great-warnovel Chapter 154 A promising start but a disappointing ending, ending hastily.
Chapter 154 A promising start but a disappointing ending, ending hastily.
Looking at Xin Yuan, Chen Chunan suddenly remembered what Bodhi Patriarch said in the 86 TV series Journey to the West: "What's the point of talking about repaying kindness? If you cause trouble in the future, just don't mention your master."
At this moment, Chen Chunan felt that he shared the same feelings as Bodhi Patriarch.
This monkey is too mischievous. He truly embodies the original meaning of Journey to the West. The Mind Monkey represents the courageous and diligent mind of the Dao. Unless Tang Sanzang (loses his mind of the Dao) becomes lax and sends him away, he will always be the most active one on the journey to the West.
This vigorous and diligent approach also has a drawback, especially in the stage of nourishing Yang.
It means that the restless mind will become self-centered and ignorant of others, becoming biased and self-reliant, and viewing all obstacles as tribulations to be overcome.
Just like now, he clearly knows that if he makes a slight concession, with Huo Yunzi present, the misunderstanding might not be impossible to resolve.
But he chose the most violent approach: a direct, head-on confrontation.
In addition, he had previously even considered merging with Chen Chunan to re-enter the Void Realm of Wonderful Existence and directly wipe out the Dao Sect group.
This gave Chen Chunan a major headache.
...
The Mind Monkey was born from Chen Chunan's Daoist heart.
He understood Chen Chunan's thoughts perfectly and immediately transmitted his voice, saying, "It's not that I rely solely on my own strength. As the saying goes, 'A single punch can prevent a hundred more.' Today, I've dealt with the Dao Sect, and no villain will dare to cause trouble in the future. Besides, my Yang excess was all because of you. If you could overcome this mental tribulation, why would I be like this?"
Upon hearing Xin Yuan's words, Chen Chunan couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Although the root cause does indeed lie within oneself, if one can see through the tribulations of the mind, unify the two minds, and guide the human mind with the Dao mind, wouldn't the restless mind cease to exist?
Without you causing trouble, I'm actually saved a lot of trouble.
The Monkey King sensed what Chen Chunan was thinking, chuckled, and said nothing more.
The Dao Sect disciple on the other side finally realized what was happening.
He watched the restless mind's location, his expression shifting in countless ways.
Seeing his hesitation, Xin Yuan wasn't about to indulge him: "What? Still not convinced? I, Old Sun, can contend with you even at the Golden Core stage. Today, having entered the Nascent Soul stage, why don't we go to the East Sea and settle our score, even if it means life and death?"
Upon hearing Xin Yuan's words, the disciple felt even more uncertain.
He had no idea where this monkey came from; he had never heard of it before, only seeing it once on the way to the East China Sea.
However, he suffered a silent loss when the two made eye contact, which shows that the monkey's primordial spirit cultivation was even stronger than his early-stage incarnation.
This is extremely unreasonable.
Secondly, although the two had only exchanged two moves, the pearl he had thrown in anger was knocked away by a single blow.
Even fellow disciples with similar cultivation levels might not be able to do this so easily.
Faced with such provocation from the monkey whose cultivation had greatly improved, he dared not accept the challenge.
The junior grandmaster, who had been ignored all along, finally spoke up:
"As for that monkey, I never intended to play tricks on you. Uncle-Master Huoyunzi is also here to exchange for the Heavenly River Golden Sand. You can make your own judgment later, okay? Nephew Faqing, you two should stop fighting. It's just a misunderstanding."
The Dharma Master had already intended to back down, but seeing that his junior uncle had offered him a way out, he immediately stepped forward and said with a forced smile, "Fellow Daoist, it was all a misunderstanding before. Why don't we call it quits and make peace?"
Although the monkey wanted to cause trouble, the other party already wanted to make peace, so causing trouble would make it seem unreasonable.
He immediately withdrew all his magical power and said to the Dharma Minister, "Since that's the case, let's make peace. What I said before was just a joke."
The fact that Fa Qing reluctantly admitted defeat surprised the many cultivators who were secretly watching the scene.
