The Great Way had a beginning, but it had no end.
Dao Ancestor Hong Jun sat in the bamboo house in the depths of the bamboo forest and stared at the Creation Jade Disc on the short table. The jade disc showed the situation of the Crescent Tristar Cave.
To evaluate the power of a treasure, one could actually refer to the clarity of their images.
For example, it was not difficult for the Dao Ancestor's Creation Jade Disc to evolve the Three Thousand Great Dao. He could even identify the shape of a soil grain in the image.
It read:
Patriarch Subhuti was meditating in the back hall, while Sun Wukong and his fellow disciples were fighting and playing in the empty space in front of the hall. Everything was exactly the same as it had been sixty years ago.
Daofather Hongjun didn't pay too much attention to Patriarch Subhuti. His gaze was focused on Sun Wukong, a hint of admiration in it.
He suddenly smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, the monkey you mentioned is really likable …"
Hong Jun looked at the empty seat on the right side of the short table and could not help but laugh.
However, they were long gone.
Hong Jun flicked his finger lightly, and layers of fog appeared in the bamboo forest. It was as if he had crossed the river of time and returned to a certain point in the past.
Three figures appeared beside Hongjun. They were either sitting cross-legged or sitting diagonally. All of them looked relaxed.
This was a projection of a memory.
Hong Jun was sitting in his seat, but he did not speak. His expression was solemn, and in front of him was a row of neatly arranged jade tokens.
Beside him were two Lao Dao's, and opposite him was a slightly plump Taoist with a cautious expression.
Amidst the laughter and chatter, time slowly flowed by.
There was a slight fluctuation of Dao runes around him. Hong Jun flicked his fingers, and the images quickly disappeared, leaving him alone at the short table. There were no more jade cards in front of him, only the Creation Jade Plate.
"Fellow Daoist."
A soft call came from outside the bamboo house.
A gray-robed old Daoist priest walked over and sat opposite Hong Jun.
Hong Jun asked, "How is it?"
"Li Changgeng has never moved. He has always been in the Kun Peng Mystic Realm. Xuandu and the others seem to be going out to gather the living beings of the Primordial World who have escaped from the world. It's difficult for them to do anything."
The gray-robed Lao Dao said slowly,
"The spies that we planted have always been in the Kun Peng Mystic Realm. Although they can't come into contact with Li Changgeng for the time being, they can indeed sense the circulation of the Great Dao of Equalization.
There were a few times when Yun Xiao and Lan Ling'e entered and left the hall. They could see Li Changgeng's figure.
He seemed to be working hard to understand the realm of the Art of Equalization.
He has indeed never left the Kun Peng Secret Realm. "
Dao Ancestor Hong Jun smiled.
"Looks like we were worrying too much before.
Before he was chased out of the Primordial World, he had only cultivated for a thousand years. His accumulation was far from enough.
Although we can't underestimate Chang Geng, we don't have to think too highly of him. In the end, it's still Taiqing's scheme. "
The gray-robed Lao Dao asked, "Fellow Daoist, if Li Changgeng stays in the Kun Peng Mystic Realm, do we have to wait forever?
Should we destroy the Kun Peng Mystic Realm and force him to move earlier? "
"It's fine. Just wait." Hong Jun sat upright. "If we force him too much, it's very easy to provoke him to fight us. That's against our plans.
Although the Three Realms are under our control, if he uses Kun Peng to charge into the world, we will suffer unnecessary losses.
Now, we only need to wait patiently and observe the changes.
The power of living beings can no longer threaten the world. Moreover, the Celestial Court is blocking the Heavenly Dao. If there are living beings who rebel, the Celestial Court can suppress them.
Compared to the world, living beings ultimately lack patience. We can afford to wait for a few Yuanhui or dozens of Yuanhui. "
The gray-robed Lao Dao nodded slowly and asked, "How's the arrangement for the Journey to the West Tribulation?"
"Look." Hong Jun smiled and said, "This monkey is already looking good. In another one to two hundred years, it will be used by us.
There's no need to worry about the Buddhists. Jie Yin is already secretly controlled by I. He did not struggle.
Now, there's only the Primordial Beginning left in the world. However, the Primordial Beginning can't do anything alone. There's no need to care about him. He's the most difficult person to deal with among the Three Pure Ones. "
The gray-robed Lao Dao smiled and said, "The Saint obeys the Heavens. The Heavens cannot mess with the Saint. He's the only Saint left. There's really no need to worry."
