Following the woodcutter's instructions, Cheng Long and his companions soon arrived at the cave of Patriarch Bodhi.

There is a couplet written in front of the door.

"Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, Xieyue Sanxing Cave..."

"Horizontal banner: Heavenly Immortal Sect!"

“…This is it.”

Cheng Long walked forward and knocked on the door, then led the little fox back a step.

A little boy opened the door and said with a smile, "My ancestor really has foreseen everything. There really is a man and a demon outside the door who want to become my disciples. Please follow me!"

"Good work."

Cheng Long bowed in thanks.

The little fox Hua Yue was a little nervous. It was fine that she had never met a fairy before, but now she was about to enter the fairy cave and face the fairy directly. For a little fox spirit like her, it would be a lie to say that she was not nervous.

If it weren't for 'Big Brother Sun' beside him, he would have been too guilty to even take a step.

The little boy didn't care whether it was a human or a monster. He turned around and welcomed the person in.

Sanxing Cave is a blessed place with an interior space far superior to that of Shuilian Cave. The sun is shining brightly in the cave. Dozens of disciples in green Taoist robes are gathered under the Bodhi tree, listening to the Taoist teachings of Patriarch Bodhi.

The arrival of Cheng Long and his companion did not attract much attention.

Bodhi Patriarch did not preach every day, but appeared from time to time, so the disciples of Sanxing Cave cherished every opportunity to listen to the sound of the Tao...

"The way to cultivate the truth is all here. But the words of the saints should not be taken lightly! After practicing fetal breathing for a while, the joints will be opened and the hair will be unblocked. Just draw in a little Qi through the nose, and it will come out from the four hundred pores and never come back..." Patriarch Bodhi spoke slowly, and everyone closed their eyes and listened. Cheng Long took Hua Yue to find an open space and sit down.

In an instant, there was a roar in his mind, and it seemed that thousands of golden flowers were falling like raindrops, and the flowers fell and the lotus blossomed, blooming with endless fragrance.

Cheng Long was immersed in silence, listening to the sound of Tao in his ears, and the Creation Scripture he had memorized in his heart was running on its own.

When Patriarch Bodhi saw this scene, a look of horror inevitably appeared on his calm face.

When ordinary people hear the Tao, at most they can feel it in their hearts. Those with high talent may also be able to comprehend something, but people like Cheng Long who can directly comprehend the laws of creation are absolutely unique in the world.

Looking at the violent spiritual energy swarming towards the other party and the other party's growing aura, Patriarch Bodhi felt both admiration and worry.

A person who is destined to obtain Buddhist scriptures with such terrifying talent will definitely achieve great things in the future.

It would be extremely difficult for Buddhists to control the other party.

This made Patriarch Bodhi subconsciously turn his head to look at Huayue, the little fox who was also closing his eyes and listening to the Tao.

It seems that this person is the bond that Guanyin has been looking for for the stone spirit!
She is indeed very beautiful, but has the potential to bring disaster to the country and the people.

"Boom~~"

As the endless spiritual energy was absorbed into Cheng Long's body for refining, he suddenly heard a buzzing sound, as if the brave and warlike Qin army had broken through one pass after another.

His aura began to rise rapidly.

Cultivation starts from zero to something, then to refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, refining emptiness into the Dao...

Next comes the earthly immortals.

The growth momentum is unstoppable.

Hear the truth in the morning and become an immortal at sunset.

The terrifying talent of the Stone Spirit clone is comparable to that of the demon gods who roamed the three realms in the past, and he is even one of the top few among all the demon gods.

"What is this person's origin? How did he attain enlightenment and become an immortal in such a short time?"

"This kid is so scary!"

"quiet!"

Dozens of disciples from Fangcun Mountain were stunned when they saw Cheng Long becoming an immortal in one day.

All of these disciples have worshipped Patriarch Bodhi as their master for more than 20 to 30 years, and the earliest ones have even worshipped him for 100 to 200 years.

However, many of them are stuck between the two realms of Refining Qi into Spirit and Refining Spirit into Void. Only a very small number of disciples have become immortals by chance, and most of them take the side path.

The upper limit of the side door is extremely low. If one cannot get a job in heaven or hell in the future, then immortality will be as confusing as flowers in the mirror or the moon in the water.

There are less than five disciples of Mount Fangcun who have truly obtained the secret of immortality.

These are the disciples of Bodhi Patriarch, and the other disciples can only be regarded as students of Bodhi Patriarch.

"Is Brother Sun going to become an immortal now?"

The little fox looked at Cheng Long, whose aura was rising and becoming ethereal, and his big, sparkling eyes were filled with disbelief.

He went up the mountain to become a disciple, and soon he attained enlightenment and became an immortal.

It is simply unprecedented and unparalleled.

Such understanding and talent are incredible no matter where they are.

For a moment, the little fox felt that the gap between himself and Brother Sun was so huge, so huge that it made him feel ashamed.

