novelHeart Monkey Ask About Dao
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Translator: Lordbluefire Editor: Lordbluefire
"Thank you, Master!"
The stone monkey bowed and greeted his Master with great sincerity.
From then on, the Heart Monkey was reformed, obtaining entry to the school of profoundness!
Feng Lin's mind hid deep within the stone monkey and watched this scene quietly.
He had long since become familiar with the journey to the mythology illusion-scape.
The mythology illusion-scape itself was an illusion, and even if millions and millions of years had passed by within it, it would merely be an instant in the outside world
This meant that he had enough time to search for the answer to break out of his predicament.
That terrifying disaster of the universe covered up the entire sky and no one could escape.
Even if he awakened the Sun Wukong Gene, he wouldn't be able to deal with this massive origin powers of the universe.
However, the Fangcun Mountain was different.
This was a holy ground for cultivation in ancient myths and legends. The founder, Patriarch Subhuti, was also a holy existence, a saint.
Endless cultivation profoundness in the universe was contained within Fangcun Mountain, allowing one to transcend worldliness and attain holiness.
He might be able to find hope for solving the predicament here.
Feng Lin must find it. Otherwise, once he left the mythology illusion-scape, what he faced would be a deadly impasse.
He calmed his heart down and immersed in the mythology illusion-scape, searching for the true essence behind the mythology.
It was said that once the stone monkey became a student of Patriarch Subhuti, he had settled down in the Fangcun Mountain thereafter.
The Patriarch Subhuti didn't view it in high regard just because it was born a spiritual creature with extraordinary aptitude. Instead, he had viewed it as he would an ordinary person.
The stone monkey usually learned language and courtesy from his seniors, talking about dao, learning words, and burning incense. Every day passed by in the same manner. In their leisure time, they would sweep the floor, work on the garden, nurture flowers, trim the trees, source for firewood, start up a fire, fetch water, transport logs...
There were a lot of miscellaneous tasks and they had to do everything.
When the stone monkey first joined the school, it was merely an ordinary disciple who had to handle miscellaneous tasks.
This wasn't all!
Humans and demons were different, and none of his so-called seniors treated him as one of their own.
Thankfully, the stone monkey had gained a lot of experience in the secular world and had seen through the coldness and warmth of human nature, having received many cold glances. It cultivated peacefully, quietly waiting for the moment when the Patriarch Subhuti imparted dao knowledge.
Although there was a ruthless aura within it, it was suppressed by a pure and determined heart that pursued dao. It didn't perform any misconduct.
Feng Lin watched this scene from the side and couldn't help but nod. He gained a deep understanding of how important the Daoheart was to the Heart Monkey.
The stone monkey was born into a violent and ruthless world. If it didn't temper a Daoheart, it would be impossible for it to remain so calm.
One day in the mortal world was equivalent to 1, 000 years in the cave.
In the blink of an eye, seven years had passed by in the mythology illusion-scape.
On this day, the stone monkey was holding a broom and sweeping the fallen leaves on the stone steps of the Fangcun Mountain.
After seven years of quiet cultivation, although its cultivation hadn't improved by a lot, the escalation of the mental state was also a form of cultivation.
Unlike how it had been in the wilderness, the stone monkey now wore plain robes, had its hair combed smoothly, and had a calm expression. It was now like a graceful recluse who had spent a long time cultivating.
"Look! It's that stone monkey!"
"Is that the monkey that the Patriarch had just taken in? Isn't it a demon?"
"To think that it wants to cultivate to become a celestial when it's just a monkey! Three years have passed by and it's still sweeping the floor. Haha, it's just a demon kidding itself!"
...
A group of cultivators passed by the stone steps and when they saw the stone monkey, they laughed softly.
They thought they had spoken very softly, but what they didn't know was that the stone monkey was born a spiritual creature with outstanding hearing. It heard everything they said, and in exchange, showed them a cold expression. However, the depths of its golden eyes burned with fiery fury, wanting to incinerate the mortal world. This fury was suppressed by a rationality that rose from its soul, unable to erupt.
Dong dong dong!
Suddenly, the sound of bells rang out like beautiful sounds ringing throughout an empty valley, so loud that even the deaf could hear. It cleared up one's heart.
When those cultivators heard that, they were instantly overjoyed."Quick, quick quick! It's the moment for the Patriarch to talk about dao every once in five years! Let's head over there quickly! This is a great chance. The Patriarch's cultivation is deep and he'd definitely be able to provide us with guidance!"
All of them ran over hurriedly.
"The Patriarch's talk about dao?" Hearing that, the viciousness in the stone monkey's eyes disappeared and a tremendous amount of golden light gleamed as it silently got close.
