From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

The soft overcomes the hard, and fire scorches wood, yet neither is willing to yield. Through give and take, yin and yang converge, and the elixir is formed, establishing host and guest.

A kind piece of advice: "If you care about feelings, you should leave!"

A person of upright character: "To refine elixirs, one must comprehend the vast emptiness of the body!"

His words were all earnest and sincere, and he was truly advising the patient.

The two fought for sixty rounds without a clear winner.

The Great Immortal Zhenyuan was anxious, fearing that he might ruin the fire in the alchemy furnace. He put away his whisk, opened his sleeve, and flung it at Jiang Liu, intending to trap him inside.

Jiang Liu, holding the stick in one hand, chuckled and his whole body circulated in a chaotic energy. He reached out and manipulated the space, smoothing out the "Universe in the Sleeve" and grabbing the sleeve.

Before Zhen Yuanzi could react, he used a little force to tear the entire Taoist robe off, tearing it in half with both arms; then folded it back together, and with more force, tore it into four pieces; then folded it in half again and tore it into eight pieces, which were thrown on the ground, covered in dust, and no longer looked bright and shiny.

"Great Immortal, without your sleeves, how will you perform your 'Hidden Universe' technique?" Jiang Liu asked with a smile.

Although this "Universe Within a Sleeve" technique also involves the cyclical nature of the universe, the primordial heavenly way of this world is flawed. This Zhenyuan Great Immortal also follows the path of cultivating a tangible inner elixir, so he needs external assistance to perform this technique.

Without these sleeves, it will be difficult to perform the "hidden power within the sleeves" technique again.

Seeing this, Zhenyuan Daxian's face twitched, but he no longer had any doubts about Jiang Liu's identity.

That's the monkey!

They always manage to do things that are hard to understand.

If he were to fight with anyone else, who would be so shameless as to tear his clothes off and rip them to shreds?

It is precisely this unpredictability that makes the Heavenly Court and Mount Ling wary of his existence and try every means to control him!

Even he, the "ancestor of earth immortals," was not really willing for anything or anyone to escape his control.

“A clear and pure mind is the result of cultivation, not an illusion brought about by control over everything.”

As if sensing Zhenyuan Daxian's thoughts, Jiang Liu smiled calmly, "If you give up on this matter, I am willing to pass on the Great Dao I have comprehended to you."

"Humph!"

Upon hearing this, Zhenyuan Daxian sneered, "I see that you, after your reincarnation, have taken the scriptures that the Buddha used to fool sentient beings as truth!"

"Regardless of what kind of person the Buddha of the Western Paradise was, I think at least some of the reasons behind his teachings are quite valid."

"Since it's good, why not choose the best part and follow it?"

Jiang Liu decided to give Zhenyuan Daxian one last chance, "Don't do anything useless. It will only increase the killing and make the obsession illusion of White Tiger Ridge exist for longer."

Chapter 1434 Measuring Merit is an Evil Path

Don't think you've already won!

Zhenyuan Daxian laughed, flicked his whisk, and the space around him rippled, revealing a skull with its legs hooked and arms supporting it on the ground. The skull had only one feature on its head: a mouth. A golden wheel floated behind its head, accompanied by flames. It resembled both a demon and an immortal, a ghost and a Buddha.

That halo is the Golden Wheel of Merit, a rule of the Heavenly Dao in this primordial world—all who do good deeds and accumulate virtue will receive blessings of merit, which can enlighten wisdom and enhance cultivation.

how to say?

From Jiang Liu's perspective, this is a manifestation of the imperfections in the Way of Heaven.

Heaven is ruthless.

Why would they care about good and evil among humans?

When merit has a concrete standard of measurement like the "golden wheel," it might initially encourage people to do good. However, as time goes on, hypocrisy will inevitably squeeze out the space for true goodness, turning "doing good deeds and accumulating merit" into a business rather than a spiritual practice of upholding one's own righteous path.

No matter how beautiful and desirable a myth may be, it can only be a dark myth.

Do you know who this skeleton is?

Zhenyuan Daxian seemed to have victory in his grasp, a playful smile curving his lips.

“Great Immortal, your arrogance is not how a cultivator should behave.” Jiang Liu maintained his smile, taking the opportunity to criticize Zhenyuan Great Immortal’s smug smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhenyuan Daxian's smile froze, and he said bluntly, "This is your old lover, Lady White Bone!"

Its soul was ruthlessly scattered by you, but its remains were preserved. I found them and sent them to Huangfeng Ridge. Nurtured by the earth's veins, it was reborn with a spirit and even remembered some of its past. It guided passing merchants in Huangfeng Ridge and escorted them safely out of the vast desert.

Kindness leads to good deeds, accumulating merit, which eventually condenses into a golden wheel of merit... If you leave now, I will return it to you.

how is it? "

"You old Taoist priest, you really have no shame!"

Before Jiang Liu could speak, Bajie burst out cursing, "What kind of hero takes advantage of someone's weakness?"

"I'm just not as hypocritical as the immortals and Buddhas of Heaven and Mount Ling."

Zhenyuan Daxian didn't take it seriously and said to Bajie, "Tianpeng, you know perfectly well why you were demoted to the mortal realm. Was it really because you flirted with Chang'e?"

