Journey to the West: The Eighty-One Tribulations of Being Hairless

Within Mount Sumeru, a golden light appeared before Zhou Yi's eyes!

When Zhou Yi opened his eyes, he found himself in a world filled with gold. As far as the eye could see, there was an endless, multicolored ocean, as smooth as a mirror, without a single ripple!

The golden light was filled with a holy and compassionate aura, enveloping the entire world!

On the boundless sea, countless golden lotuses adorned the world, transforming it into a world entirely belonging to the Golden Lotus.

In the center of this world of countless golden lotuses, there is a twelve-petaled golden lotus that is ten thousand meters long!

At this moment, Zhou Yi was supported by a fifth-grade golden lotus and descended from the void, slowly landing on a twelfth-grade golden lotus. Inside the twelfth-grade golden lotus was actually a huge Buddhist palace.

In front of the Buddhist palace, on a twelve-petaled golden lotus, a kind-faced old monk smiled and looked at Zhou Yi!

"This humble monk will guide you!"

The old monk's voice was like a spring breeze, making people feel close to him, like the warmth of a kind elder in one's home.

At that moment, Zhou Yi suddenly awoke!

I was originally listening to Patriarch Bodhi teach the methods of Daoist alchemy!

That Bodhi Daoist was a great being in the Three Realms, proficient in Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. His great wisdom, perseverance, and enlightenment were in no way inferior to those of the Sage Zhunti!

And he has even more advanced insights into the art of alchemy!

The Bodhi Pill, renowned throughout the Three Realms for its ability to permanently and significantly enhance one's comprehension, was developed by this person. This pill is also exceptional, being a ninth-tier divine pill!

It can greatly increase a person's comprehension!

With the help of the Bodhi Pill, he cultivated many outstanding disciples and gave lectures widely. Disciples from many forces in the Three Realms have studied under him!

It can be said that compared to the poor reputation of Zhunti, the reputation of Bodhi Daoren in the Three Realms is very good!

Zhou Yi was listening to the method of refining an eighth-order divine pill called the Yi Wood Azure Dragon Pill.

Who knew that the world would suddenly change!

He was initially quite flustered, but upon hearing who the visitor was, Zhou Yi was greatly surprised and quickly paid his respects.

"This junior, Qinglian of the Pangu Clan, pays homage to the Sage. May the Sage be one with the Great Dao, and may His blessings be everlasting!"

Zhouyi dares not be careless!

Disrespecting a sage is a very serious matter in the Three Realms, serious enough to cause your soul to be scattered at any time, depending entirely on the sage's will. The Book of Changes dares not gamble on this, even though the Sage of Guidance is known as a compassionate sage.

"To be one with the Great Way?"

It's over, it's over!

The Great Dao is so supreme and magnificent that even the great god Pangu dared not claim to be one with it. What virtue or ability do I possess? Young friend, there's no need for you to be so reserved. I only invited you here today out of curiosity!

When the Guide Daoist heard Zhou Yi's words, he chuckled. Although he had said it aloud, he was clearly very satisfied. After all, who in the Three Realms wouldn't want to be one with the Great Dao?

Just out of curiosity?

What's so curious about that? They dragged me here, it's clearly not just out of curiosity!

Zhou Yi dared not be careless and continued, "I do not know what the sage has in mind, but as long as it does not violate the principles of Heaven and Earth, I will not shirk my duty."

Hearing Zhou Yi's clear and direct explanation, the Guide Daoist didn't stand on ceremony, smiled, and nodded.

He said, "Young friend, you should already be aware of the great rise of the West this time, right?"

Zhou Yi nodded. "His Majesty has already issued documents to all departments. The Sage was able to forcefully use the Great Dao of the Dream World as a foundation to help the Western Buddhist sect open up a path to great prosperity."

Such profound wisdom is beyond the reach of ordinary people; I deeply admire it!

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"Good, young friend. Since you know this, you should know that the great prosperity of our Buddhist sect is a foregone conclusion. If you join our Buddhist sect, you can achieve the Great Way!"

