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

Ning Chen returned to Blue Star for a short rest, and soon returned to the first level of the Journey to the West Divine Realm.

The depleted spiritual energy of the Blue Star made him feel as if he were in a desert, making it impossible for him to cultivate normally.

In contrast, in the world of Journey to the West, the dense and boundless spiritual energy of Fangcun Mountain is his true place of immortality.

While others viewed the Journey to the West's divine realm as hell, Ning Chen saw it as a celestial realm.

The moment Ning Chen stepped into the Journey to the West Divine Realm scroll, his soul returned to the Slanting Moon Three Star Cave on Fangcun Mountain. Everything before him was as before, with Sun Wukong still fast asleep on the stone bed opposite him, sprawled out on his back.

Only the Bodhi Patriarch, seated high on his cloud bed, slightly opened his eyes the instant Ning Chen's soul returned to the area of ​​Fangcun Mountain, a glint of light flashing in them.

The Bodhi Patriarch spoke in a barely audible voice.

"interesting!"

The next morning, at the first light of dawn, a boy in blue robes came to the outside of the theater and respectfully summoned someone.

"Junior Brother Wuchen, the Patriarch summons you for questioning."

Ning Chen's heart stirred, and he quickly straightened his clothes and followed the boy to the ancestral master's meditation room.

Bodhi Patriarch sat upright on a futon, his body exuding Taoist energy that merged with the heavens and earth.

Upon seeing Ning Chen, the patriarch slowly awoke. He stroked his long, snow-white beard, pondered for a moment, and looked at him with a hint of approval.

"Wu Chen, you have such good fortune in descending to the mortal realm, obtaining two extraordinary magical treasures."

Ning Chen knew he couldn't hide it from the patriarch's discerning eyes, so he didn't pretend. With a slight thought, the Tai'a Sword emerged from his sea of ​​consciousness, hovering in front of him, radiating a sharp metallic aura.

The Golden Mirror flew out from the lower dantian and landed in Ning Chen's palm, with electric sparks running across its surface.

He had already refined the two magical treasures of the Jie Sect to a preliminary stage. When he returned to the Journey to the West world, his Daoist spirit soared, as if a wanderer had returned home.

The patriarch glanced at the two treasures and nodded slightly.

"The Tai'a Sword, the Golden Mirror... these are all belonging to an old friend. Although their power is boundless, the karma they bring is not insignificant. You are safe here in this mountain, with me shielding you from the secrets of heaven. But once you leave this mountain, and the original owner senses them, trouble may ensue!"

Having said that, the patriarch extended his index finger and gently tapped it in mid-air.

There was no dazzling light or terrifying sound; only two barely perceptible ripples swept across the Tai'a Sword and the Golden Mirror respectively.

Ning Chen immediately sensed that deep within the two magical treasures, a certain mark that had previously been faint and subtly repelled his magical power had quietly dissipated, like snow melting in the spring sun.

Instead, he felt a purer and more easily controlled affinity with the magic weapon, and the connection between the magic weapon and him instantly became several times stronger, as if it were his own arm.

"I have removed the original owner's mark for you. From now on, they will be your unique magical artifacts. As long as you do not actively reveal their origins, they will be difficult to find through ordinary calculations."

The patriarch's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable confidence.

Ning Chen was overjoyed and immediately bowed down.

"Disciple Wuchen kowtows in gratitude to the Ancestral Master!"

He was originally worried about how to use these two magical treasures in the Journey to the West Divine Realm without being discovered by the original owner.

After all, apart from the Holy Mother Guiling, the Holy Mother Jinguang, and Lady Shiji, their true spirits were all listed in the Investiture of the Gods, ranking among the 365 righteous gods of the Heavenly Court. It would be difficult to explain if they came knocking on their door.

Now, with the Bodhi Patriarch, a powerful being with boundless magical abilities, personally helping him erase the karmic consequences of the magic treasures, the two treasures will have no more worries.

Ning Chen was overjoyed. As long as he could perfectly clear the Journey to the West Divine Realm, he would receive generous rewards and powerful magic weapons. He could then return to Fangcun Mountain and have Patriarch Bodhi erase the karma between them.

His future path to immortality is already promising!

This kindness of protection is heavier than mountains.

Bodhi Patriarch accepted Ning Chen's bow calmly and said indifferently.

"Get up. This is your own opportunity and your destiny. Go and prepare. Today, we will hold the Dharma talk as usual. Don't be late."

"Yes, Your disciple obeys."

Ning Chen respectfully withdrew.

When they returned to the teahouse, Sun Wukong had already woken up and was sitting on the stone bed, scratching his head and looking Ning Chen, who had just entered, with his golden eyes.

After watching for a while, the monkey scratched its head and asked in confusion.

"Junior Brother Wuchen, it's only been one night? Why do I feel that you seem a little different again? Your aura is deeper, with a faint inner radiance, and there's a hidden thunderous sound in your breath. Could it be that just now, the Patriarch gave you special treatment and kept it from me?"

Ning Chen was startled.

This monkey truly lives up to its reputation as a creature of heaven and earth. Even before it has formally begun its cultivation, its combat instincts and perception are already terrifyingly sharp!

Ning Chen thought to himself that he had concealed the aura of his magic weapon very well, but he did not expect that the monkey would still see through some of his tricks.

Is this the innate talent of the Spiritual Stone Monkey among the Four Mischievous Monkeys?