"The Minister of Justice has backed down? No way! Ever since he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, he's been incredibly arrogant and ruthless!"
"Who says otherwise? My sect, Chaotian Palace, was in front of them. That white crane blew us away with a single wing. My master even went to argue with them, but that bastard injured him with a single divine thought! It's infuriating!"
A cultivator who knew Fa Qing sneered, "His admission of weakness is a lie. This Fa Qing is extremely petty and vindictive. This monkey is in for a lot of trouble later."
"Heh, this monkey doesn't seem afraid of the Dao Sect. He dared to cause such a commotion here, and even managed to make the Dao Sect temporarily back down. I bet he has some powerful backing. Forget it, when gods fight, little devils suffer. We'd better stay out of it!"
The cultivators were both disappointed at not seeing any excitement and delighted at the Dao Sect's Dharma Minister's humiliation.
After they all dispersed,
Huo Yunzi stepped out of the void again, not only because he needed to exchange for the Heavenly River Golden Sand, but also because he was moved by what Xin Yuan had said earlier.
He only gained insights into cultivating his mind and character after reaching the stage of transcending tribulation.
Unexpectedly, it was a monkey demon who had just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage who saw through it.
This made him curious about what kind of person could have trained this monkey demon.
As soon as Huo Yunzi appeared, all the disciples of the Dao Sect bowed and paid their respects.
Chaotian Palace is the sect that now holds the reins of the righteous path, and their Dao Sect is now inferior to Chaotian Palace.
Huo Yunzi ignored the Daoist group and looked at Xin Yuan with a smile: "Young friend, your cultivation is truly admirable. May I ask if I may have the honor of inviting you to my Qinghua Cave for a chat?"
Upon receiving Huo Yunzi's invitation, Xin Yuan's heart stirred: "The secrets of the art cannot be easily passed on; you'll have to offer some favors!"
The monkey's words shocked everyone present.
The Daoist disciples exchanged glances, their telepathic communication momentarily resembling a bustling marketplace:
"What? The Dharma is not to be lightly passed on? Are you kidding me! He's saying he's passing on the Dharma to the Transcending Tribulation Grandmaster, Senior Huo Yunzi? What makes him think he can do that?"
"Arrogant! Utterly arrogant! This monkey demon's arrogance will surely bring disaster!"
"He wants personnel? Does he expect Senior Huoyunzi to pay him?"
The disciples of the Dao Sect were in complete uproar.
The Faqing, in particular, was utterly shocked.
It is a great honor to be favored by a powerful being who has transcended tribulation!
This monkey actually said something about how the Dharma should not be easily passed on and that it requires personal connections?
Does this sound like a word?
The junior grandmaster also stared blankly at the Heart Monkey, but his thought process was different from others.
He thought to himself: So this monkey treats everyone the same, it wasn't targeting me?
Upon hearing the monkey's words, Huo Yunzi's eyes widened in surprise, but then he laughed even more heartily.
"Very well! You want to give it to someone, right? I see you really want this Heavenly River Golden Sand, so I'll give you a grain as a token of my appreciation, shall I?"
When the monkey heard that Huo Yunzi was going to give him a piece of Heavenly River Gold Sand, he immediately beamed with joy: "You old man, you're being so polite! It's just a matter of passing on some knowledge, no problem, no problem!"
Huo Yunzi immediately pulled out a piece of blood-red metal from his sleeve and handed it to his junior grandmaster: "Feng Qingzi, you can exchange this Phoenix Blood Gold for Heavenly River Gold Sand. I have more than just a little powder, don't you?"
Huo Yunzi's teasing tone made Feng Qingzi's face flush: "How could that be? Master Uncle's Phoenix Blood Gold is truly transformed from the fallen immortal bird, containing the true meaning of the phoenix's rebirth. It can be exchanged for later."
As he spoke, Feng Qingzi took out a dozen or so grains of Heavenly River Gold Sand and handed them to Huo Yunzi.
Huo Yunzi tossed a seed to Xin Yuan, then smiled and said, "Young friend, would you like to come with me to Qinghua Cave for a short visit?"