Primordial Era: I am a member of the Jie Sect, and I am the God of Literature.

Sun Wukong and his fellow disciples arrived at the main hall where he had first entered the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars years ago. In a daze, Sun Wukong seemed to see his younger self and his conversation with his teacher from back then...

Before long, Su Shao Chen appeared there. He looked at his disciples and began to explain the four realms of the mortal path.

As Su Shao Chen spoke, the spiritual energy in this place gathered, and the rich innate spiritual energy seemed to transform into countless spiritual snakes, surging into the bodies of the disciples. Instantly, flowers rained down from the sky and golden lotuses sprang from the ground.

Even Sun Wukong, who had never practiced any cultivation techniques, was now unconsciously engrossed in what his teacher was saying. In fact, even though Sun Wukong had not practiced any cultivation techniques, he had already broken through to the Refining Essence into Qi realm simply by absorbing the innate spiritual energy in the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave.

While Su Shao Chen was lecturing, he also looked at Sun Wukong. His comprehension was indeed extraordinary. Although he could only practice his own techniques, he understood the myriad paths of the Dao with ease...

Su Shaochen lectured for ten years. During those ten years, Dang Huaiyu and Xiong Wu had gained many insights into breaking through to the Earth Immortal realm.

Sun Wukong's cultivation level was even more exaggerated. His cultivation level seemed to have increased by a rocket. He broke through from refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, to the peak of refining emptiness into the Dao. He was only one step away from breaking through to the Earth Immortal realm.

If Sun Wukong had the right technique right now, he could have broken through to the Earth Immortal realm directly!

When the disciples saw Sun Wukong's terrifying talent, they all looked on in astonishment.

As he closed his eyes to contemplate the story of Sun Wukong as taught by his teacher, he couldn't help but scratch his ears and cheeks, his eyebrows and eyes beaming with joy. He couldn't resist gesturing wildly with his hands and feet.

This also drew the attention of all his fellow disciples, who all looked at Sun Wukong, including Su Shao Chen, who was giving a sermon.

"Why are you dancing and leaping wildly here, refusing to listen to me?"

Sun Wukong also stood up and said, "This disciple listened attentively, and upon hearing Master's wonderful words, I was overjoyed, hence my uncontrollable leaps. I hope Master will forgive me!"

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, Su Shao Chen immediately said, "Since you can recognize the sounds of all paths, let me ask you, how long have you been in the cave?"

"I don't know how many years have passed. I only remember that when there was no fire under the stove, I often went to the back of the mountain to gather firewood. There I saw a mountain with beautiful peach trees, and I ate my fill of peaches there ten times."

"That mountain is called Rotten Peach Mountain. Since you've eaten from it ten times, it must have been ten years. Now I will preach the Way. What Way do you wish to learn from me?"

"I have only learned a little bit of the Dao from your teachings, Master," Sun Wukong said with a hint of excitement.

Upon hearing this, Su Shao Chen couldn't help but laugh, and then said, "I have several paths. The first is the Xuanmen Path, which can be cultivated to the level of the sages of the Primordial World. It has ten thousand wondrous methods that can grant immortality and make one immortal among the myriad paths of the Primordial World."

"The second is the cultivation of the wonderful methods of Buddhism and Taoism, the third is the cultivation of the Way of Literature, and the fourth is the cultivation of the Way of Martial Arts. All of these can lead to high moral character and longevity, perfect harmony between water and fire, freedom from all diseases, and the ability to seize the creation of heaven and earth and explore the mysteries of the sun and moon."

As Sun Wukong listened, he became so engrossed that he couldn't help but ask, "Master, may I cultivate the four paths together?"

Upon hearing this, Su Shao Chen flew into a rage, brandishing his carpenter's square and striking the mischievous monkey three times. "You monkey, don't you know that greed leads to ruin? You want to learn this, you want to learn that, but what are you going to do about it?"

Seeing their teacher's fury, the disciples were immediately filled with fear and hurriedly apologized, but Su Shao Chen's figure disappeared directly from the hall.

