Chapter 97: Zhuanti Returns, Sun Yuan Obtains the True Transmission

  One of the crane-haired and infant-faced ones was Bodhi Old Ancestor, while the other was a middle-aged man wearing a pale blue robe, whose body was shining with cyan light, making it impossible to see his true face. At this moment, it was very clear that in front of this middle-aged man, Bodhi Old Ancestor's every move was somewhat constrained, as if he was very cautious around the middle-aged man.

  "Alright, fellow Buddhist, this matter concerns the great plan of our Buddha's gate, I have no choice but to resort to this tactic and occupy your physical body, please forgive me for my offense." After a long silence, the middle-aged man in green clothes spoke first, breaking the atmosphere.

  "Zhun Ti Dao's words are heavy with meaning, this is a matter of great importance to the Buddhist community, I understand!" Bodhi Zushi hurriedly cupped his hands in response.

  "En" nodded slightly and smiled faintly, saying "It's good that fellow daoist can understand. Of course, for the imprisonment these days, I won't not give fellow daoist an explanation. As I said before, as long as fellow daoist is willing, after the matter of western travel is successful, a position as one of the Buddha will certainly be given to fellow daoist."

  "I'm much obliged!" Bodhi Patriarch nodded slightly, his expression unreadable. "Now that the monkey has left, what are your plans after meeting Ananda? Do you need my assistance?"

  "Things are settled here, and the rest doesn't require my intervention. As for your kind intentions, I accept them on behalf of the Buddhist community. I've overstayed my welcome, and it's making me uneasy. From now on, this remains your spiritual realm, Mount Fangcun. You don't have to worry." Zhunti smiled faintly, having long understood Bodhi's discontent, and offered him a reassuring gesture.

  "When will you set a date?" Bodhi's usual poker face changed for the first time, clearly moved, but quickly covered up again. "I mean when will my friend leave? I'll also prepare to send you off and fulfill the host's courtesy."

  "Haha" Zuntuo Daoren stood up, saying "Fellow Taoist, no need to be polite. As an outsider, I don't need such etiquette. I suppose after all these years, you're also eager to meet the disciples. If I were to stay here and bother you, wouldn't that be extremely impolite? It's not right for me to do so. I'll take my leave now. Fellow Taoist, take care of yourself. The promise made by the Buddhist sect will naturally not be reneged."

  As they spoke, the green figure grew fainter and fainter, and when the last word was spoken, the whole person had vanished into thin air, but the man in the bamboo hat left directly.

  At this, the old Bodhi's eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness, he sat down cross-legged, his hands forming a seal, closed his eyes and calculated for a while. After a long time, the old Bodhi let out a deep breath, opened his eyes, took another deep breath, and couldn't help but sigh: "He really left! Buddhism, one Buddha position, just one dog fart Buddha position wants to get rid of me, to resolve this great heavenly cause and effect, what a big overbearing manner, what a small family's petty air."

  "It doesn't matter, the Buddhist sect is now powerful, my Taoist sect has retreated, I won't argue with them for now and wait until later to settle this. For so many years being trapped at the bottom of the spiritual realm, the opportunity to meet disciples was also rare, I don't know how their cultivation is now! And that monkey, who can pass through the 108th Heaven-ascending Road and the first step of the Immortal-confining Eighteen Steps, also has some good fortune. Now that it has formed a Golden Elixir, it's considered one of my most outstanding disciples in the Bodhi lineage. However, having cultivated the 72 Transformations is quite troublesome. Never mind, let's invite them to come and take a look." The old ancestor of Bodhi sat cross-legged on the cloud couch, with a belly full of anger and nowhere to vent it, so he could only ramble on.

  At this moment, he had an idea and immediately struck the Seeking Tao Bell inside the cave. The bell rang out, resonating in all directions, and every disciple within the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain territory could hear it, including Sun Yuan who was practicing at the highest peak.

  A moment later, the disciples of various colors rushed to the cave mansion, each looking for familiar people to discuss this matter. At this time, the sky was already very late, but Bodhi Old Ancestor rang the Seeking Tao Bell, which made everyone confused.

  "Ah!" Just as Sun Yuan was looking around, he suddenly felt that someone behind him was calling him. He turned his head to look and found it was Long Su Zi. He saw Long Su Zi walking up with a embarrassed expression on his face, stuttering and saying "Has Sun Wukong really left?"

  Sun Yuan's heart moved slightly, and he suddenly understood the situation. He nodded and comforted, "Elder brother, don't mind it. When fate is over, we will naturally part ways. This matter is not your fault, even if you didn't speak up, other elder brothers would have brought up the topic of change. So, this matter is not your fault, but rather that our fated ties have come to an end."

  "Do you know now?" Although Sun Yuan's words of consolation had been effective, it was clear that this remark had little effect, and the look of guilt on Long Xuzi's face did not disappear. He said, "When the old ancestor comes out, I will explain the situation at the time to the old ancestor and ask him to withdraw his order, and take Sun Wukong back as a disciple."

  Shaking his head, Sun Yuan thought to himself, "This is exactly what Bodhi wants, to drive him away. What's the use of pleading for him?" So Sun Yuan sighed and said, "The matter doesn't concern you, so don't bother yourself with it, lest Master gets displeased and implicates all the brothers. If you really can't bear it, when you have time, go visit East Victory God State Huaguo Mountain Shui Lian Cave. We're all brothers, what's wrong with talking things out? At worst, I'll put my face on the line."

