Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 533: Star Core, Half-Step Saint (First Update!)

(Taking care of my wife's household registration, the remaining three chapters will be updated later. There's been a lot going on with my wedding recently, full channel release on the 19th, and a huge update is coming on the 20th!)

Three ethereal phantoms sequentially manifested above Sun Wukong's head, representing the Good Corpse, the Evil Corpse, and the Desire Corpse. After their emergence, they sat cross-legged in the air above, forming a triangular pattern as they cultivated. Strands of Great Dao Runes began to emerge from the bodies of the Three Corpses, converging in the center to form a Crystal Core.

Once again, endless Stellar Spiritual Qi surged from the starry sky, infusing into the Crystal Core, making it shine dazzlingly, with a brilliance that was almost hypnotic.

The Star Core!

The symbol of a Half-Step Saint!

After hundreds of years of arduous cultivation, Sun Wukong finally united the Three Corpses with the Dao and stepped into the Half-Step Saint Realm, condensing the Star Core!

For others, condensing a Star Core and stepping into the Half-Step Saint Realm during the boundless tribulations of the world wasn't difficult, and even the threshold for Proving the Tao and Becoming a Saint was greatly lowered. However, for Sun Wukong, it was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. The amount of Stellar Spiritual Qi needed for the Three Corpses to unite with the Dao and condense the Star Core was astronomical. If he were to attempt it within the Heaven-Piercing Tower of Flower-Fruit Mountain, the mountain's supply of Stellar Spiritual Qi would likely be drained!

But here, in the heart of the World Tree, it was different. With an Endless Starry Sky came an endless supply of Stellar Spiritual Qi, inexhaustible for his use. Sun Wukong had spent hundreds of years in seclusion here, absorbing an immense amount of Stellar Spiritual Qi, and had finally united the Three Corpses with the Dao, formally entering the Half-Step Saint Realm.

As for Proving the Tao and Becoming a Saint, it was still just a bit out of reach. After uniting the Three Corpses with the Dao, the amount of Stellar Spiritual Qi and Merit and Destiny needed was no small figure. Sun Wukong had already absorbed enough Stellar Spiritual Qi, which for the time being he stored within his body. What he lacked now was an immense amount of Merit and Destiny!

By reestablishing the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court, Merit and Destiny would naturally descend from heaven and earth. However, even as the Hierarch of the Demon Cult and future Demon Emperor of the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court, the Merit and Destiny bestowed upon him might still be insufficient to support his path to Proving the Tao and Becoming a Saint and attaining the status of Primordial Taiji Da Luo Gold Immortal. He would have to find another way to obtain Merit and Destiny.

Hu~!

With a long exhale of turbid breath, the Three Corpses and the Star Core re-entered Sun Wukong's body from above his head and he stood up. After gazing deeply at the boundless Void ahead, he turned and flew towards the periphery of the World Tree. Exploring this Endless Void would wait until after he had fully Proved the Tao and Became a Saint!

When he had first entered the heart of the World Tree from its outskirts, Sun Wukong had fought and cultivated along the way, spending over a hundred years to reach the heart. But now, he flew swiftly along the familiar path. Sensing the vigorous energy emanating from him, no creature foolishly came forward to seek trouble. In just a few months, Sun Wukong reemerged from the World Tree to the surface.

Stepping once again onto the soil of The Borderlands, a hint of sentimentality crossed Sun Wukong's heart. Nearly five hundred years had passed, and it was finally time to conclude his cultivation journey in The Borderlands. He wondered what the brothers and sisters of Flower-Fruit Mountain were like now. He truly missed them!

Pulling out the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod from his ear, a flash of gold sparkled in Sun Wukong's eyes as a vigorous surge of power erupted from the Star Core within him, mingling with Chaos Primordial Force to imbue into the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod. With a fierce swing forward, a black hole ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) across tore open in the Void—the passage to the Three Realms.

Having ascended to the Half-Step Saint Realm, Sun Wukong might not have Proved the Tao and Become a Saint yet, but his strength was in no way inferior to that of a Slaying One Corpse Merit Saint. Opening a passage to the Three Realms posed no difficulty for him.

Storing the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod away, Sun Wukong took another look at The Borderlands and then stepped into the spatial passage.

At the Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain, within the Inner Court of the Great Thunder Sound Temple, a spatial passage appeared without warning, and Sun Wukong stepped out from it.

"Is this... Thunder Sound Temple?"

Feeling the profound Buddha Power diffusing all around, Sun Wukong glanced in all directions and immediately frowned, why would the exit of the spatial portal be here, truly unexpected!

"Invisibility!"

The appearance of the spatial portal was bound to attract the attention of the high-ranking Buddhist experts, and Sun Wukong didn't wish to confront Buddha at Spiritual Mountain yet. He immediately employed the Invisibility Technique, concealing his form and aura and swiftly hid behind a column in the nearby great hall.

Whoosh!

As soon as the spatial portal began to shrink and disappear, two Divine Senses swept over this area—it was Tathagata Buddha and Ran Deng Buddha!

The spatial fluctuations caused by the portal had indeed caught their attention!

However, Sun Wukong had already concealed his form and aura. With his current strength, even if Tathagata Buddha and Ran Deng Buddha were present, they might not necessarily detect him, let alone just a Divine Sense scan, which naturally found nothing.

After sweeping back and forth with some confusion and without any findings, the two Divine Senses retracted. Nevertheless, Sun Wukong didn't immediately step out from his hiding place; knowing Buddha's character, he wouldn't withdraw that easily—most likely it was a ploy to lure the enemy!

As expected, several breaths later, Tathagata Buddha's Divine Sense swept over again, covering the area where Sun Wukong was located, scanning carefully several times before retreating once more.

"Just knew that Tathagata, that bald donkey, would make a comeback maneuver!"

Sun Wukong walked out from behind the column, a mocking cold smile curling on his lips. His eyes darted around and he flew towards an inconspicuous Buddha Hall in the corner of Great Thunder Sound Temple. When he reached the entrance of the Buddha Hall, two golden lights shot from his eyes, silently breaking a gap in the prohibitions at the entrance of the Buddha Hall, and he slipped in with a flash.

"This is the place! The entrance to Sukhavati Realm! No idea if Amida Buddha, that old fellow, is still there?"

It was here that Sun Wukong last encountered Amida Buddha, trapped in the Sukhavati Realm. Though they had only communicated through Divine Sense and he had never entered Sukhavati Realm to see Amida Buddha in person, this time fate had brought him to the peak of Spiritual Mountain, to Great Thunder Sound Temple. It would be somewhat regrettable not to do anything, so he might as well try to see if he could rescue Amida Buddha!

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"Void-Breaking Starry Eyes!"

Exerting the full force of his Void-Breaking Starry Eyes, Sun Wukong quickly discovered a spatial node on the forehead of the Amida Buddha statue in the center of the Buddha Hall, which should be the entrance to Sukhavati Realm.

His eyes flickered, and Sun Wukong pulled the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod from his ear. He circled the Amida Buddha statue with a golden halo, and immediately a hemispherical golden transparent barrier enveloped the entire statue of Amida Buddha. Now, whatever Sun Wukong did, not the slightest bit of power fluctuation would leak out.

"Void-Breaking Starry Eyes, open the Sukhavati Realm for Old Sun!"