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

Chapter 7 Choice
"Yes, Hunyuan Dao Fruit." Patriarch Bodhi continued, "When I last taught the Dharma, I said that the realms of immortality are divided into earthly immortals, celestial immortals, true immortals, golden immortals, Taiyi golden immortals, and Daluo golden immortals.

Among them, Daluo and Taiyi are in the same realm, the former is the orthodox Xuanmen, and the latter is a side sect cultivator.

The highest level of the Great Heavenly Immortal Art I teach you is this."

Sun Wukong scratched his hands. He had already become a Taiyi Golden Immortal. Otherwise, how could he have had the strength to sweep away a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals with his stick when he made trouble in the Heavenly Palace.

Later, because he was pressed under the Five Elements Mountain, his cultivation stagnated.

Of course, there is another reason, which is that he doesn’t know what to cultivate next or how to cultivate the Hunyuan Dao Fruit.

"In fact, you were born with the primordial Qi within you. You already possess a primordial body." Patriarch Bodhi smiled again, "and this is also the fundamental reason for your rapid progress in cultivation."

"Oh?" Sun Wukong blinked his lively eyes.

"Of course, the Hunyuan Body and the Hunyuan Dao Fruit are not the same thing," said Patriarch Bodhi. "Because you haven't yet reached the level of cultivation to unleash the power of Hunyuan Qi, at most you only have brute force and endurance."

"So I still need the Hunyuan Dao Fruit?" Sun Wukong understood and immediately bowed, saying, "Master, please teach me how to cultivate the Hunyuan Dao Fruit!"

"That's actually quite simple. You just need to understand the Dao." Patriarch Bodhi said with a smile, "When you comprehend the Dao's principles, you'll be able to achieve the Hunyuan Dao Fruit and unleash the Hunyuan Qi."

"The law of the Tao?" Sun Wukong asked hurriedly.

"Yes, it is often said that there are three thousand great ways." Bodhi Patriarch said, "In fact, the three thousand is just a figurative number, which means that everything can become a way.

But the only thing I can teach you is the method of achieving the Hunyuan Dao Fruit, because enlightenment requires self-realization."

"Disciple understands." Sun Wukong chuckled, "Also, Master's way may not be suitable for disciples."

“Indeed.” Patriarch Bodhi nodded and continued, “To achieve the Hunyuan Dao Fruit is actually to attain the Dao, and there are three methods.

One is to prove the Tao through merit. One needs to do great merit and get the help of heaven. Without any rules, one can achieve the Hunyuan Tao fruit.

The second is to prove the truth through the Three Corpses, which requires three innate magic weapons of the same origin, so as to kill the three corpses of good and evil and obtain the incomplete laws in the innate magic weapons.

The third is to prove the Dao through the law, which requires one to comprehend the Dao law by oneself, without any external aid, so it is the strongest.

"Achieving enlightenment through merit and virtue, or through the Three Corpses, are both tricks. Inappropriate, inappropriate." Sun Wukong waved his hands, "Disciple is willing to learn the principles and attain enlightenment."

"Think carefully," Patriarch Bodhi said sternly, "You have returned from your journey to the West with great merit. The path of achieving enlightenment through merit is the easiest.

It is also possible to use the three corpses to prove the truth. With your current strength and status, it is not difficult to find three innate magic weapons with the same origin.

And with your status in Buddhism, Lingshan will definitely give it to you as long as you ask for it.

If one were to follow the path of enlightenment through the laws, it would be hard to say. Perhaps one would not be able to comprehend the laws even after a thousand, ten thousand, or even a hundred thousand or a million years.

Even if you realize it, your progress may be slow."

"Then I am also willing to learn a law to prove my Dao!" Sun Wukong's eyes were firm. "Since you want to learn, let me learn the strongest one!"

"Good!" Patriarch Bodhi smiled even more. "Listen carefully, the Hunyuan Dao Fruits that have been proven through the laws of the Tao also have different levels of strength. There are Hunyuan Golden Immortals, Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortals, and the legendary Hunyuan Wuji Daluo Golden Immortals!"

When Sun Wukong heard this, his eyes lit up and his heart was filled with excitement. He had finally found the direction of his cultivation!

