Let you conquer the world of low-level martial arts, what the hell is Journey to the West?

Chapter 4: Years of hard work in cultivating immortality, starting with reading books to become a god

Although Zhang Tian didn't know what the so-called Taoism was used for, but from the description above, it was the source of all magical powers and spells, and it could also be exchanged for reincarnation points. Wasn't that the legendary deep blue points?
He feels the future is bright.

Just when he was secretly feeling proud of himself, he saw a huge monkey rushing towards him. It was the Monkey King.

The other party imitated his fellow apprentices and bowed to Zhang Tian, ​​saying something slightly funny, "I came from the Flower and Fruit Mountain in the East. I was born and raised in the wild. I have no name or surname. My master gave me a name, Sun Wukong. Nice to meet you, my junior brother."

Sun Wukong also felt it was a coincidence.

He had just become a disciple today, and met Zhang Tianhou who also came to become a disciple. They happened to be disciples on the same day. Although he had never met him before, he felt very close to him.

But Zhang Tian was a little confused, because he just remembered that he and Sun Wukong became disciples on the same day and also listened to Patriarch Bodhi's teachings. Why did the other party give Sun Wukong a Buddhist name, but what about him?
The senior brother at the side shook his head and patted Zhang Tian on the shoulder. "Hey, you don't have to compete with this monkey. This monkey is a spiritual creature born and raised by nature. It is smarter than the rest of us. It was accepted as a disciple by the master right after it arrived and its seniority was arranged. That's normal. You still have to keep working hard."

Zhang Tianyi thought about it carefully and found it reasonable.

After all, according to what he learned at the foot of the mountain, Patriarch Bodhi has been in Fangcun Mountain for hundreds of years. Almost everyone around knows about this place, and there are naturally many people who come here to seek immortals and ask for the way. If everyone is accepted, wouldn’t that be too easy?

He still asked with some concern, "Has the master accepted many disciples in these years?"

The people around just smiled and said nothing.

They surrounded Sun Wukong like stars surrounding the moon, as if they didn't care much about Zhang Tian. This look immediately made Zhang Tian have a vague sense of foreboding.

The last senior brother put his hands behind his back and said in a low voice, revealing the secret, "Difficult! Difficult! Difficult! The Tao is the most suspenseful, don't take the golden elixir lightly!"

Zhang Tian seemed to understand something.

I already understand it in my heart.

If one wants to truly become a disciple of Patriarch Bodhi, it must be extremely difficult and arduous.

But this is a fairy fate.

How will you know if you don’t try hard?

So Zhang Tian began to work hard. Early in the morning of the next day, he followed his fellow brothers to the morning hall for morning lessons. This was not a rule of Fang Cun Mountain, but a custom agreed upon by the fellow brothers, and it had a scholarly atmosphere.

After all, Bodhi Patriarch was a master who was well versed in Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, and his disciples were all more or less influenced by him.

Even though Sun Wukong seems to be naughty and unruly in the eyes of others, he is extremely educated. He never bows his head when faced with difficulties and almost always speaks out his answers.

"As long as your heart is sincere, the sacred mountain is at your feet!"

"The words 'gold and light' are not good. Gold means flowing things, and light means flickering energy. It would be better to call it Fulong Temple."

"If evil people are not eliminated, they will only bring harm to good people. If evil people are not eliminated, they will be worse than the evil people themselves."

"The universe is not perfect, and the scriptures are also incomplete. This is beyond human power."

"You can walk from childhood to old age, and then you can be a child again. It is still difficult to be old and young again. As long as you are sincere, wherever you look back, you will reach the sacred mountain!"

Zhang Tian had just arrived and didn't understand anything. A kind senior brother beside him gave him a scripture and said, "This is a treasure that Master has recently obtained. It was written by a great man and contains all the principles of heaven and earth. If you can understand a little bit, you will be appreciated by Master."

He fixed his eyes.

