Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 655 - 603 The Power of the Red Lotus Fire Body

Zhu Bajie, upon hearing this, took out his Nine-Toothed Rake and swung it at an exposed rock on a large mountain, and a big chunk of the rock was immediately smashed away by Bajie. His mouth began to water right after, for beneath the outer layer of rock, he saw an entire chunk of Spirit Stone, of considerably pure quality. This was a true Spirit Stone, completely condensed from Spiritual Energy, and not like those found in the Pangu Realm, mixed in with various other rocks—those were stones or jewels nourished by Spiritual Energy, imbued with it, incomparable to what he saw before his eyes.

Then, to Sun Wukong's astonishment, Bajie wiped the large chunk of Spirit Stone he had raked out with his sleeves, and then proceeded to gnaw on it. Indeed, Bajie was able to bite off a large chunk of the stone, which crunched in his mouth as if he were munching on sugar beans. Wukong hurriedly landed next to Bajie, first touching the part of the Spirit Stone that had been bitten, no mistake about it—this was the Spirit Stone formed by the condensation of Spiritual Energy in the Pangu Realm. Then he saw Bajie, who had already swallowed the Spirit Stone in his mouth and was preparing to take another bite.

Sun Wukong quickly stopped Bajie, who immediately became displeased, "Brother Monkey, why are you being so stingy? The whole mountain is yours, can't I even have a few bites? Move aside, let old Bajie have his fill!" Sun Wukong stopped Bajie with a bit of a cry and a laugh, asking uncertainly, "Bajie, are you okay? You can eat Spirit Stones? Are you sure you're not just deliriously hungry?" Bajie flicked his pig ears proudly, replying, "Have you forgotten I possess the Red Lotus Fire Body? Not only can I devour flames, I can also use the Red Lotus Fire within me to directly smelt Spirit Stones and absorb the Spiritual Energy within them. It's just that the Spirit Stones from the Pangu Realm have too many impurities. Eating those give me diarrhea. These here are different, I can absorb them completely!"

Left somewhat dumbfounded, Sun Wukong found Bajie's Red Lotus Fire Body to be full of surprises. Even Wukong himself, if he wanted to absorb the Spiritual Energy from these Spirit Stones, would have to hold them and absorb it slowly. How could he possibly nibble on them directly like Bajie? Seeing Bajie's mouth already moving forward, Wukong quickly stopped him, asking, "Bajie, don't rush, wait a minute, let me get this straight. You mean your body can smelt the Spirit Stones to directly obtain the Spiritual Power within them? Does that mean this method is faster than the Spiritual Energy you get from meditation and cultivation?"

Bajie nodded with saliva dripping down, "Roughly three times faster, I'd say. The bite I just took has given me nearly as much Spiritual Energy as I could cultivate in over half a month. And that was not even a big bite. I wasn't sure I could smelt the Spirit Stones from this place, as they contain such a high concentration of Spiritual Power. But, as it turns out, my pig-stomach is very strong indeed." Wukong nodded with some understanding, then added, "Can you still smelt Spirit Stones that are purer and of a higher grade than this one? Also, can the smelting ability of your Red Lotus Fire Body be cultivated?"

Bajie, fixated on the Spirit Stone, felt like pouncing on it to eat his fill. However, regarding Wukong's question, he pondered and answered, "I don't know, I'd have to try to find out. I think it should be possible to cultivate the ability because I used to smelt Spirit Stones very slowly, but now it's much faster!" Wukong's eyes lit up because he had thought of the best method to rapidly increase Bajie's strength, and this method was unique to Zhu Bajie.

After nodding, Sun Wukong hurriedly flew off in one direction, dragging Bajie along, who protested loudly, "Brother Monkey, you can't be so stingy, let me eat a couple more bites!" However, Bajie soon shut up—no, his mouth opened even wider. Because Wukong had brought him to a place which was a pool, but not really a pool, it was a Thunder Pond, constantly crackling with flashes of lightning of various colors.

Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong stood more than a kilometer away from that Thunder Pond, but Bajie still felt the terrifying pressure of the thunderous power. Then Wukong waved his hand, and a thumb-sized, crystal clear piece of jade suddenly flew from afar, landing directly in Wukong's hand. After tossing it casually, Wukong threw the jade to Bajie saying, "This is called Spiritual Essence Jade, and the concentration of Spiritual Power inside it is a hundred times that of the Spirit Stone you just gnawed on. Swallow it and see if your Red Lotus Fire Body can refine it."

Hearing that the small piece of jade was a hundred times the Spirit Stone he had eaten earlier, Bajie drooled immediately at the thought of the immense Spiritual Energy, and he tossed the Spiritual Essence Jade into his mouth and swallowed it. Joking aside, with such a high content of Spiritual Energy, it would be a waste to chew it up in his mouth. Soon, Bajie's eyes widened dramatically as his body began to emit a hot and spirited aura.

