I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

The next morning.

Outside the temple, dewdrops on the grass caught the sunlight, and the water droplets about to drip shimmered with a golden hue.

Inside the temple, Qin Yao, in the body of Tang Sanzang, slowly opened his eyes. He saw that his three disciples were still fast asleep, showing no signs of waking up.

Instead of disturbing his peaceful sleep, he took out a water bottle and a towel from Sha Wujing's luggage, wet the towel, and wiped his dusty face.

"May I ask, are you envoys on your journey to the West to retrieve Buddhist scriptures?"

Suddenly, a dirty little monkey appeared in front of the dilapidated temple and asked softly.

Qin Yao immediately looked in the direction of the sound and saw the other person's six ears, which stirred his heart slightly.

Six-eared macaque...

He actually came to us himself!

At this moment, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing were all awakened by the question and looked towards the door.

Upon seeing the little monkey's face, their expressions varied, yet they were all equally curious.

“That’s right, we are envoys from the Great Tang Dynasty in the East, on our way to the Great Thunder Temple in the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Young brother, how do you know our identities?” Qin Yao asked knowingly.

Six Ears was overjoyed and grinned, "I heard about it inside the Lingxiao Palace..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he was overcome with grief and said with a bitter expression, "It's a pity that all my magical powers were stripped away because of my rampage in the Lingxiao Palace."

"You wreaked havoc in the Lingxiao Palace?" Sun Wukong blinked rapidly and asked, "Whose disciple are you, to be so brave?"

"My master is..."

Just as the Six-Eared Macaque was about to respond, he suddenly remembered something and sighed, "That was in my past life. In this life, I have no master."

Qin Yao knew that the little guy's master in heaven was Laozi. Otherwise, just for the fact that he caused a ruckus in the Lingxiao Palace because of his mischievousness, he should have been sent to the Execution Platform instead of being demoted to the mortal world.

"Why are the gods in heaven suddenly mentioning us?" Pigsy interjected. "Isn't the main person they're talking about Marshal Tianpeng?"

Liu Er shook his head and said, "He didn't mention Marshal Tianpeng. It was just that the Jade Emperor asked where you were, and that's why I came looking for you."

"Then why did you come to us?" Sha Wujing asked curiously.

Liu Er suddenly knelt down in front of Qin Yao and kowtowed, saying, "Please, Holy Monk, accept me as your disciple and take me with you on your journey to the west."

Qin Yao was stunned.

It wasn't because Liu Er knelt down to become a disciple, but because Liu Er wanted to become a disciple of him.

He clearly remembered that in the original story, Liu Er worshipped Sun Wukong and even learned the somersault cloud from him.

However, due to improper handling, the Eight Immortals were knocked down from the sky...

Why is it that at this point, Liu Er wants to worship me?

“Little monkey, didn’t you say that your magical powers have been stripped away? Without magical powers, you can’t protect your master. Why would your master take you as a disciple? To keep you as a pet?” Pigsy’s eyes darted around and he immediately said.

He finds it most unacceptable for someone to join halfway through; in his eyes, it's like someone trying to steal credit, and it might even dilute his own contribution.

Liu Er blinked and said, "I'm very smart."

"Clever?" Pigsy sneered. "How could a clever little monkey do something as foolish as causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace?"

"Hey, what did you say?"

Before the Six-Eared Macaque could react to these words, Sun Wukong was the first to react, frowning as he asked.

Pigsy's smile froze as he realized that the Monkey King in front of him was the ancestor of the havoc in Heaven!
"Alright, let's stop talking about those unrelated things."

Qin Yao waved his hand and looked at Liu Er, saying, "What you should be doing now is cultivating, not taking risks."

I am but a mortal, and I have never cultivated any immortal arts or techniques. I cannot teach you anything, so how could I be your master?

The Six-Eared Man was extremely intelligent. He immediately got up, knelt down before Sun Wukong, and kowtowed, saying, "Please, Great Sage, accept me as your disciple and teach me your immortal arts."

Sun Wukong chuckled and said, "You're quite clever, but I, Old Sun, have no patience for teaching. You should go to another school."

Faced with rejection, Liu Er suddenly knelt down in front of the other person, grabbed their right leg with both hands, and shouted:
"Great Sage, do you know why I caused such a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace?"
It's not for fame, nor because of my mischievousness, but purely out of my boundless admiration for you.

Among the monkeys, you are the bright moon among the stars; even if the sky is full of stars, none can overshadow your brilliance.

I have always regarded you as my faith, so even though I was banished to the mortal world, I still traveled thousands of miles to find you.

I just expressed my desire to become your disciple, the Holy Monk, and also to become your junior brother...

Please give me a chance, even if it's just for the sake of us being monkeys.

Sun Wukong: "..."

After a long pause, he scratched his head and said, "But I really don't want to take on any apprentices."

Qin Yao's heart stirred slightly, and he said, "I have two ideas, would you like to hear them?"

