I start by marrying Yunxiao, who's in a vegetative state; I'm invincible in the primor

The stone monkey decided to take Ao Cai out to sea.

Ao Cai nodded happily, the nascent dragon horns on her head gleaming with a soft light.

"However! Once we're at sea, you'll have to listen to me!"

"Okay, whatever you say, whatever you say!"

"Brother Monkey, where do you plan to find a master to learn your skills?"

The stone monkey shook his head blankly, "After leaving Flower Fruit Mountain, I realized that the world is boundless, and I don't know where to go..."

The stone monkey only knew that he wanted to learn skills, to have complete and profound skills. Those three who were monitoring him must be more than just the three of them!

There are a lot more!

From the moment the stone monkey was born, it sensed countless gazes watching it!

His own fate... seemed to be controlled by them, and the stone monkey desperately wanted to change it and take control of his own destiny!

Ao Cai tilted her head and thought for a moment, then her eyes suddenly lit up. "Let's go to Jin'ao Island! It's on the coast of the East China Sea. It's the sacred site of the Shangqing Sage. I've heard my father say that the Shangqing Sage is incredibly powerful and omnipotent, and believes that everything has a glimmer of hope!"

Although the stone monkey did not know who the Shangqing Sage was, upon hearing Ao Cai's words, he knew that the sage must be extraordinary, so he nodded.

"Okay, let's go to Jin'ao Island then."

The two slipped out of the Dragon Palace under cover of night.

Ao Cai was very familiar with the passageways of the Dragon Palace. Holding the fluffy hand of the stone monkey, she walked into one of them.

The passageway was dark, with water ripples on the walls, and the only sound was the flowing water.

"Let me tell you, this passageway is very fast and interconnected. If you're not careful, you might get lost," Ao Cai said as they walked.

"But I grew up in the Dragon Palace, so naturally I'm familiar with it all!"

The stone monkey nodded in understanding, "That's fine..."

However, the stone monkey was soon dumbfounded.

After going around in circles for a long time.

The stone monkey scratched his head and couldn't help but ask, "Where are we?"

Ao Cai stopped, looked around, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on her face. "It seems... I'm lost..."

Stone Monkey: "??"

"Didn't you say...you were very familiar with it?"

"Yes, I am very familiar with it, but this was left by our ancestors. I can't possibly have walked through it all, can I? Isn't that unreasonable?"

The stone monkey laughed angrily, "Beaver of the Ganges!"

"No rush, let's find the way out slowly first!"

"Don't worry, Brother Monkey, we'll definitely get out!"

Ao Cai continued to lead the way.

The small dragon horns on both sides of its head emitted a soft light.

After an unknown amount of time, a dim sliver of light appeared at the end of the passageway.

It was accompanied by a faint, unpleasant odor.

The stone monkey and Ao Cai emerged from the human sewers.

He had a faint stench emanating from his body.

Someone passing by saw that the two men were filthy, shook his head, and threw down two copper coins.

Stone Monkey: "Thank you!"

Ao Cai clenched her fists. "Hey! What does this mean?"

"I, the dignified Sixth Princess of the East Sea, am being treated like a beggar?"

The stone monkey quickly grabbed Ao Cai, "My dear princess, this isn't the East Sea, don't cause trouble!"

When you're out and about in an unfamiliar environment, and you don't know what's going on around you, it's best not to cause trouble.

Ao Cai wasn't really angry, after all, the other party meant well!

The stone monkey accepted the two copper coins.

After emerging from the sewer, I began to look around at my surroundings.

Before me lay a bustling market street.

The road is paved with bluestone slabs, and there are neat shops on both sides, selling cloth, medicine and food, with people coming and going.

Sunlight shone on the roof tiles, making them gleam.

The air was filled with the aroma of freshly steamed buns and the sweet scent of candied hawthorns.

Prosperity, flourishing!

The stone monkey swallowed hard. "So many people..."

Ao Cai: "Indeed... there are so many people..."

"Where are we?"

Ao Cai said weakly, "Brother Monkey... I don't know either..."

"Ask someone..."

"Don't rush, use water control to cleanse it..."

Find a corner and finish cleaning.

Stone Monkey and Ao Cai stepped back onto the bustling streets, feeling the air was fresher.

Ao Cai looked at the strings of red things. "What are these?"

Vendor: "Candied hawthorns, one coin a skewer."

Ao Cai raised her hand and took out a pearl. "Here you go, keep the change."

The vendor glanced at the pearls and quickly shook his head, "I won't buy them!"

Ao Cai: "Why? Is this pearl fake? Worthless?"

