Chapter 25 The King Returns

The Monkey Tribe's lifespan was originally not long, just thirty to fifty years. Cultivation could indeed break through the limit of life and extend one's lifespan, but it also depended on the extent one could cultivate. When Sun Wukong left Flower-Fruit Mountain, he did impart a simplified version of Eight-Nine Profound Skill to the monkeys. However, monkeys are playful by nature, and without the pressure of formidable enemies or the oversight of their king, Sun Wukong, most of them cultivated half-heartedly and hardly any of them achieved much distinction.