Only vaguely, half-looking and half-guessing, I discovered that the name of the scripture was...

Tao Te Ching!
Zhang Tianhu was shocked and thanked his senior brother on the spot. He held the scripture in his hands and read it carefully. He was immersed in it for a while, as if infatuated. After a while, he heard a commotion.

Look up.

Then he saw that it was Monkey King who was scratching his ears and cheeks, looking restless. Monkeys are active by nature, and although he had sought immortals and had met many people and learned many principles, he had not read many books.

Asking him to sit cross-legged and read the books of sages carefully right from the start was simply a great torture.

Zhang Tian laughed secretly in his heart.

During one morning meeting, he saw the monkey scratching its ears and cheeks dozens of times. If it weren't for its thick hair, it would probably have become bald like the programmers of later generations.

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

Zhang Tian planned to sit cross-legged and continue reading the scriptures as usual. He had inquired and knew that Patriarch Bodhi would give a sermon once a month and would also answer their questions. As for how much they could understand and learn, it was all up to them.

Only when one's Taoism is profound.

Only then will Bodhi Patriarch teach them appropriate methods and supernatural powers according to the depth of their practice.

There is no rush!
He was reading as usual, but he saw his senior brother beside him shaking his head and sighing, which made Zhang Tian look confused. "What's wrong, senior brother?"

Unexpectedly, the senior brother laughed and gave a critical comment, "Alas, I thought you were not good enough at understanding, but I didn't expect that you don't even have enough concentration, even worse than that monkey."

Zhang Tian was confused.

He has been working particularly hard these past few days and has been studying seriously every day. How could it be that he lacks concentration?
Unexpectedly, the senior brother asked back, "Are you reading or watching monkeys? Is your heart here even though you are here?"

Zhang Tian didn't know how to answer for a moment.

He is aware of his bad habits. Having lived two lives, he has too many distracting thoughts in his mind. He was too used to slacking off at school, and he always likes to do things at a fast pace and is indecisive. He even likes to watch TV at double speed and cannot calm down at all.

Especially the Tao Te Ching.

Just over 5,000 words.

It only took a few minutes to finish.

He had read it dozens of times in the past few days, but he did not see any increase in his level on the reincarnation panel, not even a tiny bit...

Naturally, he was a little impetuous.

Zhang Tian lowered his head in shame, "There are too many distracting thoughts in my mind, and it is difficult to control them. Brother, how can I solve this problem?"

"Go to the library. There are thousands of books in the master's collection. If you study hard every day, it will only take three years to refine your character, and ten years to calm your mind. Only then can you calm down and read this book."

ten years!

Zhang Tian was in a daze for a moment. He wanted to ask more questions, but he saw the senior brother turned around and ignored him. Perhaps in the other party's eyes, a person like Zhang Tian who was impatient and irritable would end up like those who went up the mountain over the years and would leave after a few days.

But what surprised and stunned this senior brother was.

Zhang Tian, ​​who seemed to him to be frivolous and impatient, actually went to the library and began to read the tens of thousands of books collected there. Within a few days, his frivolous spirit disappeared visibly, and he became calm and steady.

His eyes were confused.

You have to know that he spent three years studying the books in his collection and another ten years honing his mind before he was able to cultivate his Taoism and understand the books of sages.

Zhang Tian...

broken!

Another monkey!

Zhang Tian continued to study the book in his hand leisurely, and just now he sighed, "Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will become clear. The ancients really didn't deceive me."

[Ding! You have read the book written by the Great Power for three days and recited it a hundred times. You have understood its meaning. Your Taoism level is +0.01.]

[Level: One-star reincarnation.]

Points: 0.

Taoism: 0.15.

Talent: Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will become clear (Exchanged for five years of Taoism, reading can enlighten one's nature, read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will become clear! It can be upgraded by spending a hundred years of Taoism: reading can make one become a god, writing can shock the world, and speaking can make ghosts and gods cry.)]

(End of this chapter)