Sun Wukong's eyes lit up slightly, and he quickly said, "Master, please speak."

"The first solution is for you to go back to Fangcun Mountain and ask Subhuti if you can write down all your life's learning on paper and give it to me so that I can teach Xiao Liu'er. This will naturally save you from the trouble."

The second method is to send Xiao Liu Er directly to Patriarch Subhuti and ask him to accept him as a disciple and teach him with care.

The key difference lies in whether Subhuti would accept an outsider like me studying your immortal scriptures, and whether Little Six Ears should stay on Fangcun Mountain or travel west with us.

"I want to go west with you," said the Six-Eared Macaque, then pitifully tugged at Wukong's sleeve: "Great Sage, please help me."

Sun Wukong looked troubled: "This might not be easy. Even if Master is very magnanimous, I'm afraid he might not be able to..."

"Why don't you take him to Fangcun Mountain and ask? If Patriarch Subhuti can't accept the first method, then we can directly use the second method," Qin Yao said with a smile.

He had already played Tang Sanzang once, and knew that the hardest part of being Tang Sanzang was not how to go from being a pawn to a player, but how to possess magical powers in a reasonable and compliant manner.

After all, Tang Sanzang was protected and guarded by the Six Ding and Six Jia, the Eighteen Garan, and other gods and Buddhas. If any abnormality occurred, it would certainly not be hidden from the Western Paradise and the Heavenly Court.

If one were to reveal the power within their soul without any "disguise," even Buddha himself would likely have to descend to the mortal realm to investigate whether Jin Chanzi had been unsealed or whether Tang Xuanzang had been possessed...

That being said, his first suggestion was just a small experiment.

If this is successful, and this precedent is set, then even if one's cultivation progresses rapidly in the future, it will be considered a sign of exceptional talent.

After all, Sun Wukong in the pilgrimage team is a typical example, and no one would doubt this.

The key is still the beginning; that's why they say everything is difficult at the beginning.
"good idea."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong's eyes lit up. He raised his hand and summoned a somersault cloud, smiling as he called out, "Little Six-Eared Fox, come on up. I'll take you to Fangcun Mountain to ask Master..."

"Thank you, Holy Monk! Thank you, Great Sage!" The Six-Eared Macaque was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

Sun Wukong smiled and said, "Don't rush to thank me. It's not even close to being settled yet. You can thank me after it's all done."

A moment later, watching the two monkeys depart on golden clouds, Pigsy couldn't help but lean close to Qin Yao and whispered:
“Master, why are you helping this Six-Eared Macaque? Judging from his own account, he's a troublemaker. If you help him now, he might bring you disaster in the future.” Qin Yao smiled and asked in return, “Bajie, why are we going on the journey to the West?”

"Because we want to spread Buddhism to the East," said Pigsy.

"Why did you want to spread Buddhism to the East?" Qin Yao pressed.

"Because we need to educate all the people," Pigsy replied.

Qin Yao nodded slightly: "To put it in detail, it is to retrieve the Mahayana scriptures and relieve the suffering of all beings. But how can we save all beings if we don't save one person? Liu Er's misfortune and demotion make him someone who needs to be guided."

Pigsy: "..."

This moral high ground left him speechless, but when it came to Tang Sanzang, and he heard it from the other person's mouth, he couldn't even judge it as hypocrisy!

Shortly after.

Fangcun Mountain, Sanxing Cave.

Wearing a golden crown and a green robe, with a solemn face and a long black beard, Patriarch Subhuti sat on a platform, smiling as he looked at his disciples below: "Wukong, what brings you here?"

Sun Wukong pushed the little six-eared dog that was following behind him to the front and explained the reason with a smile.

Upon hearing Xuanzang's two suggestions, Subhuti's face suddenly showed a hint of surprise.

In his view, Xuanzang's first suggestion was very interesting, and its profound meaning was thought-provoking...

Could it be interpreted as: the other party asked Wukong to come and ask if he could teach them the magic of the Bodhi school?

Then the problem is coming.

Why would Xuanzang have this thought?
What changes will this idea bring to the journey to the West?
Thinking of this, a sense of anticipation inexplicably arose in his heart. He then took out three immortal scriptures and handed them to Sun Wukong:
"Wukong, this is the true and wonderful secret of the integration of esoteric and exoteric teachings, the Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends, and the Somersault Cloud. These are all spells that I taught you back then. Take them back and give them to Xuanzang. Let him see if he can understand them. If he can understand them, then ask him to teach them to the Six-Eared Macaque."

Sun Wukong reached out and took the three immortal scriptures, and couldn't help but say, "Master, isn't this equivalent to giving away three immortal scriptures to Buddhism for nothing?"

Subhuti shook his head and said, "It is to be given to Xuanzang, not to the Buddhist community. Don't worry, he won't give it to anyone else in the Buddhist community, otherwise he wouldn't have proposed these two methods."

Sun Wukong seemed to be thinking about something, and then asked further, "Do you wish to establish a good relationship with Master Xuanzang?"

