Before this incomparably majestic Temple of Origin Power, there was a golden monkey as tall as an ancient divine mountain, standing shoulder to shoulder with the temple's gate.
Although the monkey looked lifelike, it never made any movement, not even a twitch of its fur, giving the impression of being a statue.
But calling it a statue wouldn't be quite right, because the two pairs of eyes on the monkey's head are constantly darting around, clearly its gaze is subconsciously avoiding the human figure at its feet that is the same size as a hair on its head.
"Wukong, just say what you want to say. Am I the kind of person who would be punished for my words? Don't worry, I will not pursue it. Everyone has the right to freedom of speech, and of course, monkeys are no exception."
Yuan Hao stretched out a hand and gently stroked Sun Wukong's head, smoothing back the dazzling golden hair on Sun Wukong's head.
The scene before them was extremely bizarre. Compared to Sun Wukong's body, which was as immeasurable as an ancient divine mountain, Yuan Hao's body was as small as a speck of dust.
After extending his palm, he naturally touched Sun Wukong's head, and his palm covered most of Sun Wukong's head.
Strangely, Yuan Hao's body did not expand at all, giving people a very eerie feeling.
Although the incarnation of Yuan Hao before Sun Wukong appeared extremely small, in Sun Wukong's eyes, what existed opposite him was not a tiny human figure, but an eternal and everlasting starry sky, and he himself seemed to be just a tiny, almost imperceptible speck of dust in front of this starry sky.
His eyes rolled upwards, glancing at Yuan Hao's large hand as he stroked it, and Sun Wukong thought to himself, "What do you mean?"
"Hehe, you're not that kind of person, you really aren't that kind of person, you are... Oh no, I can't think about it, I can't think about it, if I do, I'm doomed. Relax, calm your mind, empty your mind, empty your mind..."
After clearing his mind, Sun Wukong breathed a long sigh of relief, realizing he had been too careless and had almost fallen into a trap again.
Yuan Hao gently shook his head, withdrawing his hand that was stroking Sun Wukong's head, a hint of regret appearing in his eyes.
He originally intended to set a trap, but he didn't expect that after being tricked so many times, the monkey had become quite shrewd and wouldn't fall for it this time.
Of course, with Yuan Hao's abilities, he could influence Sun Wukong without him even realizing it, making Sun Wukong subconsciously imagine what he wanted Sun Wukong to imagine.
But what's the point of doing that?
Seeing that Yuan Hao's avatar was gradually dissipating before his eyes, Sun Wukong quickly shook his head and once again poured his will into the primordial ocean of the Tianyuan Sacred Realm.
"Monkey, monkey, what's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything? Are you alright?"
As soon as he entered the primordial ocean of the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm, Sun Wukong's will sensed the somewhat anxious voice of the Elf Queen, which warmed his heart.
"It's alright, it's alright. My time to go out today is almost up. You can go back now, and we can continue our conversation next time we meet."
In order to deal with Yuan Hao, Sun Wukong had focused all his attention on him, and naturally withdrew his will from the primordial ocean of the Tianyuan Sacred Realm, which is why the Elf Queen had not received his reply.
After hearing Sun Wukong's reply, the Elf Queen gradually felt relieved and then bid farewell to him.
"Are you alright? Okay then, I'll head back now. See you next time."
On the other side, Ye Fan, who was quietly listening from the side, suddenly became a little anxious, thinking, "No, please don't end it like this. I want to hear more of the secrets of the Tianyuan Sacred Realm."
"Hey! This kid!"
While Ye Fan was still thinking about other things, Sun Wukong's voice suddenly rang in his mind like two thunderclaps, startling him so much that he shuddered.
"Are you speaking to me?" Ye Fan asked, somewhat surprised and uncertain, looking at the vast and boundless Origin Ocean of the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm around him.
"Nonsense, of course I, Old Sun, am talking to you. Otherwise, who else would be here besides you? I'm asking you, kid, are you really unaware or just pretending? Are you playing dumb with me and speaking in riddles?"
"When my wife and I were talking just now, didn't you see that all those old guys around us had already wisely left? Only you were eavesdropping here. I wasn't even planning to pay attention to you and was waiting for you to leave on your own. But you just kept going on and on, didn't you!"
"If I, Old Sun, weren't physically disabled right now, I would definitely teach you a lesson and let you experience how hard my stick is and how sharp my axe is!"
Ye Fan cursed his bad luck inwardly. He had only been quietly cultivating in seclusion in the Origin Ocean of the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm. Who had he offended? He had inexplicably offended one, or rather, two, Great Luo Realm experts.
"Please forgive me, senior. I did not mean to offend you. My world has only recently been integrated into the Tianyuan Sacred Realm. I did not know you before. Please forgive me if I have offended you in any way."
Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, Ye Fan realized he was in the wrong and had no choice but to apologize to Sun Wukong, hoping to ease the tension between them.
"Alright, alright, you can be considered ignorant and innocent. Besides, I, Old Sun, have already managed to make that guy suffer a bit today. I'm in a good mood today, so I won't hold it against you, kid."
"Then this junior thanks you for your magnanimity, senior."
"Alas, the time has truly come. I'm leaving, I'm leaving." After a long sigh, Sun Wukong's will completely dissipated from the primordial ocean of the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm and returned to his own body.
Ye Fan also returned to seclusion, just as he had been doing in the Origin Ocean of the Tianyuan Sacred Realm for the past tens of thousands of years.
Within the Heavenly Dao Space of the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm, with the return of his own will, Sun Wukong, who had been transformed into a statue by Yuan Hao to guard the Yuanli Temple, regained his liveliness in his eyes.
As punishment for losing the game of chess, except for certain specific times, all of Sun Wukong's will is trapped inside his body, which has now become a statue, and he is unable to leave until the one million-year time limit is reached.
Otherwise, merely having his body or most of his will guard the Temple of Origin Power would mean nothing to Sun Wukong, not even a million years, let alone ten million years, and would have no effect on punishment whatsoever.
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Chapter 295 A Crucial Step for the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm
Having been punished and turned into a statue outside the gates of the Source Power Temple for hundreds of thousands of years, and whose will had only left his body once, the Supreme Dao Ancestor withdrew his gaze from Sun Wukong. Suddenly, he spoke to Yuan Hao.
“Fellow Daoist, based on the information I have observed in the past when tracing back through the river of time, the Tianyuan Sacred Realm should have passed exactly one chaotic period of time since it became the Heavenly Dao.”
"Indeed, since I became the Heavenly Dao of the Tianyuan Sacred Realm, excluding the endless years I spent recovering from my injuries in the Time-Space Tower, the Tianyuan Sacred Realm itself has experienced exactly one chaotic period of time. I wonder why you suddenly brought this up, brother."
Yuan Hao didn't know why the Supreme Dao Ancestor suddenly asked him this question, but he still answered the Supreme Dao Ancestor's question without hesitation.
Pangu, on the other hand, seemed to have thought of something. He first looked enlightened and then asked the Supreme Dao Ancestor.
"Does Fellow Daoist Taishang believe that the Tianyuan Sacred Realm has accumulated enough to take that crucial step for every unique true realm? But isn't the time frame too short to do so?"
"That's exactly what I think. In my opinion, the current accumulation of the Tianyuan Sacred Realm is enough to take that step. Moreover, with the three of us here, I think there won't be any unexpected events in the process of the Tianyuan Sacred Realm taking that step. We are enough to isolate the Tianyuan Sacred Realm from all external influences, allowing the Tianyuan Sacred Realm to take that step very smoothly."