The monkey, being sentimental, finally agreed!
Having learned his skills, he naturally had to return to Flower Fruit Mountain to help his own young monkeys!
So, with a few somersaults, Sun Wukong arrived at Flower Fruit Mountain. Upon seeing that his monkey offspring were all being bullied by a demon king called the Chaos Demon King, he was instantly enraged!
At this moment, Sun Wukong's cultivation was that of a Golden Immortal, while the Chaos Demon King was merely a minor demon. He was quickly punched to death by Sun Wukong!
All the monkeys, upon seeing their Great Sage return and become so powerful, rejoiced greatly and began to sing and dance, offering all sorts of fresh fruits!
Sun Wukong was also very pleased. At this time, an old monkey ran up and said, "Great Sage, now that you have learned your skills, how can you be without armor and weapons!"
Sun Wukong looked at himself, dressed like a common monkey, and immediately nodded. That's right, I have now cultivated a full body of skills, how can I not have some prestige? He immediately asked, "Where can I find some?"
The old monkey said, "Does the Great Sage know how to avoid water? Beneath our Flower Fruit Mountain is an underground river that leads directly to the East Sea Dragon Palace! The Dragon King has many treasures, perhaps we can find some armor and weapons there!"
Sun Wukong was immediately delighted and laughed, "Avoiding water is simple, watch my divine abilities!"
With that, Sun Wukong jumped into the underground river and headed towards the Dragon Palace!
Soon, he encountered a patrolling night-prowler. Seeing Sun Wukong, he immediately asked, "Who goes there? Please announce your name so I may inform the Dragon King!"
It wasn't that the night-prowler was cowardly; it was just that being a night-prowler was a high-risk profession. Thus, newly appointed night-prowlers were usually quite cautious. The one in front, who wasn't cautious, had already been killed by Nezha with his Qiankun Ring. Can you believe it? A mere child killed a patrolling night-prowler with a ring! They had no choice but to be careful, which was why they were so accommodating!
Sun Wukong thought that he was here to borrow weapons and said, "I am Sun Wukong, a naturally born sage from Flower Fruit Mountain, a neighbor of your old Dragon King. Hurry and inform him!"
The patrolling night-prowler quickly returned and said, "The Dragon King invites you!"
Sun Wukong cleared a path through the water and entered the Crystal Palace. The old Dragon King, Ao Guang, came forward to greet him. He sized up Sun Wukong and thought, "Good heavens, his cultivation is very high! I can't see through him at all, I can't afford to offend him!"
There was nothing he could do; having been beaten before, the Dragon King had learned his lesson! Can you believe it? There was a mischievous child in Chentang Pass who had even ambushed him! Therefore, when encountering someone with strong power, the old Dragon King felt it was best to endure for a while!
"Immortal! I don't know what business brings the immortal here?" Ao Guang asked with clasped fists!
"Haha, you are too kind, Dragon King. We are neighbors, and we should interact often. However, my Flower Fruit Mountain is not as wealthy as your East Sea, so I've come to seek a weapon. I hope the Dragon King will grant my request!" Sun Wukong laughed heartily!
Upon hearing that he only wanted a weapon, the old Dragon King breathed a sigh of relief. The Dragon Palace had plenty of weapons; it didn't matter if one or two were missing, as long as they could send him away, it would be considered fulfilling the request.
So, Ao Guang gave a signal to the tortoise prime minister beside him, and the tortoise prime minister immediately went.
Before long, a fish spirit carried a large saber and presented it!
Sun Wukong glanced at it and said, "I, Old Sun, don't know how to use a saber. Change it!"
Ao Guang waved his hand, and soon, an eel spirit brought a nine-pronged fork. Sun Wukong directly reached out and took it, then said disdainfully, "Too light!"
Ao Guang laughed, "Immortal, it's not light! This fork weighs three thousand six hundred catties!"
Sun Wukong cultivated the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, which was primarily about refining the physical body. He said, "Light, light, light! Please, Dragon Lord, change it!"
Ao Guang was speechless and could only wave his hand!
Soon, several strange creatures carried out a Fang Tian Hua Ji!
Ao Guang immediately said, "This halberd weighs seven thousand six hundred catties. Immortal, do you like it?"
