Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage

Wukong, with six hundred billion refined Primordial Spirit Thoughts, made his way to the Tushita Palace, where Golden Horn and Silver Horn, the two apprentices, greeted him.

"Haha, Laozi, I’ve brought you some good stuff!" Wukong didn’t bother having the two apprentices report his arrival; he simply flipped into the Alchemy Room with a somersault.

Putting down the Palm-Leaf Fan he was holding, Laozi said, "Oh! Wukong, what good thing have you brought me?"

Wukong tossed the gourd in his hand over to Laozi, who caught it and quickly uncapped it, taking a sniff with his nose.

"Hmm? Primordial Spirit Thoughts of a Heavenly Dao Saint!" Laozi couldn’t help but feel secretly astonished in his heart. He hadn’t expected Wukong to have killed Lu Ya, let alone refine his Primordial Spirit Thoughts, which was truly unbelievable.

"Exactly! That Lu Ya had a good plan, but he didn’t expect that the Victorious Fighting Buddha had already grasped the Buddhist Profound Mystery and cultivated his past self. So, Lu Ya was cornered in the time tunnel by me and my past self, unable to advance or retreat, and finally, he hid in the river of time. I then joined forces with the Victorious Fighting Buddha to slay the Great Sun Tathagata. By now, the remaining three hundred billion thoughts of Lu Ya must have perished as well," said Wukong with a wave of his hand.

Lu Ya’s scheme was indeed ingenious, but he hadn’t foreseen that the Victorious Fighting Buddha would cultivate his past self. Thus, a situation that was originally advantageous for him turned on its head, and ultimately, it led to his death.

Laozi shook the gourd twice, and the Primordial Spirit Thoughts inside were refined into a liquid, which made it extremely convenient for concocting Elixir Pills.

After pondering for a moment, Laozi said, "So many Primordial Spirit Thoughts, a full six hundred billion, I’m afraid they can be refined into twenty Nine Revolutions Heavenly Dao Saint Pills. The rest can be made into a lot of Gathering Qi Pills, Nine Turns Elixir, Supreme Primordial Golden Elixir Pills... Lu Ya’s death was indeed meaningful; so many Elixir Pills will undoubtedly be a great help in overcoming the tribulation of Yuan Era."

Wukong nodded. He hadn’t expected that six hundred billion Primordial Spirit Thoughts could only produce twenty Nine Revolutions Heavenly Dao Saint Pills; these Elixir Pills indeed seemed incredibly precious! However, he asked, "How long will it take to refine all six hundred billion Primordial Spirit Thoughts into Elixir Pills?"

Laozi replied, "About a thousand years, I suppose. After all, they are the thoughts of a saint; they are not easy to refine. I still need to find my fellow disciples, the Lord of Primordial Beginning and the Tong Tian Sect Master, to help."