The disciples and Sun Wukong were left looking at each other in bewilderment. At this moment, the eldest disciple Yuan Nong comforted his junior brother, saying, "Our master is usually gentle and kind. Today, junior brother has upset our master. You need to change your ways and apologize to our master."

The disciples all spoke up and then comforted Sun Wukong.

Hearing the Dao just once is enough to break through to the peak of the mortal realm, or even break through to the level that his second and third senior brothers spent decades cultivating to reach.

This shows just how terrifying this junior brother's talent is; he will surely be a force to be reckoned with in the primordial world in the future.

Such beings are likely to be figures they will need to look up to in the future, so even if their junior brother really does something wrong, they won't openly express their opinions.

Moreover, they have lived here with their master for several years and are very familiar with his personality. In addition, the junior brother's remarkable talent is likely a test from the master.

But Sun Wukong wasn't angry at all; he just smiled obsequiously.

When the patriarch struck him on the head three times, he was initially extremely fearful and uneasy, but later he understood everything and therefore did not tell his fellow disciples.

The patriarch struck him three times to teach him to concentrate at midnight, put his hands behind his back, walk inside, and close the middle door. He was taught to enter through the back door and receive the Dao from a secret place.

Back at his lodgings, Sun Wukong was restless and couldn't sit still. He paced back and forth, his monkey paws fidgeting restlessly, as if he were experiencing both anticipation and inner turmoil.

The two Western Saints had been keeping a close eye on the situation at the Crescent Moon Cave. When Zhunti saw Su Shao Chen teaching the stone monkey, he couldn't help but feel a little sullen.

This was originally his job, but because of the karma surrounding the Sea-Stabilizing Needle, he lost such great merit...

The Sage was watching with great interest. This Su Shao Chen not only possessed the cultivation of a Quasi-Saint at the high level, making him an extremely outstanding figure in the prehistoric world, but he also had remarkable achievements in teaching his disciples to cultivate.

Moreover, within the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars, one can receive instruction in all the myriad paths of the primordial world, not just the paths of literature, martial arts, immortality, and Buddhism...

The simultaneous advancement and dissemination of all paths made the Sage of Guidance burst into laughter. Then, with a wave of his sleeve, the wondrous Western teachings landed directly before Su Shao Chen's seclusion.

Zhunti also unleashed a burst of magical power, and the great immortal technique he had studied years ago appeared in front of Su Shao Chen at the same time.

Startled, Su Shao Chen looked at the two cultivation techniques in front of him and couldn't help but laugh.

One of them is a cultivation method taught by the two Western Saints to their disciples in the past. It is similar to the Shangqing Immortal Technique and Yuqing Immortal Technique of the Chan and Jie sects. Ksitigarbha, Miaoshan, Mahasthamaprapta and others all practiced this method and directly pointed to the realm of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

One is a high-level immortal technique, which is also the skill that Sun Wukong learned in later generations.

As for the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang, the Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends, and the Somersault Cloud, they were not included.

But Su Shao Chen already possesses the complete version of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, and even a more powerful movement technique than the Somersault Cloud...

"I have my own method to teach, which can encompass all paths and accommodate all paths. If all paths in the primordial world are cultivated together, one's power will be like a dragon and a tiger, as high as heaven and earth." Su Shao Chen also cupped his hands towards the west at this time.

"Excellent!" the guiding saint said upon hearing this.

Since the Western Saints entrusted Su Shao Chen with the full authority to teach Sun Wukong, they allowed Su Shao Chen to teach him as well. Therefore, neither the Western Saints interfered in Sun Wukong's previous journey to seek immortals in the prehistoric world nor in his current journey to the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars.

Now that the two Western saints have passed on their two methods, it is also to give Su Shao Chen a choice to consider. They would not object even if Su Shao Chen passed on the Shangqing Immortal Technique and the Yuqing Immortal Technique.

All the myriad paths in the primordial world have their merits; no method is too small or too powerful, it all depends on the person who cultivates it… (End of Chapter)