Primordial Era: A God-Level Choice, Possessing Zhao Gongming at the Start.

Chapter 418 The Secret of the Innate Dao Body, On the Eve of the Great Tribulation

After an unknown amount of time, the mischievous demon king slowly woke up, but the shock he had felt before falling unconscious still lingered on his face.

"What, you're awake?"

Liu Er remained seated on the stone platform, smiling as he looked at the Mischievous Demon King.

"Disciple, disciple"

Even now, the Mischievous Demon King still found it hard to believe.

Their own teacher was actually a disciple of the Jie Sect Saint, one of the Six Emperors of Heaven, the Gouchen Upper Palace Heavenly Emperor!

This troublemaker is really going to rise to prominence—no, he's really going to soar to the heavens!

"Teacher, Hunshi was rude and disrespectful before. Please punish him."

The Demon King, recalling his actions at Kanyuan Mountain, felt a chill run down his spine and quickly apologized.

Liu Er waved his hand, "I don't care about those trivial details. Do you know why I took you as my disciple?"

The mischievous devil blinked and immediately fell silent.

What merits does he possess that would make a sage's disciple favor him and accept him as a student?

Because of his large and fat physique?

Because he's arrogant?

Obviously not!

The mischievous demon king honestly shook his head, "This disciple does not know."

"It's because you have principles as a demon, and you don't have the bloodthirsty aura that ordinary demons accumulate over time. Otherwise, if you were a cultivator with other wicked intentions, even if you had attained the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, I wouldn't have given you a second glance."

After Liu Er finished speaking, he added, "In your future cultivation, you must remain true to your original aspirations and uphold your principles. Otherwise, one day I can still expel you from the sect. Do you understand?"

"Yes, disciple understands."

The mischievous demon king nodded like a pecking rice, seemingly afraid that Liu Er would take back his disciple.

Seeing this, Liu Er nodded slightly, "Then let's perform the apprenticeship ceremony."

Next, under Liu Er's guidance, the Mischievous Demon King respectfully performed the apprenticeship ceremony.

"I am a disciple of the Shangqing Jie Sect. Now that you have become my disciple, you will be a fourth-generation disciple of the Shangqing lineage. Here, this is for you."

Liu Er casually tossed something out, and it landed perfectly in the hands of the Mischievous Demon King.

Upon closer inspection, the Demon King discovered it was a crystal-clear jade pendant with ancient innate divine patterns and the character "截" (jie, meaning interception).

The Demon King's breathing became heavy, and he was so excited that he could hardly speak. Although he only reigned supreme on Mount Kanyuan, he knew a great deal about the affairs of the Three Realms.

The Jie Sect is the largest sect in the prehistoric world, with profound foundations. Looking across the Three Realms, none can surpass it. The jade tokens of Jie Sect disciples are priceless treasures. Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would show them awe if they held them in their hands. But now, these jade tokens are in his hands so easily.

"It's just a jade pendant, nothing special, put it away quickly."

"Yes, teacher."

The mischievous devil quickly put it away.

Six Ears looked the Demon King up and down, thought for a moment and said, "I see that you have thick skin and thick flesh, so you must have a great skill in physical training. I will teach you a method of physical training first."

"Many thanks to the teacher."

The mischievous devil nodded hastily without the slightest hesitation. With his teacher's supernatural powers, he could have benefited from even the smallest thing he was given away for a lifetime, so how could he dare to complain?

Liu Er said calmly, "Do you know why all the myriad races of the primordial world, after cultivating to a certain level, would transform into innate Dao bodies, which is the form of humans?"

The Mischievous Demon King scratched his head and honestly said, "This disciple only knows that transforming into a human form allows for faster cultivation than cultivating in one's true form, but I'm not quite clear on the specifics of the mystery."

"Because the physical bodies of the myriad races in the primordial world are inherently imperfect, even if they cultivate, they cannot reach the highest efficiency. However, after transforming into an innate Dao body, the physical body will undergo tremendous changes. The human body has 365 major acupoints and 129,600 pores, which is the most suitable physique for cultivation. At the same time, it can also maximize cultivation efficiency. This is why the myriad races in the primordial world transform into the form of an innate Dao body after cultivating to a certain level."

Liu Er's words were like pearls of wisdom, making the mischievous Demon King scratch his head in disbelief. The doubts that had been hidden in his heart for thousands of years were swept away.

After answering the questions of the Demon King, Liu Er directly passed on the method of tempering the physical body from the Chaos Demon Ape inheritance to the Demon King.

Among the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods, many were even at their peak, some even reaching the half-step Great Dao realm. The Chaos Demon Ape was one of the best among them; even if it wasn't at the half-step Great Dao realm, it was by no means weak. Its cultivation method, of course, needs no further explanation.

Inside the Dirty Water Cave, after circulating the energy for one full cycle as taught by Liu Er, a thick layer of impurity appeared on the surface of the Chaos Demon King's body. His originally enormous size was reduced to a smaller size, and his original attire became somewhat ill-fitting.

"this"

The Mischievous Demon King opened his eyes wide in surprise. He never expected that this technique would have such a profound effect, surpassing his original technique by a thousand times, no, even ten thousand times would not be enough to describe it.

Next, Liu Er taught the Mischievous Demon King in the Dirty Cave of Kanyuan Mountain. The Mischievous Demon King actually had good aptitude, but he just lacked a famous teacher. Under Liu Er's careful guidance, he improved rapidly, changing every day.

Time flies like water. In the blink of an eye, Liu Er has been teaching the Mischievous Demon King for eighty years. Originally a peak Earth Immortal, the Mischievous Demon King's strength has soared to the peak of the Profound Immortal under Liu Er's devilish training. He is only one step away from the Five Qi Converging and condensing the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit.

On this day, Liu Er had a premonition and remembered Zhao Gongming's words. He realized that the day when the stone monkey was born was not far away, so he summoned the Demon King of Chaos.

"Ah Hun greets the teacher."

The Mischievous Demon King respectfully bowed to Six Ears.

Liu Er waved his hand and said, "All good things must come to an end. Heavenly Court is busy with official duties and has accumulated quite a bit over the years. As your master, I must return to Heavenly Court."

The Mischievous Demon King panicked upon hearing this, "Teacher, are you leaving Kanyuan Mountain? If you are leaving, please take Ah Hun with you."

Over the past eighty years, Liu Er has been a devoted teacher to the Demon King, who has come to regard Liu Er not only as his teacher but also as his family.

Liu Er smiled and shook his head. "You have other things to do here in Kanyuan Mountain."

The mischievous demon king was taken aback, and a look of confusion immediately appeared on his face.

He has no father or mother, and lives a carefree life on Kanyuan Mountain. What else could he possibly want?

Liu Er's expression turned serious. "A few years later, on Huaguo Mountain, a thousand miles away from Kanyuan Mountain, a celestial egg will crack open, giving birth to a divine monkey. You must oversee this, and..."

Liu Er carefully explained it to the Demon King of Chaos.

The teacher said that the stone monkey was a child destined for calamity. Once born, it would trigger the great calamity of the Journey to the West, causing chaos in the heavens and confusion in cause and effect. The true forms of saints would be unable to descend to the Three Realms, nor would they be able to be omniscient and omnipotent. The Demon King of Chaos would then be able to keep an eye on the monkey for them.

(End of this chapter)