Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 30: The Master's Teachings
Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and the Three Stars Cave with the slanting moon.

Nearly three o'clock in the morning

"Creak" sound.

The small door of the wooden house was pushed open, and a monkey tiptoed out, looking towards the Taoist temple in the attic.

The seed of a heart for immortality was planted twenty years ago. It took root and sprouted during the twenty years of wandering, growing deeper and deeper, and finally borne fruit today.

Xiao Chen stood in front of the window, watching the monkey go away. Although he knew that the monkey would attain enlightenment soon, this was destined.
But along the way, Xiao Chen realized how difficult it was for this monkey to seek the truth.

Ten years of wandering.

He climbed over tens of thousands of mountains one by one, searching for immortals and asking for the way from mountain to mountain.

How many times have I been laughed at, fooled and driven away by those disciples of the immortal sect?

Two years of wind and sun.

Seven years of waiting.

The monkey's journey to seek the truth cannot be described in just a few words in the book.

Xiao Chen felt extremely happy for the monkey and said quietly in his heart:
"Monkey, from today on, you are the Great Sage who can go up to heaven and down to earth, calling the wind and rain! Those who once despised you and drove you away will eventually crawl under your stick."

Xiao Chen did not live with the monkey. Master Subhuti arranged a large bunk bed for the monkey.

At about five o'clock in the morning, Xiao Chen heard another "squeak" sound, thinking that the monkey must have returned.

It's his turn.

Xiao Chen stood up gently, put on his clothes, and went to the Taoist temple where Master Subhuti lived.

When we arrived at the Taoist temple, we saw that the door was half open.

Xiao Chen smiled knowingly, walked forward, pushed open the door, and saw Master Subhuti meditating on the bed.

When Patriarch Subhuti saw Xiao Chen coming, he was not surprised at all. He stroked his beard and smiled:

"When you came, I promised you to preach on my behalf. I called you today for this purpose."

"I'm sorry to ask, Grandmaster, who are you preaching for?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen asked respectfully.

He thought about it and finally asked the question that had puzzled him for a long time.

"That person, I don't need to tell you, you will know it in the future."

Upon hearing this, Patriarch Subhuti smiled, and he still looked as mysterious as before.

"What kind of skills do you want to learn?"

Patriarch Subhuti looked at Xiao Chen and asked slowly.

Kung Fu is the cornerstone of enlightenment and is of vital importance.

"Great Heavenly Immortal Art, Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills."

In front of this powerful mind-reading person, hiding would be ridiculous. Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen simply spoke directly.

He had the answer before he came.

The Great Heavenly Immortal Secret is Sun Wukong's method for achieving enlightenment. It is an extraordinary way that can seize the fortune of heaven and earth and penetrate the mysteries of the sun and the moon. With this method, it will be no problem for one to cultivate to the realm of Golden Immortal.

The Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills is Yang Jian's skill, which has the ability to change and move, and has infinite magical powers. It is exactly "cultivate the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills, and you can roam freely in the world."

If he gets one of them, he can live freely in the world.

"Great Heavenly Immortal Art, Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills..."

Patriarch Subhuti looked at Xiao Chen, shook his head and said, "No, no, no, your path is different from theirs."

“My path is different from theirs?”

Xiao Chen was a little puzzled, but still said respectfully: "Please give me your instructions, Master."

"Do you know that there are two ways to classify the immortals in this world?" Subhuti did not answer the question directly, but asked with a smile.

"I don't know, please teach me, Master." Xiao Chen asked after hearing this. Master Subhuti said:
"The first is to classify them according to their categories. There are five immortals in the Zhoutian, namely, the immortals of heaven, earth, gods, humans, and ghosts."

"The second is to divide the realms into certain levels according to strength."

"However, the theory of this realm is unwritten."

When Xiao Chen heard Subhuti's words, he held his breath and listened attentively.

You know, these are not recorded in the original Journey to the West. The Journey to the West world does not have such a strict hierarchy as the upgrade novels of later generations.

Therefore, Sun Wukong alone has many titles such as natural born saint, celestial immortal, Taiyi immortal, Taiyi golden immortal, Daluo immortal, etc., which is really dazzling.

Unexpectedly, according to top powers like Subhuti, the immortals in the world of Journey to the West have some unwritten realm distinctions, which he has never heard of.

Patriarch Subhuti continued:
"The reason why it is unwritten is because the strength of immortals cannot be completely distinguished by realm."

"A high realm does not mean strong, and a low realm does not mean weak. When two immortals fight, there are many factors that affect them, such as magic weapons and magical powers, which cannot be measured by the strength of the realm."

"The strength of an immortal cannot be completely distinguished and measured by his realm." Xiao Chen pondered for a moment and came to understand a little.

Is Sun Wukong strong? Of course he is strong, and his realm is naturally high. But when Sun Wukong meets Princess Iron Fan, who is at a lower realm, he is blown away by a fan, so what's the point of fighting? His eyes are afraid of wind and smoke, and when he met Red Boy, the combination of Samadhi True Fire almost burned him to death.

"If we force the classification based on the strength of the immortals and their understanding of the Tao, we can roughly divide them into the realms of scattered immortals, earthly immortals, celestial immortals, true immortals, mysterious immortals, golden immortals, Taiyi golden immortals, and Daluo golden immortals."

"Once you reach the realm of Golden Immortal, you can live forever in this Yuan."

"If you reach the realm of Daluo Jinxian, heaven and man will be one, and you can enjoy the universe and endless time and space."

Patriarch Subhuti stroked his beard and chuckled, telling Xiao Chen the story.

"Grandmaster, then is this Daluo Jinxian the strongest?"

Xiao Chen secretly clicked his tongue, he never thought that this world of Journey to the West had so many hidden realms and unwritten rules.

"No, no..."

"The Golden Immortal is just a stronger chess piece."

Patriarch Subhuti looked at Xiao Chen, smiled and shook his head.

"If we follow the understanding of Tao, there are Hunyuan Jinxian at the level of Quasi-Sage and Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian at the level of Sage."

At this point, Patriarch Subhuti sighed and continued:
"In this way, I am barely qualified to play chess."

"This……"

"I wonder what realm you are in now, Master?"

Xiao Chen was dazzled by what he heard and asked directly on behalf of future netizens.

The identity and cultivation of Master Subhuti has always been an unsolved mystery in Journey to the West.

"Hahahahahaha, it cannot be said. It cannot be said."

Upon hearing this, Master Subhuti burst into laughter, which was a rare occurrence.

"Grandmaster, you haven't told me yet, how is my path different from that of the monkeys?"

After being led around in circles by Master Subhuti, Xiao Chen finally remembered his question and asked it again.

"That's it. You can understand it yourself. I can't tell you. I can't tell you. If I tell you, it won't work."

Patriarch Subhuti raised his head, looked at the sky and smiled.

Xiao Chen simply gave up this idea. These powerful men were all talking in mysterious ways. He couldn't say this or that, and it was exhausting.

Xiao Chen simply asked directly: "Then, Grandmaster, what technique are you going to teach me?"

Patriarch Subhuti was silent for a while, then stretched out his finger and touched Xiao Chen's spiritual platform.

In Xiao Chen's mind, after a while, a shadowy figure of Master Subhuti appeared, sitting on a cushion and speaking slowly:
"In the past, before the heaven and earth were created and all things were born, there were three thousand chaotic gods and demons, each displaying their magical powers, even before the immortals and Buddhas..., and later transformed into three thousand great ways..."

"Today I..."

(End of this chapter)