Of course not!

Pigsy roared inwardly, but dared not say that he was just a "scapegoat." The real person who flirted with Chang'e's Jade Rabbit was the current ruler of the Three Realms.

How could the Jade Emperor be wrong?

Then the only ones who were wrong were him and Sister Mao, who also discovered the Jade Emperor's tryst with the Jade Rabbit.

But how can we afford to lose our momentum right now?

"Stop making trouble! Marshal Tianpeng is long gone! I, Old Pig, am now the Cleansing Altar Messenger, perfectly at ease! On the contrary, you old Taoist priest with the bull-nose have not made any progress, and you're getting worse and worse. You actually do such filthy things. Do you still deserve to be called the Ancestor of Earthly Immortals?"

Bajie questioned him with righteous indignation.

But Zhenyuan Daxian didn't care, and only asked Jiang Liu: "Do you still recognize me as your elder brother?"

“You were the one who disowned me as your brother first.”

Jiang Liu sighed, and as he raised his hand, Zhenyuan Daxian noticed the space in front of him distorting. He tried to cast a spell, but it was already too late.

The Bone Spirit had already appeared beside Jiang Liu.

"As expected of the Spiritual Stone Monkey, his ability to shift stars and change constellations is truly unmatched, but—"

Pfft!

A bone claw pierced Jiang Liu's chest, clutching a beating heart that was thumping loudly.

"Senior Brother!"

Bajie's pupils dilated suddenly. Holding his rake, he roared and leaped to the top of Zhenyuan Daxian's head, bringing the rake down with it.

Hu Yuan and Hu Jue wielded their precept knives, while Liang Luzhen held a large axe. Together with Bajie, they surrounded Zhenyuan Daxian.

However, they attacked in anger, forgetting the cycle of heaven and earth. Relying only on their bloodlust, the Wood Mother, the Golden Duke, and the Yellow Granny could not help them. They were easily pushed away by Zhenyuan Daxian with a flick of his whisk, and were left weak and numb, unable to fight again for a short time.

“Brother, you brought this on yourself.”

Zhenyuan Daxian didn't even glance at Bajie and the others, and said to Jiang Liu: "But then again, you are not Sun Wukong, but Guyue Yuanjue. We have no sworn brotherhood, so killing you would not violate the brotherhood we swore under the witness of Heaven."

Moreover, I was not the one who killed you.

"Your old flame from back then, now the Bone Spirit—do you know where those who were escorted out of Yellow Wind Ridge by this Bone Spirit ended up?"

Before Jiang Liu could react, Zhenyuan Daxian answered himself: "When they arrived at this White Tiger Ridge area, they turned into bones scattered all over the mountains and fields."

Bone Spirits earn merit by saving people.

I used the spiritual essence of the person I saved to nourish the ginseng fruit tree.

The underworld then collects their souls and reuses them.

Perhaps they were sent to the Heavenly Court by the Judge of Heaven, molded into celestial soldiers and generals; perhaps they were sent to Mount Ling by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, molded into Buddhist disciples and grandchildren; or perhaps they were directly cast into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, crushed into dust by Houtu, all their life experiences belonging to her.

"In that case, the Heavenly Court, Mount Ling, and those wretched witch clans in the Underworld should thank me, since I helped them settle a lot of debts."

Jiang Liu chuckled.

"Ok?"

Seeing that Jiang Liu's heart had been ripped out but he seemed completely unaffected, Zhenyuan Daxian was somewhat frightened. He hurriedly chanted incantations and made hand seals in secret, causing the bone spirit to display incantations that instructed her to crush Jiang Liu's heart.

But her bony claws, which were gripping Jiang Liu's heart, cracked and trembled slightly, yet she refused to crush the heart.

"What kind of evil magic did you use?"

Zhenyuan Daxian was terrified. He knew that his spell was not much different from the Heavenly Court's methods of controlling the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals and the Lingshan's methods of manipulating Arhats and Bodhisattvas. Even Sun Wukong, after wearing the golden headband, could never completely remove it. His body, mind and spirit were all branded, and only by re-entering the cycle of reincarnation could he be freed.

Reincarnation is possible.

How many people would dare to give up their current magical power, supernatural abilities, and realm of cultivation, and start over?

Even if one can truly reincarnate, will the person in the next life be the same person as the person in this life?

Therefore.

Sun Wukong was the first person since the beginning of time to voluntarily choose to re-enter the cycle of reincarnation.

Jin Chanzi?

That was passive.

What exactly did this monkey in front of us realize during its cycle of reincarnation?

Gu Yue Yuan Jue...

Is he really Sun Wukong?

"I didn't use any methods; this skeleton withstood your spell on its own." After saying that, Jiang Liu turned his head, reached out and touched the bone spirit whose facial features were reduced to just a mouth, and felt a sense of emotion.

How powerful is the headband?

His restless mind couldn't withstand it.

But the Bone Spirit managed to hold on.

Without him.

Simply because she has love in her heart.

His love for the restless Monkey King!

This love—

It wasn't just pure infatuation; it contained gratitude, longing, admiration, and yearning...

For Pigsy, his Monkey King self is his backbone, the support that sustains his life.