"In the end, your father had no choice but to use his last bit of strength to seal these emperor-level monsters here with me."

Meng Zhengyang recalled the events of that year and felt a deep sense of melancholy.

Chen Chu was also somewhat helpless.

Some people are willing to sacrifice everything to become emperors, while others become emperors but are willing to sacrifice themselves.

It's easy to imagine that if the old man hadn't intervened and instead had chosen to protect himself, the entire Jiangcheng outside Yulan Mountain would likely have perished at the hands of these demons and monsters.

Even if headquarters could send an emperor over, it would still take time.

One minute is enough time for an emperor to slaughter Jiangcheng several times over!

However, looking at the black bear spirit in front of him and the pagoda not far away, Chen Chu suddenly remembered something.

"Uncle Meng, was there a temple here before, and a monk who was greedy for money?"

Meng Zhengyang was stunned. He looked at Chen Chu in surprise. "How did you know?"

There was indeed a temple on the ruins not far ahead, but it had long been razed to the ground because of their battle.

There was indeed a monk originally, but he had been demonized. However, he was wearing a very magnificent robe, inlaid with many jewels.

"It seems what Brother Monkey said is true!"

Chen Chu took a deep breath. "This place is called Black Wind Mountain, and that temple is called Guanyin Temple. I met a senior in the second S-level dungeon. He told me that he passed through here on his journey to the West to obtain the scriptures."

"But the Black Bear Spirit had already been taken away by Guanyin Bodhisattva, and the Guanyin Temple had been burned down. But for some reason, the Black Bear Spirit returned, and the Guanyin Temple was rebuilt!"

Meng Zhengyang felt a chill run down his spine as he listened to Chen Chu's words!

These spirit realm instances were originally fragments of another world, and it was just their speculation.

But how did it continue with Chen Chu?

"Who is your senior?" Meng Zhengyang asked.

"His name is Sun Wukong. He is a monkey who has become a spirit, but he is no different from a human, except that he has more hair and an extra tail."

Chen Chu explained, "So I call him Brother Monkey, and he doesn't object. But you can tell from what he says that everyone else is used to calling him the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!"

As soon as Chen Chu finished saying the words "Great Sage Equal to Heaven," the Black Bear Spirit in the formation beside him suddenly opened his eyes!

Those bear eyes were staring straight at us.

"Great Sage, you know the Great Sage?!"

Meng Zhengyang was taken aback, but when he sensed that the formation was still in place and that their aura was weakening, he relaxed his guard.

"Of course, do you still remember Brother Monkey?"

Chen Chu felt a very strange sensation.

Although they are two separate instances, the NPCs within them are somehow connected.

"Of course, I remember the Great Sage, and there is some relationship between us. If you release me, I promise I will never cause trouble again!"

The black bear spirit struggled for a moment, its eyes filled with pleading.

"Why should we let you go? Just because you say you know Brother Monkey doesn't mean you do!"

Chen Chu sneered, and the black bear spirit didn't know how to explain it for a moment.

However, Chen Chu added, "If you submit to me, I will release you and spare your life. What do you say?"

The black bear spirit's eyes lit up. "Okay, I'm willing to submit to Little Saint!"

Chen Chu nodded slightly, then pointed with his finger, and a ray of spiritual light entered the black bear spirit's brow.

At this moment, even Meng Zhengyang could sense that the black bear spirit's attitude towards Chen Chu was somewhat different.

It's like a devout believer facing their god.

"Uncle Meng, let him go. He's no longer a threat to us."

Although Chen Chu said that, Meng Zhengyang still asked a question.

"You can control him?"

Chen Chu nodded slightly. "That's right, I can control him, and permanently!"

Upon hearing his words, Meng Zhengyang immediately snapped his fingers.

The black bear spirit immediately broke free, then bowed three times to Chen Chu before getting up.

"Greetings, Master!"

Chen Chu hummed in agreement, and then asked.

"I heard from Brother Monkey that you were taken away by Guanyin back then, so how come you've reappeared here?"

The black bear spirit thought for a moment, seemingly organizing his thoughts, "When the Great Sage finished his journey to the West to obtain the scriptures, the Three Realms were at peace for a while. But one day I heard the Bodhisattva say that the Great Sage wanted to retire from the world and resign from his position as Buddha. It seems that from that moment on, the whole world began to be in turmoil."

"And I was also sent to this Guanyin Temple. Later, a major event happened: the Great Sage perished, and his magical treasures and supernatural powers were scattered to various places. Until one day, I saw a monkey who looked very much like the Great Sage. He took the Great Sage's treasures from me and seemed to have gone all the way to the West."

"A few years later, the Heavenly Court suddenly launched a great war, and this time, for some unknown reason, the Three Realms and Six Paths completely collapsed, and many demons appeared in the world!"

"The dead cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation and can only wander in this world. The gods in the heavens seem to be possessed, even more strange than us demons."

The black bear spirit's few words seem to reflect that turbulent and unpredictable period of history.

However, the Black Bear Spirit didn't seem to be of a high level, so he didn't know much.

But Chen Chu frowned. "Brother Monkey perished back then?"

The black bear spirit scratched his head and then said, "But it's also possible that he's just faking his death. After all, everyone knows the Great Sage's supernatural powers. If he doesn't want to die, even Buddha can't kill him."

Chen Chu felt that it was probably just a method of faking death to achieve a certain purpose.

If Monkey King dies, then who will help him with the secrets of the Moon Palace?

Moreover, the timeline of the Moon Palace Secret instance should be a period of time after the Black Bear Spirit returned to Guanyin Temple.

Because at that time, both the Heavenly Court and the Underworld had collapsed, which corresponded exactly to what the Black Bear Spirit had said.

Chaos reigned in the Three Realms and Six Paths, and the dead were unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation.

The black bear spirit then turned its gaze to Chen Chu.

"Could you please put Canglang down? He is my good friend. I went to great lengths to bring him back to life. I hope you, Master, will spare his life!"

Chen Chu nodded slightly, "As long as he submits to me, I will naturally spare his life!"

"By the way, where's the dragon?"

Chen Chu looked at Bai Long beside him.

The black bear spirit shook his head. "He just came here to freeload off my blessed land for cultivation. Before his father died, he was a dragon king, and he was considered a dragon prince. But after his father died, they became homeless."

"The dead Dragon King?"

Chen Chu thought of the Four Dragon Kings, but he had never heard Monkey King mention any of them dying.

Wait, the dead Dragon King, could it be the Jing River Dragon King?