Chapter 25: Recruiting Disciples - Liu Er (Part 2) (Please give me collection power)

  Only a few great sages need not be mentioned, the state of quasi-saint has only the master of the bloody sea Minghe, the ancestor of the earth immortal Zhenyuanzi and the current master of the heavenly court Haotian. Apart from this, there are only surviving disciples of saints, and other powerful beings in the state of Daluo Jinxian are rarely seen.

  But if I had really learned the profound secret method at that time, with my active personality, I'm afraid I wouldn't have stayed in the deep mountains to practice asceticism. At that time, did I really escape the causal cycle of two great calamities?

  The six-eared macaque couldn't help but recall the roar of killing that echoed throughout the vast expanse of the Primordial Continent during the great war of the three clans at the beginning of the Dragon and Phoenix's first calamity, when the aura of slaughter shot straight up to the ninth heaven, causing the heavens and earth to change color, and all living beings on the entire continent trembled with fear.

  The war between the witches was even more shocking, when the twelve ancestral witches transformed into the true body of Pangu and used the boundless power of the Duti Tian Shen Lei, setting up the Twelve Duti Tian Shen Sha Da Array, shaking the sky and earth. When Dong Huang Tai Yi led the demon clan to set up the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Array, the sun and moon shook with light. In the end, the two clans fought together, countless powerful warriors self-destructed, causing a shocking earthquake, even Mount Buzhou collapsed, the Milky Way overflowed, and countless lives turned into dust.

  As memories buried deep in his heart resurfaced, Liu Er's monkey grew increasingly anxious. If he had truly mastered the profound Taoist techniques back then and increased his powers, he would have definitely gone out to make a name for himself. At the very least, he would have joined the Demon Tribe's Heavenly Court. He remembered how envious he was of those who joined the Demon Tribe's Heavenly Court, able to follow Dong Huang Tai Yi in conquering the Desolate Lands. Back then, he might have even participated in that legendary Great War between Humans and Demons that shook the heavens. Would he have been able to survive?

  Even the Twelve Ancestors and the Eastern Emperor Taiyi's powers have turned to dust, the Six Eared Macaque would not dare to be arrogant and think himself stronger than them.

  "Huuu" The six-eared macaque let out a deep breath, "What a close call! Good fortune is the harbinger of disaster, and disaster is the foundation of good fortune. Thank you, Daoist Ancestor! Thank you, Daoist Ancestor!"

  Shen Gong Bao saw this and smiled: "How is it?"

  "Thank you, fellow Taoist, for dispelling my confusion!" The Six Ears Macaque said sincerely. After being told by Shen Gongbao, the Six Ears Macaque untied the knot in his heart that had been there for a long time, feeling his whole body relax. With just a moment of quiet cultivation, he believed he could absolutely break through his current realm.

  Shen Gong Bao nodded, his expression strange and said: "However, even if you've cleared up the confusion in your heart, I'm afraid no one will dare to guide you? In that case, you'll still be unable to solve your own difficulties."

  Six Ears Macaque listened and his face also turned bitter, knowing that Shengong Bao was telling the truth. Unless the Taoist ancestor himself came out to explain, he feared that no one would dare to guide him in his cultivation. Would he have to spend his whole life closed off, bitterly cultivating and contemplating the Great Way?

  The monster beside Shengong Bao heard what he said and couldn't help but let out a snort. After spending some time with Shengong Bao, the monster had deeply understood that this master of his was actually a despicable big deceiver, with a tongue as smooth as jade, who could make anyone waver in their original thoughts if they listened to him for a while.

  "I was also deceived by him at first and became his mount, how sad" Nian Beast sighed in his heart, but then he looked at the six-eared macaque and couldn't help but smile secretly. Nian Beast had a premonition that this monkey might also be thoroughly deceived by Shen Gongbao just like himself.

  As expected, Shēn Gōng Bào suddenly chuckled and said: "Liǔ ěr, although my cultivation is only slightly higher than yours, I am the direct disciple of Yuánshǐ Tiān Zūn, the Holy Founder of the Xuán Jiào. If I were to take you as a disciple and teach you the Dao Fa, would you be willing?"

  The Nian beast is indeed mysterious, no wonder the master said that the great way is very profound and abstruse, it turns out to be a saint's son!

  The six-eared macaque listened and was overjoyed. Although he couldn't become a disciple of the immortal, becoming a disciple of one of his disciples was still a great fortune. Moreover, he finally had someone to guide him, which was much faster than cultivating alone.

