Simultaneous travel: City, infinite evolution

Chapter 443 The Difference Between the Thirty-Six Transformations and Law, and the Seventy-Two Transformations and Technique [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Chen Hong looked at Sun Wukong with an extremely strange expression.

Is this monkey acting out his role?
The patriarch flicked his whisk and smiled, “Wuzhen, Wukong has been nurtured by heaven and earth for countless years, his origins are extraordinary, and his foundation is beyond your reach.”

"However, Wuzhen, don't be discouraged. Although Wukong's cultivation progresses rapidly, he is naturally restless and lacks temperament, so he can't compare to you."

You must cultivate diligently, temper your nature and life force, and the day will come when you become an immortal and attain the Dao.

Chen Hong's gaze toward Bodhi Patriarch suddenly became incredibly strange.

Whether the monkey was acting or not, he didn't know; but the old man Bodhi was definitely acting.

"Hahaha... Senior brother, don't be sad. I, Old Sun, was born with a high starting point."

As long as you practice diligently and never stop, you will surely catch up with me, Old Sun, in the future.

Don't rush, don't rush.

Sun Wukong patted Chen Hong on the shoulder, using a comforting tone, a teaching posture, and a smug mood to patiently guide Chen Hong.

Chen Hong: ………

Bodhi Patriarch stroked his long, white beard, his face full of satisfaction, his eyes seemingly filled with a smile.

At that moment, Chen Hong could see a hint of amusement on Bodhi Patriarch's face.

Chen Hong: I understand. Bodhi Patriarch is not only acting, but also playing the monkey.

As for whether the monkey is truly stupid or pretending, based on Chen Hong's observations and analysis of the monkey's personality...

This guy genuinely believes that.

Got it. This guy is either genuinely naive or he doesn't have any reincarnation memories and doesn't know how weak his golden core is.

That monkey is so pitiful.

Chen Hong suddenly felt a little sorry for the monkey.

Chen Hong looked at the Bodhi Patriarch, who had an air of otherworldly wisdom and a kind old man's appearance.

"Thank you for your teachings, Master. I will remember them."

Chen Hong respectfully bowed to the Bodhi Patriarch.

The kindness of those who spread the Way is as heavy as a mountain.

From then on, they were like birds soaring in the blue sky and fish swimming in the sea, no longer bound by any constraints.

The path to immortality is right before your eyes.

This is the smooth path to becoming a true Golden Immortal; the grace of the Great Dao is immeasurable, and Chen Hong is not a petty person who does not know how to repay it.

Chen Hong would reward even ordinary mortals handsomely and take them flying with him.

He felt he should repay the kindness of his Bodhi Patriarch, who had taught him the Way, with boundless gratitude.

After bidding farewell to Patriarch Bodhi with Sun Wukong.

On a night when Wukong was not around, at midnight, Chen Hong went to the backyard and saw the Bodhi Patriarch sleeping on his side.

Chen Hong began to recite:
"Difficult! Difficult! Difficult! The Dao is most profound; do not take your disciple lightly."

Without a master to impart the secrets, empty words will only leave your mouth weary and tongue parched!

The Bodhi Patriarch, with his back to Chen Hong, twitched at the corner of his mouth, his face full of black lines, and his body trembled slightly from being so shocked.

Bodhi Patriarch turned around irritably and looked at Chen Hong:

"You monkey, instead of sleeping in the middle of the night, you've come here to amuse your master?"

"How dare your disciple mock your master?"

Chen Hong shook his head, then mysteriously reached for his sleeve.

"Come, come, Master, let me show you a great treasure."

"Oh? What kind of treasure is it?" Bodhi Patriarch was also intrigued.

Then Chen Hong pulled out a bunch of strangely shaped things with a completely wrong style.

Then Chen Hong shared a lot of knowledge and skills from another world with Bodhi Patriarch.

That night, Bodhi Patriarch had a very fulfilling time.

Eye-opener.

The Bodhi Patriarch was very pleased. His disciple remembered his master's kindness and was filial to him. His filial piety was commendable.