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"Ooooowww..." When Bajie's body turned red from the high temperature within, he finally could not contain a wild roar. As he roared, a tornado formed from Spiritual Energy began to form slowly around him, and soon, the scorching heat within his body turned the tornado thoroughly red. Sun Wukong watched intently, and at that moment, his Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes were wide open. He had recovered his strength to the status of an Eight Patterns Supreme at its peak. He had already lifted the seal of the Five-Colored Divine Stone because he had to ensure that he could act the moment anything went awry with Bajie.

But what surprised Sun Wukong once more was that after the tornado turned completely red, Zhu Bajie took a deep breath and actually inhaled the tornado into his mouth. After the tornado was completely devoured by Zhu Bajie, he looked up to the sky and let out a satisfied burp, exhaling a burst of flames. His body then slowly returned to normal. "Brother Monkey, it's really incredible, so exhilarating. That Yuzhen is truly miraculous, it completely triggered my body's… its… its..."

The originally thrilled expression on Zhu Bajie's face, wishing to share with Sun Wukong about the condition inside his body, froze when he lowered his head and saw Sun Wukong, his entire being stiff on the spot, unable to utter the words in his mouth. In the end, Zhu Bajie collapsed to his knees with a thud, looking at Sun Wukong with eyes full of shock and awe. Sun Wukong immediately realized something. He brushed his right hand across his chest and then pinched his own ears. Three earrings once again appeared on Sun Wukong's ears, and his cultivation had also returned to the Peak of Unity Dao.

"Big Brother, your cultivation just now, just now..." Sun Wukong waved his hand, signaling Zhu Bajie to calm down, and then said, "Sandy and I have had some very special experiences, this world, and the place where you first met Sandy, are all because of these special experiences. And Sandy and I's cultivation has far surpassed this world. Currently, my cultivation is at the level of Eight Patterns Supreme, and Sandy is at Nine Patterns. When going all out, Sandy can reach Half-step Heavenly Venerate, while I'm at Heavenly Venerate Primary Stage!" Sun Wukong then carefully explained to Bajie the divisions of cultivation levels, as well as the existence of small worlds, intermediate worlds, high-level worlds, and even divine kingdoms. He had not spoken of this before nor let Sandy mention it, due to the fact that their strength greatly surpassed Zhu Bajie's, fearing that it would discourage him and others in their cultivation endeavors.

But now Sun Wukong had discovered a method that could rapidly enhance Bajie's cultivation, so it didn't matter to mention it. As long as everything went smoothly, Bajie's advancement in cultivation would not be much less than his own initial progress. After hearing everything, Bajie was completely astounded. He had always thought that although Sun Wukong's cultivation was stronger than his, it wouldn't be by much, since his cultivation had soared several times over the years. But now, he realized he had been a frog in a well the entire time; his cultivation didn't even qualify as the bottom. However, Zhu Bajie was not discouraged. In his words, with such a powerful Brother Monkey and so many treasures, and being so handsome, improving his strength would definitely not be a problem.

Sun Wukong also nodded affirmatively and then asked, "How is the refinement of that Spiritual Essence Jade going?" Zhu Bajie felt for a moment and said, "Just now my Red Lotus Fire Body, after merging with that Earth's Core Gold-Melting Flame, was pushed to the extreme, but it only managed to smelt one percent. But even this one percent is enough to dramatically elevate my cultivation." Sun Wukong was quite surprised. That Spiritual Essence Jade was found by Sun Wukong in the Crystal Palace at the Earth's Core of the Patrolling Celestial World; there were only seven pieces. It was meant for use by Heavenly Venerate level powerhouses. Yet, in such a short time, Zhu Bajie had refined one percent, and Bajie had used most of that one percent of spiritual power to temper his body. Otherwise, his cultivation would have increased more significantly.

"Good, Bajie, now I want to test whether your Red Lotus Fire Body has the potential to improve its smelting capability. If it does, I can help you reach the Peak of Dao Transformation overnight!" Having said that, before Zhu Bajie could react, Sun Wukong kicked him straight into the Thunder Pond. Sun Wukong then once again released the seal on the Five-Colored Divine Stone and approached the edge of the Thunder Pond, observing Zhu Bajie's condition closely.

No sooner had he fallen into the Thunder Pond than Zhu Bajie's clothes were instantly disintegrated by the rampant lightning, and he let out a scream even more terrible than a pig being slaughtered. But Sun Wukong knew it was more from fright. Because Sun Wukong's Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes were constantly active, he could clearly see Zhu Bajie's condition. Indeed, as he expected, the disintegration ability of the Thunder Pond and the smelting capability of Zhu Bajie's Red Lotus Fire Body did not conflict. Instead, they complemented each other and began to merge.

Just then, as Sun Wukong, who was fixedly watching Zhu Bajie, changed his expression, he suddenly bellowed, "Bajie, no!" Immediately, Sun Wukong leaped into the Thunder Pond as well.

But it was already too late. Zhu Bajie had swallowed the item in his mouth! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and Monthly Passes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)