Chapter 470: The Truth Revealed

Yuding Zhenren walked out with a smile on his face; he was still smiling when he saw Duan Fengyun, but the moment he saw Sun Wukong beside him, his expression changed instantly.

Yuding Zhenren thought to himself:

"How did this Guyue bring Sun Wukong here?

Could it be that Sun Wukong already knows my identity?

No, I must be cautious; I cannot go around acknowledging disciples recklessly."

Seeing Yuding Zhenren come out, Sun Wukong pulled Duan Fengyun and said:

"Isn't this Yuding Zhenren, the master of Erlang Shen Yang Jian?

You brat, why did you bring me here?

Could it be that this Yuding Zhenren knows the whereabouts of Patriarch Puti?"

Because Yuding Zhenren had significantly altered his appearance when he took on the Incarnation of Patriarch Puti all those years ago, Sun Wukong did not recognize that Yuding Zhenren was Patriarch Puti.

Watching this pair of master and disciple who knew each other but did not recognize one another, Duan Fengyun smiled and said:

"Let's go, let's go inside and talk."

Duan Fengyun walked in front, familiar with the way, while Sun Wukong followed closely behind, leaving Yuding Zhenren to walk at the rear, watching Sun Wukong's back.

Duan Fengyun walked into Yuding Zhenren's Cave Abode; everything was exactly the same as it had been back then.

Duan Fengyun poured a bowl of wine for himself and Yuding Zhenren, filled a bowl of water for Sun Wukong, and then pointed to the layout of Jinxia Cave, saying:

"Victorious Buddha, do you find the layout here familiar?"

Sun Wukong nodded; when he had just entered, he felt the layout here was very familiar, exactly the same as the Xieyue Sanxing Cave where he had studied arts under Patriarch Puti all those years ago.

Sun Wukong spoke up:

"This place is exactly the same as the Xieyue Sanxing Cave where I studied arts back then.

Hey, old man, do you know Patriarch Puti?"

Hearing that Sun Wukong still remembered the events of Xieyue Sanxing Cave from all those years ago, Yuding Zhenren was deeply moved.

Yuding Zhenren looked at Sun Wukong and asked:

"Sun Wukong, you keep mentioning Patriarch Puti.

Then let me ask you, what is Patriarch Puti to you?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong thought for a moment; now that he had cultivated into a Buddha, he would no longer bring disaster upon his master, Patriarch Puti, so even if he said that Patriarch Puti was his master, no one would blame Patriarch Puti anymore.

Sun Wukong spoke up:

"Patriarch Puti is my master. I have searched for him for eight hundred years, but there has been no trace of him.

Old man, if you know where he is, please tell me.

Eight hundred years ago, he took me as his disciple and taught me magic arts; I have yet to properly repay him.

Later, I kept asking about his whereabouts, but I never gained anything."

Hearing this, Yuding Zhenren nodded with red eyes and said:

"I never expected that after so many years, you would still be looking for him.

But back then, he didn't want you to say you were his disciple, fearing you would bring great disaster upon him; do you not hate him?"

Sun Wukong shook his head and said:

"A master for one day is a father for life.

Without Patriarch Puti, there would be no Sun Wukong today. He is my master; how could I possibly hate him?

Old man, tell me quickly, where exactly is my master, Patriarch Puti?"

When Sun Wukong spoke, he was already becoming very anxious; this was the first time he had been this restless since becoming a Buddha.

Having searched for Patriarch Puti for hundreds of years, he was finally about to find his whereabouts; how could he not be agitated?

Watching the anxious Sun Wukong, Duan Fengyun stepped forward and said:

"Fellow Daoist Yuding, don't you feel heartache seeing the Victorious Buddha like this?

Tell him the whereabouts of Patriarch Puti quickly.

Let the two of them, master and disciple, be reunited."

Yuding Zhenren looked at Sun Wukong, then at Duan Fengyun, and then shook his body on the spot, transforming into the Patriarch Puti from Sun Wukong's memories.

Yuding Zhenren shouted loudly:

"You monkey, look at who I am!"

Seeing Yuding Zhenren suddenly transform into Patriarch Puti, Sun Wukong stepped back several times.

Sun Wukong had not expected that the Yuding Zhenren he had bitterly searched for for hundreds of years was his master, Patriarch Puti.

No wonder when he caused havoc in heaven hundreds of years ago and was about to be executed by the Jade Emperor, Yuding Zhenren had run over to bring him food.

So Yuding Zhenren was his master all along.

And regarding this fact, Sun Wukong had not the slightest doubt.

He had never mentioned the appearance of Patriarch Puti to anyone, so it was absolutely impossible for Yuding Zhenren to have known what Patriarch Puti looked like.

Sun Wukong strode forward, knelt before Patriarch Puti, and said:

"Master, Master, your disciple has finally found you.

Your disciple has searched for you so miserably; after all these years, why did you not acknowledge me?

Could it be that your disciple's current achievements are still not enough to satisfy you, Master?"

Looking at the teary-eyed Sun Wukong, Yuding Zhenren patted Sun Wukong on the shoulder, just as he had done eight hundred years ago when he taught Sun Wukong magic arts.

Yuding Zhenren sighed:

"Good disciple, how could Master not want to acknowledge you?

Master was afraid."

"Back then, Master was worried you would cause me great trouble, so he did not let you speak my name."

"Later, after you went to the Western Heaven to retrieve the scriptures and attained the Dao to become a Buddha, I did not dare to acknowledge you."

"I was afraid you would think of me as a vain person who craves life and fears death, which is why I did not acknowledge you."

"Wukong, Master has also been waiting for this day for several hundred years."

