Heaven-Mending Divine Stone?

Sun Wukong was born from inside it?

Chen Lan looked at the small stone in his palm with a slight jolt of surprise; he never expected that the stone he had hidden for so long was actually Sun Wukong's... mother.

Well, it was the Heaven-Mending Divine Stone.

"Is this the Heaven-Mending Divine Stone? Where did you get it?" Sun Wukong asked, astonished, while looking at the stone in the man's hand.

Indeed, it emerged from a stone, but when it did, it didn't know where it had leapt to, only that when it awoke in Huaguo Mountain, it was taken back by a group of monkeys.

It later went back to find its birthplace, only to discover there was nothing left there.

"On the day you were born, I happened to be nearby; I saw Heaven-Mending Divine Stones scattered all over the ground, so I picked them up and refined many of them. Now, only a few pieces are left."

As he spoke, the man took out several more Heaven-Mending Divine Stones.

"You should keep these." Sun Wukong declined.

"No, these are most important to you." The man shook his head with certainty.

"Why?"

"Because this Heaven-Mending Divine Stone is the object from which you were born. Originally, it was an extra piece from the mending of the heavens, devoid of causality. You were naturally born within it, not bound by the five elements, nor within the six realms. You are a variable."

"A variable? Could I now break through to the Celestial Emperor because I am a variable?"

"Yes, you weren't supposed to appear, or rather, you shouldn't appear in this era. If in the next era, you might have been even stronger, but you can escape the world cycle by refining this Heaven-Mending Divine Stone."

Hearing this, Sun Wukong paused and asked, "You refined so many, can't you escape the world cycle?"

"No, the key is you, Sun Wukong. You are the variable, not the Heaven-Mending Divine Stone."

Sun Wukong's expression grew heavy as he reached to take the Heaven-Mending Divine Stone, nodding solemnly. "Alright, I understand, I will refine it."

"Refine it now, then go out. I was able to save you last time, but next time I might not be able to." The man sighed.

"Okay." Sun Wukong immediately sat cross-legged with the Heaven-Mending Divine Stone floating in front of him, beginning the refinement.

Strands of energy seeped from within the Heaven-Mending Divine Stone, entering Sun Wukong's nostrils as he refined them.

At this point, the scene slowly faded away, returning to its original state.

"It's over?" Chen Lan was startled, is that it?

He hadn't finished watching yet, who was the man, what were Sun Wukong and he doing, what plans did they have, there were so many mysteries still unknown.

Chen Lan frowned, feeling that many things were being withheld, he instinctively used spiritual power to cut his finger, letting another drop of blood fall.

As the previous phenomena repeated, the mirror regained an image, and it was a new scene.

Seeing this, Chen Lan was speechless.

This broken Magical Treasure needed constant payment to keep watching? He thought one drop of blood would be enough to view continuously, but here it stopped halfway.

Ridiculous.

In the image, Sun Wukong had already finished refining the Heaven-Mending Divine Stone, slowly awakening.

"My power has grown significantly again, and I feel much lighter as if a great mountain that had been weighing on me is gone," Sun Wukong remarked with emotion.

"All of those are causal ties, when they accumulate, you'll find that no matter what you do, it could all link back to causal ties, which press down on you like a mountain, making it hard to breathe."

"However, now that you've refined the Heaven-Mending Divine Stone, you're almost free of causal ties. Go, and help find a pot of river water in Forgotten Heart Land; it will be beneficial to both of us." The man instructed.

"Okay."

As soon as the words fell, the man acted, directing bountiful spiritual power into Sun Wukong's body, immediately restoring it to its peak state.

"Alright, your strength is restored, go on."

"Thank you... wait, I don't think I know your name yet." Sun Wukong turned around after taking a few steps.

"Me? Just a forsaken child of a family, a burden to my parents, a prisoner unable to leave this world for life."

"If you really want to know my name, call me Xiao Yao, for I hope to roam the heavens freely someday, no longer bound by anyone." The man sighed, his voice filled with hopelessness, bringing sorrow to the listener.

Gazing at the mirror image, Chen Lan remained silent; the supreme Great Emperor was also called Xiao Yao—was it a coincidence?

When he played the game, he had the same thought as this supreme Great Emperor, wishing to be carefree and not bound by worldly matters either in the game or reality.

He had indeed achieved that now, no one could bind him.

"Alright, Xiao Yao." Sun Wukong grinned, then left.

Soon, sounds of loud thumping echoed from outside, as if some powerful attack was bombarding a barrier.

Here, the scene came to an abrupt halt again.

"..."

Chen Lan fell into speechless silence again, he'd have to pay extra fees again, and at this rate, wouldn't he bleed to death from viewing?

Despite being speechless, he dropped another drop of blood, and the scene reappeared once more.

This time, it seemed to have been a very long time, as many weeds had grown in the cave, and at the bright cave entrance, looking the same as before, Sun Wukong rushed in from outside.

"Xiao Yao, I'm back!" Sun Wukong exclaimed joyously, but suddenly froze, his expression turning complicated. "A hundred years have passed, and you've changed so much."

Chen Lan was startled, had a century truly passed just like that?

Sun Wukong's words implied the supreme Great Emperor looked different?

Had he aged? But the supreme Great Emperor had endless lifespan, able to restore his youth with a single thought, he couldn't age at all.

"Yes, too lazy to tend to it, so, did you get the river water?" The man smiled.

But upon hearing these words, Sun Wukong's expression suddenly became heavy, eyes tinged with anger.

The man also fell silent, the atmosphere rapidly becoming tense, leaving Chen Lan clueless about what had happened.

"Seems like you already know." After a long while, the man sighed, speaking with helplessness.

"Yes, I know, the only river in Forgotten Heart Land is the Causality River. Those who drink from it can remove the causal ties from themselves, but the river water has a drawback: with causality removed, those you have causal ties with will forget you." Sun Wukong spoke solemnly, staring intently at Xiao Yao.

"If you drink it, will I forget you too?"

Suddenly, the atmosphere tensed once more, but soon, the man's laughter dispersed the tension.

"Hahaha, how could it be? Did you forget? You are that variable; you won't forget me."

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