"It's enough to use Jie Yin as a restriction."
Dao Ancestor Hong Jun tapped the Creation Jade Disc with his fingers, and his eyes were filled with worry.
"However, for some reason, I keep feeling uneasy."
"Are you worried that Li Changgeng knows something?"
"That's right," Hong Jun said slowly. "Although all the truth has been concealed by you and me, I keep feeling that Li Changgeng has grasped some secrets that he should not have come into contact with through some methods that you and I can't confirm.
For example, how he arrived at the Primordial World.
Most of what he said to me previously can't be trusted. Perhaps he had already understood the principle of the 'True Spirit Shuttle' at that time. "
The gray-robed Lao Dao was silent for a while and asked, "Fellow Daoist, have you read all the manuals in the Kun Peng?"
"I've read them. Although I've read them, there might be some information hidden in them."
Hong Jun said in a low voice, "At this moment, I still can't figure out why Li Changgeng could comprehend the Dao of Equalization in such a short period of time. His understanding of the Dao of Equalization even surpasses yours and mine.
According to his personality, he would reveal 30% of his power, hide 30%, and bury 30%. In the end, he would use 10% of his power as a last resort to escape.
Is what we saw previously really his true realm?
I have my doubts about that. "
The gray-robed Lao Dao could not help but fall silent.
Dao Ancestor Hong Jun pinched his fingers and deduced for a while. He said in a low voice, "Did that fellow have a backup plan? Both you and I missed it."
However, the gray robe said, "That person can't hide it from you."
"That's hard to say. I'm not like that fellow."
Dao Ancestor Hong Jun looked a little emotional. He heaved a sigh of relief and said slowly, "Continue to monitor the Kun Peng Mystic Realm. There's no need to worry about the other living beings. Just focus on Li Changgeng."
"Okay."
The gray-robed Lao Dao nodded slightly. Just as his figure was about to dissipate, it condensed again.
"Do you want Hao Tian to be more obedient?"
"There's no need."
Dao Ancestor Hong Jun pondered for a while and shook his head. "He's just a little impulsive. He knows that if the Heavenly Emperor is not protected by us, he will just be a joke.
Moreover, his wife and daughter are in the Jade Pool. He has no way out and nowhere to go. "
The gray-robed Lao Dao nodded slowly and said, "In order to prevent it from happening, why don't we lock the Heavenly Dao shackles on Li Changgeng's good friends and disciples?"
"There's no need," Hong Jun said slowly. "If they don't threaten the Heavenly Dao, living beings are living beings. There's no need to attack them."
The gray-robed Lao Dao said calmly, "You still have sympathy for Li Changgeng."
"Fellow Daoist, you've misunderstood." Hong Jun smiled. "I just feel that living beings are actually quite wonderful. Since we have already controlled the Three Realms and eliminated most of the hidden dangers, there's no need to make things difficult for them.
Living beings are ultimately a part of the world. If they are more beautiful, they can make the world more colorful.
Such a stable Primordial World is the most beautiful, right? "
"Fellow Daoist, you're right." The gray-robed Lao Dao nodded slowly. "Everything is for the eternity of the world."
"Alright, everything is for the eternity of the world."
The gray-robed Lao Dao's figure dissipated with the wind.
The smile on Dao Ancestor Hong Jun's mouth gradually disappeared. He seemed to be thinking about something. Soon, he lowered his head to look at the situation on the jade disc.
Where should I go next?
Changgeng was actually right.
The Heavenly Dao had given birth to a consciousness similar to living beings because of his Dao Integration. That was not a good thing because the Heavenly Dao would think about how to protect the world and suppress the power of living beings.
Dao Ancestor Hong Jun tapped the jade disc a few times with his finger. Various images appeared on it.
In a sparkling mansion in the water, the Grandmaster of Heaven Hierarch, who was surrounded by iron chains, yawned in boredom. He did not seem to mind his current situation.
What stood out was that he was carefree.
In the Purple Cloud Palace, the seal of Taiqing was extremely stable. If the Heavenly Dao Saint did not attack with all his might, it would be difficult to undo the seal.
Actually, how could Dao Ancestor Hong Jun not understand?
Originally, Li Changshou's greatest reliance was that the Three Pure Ones were Pangu's essence soul. Secondly, the Taiji Painting, the Chaos Bell, and the Pangu Banner were combined to form the Heaven-Splitting Divine Axe. At the cost of destroying the world, he killed the Dao Ancestor and the Heavenly Dao.
