[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-invincible-and-you-tell-me-this-is-journey-t":3,"chapter-i-m-invincible-and-you-tell-me-this-is-journey-t-i-m-invincible-and-you-tell-me-this-is-journey-t-chapter-9":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm Invincible, and You Tell Me This Is Journey to the West?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2360510,4615,"Chapter 9","i-m-invincible-and-you-tell-me-this-is-journey-t-chapter-9",9,"\u003Cp>The Patriarch Bodhi’s words, “Let him come in too,” rang like celestial music, passing through the door and settling into Su Chen’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A great stone in his heart crashed to the ground; he felt light-headed, almost unconsciously pushing open the slightly ajar door and stepping inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room’s furnishings were extremely simple: only a bed, a meditation cushion, and a dim yellow oil lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patriarch Bodhi had already resumed his seated posture on the bed, while Sun Wukong knelt beside him, grinning foolishly at Su Chen as if seeking praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen steadied himself, stepped forward quickly, and knelt beside Sun Wukong, bowing his head respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciple Wu Chen pays homage to Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice trembled slightly—not from fear, but from excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven years of chopping wood, three months of patient waiting—he had staked everything, and now he had finally reached this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patriarch Bodhi’s gaze settled upon him; those eyes were profound, as if seeing straight through him from within to without.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen’s heart pounded uncontrollably; he knew his petty tricks were utterly exposed before the Patriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You slippery fellow,” Patriarch Bodhi spoke slowly, his tone unreadable. “Do you know what crime it is to deceive your teacher?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Wukong immediately panicked. “Master, this isn’t my brother’s fault—I took the initiative myself, hoping to…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be silent,” the Patriarch glanced at him coolly; Sun Wukong instantly swallowed his words, only scratching his head and pacing in agitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen took a deep breath, lifted his head, and met the Patriarch’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He offered no excuse, made no plea: “Disciple admits guilt. But I also know that immortal fortune is hard to come by, and the True Dao is hard to find. As a mortal with humble origins and dull talent, if I do not strive with all my might, I fear I shall never glimpse the true gates of the Dao in this lifetime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, his voice growing more earnest: “Master once said, ‘Fate can also be seized by one’s own will.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I dare not hope for the same heavenly fortune granted to Brother Monkey. I only wish to listen, even if just a little, when he receives the transmission of the Dao. Even if I comprehend only one ten-thousandth of it, it would surpass a hundred years of my own arduous cultivation. If Master punishes me for this, I willingly accept the penalty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were neither humble nor defiant—acknowledging his fault while firmly declaring his unwavering devotion to the Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Wukong nodded vigorously beside him, convinced his younger brother had spoken with perfect reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patriarch Bodhi gazed silently at Su Chen; on his impassive face, a faint smile appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, enough,” he waved his hand. “Your mindset is sharper than that monkey’s. Since you’ve come, it is fate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shifted his gaze to Sun Wukong: “You, monkey, showing loyalty by seeking the Dao for your fellow disciple—that is commendable. But cultivation is ultimately your own path. Others may aid you briefly, but never forever. Remember, remember.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciple understands!” Sun Wukong, relieved the Patriarch was not angry, beamed and bowed repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patriarch Bodhi said no more, and with a gentle flick of his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A meditation cushion appeared out of thin air before the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither man nor monkey dared delay; they quickly sat upon the cushions, calming their minds and sitting upright with solemn focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patriarch Bodhi looked at his two disciples: one, a primordial stone monkey, naturally endowed with spiritual essence, the destined protagonist of fate; the other, a mortal of humble origin, whose karmic path was obscure, yet who had forcibly knocked open the gates of immortality through sheer tenacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt deep emotion, and spoke: “The wonder of longevity, the path to immortality, lies in the two words: ‘Nature and Life.’ Nature is the Primordial Spirit; Life is the Primordial Qi. Cultivating both Nature and Life together is the only way to attain the True Dao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Listen well: the path of cultivation begins with refining essence into Qi. Mortals spend a hundred days establishing the Foundation, transforming their bodily essence and blood into Primordial Qi—this is the first step. When Primordial Qi is abundant and circulates through the Heavenly Cycle, one may refine Qi into Spirit. From Qi arises Spirit; when Spirit and Qi unite, lifespan increases by two hundred years, hearing and sight sharpen, and all illness vanishes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Patriarch’s voice was calm, yet carried a power that pierced straight to the source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen listened, entranced; what the Patriarch spoke was precisely the refinement and elevation of his own seven years of “Axe Dao” cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the stumbling blocks in his self-taught path now cleared before him under the Patriarch’s explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After refining Qi into Spirit comes refining Spirit into Emptiness. Gather and condense your spiritual awareness until it returns to void, untouched by external things, leaving no trace. When this realm is achieved, lifespan increases by five hundred years, and one gains the ability to manipulate cosmic spiritual energy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Refining Emptiness and uniting with the Dao means Spirit and Dao become one, Heaven and Man as one; lifespan reaches a thousand years, placing one among the terrestrial immortals of this mortal realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only after uniting with the Dao may one cross the Tribulation and become an immortal. Immortals are divided into Earth, Heaven, Mystery, and Gold. Earth Immortals enjoy ten thousand and eighty years of life; Heaven Immortals enjoy one Yuanhui—129,600 years. Yet every five hundred years, Heaven Immortals face three calamities. Survive them, and you roam free; fail, and you turn to ash.