"We simply won't accept it; there's no need for so many 'whys'."

The human race, since opening the market at Lieshan and creating currency, has long established rules to ensure market stability.

The money was officially printed.

Apart from this, it cannot be circulated among humans!

The concern is that cultivators from the prehistoric era might arbitrarily amass mountains of gold and silver, disrupting the human market.

The human race has risen to power, and no cultivator has dared to disrupt the human market. Those who have tried are already dead.

Don't you see? Even if Kunpeng wanted to eat mutton, he had to have his disciples work for humans to earn money just to buy it!

Ao Cai was so hungry she cried, and looked at the stone monkey with a pitiful expression, "Brother Monkey, I want to..."

The stone monkey shook his head, took out the two copper coins the man had given him earlier, and said, "I want a string of them!"

The vendor's attitude changed as soon as he saw the money; he said, "Okay!"

"Brother Monkey, aren't you going to eat?"

"I don't like it."

Ao Cai ate a few candied hawthorns, which were sweet and sour. "Brother Monkey, you should try some."

"I won't eat it, it's all your saliva."

"Try it, it's delicious..."

Stone Monkey: "Mmm! You have to admit, it tastes pretty good..."

The stone monkey took a bite and chatted with the vendor, "Brother, where is this?"

With the rise of the human race, they are no longer afraid of cultivators. Moreover, once cultivators enter the city, they must follow human rules. The vendors are not afraid of the monkey-headed cultivators either. "This is Luoyang City."

"Brother, you just arrived in Luoyang?"

"Luoyang is one of the super capital cities of our human race!"

The vendor then told the two some human rules.

The stone monkey imitated the humans by bowing and saying, "Thank you, thank you."

"It's nothing."

The two walked down the street. The stone monkey's fur was golden, and Ao Cai had horns on his head, attracting a lot of attention.

However, the people of Luoyang were used to seeing cultivators, so they weren't surprised.

Ao Cai saw many strange and unusual things that could not be seen in the Dragon Palace.

"It looks delicious and fun, I want to buy it..."

Stone Monkey: "Foolish! Where would we get any money?"

"Isn't there one left?"

Then I found a coin, but I couldn't do anything with it!

After a while.

With one coin, I bought a bowl of clear soup noodles from a roadside vendor.

"Sixth Princess, you eat first."

"It's bland and watery, I don't like it..."

The stone monkey shook its head and chose to eat it itself!

The stone monkey doesn't know how to use chopsticks...

He tried to imitate the older man next to him by using chopsticks, which was extremely comical.

The stall owner laughed, "This monkey doesn't know how to eat noodles..."

The guy next to me added some chili peppers.

The stone monkey also added some chili peppers.

The next moment! Speechless from the spiciness.

But the stone monkey didn't feel embarrassed. He didn't know how to do it anyway, and learning always involves stumbles and setbacks.

I don't care about the strange looks.

The stone monkey was sitting at a roadside stall eating noodles when it suddenly saw someone walking towards it.

A middle-aged man, dressed in a gray Taoist robe, with a long sword hanging at his waist, had a dignified face, a steady gait, and a faint Taoist aura flowing around him.

The stone monkey blinked its eyes, golden light flowing in them. The aura emanating from this person was pure and righteous, like a pool of clear water, without any impurities.

"A divine presence!"

'And the light emanating from it was completely different from that emanating from the three people monitoring me...'

As Yin Xi was walking, he suddenly noticed a gaze on him, so he turned around and looked back.

I saw a monkey sitting on a noodle stall, looking at me.

Yin Xi's eyes also gleamed with a mysterious light; these were the Heavenly Eyes honed through the Shangqing Immortal Technique, fixed on the monkey!

The monkey emitted a flowing light, was agile, and showed no significant fluctuations in cultivation level.

Yin Xi knew that he was not a wicked person.

Yin Xi nodded in acknowledgment.

The stone monkey nodded quickly.

Yin Xi left directly.

The stone monkey gazed at the other's retreating figure, 'A true immortal!'

After finishing the noodles.

The stone monkey and Ao Cai strolled around Luoyang City.

Without money, I can only look, I can't buy anything.

By nightfall, they had nowhere to stay.

The stone monkey led Ao Cai to the bottom of a bridge pier.

Ao Cai: "? Me, the dignified Sixth Princess of the East Sea, Monkey King, you want me to live under a bridge?"

"This is so embarrassing!"

The stone monkey laughed, "The days of going to sea to find a master are tough. Can't even the princess endure this little bit of hardship?"