  However, Liu Er Mi Hou asked cautiously: "What evidence is there?"

  Shen Gong Bao's expression was calm and collected, he didn't answer directly. He summoned the giant sword, pointed it at the sky and shouted: "Jade Clear Divine Thunder, descend!"

  Boom!

  A flash of lightning suddenly appeared, and Liu Er's eyes saw it clearly. This thunder and lightning technique was indeed the top-notch thunder technique of the Yu Xukun Sect, the Jade Clear Divine Thunder. His heart suddenly believed more than half of it, after all, this was one of the untransmitted techniques of the Yu Xukun Sect that he had left behind.

  The heavens' way is to subtract from the excessive and add to the insufficient, thus the empty overcomes the solid, the insufficient overcomes the excessive.

  As Shengong Bao's grand Daoist maxims slowly came to an end, Liu'er Mihou also fell into a brief daze, just like the Year Beast of old. When Shengong Bao stopped, Liu'er Mihou wiped the corners of his mouth and bowed respectfully: "Master is above, your disciple pays respects!"

  "Good! Good! Good!" Shengong Bao exclaimed repeatedly, and with the help of Liu Er Mihou, it will be even easier in the future to seal the gods.

  At this time, the Year Beast and Liu Er Miao did not know that Shengong Bao was just waving the banner of Xuan Jiao again, deceiving them. In fact, he was just a disciple who was about to be expelled from the Great Church by Yuanshi Tianzun.

  "You were originally the Six Ears Macaque among the Four Apes of Chaos. The macaques are actually a type of monkey, and I was going to take a surname from you. I thought about taking 'máo' (猢), but the character 'máo' has the radical for beast on the side, which is an ancient moon. Ancient means old, and moon means yin, which cannot give birth or nurture. It's better to take the character 'sūn' (猻) instead. The character 'sūn' also has the radical for beast on the side, but it's a child-bearing system. Child means boy, and bearing means delicate, which fits perfectly with the theory of infants. So, you'll be surnamed 'Sun'. And since you were born with six ears, why not just name you Six Ears?"

  Six Ears Macaque scratched his cheeks and exclaimed: "Sun Six Ears! Haha! Thank you, Master, for the name!"

  Shen Gong Bao nodded, helped Liu Er up, and then thought of himself not having named the Nian beast. He couldn't help but say: "Liu Er, this is just a mount for the master, but the master promised that when it reaches a certain level of cultivation, he will give it its freedom. Don't mind the previous fight!"

  "Get up, young one!"

  Shen Gong Bao said to the Year Beast: "You also shouldn't mind, can you?"

  "You've said that, what can I do now!" The Year Beast snorted and shouted, "But next time, let this monkey accompany me to practice, just fought for a while, my body is refreshed!"

  At this time, Liu Er was also excitedly waving his iron rod and shouted: "Alright, I'll let you know the power of Liu Er in the future!"

  Shen Gong Bao saw this and knew that both of them were hot-headed, so he let them practice their skills to help with their cultivation. He said, "Just stop at the first point, don't hurt each other!"

  "And then to the Year Beast: 'I don't know if you have a name? If not, I'll give you one!'"

  "Alright, I don't even have a name yet!" The Year Beast said excitedly. He had always lived alone and rarely interacted with others, so he didn't have a name either.

  "You were originally a beast of the year, with an extraordinary speed, jumping through the air, your whole body emitting flames, fierce flames filling the sky, why not just call you Nian Lingyan!"

  "Nian Ling Yan?" Nian Shou murmured a few sentences, feeling that it was still okay, and then shouted: "Alright, from now on I'll be called Nian Ling Yan!"

  Then Shen Gong Bao thought that there might be others attracted by the previous cyan light, so he took the two beasts and left the small island. After flying for a long time, they found an island to land on. Shen Gong Bao intended to first test the true effectiveness of the Two Instrument Purification Lamp, otherwise, having a spiritual treasure in hand without knowing its effect would make him feel itchy and unable to calm down.

  However, before the closed-door cultivation of the Two Instruments Clear and Clean Lamp, Shengong Bao gave Liu Er a task, which was to let him play his talent and see if he could find the three hidden overseas Three Great Immortal Islands. The six-eared macaque listened to the heavens and the earth, perhaps discovering some clues or not.

  After instructing for a while, Shen Gong Bao opened up a simple cave and began to close the door to refine the Two Instruments Clear and Clean Lamp. As for Liu Er and Nian Ling Yan, they started searching for the three major immortal islands on the East Sea.