Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 686 - 682 Monkey King Meets Monkey King

Ji Quanzhen cursed under his breath and tossed the tablet aside, then said to Sun Wukong, "Lu Ren has finished his closed cultivation."

Sun Wukong was not surprised upon hearing this. After all, once one reaches the level of Earth Immortal Realm, whether it's practicing Divine Power Techniques or merely closed cultivation, it is common to retreat for ten, dozens, or even hundreds of years. So Sun Wukong wasn't surprised by Lu Ren's cultivation cycle.

He lazily cuddled a girl who had a fondness for furry objects, and replied, "So what? Even though there was a Soul Contract before, ever since I became your master, he verbally agreed that I could enter human society."

Sun Wukong felt this was the most correct decision he had made in thousands of years. Otherwise, he might still be living a primitive life tied with animal hides, occupying a mountain and surviving off meat, maintaining a lackluster existence.

Unlike now, when things are much more enjoyable. If forced to leave, there wouldn't even be a place to cry. He didn't wish to live a life of being treated as a zoo exhibit.

Therefore, if he could avoid running into Lu Ren, Sun Wukong resolved to keep contact to a minimum.

Ji Quanzhen showed a strange expression and said, "He told me to bring you along, so we can go see family."

Sun Wukong's eyes twitched, and he hastily stood up, asking, "I have a tribe?!"

Ji Quanzhen slightly shook his head and replied, "That is unclear. We need to go and check."

"Then what are we waiting for? Quickly buy tickets for the earliest train ride."

"Not flying over directly?"

"With tens of thousands of kilometers to cover, I'd need to somersault many times over. It'd be silly to exert True Power when there's a train to take."

"..."

The following morning, after Lu Ren and Yang Jian among others finished the breakfast prepared by household robots, Yang Jian was watching the robots busy in the kitchen and remarked, "This is really lifelike. If you were to put a layer of skin on them, they'd be indistinguishable from humans."

Lu Ren, still brushing through his phone, casually responded, "There's a lifelike model available. If you need it, I can have one sent over for you to study."

Yang Jian couldn't miss the cunning tone in Lu Ren's speech, and he repeatedly shook his head with a bitter smile, "Better let it be."

Sun Wukong, however, wasted no time finishing his meal and plopped onto the sofa, glued to the TV.

Nezha was doing chest exercises on the balcony, striving to breathe in the fresh air.

"The Spiritual Qi of this place is truly dense, comparable to Immortal Spirit Qi, and the colossal Spirit Gathering Array set upon this city is awe-inspiring."

Nezha squinted his eyes in contentment, observing the mist above the city, which wasn't simple mist but rather gathered by dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

For ordinary people, just absorbing a breath would ensure health, extended lifespan, and, barring calamities, living to the body's utmost age limit.

Su Zhi was mesmerized, her eyes filled with bewilderment at the scene, momentarily enthralled by the cityscape.

Rat-Servant marveled, "This fox is like a statue, hasn't moved for a day and night."

Having said that, he wandered and darted everywhere within the mid-mountain estate mansion, estimating the treasures all around, if not for Lu Ren's restraint, he would have loudly declared 'Mine, it's all mine!' while plundering with his hands.

As for Chen Hao, he was already wearing virtual reality glasses and immersive gear, frolicking around, immersed as a fannish recluse in the virtual world, having long forgotten about his quest for family origins.

Yang Jian asked, "Is this truly possible by human power?"

Leaning against the bar counter, Yang Jian couldn't help but ask again.

Lu Ren took a sip of soda, savoring its effervescence, and remarked with narrowed, enjoying eyes, "This world is far broader than you imagine. Now Hantu has become a land of heavens and earth, but besides Hantu, there are countless stars and billions of star rivers. The Sea of Stars of this universe is far from what you have seen living on a domain."

All the equipment and technology here left everyone amazed. When Yang Jian wanted to inquire about what he saw in the True Realm, a flying car arrived at the estate gate, and upon confirming Ji Quanzhen and Sun Wukong's arrival, Lu Ren couldn't help but laugh in anticipation of witnessing such a famed scene.

When Ji Quanzhen and Sun Wukong entered, the present-day Sun Wukong's gaze instantly locked onto the one meticulously watching TV, while the Journey to the West Sun Wukong felt something, turned, and their eyes met.

As everyone witnessed this scene, they were quite taken aback. Even the statue-like Su Zhi twisted her head to look at the two motionless Sun Wukongs.

Just as the two Sun Wukongs were engaged in a staring contest, Chen Hao finally disconnected from the virtual game world, and upon seeing this scene, instinctively blurted out.

"Whoa, the true and fake Monkey King?!"

This comment indeed ignited the gunpowder barrel; the present-day Sun Wukong immediately furrowed his brow, revealing sharp fangs without concealment.

"Who are you?"

The Journey to the West Sun Wukong likewise was unyielding, looking at this guy who bore a notable resemblance to himself, stood up with a menacing surge of Evil Qi rising.

"Who are you?"

Having endured the ordeal of the true and false Monkey King, the Journey to the West Sun Wukong actually wasn't overly furious, merely thought upon closer examination, while the present-day Sun Wukong appeared similar in many ways, they were not entirely of the same race.

The present-day Sun Wukong also calmed down, initially feeling unprovoked fury seeing the Journey to the West Sun Wukong, felt affronted, but upon closer inspection realized the opposing side was perhaps not of the same species.

Lu Ren watched the scene unfold with delight, internally cheering for a fight, just shy of voicing his desire for a grand battle.

Ji Quanzhen was genuinely astounded, puzzled as to where Lu Ren had been secluded, returning with an Earth Immortal Monkey at its Peak stage, truly astonishing, and also…

Ji Quanzhen silently swept his gaze around the room, apart from Chen Hao and the wandering Rat-Servant with unimpressive cultivation, the room contained no weaklings, all were strong Earth Immortals.

Considering that though modern Huaxia has technological methods aiding cultivation with speeds greatly enhanced, due to inherently weak foundations, many possess Human Immortal Realm cultivation, but Earth Immortals merely number in the hundreds. Looking at Huaxia's near four billion population today, this number is truly pitifully small, including both new and old, barely gathering figures like Ji Quanzhen, Zhang Tongxuan, and a bunch of seasoned folks.