"What a good Ancestral Master Subhuti. Just this one ability is already inferior to me. It seems that I've underestimated you." Ye Xuan looked around as a loud rumbling sound came from his mouth. However, no one responded to him.
Unknowingly, Ye Xuan had fallen into Patriarch Subodhi's secret art. It took him two hours to realize the mystery behind it, which made Ye Xuan cautious.
"Void of all laws, return to the origin!"
* Rumble! *
Thunderclouds surged and thunder rumbled. Ye Xuan waved his hand and directly shot out a great technique from the Undying Immortal Scripture, pressing it forward with a loud bang.
* Crack! *
The sound of jade shattering could be heard. The void in front of Ye Xuan cracked like a mirror. With a loud bang, the world suddenly changed and became very different from before.
A mottled stone tablet and a white jade palace gate appeared. The stone tablet was ancient and inscribed with the mottled traces of time. There were also a few words written on it: Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars!
Breaking through the illusions and seeing the essence, Ye Xuan stood in front of the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars. His eyes narrowed as he stared at the white palace gate in front of him. He didn't speak or move, as if he was waiting for something.
"Senior Immortal, please go back. Patriarch doesn't want to see you."
The white jade palace gate slowly opened and a Daoist child walked out. He first bowed to Ye Xuan and then spoke softly.
"Patriarch Subodhi doesn't appear in the three realms. He's indestructible and lives forever with the world. Today, this little monk has come to pay a visit. I hope Patriarch Subodhi can meet me." Ye Xuan put his palms together and chanted Buddha's name in a low voice.
"You don't believe in Buddhism. Even if you wear a monk's robe, it won't change your nature. You'd better go back to where you came from. The dispute of the three realms has nothing to do with me and I don't want to be involved."
An ancient voice came from inside the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars. Obviously, the owner of this voice was Patriarch Subodhi, who was ordering Ye Xuan to leave.
"You know who I am?"
Ye Xuan was slightly taken aback. He believed that his disguise would not reveal his true identity. But from Patriarch Subodhi's words, it seemed that the other party knew that he was not a Buddhist.
"I don't know. Although you are shrouded in the Light of Buddha and appear to be benevolent and peaceful, the birds in my mountain are all intelligent. Since you entered the mountain, they have all left the forest one after another. This shows that you have no Buddha in your heart, let alone benevolence. Otherwise, why would these birds be afraid of you?" Patriarch Subodhi's calm voice came from the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars.
"So that's how it is!"
Ye Xuan nodded with a self-deprecating smile on his face. It seemed that he had been too confident and had exposed some flaws in certain details.
"Since you know that I'm not a Buddhist, you should also know that I won't leave." Ye Xuan strolled forward and was about to enter the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars.
"How dare you!"
Seeing that Ye Xuan was about to force his way into the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars, the Taoist boy rebuked and was about to hit Ye Xuan with his horsetail whisk. But before he could do anything, Patriarch Subodhi's voice came from the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars.
"Boy, step back. Let him in."
"Patriarch, you …?"
The Taoist boy's expression changed slightly, but he still stepped aside and looked at Ye Xuan with an unfriendly gaze.
Ye Xuan ignored the Taoist boy and walked directly into the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars. As the white palace door slowly closed, Ye Xuan also disappeared from the outside world.
Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars.
Flowers, birds, fishes, and insects were engraved on the quaint stone walls. Green cypresses were rooted in the soil, and an extremely rich spiritual energy rippled in this space. There was even a faint mysterious chanting sound coming from it.
Ye Xuan strolled forward until he came to the end of the path. A lotus platform floated in the void, with a white-robed old man sitting cross-legged on it. Although there was no aura around him, he gave off a sense of tranquility and peace.
"Greetings, Patriarch Subodhi."
Ye Xuan cupped his hands and bowed. He came here not only to ask for Patriarch Subodhi's help, but also because Subodhi was Sun Wukong's Master. No matter how one looked at it, he had to show enough respect.
"Young friend, your cultivation is profound and can be said to be at the peak of the Three Realms. If there are no Saints, you should be the ruler of this world."
Patriarch Subodhi had white hair and a youthful complexion. His three feet long white beard swayed in the breeze. There was a kind smile on his face as he spoke softly to Ye Xuan.
In the face of Patriarch Subodhi's praise, Ye Xuan didn't show any complacency. This was because he could feel that Patriarch Subodhi's cultivation was not below his. Although he was not a Saint, the other party always gave him a sense of vigilance.
Ye Xuan trusted his intuition very much. If a person could make him feel threatened, that person was definitely not simple. Yuan Ling was the same, and so was Patriarch Subodhi in front of him.
"Patriarch Subodhi is overpraising me," Ye Xuan said with a faint smile.
"If I'm not mistaken, you are the brother of my disciple Sun Wukong, right?" Patriarch Subodhi said with a gentle smile.
Hearing Patriarch Subodhi's words, Ye Xuan was startled. After three breaths of time, he smiled and the Buddhist light around him slowly dissipated, revealing his original appearance.
"Patriarch Subodhi is very capable. I didn't expect that you could see through my true form." Ye Xuan changed back to his original appearance and cupped his hands towards Patriarch Subodhi.
"Little friend, your divine ability is amazing. Even I can't see through your true form. However, this old man is proficient in some of the principles of heaven and earth. I also know that there are very few people in the three realms who can have a cultivation like yours. Ye Tiandi's name has spread throughout the three realms. Apart from you, who else would come to visit this old man?"
Patriarch Subodhi let out a long sigh. He looked deeply at Ye Xuan and said, "This old man didn't expect that little friend would be able to escape from the two Saints of the West. It seems that you are indeed the chosen one."
"I once heard from Brother Sun Wukong that Patriarch is erudite and knowledgeable. Not only do you have great divine ability, but you also have great wisdom. Today, I came here to consult you about a few things." Ye Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly as he solemnly bowed to Patriarch Subodhi.
"Little friend, please speak."
Patriarch Subodhi frowned slightly. A trace of embarrassment flashed through his eyes. However, when he saw Ye Xuan's solemn expression, he knew that even if he refused Ye Xuan, he would not leave.
"First, who is Yuan Ling?"
"Second, is he the one who created the Immortal Scripture?"
"Third, I walk the path of Dao Affirmation through strength. I have already passed the first tribulation of the Heavenly Dao. What are the next eight tribulations?"
Ye Xuan didn't hide anything and directly spoke of the greatest doubt in his heart. This was also the thing he wanted to know the most, because he found out from Sun Wukong that these three questions might only be answered by Patriarch Subhuti. This was also his true purpose for coming here.
Silence, silence, extreme silence.
When Ye Xuan asked these three questions, Patriarch Subodhi became silent. He didn't answer Ye Xuan for a long time. Ye Xuan looked straight at Patriarch Subodhi. He believed that Patriarch Subodhi would give him the answers he wanted.
.
.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
