The Legend of Min Hong

But since there was no way for her to get one and the human had taken the liberty to give her one, then she might as well just go with it. She then added.

"Since one's parent were supposed to be the one to give a first name. it has now become your responsibility to take care of me and ensure my growth and safety." She went silent after dropping her statement.

"I am guaranteeing you that I will try to fulfil this role to the best of abilities." Though he was initially shocked and stumped by the statement, Min Hong still gave her his word.

"So, tell me about what forced you into fleeing the East Wind Empire." Little Ming asked.

Min Hong then went on to narrate the entire story. From the time the killing of the Min Family younger generation started by the Zhou Family, to the bribery of the Royal Guards to change the rules of the 'battle for the central region' whilst keeping the information from both the Merchant Tribes and the Min Family.

He spoke about the sudden alliance proposal and the malicious intentions that fueled the alliance proposal and then the genocide that ensued after that.

By the time Min Hong narrated the heroic deeds of other family members to ensure his survival and the betrayal of his own family member, Little Ming had already become too emotional.

"It is really sad that even members of one's family can turn to bite one in the back when something supposedly valuable could be gained from it." She spat out in disgust.

Min Hong finished narrating his story and was a bit stunned by the reaction of the Azure Queen Boa. Since they have been mentally connected, he could clearly feel what she's feeling and vice versa.

The vibe Little Ming was currently giving was one of apprehension, meaning that there was a chance she had experienced the same kind of event or at least something similar to it had once happened to her.

As the duo were both reminiscing and sympathizing with each other's tragic past, Sun Wukong's voice rang within Min Hong's mind via mental transmission.

"Little Punk, I have seen the changes you have made within your sea of consciousness. It is time to begin…" his playful voice then faded.

Hearing this, Min Hong's expression instantly became solemn. It was time to release this monkey from his seal and then begin his process of moving the scarlet seed, which was the Yao Demon King into the Min Tian's residence within his sea of consciousness.

"Elder Yun, Little Qing, Little Ming, I will be in a cultivation seclusion for a while. Elder Yun, you will be in charge of our journey to the Dogon Empire. If you need anything, you can ask Little Qing." Min Hong spoke, dishing them their duties for this long journey of theirs.

"Alright, but don't take too long…" Elder Yun who was currently bolting through the clouds at a breakneck speed responded.

At this point they were already far away from the Soaring Cloud village, and it might possibly take them a full month, before they reach the border between the East Wind Empire and the Dogon Empire, despite Elder Yun's speed.

One can only imagine how long it would take Min Hong and Min Qing should they travel alone.

After crossing the border, they would have to navigate the 'Forbidden Tundra' which was a desert located in the western region of the 'Kadel Kingdom' located in the western region of the Dogon Empire.

"Hong-ge don't worry, I will personally make sure you are not disturbed till you exit seclusion…" Min Qing walked over before sitting right next to Min Hong.

After giving out a few more instructions, Min Hong sat cross-legged and shut his eye, before entering his sea of consciousness.

His mental body appeared directly in front of the Ancient Double-door, he exhaled sharply and readied steadied his emotions before pushing open the doors.

The moment Min Hong sat down and began his seclusion, Min Qing brought out a mini-formation plate.

It wasn't anything extraordinary, it was just a barrier formation that can block out sound, sight from the outside.

It could also block someone from encroaching the protected space for a short period of time.

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The moment Min Hong opened the door, the familiar ancient aura brushed past his body once again and spread all across his sea of consciousness.

It even entered his meridians, bones, tissue, flesh and blood, repairing few damages he had sustained from his previous hurdle.

It also strengthened them. A little bit of this ancient aura even radiated out from his pores and touched the currently sleeping Little Ming, who squeezed Min Hong's arm in fright.

Everything within her was terrified from the sheer ancientness of the aura, her bloodline also roiled in delight at the sense of this aura.

