You, a monster, still want to travel to the West?

"But that doesn't stop me from wanting to hit you~"

"???"

Sun Wukong asked a question, then looked at Xia Zhiming, who stretched out his tail and rolled up the ruler to gesture. He shrank his head but didn't say anything more.

On the stage, Patriarch Bodhi looked at this scene and shook his head with a smile.

After class, Xia Zhiming did not continue to stay with Qingxin. He turned back into human form to fetch water, chop wood, plant trees and flowers, and pick some peaches in the mountains.

When he was almost done, he went straight back to his room. He and Qingxin had gained a lot from this dream trip, so naturally they needed to think about it carefully.

The three Daoists passed down five magical methods and a precious sword during their dream teachings. Among them—

The True Secret of the Twenty-Four Divine Refining Method is a method of conserving the spirit and refining the qi.

The Art of the Eight Transformations of the Mysterious Truth in Hidden Earth is a way of escaping, and also a way of concealing one's tracks and flying in the air.

The "Seven-Star Soul Flying Method" is a method for refining the soul and rectifying the mind. It is estimated that the saints passed it down because they were worried that monsters would not follow the right path.

It cannot be said that these three are completely useless to Xia Zhiming. He can only say that he can teach them to those who seek the Tao in the future.

The other two secret words——

"The True Scripture of Taoism in Forty-Nine Chapters" is a mental method that can move all things in the world with one's mind. When practiced to the end, the body and Tao will become one, and it will be even more infinitely mysterious.

The Eight Methods of Hidden Books, Flying Scenes and Flying Scriptures is a secret method, the core of which is just one sentence - if you practice this method for eight years, you will ascend to immortality, and if you have the help of Donghua, you can enter the Three Pure Ones.

It is obvious that these two sets of methods were carefully selected and passed down by the Taoist Master. The mental method was naturally given to Xia Zhiming, and the secret method was of course given to Qingxin, who had been stuck in the Dao realm for many years.

In addition, Xia Zhiming also went to Qingxin to try out the Qingping sword in his dream. The sword can be considered both a weapon and a magic weapon.

As a weapon, there is no need to say much about the protective sword passed down by Lingbao Tianzun. The four words "divine weapon" can only be regarded as an underestimation.

As a magic weapon, its core function is to attack with sword energy. Its lethality is not as good as direct attack, but it is really cool.

Regardless of whether it is Xia Zhiming or Qing Xin, they both use magic to control the sword, that is, the art of controlling the sword with the soul among the seventy-two arts, so naturally they will not let the sword be covered in dust.

In the days that followed, Xia Zhiming naturally practiced hard because he had a new mental method, and he was a person who could especially stay idle - in short, he would never leave the mountain until he had mastered the magic method!

As for Qingxin, the little girl had obtained the Taiqing secret method and finally saw the hope of ascending to immortality, so she naturally practiced hard behind closed doors. Even Xia Zhiming could only find her in his dreams now, and she ignored him.

For example--

"Qingxin, open the door~"

"..."

"Now in a dream!"

"..."

"I'm in."

"..."

"Practice the Qingping Sword for me again~"

"Zhiming! If you take it, don't give it back!"

That's probably how communication works.

……

The years passed quickly in the mountains, dreams and reality alternated, and Xia Zhiming couldn't remember how much time had passed.

He didn't find it boring. When he was bored, he would play with the monkey and Qingxin.

Oh, speaking of teasing monkeys, Xia Zhiming encountered quite a lot of them because he had work to do every morning.

For example--

One day, Xia Zhiming came back from chopping wood and met the monkey at the mountain gate. Seeing Sun Wukong swinging a broomstick, Xia Zhiming couldn't help but ask:

"Monkey, where did you learn this stick technique?"

"I figured it out on my own."

"Why are you thinking about this?"

"There are snakes in the mountains!"

"I see, you want to beat me up~"

"Hey, hey, no!"

The monkey chuckled, then began to perform the Seven Star Steps, swinging the broom in his hand tightly, gradually raising the surrounding dead branches and leaves...

Seeing his already decent stick technique, Xia Zhiming immediately became interested. Then he took out his Qingxin ruler with a heavy palm.

The monkey was stunned for a moment, then quickly jumped away and waved his hands, saying:

"White Snake, I really don't want to beat you up!"

"I'll listen to it seriously~"

"Gone~Gone~"

"Don't run, I'll change!" Xia Zhiming quickly called him.

When Sun Wukong heard this, he immediately turned his head, his eyes flashing as if he was thinking about something. Just as he was about to challenge Xia Zhiming, he saw Xia Zhiming take out a sword that was shining with cold light!

"White Snake, have I offended you in some way?"

"No, I'm just worried that I won't be able to beat you in the future, so I'm going to play with you for a while longer now."

"????"

That’s about it.

At first, his monkey teasing was a massacre, but after his master taught him the Seventy-two Transformations and the Somersault Cloud in public, he could no longer tease the monkey.

It’s not that we can’t beat them, it’s mainly because the monkeys can run too fast, and every now and then there’s a real or fake Monkey King. There are monkeys everywhere, and we can’t catch any of them!