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen’s spirit surged; this was the celestial path he had dreamed of!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Above Heaven Immortal are Mystery Immortal and Jin Xian. Jin Xian possess the Five Qi converging at the Core, have attained the wonder of longevity, and have stepped beyond the Three Realms, outside the Five Phases.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Above Jin Xian lies Tai Yi. The Three Flowers gather atop the head; the Three Souls and Seven Spirits unify; one’s spiritual power is complete, boundless and free.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And above Tai Yi Jin Xian lies the Great Luo Jin Xian—indestructible through ten thousand kalpas, existing in unity with the Dao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the words “Great Luo Jin Xian” left Patriarch Bodhi’s lips, the entire quiet chamber seemed to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen felt his soul quiver; what a vast, magnificent panorama of cultivation lay before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From mortal to Great Luo Jin Xian—how much hardship must one endure, how glorious the journey!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Wukong, too, was itching to cultivate immediately, desperate to become a Great Luo Jin Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patriarch Bodhi explained each cultivation realm in turn, then smiled faintly at his two disciples, whose expressions differed greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Dao has three thousand paths; methods number ten thousand. Teaching according to individual aptitude is the true principle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he swept his wide sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen felt an irresistible force envelop him; the scene before him twisted, shattered, dissolving into countless shimmering specks of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he opened his eyes again, he was no longer in the quiet chamber—he stood within a chaotic, void-like space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, nothing existed—only before him, Patriarch Bodhi’s figure floated silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu Chen,” the Patriarch’s voice echoed in Su Chen’s mind. “You, a mortal, awakened the Dao through a simple axe—your will is firm, your foundation solid. Yet as a mortal, your roots remain shallow; you are unsuited for methods that demand bold, aggressive advancement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, I shall transmit to you the ‘Golden Core Dao’—an ancient method pioneered by the sages of old.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This method does not seek rapid attainment, but perfect foundation. Use your body as heaven and earth; use essence and Qi as medicine; use Spirit as the fire. Within your lower dantian, forge a single, flawless, indestructible ‘Leakless Golden Core’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once the Golden Core is formed, you shall shed your mortal form, cleanse your body of the mundane, and reshape it into an immortal physique. Thereafter, your cultivation will advance a thousandfold, directly pointing toward Great Luo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Patriarch spoke, a scripture titled “The True Explanation of the Primordial Golden Core” dissolved into countless golden characters, surging like a tide into Su Chen’s spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Dao gives birth to One; One gives birth to Two; Two gives birth to Three; Three gives birth to all things…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gathering medicine, sealing the furnace, refining the elixir, bathing, nurturing, shedding the mortal shell…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each character held boundless mystery; each word pointed to a new path of cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen felt his head “buzz” as if about to burst under the overwhelming flood of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His realm was too low; he could not comprehend this supreme method that pointed directly to Great Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like asking a child who had just learned addition and subtraction to solve a calculus problem—utterly incomprehensible, beyond his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he knew this was the greatest opportunity of his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forcing down the dizziness in his mind, he abandoned all attempts to understand, relying instead on the iron will forged by seven years of chopping wood, etching every single character of the scripture into the deepest recesses of his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would memorize it all—even if he did not understand now, someday he would!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen sank completely into this mad act of memorization, forgetting time, forgetting everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in another completely isolated illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patriarch Bodhi looked at Sun Wukong, who was brimming with excitement, and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wukong, you are a heavenly stone monkey, endowed with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the essence of sun and moon—your foundation is rare in this world. Ordinary methods would only bind your natural nature.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, I shall transmit to you the ‘Great Celestial Immortal Method’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This method is the supreme path directly leading to Great Luo—it demands drawing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, seizing the creative power of sun and moon, using boundless might to attain the Great Luo position!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A supremely dominant and awe-inspiring set of cultivation instructions flooded into Sun Wukong’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Su Chen’s struggle and confusion, the moment Sun Wukong encountered the “Great Celestial Immortal Method,” it was as if a fish returned to the sea—he felt complete ease, every pore rejoicing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This method seemed tailor-made for him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two illusions. Two utterly different transmissions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patriarch Bodhi’s figure existed simultaneously in both spaces; he watched Su Chen, straining to memorize, and Sun Wukong, dancing with joy, swiftly grasping the method—his deep eyes held a touch of wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fate, fate—truly wondrous.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1740,"2026-06-21T05:42:07.836Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b38ece1353559ab17bdfe075116e31d9bb483e17aaf6f435f1b7d27d1497c30f","i-m-invincible-and-you-tell-me-this-is-journey-t-chapter-10","i-m-invincible-and-you-tell-me-this-is-journey-t-chapter-8",470,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-invincible-and-you-tell-me-this-is-journey-t-cover.jpg"]