain of the six-eared macaque. This method was naturally rejected as well, because although the soul and the body are closely intertwined, they are not the same thing.

Even if the Six-Eared Macaque can successfully complete the surgery, those heavy memories may not necessarily be transferred to his physical body.

"In that case, we can only choose a compromise. We haven't made any breakthroughs in our research on the divine soul yet. However, based on recent research, we've achieved some preliminary results through model experiments using chaotic spiritual energy," Shi Yu explained.

Chaotic spiritual energy, according to legend, is the origin of the world at its beginning. It was synthesized by the Three Luminaries Star People by chance, and these mad scientists naturally wouldn't let it go and continue to study it in depth.

For now, we've gained some experience in evolving various types of spiritual energy through chaotic spiritual energy. Further development will simply improve efficiency.

Therefore, Shiyu began to conduct experiments on the evolution of matter from chaotic spiritual energy. It is said that this world was evolved using chaotic spiritual energy.

However, converting energy into matter is not an easy task. After trying for a long time, the Trisolarans made no significant breakthroughs. Therefore, Shiyu changed his approach and began attempting to convert chaotic spiritual energy into something beyond energy.

The only thing that is neither pure energy nor physical matter is the soul.

This time, however, we achieved some results.

Shiyu was a colorless, transparent, invisible yet perceptible special energy cluster.

"This is... a divine soul? A blank divine soul?" Guan Bo exclaimed in shock.

What the hell is this? There's no breakthrough progress. They've already created a human-made divine soul. Do the Trisolarans only consider it progress if they create a Buddha themselves?

Indeed, the imagination of mad scientists is truly unimaginable.

"This isn't a complete soul. We've tried many methods, but none of them have been able to make it conscious. However, this thing has a very obvious effect on strengthening the soul. Since this patient said that his soul can't hold too many memories, theoretically, as long as we strengthen the soul, the problem should be solved."

As he spoke, Shi Yu took out the invisible blank soul and presented it to the Six-Eared Macaque, saying, "Try absorbing this soul and see if it can increase the strength of your soul."

The Six-Eared Macaque excitedly inhaled, sucking in the blank soul, and then a satisfied expression like that of an addict appeared on its face.

Guan Bo didn't even need to wait for him to speak; just by looking at his reaction, he knew that the matter was settled.

Guan Bo quickly asked Shi Yu, "What is the manufacturing cost of this kind of blank divine soul? Can it be mass-produced?"

"For the time being, we can't mass-produce it yet, but the cost isn't high. The main problem is that the conversion of chaotic spiritual energy into blank divine souls is too slow; it takes more than a month just to make such a large mass. The process is also quite complicated, and we don't have any more manpower to waste right now," Shi Yu explained.

There's no way around it; each of the three Star People has a very heavy workload and can't be used lightly.

The Six-Eared Macaque opened its eyes and said to Guan Bo, "Don't worry, this stuff is quite effective. I estimate that absorbing one every six months will be enough for me to continue living."

Guan Bo was overjoyed. This meant that the Six-Eared Macaque was now tied to the Great Zhou Kingdom, and he had gained a helper as powerful as Monkey King for nothing. This deal was incredibly profitable.

"Since that's the case, Brother Six Ears, can you tell me that so-called secret now?" Guan Bo asked.

“Of course, this matter is actually somewhat related to my arrival in the Great Zhou. You know, I originally had ill intentions,” said the Six-Eared Macaque.

"I would like to hear the details." Now that the Six-Eared Macaque has become an ally of the Great Zhou Kingdom, Guan Bo naturally wouldn't bother with such a trivial matter.

“You have quite the spirit, even more so than that monkey. Let me tell you, my original plan for coming to the Great Zhou was to disguise myself as Sun Wukong, infiltrate it, and secretly kill off your high-ranking officials one by one,” said the Six-Eared Macaque.

Hearing this, Guan Bo felt a chill of fear. If Monkey King hadn't arrived in time, the two monkeys would have started fighting, and the Six-Eared Macaque might have actually succeeded.

Within the Great Zhou Dynasty, without the protection of formations, few could withstand the Six-Eared Macaque's sneak attacks.

"Brother Liu Er has no past grudges or recent feuds with my Great Zhou, so why would you resort to such a vicious act?" Guan Bo asked.

"Because your Great Zhou has offended too many people, no, it should be said that it has offended too many demons. Now all the demons of the Western Regions have gathered at Lion Camel Ridge, plotting how to massacre your city and destroy your country. I was entrusted by the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge to make things difficult for you. However, since you can extend my life, I naturally will not help those demons," the Six-Eared Macaque said matter-of-factly.

Guan Bo understood immediately upon hearing this.

The Great Zhou Dynasty reassigned the land and mountain gods of the Western Regions, and now this vast territory is entirely under the control of the Great Zhou. The illusory realm for monsters to survive is shrinking daily, making life increasingly difficult.

