Chapter 11: Three Disasters and Harmful Consequences Startle the Monkey King, Supernatural Powers and Wonderful Methods Tempt the Mo

Although Su Chen saw Sun Wukong's cultivation improving by leaps and bounds, he didn't rush in his heart, but leveled his mindset and carefully polished his Golden Elixir Great Dao.

At the same time, Sun Wukong's aura of proving the Jin Xian, vast and majestic, was naturally detected by the master of the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars.

In the quiet room, Patriarch Puti slowly opened his eyes. With a movement of his heart, he summoned Sun Wukong and asked how his cultivation was going.

Sun Wukong was scratching its ears and cheeks excitedly at this time. Upon receiving the Patriarch's summons, it jumped and skipped to the hall. Seeing the Patriarch, it knelt down and shouted excitedly: "Master! The disciple has obtained the Great Dao and realized the wonder of immortality!"

Patriarch Puti looked at its arrogant appearance, smiled slightly, and said: "Foolish child, you have only just caught a glimpse of the path, just understood the Dharma nature and the root, and proved the Jin Xian body, barely counting as the two words 'immortal', but how dare you call yourself 'undying'?"

Sun Wukong was stunned, its monkey face full of confusion: "Master, the disciple is now a Jin Xian, living as long as heaven and earth, free from hundred diseases, jumping out of the Three Realms and not in the Five Elements; doesn't this count as immortal and undying?"

"Although you have obtained longevity, you still have to guard against the 'Three Disasters and Harmful Consequences'." Patriarch Puti's voice drifted over.

"Three Disasters and Harmful Consequences?" Sun Wukong was even more confused and hurriedly asked: "The disciple already lives as long as heaven and earth; what disaster can hurt me?"

Patriarch Puti's expression grew somewhat solemn: "Our cultivation is an act against the heavens, seizing the creation of heaven and earth and encroaching upon the profound mysteries of the sun and moon. Once the elixir is formed, neither ghosts nor gods will tolerate it. Although you have attained longevity and transcended the mundane, the Dao of Heaven operates in cycles, and calamities will inevitably descend. Every five hundred years, a disaster will come to harm you. If you can evade it, you shall live as long as heaven and earth; if you cannot, your body will die and your spirit will dissipate, and ten thousand years of cultivation will all flow away like water."

Sun Wukong was terrified, its monkey fur almost standing on end, and hurriedly kowtowed: "I beg Master to show great compassion; the disciple wishes to hear the details!"

Patriarch Puti then said slowly: "The first disaster is the thunder disaster. Five hundred years later, heaven will send a thunder disaster to strike you. This thunder is extraordinary; it is heavenly thunder. You must see your nature and clarify your heart, and avoid it in advance. If you can avoid it, your lifespan will be equal to heaven; if you can't, you will die."

"And the second disaster?" Sun Wukong swallowed a mouthful of saliva nervously.

"Five hundred years later, heaven will send a fire disaster to burn you. This fire is also not ordinary fire; it is called 'Yin Fire'. It starts from the Yongquan acupoint under your feet, penetrates your limbs and bones, goes straight to the Niwan Palace, and burns your five internal organs into ashes, turning a thousand years of bitter work into nothing."

Sun Wukong listened, its face turning pale, only feeling a chill rushing from the soles of its feet to the top of its head.

"Another five hundred years later, there will be a wind disaster to blow you. This wind is also not the east, south, west, or north wind, nor is it the gentle golden wind; it is called 'Bi Wind'. It blows from your fontanelle into your six internal organs, passes through the dantian, pierces the nine orifices, bones and flesh dissolve, and the body dissolves itself. Therefore, even if you prove the Jin Xian, if you have no method of avoidance, it is difficult to enjoy longevity."

Hearing this, Sun Wukong was already scared out of its wits, sweating profusely.

It had originally thought that obtaining the Jin Xian was everything, and from then on it would be carefree, never expecting that there were such terrifying calamities waiting for it.

It didn't dare to have any pride anymore, hurriedly prostrating on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly: "I beg Master to show great compassion, remember the disciple's sincere heart, and teach me the method to avoid the three disasters! The disciple has nothing to repay you with, and is willing to serve Master for life!"

Seeing its sincere request, Patriarch Puti finally revealed a smile and said: "Very well, seeing your sincerity, I will teach you. I have two sets of supernatural powers here, both of which can avoid the three disasters. One is the Heavenly Gang number, with thirty-six transformations; one is the Earthly Fiend number, with seventy-two transformations. Which one do you want to learn?"

Sun Wukong heard this, its eyes rolled around, and its little abacus in its heart clattered.

It was a greedy nature, always feeling that more was better.