"Who are you?"

When Cheng Long's aura was no longer rising and was firmly at the peak of the Earthly Immortal Realm, he slowly opened his eyes and saw Patriarch Bodhi looking at him with amazement on his face. He immediately replied, "I am from the Water Curtain Cave in the Flower-Fruit Mountain."

"Nonsense, give him to me..."

Patriarch Bodhi was about to scold him, but suddenly he had an idea and realized that the stone spirit in front of him was extremely talented. Once he said the word "drive out", it would be difficult to take it back.

Therefore, he held back the second half of the sentence.

"Huaguo Mountain is separated from here by a vast ocean. How did you get here?"

"The disciple paddled the raft and floated across the sea. After going through untold hardships, he finally arrived beside the master."

Cheng Long originally wanted to follow Patriarch Bodhi's rebuke and take Xiaoyue away, but he never expected that Patriarch Bodhi would change his mind at the last minute.

This made him realize that it would not be easy for him to break away from Patriarch Bodhi and find a mountain to practice Taoism alone. He might even implicate Hua Yue. He could only call himself a disciple and recognize the master in front of him.

After all, he is Monkey King's master, and becoming Bodhisattva's disciple can be considered as settling a cause and effect.

"What's your last name? What's your first name?"

"My last name is Sun, and my name is unknown."

After hearing Cheng Long's answer, Patriarch Bodhi asked in confusion: "Why is there a surname but no name?"

"Because I am a stone spirit born from heaven and earth, a descendant of heaven and earth, I named myself Sun..." Cheng Long could have named himself, but in order to make the birth of his clone have a sense of ritual, he left his name to the ancestor to choose.

"In that case, I will help you choose a Dharma name. I have twelve generation names, namely Guang, Da, Zhi, Hui, Zhen, Ru, Xing, Hai, Ying, Wu, Yuan, Jue, and you happen to be Wu." At this point, Bodhi Patriarch smiled and said, "How about I name you Wukong?"

"Okay, okay, thank you for the name, Master. From today on, I have a name."

Cheng Long showed his happiness appropriately, dancing with excitement, but he was happy for a short while before he noticed the sad-looking little fox behind him, so he stepped forward and said, "Master, you haven't given Xiaoyue a Dharma name yet!"

"She has another master, you should send her down the mountain tomorrow morning!"

Patriarch Bodhi didn't mind taking one more, but the problem was, just as he was about to take the little fox, the voice of Guanyin Bodhisattva rang in his mind.

He doesn't have to give face to Guanyin.

But there is no need to make such a fuss just for a little fox.

All the social etiquette and practices have to be put to use.

Even immortals are not immune to this. "This..."

Cheng Long frowned.

"Wukong, the little fox will meet her master when she goes down the mountain tomorrow, so you don't have to worry." Patriarch Bodhi thought that his disciple could not let go of the little fox, so he spoke and signaled him to relax.

"Master, I wonder which deity is Xiaoyue's master?"

"Well, she is the Guanyin Bodhisattva of the South Sea who has a master-disciple relationship with her."

"..."

The next day, early in the morning.

Outside Sanxing Cave.

Cheng Long looked at the reluctant little fox, reached out and touched Xiaoyue's head, and secretly said: "Xiaoyue, if you don't want to become my disciple, then find a mountain nearby to live on. I will teach you a method of immortality, and I guarantee that you will have hope of immortality."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Hua Yue suddenly looked up at Cheng Long.

He was obviously startled by the other party's voice transmission.

Brother Sun, who clearly wanted to seek a master to learn the secret of immortality yesterday, actually dared to make such a bold statement this morning, saying that he would pass on a secret of immortality to him. Isn't this nonsense!

"Xiaoyue, Brother Sun never lies. As long as you don't want to worship the Bodhisattva as your master, you can stay nearby."

After hearing Brother Sun's voice transmission again, the little fox shook his head and said, "Brother Sun, it is a blessing for Xiaoyue to be valued by Guanyin Bodhisattva. Please send her here! I have to go down the mountain quickly to avoid missing the opportunity."

"Okay, be careful on the road, and remember, Water Curtain Cave will always be our home."

Cheng Long touched Xiaoyue's little head again, his face full of reluctance.

Since setting out to sea in search of immortals, the two have been dependent on each other. After four or five years of living together day and night, he has already accepted Hua Yue from the bottom of his heart and regards her as his own sister.

Now that we are separated, I don’t know when we will meet again.

But since it was Xiaoyue who chose the path, he could only let it go.

You can't force the little fox to stay and let it live in seclusion on a hill and lose its freedom, right?

Guanyin Bodhisattva, who was hidden in the void, saw that Cheng Long and the little fox had developed a strong bond, and couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth, showing a little boast that everything was under control.