It was like a starved man that was served more than enough portions of his favorite delicacies.

Sensing this, the Azure Queen Boa began to fear Min Hong who was the source of this godly aura.

It had never in her life heard of or even sensed this kind of aura before, neither did her parents who were over ten thousand years old before they died ever made mention of it.

She silently began to absorb this aura, and immediately drastic changes began to occur within her.

It started with her bloodline which began to change into a different shade and began to gradually emit slight ancientness within it.

Clearly, her bloodline was retracing itself to its roots. She could clearly sense that her bloodline was becoming purer gradually, albeit at a very slow pace.

She could only imagine what would happen if she could actually bask in it for a while.

She could also tell that if she remained this way and gradually absorb this ancient aura from Min Hong whenever he was cultivating, that within a span of two years, her bloodline would definitely increase to 26 percent.

At that point she would be able to completely shed her old self and transform into a Void python.

Then, she her cultivation base would see a sharp increase and she would begin to touch upon the Law of Space [or Void] which was one of the innate abilities of her bloodline

At this point she vowed to follow Min Hong and try her possible best to please him, at least until she could reach that stage.

As this was happening to the Azure Queen Boa, the same was actually happening to Elder Yun who instead saw both her bloodlines increase.

In fact, her Quicksilver Eagle bloodline showed high compatibility with this ancient aura. Clearly this specific bloodline was also from an Ancient Beast.

Her Void Soul Owl bloodline was also gradually seeing an increase. She was also shocked and overjoyed as the same thoughts as the Azure Queen Boa fleeted through her mind.

But for her, it was more like a deeper commitment to Min Hong.

She had served his grandfather for a very long time and they both have a deep bond amongst them.

Now that she was going to be serving the grandson of her beloved master, she had initially decided to serve him as one would serve his young master.

But with this current change in scenario and fate, her level of servitude had upped from that of a young master to that of a master.

Moreover, the bond she shared between them had deepened significantly as well as her respect for Min Hong.

Min Qing could barely sense this but the seal within her forehead was trembling in delight, like a geologist who had just discovered a diamond mine.

It stopped absorbing the natural energy in the surrounding and began to absorb this ancient aura greedily.

Sensing that there were others also absorbing this ancient aura, Elder Yun sped up her rate of absorption, likewise the seal also sped up its rate of absorption.

Then unknowingly a competition had been sparked up between Elder Yun and the black seal within Min Qing.

The Azure Queen Boa didn't really sense the ongoing competition since her body was directly touching Min Hong's skin which was the outlet for this ancient aura.

Min Hong who was within the ancient dimension suddenly felt a surge in the rate at which his mental body absorbed this ancient aura which was as boundless as the ocean within this dimension.

"The more they can all benefit from it, the better…" Min Hong smiled joyfully as his solemn expression faded significantly. Though he was within this dimension, since the dimension itself was located within his sea of consciousness, he could feel all the slightest changes happening within it.

Furthermore, he could still sense the changes happening within and outside his body. So, when his companions began to absorb the ancient aura out of his body, he could naturally sense it.

Despite the external absorption, Min Hong's body was still absorbing over eighty percent of the aura, so it was only twenty percent of it that was leaking out of his body.

Min Hong approached the seal which housed the Ancient Heavenly Monkey and after a brief pause, he entered.

"So, how do I get you out of here?" Min Hong decided that since this monkey had helped him a bit, he should at least appear as a good Samaritan.

Moreover, he had already decided that, should this Ancient Heavenly Monkey have any malicious ideas, all he would need to do was to just awaken the scarlet seed and whatever was within it.

Since, even this Ancient Heavenly Monkey was currently a bit wary of it. He would let them both battle until they were both weak enough for him to subdue them both or anyone of them that was left standing.

"Only someone with the 'Eye of Myriad Universe' can bring me out of here. so, all you should need to do is activate any of its eye bloodline abilities and touch these parts of the seal and it should deactivate…" the Ancient Heavenly Monkey replied in an agitated manner.