Their alliance was understandable, but they hadn't expected that some of the demons would be so cunning as to recruit the Six-Eared Macaque. They were just a hair's breadth away from their plan succeeding, and the Great Zhou Dynasty was on the verge of collapse.

"Judging from your expression, you seem to harbor no resentment whatsoever. How can you be so open-minded?" the Six-Eared Macaque asked.

"That's just how the world should be. If humanity wants to prosper, these demons that feed on humans must be eliminated. They're already mortal enemies, so it's not surprising that they resort to any means necessary," Guan Bo explained.

“I take back my previous assessment. You are far superior to that monkey in terms of demeanor,” the Six-Eared Macaque praised.

“Let’s not talk about these things. Now that Brother Liu Er has abandoned the darkness and embraced the light, I’m planning to turn the tables on him. I just don’t know if you’d be willing to help,” Guan Bo asked.

The Six-Eared Macaque was quite straightforward, laughing, "Now that my life and death are in your hands, how can I refuse? Just tell me what you want me to do."

Guan Bo exchanged a few words with the six-eared macaque, whose eyes widened in disbelief. After a long silence, the six-eared macaque finally spoke, "Are you really a monster?"

Guan Bo laughed and said, "A genuine panda spirit, and my brother is also a black bear spirit under the tutelage of Guanyin Bodhisattva."

“How can a black bear and a panda be brothers? Don’t lie to me,” said the Six-Eared Macaque.

Guan Bo: "..."

The Six-Eared Macaque continued, "I originally thought that the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge had devised a ruthless and ingenious plan, but I never expected that you, a panda spirit, would come up with an even more vicious scheme in the blink of an eye. Indeed, those who seem honest and simple are often the most cunning and treacherous."

Guan Bo was even more speechless. These were all tropes he'd picked up from reading novels in his past life; how were they considered cunning and treacherous? It just goes to show that the average intelligence of the monsters in Journey to the West wasn't even as high as that of online novel authors.

The Six-Eared Macaque could only say this much; no matter how ruthless Guan Bo's plan was, he had no choice but to comply. The two discussed a few more details, and then the Six-Eared Macaque leaped into the sky and disappeared into the air.

Three days later, at Lion Camel Ridge.

Now, with all the demons gathered, this place is packed like a sardine can. Three days ago, the three demon kings of Lion Camel Ridge hosted a banquet for the other great demons, promising to give them an explanation. Now, three days have passed, and before the three demon kings of Lion Camel Ridge could hold another banquet, a shooting star came rushing from the horizon and landed in mid-air.

The little demon below took a closer look and saw a hairy monk with a thunder god's mouth, holding a golden staff, looking majestic and arrogant.

Before the celestial demon could speak, one of the more knowledgeable demons on the ground shouted, "The Great Sage Equaling Heaven, who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, has arrived!"

This shout spread like a plague.

Tens of thousands of lesser demons trembled at the mere mention of the name and fled in droves.

Monkey King protected Tang Sanzang on his journey to the Western Paradise, establishing a formidable reputation and becoming a formidable weapon among demons. Therefore, these lesser demons were already terrified and fled at the mere mention of his name.

However, there are quite a few people in Lion Camel Ridge who are not afraid of the Monkey King. At that moment, a seven-colored glow appeared, and seven stunningly beautiful female demons flew side by side into the sky.

Upon seeing the Monkey King, one of the female demons shouted, "Sun Wukong, why are you here at Lion Camel Ridge instead of protecting Tang Sanzang on his journey to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures?"

The Great Sage Equal to Heaven scoffed, “Don’t let the juniors roam around. Let the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge come and see me.”

These seven demons were naturally the spider demons from the Spider Cave. Hearing the words of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, whose disdain was evident, they immediately became enraged.

"Hmph, what a boastful tone! We sisters would like to learn a thing or two from the Great Sage."

Having said that, the seven spider demons opened their mouths at the same time, and seven spider silk threads connected together, spreading out and flying towards the Great Sage Equaling Heaven.

"Spider webs can be used as magic weapons?" The Monkey King scoffed, his golden cudgel growing longer and thicker as he swept across, tearing the spider webs to shreds with a single blow.

With their energies intertwined, the seven spider demons all let out a muffled groan, having already suffered a minor loss.

The Monkey King easily broke their proud supernatural powers. The seven spider demons knew they were no match for him and were about to call for help when they discovered that the Green Lion Demon King of Lion Camel Ridge had appeared.

"My sisters, please calm down. This is not Sun Wukong, but an assistant I invited," the Green Lion Demon said to the seven spider demons.

After saying this, the Green Lion Demon bowed to the "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" and said, "Fellow Daoist Six Ears, you have returned today, could it be that you have already succeeded?"