Chapter 67: Bodhi Sets Up Obstacles, Sun Yuan Forces His Way Through Heaven's Road
At this time, Sun Yuan suddenly remembered the Water Ape Palace. He forcibly merged with the True Water of All Things. Originally, the True Water of All Things had already completely dispersed his divine soul, but for some reason, when he came to again, the terrifying heavenly intent brought by the True Water of All Things had completely disappeared without a trace, and he was able to refine the True Water of All Things.
Sun Yuan still clearly remembers that after swallowing the Water Ape's Demon Dan, the Water Ape's first reaction was not to worry about its own Demon Dan, but to ask in surprise how he had managed to survive after being strongly fused with the True Water of All Things. It wasn't until they had fought for a long time that the Water Ape put this question aside. Otherwise, if Sun Yuan were to win at that time, it would not have been so simple, let alone ultimately killing the Water Ape.
It can be said that the water monkey at that time was already in a state of great confusion, and even the crisis looming ahead was somewhat ignored, which shows how great an impact Sun Yuanqiang's fusion of all things with true water without dying had on the water monkey!
If the last time was a coincidence, then this time it's absolutely not a coincidence. Although Sun Yuan doesn't know what standards are used to pass this 108-level staircase, he knows that with his current self, there is no way he can pass. The only consequence of forcing himself forward is complete destruction of both body and spirit.
So his soul must have something special, but Sun Yuan thought for half a day and still couldn't figure out what was special about himself. He quickly hid this idea in the bottom of his heart after thinking for a long time without any result. At present, his main task is still to enter the Bodhi Cave Mansion, but there is no time to consider other things.
Sun Yuan didn't know that this 108-level staircase was no small thing, and it was extremely famous in some major forces. They usually used this to select new apprentices who had just entered the door. Of course, this thing wasn't for ordinary people, but for those with accomplished cultivation and monsters. If it were an ordinary person, being able to step onto the first level would be considered very good!
Before, Sun Yuan and others met a woodcutter who didn't follow Bodhi Laozu to practice. The reason is here, it's not that he didn't want to, but he couldn't. As an ordinary person, he can't even step onto the first layer of the platform, so he doesn't have the qualifications. Being able to obtain the transmission of a layer of Bodhi song incantation is also his good fortune.
This 108-level staircase tests not the strength of a person, but the power of their divine soul! It is the potential mental power of a human being. As long as one can pass through the three levels of stairs, they can be considered an elite disciple and absorbed in, therefore this 108-level staircase is also known as the "One Hundred and Eight Heavenly Ladder", its reputation is very loud among the major forces in the immortal world.
The pressure of the divine soul can be said to be great or not, if your underlying heart is strong and consistent with the formation method, the pressure on this 108-day road will naturally be small. However, if your good fortune is insufficient, it will be extremely difficult to pass through.
Sun Yuan, not being a human in this world, had almost zero blessings according to the rules of the formation. Just like during the Heavenly Tribulation of Condensing Dan, Sun Yuan received special attention. Therefore, every time Sun Yuan crossed a threshold, he encountered much greater resistance than others. If his divine soul wasn't exceptionally firm, he wouldn't have been able to withstand the 108-day journey.
Since the emergence of the 108-day road to heaven, there have been very few people who can pass through the 108 levels. Moreover, those who have traversed the 108-day road are at least loose immortals in their cultivation. As a result, every single person who is able to pass through is enough to shock the entire immortal world and is an extremely rare, unparalleled genius.
Originally, the standard for accepting disciples in Xieyue Sanxing Cave was to pass three levels, but for some reason, in the past hundred years, Bodhi Laozu has set this as a standard of passing 108 levels, so in the past hundred years, there hasn't been a new disciple appearing in Xieyue Sanxing Cave! Sun Yuan naturally didn't know about these things, if he knew, perhaps he could guess something from it.
But none of that matters now. Sun Yuan quickly regained his composure, and what's most important is that he has arrived! No matter by what means, the fact remains that he has arrived!
Sun Yuan was panting heavily on the ground, clearly having suffered a great deal of mental and physical exhaustion. Sun Wukong suddenly appeared from somewhere, holding two rotten peaches in his hand, and upon seeing Sun Yuan finally getting up, he hopped over to him with excitement.
"Brother, what's wrong? You look like you're not doing well! Come on, have a peach and take it easy!" The beautiful monkey king handed over a green-skinned peach and sat down beside Sun Yuan, saying "This homeowner is really lazy, they haven't even opened the door yet, I've been playing here for ages already!"
He took a few deep breaths, and then swallowed a whole green peach, skin and pit included. Feeling slightly better, Sun Yuan said, "Let's wait a bit longer, they should be coming out soon!"
"It's also true that immortals all have tempers, it's better if you and I don't offend them!" Sun Wukong scratched his head, tossed the remaining peach pit in his hand to one side, and looked at Sun Yuan who was drenched from head to toe, saying curiously "Are these stairs really so hard to climb? How come you've been climbing for so long? I even took a little nap under that pine branch over there."
"It's probably because I'm not quite adapted to the climate here, and also due to the weather, so my old illness has relapsed!" Sun Yuan didn't say anything else, just making a perfunctory remark.
At the same time, he secretly thought to himself "This monkey really doesn't mind talking nonsense", with someone shielding him as he walked, it was naturally extremely smooth sailing. But Sun Yuan, this grassroots commoner, had to climb up step by step, and being able to crawl to the top of the mountain slope already counted as great luck, so where would he dare have any complaints!
"Hmm, this place is quite strange!" Sun Wukong nodded towards a nearby spot, his face revealing an odd expression.
"What's wrong?" Sun Yuan looked in that direction and suddenly felt a mix of laughter and tears.
"How strange, there is such a magnificent staircase here, why build a small road?" Sun Wukong saw that on the other side of the mountain slope, there was a narrow winding path leading directly to the foot of the mountain. This path was not far from the grand staircase, but they had been drawn to the staircase and hadn't noticed the small road.
Upon seeing this, Sun Yuan suddenly felt enlightened! It turned out that the path the disciples of Xie Yue San Xing Dong took when they went down the mountain was indeed that small road. These 108 levels of stairs were truly too abnormal; even if someone could withstand the pressure above, they probably wouldn't like walking on it either.
However, he did not regret forcing his way up and not taking the small path. The 108 levels of stairs were probably set by Bodhi's ancestors to make some disciples retreat in the face of difficulty. If he had come from the small path, it was estimated that this apprenticeship would not have succeeded at all. After all, he didn't have any background and was just an extremely ordinary little monkey. As it turned out, Sun Yuan's guess was not correct, but it was not far off!