Bodhi Patriarch decided to give Chen Hong, his obedient disciple who seemed pleasing to the eye, more private tutoring in the future.

In the days that followed, Chen Hong and Sun Wukong began to cultivate and temper their lives.

In the blink of an eye, three years passed.

Chen Hongyuan achieved perfect spiritual attainment, attained Nirvana as a tortoise and snake, and achieved great perfection by planting a golden lotus in fire.

Fire usually symbolizes consciousness or spirit and is purely yin.

The golden lotus symbolizes the seed of innate yang energy.

By combining the pure Yin consciousness (spirit) with the innate Yang energy, the Yin energy is eventually eliminated, and the state of pure Yang is achieved, which is called "Yang spirit".

Chen Hong refined all the Yin scum, successfully transforming his Yin-bearing primordial spirit into a pure Yang spirit, preparing for the forging of immortal metal essence.

At this moment, the golden threads on Chen Hong's golden core have expanded to more than half. Once the golden core is completely transformed into gold from the inside out and is filled with immortal golden essence, it will be a true golden core.

Chen Hong's next step is to "gather and reverse the five elements," that is, to reverse the direction of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) through special cultivation methods, so as to refine the metal element, temper the golden elixir, temper the yang spirit, and finally fuse the immortal metal element yang spirit, and once again unite yin and yang to become the immortal primordial spirit.

Three years later, Chen Hong was in the process of refining his Golden Core and Yang Spirit.

In this step, Sun Wukong took the lead and went further than Chen Hong, but compared to Chen Hong, he seemed to be a fraud.

On this day, after Bodhi Patriarch finished his sermon, he called the two men to the back room.

"Now that you two understand the nature of the Dharma and its origins, and have been imbued with divine essence, you must guard against the three calamities and their harms."

The monkey was puzzled: "Master, your words are wrong. I have heard that those who are of high moral character and great virtue live as long as heaven, are in harmony with water and fire, and are free from all diseases. How could there be three calamities?"

Patriarch Bodhi stroked his beard and smiled: "This is an extraordinary path, seizing the creation of heaven and earth, and encroaching on the mysteries of the sun and moon. Once the elixir is completed, even ghosts and gods will find it intolerable."

Although it preserves youth and prolongs life, after five hundred years, you will be struck by lightning. You must see your true nature and understand your mind to avoid it in advance.

If you can escape it, you'll live as long as heaven; if you can't, you'll die.

Five hundred years later, a raging fire will descend from the heavens and burn you. This fire is neither heavenly fire nor ordinary fire; it is called Yin Fire. It will start from the Yongquan acupoint on your soles, burn straight through to the Niwan Palace, turn your internal organs to ash, and rot your limbs, rendering your thousand years of arduous practice futile.

Five hundred years from now, another windstorm will blow upon you. This wind is not the wind from the southeast, northwest, or south; it is not the wind of the north or south, nor the wind of the flowers, willows, pines, and bamboos; it is called the Bi Wind.

It blows into the six internal organs through the fontanelle, passes through the dantian, and penetrates the nine orifices, causing the bones and flesh to disintegrate, and the body to dissolve itself. Therefore, one must avoid it.

These three calamities were less like calamities and more like divine punishment.

Cultivators seize all the creations of heaven and earth, but they cannot give up, and thus they are not tolerated by heaven and earth.

Therefore, when encountering the Three Calamities, one must avoid them, deceive the Heavenly Dao, and exploit a bug to become an immortal.

Instead of enduring lightning strikes like in a fantasy world, or undergoing some kind of lightning tribulation to temper one's body.

The Three Calamities do not have this effect; they are all aimed at taking lives.

Thunder, fire, and wind are all calamities that can destroy flesh and blood and steal one's soul; avoid them if you can.

Cultivators seek longevity and freedom, not combat power.

Those who rely on combat power are destined to be henchmen and puppets in this world.

The big shots are high above, using order and power to oppress people, manipulating power and people's hearts.

Going into the fray to rely on combat power is risky and lowers one's prestige, making it difficult to remain hidden behind the scenes and reap the rewards from a superior position.