"Please, please, let's go back to the East China Sea!"

"Ha! Don't underestimate me!"

then!

A monkey and a dragon spent the night under a bridge arch.

They snuggled together and fell asleep.

Night deepened.

The stone monkey seemed to sense something amiss in the sea of ​​clouds and suddenly opened its eyes.

Look out at the sea of ​​clouds!

It was that immortal from the daytime!

He stood on a celestial sword, his body shimmering with mysterious light. He raised his hand and unleashed a sword technique, sending countless phantoms hurtling towards the sea of ​​clouds!

Dark energy is hidden in the sea of ​​clouds and mist!

Ten thousand sword phantoms pierced through the sea of ​​clouds!

The stone monkey's eyes gleamed with golden light, and it quickly said, "Brother, the one in the sea of ​​clouds is an illusion; it's actually on the southeast side!"

Yin Xi was shocked. "What?"

Reminded, Yin Xi turned his sword and unleashed a beam of light towards the southeast!

"what!"

A cry of pain rang out, followed by an angry shout: "Damn wild monkey! You're asking for it!"

The black aura reappeared, rushing straight at the stone monkey!

Yin Xi sneered, "How dare you be so presumptuous in front of me!"

Yin Xi raised his hand, and a bolt of lightning struck the black mist!

The black mist cursed, "Damn Taoist! You're something else!"

The black mist escaped!

Seeing this, Yin Xi shook his head helplessly and did not chase after them, but instead descended into the sea of ​​clouds.

To the bridge arch.

"This humble Taoist priest is Yin Xi. Thank you for your reminder, fellow Taoist." Yin Xi clasped his hands in greeting.

The stone monkey returned the greeting with clasped hands, saying, "Greetings, senior immortal."

Yin Xi smiled in disbelief, "What kind of senior immortal am I?"

"Fellow Daoist saw through the demon's disguise at a glance, surpassing even this humble Daoist."

Yin Xi saw him during the day and assumed he had no cultivation, but he was able to see through it at a glance, which was truly remarkable.

The stone monkey quickly replied, "My eyesight is good... I don't know how to cultivate."

The stone monkey explained that he came out of Flower Fruit Mountain to seek a master and learn skills.

Upon hearing this, Yin Xi glanced at the stone monkey again, smiled, and said, "I see."

Ao Cai poked the stone monkey's arm.

The stone monkey immediately bowed deeply, "Immortal..."

Before the stone monkey could finish speaking, Yin Xi said, "Brother Stone Monkey, you have lofty ambitions. I have been fortunate enough to cultivate some magical power, and I dare not delay you."

The stone monkey's eyes dimmed.

When Duobao went west out of Hangu Pass, Yin Xi was fortunate enough to inherit the Shangqing Sword Technique and mastered it.

Wandering through the Immortal Realm, preparing to accomplish some feats before heading to Golden Turtle Island to meet Master Duobao!

Yin Xi changed the subject, "Everything has a glimmer of hope. My brother has excellent talent, background, and comprehension. After I have dealt with the matters in Luoyang, I can recommend you to Jin'ao Island."

The stone monkey exclaimed in surprise, "Golden Turtle Island?"

Ao Cai was overjoyed, "We originally wanted to go to Jin'ao Island, but unfortunately we got lost..."

"Haha, what a coincidence!"

The stone monkey laughed and asked, "Brother, is the matter you're dealing with that demon?"

Yin Xi nodded in understanding and said, "Recently, more than a dozen women have gone missing around Luoyang, all of them young girls dressed in red. I've been investigating for half a month, and the clues point to Mangshan outside the city—it's the work of that wolf demon from earlier!"

"It was originally a demon, but it became possessed by a demon and has some abilities."

Upon hearing this, the stone monkey asked, "Those demons only capture those dressed in red?"

"That seems to be the case at the moment."

The stone monkey thought for a moment, "Then I'll disguise myself as a girl in red and let the demons kidnap me. You can follow behind, and we'll be able to find their lair, right?"

"I can see through his disguise, and I will help my brother break through his disguise."

"This method is feasible, but it's too risky," Yin Xi said after a moment's thought.

The stone monkey was not afraid at all. "As long as my brother acts quickly, there will be no danger."

Yin Xi could tell that the stone monkey was serious, so he nodded in understanding.

The three of them found an inn to stay in.

Yin Xi raised his hand and pointed, transforming the stone monkey into the appearance of a girl in red.

Ao Cai laughed so hard she almost fell over, hugging the stone monkey's arm, "Brother Monkey, Sister Monkey."

Stone Monkey: "..."

