Godslayer: After the Seraph rejected me, I ascended directly to the highest godhood.

The western border of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The sky, shrouded in white clouds, suddenly churned and surged like a stampede of ten thousand horses.

A howling wind swept away the snow on the ground, and the black national guardian monument hidden on the border line appeared and disappeared.

Suddenly, a golden light pierced through the thick clouds, like a celestial being from the heavens, and suddenly fell in front of the divine stele.

He shook up the thick snow on the ground, and as the snow was carried away by the wind, Sun Wukong, his body shimmering with golden light and clad in golden chainmail, stood in the wind and snow.

His golden eyes were fixed on the black divine monument before him, and tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

It was as if the mist that had separated us from the divine monument had returned, and the scenes of the past were still vivid in my mind.

That day, a pitch-black fog swept across the Great Xia, and he used all his strength to slow its advance.

Watching the immortals of the Great Xia Dynasty collapse their cultivation and pour their energy into the divine stele, and watching Pigsy and Sandy being torn apart piece by piece by demons and evil spirits in the mist.

But... all I can do is watch, I can't do anything about it.

Sun Wukong slowly clenched his fist and slammed it heavily onto the ground.

In an instant, with a loud bang, the snow on the ground shattered, and several cracks appeared around him.

Sun Wukong stared at a spot in the pale mist, the very place where Pigsy and Sandy fought to the death.

"Fool, Old Sha, it's my fault for being useless."

He wiped away his tears, his voice choked with emotion, and said, "But don't worry, I, Old Sun, have made a promise to someone, and he will bring you back."

"Then, you fool, let's go to that old Jade Emperor's place and have a good drink, and try his food too, hahaha..."

As Sun Wukong laughed, two lines of clear tears slowly slid down his golden fur.

Through my tear-blurred vision, two blurry figures seemed to slowly emerge.

Two ethereal voices reached my ears.

"My old pig's stomach is growling with hunger... Brother Monkey, Brother Monkey, Master has been captured by a monster again... Let's break up, let's break up, let's go back to Gao Village..."

"Eldest brother, second brother, Master has been captured by a monster..."

"..."

"Idiot, Old Sha..."

Sun Wukong blinked his tear-filled eyes and reached out to grab the two blurry figures.

"Great Sage, I've come to take you back to Heaven."

As the view gradually cleared, Venus, accompanied by a young boy, arrived riding on celestial clouds.

Sun Wukong was taken aback, a hint of melancholy appearing in his pale golden eyes. He turned around and wiped away his tears with the back of his hand.

Then, with a blank expression, he walked up to Taibai Xingjun, grabbed his collar with both hands, and said, "You old codger, you want to laugh at me, Old Sun?"

"Great Sage." Taibai Xingjun smiled and shook his head, glancing at the black national guardian stele, and asked, "Are you here to offer sacrifices to the Cleansing Altar Messenger and the Golden Arhat?"

Sun Wukong released him and snorted coldly, "Mind your own business."

Taibai Xingjun chuckled and said, "Great Sage, come with me."

He rode on celestial clouds, carrying his attendant, and flew towards the heavens.

Sun Wukong frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then followed on his somersault cloud.

After a short while of stealthy movement amidst the swirling clouds, the South Heavenly Gate, cast in white jade, came into view.

Sun Wukong followed Taibai Xingjun through the South Heavenly Gate, heading south. Under their feet were smooth and translucent white jade steps, with immortal patterns carved on them.

As he passed the magnificent palace, amidst swirling clouds, towering tombstones pierced Sun Wukong's eyes like needles.

"That is……"

Sun Wukong accelerated and instantly stood in front of the tombstones, his gaze sweeping across the area before locking onto the two tombstones on the right.

—Zhu Wuneng, the Guardian General of the Nation and the Cleanser of the Western Altar

—The Guardian General of the Nation, the Golden-bodied Arhat of the West, Sha Wujing

Sun Wukong's pale golden pupils trembled. He strode to the two tombstones, stared at them for a long time, and then slowly put his knees down.

