The Journey to the West is over, and the Perfect Life System is here

Chapter 10 The Three Disasters
The laws and rhymes brewing around Sun Wukong finally reached a limit.

In just a moment, the void on all sides began to tremble.

hum!
The sharp intention of drawing the bow and ready to shoot suddenly turned into an invisible arrow that shot out of the string, carrying a powerful momentum and soaring into the sky.

boom!
The sea of clouds above Fangcun Mountain surged, stirring up waves throughout the entire space.

"Disperse!" Patriarch Bodhi raised his hand and waved it. A golden divine light burst out from his sleeves, instantly calming the sea of clouds above, covering this space, and leaving the invisible arrow in this corner.

Sun Wukong opened his eyes, and the Monkey King, who had been calm just now, immediately became happy: "Master, I understand!"

"Haha, good, good." Patriarch Bodhi stroked his beard and laughed.

"Thank you for your guidance, my dear woodcutter." Sun Wukong bowed to the woodcutter again.

"No need to thank me, this is your own ability." The woodcutter smiled and suppressed the excitement in his heart.

"Wukong, congratulations." Lan Cai took the initiative to congratulate.

"Hehe, thank you very much, thank you very much." Sun Wukong bowed with a smile.

"Wukong," Patriarch Bodhi warned again, "since you have such talent, you should strike while the iron is hot. Next, you should practice diligently to understand the Dao and strive to comprehend more of the laws of the Dao of Archery.

Remember, enlightenment and practice are not achieved overnight..."

At the end, he stopped, shook his head and smiled: "These words are useless."

But Sun Wukong still saluted respectfully: "Disciple will remember this!"

……

Next, Sun Wukong really began to practice seriously and stopped exploring everywhere.

In addition to enlightenment, he would still go to the woodcutter to ask for various archery knowledge.

Because he has not yet truly mastered the principles of archery, this kind of learning will help him in his enlightenment and practice.

On this day, as usual, he sat cross-legged on a large rock on the top of Fangcun Mountain to meditate.

When he was in the clouds, there was a sea of clouds flowing slowly around him, making him look like a transcendent being.

After an unknown amount of time, Sun Wukong suddenly opened his eyes, and a divine light as sharp as an arrow flashed across his lively eyes.

"Well, I'm still a long way from the first level, but I wonder how much longer it will take?"

After his last epiphany, he did understand the principles of archery, but that was just barely over the threshold. He had a little bit of Taoist energy, but it was not yet a true comprehension and mastery.

There are twelve levels of archery rules. Only when you have comprehended the first level can you be considered to have officially entered the realm.

As for achieving the Hunyuan Dao Fruit, you have to wait until you have fully mastered the first level before you can try it.

However, with the practice during this period, he clearly felt that his enlightenment speed was gradually slowing down, and his progress was not as fast as before.

Just like Master said, enlightenment and cultivation are not achieved overnight.

Unless he can have an epiphany every time.

But Sun Wukong understood that this was obviously impossible.

Suddenly, the system voice that he hadn't heard for many days rang in his mind again.

After three years of cultivation, you have attained the Dharma nature, and your roots are strong, your divine body is already infused. Patriarch Bodhi said you still need to be wary of the Three Calamities. Upon hearing this, you felt a chill run down your spine and immediately asked the Patriarch for guidance on how to avoid the Three Calamities. With hope in his eyes, the Patriarch told you that you could choose between the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Evil numbers.

[Quest Obtained: Three Disasters, You Need to Choose the Right Way to Avoid Them, Ideally to Satisfy Bodhi Patriarch]

"Expectations, satisfaction?" Sun Wukong scratched his face thoughtfully and immediately understood the key to this mission.

Back then, his master did ask him to make a choice, but when he saw that there were seventy-two variations of the Earthly Evil Number, he thought that more numbers were better, so he chose one with more variations.