This humble monk has come for no other reason than this!

Firstly, I am interested in the Time Demon God's legacy in your possession.

Second, young friend, you are a prodigy of the Three Realms, born of Pangu, of noble birth. If you can be introduced into my Buddhist sect, you can become one of the protectors of the Journey to the West. After the great calamity ends, you will surely become a Buddha on the spot!

He is the Great, Supreme, True King Buddha.

His position is comparable to that of the World-Honored One Buddha, only below the Mahayana World-Honored One Buddha, Prabhutaratna.

Thirdly, regardless of whether you agree or not, this humble monk will present you with a gift...

Having said that, the Guide Daoist smiled and looked at Zhou Yi, awaiting Zhou Yi's reply!

Upon hearing the words of the guiding sage, Zhou Yi's heart sank!

I never expected that this was their purpose!

The legacy of the Time Demon God?

Where in the Book of Changes is there any inheritance of time demon gods?

There is indeed a piece of Pangu's Daoist bone!

But the so-called inheritance over time simply doesn't exist!

All that remains is the Time Demon God and the Fate Demon God's powerful attacks on Pangu God using the divine powers of the Great Dao, the River of Time, and the River of Fate!

Pangu, on the other hand, forcibly shattered a fragment from the River of Time and the River of Destiny, which were manifested by the two great divine powers, and formed the primordial crystal!

This primordial crystal is not a legacy of demon gods, but a crystallization of pure supernatural power, filled with different combinations of profound mysteries of the Great Dao, possessing strong destructive power.

If it weren't for the Primordial Great Dao Tree in the Book of Changes!

If one can absorb this profound and mysterious source of supernatural power to nurture techniques and Dao fruits, then Zhou Yi can say that this crystallized source of supernatural power is of no use to him!

As for giving this crystallized source of supernatural power to the Sage of Guidance?

The Book of Changes would absolutely not allow it!

In the mortal realm, Zhou Yi used this crystal of divine power origin to nurture two divine power fruits: one was the Heavenly Gang Flying Escape Divine Power Fruit, the Time Cloud Boat, and the other was the Destiny Time Blade, the Supreme Flying Knife Divine Power Fruit!

The two supernatural abilities have consumed roughly the same amount of energy, making them ordinary supernatural abilities with profound and mysterious crystals!

Zhou Yi believed that if one could accumulate more merit, one could definitely cultivate a complete divine power of the Heavenly Dao!

After all, this profound and mysterious crystal was torn apart from two great divine abilities!

Therefore, handing it over to the guiding saint is completely impossible!

What can one do by joining Buddhism and becoming a protector in the Journey to the West team?

I've become a Dharma protector, so what's the monkey doing?

That monkey was born from the stone that mended the sky, and has the great merit of mending the sky. It is a Dharma protector that the Buddhist sect has already appointed, so it can be said that it will absolutely not be replaced.

In this case, the main protector should still be the monkey, while I would probably be the second-in-command!

Given that he is playing a role somewhere between Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie, it's unlikely that he would carry the luggage, since he has already been promised a Buddhahood.

The most important thing is that the Time River Divine Power Crystal is fused together with the Fate River Divine Power Crystal!

If you hand over the Time River Divine Power Crystal, you must also hand it over!

This was an unbearable pain for Zhou Yi; he could not agree to it, absolutely could not agree to it. He had also come to understand the importance of a Heavenly Dao Divine Power during this time.

The story of Yuanshi Tianzun abusing Zhunti Saint is not a secret; it's simply because Zhunti Saint did not possess his own unique Heavenly Dao supernatural power.

"If I could evolve the Destiny Time Blade into a Heavenly Dao Divine Power, then combined with the Six Paths of Reincarnation, I would possess two Heavenly Dao Divine Powers. For a cultivator who hasn't even reached the Great Luo realm to wield two Heavenly Dao Divine Powers—if word got out, it would probably shake the entire prehistoric world..."

Zhou Yi secretly thought of this!