The days passed freely until that day——

Outside the mountain gate, the brothers and monkeys were playing at the gate, while Xia Zhiming was hanging on a tree, looking down lazily.

"White Snake! Come down~"

"No~"

"White Snake, why are you so lazy~"

"The saint does nothing for you, do you understand?"

"Is this what you mean by wuwei?"

Sun Wukong scratched his monkey head, but didn't care too much. He just flashed and turned into a sparrow and climbed up the tree, chirping at Xia Zhiming.

Under the tree, the brothers all clapped and cheered as they watched this scene, and there was a sudden burst of cheers outside the mountain gate.

At this time-

squeak~

The mountain gate slowly opened. The brothers under the tree turned their heads and saw that Patriarch Bodhi had opened the door and walked out. They hurried forward and respectfully said, "Master!"

Patriarch Bodhi did not say anything, but just looked up at the sparrows chirping in the tree, with a look of reluctance in his eyes. Seeing this scene, all the brothers realized something and looked towards the treetops with complicated expressions.

After a long time-

"Goku!"

"Master?"

Under Xia Zhiming's somewhat complicated gaze, the sparrow in front of him flew down from the branch, landed in front of Patriarch Bodhi, and turned back into Sun Wukong.

At the mountain gate, Patriarch Bodhi shook his head with a look of reluctance, then asked Sun Wukong softly, "Wukong, where do you come from?"

"Master, are you going to chase me away?" The monkey, realizing something, immediately knelt on the ground with a sad face.

"Go ahead..."

"Master, I dare not go until I have repaid your kindness."

"Don't be like this. I know you are a free-spirited person."

"Master!"

Sun Wukong raised his head, looking at Bodhi Patriarch with tears in his eyes, but found that the Patriarch had already closed the mountain gate, leaving only one last sentence -

"After you become my disciple, don't tell others that you are my disciple."

The monkey was speechless for a long moment before he kowtowed to the closed mountain gate and said, "Disciple, I will never forget!"

At the mountain gate, the brothers looked at this scene and seemed to think of something, feeling lost in their hearts - this was not the first time they had seen this scene.

On the tree, Xia Zhiming watched this scene quietly and sighed, but he didn't feel too sad. He just shouted to the monkey at the door:

“Monkey, where is your home!!!”

As Xia Zhiming shouted, the eyes of the brothers suddenly lit up and they all looked towards Sun Wukong. But they found that Sun Wukong also raised his head with bright eyes and shouted loudly:

"Dongsheng Shenzhou! Aolai Country! Huaguo Mountain! Shuilian Cave!"

"Okay, go away, I'll come play with you tomorrow~"

“?”——This is a monkey.

“?”—These are my senior brothers.

Behind the door, Patriarch Bodhi smiled and shook his head.

Chapter 37 I Miss You

Outside Sanxing Cave

After being interrupted by Xia Zhiming, the melancholy and sadness in the Monkey King and his brothers' hearts disappeared in an instant. After all, Sun Wukong was just starting out on his journey.

Although it was indeed too fast for the Monkey King to become a master in ten years, who in the Three Stars Cave didn’t know that Sun Wukong’s talent was exaggerated?

You know, every time Bodhi Patriarch asked the monkey about his practice in public, the monkey's answer was simply that of a purebred Versailles alien.

The first time the Patriarch asked about it, the monkey said that he had already understood the Dharma nature, understood the root, and had already infused the divine body. Then the Patriarch passed down the 72 Earthly Demon Transformations.

The second time the master asked, the monkey said directly that his merits were complete and he could fly up into the sky. Then the master passed down the somersault cloud.

Since then, in the past ten years, this monkey has at least reached the level of an immortal. If he doesn't become a disciple, who will?

Thinking of this, the brothers at the door were envious and helpless for a moment, and could only bow and smile:

"Monkey, I'll come play with you when I become a disciple."

"Wukong, can you make wine? I want to try the legendary monkey wine!"

"Wukong, I have already made a pledge in Donghua. I think I will be able to become a disciple soon. Then I will come to eat your peaches."

"Come, come as you please, you can come."

……

At the door, the brothers were friendly and respectful to each other, and the scene was harmonious.

On the tree, Xia Zhiming looked at this scene and swung his tail in boredom. For him, there was no sorrow of separation in this world. The time he spent sleeping was enough for him to find someone to play with for half a year. What was there to worry about?

Under the tree, the monkey said goodbye to his brothers one by one. After a while, he climbed up the tree again and found Xia Zhiming, looking at him with shining eyes.

"Monkey, why are you staring at me?"

"White Snake! Are you really coming tomorrow?"

"I like eating lychees at this time of year. Do you have any?"

“Enough!!!”

"Remember to clean up your cave~"

"!"

On the treetops, a snake and a monkey were chatting casually. Seeing Xia Zhiming's casual attitude, the monkey finally believed him and thought for a moment before speaking again:

"White Snake, I'm leaving!"

"Go kowtow to the master first."

"Master won't let me in..."