……

Ever since the little fox came down the mountain and was taken away by Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Cheng Long officially started his journey of cultivating immortals. Apart from listening to his master's teachings, he stayed at home every day, practicing his stepmother's Book of Creation in seclusion.

With a body of creation and an understanding of the laws of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal level, his cultivation level will naturally rise like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

But in just one year.

His realm was raised from the peak of Earthly Immortal to the peak of True Immortal, directly crossing over to the Heavenly Immortal realm.

This also shocked Patriarch Bodhi.

"Wukong's understanding is really rare in the world. After just listening to the teachings a few times, he has already understood the method of cultivation. No, I can't wait any longer. If I delay any longer, I will be in trouble."

Think about this.

Patriarch Bodhi could no longer hold back, and walked out of the cave ahead of time, ordering the boy to gather all the disciples to preach and answer their questions.

"The exoteric and esoteric teachings are perfect, and one can realize the truth and meditate on the Way. There is no birth and no death, and the energy and spirit are complete. One can live as long as the heavens. One has pious faith and enlightenment..."

This time, the teachings of Bodhi Patriarch were rather profound, and very few people could understand them. However, Cheng Long listened with great interest. Unlike the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa, Bodhi Patriarch, who was well versed in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, would repeat his teachings in plain and easy-to-understand words after he finished speaking a paragraph, which made it easier to understand than the teachings of the Three Pure Ones.

Therefore, he never missed a sermon.

Unconsciously.

Cheng Long listened for three days and three nights, and Patriarch Bodhi also spoke for three days and three nights.

"Wukong, how long have you been my disciple?"

After Patriarch Bodhi finished his sermon, he took the initiative to find an opening remark.

He was both pleased and sad about his gifted disciple 'Wukong'. He didn't even have the chance to ignore him because others could comprehend magical powers and techniques, and even the original principles of all Taoist techniques, from what he taught.

I won’t teach you the secret skills now, and you won’t be able to teach them even if you want to in the future.

"Almost a year."

Although Cheng Long had been in seclusion for a long time, he would occasionally wander around Sanxing Cave. The peaches on Rotten Peach Mountain had ripened once and were now about to bloom and bear fruit again.

It’s just one year!

“It’s been almost a year. Time flies!”

Patriarch Bodhi stroked his long beard and said kindly, "What Taoist magic do you want to learn?"

Cheng Long smiled and replied: "As long as it is taught by the master, the disciple is willing to learn."

Patriarch Bodhi thought for a moment and asked, "Can I teach you how to seek divination from the gods and ward off evil spirits?"

"Okay, I'm quite interested in fortune-telling." Cheng Long agreed very readily. After all, he was not Sun Wukong and had no shortage of methods for immortality. He would learn whatever Patriarch Bodhi was willing to teach, and he could also avoid being involved in cause and effect.

why not!

But his straightforwardness made Patriarch Bodhi suffer.

A disciple who has traveled across the ocean and gone through untold hardships to reach Fangcun Mountain should have an extremely firm will and would not refuse to learn the method of immortality.

But you...are learning all these unorthodox ways of seeking fortune and seeking luck and avoiding misfortune. Don't you think that's too pathetic?

However, when he thought that Cheng Long had relied on his extraordinary comprehension to comprehend the cultivation method, and had cultivated to the peak of True Immortal, gaining the ability to live forever, Patriarch Bodhi couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Great!
I actually forgot that Goku has an incredible level of intelligence.

Why is he still pretending to be so high and mighty at this time? He should directly call the person to the Taoist temple and teach him the method of immortality and magical arts in private.

"Wukong, asking for divination or divine advice is asking others for help. Are you sure you want to learn?" Patriarch Bodhi asked again.

"I will learn whatever the master teaches, whether it is seeking divination, fortune-telling or iron-working, it's all fine." Cheng Long answered in a resounding voice.

But the more he did this, the more annoyed Patriarch Bodhi became.

Child, why are you so unwilling to listen to advice? I have let you refuse, but you don’t even give your teacher a way out.

How can I, as a master, step down in front of all these disciples?
"You are such a loser, kid!"

Patriarch Bodhi was so angry that he grabbed the ruler and hit Cheng Long on the back three times.

Afterwards, he walked out with one hand behind his back, holding a whisk, and looking unhappy.

When the disciples saw this scene, they couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment. Most of them were learning unconventional Taoist techniques, including some who were learning techniques of seeking divination and seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster.

Why did he get so angry when it was Goku's turn and even bluntly say that the other party was useless?

Did we make a mistake when we agreed to learn the art of divination?
Thinking of this, all the disciples who had learned such unorthodox Taoist techniques as seeking divination, chanting Buddhist scriptures, and practicing Zen meditation felt regretful for having missed a great opportunity.

If they had been braver at the beginning, they might have been able to learn the secret of immortality like the eldest brother, the woodcutter, and become the master's inner disciples, instead of just learning the basics and being able to listen to the teachings.

Alas, I regret it! (End of this chapter)