"After the Heavenly Court was restored, the gods of the Great Xia returned. The Jade Emperor then ordered the creation of these merit jade tablets to posthumously confer the title of National Guardian Generals upon the immortals who perished in the Great Calamity of the Mist a hundred years ago, and erect these tablets here to commemorate their achievements."

Taibai Xingjun waved his whisk, looked at Sun Wukong, and sighed, "Great Sage, if you wish to pay homage to them, do so here."

Sun Wukong reached out and touched the jade tablet; the cold touch made his arm tremble.

“Okay…” he replied, his voice choked with emotion, looking at the two jade tablets, where there wasn’t even a single offering.

Sun Wukong reached out and grabbed a pot of celestial wine from Taibai Xingjun's body, which flew into his hand.

"..." Taibai Xingjun half-stretched his arm, but finally put it down.

Sun Wukong poured the celestial wine in front of the two jade tablets, saying, "It seems the Jade Emperor still has some conscience. This wine, you fool and Sha Wujing, I, Sun Wukong, toast you."

In this desolate and deserted forest of jade tablets, Sun Wukong, half Buddha and half demon, sits before two jade tablets, sometimes laughing and sometimes crying...

Boom!

Suddenly, under the clear sky of the Heavenly Court, a bolt of lightning struck the Immortal Realm, and immediately dark celestial clouds rolled in from the sky.

The Taibai Xingjun in the Yulin Stele twitched his eyelids, feeling the terrifying intimidation, and his eyes widened.

"The Heavenly Court's great formation couldn't stop him. Who is this person?"

Taibai Xingjun was startled. The Heavenly Court's grand formation was reinforced by the Heavenly Court's own essence, and even a Heavenly Venerable could not ignore it without permission.

This unexpected guest, however, disregarded the grand formation and descended upon the Heavenly Court.

This... is a formidable enemy!

As Taibai Xingjun was about to report to the Jade Emperor, his divine power swirled in his palms, Sun Wukong suddenly spoke up.

“Old man, don’t make a fuss. He…” Sun Wukong looked at the sky, “is my friend.”

Taibai Xingjun paused, looking at Sun Wukong with a slight surprise.

friend?

"The soul returns to its homeland..."

Just as Venus was wondering, a deep voice resounded throughout the Heavenly Court from the sky.

The dark, celestial clouds dispersed, and a figure slowly emerged.

His body was enveloped in a mysterious blue-white divine light, obscuring his face, but the overwhelming aura he exuded was even more terrifying than that of a Heavenly Venerable.

Amidst the blue and white divine light, Jiang Ye slowly opened his eyes, raised his hand, and endless dark green light filled the entire Heavenly Court.

The countless eerie green specks of light fell upon the Jade Stele Forest, forming seven or eight vortexes of soul energy.

"Senior!" Taibai Xingjun looked at the figure in the sky with great surprise. When he sensed the eerie green light, his eyes were filled with shock.

The art of returning to life...

He quickly looked at the seven or eight jade tablets in front of him, and saw that the souls of the immortals who died in the Great Calamity of the Mist had automatically reassembled.

What... what kind of heaven-defying immortal technique is this?

That was a soul that had already been scattered and destroyed!

Taibai Xingjun's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets; he simply couldn't believe it was real.

In contrast, Sun Wukong, who had witnessed Jiang Ye's methods, was much more peaceful.

He looked at the transparent soul gradually reassembling before the two jade tablets in front of him, and tears welled up in his eyes like a flood.

In just a moment, Pigsy and Sandy's souls were completely restored, and the two opened their eyes, their eyes filled with confusion.

But the sight of Sun Wukong brought a look of joy to their eyes.

"Brother Monkey."

"Big brother."

Upon hearing these two voices, Sun Wukong trembled and answered with a wry smile.

"You idiot... Old Sha!"