I'm already a Great Luo Golden Immortal, how come you're only Martial Saints?

The previous times that Patriarch Bodhi gave his sermons were all tailored to Ning Chen's situation at the time.

So, it's obvious who this lecture on the Golden Immortal Path is specifically for.

Ning Chen couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile. He had greatly overestimated Monkey King's talent. He never expected that Monkey King would quietly cultivate to become a True Immortal and be about to attempt to become a Golden Immortal...

With such talent, there are probably only a handful of people in the world in recent years who can compare to the Monkey King.

Erlang Shen, the True Lord of Manifestation, Yang Jian, is one; Nezha, the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas, is another; and Zhenwu the Great, who ascended to the Immortal Realm after cultivating for several decades, can also be considered one.

These three are unparalleled in combat power. Although their cultivation levels aren't the highest, they are absolutely ruthless in a real fight...

Ning Chen could only sigh, "Geniuses are truly born, not made."

For a moment, the Monkey King beside Ning Chen was completely immersed in the sound of the Great Dao.

As soon as the Bodhi Patriarch spoke, the wondrous imagery of heavenly flowers falling and golden lotuses springing from the earth, which had condensed into a tangible form, appeared, transformed into streams of golden light, flowing towards Monkey King, just like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea!

At this moment, Monkey King is like a primordial furnace absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, devouring and assimilating the essence and rhyme of the patriarch's teachings!

His golden monkey body faintly shimmered with a crystalline luster, as if a galaxy was flowing within him.

What surprised Ning Chen even more was that, since he and Monkey King both cultivated the Hunyuan Yin Yang Creation Scripture and were both disciples of Patriarch Bodhi, their cultivation paths were subtly connected and mutually cyclical. Monkey King's sudden enlightenment also drew him in!

Ning Chen felt himself standing on the edge of a torrent of Daoist principles, and the vast Daoist laws belonging to the ancestor naturally permeated towards him!

The realm within him that was already on the verge of breaking through was now absorbing and refining fragments of the Great Dao with unprecedented efficiency, much like a sponge absorbing water.

The threshold of refining emptiness and merging with the Dao became clearer than ever before in Ning Chen's eyes, as if he could easily push it open with just a reach of his hand!

At this moment, Ning Chen and Monkey King were like the positive and negative poles of a magnet, completely enveloping and absorbing the ancestral master's teachings and philosophical insights.

In just a moment, the many Fangcun Mountain disciples listening below all sensed that something was wrong!

Zhiyuan, Zhihong, and Dayan, these senior brothers who had not yet reached the True Immortal Realm, were the first to be forced to withdraw from the profound state of listening to the Dharma.

They could clearly see the Patriarch sitting upright on the lotus platform, his lips moving, and they could hear his peaceful and distant voice echoing in the lecture hall.

But when the voice reached their ears, it was as if it were through a thick glass dome, becoming hollow and distant, losing its mysterious power that once touched people's hearts and captivated them!

The Daoist principles that they used to be able to clearly perceive are now like a blank sheet of paper. No matter how hard they try, they cannot see the true meaning within them!

"what?"

"What happened?"

The disciples whispered among themselves, asking each other about the situation.

"Is the Patriarch giving a Dharma talk? Why don't I feel anything?"

"Me too, how strange! I can clearly hear the sounds, but it's as if I'm listening to a storyteller in a teahouse, and it doesn't stir even the slightest ripple in my Daoist heart!"

"Could it be that what the Patriarch said today is too profound and unfathomable for us dullards to comprehend?"

Confused whispers spread among the disciples.

More and more senior disciples opened their eyes from their meditative state, their faces filled with confusion and bewilderment.

The disciples first looked at their patriarch with confusion, but then their gazes were firmly drawn to the strange phenomena on Ning Chen and Wukong!

The area where Ning Chen and the monkey were located was filled with flowing light and purple mist!

Ning Chen's expression was solemn, his magical power fluctuated violently, and faint golden patterns appeared on his body!

And the monkey next to him was even more astonishing!

The monkey remained seated, motionless, yet a faint, clear light emanated from its seven orifices, as if the sun, moon, and stars were endlessly revolving within it, and a profound and vast aura surged within its body!

The aura emanating from the two completely isolated them from external interference, with only the dense, pervasive Daoist charm flowing between them like a tide.

This scene stands in stark contrast to the spiritual emptiness in other areas of the lecture hall!

Only then did the disciples realize what had happened!

"Hiss... It's Junior Brother Ning Chen and Junior Brother Wukong! They've both achieved enlightenment!"

"Damn it, have these two monopolized the essence of the Patriarch's teachings?"

"What level is this? The aura emanating from that monkey has actually reached the True Immortal realm! When did he become a True Immortal?!"

"Junior Brother Ning Chen's aura has also surged dramatically. Is he about to break through to the Dao Integration Realm?"

"We are all disciples of the patriarch, so why have we gained nothing? Are we here merely to accompany the prince in his studies?"

The disciples were dumbfounded, a mixture of shock, envy, and even an indescribable sense of loss.

They had never seen anything like it.

The profound power of the patriarch's teachings was so powerfully intercepted by two junior disciples of the "Wu" generation!

Since Wukong and Wuchen joined the sect, the Patriarch has not accepted any more disciples. The disciples all know very well that the Patriarch has probably found the person he is looking for!

Wukong and Wuchen were the last two disciples the Patriarch accepted, and also his closed-door disciples.

Although they understood in their hearts, many of the senior brothers still found it difficult to accept emotionally.

Master, are you not going to perform anymore?

Your posture is truly like a divine initiation! We're all disciples, so why is there such a huge difference between us?

The Bodhi Patriarch, seated on the lotus throne, took in the reactions of his disciples below.

He did not stop preaching, and the words of the Dao continued to flow from his mouth. He simply gave a wink to the boy standing to the side.

The boy understood immediately, waved his whisk, and the sound reached the ears of his fellow disciples.

"Fellow disciples, you may disperse now. The Patriarch will hold another Dharma talk another day. What I have said today is not worthy of your understanding; listening to it will be more harmful than beneficial!"

The fellow disciples reluctantly rose, dejected, and left the lecture hall, leaving only Ning Chen, Sun Wukong, and Patriarch Bodhi as the three disciples.

After an unknown amount of time, the patriarch stopped preaching, stroked his long beard, and closed his eyes to rest.

Ning Chen slowly awoke from the voice of the Great Dao, and a notification popped up in front of him.

Hearing the teachings of Patriarch Bodhi adds 200 years to one's spiritual cultivation!

200 years!

Ning Chen's eyes widened in surprise. Theoretically, he and Monkey King had both cultivated the Hunyuan Yin Yang Creation Scripture, and each of them relied on the other for support.

Therefore, the level of spiritual attainment he gained from listening to the Dharma this time should be roughly the same as that of the Monkey King.

Based on this, it seems that each time the Monkey King listened to a lecture, he gained about 200 years of cultivation!

Since joining the sect, Ning Chen has listened to the patriarch's sermons five times. This means that, not counting the cultivation Monkey King acquired later, his current cultivation level is at least a thousand years old...

Monkey King's comprehension, innate talent, and other aptitudes are more than three times his current attributes.

If Monkey King had a panel, all his attributes would be at least over 10,000!