Subhuti said meaningfully, "I want to see what his plans are. If Master Xuanzang has acquired magic, the Western Paradise will probably be in turmoil, and there will definitely be a good show to watch in the future."

Sun Wukong: "..."

"Stop overthinking it. Go and give my regards to Master Xuanzang." Subhuti waved his hand as he remained silent.

Sun Wukong let out a soft breath: "Yes, Master."

Subhuti smiled as he watched them leave, thinking to himself, "Xuanzang, if you can break through this predicament with these three immortal scriptures in the future, I hope you will not forget my kindness and will lend me a hand once."

He had long anticipated that he would soon face a calamity, though not one that would be life-threatening, but one that he felt would not be easy to resolve.

If it were delayed for decades or even centuries, by the time Xuanzang finished his pilgrimage and achieved his goal, he could have been of great help to himself.

This is the main reason why he was willing to take the first approach; it wasn't simply about building good relationships, but rather an investment with expectations...

In the blink of an eye.

The somersault cloud descended from the sky like a divine rainbow, bringing two monkeys, one large and one small, to the front of the dilapidated temple.

Inside the dilapidated temple, Qin Yao slowly rose from behind a counter, smiling as he watched them enter: "What did Patriarch Subhuti say?"

Sun Wukong casually took out three immortal scriptures and handed them to him, saying, "He gave me these three scriptures and asked me to bring them to you to take a look."

Qin Yao reached out and took the scripture, a smile involuntarily appearing on his face: "Besides that, did he have any other instructions?"

Sun Wukong shook his head and said, "No, he just asked me to give you his regards."

Qin Yao slowly narrowed his eyes and said, "I owe a debt of gratitude to my ancestor."

Sun Wukong: "?"

Wasn't he supposed to be teaching the Six-Eared Macaque? How did it become Master Xuanzang receiving a favor from Master Bodhi?

This is a bit complicated!
"Can I cultivate immortal techniques now?" Just as he was wondering, the Six-Eared Macaque asked excitedly.

"Can you read?" Qin Yao asked.

The Six-Eared Macaque nodded and said, "I can read. My former master taught me."

"Try to see if you can understand it." Qin Yao then handed the scripture with the seventy-two transformations written on it to the other party.

Liu Er took the manual and glanced at it, then looked completely bewildered: "What does all this say?"

He recognized every single word on the first page of the scripture, but he couldn't understand it at all when they were put together.

Sun Wukong chuckled and said, "How could there be no threshold in cultivating immortal scriptures? This is the threshold. Those with average talent need the guidance of a master to cross the threshold. Even those with exceptional talent need the guidance of a master to avoid going astray."

At this point, he turned to look at his master, who was reading the "True and Wonderful Manual of the Perfect Union of Exoteric and Esoteric Teachings," and thought to himself, "I wonder if my master can understand it. If not, I'll have to work hard from now on."

At this moment, Qin Yao had already read through the first three pages of the True and Wonderful Manual of the Perfect Union of Exoteric and Esoteric Teachings and finally confirmed that this was the Great Celestial Immortal Manual that he was mainly cultivating.

To be honest, in terms of understanding the Great Celestial Technique, even the Sun Wukong before him might not be as good as he is now.

After all, he had the Jade Tablet of Creation to forcibly unlock his power. No matter how strong Sun Wukong's comprehension or how high his talent was, he could not surpass the Jade Tablet of Creation!

"Master, can you understand it?"

Before long, seeing that he had already flipped through more than ten pages, Sun Wukong finally couldn't help but ask.

Qin Yao nodded slightly: "That's easy to understand."

Sun Wukong: "???"

It's easy to understand, isn't it?
What about the entry requirements?
Is this really true?
"Master, can you really understand it?" After a long moment of astonishment, Sun Wukong asked incredulously.

"Is it strange that you can understand it?" Qin Yao raised his eyes and said, "When you were learning it, you couldn't understand it?"

Sun Wukong: "..."

"What does it mean that the moon hides the jade rabbit and the sun hides the crow, and the tortoise and snake are intertwined?" After a moment, still unable to believe it, he suddenly asked.

Qin Yao replied without hesitation, “This sentence needs to be understood in conjunction with the preceding sentences. It roughly means that by eliminating evil desires, one can forge a firm nature; by perfecting both nature and life, one can achieve enlightenment in an empty room.”

The bright moon rises from the seabed, illuminating my crystal-clear body, within which lie countless mountains and rivers.

The tortoise and snake intertwined signifies the union of the heart and kidneys, the interaction of Yin and Yang, achieving inner harmony and a unified energy. The fire represents the true fire of Samadhi…

Seeing his confident and eloquent manner, Sun Wukong was completely dumbfounded.

impossible.

Absolutely not.

How can there be someone in the world with such terrifying comprehension?
When I was cultivating the Tao, I only grasped its profound mysteries through oral transmission from my master… (End of Chapter)