Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 147 The Lifespan of Heaven and Earth, One Yuan and Twelve Cycles
"But if one could comprehend this Primordial Dao, and even achieve the Great Luo Golden Immortal status through the Dao Fruit of this Primordial Dao, then..."

A hint of anticipation appeared in Niu Yi's eyes, but right now, he was far from that goal.

Niu Yi slowly stood up, and the Hunyuan Furnace in front of him quickly transformed into a beam of light, flying into his body and disappearing.

"Now that the Golden Light Divine Power of the Earth has been mastered, and there are less than eight years left until Brother Jin Fu's birthday, it is only right that we arrive a little earlier, given our relationship."

"As for the time during this period, why not travel around? On the one hand, you can cultivate the external avatar supernatural power on the road. On the other hand, you can also search for treasures according to the locations recorded in the old Zen master's book, and re-refine the Dragon Roar and Tiger Howl Diagram and the Ten Thousand Leaf Golden Bamboo Sword."

With his current level of magical power, activating the initially refined Hunyuan Cauldron, let alone refining these two natal magic treasures, it would be easy for him to even reverse-refine them back to their original materials. It could already demonstrate some of the power of the Hunyuan Qi Fire.

"Furthermore, our neighbor from Tiger Roaring Mountain is also coming, so we should go and greet him."

Niu Yi looked around, gazing with admiration at the peach orchard that had grown increasingly lush over the years.

A year ago, Senior Brother Guanghui went into seclusion, and it is unknown when he will emerge. In the next few years, we will have to trouble Senior Brother Guangwu and Junior Brother Zhensi to take care of us.

Niu Yi put everything he was going to take into the snake skin bag, glanced at the thatched hut one last time, took a step and arrived at the foot of Rotten Peach Mountain, heading towards the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave.

As soon as Niu Yi stepped into the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave, he was met by Guang Wu, who came to greet him.

"Senior Brother Guangwu."

“Junior Brother Guangyi, Master said you are about to travel and sent me to find you. He asked you to look for him in the garden.”

Upon hearing Guangwu's words, Niu Yi smiled and nodded, saying:
"I understand, Senior Brother Guangwu. I'm about to set off, so I'll leave Rotten Peach Mountain to Senior Brother and Junior Brother Zhensi."

Upon hearing this, Guangwu nodded seriously and said:

"I understand, Junior Brother Guangyi, rest assured, Junior Brother Zhensi and I will definitely take good care of Rotten Peach Mountain."

Niu Yi smiled and cupped his hands in greeting to Guangwu. After Guangwu returned the greeting, Niu Yi walked gracefully toward the garden in the cave. Before long, he arrived at the garden entrance and walked straight into the fragrant garden where flowers bloomed all year round.

Niu Yi walked straight toward the center of the garden and soon saw Bodhi Patriarch sitting at a stone table, enjoying tea.

Niu Yi stepped forward and respectfully performed a disciple's salute.

"Master."

Bodhi Patriarch nodded amiably and looked at Niu Yi, saying:
"sit down."

"Yes."

Niu Yi slowly walked to the stone bench opposite the ancestral master's stone table and sat down. Normally, this was the eldest brother's seat.

"Now that you have fully mastered the Golden Light of the Earth, you can go anywhere in the world, but you still need to be careful when you travel outside."

"Yes, Master, I understand."

Bodhi Patriarch looked at Niu Yi, nodded gently, and said:
Do you know how long the lifespan of heaven and earth is?

Niu Yi was slightly surprised upon hearing this, not understanding why his master suddenly brought it up, but he still looked at his master and said:

"Guangyi remembers his master once teaching him that the number of years in the universe is 129,600, which is one cycle."

"This Yuan is further divided into twelve Hui, which are also twelve Zhi, and each Hui is 18,000 years old."

"And every 129,600 years, which is one year, the world will become dark and all things will come to an end, returning to chaos."

"When the heavens and earth are separated again, the pure and the impure will be divided, and we will enter the next era." Just like two years ago, when Venus came here, he said that the Great Heavenly Venerable, who is also His Majesty the Jade Emperor, had gone through 1,750 tribulations, each of which lasted for 129,600 years.

This means that the Great Celestial Venerable spent 1,750 years cultivating and undergoing tribulations, not even counting the years he spent later enjoying the Great Dao and sitting on the throne.

And the gods in the Heavenly Court today are probably many of those who attained godhood in the past.

Besides the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, there may be other 'hermits' like his master, Senior Zhen Yuanzi, and Zen Master Wuchao in these three realms. So he truly took his master's advice to heart when traveling outside to heart.

Bodhi Patriarch looked at Niu Yi and said:

"With your current cultivation level, living until the end of this era is not a problem, but you cannot survive the twilight of heaven and earth on your own, when all things come to an end."

"Only by attaining the Dao Fruit and realizing the Great Luo can one achieve immortality and eternal life."

Niu Yi looked at Patriarch Bodhi and said earnestly:

"Disciple understands, thank you for your teachings, Master."

Bodhi Patriarch looked at Niu Yi with gentle eyes and nodded slowly.

"I do trust you quite a bit."

"My disciple Guangyi, I know why you have come. Go now. If you reach the Heavenly Court, you may visit the Tushita Palace."

As Bodhi Patriarch spoke, he waved his whisk, and Niu Yi found himself at the entrance of the mountain gate in a flash.

"Please be extremely careful on this trip."

Upon hearing the voice in his ear, Niu Yi's expression turned solemn. He bowed deeply to the gate of the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave before turning around and walking down the mountain.

Niu Yi quickly arrived at the foot of the mountain, but instead of using his supernatural powers to leave, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and three karmic divination coins instantly appeared in Niu Yi's hand.

Niu Yi tossed out three divination coins, and as he watched them fall into his hand, he quickly began to calculate.

After a long pause, Niu Yi frowned slightly.

"No disasters or difficulties, and quite a good opportunity."

"However, Master told me twice to be careful. Although he didn't say it explicitly, there will definitely be some troubles on this trip down the mountain."

"Judging from my current progress in exploring the Dao of Cause and Effect, this trouble is likely to be quite significant."

Since his master had said it twice, it meant that his master was incapable of making mistakes. This meant that with his current supernatural powers and magical artifacts, he couldn't predict the problem that was about to arise.

Having cultivated to this point, Niu Yi naturally understands very well that some beings can conceal their own karma and prevent others from knowing it. Unless one has mastered the complete Great Dao of Cause and Effect or even the Dao Fruit of Cause and Effect, it is very difficult to calculate.

This type of being is the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Of course, there are other situations that would prevent him from calculating anything using his karmic divination money and karmic divination theory. After all, there are too many secrets in the Three Realms. But no matter which one it is, it would probably be quite troublesome for him.

"My master didn't stop me from going out, but just told me to be careful. So there shouldn't be any life-or-death issues on this trip, but trouble is inevitable."

"Fortunately, I'm no longer that naive newcomer to the path of immortality."

Niu Yi sensed something inside the Bashe skin pouch and couldn't help but smile slightly. He took a step, each step covering thousands of miles. After only ten steps, Niu Yi returned to the foot of Jindu Mountain.

(End of this chapter)