Chapter Nineteen: Immortal Kingdom on Earth
Shortly after the new king of Aolai Kingdom ascended the throne, Sun Wukong brought Ao Luan to the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea.
The Dragon King warmly greeted him and asked someone to hand him tea: "Why did Xianhou have time to come to me today?"
Sun Wukong replied: "Last time you built an island for me, I never thanked you."
He gestured to Ao Luan, and Ao Luan immediately handed the brocade box filled with treasures to the Dragon King.
The Dragon King glanced at it: "Xianhou is so polite."
He asked Prime Minister Turtle to take the brocade box, then smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's not just for this matter, right?"
Sun Wukong smiled: "Huaguoshan wants to trade with Aolaiguo, I want to ask for some people here."
The Dragon King looked up at Ao Luan, and Ao Luan nodded slightly.
"It's not difficult to ask for some people." The Dragon King said: "But I don't have many talents here, only some shrimp soldiers and crab generals are left."
"Father."
Ao Luan couldn't help but speak: "Brother hopes that I will go to Aolaiguo to take charge, but my daughter doesn't want to, so she suggests that he come here to find a helper."
The Dragon King changed his mind immediately.
"Since that's the case, I'll call a dragon son over there."
After he finished speaking, Sun Wukong was a little surprised.
"May I?"
"sure."
The Dragon King nodded.
As soon as Ao Luan said that, he understood that his daughter didn't want to leave the monkey.
Sun Wukong let go of one thing and started talking to the Dragon King.
The Dragon King has rich experiences and extensive knowledge, while Sun Wukong reads a lot of books, is quick in his mind, and is naturally happy to chat.
The two talked about Taoist theory from all over the world, and a few hours passed without realizing it.
Sun Wukong came to his senses, and Ao Luan had long since nowhere to go.
"Xianhou, stay and have a meal together."
The Dragon King invited him.
Sun Wukong nodded: "Can I visit the Crystal Palace?"
"What's wrong with this?"
The Dragon King personally took Sun Wukong around the Crystal Palace.
The Crystal Palace is beautiful and deep, with white jade and green jade on the pillars. It goes without saying that it is gorgeous, and Sun Wukong actually wanted to see the golden cudgel - but unfortunately he couldn't see it.
He asked the Dragon King what was wrong with him recently, and the Dragon King also had a confused expression on his face.
From this point of view, the Golden Cudgel is indeed not yet born.
Sun Wukong couldn't help but look disappointed.
The Dragon King was full of surprise: "Why is Xianhou disappointed? Is there anything wrong with my Crystal Palace?"
"no."
Sun Wukong shook his head and found a reason: "I want to find some reference buildings for Huaguo Mountain, but Crystal Palace has used all the treasures in the world. I really can't afford to learn it."
The Dragon King couldn't help laughing. The exaggeration of Sun Wukong's words was true. In this Crystal Palace, any curtain is made of crystals. Apart from the Heavenly Palace, there is no such a magnificent palace.
"What's outside your Crystal Palace?"
Sun Wukong continued to ask.
He found that there was a thin film outside the Crystal Palace, which could isolate seawater and ordinary fish, and even prevent demon attacks.
"That's the barrier."
The Dragon King Fu Xu said, "If you are interested, I can teach it to you."
Sun Wukong immediately expressed his interest.
He also learned some formation art in the Three Star Cave. After he cultivated the Great Dao, he could draw a circle at will, so that demons could not enter - but he didn't know how to create such a huge barrier.
The Dragon King spent two hours teaching the art of barrier to Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong knows all the orifices, and as long as he listens to any spell, he can quickly understand it.
"It's really a natural monkey!"
The Dragon King thought to himself that the monkey learned the immortal methods that ordinary people would never master in their entire life after practicing.
However, learning does not mean it can be used. To maintain this barrier, it is impossible without enough spiritual treasures.
After the meal, the Dragon King sent Ao Luan and Sun Wukong away from the Crystal Palace.
"Where did you go just now?"
On the way back to the Water Curtain Cave, Sun Wukong asked Ao Luan, but he didn't see her appear while he was having a meal.
"My brother has no clothes to weigh himself, so I found a set of them for me."
Ao Luan said.
She took out the clothes and Sun Wukong was shocked - Isn't this the costume in the Heavenly Book?
A pair of lotus silk walking cloud shoes, a pair of golden armor for locks, and a purple gold crown for phoenix wings.
This is completely a costume for making a big fuss in the Heavenly Book. Sun Wukong did not pursue them specifically, but unexpectedly it would appear in Ao Luan's hands.
Are these things destined to belong to him?
"Brother."
Seeing Sun Wukong stunned, Ao Luan took the initiative to say, "Do you want me to put them on for you?"
"Need not."
Sun Wukong reacted and waved his hand to refuse: "Please keep this outfit for the time being, and I will wear it when I have the chance in the future."
He frowned slightly, and turned away as if thinking.
Ao Luan looked at his back, then looked at the gorgeous clothes on his hands with some disappointment: "I thought he would like it."
Not to mention the disappointment of Dragon Girl, Sun Wukong returned to Huaguo Mountain and soon announced the documents of Aolai Country.
Huaguoshan and Aolai have started trade, and the trade volume is getting more and more than one year.
Especially the Aolai Kingdom, it became a trading center within a few years. Humans from the Southern Continent and the Eastern Continent transported goods here to trade with the monsters in Huaguo Mountain.
The prosperity of trade promoted the technological creation of monsters - but did not allow Huaguoshan to take advantage of it.
The quantity of goods in Huaguoshan is far inferior to that of human countries, so it is naturally unbeatable for trade. Huaguoshan has been in short supply for ten consecutive years, which makes Ao Luan frustrated.
However, Sun Wukong had expected that he was not arrogant or impatient.
“It’s almost time.”
One day, Sun Wukong felt something.
Under the stimulation of trade, the monsters in Huaguo Mountain have almost absorbed human technology.
In more than ten years, relying on fine management, Huaguoshan has also cultivated several groups of talents.
Sun Wukong gathered them together.
"I wrote "Creation of Heaven" in order to correctly understand the world."
Sun Wukong said.
For him, "Creation of Heaven" is a tool to spread human technology to Huaguo Mountain, but this is not his main purpose.
Sun Wukong hopes that this book can subtly let monsters understand the importance of technology and experience the improvement of productivity that can make them live better.
Monsters do not have as many rules and beliefs as humans, so they are more likely to change their ideas.
"The Creation of Heaven is a cornerstone."
Sun Wukong said that he had known for a long time that the technological progress of this era could not be the same as that in 400 million years.
This era has its own way to go—
But to go this path, we must change the deep-rooted concepts of everyone.
That is the concept of treating Taoism as a tool for practice, and it is also the concept of treating the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the essence of sun and moon as power.
If they can be freed from the tight ring of practice and power, and improve the technology and productivity of all walks of life, the whole world will become different.
"We must use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to combine Taoist techniques and craftsmanship to turn Huaguo Mountain into an immortal country on earth."
Sun Wukong said.
Chapter completed!