Sun Wukong picked up the Fang Tian Hua Ji and swung it a few times, then shook his head, "It's not suitable, too light. Can you change it again?"
This time, the old Dragon King was even more speechless and said, "Immortal, I truly have no more here. This is the heaviest weapon I have!"
Sun Wukong, however, laughed, "Dragon King, you are too polite. The Dragon King is rich and possesses the four seas; how could you only have this much? Don't be so stingy!"
Seeing the hint of threat in Sun Wukong's eyes, the old Dragon King was helpless and said, "Alright, Immortal. However, we cannot lift that weapon, so please take it yourself!"
He then led Sun Wukong to where the Dinghai Shenzhen was located and said, "This object is the Dinghai Shenzhen used by Emperor Yu during his flood control in ancient times. It is extremely divine. If the Immortal has the ability, you can take it to forge a weapon!"
Sun Wukong looked at it and blinked his eyes, "It's so big! It would be better if it could be smaller!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, the giant rod-like object immediately became smaller!
Sun Wukong was overjoyed and said, "Smaller! Smaller!"
Until he was satisfied, Sun Wukong picked it up and saw that it was inscribed with the Ruyi Jingu Bang. He was instantly delighted, "This is truly a staff that suits my desires! Wonderful!"
Dragon King Ao Guang's eyes widened. He never imagined that this was actually a treasure. He was truly blind! Now it had benefited that monkey, but words spoken could not be recalled. He had no choice!
He thought Sun Wukong would leave, but this fellow actually wanted armor and weapons. This was truly pushing his luck!
So, the Dragon King directly refused. Sun Wukong, however, laughed, "It seems, old neighbor, you want to test my Ruyi Jingu Bang!"
The old Dragon King was instantly startled. He then remembered that this guy was impossible to offend, and now that he had the Ruyi Jingu Bang, he was even more impossible to offend. He could only say, "I don't have any here, but my brothers do!"
So, he struck the drum and summoned the Dragon Kings of the other three seas. They brought the armor and weapons, such as the Golden Chain Mail, the Phoenix-Feathered Purple Gold Crown, and the Lotus Silk Cloud-Walking Boots. Sun Wukong put on the armor, took the Ruyi Jingu Bang, and with a somersault, he left the water and headed towards Flower Fruit Mountain!
The remaining four Dragon Kings looked at each other. Ao Guang said, "This demon monkey not only took the Dinghai Shenzhen but also forcibly stole our treasures. Giving him the armor and weapons was just a pretense. We should go to the Heavenly Court and lodge a complaint. Surely the Heavenly Court won't expect us to surrender and not uphold justice for us!"
Ao Guang's words were immediately supported by the other three Dragon Kings. Of course, Ao Guang had trauma and feared being beaten, but seeing that monkey, he probably didn't know they were going to complain. No, they had to leave now!
So, Ao Guang rode the clouds and headed for the Southern Heavenly Gate!
Upon entering the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the court had not yet adjourned. Seeing the East Sea Dragon King arrive, everyone was quite curious, as the East Sea Dragon King rarely came. His role in summoning the rain was by the Heavenly Court's decree, and the Dragon clan acted according to orders!
The old Dragon King entered and cried out, "Your Majesty, please uphold justice for the Dragon clan! Our Dragon clan has been insulted by a demon monkey. Not only did he forcibly seize the Dinghai Shenzhen used by Emperor Yu to control the floods, but he also forcibly seized treasures from our four Dragon Palaces, such as the Golden Chain Mail!"
The officials were stunned. Many immortals blinked their eyes, wondering what had happened to the Dragon clan. Were they so weak now that even a monkey could bully them?
Kong Xuan also widened his eyes. "Damn it, what's going on with your Dragon clan? Have you become so humble? The Dragon clan was once the overlord of the Primordial Era, beating the Phoenix clan and the Qilin clan into submission! I, Kong Xuan, am a descendant of the Phoenix Ancestor!"
The Jade Emperor curled his lips. "Demon monkey? Isn't that the one the West chose to protect the pilgrim? Is trouble already brewing?"
But the Jade Emperor was too lazy to speak. This matter was for the Three Religions to handle. Damn it, his word wasn't that effective. He'd just watch. Ha ha, it was better to continue the music and the dance.