His greatest reliance was that they couldn't do anything to the Heavens and Earth.
After all, he was not a fellow who lived in the ancient Fuxi's body.
Moreover, he was a dignified Dao Ancestor. How could he lack trump cards?
For example, the Cosmic Cauldron that could use the origin power of the world, as well as the four divine beasts that he had refined in the ancient times and turned into the Limitless Heaven and Earth Four Symbols Array …
He also had trump cards. If the Great God-Conferment Tribulation ended, Li Changshou would not choose to leave. Instead, the two parties would clash.
The outcome of the battle was hard to predict, but the living beings would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
When Li Changshou chose to leave, in Dao Ancestor Hong Jun's opinion, if Li Changshou did not prepare any "heaven-defying" trump cards, Li Changshou's chances of winning would become lower and lower as time passed.
After all, as a Dao Ancestor, he would not sit still and wait for death.
Where should he go next?
He should also make the final preparations to devour the Heavenly Dao.
Transcend?
That was actually nonsense. If one's heart was far enough, the Chaos Sea was just a cage.
Therefore, a long time ago, he, the Dao Ancestor, had already embarked on another path.
He used the Primordial World as his Dao Body and transformed into an ultimate living being that had never existed before. He went to come into contact with the consciousness bodies that had set the True Spirit laws. That was his Dao of Transcendence.
Dao Ancestor Hong Jun looked at the jade disc in front of him and inadvertently smiled.
That smile was exactly the same as the one he had deliberately scared Li Changshou in the Purple Cloud Palace.
"All of you are still too shallow."
…
Um …
Why do I feel like someone is scolding me behind my back?
In the Tristar Crescent Cave, Li Changshou opened his eyes and resisted the urge to yawn. He sorted out the weak insights he had obtained from his cultivation and felt a little emotional.
It was really not easy to modify the Great Dao of Void Dispelling.
When his immortal senses landed on the monkey, he realized that the monkey was jumping around, carefree and happy.
A few female disciples kept saying 'Wukong come' and 'Wukong catch', constantly teasing him.
The monkey jumped left and right happily and intercepted the flower balls that they threw around, causing the eyes of many male disciples to turn sour.
There was no choice. Wukong was too popular with female disciples.
As for why that was so, Li Changshou had analyzed it carefully.
Firstly, the stone monkey was a stone. It knew nothing about the matters between men and women, and there was no gap in his Dao heart.
His heart was only for the Dao, and his Dao was only for his heart.
Secondly, the stone monkey was smart enough and knew how to praise him. He was also continuously flattering him. When he first entered the sect, he flattered him and made the senior sisters treat him as a brother.
Thirdly, Wukong did not make the male disciples feel any "pressure".
He was more like a mascot in the Daoist temple, although his strength had already surpassed the disciples.
Fourthly, Wukong was good at fighting. During fights of magical powers, he could often defeat the stronger ones and was especially good at close combat.
A few times when he was training in the nearby forest, Wukong had rushed to the front and casually killed some powerful demonic beasts. He emitted an indescribable heroic spirit.
How could such a beautiful monkey king be unpopular?
Li Changshou chuckled and stood up. He walked to the door and sat on a rocking chair, admiring the scene of the disciples playing.
That kind of life was actually quite good.
However, the calmness in front of him was just a facade. If he did not eliminate the Dao Ancestor and the will of the Heavenly Dao, the entire Primordial World would be like a small sailboat drifting on the endless sea.
If the sea was in a good mood, it would naturally allow the sailboat to move forward steadily.
However, as long as the sea created some waves and storms, the sailboat would be engulfed by the waves in an instant.
That was not a hidden danger. It was an open danger.
Soon.
There were still two to three hundred years left.
When the monkey returned to Huaguo Mountain, he could escape the five continents. At that time, if the Dao Ancestor chose to kill Patriarch Bodhi, he could only flip the table.
If the Dao Ancestor chose to let Patriarch Bodhi go, he would be able to make up for the last bit of chance of winning. In the final game, he would completely take the initiative.
Since his main body left the Primordial World, it had been a long time. Actually, two to three hundred years could pass quickly.
Sometimes, time was just like that. In the blink of an eye, dozens of years had passed.