After leaving Fangcun Mountain, he frequently used his 72 transformations, only to discover that there were gaps in the original Earthly Evil Numbers. For example, during his first fight with Yang Erlang, when the two competed in transformation techniques, he transformed into a small temple, but his tail could not be retracted, so he had to stand it up as a flagpole, thus revealing a major flaw.

Also, on the journey west, similar situations occurred from time to time, such as missing monkey hair or missing red shares during changes.

The most common thing is that the true face is revealed as soon as the face smiles.

He had always thought that it was because he was not skilled enough, or that he was missing a cheek compared to others, so he failed to fully master the Disha Numbers.

Now he understood everything. It turned out that he had not learned it all. The Tiangang numbers and the Disha numbers should be learned together.

If the two are separated, both will have shortcomings.

A fool like Bajie learned the Tiangang numbers, but he could only transform into crude objects and couldn't even transform into a little girl.

"No wonder Master had such expectations in his eyes when he asked me to make a choice." Sun Wukong chuckled, "It's just that I was so focused on avoiding the Three Calamities at the time that I didn't pay attention to these things.

Otherwise, if I had learned it, I don’t know how many disasters I would have avoided on my journey westward!”

Of course, he also knew in his heart that the journey to the West had 81 difficulties. If these disasters were avoided, there would probably be more disasters.

"Hehe, then let's make Master satisfied again." Sun Wukong scratched his face and smiled, then immediately turned back to the Three Stars Cave.

……

Patriarch Bodhi was meditating, and when he saw Sun Wukong coming, he smiled more.

Recently, he has become increasingly satisfied with his disciple's enlightenment and practice, and he always looks pleasant when he sees him.

Because if it can continue like this, then the future is really promising!
When Sun Wukong came closer, he smiled and asked, "Wukong, what do you want to see me for?"

Sun Wukong bowed earnestly and said, "Master, I have been practicing cultivation recently and have felt that I am lacking. I would like to ask you to teach me the Tiangang Numbers to make up for my shortcomings."

Patriarch Bodhi became puzzled. He had shown the Tiangang numbers and Disha numbers in the first place so that Wukong could learn how to avoid the three disasters, because this was a test for practicing the Dapin Tianxian Jue.

The second was to see if Wukong had the ambition to have it all, but he discovered that even after going through all kinds of trials and tribulations to cultivate himself, the Monkey King still had a pure heart, and in the end he only chose a Disha number with many variations.

He was indeed a little disappointed at the time, but he was more relieved, because only such a pure heart can prevent one from losing his nature.

And now this disciple who has become a Buddha suddenly comes to learn Tiangang numbers, which really makes him confused.

Going to learn archery from the woodcutter can also be explained as a way to attain enlightenment and practice. After all, archery and the laws of archery are all part of the way of archery.

But why are you still learning these magical powers now?
This is like having already passed the imperial examination and then coming back to learn how to chop wood and hunt. It is very unreasonable.

In addition, anyone who embarks on the path of enlightenment will want to focus all their energy on enlightenment and practice. Why would they waste time on a magical power of transformation?

Many thoughts flashed through Bodhi Patriarch's mind in an instant.

However, seeing Sun Wukong's eager eyes again, he did not refuse. He nodded slightly and said, "Well, I will teach you the Tiangang Number as well."

"Thank you, Master!" Sun Wukong was overjoyed.

Patriarch Bodhi smiled and taught Wukong the secret techniques of Tiangang, but he was not worried that it would delay his enlightenment and practice.

Because he knew clearly his disciple's comprehension ability, once he understood one thing, he would understand everything, and it would not take long for him to master the Tiangang numbers.

Before leaving, Sun Wukong suddenly asked, "I have already learned the Disha Numbers, and now I have learned the Tiangang Numbers. Master, are you satisfied?"

Bodhi Patriarch was a little confused by the question. It was not like when he first started learning Taoism, so what was there to be satisfied or dissatisfied about?

But he was really satisfied with Sun Wukong now, so he nodded and smiled: "Satisfied!"

After hearing this, Sun Wukong chuckled, bowed seriously, and then turned around and left happily.

(End of this chapter)