His master had sealed him here for a long time, telling him that, due to his playful, unafraid, arrogant and unbound nature, the 'Eye of Myriad Universe' would be a sure source of tragedy to him.

His master had also instructed him to serve the next inheritor of the 'Eye of Myriad Universe' just as loyally and truthful as he had served him. Moreover, he was also told that, the 'Eye of Myriad Universe' was only the key to entering the main inheritance ground.

Therefore, whether or not he could inherit the inheritance within was still up to the ancient entity guarding the inheritance.

If he could pass the inheritance test and was found worthy in the sight of that ancient entity, then he would receive the inheritance.

If not, he would only meet the same tragic fate of the previous experts who had failed, Death!

Min Hong activated the 'Eagle's Eye' ability of the 'Eye of Myriad Universe' and the major focal points of the seal formation was visible to him.

But before he disabled the seal, Min Hong activated the 'True Meditation' ability of the 'Eye of Myriad Universe' which possessed a perfection ability as well as a photographic power.

Min Hong recorded the formation seal, its pattern, runes and focal points. He planned to later perfect it once he regained his cultivation base.

Since, such a formation could seal an entity such as this Ancient heavenly Monkey, even though it was currently weak from being sealed too long, it should at least help him deal with some troubles in the future.

After the intricacies of the seal formation had been etched into his mind, he walked towards this focal spot and tapped the first rune.

The rune responded with an aura that scanned Min Hong deep into his soul, and as if confirming something, it gently shifted out of place as the entire seal barrier dimmed a bit.

After that he went on to touch the rest of the runes and after the same scanning, they also shifted out of formation.

The moment the last rune was shifted out of place, the barrier broke into many motes of light that floated upwards before vanishing into the thin air.

The moment it was freed the monkey swelled till it got to Min Hong's size and then its features were clear.

It was clearly male. He had a sort of handsomeness that would make every other man or boy repulsive.

One that would make girls and ladies' revolt. Well chiseled jaws, arched sword like eye brows, well positioned and sculpted nose and slender red lips that hinted that a smile from it could bring an empire to its knees.

He also had the posture and mindset of a teenager, even Min Hong felt a tinge of inferiority complex spread through him. He really felt like ripping his face off and slapping it onto his own.

He was truly envious, but was also glad that this would probably be a member of his squad in the future. So, that was at least a win for him.

"So now that you're out and it would be a real drag to address you as 'Ancient Heavenly Monkey' every time, what should I call you?" Min Hong asked and then added. "Moreover, it would be unbecoming for someone of your calibre to be addressed as 'Monkey'."

"Hmm… That's really thoughtful of you, how come I've never thought of this before?" the Ancient Heavenly Monkey's statement was oozing pungent sarcasm. "I am the venerable, honorable and intolerable, Sun Wukong!" he announced theatrically.

"Alright…alright…I'll just call you 'Little Wu' then. How about that?" Min Hong's face became expressionless when he understood how troublesome this guy was going to be, so he put on a sadistic front to portray a 'stern master' image, but he was meant to be disappointed with the next statement that erupted from Little Wu's mouth.

"What happened to your face? Why are you making the face a baby does, when he has done the dirty business on himself?" getting towards the end of his sentence, he laughed slightly. So, Min Hong tried to switch to a pissed off expression, but was just as equally disappointed.

"Oh! Now, you seem to be having a strong constipation…" Little Wu blurted once again.

"Hu!" Min Hong let out a deep breath at this point.it was useless. There was no point in portraying any kind of image to this unreasonable, intolerable and probably irresponsible monkey. But since these attributes seemed to be of second nature to it, there was only so much he could do about it.

"I don't really mind whatever it is you call me, so you can address me as you like. But for the matter at hand, I really need my baby for that…" Little Wu spoke as he shut his eyes seemingly trying to sense something.