By the time it got to the altar, a celestial-looking elderly with a long beard had already sat on top of the altar, summoning all celestials and starting to talk about the scriptures.
It was really...
When Patriarch Subhuti preached, he demonstrated great eloquence that moved many people, allowing them to gain comprehension.
Many cultivators were immersed in the teachings, and Sun Wukong couldn't help but feel great elation to hear the teachings from the side.
Feng Lin hid deep in the stone monkey's heart, carefully listening to the Patriarch Subhuti's dao teachings.
This was a great deduction method, hiding deep profoundness of ancient cultivation.
Transforming energy into qi; cultivating qi, refining spirit, returning to the void, integrating with the dao... Many profoundnesses were displayed before him.
All these were long lost ancient mythological knowledge.
Feng Lin had entered a dream of ancient times and would naturally not pass by this rare opportunity. He listened and remembered every bit of information seriously.
However, he hadn't forgotten about the important matters and carefully searched for the method to resolve the disaster of the universe.
However, Feng Lin was disappointed.
The disaster of the universe was one that permeated the universe. Although the mythological knowledge was ingenious it was a cultivation mean and not killing techniques. Thus, it would be hard to use them to resolve disasters.
Right now, the stone monkey was still immersed in the profoundness of the scriptures.
It was useless to remain on the passive stand. He must have the initiative to take action.
Feng Lin thought to himself, feeling urgent. With a single thought, his will surged forth and he immediately took control over the body of Wukong.
Squeak squeak squeak!
At the next instant, under his control, the stone monkey seemed to have grasped the mysteries of the great dao and scratched its ears and cheeks happily, breaking out in smiles. It couldn't help but dance around, disrupting the Patriarch's teachings and the latter stopped talking.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
Countless gazes looked over with eyes that were spewing flames.
"Audacious monkey! How dare you disrupt the Patriarch's teachings! How should you be punished for this?!"
"Quickly kowtow and admit your mistake!"
"Chase him out of Fangcun Mountain!"
...
A series of enraged voices rang out.
Feng Lin paid them no heed and looked toward Patriarch Subhuti who was on the altar. He bowed sincerely."Your disciple was listening to your teachings with great sincerity and upon hearing Teacher's Mañjughoṣā, I couldn't help but dance in joy. I seek Master's pardon!"
Patriarch Subhuti smiled and didn't seem surprised. A clear glow shone in his eyes, seeing through everything and asked calmly, "To think that a brute monkey like you recognizes Mañjughoṣā. How long have you been in the cave?"
Feng Lin was taken by surprise. This scene was extremely familiar.
Could it be that what he had experienced was the scene in the mythology where the Heart Monkey had asked about dao?
Feng Lin broke into a strange smile when he saw Patriarch Subhuti's expression as if everything was within his control.
(It's a pity that I'm no longer that stone monkey!)
Feng Lin pretended nothing had happened and said, "Disciple is ignorant and doesn't know how long has passed. I only remember that I often collected firewood in the mountains when the flames in the stove had gone out. I saw a great peach tree there and I've eaten peaches to my fill seven times there."
The Patriarch said, "That mountain is called the Rotten Peach Mountain. Since you've eaten there seven times, it should be seven years. What dao do you wish to learn from me today?"
Patriarch Subhuti sat high up on the altar as if he was seated amongst the clouds, looking down at the changes of the world like everything was within his control.
"Heaven-defying dao!" Feng Lin smiled and spoke up softly.
"What?" The Patriarch's body swayed. Although he remained calm as ever, the corners of his eyes were twitching slightly.
The disaster of the universe was a great disaster that defied and changed the universe's rules. He could only find a way to resolve it from Patriarch Subhuti.
Even though Feng Lin had diverted away from the mythology illusion-scape's direction, he had to take the risk and ask the question. However, he mustn't divulge information about the external world in case dire consequences rise.
He bowed deeply and asked again, "Patriarch, we, the followers of the cultivation path, seek to rise to the ranks of the celestials, enjoying the same lifespan as the world! But if the day comes when the world corrodes and the universe is turned into upheaval, how should we resolve this? How do we break away from this?"
Patriarch Subhuti was stunned for a moment. He was a saint-like supreme existence after all and took a long look at Feng Lin.
In that instant, Feng Lin's body stiffened and he felt as if all his secrets had been seen through by this one glance. It penetrated through the times and saw the truth.
Was this the power of the saints?
Just as Feng Lin was feeling uncontrollable terror, Patriarch Subhuti spoke up slowly and gave an answer.
"Break it with the heart. The heavens can age, the earth can corrode, but if the heart is unmoving, one will be able to transcend the worldliness!"
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