The stone monkey ignored her and asked Yin Xi, "When are we going to make our move?"

"In a few days, I will pretend to leave Luoyang. The wolf demon will be injured and will surely continue its actions."

No other reason than that human blood is extremely nourishing for demons!

"good!"

Five days later.

Proceed according to plan.

Yin Xi pretended to leave.

After dark, the moonlight was faint, and a thin mist rose.

The stone monkey, dressed in red, walked alone down the street, pretending to be in a hurry to get home.

Yin Xi hid in the shadows, concealing all his presence.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, a cold wind blew by.

The stone monkey stopped and saw a dark figure emerge from the mist ahead.

The dark figure was tall, with a wolf's head, and wore a black robe.

The wolf demon sniffed the air, unleashed a gust of black wind, and swept away the stone monkey.

The stone monkey did not struggle, letting the wolf demon lead him through the forest and into a hidden cave.

The cave was dark and filled with a fishy, ​​foul smell.

The wolf demon threw the stone monkey on the ground and turned to walk into the cave.

The stone monkey squinted and saw more than a dozen iron cages in the cave, with several women in red locked inside.

Without exception, the girls were covered in bloody holes, having been drained of their blood by the wolf demon.

Yin Xi's voice rang in the stone monkey's ear, "Don't move, wait for me."

The stone monkey lay quietly on the ground.

The wolf demon walked back to the cave entrance, then suddenly stopped, sniffed the air a few times, and turned around. Its eyes glowed green in the darkness, as if it were about to feast on its newly captured prey!

"No," the wolf demon spoke, his voice hoarse, "You're not..."

The wolf demon's expression changed. "We've fallen for their trap!"

The wolf demon transformed into black mist and fled from the cave.

Just then, a sword light shot down from the sky, striking the wolf demon's claws with pinpoint accuracy. The wolf demon howled and staggered back several steps.

"Damn it! That damned Taoist priest!"

"escape!"

The wolf demon shook itself, transforming into several wisps of black mist that fled in the east, west, south, and north!

Yin Xi's third eye was not yet fully developed, and he couldn't see through it immediately. "Brother!"

The stone monkey rushed out of the cave, blinking its eyes, "Northwest! The far northwest! That's the real body!"

The wolf demon was terrified and shocked. "How is this possible! My innate divine power has been seen through again?"

"Damn it!"

Yin Xi confirmed the wolf demon's true form and suddenly descended from the sky, heading northwest. He drew his long sword, its light clear and bright, and the aura of the Upper Clarity flowed around it!

"You beast, how dare you harm people on human territory! You're courting death!"

With a flick of his sword, Yin Xi unleashed three beams of sword light, the Shangqing Sword Formation Technique, which struck the wolf demon's head, chest, and abdomen respectively.

The wolf demon roared, its body emitting black mist, and forcefully blocked two sword lights. The third sword light slashed its shoulder, and black blood splattered everywhere.

The Shangqing Sword Technique is unparalleled in its sharpness and profound mystery. Although the wolf demon is strong, it lacks any real technique. After three to five rounds, it already has more than a dozen wounds on its body.

The wolf demon was no match for them and tried to escape using the same old trick!

However, the stone monkey's golden eyes saw through his plan and promptly alerted Yin Xi!

Yin Xi's final sword strike crashed down!

The wolf demon collapsed, its body twitching a few times before revealing its true form: a black wolf, which died on the spot.

Yin Xi sheathed his sword, walked to the iron cage, and rescued the unconscious girls one by one.

The stone monkey helped carry the girl out of the cave.

After all the girls were settled, the two sat down to rest at the entrance of the cave.

"Brother's swordsmanship is truly unparalleled!"

Yin Xi laughed, "Your swordsmanship is indeed invincible, but unfortunately I can't even unleash one ten-millionth of its power!"

Shangqing Sword Technique, the ultimate swordsmanship!

"But my brother's eyes are truly remarkable! They are incredibly sharp!"

"It's as if it can see through all the illusions of the world!"

"I'm afraid only Senior Brother Yang Jian's Heavenly Eye can compare to it."

The stone monkey smiled. "It's natural, it's natural."

Yin Xi and the stone monkey took the captured girl back to Luoyang.

Yin Xi recited the incantation.

Upon hearing the incantation of the Shangqing God, the local deity, the Kitchen God, and others in Luoyang dared not delay and immediately appeared.

Yin Xi said, "Take good care of them."

"Yes, Immortal, please rest assured."

We returned to the inn.

I heated up a pot of wine.