This is the underlying logic of the strictly ordered world of gods and demons in the game.

Upon hearing of the severity of the three calamities, the monkey was immediately terrified, feeling a chilling aura as if eerie flames were about to rise.

Terrified, he knelt down with a thud: "Please, Master, have mercy and teach me a way to avoid the three calamities. I will never forget your kindness."

Chen Hong followed suit and bowed, looking earnestly at the Bodhi Patriarch: "Me too."

The patriarch smiled slightly: "Very well, I have a set of Heavenly Dipper numbers here, which have thirty-six transformations."

There are general Earthly Fiends, and these seventy-two variations.

Which one do you want to learn?

Chen Hong suddenly realized that the crucial moment had arrived.

My mind immediately flashed back to the chaotic battles in countless online articles, forums, and comments, and all sorts of speculations flooded my mind.

Chen Hong began to probe: "Master, are your thirty-six and seventy-two transformations different from the legendary Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Techniques and Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques?"

Bodhi Patriarch smiled slightly and gave Chen Hong a meaningful look.

"You monkey, you know quite a lot."

“The Thirty-Six Heavenly Divine Arts are all great supernatural powers, and each one has reached the realm of ‘law’.”

It is the essence of creation and summarization by countless great beings with supernatural powers since the beginning of time.

"For example, the number one divine power of manipulating creation was used by the goddess Nuwa to mold humans from clay."

"As for the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques, they are merely at the level of 'techniques'."

Most of them are magical spells and supernatural abilities, suitable for practical use by ordinary immortals.

"As for my thirty-six transformations and seventy-two transformations, they are specializations in transformation techniques, specifically used to evade the three calamities and help you become immortals."

Chen Hong and Sun Wukong's eyes lit up when they heard this.

Chen Hong spoke urgently:
"I beg the Patriarch for mercy, and to teach me the thirty-six transformations and the seventy-two transformations."

Let's add the Thirty-Six Heavenly Methods and the Seventy-Two Earthly Techniques as well.

The more the better, I don't mind.

Bodhi Patriarch rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"You monkey, so greedy, how can you be like a person practicing spiritual cultivation?"

"You're not even an immortal, yet you covet those supernatural powers and magic tricks?"

"Master the art of transformation, and you will be able to escape the three calamities and become an immortal as soon as possible. That is the right thing to do."

"Once you become an immortal, living forever, why would you worry about not having supernatural powers and magic to learn?"

Chen Hong obediently bowed and admitted his mistake: "Disciple was wrong. I hope the Ancestral Master will have mercy and grant me the thirty-six transformations and the seventy-two transformations."

Patriarch: ...

"Alright, alright, you have the talent to learn it, so I'll take it."

After saying that, the patriarch pointed a finger and struck Chen Hong between the eyebrows.

A huge amount of information entered my mind.

When Sun Wukong saw that Chen Hong had received the wonderful teachings, he immediately became anxious.

"Master, Master, I want it too, I want it too! Please, Master, teach me the Thirty-Six Transformations and the Seventy-Two Transformations as well!"

Snapped!
Snapped!
Snapped!
Three rulers fell.

"You monkey, how dare you be greedy! You deserve a beating!"

"With your temperament, you only need to learn one thing, yet you dare to try to learn too much and end up not mastering it."

Sun Wukong felt wronged, wondering why his senior brother Chen had it but he didn't.

Also, my senior brother made exorbitant demands but wasn't punished with a ruler, so why was I punished with one?
The patriarch was unjust!

The patriarch was biased!

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Poor Wukong didn't understand that humans are ultimately animals that like to compromise.

You asked him to open the window, but he refused.

If you ask him to tear the roof off, he'll agree.

Furthermore, Chen Hong did prove that he was capable of being greedy, so Bodhi Patriarch gave him the prize.

As for the monkey, it's best to just choose one.

But the monkey's innate greed led him to say, "Then I'll choose the Seventy-Two Transformations."

"Hmm." The patriarch nodded. "In that case, I will teach you the seventy-two transformations."

After saying this, he pointed a finger at the monkey's forehead and passed on the knowledge.

(End of this chapter)