Li Changshou maintained a vigilant state at all times. He carefully imparted the cultivation technique that the Dao Ancestor had given him to the monkey. He also imparted the mystical abilities that the Dao Ancestor did not give him.
For some reason, he even passed some things that he should not have passed to the monkey behind the Dao Ancestor's back.
Wukong's cultivation level increased steadily and rapidly. He did not know what a bottleneck was.
Most of the extremely powerful spiritual energy contained in his body had already turned into his Dharma powers.
He cultivated his skin and bones, and he cultivated his incarnation.
He cultivated the clouds and the Immortal Golden Soul.
Li Changshou sat at the bottom of Bodhi's heart and waved his hand. Time quickly flowed around him, turning into dazzling rays of light.
Fast forward to …
Sun Wukong transcended the tribulation of the Gold God and was expelled.
In the 236th year since Sun Wukong entered the mountain, he successfully passed the Heavenly Tribulation of the Gold God and obtained many benefits from the Heavenly Tribulation.
When Sun Wukong came out of seclusion after cultivating for a few months, he could not help but show off in front of his senior brothers and sisters. He happened to be caught by Patriarch Bodhi and reprimanded with a stern expression.
"Wukong, did I teach you the Great Dao for you to show off?"
Wukong hurriedly said that he knew his mistake. As intelligent as he was, he had already seen something from his master's expression.
Indeed, Li Changshou flicked his sleeve and scolded, "The fate between us is over. Leave today and don't come back."
Sun Wukong could not help but be shocked. The disciples were also surprised.
Among them, it was not easy for a Longevity Gold God to appear. Why did Teacher chase him away so easily?
The disciples all begged for mercy. Sun Wukong tried to persuade him, but Patriarch Bodhi seemed to have a heart of stone. With a flick of his sleeve, he threw Sun Wukong tens of thousands of kilometers away.
Seeing that their teacher was really angry, the disciples did not dare to speak. Many female disciples' eyes turned red as they returned to their residences to cultivate.
Night.
Li Changshou lay on the soft couch, facing the inner wall of the cave abode.
"Master …"
A slightly trembling voice came from outside the window. It was the stone monkey who had returned.
Li Changshou was silent, as if he was asleep.
With two creaks, the monkey silently flipped over the window and knelt in front of the bed. He wanted to speak, but he did not know what to say. He just lowered his head and knelt.
After kneeling for an hour, Li Changshou still did not say anything.
Sun Wukong asked with a trembling voice, "Master, how did I offend you … You can hit me or scold me, but I can't bear to let me go like this."
Li Changshou remained silent.
After a while, Sun Wukong sighed and said, "Master, could it be that you have something that is inconvenient for you to tell me?"
Li Changshou remained silent.
Sun Wukong could not help but close his eyes and take a deep breath.
"Master, can you say something to me again? One sentence …"
Finally …
"Don't mention to anyone that you are my disciple in the future."
Li Changshou sent a voice transmission. Sun Wukong's defense was almost instantly broken, and his face was rather gloomy.
This fellow … Forget it.
Li Changshou explained via voice transmission,
"It's not that I don't think you are worthy to be my disciple, but that our fate as master and disciple has indeed come to an end.
Wukong, do you still remember why you became my disciple?
Do you still remember what you said to me when you knelt here on the first night? "
"I, I …"
Li Changshou sent a voice transmission.
"Cultivating in the mountains is cultivation, and so is walking in the mortal world.
You are someone who can't sit still. I asked you to leave because I felt that you had nothing to learn here.
Go.
The world is vast enough for you to do somersaults.
Although there are fewer mighty figures in the Primordial World, it is still exciting. You can go and take a look.
However, remember, don't mention to anyone that we were once master and disciple. If you cause any trouble in the future, don't look for me. "
After saying that, Li Changshou waved his hand.
Sun Wukong felt the white fog around him surge. When he appeared again, he was already at the foot of the Spirit Mountain.
It was the place where he had met the woodcutter when he came here back then.
Sun Wukong was stunned for a while. He felt that the night wind was a little cold.
He lowered his head and sighed. He kowtowed a few times at the mountainside and stood up to ride a cloud away. However, he could not help but turn around on the cloud and kowtow a few times at Li Changshou.
In the end, the monkey's eyes were red. He rode a cloud and left on the way back when he was searching for immortals.
Li Changshou was rendered speechless.
When the Dao Ancestor said something, he would immediately take action.
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