"Senior brother is joking. The patriarch never gave me any special instruction. I only had a slight enlightenment during my meditation last night."

Ning Chen smiled and brushed it off.

At this moment, the sound of the bell, from which the patriarch preached, echoed gently through the mountains.

Sun Wukong didn't pursue the matter further. He chuckled and jumped off the stone bed.

"Let's go, let's go listen to the lecture! I wonder what wonderful teachings the Patriarch will impart today."

The two arrived at the lecture hall, where the disciples were already seated in order. Ning Chen sat in his previous seat, about seven or eight rows away from the monkey.

Ning Chen couldn't help but wonder when he could sit in the same row as the monkey, which would mean that in the patriarch's eyes, he was already not far behind the monkey in terms of potential.

Before the lottery draw, Bodhi Patriarch's gaze fell on Ning Chen.

He said in a deep voice.

"Ning Chen, you switch places with Zhitong!"

The senior brother named Zhitong immediately widened his eyes and looked at Ning Chen in disbelief.

But he dared not disobey his master's wishes, so he could only cup his hands and bow his head to give up his place.

When Ning Chen arrived at the futon where his senior brother Zhitong was sitting, he realized that he was already next to Sun Wukong, second only to the dozen or so senior brothers who had entered the sect the earliest and had profound cultivation, and was in the core of the front row!

Being able to sit in this position indicates that he is already a core disciple of Fangcun Mountain!

This change immediately drew the attention of many disciples below the hall.

Envy, surprise, confusion, and even jealousy suddenly arose, and all sorts of gazes converged on Ning Chen.

Junior Brother Wuchen has only been a disciple for a year!

Even with exceptional talent, this rate of progress is simply too astonishing!

How could he sit side by side with that monkey who was favored by the patriarch?

Ning Chen remained calm, seemingly oblivious to the stares around him, and sat down beside Sun Wukong with an air of nonchalance.

The monkey seemed quite pleased, nudging him with its elbow and making faces at him.

"Junior brother, I knew that one day you would come looking for me!"

Ning Chen dared not laugh like a monkey; he whispered.

"Listen carefully to the Dharma, and don't make a fuss!"

As the sermon began, Patriarch Bodhi expounded the supreme principle that from emptiness arises wondrous existence and creation unfolds profound mysteries, involving the wonders of spatial changes and the derivation of matter, which perfectly aligned with Ning Chen's art of manipulating creation.

Ning Chen listened intently, feeling that every word of the patriarch pointed directly to the origin of the Great Dao, and many obscure points in his previous cultivation suddenly became clear.

Ning Chen closed his eyes slightly, his mind immersed in the ancestral master's great mantra. He felt as if flowers were falling from the sky and golden lotuses were emerging from the ground.

Since perfectly clearing the second level of the Journey to the West Divine Realm and receiving a 10-point enlightenment reward.

His perception and understanding had reached a state of perfection. The profound words of the patriarch transformed into clear and ever-flowing Tai Chi Bagua diagrams in his sea of ​​consciousness!

The cycle of Yin and Yang, the interaction of the Five Elements, and the supreme mystery of creation from the void revealed itself before his eyes. The voice of the Great Dao flowed into his heart like a clear spring, without any obstruction.

Others might not notice Ning Chen's change, but in the eyes of Bodhi Patriarch,

A purple-gold halo slowly spread out beneath Ning Chen, the halo faintly forming a three-lobed shape.

Above Ning Chen's head, three feet above the ground, a faint image of a blue lotus seemed to solidify and disperse.

Inside the lecture hall, the originally pervasive and profound Daoist aura was drawn to Ning Chen and slowly converged towards him, forming a vortex.

The Bodhi Patriarch, seated on his cloud bed, appeared calm and composed, but in reality, he had already taken in everything below.

"what?"

Bodhi Patriarch let out a soft exclamation in his heart, which immediately turned into approval.

"good!"

"This child's comprehension is truly unparalleled among his peers."

The patriarch's mind was racing with thoughts, and although his face remained expressionless, the sense of approval he expressed was like a pebble thrown into a lake, creating ripples in his heart.

"Wu Chen's ability to break through one after another in such a short period of time, while related to his use of assistance from another world, is also based on his own talent and perseverance!"

"This child has a bright future!"

"In the past, we allowed him to enter the sect only because he and that clever monkey were both newcomers. We didn't want to disappoint the monkey. But in just one year, his progress has been so rapid that he has far surpassed all the other disciples."

"I taught him the Purple Heaven Profound True Enlightenment Technique, and observing his progress, he has already reached the realm of Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness!"

"This child's potential may far exceed what I previously expected. His future achievements will not be limited to immortality and carefree living. With a great calamity approaching, if this child does not lose his Dao heart and continues to have opportunities, he may become the key to breaking the deadlock. Perhaps, one day, he may even inherit my mantle and open up a new world for this lineage."

The more the patriarch looked at him, the more he appreciated him. During his sermon, he picked out the points that Ning Chen was confused about and went straight to the point. Ning Chen was overjoyed. If he hadn't had extraordinary self-control, he would have been dancing around like a monkey.

Before we knew it, the lecture was over.

When Ning Chen came back to his senses from his state of enlightenment, he was shocked to find that his cultivation had increased by twenty years out of thin air!

Moreover, this growth was incredibly solid, without any sense of superficiality, as if these twenty years of hard work were the result of his gradual cultivation.