It grinned and said: "Master, the disciple is not greedy, just wants to learn more skills. Since that's the case, the disciple is willing to learn the Earthly Fiend seventy-two transformations; more changes are always good."

Patriarch Puti nodded, seemingly having expected it to make this choice.

So he stretched out his finger, tapped lightly on Sun Wukong's forehead, and passed the formula of the seventy-two transformations to it completely.

Sun Wukong was worthy of being a spiritual bright stone monkey; having obtained the formula, it didn't need the Patriarch to explain much, just returned to its residence, pondered for a moment, and suddenly understood.

It didn't sleep, and practiced in the courtyard all night. Sometimes it turned into a flying bird, soaring into the sky; sometimes it turned into an ancient tree, rooting in the earth; sometimes it turned into a swimming fish, wagging its tail in the air.

In just a few days, it had learned the seventy-two supernatural transformations, using them freely.

Having obtained this great ability, Sun Wukong couldn't hold back anymore and ran to find Su Chen excitedly.

"Little Brother! Little Brother! Look at my new ability!"

Su Chen was meditating in the courtyard. Hearing the sound, he opened his eyes and saw Sun Wukong jumping around before him, sometimes turning into a honeybee, buzzing; sometimes turning into a stone, silent.

Su Chen looked at its jumping appearance and secretly sighed in his heart; this monkey was worthy of being the protagonist of destiny; once the opportunity arrived, it was unstoppable like this.

He had practiced bitterly for three years, only barely touching the threshold of Refining Emptiness and Merging with the Dao, while it was already a Jin Xian, and had obtained such heaven-reaching supernatural powers.

"Congratulations, Monkey Brother, congratulations, for obtaining such great supernatural powers." Su Chen congratulated it, but a ripple couldn't help but rise in his heart.

What a pity, truly a pity.

He hadn't managed to hitch a ride on the transmission of this supernatural power this time.

He thought about it and felt relieved.

His cultivation was still low, and even Refining Emptiness and Merging with the Dao hadn't been perfected, and the Golden Elixir hadn't even formed a real shadow.

Even if he obtained the formula for the seventy-two transformations, he probably wouldn't have the strength to practice it.

Such supernatural powers would inevitably consume massive amounts of mana and spiritual sense, and his little family background would probably struggle to even turn into a mosquito.

Although a bit disappointed, his Dao heart was firm, and he quickly suppressed this emotion without forcing it.

Eat one bite at a time, walk one step at a time.

His Golden Elixir Great Dao was the foundation.

As time passed, other disciples in the cave gradually discovered the difference between Sun Wukong and Su Chen.

Especially Sun W

Those past thoughts of intrigue and jealousy seemed so ridiculous in the face of an absolute gap in strength.

Everyone gradually let go of those inappropriate notions, and getting along with the two of them became much more harmonious.

Even the senior apprentice brother, Wu Ming, no longer held on to his airs all day long.

He had witnessed with his own eyes two latecomers—one relying on comprehension, the other on natural talent—both surpass him, and the pride in his heart was thoroughly shattered.

He no longer concerned himself with disciplining this one or instructing that one, but instead settled his heart and focused on his own cultivation.

Strangely enough, once his Dao heart cleared and he let go of his obsessions, his cultivation bottleneck showed signs of loosening, and his cultivation base actually improved significantly as a result.

Thus, another period of time passed, and the Slanting Moon and Three Stars Cave was filled with harmony.

On this day, Su Chen was cultivating on a secluded cliff behind the mountain when he felt the illusory Jin Dan within his dantian's Qi sea spin rapidly, suddenly bursting forth with a brilliant radiance. A profound and mysterious realization surged into his heart.

His connection with heaven and earth became tighter than ever before at this moment.

It is done!

Return to Emptiness and Union with Dao!

Su Chen opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath of turbid air.

He could feel that his lifespan had surged once again, reaching one thousand years.

The phantom of the Jin Dan within his dantian was also several times more solid than before, as if it could transform from void to reality at any moment.

Just as he was immersed in the joy of his breakthrough, he saw a golden light descend from the sky; it was Sun Wukong, who landed steadily before him.

"Little Brother, I've learned another divine ability!" Sun Wukong said, full of excitement, gesturing wildly. "Master taught it to me; it's called the Somersault Cloud! One somersault covers one hundred and eight thousand li!"

Upon hearing this, Su Chen's heart skipped a beat.

Since he had even learned the Somersault Cloud, the day the monkey would show off his divine abilities before his fellow apprentices and be expelled from the sect by the Patriarch was likely not far off.

He repeatedly congratulated Sun Wukong, but in his heart, he began to calculate secretly.

If the monkey leaves, what about himself? How would Master arrange things for him, and for Senior Brother Wu Ming and the others?

For a moment, a sense of trepidation and unease arose in Su Chen's heart.