Flowers bloomed and wilted for another year. Mountain immortals of Fangcun Mountain!
Immortal qi permeated the air and auspicious clouds could be seen everywhere, causing one's state of mind to be like water, unmoving and unmoving.
A golden monkey sat cross-legged on a towering mountain. Its chest heaved up and down as it breathed in and out. Spiritual qi moved about, transforming into spiraling vortexes. Its aura grew stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Its aura was retracted and as deep as the abyss.
The monkey stood there, exuding a calm and unruffled aura, like an expert that had attained the Dao. There was no trace of the wildness that it had in the past.
Clearly, the monkey's state of mind had become even stronger. The evilness in its heart was suppressed to the extreme and it would no longer act recklessly. Sun Wukong was the Monkey King and was used to being the king of the Flowerfruit Mountain. He naturally had an innate evilness that increased his innate strength.
However, the most important thing in cultivation was to subdue one's heart.
If one's heart wasn't calm, there would be many external demons that would obstruct their cultivation, making it hard for them to improve.
That stone monkey had first tempered himself in the mortal world for over ten years, enduring all sorts of hardships and tempering himself.
But now, he had entered Fangcun Mountain and used the Heart Sutra to temper his heart, subduing the last of his evilness and wildness.
Right now, this stone monkey was no different from a cultivator with a profound state of mind.
There were no ripples in his heart at all. This was clearly something that only those who had reached the grand completion of their state of mind would have.
Feng Yun understood that this must be a state that could only be reached by someone who had reached the grand completion of the Bodhi Measureless Heart Sutra.
The monkey slowly walked down the mountain. It wore a long robe and was dressed in human clothes. It was extremely eye-catching.
"This fellow angered the Ancestor and was even beaten with a ruler!"
"I wonder why the Ancestor didn't kick it out of the sect?"
"The Ancestor naturally has a deeper meaning. How can we guess it?"
…
Seeing the monkey walking over, those people watched coldly from the side as they whispered to each other.
However, the monkey's state of mind was already completely different. Its hearing was extremely sharp and it could hear all secrets. It could only see things like this but not hear them.
This time around, Feng Lin had enough time. He hid in the body of the stone monkey and watched quietly.
He wanted to experience the mythological illusion-scape, figure out the complete mythological path, and break through the fog of cultivation.
Every bit of the stone monkey's growth was personally performed by it.
As the monkey king, it naturally had pride in its heart. It had always been alone in the Fangcun Mountain and didn't communicate with others.
There was no time in the mountains.
Soon, another three years passed.
During this period of time, Patriarch Subhuti had been like a mysterious dragon whose head and tail were nowhere to be seen.
It was as if the Bodhi Immeasurable Heart Sutra he had imparted to the stone monkey and Feng Lin wasn't him.
Saints could observe the ancient times and the future. They had boundless might and the deeper meaning behind their actions was something that even Feng Lin found hard to understand. He didn't recklessly head up to test it out in case something unexpected happened to this mythological illusion-scape.
As long as he continued to experience it step by step, he would be able to understand all of the mythological mysteries sooner or later. There was no need for him to do something unnecessary and cause so much trouble.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the Patriarch's lecture.
Founding Ancestor Subhuti sat upright on the altar and looked down at all the disciples with a penetrating gaze, and he saw everything in the world clearly with a single glance.
"Are we going to talk about Daoist scriptures and incantations today?" The Patriarch looked around and said, "Do you have any questions?"
The cultivators all had looks of wild joy on their faces, but they exchanged glances. No one dared to speak casually for fear of offending the Patriarch.
Upon hearing about the Great Dao, Sun Wukong couldn't help but reveal his monkey nature. He waved his hands and legs and shouted, "Patriarch, Patriarch, I want to hear it! I want to hear it! "
Compared to the fear and cowardice of others, the monkey was still as daring and lawless as before.
That Patriarch nodded and smiled instead of being angry. "You monkey, you are still so mischievous. Forget it, seeing that you have achieved success in cultivating the Heart Sutra, what Dao do you want to learn from me? "
Sun Wukong said, "But according to Patriarch's teachings, as long as I have some Dao aura and achieve longevity, this disciple will learn it."
The Patriarch laughed loudly, his long beard fluttering in the wind. "Hahaha! You monkey, you are quite arrogant. Let me tell you. Let me tell you guys. There are 360 paths in the Dao word gate, and each path has its own path. I wonder which path you want to learn? "
Upon hearing that the Great Dao gate was so convenient, Sun Wukong was very happy. He hurriedly said, "I will follow your master's wishes. This disciple will listen wholeheartedly. "
The Patriarch first said, "How about I teach you the Dao of the 'Arts' word gate?"
Sun Wukong asked, "What about the Dao of the 'Arts' word gate?"
The Patriarch said, "In the 'Arts' word gate, it is about inviting immortals to support the phoenix and ask for divination to know the principles of seeking good fortune and avoiding calamity."
Sun Wukong said, "Can one achieve longevity like this?"
The Patriarch said, "No! No! "
Sun Wukong said, "I won't learn! I won't learn! "
The Patriarch said, "How about I teach you the Dao of the 'Flow' word gate?"
Sun Wukong asked again, "What are the principles of the 'Flow' word gate?"
The Patriarch said, "In the 'Flow' word gate, there are Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, Yin-Yang, Mohism, Medicine, and so on."
Sun Wukong said, "Can one achieve longevity like this?"
The Patriarch said, "If one wants to achieve longevity, it is like 'a pillar in the wall'."
Sun Wukong said, "Master, I am an honest person and don't know how to talk. Why do you say 'a pillar in the wall'? "
The Patriarch said, "When people build a house, they want to be sturdy. They build a pillar between the walls. When the building collapses, they will definitely rot."
Sun Wukong said, "Based on this, it won't last long. I won't learn! I won't learn! "
…
Just like that, the Patriarch talked about 'stillness' and 'movement'. However, when the monkey heard that he couldn't achieve longevity, he immediately waved his hands and shook his head.
A moment ago, the Patriarch was still calm and collected. In the next moment, he was completely infuriated by the monkey. He looked like a sage but once he showed his prowess, he was extremely furious.
When the Patriarch heard this, he immediately jumped off the stage and pointed at Sun Wukong with a ruler. "You monkey, you don't want to learn this and that. What are you going to do?"
He suddenly walked forward and used the ruler to hit Sun Wukong's head three times. The monkey's head trembled and looked extremely comical.
Following which, the Patriarch placed his hands behind his back and walked in. He closed the door and left the crowd. He didn't even talk about the Dao.
When the others saw that the Patriarch was being exposed like this, they were frightened and started to criticize him.
"You monkey, you are so rude! Master taught you the Dao, how can you not learn it? "
"Talking back to Master? Now that you have offended me, when will the Patriarch teach the Dao again? "
"You ruined my cultivation. I will not let this matter rest!"
…
However, the monkey wasn't angry or annoyed. No matter how bad the words of these people were, he remained unmoved.
It turned out that he had already figured out the riddle of the plate. He didn't want to argue with the crowd and just turned to leave.
This time, he left for an entire day. He closed his eyes and meditated, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
When it was around midnight, he opened his eyes and put on his clothes. He secretly opened the front door and hid from the crowd, sneaking into the depths of the Bodhi Cave.
Ancestral Master was curled up and had fallen asleep.
Sun Wukong didn't dare to be alarmed and knelt in front of the bed.
Not long later, the Patriarch opened his legs and chanted to himself.
"Difficult! Difficult! Difficult! The Dao is the most mysterious. Don't treat the Golden Core as ordinary.
Others pass on the secret arts, but the words are useless! "
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