"If you don't mind, my dear brother, you can come back to Jin'ao Island with me. It is the Taoist temple of the Shangqing Patriarch. All the senior masters there are incredibly skilled. Perhaps one of them will take a liking to you and be willing to accept you as their disciple."

The stone monkey's eyes lit up. "Thank you, brother, thank you."

We'll set off tomorrow.

"good!"

At dawn, a sword light pierced the sky, carrying the stone monkey and Ao Cai to the shores of the East Sea.

Jin'ao Island.

The stone monkey stood outside the island, gazing at the island shrouded in celestial mist, a longing and yearning welling up within him…

I'm looking forward to it, but also a little nervous.

Yin Xi took the stone monkey and Ao Cai to Jin'ao Island.

The island is very quiet, with cranes and other birds flying about, and the atmosphere is rich in spiritual energy!

There were no disciples on the island.

Yin Xi looked around and frowned. "Strange, none of my senior uncles and aunts are here."

The three of them walked around and found that all the main halls were empty, and even the gates of Biyou Palace were closed.

Just then, the gates of Biyou Palace slowly opened.

The Water and Fire Boys emerged.

Yin Xi stepped forward and bowed, "Greetings, Martial Uncle."

"Nephew Yin Xi, there's no need for such formalities."

"Master and his fellow disciples have gone to Wuzhuang Temple to attend the Ginseng Fruit Feast. I am waiting here for my junior disciple."

The Water and Fire Boy glanced at the stone monkey and said, "The Monkey King is destined to achieve great things."

The stone monkey was overjoyed upon hearing this and was about to bow deeply.

The Water and Fire Boy said, "Good fortune is not on Golden Turtle Island."

Yin Xi sighed softly, "I see."

"Thank you, Uncle-Master."

The stone monkey stood there, stunned for a long time, before finally bowing and saying, "Thank you!"

The Water and Fire Boys nodded in return.

Ao Cai was also somewhat disappointed and cautiously asked, "Stone Monkey, are you alright?"

The stone monkey laughed heartily, "What could possibly happen? This senior himself said it was his destiny to achieve great things."

When the stone monkey arrived at Golden Turtle Island, he also had a premonition that his chance did not lie there...

Shui Huo then said, "Nephew, come with me to Wuzhuang Temple to eat some melon seeds."

Yin Xi greeted him and said, "I'm seeing my virtuous brother Stone Monkey off from Golden Turtle Island."

"Um!"

Yin Xi sent the stone monkey and Ao Cai off Jin'ao Island.

Yin Xi sighed softly, "Brother..."

The stone monkey laughed and said, "Brother, there's no need for further explanation. I understand."

Yin Xi nodded in understanding. "The Shangqing Patriarch preached in the primordial world that all things have a glimmer of hope. The Shangqing Patriarch said that your good fortune does not lie here, but there must be greater good fortune waiting for you elsewhere."

Yin Xi sent the stone monkey and Ao Cai back to Luoyang.

"Brother, please wait. There's no need to see me off any further."

Yin Xi clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, "Take care, my dear brother!"

"I hope that when we meet again, my virtuous brother will have achieved all his wishes and desires."

The stone monkey clasped his hands in a salute and said, "Brother, farewell. See you another day."

Yin Xi gazed at the two figures as they gradually disappeared into the distance, and whispered, "When we meet again, my worthy brother's name will surely resound throughout the three realms of the primordial world!"

The stone monkey did not turn around.

The stone monkey left Luoyang and kept walking and walking.

I don't know if it's been more than ten years.

They then walked to the seaside.

The sea breeze ruffled his fur, and his golden hair shimmered and gleamed in the sunlight!

Ao Cai followed closely behind the stone monkey, saying, "Brother Monkey, don't worry, we'll find it eventually."

The stone monkey gazed at the vast sea and laughed, "I'm not in a hurry at all. I'll take my time and we'll get there eventually."

Ao Cai nodded. "Then I'll go with you."

The two walked along the beach, without any clear direction.

Waves crashed onto the beach, leaving behind white foam.

Seagulls flew low over the distant sea, startling up waves.

At this moment, the stone monkey's mind was suddenly enlightened and clear.

Because the stone monkey understood what the path to enlightenment was and what cultivation was!

The Way is found in ants and bricks; spiritual cultivation is not in distant mountains, but in the thoughts and intentions within our own small space.

at the same time.

Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, Xieyue Sanxing Cave.

Pangu smiled and said, "Your comprehension is indeed extraordinary; you understood it in such a short time."

The stone monkey attained enlightenment at that very moment.

Suddenly, a thought surfaced in my mind.