Later, under the teachings of the ancestor, he had a clearer understanding of the Hunyuan Dao Fruit.

“Only those who have attained the Hunyuan Dao Fruit through the laws of the universe can be called Hunyuan Jinxian or Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian.”

"Only Quasi-Sages and Primordial Saints can achieve the Dao through Merit and the Three Corpses."

"As for the legendary Hunyuan Wuji Daluo Jinxian, no one has yet achieved it. The counterpart is the Dao Sage!"

"The Dao Law has twelve levels in the Primordial Golden Immortal stage. If I can comprehend a complete Dao Law, I can become the strongest person in the Three Realms!"

"Because... there is no saint in the Three Realms!"

The more Sun Wukong thought about it, the more excited he became. This was the path he should take.

……

The next day, Lan Cai arrived at the back door of the Taoist temple early in the morning and waited respectfully for the master to come out.

But when the door opened, it wasn't the Patriarch who came out. Seeing the thin figure of Sun Wukong, Lan Cai was stunned, and his heart was filled with irrepressible envy and some unspeakable complex emotions.

Because this is the second time!

Although nearly a thousand years have passed, he still clearly remembers that day when the eastern sky was just getting brighter, he came early to serve the master.

Surprisingly, before he turned to the back door of the Taoist palace, he saw Wukong happily coming out of the master's residence, then following the old road to the front door and quietly returning to his own residence.

Only then did he suddenly realize why his master suddenly became angry and used a ruler to teach Wukong a lesson in public when he was preaching the day before.

It turns out that everything was done in order to teach Wukong the supreme magic alone.

Later it turned out that this was indeed the case.

The Monkey King, who had been sweeping the Fangcun Mountain for seven years, suddenly gained some skills and improved day by day, soon surpassing all his fellow disciples.

By the tenth year, the master no longer concealed his intention and taught Wukong in public how to avoid the three disasters and a somersault cloud that could travel 108,000 miles, which made everyone envious.

But unexpectedly, the master's love for Wukong also ended there.

Wukong just showed off some of his magical powers in public, and was ruthlessly driven down the mountain by his master.

Of course, he later found out that it was all done intentionally by his master.

And today, when he saw Wukong coming out of the master's room again, Lan Cai understood that his master's favorite was still the Monkey King from Huaguo Mountain.

I just don’t know what the master has taught me this time.

Many thoughts flashed through Lan Cai's mind. He quickly put away his stunned expression and said with a smile, "Wukong, congratulations."

"Hehe, thank you very much, thank you very much." Sun Wukong smiled and bowed, then left contentedly.

Soon afterwards, the woodcutter also arrived at Bodhi Patriarch's residence.

He asked directly: "Master, didn't you say you wanted to test Wukong's practice?"

Patriarch Bodhi said, "I have already tested it last night."

The woodcutter was a little surprised, then asked, "What's his attitude?"

Patriarch Bodhi shook his head slightly: "It's a little different from what I thought. After Wukong became a Buddha, he still pursued freedom and wanted to obtain true freedom and ease.

And he hates being bullied and schemed against the most, so I'm afraid he'll resent me in the future."

The woodcutter said, "Master was not in control of his own actions at the beginning. I have already made this clear to him."

Patriarch Bodhi sighed, "This is one time, that is another time."

The woodcutter comforted him, "Wukong is a man of great loyalty and righteousness. He will surely understand Master's good intentions in the future."

Patriarch Bodhi smiled and said, "You can blame me, but there is no turning back now."

The woodcutter also sighed and asked, "What did he choose in the end?"

Patriarch Bodhi said: "The law proves the truth."

The woodcutter frowned and fell silent.

Lan Cai on the side was very surprised. He had always wanted to know what the master had passed on this time, but he couldn't open his mouth. Now he finally knew.

I didn’t expect that Wukong would take the most difficult path!

After a brief silence, the woodcutter asked solemnly, "Master, Wukong's destiny has already ended. It's easy for him to choose to attain enlightenment through merit or through the Three Corpses. No one will suspect anything."

But the law of justice... this will affect the interests of all parties, is it really feasible?"

"End? No, his destiny has just begun!" Bodhi Patriarch's eyes were deep.

(End of this chapter)