The master and disciple held each other tightly, while Duan Fengyun drank wine silently on the side.

After the master and disciple exchanged pleasantries, Sun Wukong finally realized a problem.

Sun Wukong's expression suddenly changed as he said:

"Master, you are Puti Laozu and also Yuding Zhenren."

"Doesn't that mean Erlang Shen Yang Jian is my senior fellow apprentice?"

Yuding Zhenren nodded and said:

"That is correct, Yang Jian is indeed your senior fellow apprentice."

"That is why I tried my best to stop the great battle between the two of you back then."

"Both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh; I did not wish to see either of you get hurt."

Sun Wukong was also sweating; he never expected that the two who had fought for hundreds of years would actually be fellow disciples from the same sect.

Sun Wukong was now wondering what he should do when facing Yang Jian in the future.

Then, Yuding Zhenren dropped another bombshell.

"Wukong, let Master tell you one more thing."

"That Hu Mei you killed on the road to retrieve the scriptures was your senior fellow apprentice."

"Back then, seeing that she was kind-hearted, I taught her the Pitian Divine Palm, hoping she could cultivate and achieve success, and attain the Dao to become an immortal."

"However, I did not expect that she would be trapped by love, forget the teachings given to her by me and Yang Jian, and teach the Pitian Divine Palm to that other fox, Wu Ge."

"But none of this is your fault; everything is fated."

Sun Wukong was even more shocked after hearing this; after all these years, he never imagined that the fox he killed back then would be a disciple of Yuding Zhenren, his own senior fellow apprentice.

Sun Wukong turned his head to look at Duan Fengyun, who was drinking wine with a calm and indifferent air on the side, and said:

"You brat Guyue, did you know about this all along?"

"Why did you keep it from Old Sun even after you knew? How can you justify yourself to Old Sun for teaching you magic?" Yuding Zhenren heard Sun Wukong's words and pointed at Duan Fengyun to ask Sun Wukong:

"You just said, you taught Guyue magic?"

Sun Wukong saw Yuding Zhenren's surprised look and replied:

"That's right, I just taught this brat and that fellow Chenxiang magic."

"After finishing the teaching, this brat brought me to find you, Master."

"Master, is there a problem?"

"Is it that I shouldn't have taught this fellow magic?"

Yuding looked at Sun Wukong and shook his head, saying:

"Why would this Guyue need you to teach him magic?"

"He had already learned the Tiangang Thirty-six Transformations and the Pitian Divine Palm from me long ago."

"In terms of power, the Tiangang Thirty-six Transformations and the Pitian Divine Palm are much more powerful than the Earthly Seventy-Two Transformations I taught you."

"Why would you teach this fellow magic? It is useless for him to learn your Earthly Seventy-Two Transformations."

Upon hearing Yuding Zhenren's words, Sun Wukong was completely stunned.

He walked straight up to Duan Fengyun, stared at him, and said:

"Good for you, Guyue! Since you had already learned the Tiangang Thirty-six Transformations and the Pitian Divine Palm, why did you come to me to learn the Earthly Seventy-Two Transformations and the Somersault Cloud?"

"Old Sun knows the power of the Tiangang Thirty-six Transformations and the Pitian Divine Palm; they are much more powerful than my Earthly Seventy-Two Transformations and Somersault Cloud."

"What exactly are you planning, you brat?"

Duan Fengyun laughed:

"Stop nagging, don't get excited, okay?"

"When I asked you to teach me magic, I just wanted to get close to you."

"When I was learning magic from fellow Daoist Yuding, I promised him that I would help him acknowledge you."

"That is why I approached you, looking for an opportunity to tell you about this matter."

"Later, when I saw Chenxiang constantly complaining that his magic power was low, I guessed that you would definitely find a way to help him improve his magic power, and my magic power was also very low, so I waited until after going to Taishang Laojun to consume the Immortal Pill before confessing to you."

Sun Wukong pointed at Duan Fengyun and laughed:

"Good, good, good! Good for you, Guyue!"

"No wonder Old Sun could never see through you; it must be that you used the Tiangang Thirty-six Transformations to conceal your strength."

"What is your actual strength now, you brat?"

"Hurry up and remove the magic on your body."

Duan Fengyun laughed:

"Stop nagging, please mind your attitude."

"You are the disciple of fellow Daoist Yuding, and fellow Daoist Yuding and I address each other as brothers."

"By rights, you should call me Uncle-Master."

"Don't you want to see my strength?"

"What harm is there in showing you?"

Things having reached this point, Duan Fengyun already possessed the strength to protect himself, and he was no longer afraid of exposing his strength in front of Sun Wukong, Yang Jian, and the others.

Duan Fengyun removed the Deceiving the Heavens and Crossing the Sea technique he had cast upon himself, and Sun Wukong now clearly saw Duan Fengyun's strength.

Sun Wukong sneered:

"Peak Shenren Realm!

Kid Guyue, you have hidden yourself deep indeed."

Sun Wukong could accept Chenxiang being at the early stage of the Shenren Realm.

After all, Chenxiang had the bloodline of a god within him, possessing powerful Bloodline strength inside his body.

But Duan Fengyun was actually even more frightening than Chenxiang, having already reached the peak of the Shenren Realm.

Moreover, Duan Fengyun had not yet completely finished Refining the power of the Immortal Pill; once Duan Fengyun completely finished Refining the power of the Immortal Pill and fused it into his magic power, Duan Fengyun's strength would at least reach the perfection of the Shenren Realm or the early stage of the Shenjiang Realm.

Sun Wukong had always thought Chenxiang was the biggest beneficiary of this Immortal Pill affair, but now it seemed this Guyue, who had always kept his true strength hidden, was the one.