  "But... " Long Xuzi's face was pale, wanting to say something, but was stopped by Sun Yuan, who said, "If you say more, it will be too far-fetched. He himself is also clear about this matter, so don't blame yourself, or else it will be another trouble."

  Just as the two were arguing, a mist began to rise from the cave, and at this moment, as usual, the body of Bodhi Old Ancestor gradually appeared on the cloud platform in the great hall. Seeing this situation, everyone stopped talking and stood respectfully on one side, quietly waiting for the old ancestor to manifest.

  Looking at the crowd of disciples below, Bodhi Old Ancestor felt very relieved. At this moment, as the master of the body, looking at this scene was greatly different from before. After a long silence, he let the disciples get up and said: "The events that occurred this afternoon, you must take as a warning and never commit again. Now, I will start lecturing, you all need to listen carefully and not be lazy."

  The disciples heard this and hurried forward to pay their respects, sitting cross-legged. After a few months, Bodhi Patriarch opened the door of convenience again and began to preach, which made all the disciples extremely happy in their hearts. Even Long Xuzi was also relieved of his guilty conscience by this news.

  As the Daoist scripture came to an end, it was already early morning on the second day. The disciples who had been in a state of emptiness and clarity suddenly woke up, not only without any fatigue but also with a refreshed appearance. Sun Yuan's expression remained unchanged on the surface, but his heart was filled with astonishment. It had been months since Bodhi Patriarch last lectured on the Dao, and this lecture gave him the feeling that he had become a different person. Although he couldn't put his finger on the specific difference, it was somehow distinct from the usual lighthearted tone.

  When the sermon was over, Bodhi Patriarch seemed to be very satisfied. He waved his fly whisk and said in a loud voice: "You all go down now, carefully comprehend the true meaning of Taoism. If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask me at any time. Remember that on the path of seeking immortality and asking about Tao, the most important thing is to have a humble and studious heart."

  "The disciples remembered their master's teachings." The crowd of disciples bowed again.

  "Alright." You wait, Bodhi Old Ancestor swept a glance, saw Sun Yuan in the crowd, and suddenly had an idea, but said "Others leave first, Sun Yuan stays."

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  One year later, on the highest peak of Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, where Sun Yuan had been cultivating, a strong gust of wind blew by, revealing a figure. It was indeed Sun Yuan, who had just arrived from the Xie Yue San Xing Cave. Over the past year, Bodhi Old Ancestor's attitude towards him had undergone tremendous changes, no longer being perfunctory as before, but instead carefully explaining to him the problems he encountered during his cultivation and guiding him in practicing the technique of shrinking the earth into an inch.

  From Bodhi's mouth, Sun Yuan also knew some of the sequelae of the 72 changes. However, since he had already cultivated two major categories of transformations, he had no other choice. Bodhi was also helpless about this. Nevertheless, on the path of Golden Elixir, Bodhi devoted himself to teaching, and within a year, Sun Yuan's understanding of the Golden Elixir path made rapid progress, and his grasp of some of its cultivation methods became even more profound.

  Apart from the Golden Elixir Great Way, the greatest guidance that Bodhi Patriarch gave to Sun Yuan was on the method of shrinking the earth into an inch. During this year, Bodhi Patriarch generously guided him, allowing Sun Yuan's shrinking the earth into an inch technique to progress extremely quickly. Now, he has already achieved some success and is no longer like before, merely grasping a bit of superficial knowledge.

  Apart from this, Sun Yuan's studies on seeking immortality, divination, meditation, and exorcism also made great progress. Bodhi Patriarch did not reserve his knowledge but chose to impart it wholeheartedly, so that by this time, Sun Yuan had truly obtained the orthodox transmission of Bodhi's lineage.

  At this moment, Sun Yuan descended onto the mountain cliff, and began to practice his daily routine of Heavenly Splitting Palm. This palm technique seemed to have already deeply ingrained itself into his soul, and if he didn't practice it for a day, Sun Yuan would inevitably feel out of sorts. It was also thanks to the powerful physical training effect of this palm technique that Sun Yuan's demonic body had become many times stronger than it was a year ago. With his current physique, displaying seventy-two transformations in a single day and transforming into a dozen or so small animals was no problem at all; he could completely withstand that backlash force.

  After the most intense practice, this unfortunate cliff was reduced by another layer. At this time, Sun Yuan was sitting cross-legged, bitterly cultivating the Golden Elixir Great Way. He discovered that the stronger his magical powers were, the more easily he could resist the backlash of the 72 transformations. Therefore, after obtaining the true transmission of Bodhi, Sun Yuan made great progress in the Golden Elixir Great Way and immediately allocated a portion of his time to practice this Golden Elixir way.

  Days passed by, and before he knew it, winter had gone and spring had arrived. Five years had slipped away, and Sun Yuan now looked like a proud disciple of the Bodhi Old Ancestor. In these five years, Sun Yuan had finally succeeded in mastering the third category of the 72 transformations of the Six Great Classes. The Heaven-Cleaving Divine Palm had also made small progress, and the Thunder in his palm had reached the limit of a thousand thunders. The Art of Shrinking the Earth into an Inch had also achieved some success, and his divine powers were no longer ordinary. He could be said to have thoroughly possessed the strength that matched the reputation of the Taiyi Scattered Immortal.

  In these five years, Bodhi Patriarch's expression was still very happy at first, but as time went by, living in this place, more and more bad memories were recalled. As soon as he remembered the things that Zhu Tian Saint had done to him, Bodhi Patriarch's three corpses would stir up, and he would have liked to kill a lot. After learning about the Western Journey, Bodhi Patriarch stayed here for five years, but could no longer stay.