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

Chapter 442 The Tribulation to Immortality: The Caution of Buddhism

Time flies like an arrow, and years pass like a shuttle. After Sun Wukong fully demonstrated his abilities to the disciples of Fangcun Mountain, none of the disciples dared to provoke him again!

This guy is a monster. His physical strength is terrifying. He hasn't become an immortal, yet he can beat up his senior brother who has. He's simply inhuman.

Fortunately, Sun Wukong was punished by being made to face the wall, so they basically didn't have any chance to meet on ordinary days.

Occasionally, when I see Sun Wukong in the back mountain, I will take a detour from a distance.

Sun Wukong was naturally happy to be alone and carefree in the back mountain.

On the back mountain, there are many kinds of fruits and melons, which are inexhaustible. Although they are not as delicious as those from the nameless fairy island in the East Sea or Flower and Fruit Mountain, they are enough to fill you up.

Besides enjoying his carefree life, Sun Wukong also kept in mind the teachings of the immortals on the nameless island.

He practiced his spiritual disciplines daily without fail, rain or shine. Sometimes Wujue would come to visit him, and he would take the opportunity to give Wujue a few pointers.

With the profound mystery of the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique, even a tiny bit of its essence is enough to enlighten one to benefit from it for a lifetime.

After visiting Sun Wukong, Wujue returned to serve Subhuti.

However, unlike before, the disciples of Fangcun Mountain no longer dared to bully them.

With that monkey protecting them, who would dare to bully them? They'd be asking for trouble.

Thus, Wujue, who had always been timid and submissive in front of his fellow disciples, finally had a chance to stand tall and proud.

Sun Wukong lived a comfortable and peaceful life, making steady progress every day, every breath, and every moment.

On the contrary, Guangfa and his companions found their lives becoming increasingly difficult, and their resentment and anger towards Sun Wukong grew stronger.

There's no other reason than that Sun Wukong's cultivation was too domineering.

Each time he cultivates, he almost drains all the spiritual energy around Fangcun Mountain.

This forced Guangfa and others to leave the vicinity of Fangcun Mountain every time they practiced.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to compete for even a penny of spiritual energy. It is precisely because of this that, although Guangfa and others cultivate diligently every day, their cultivation and spiritual level have hardly improved, and they are still stuck in the same place.

Time flies, and more than half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Sun Wukong absorbed the spiritual energy of the heavens and solidified his foundation.

Having reached the pinnacle of the Refining Emptiness and Harmonizing with the Dao, he was only one step away from becoming an Earth Immortal.

In the vast, spiritually rich back mountain where mythical beasts roam, Sun Wukong, dressed in a simple Taoist robe, emerges from a humble wooden house. He is radiant, his eyes sparkling with divine light, and his entire body is enveloped in an indescribable aura.

Just like the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir personally refined by the Sage of Taiqing, it is perfectly formed and impervious to all laws; it is a divine iron that has been tempered to the extreme.

Sun Wukong looked up at the sky and activated the Breaking Illusion Gold, instantly turning his originally black and white eyes into gold.

Two golden beams shot up into the Dipper Palace, soaring straight up to the Thirty-Three Heavens!

An indescribable aura suddenly erupted from Sun Wukong and quickly spread in all directions!

"Snap!"

A barely audible sound flashed through the air!

Above the back of Fangcun Mountain, wisps of dark clouds seemed to be summoned, gathering together and spreading the great calamity energy that filled the world. In an instant, they churned and surged, increasing in size.

At Luofu Cave on Mount Emei, Zhao Gongming sat on a futon, opening his eyes in surprise. "So quickly I've become an Earth Immortal? Not bad!"

After saying that, he closed his eyes again, his primordial spirit merged into the Heavenly Dao, comprehending the Great Dao, and his aura became increasingly ethereal.

Sun Wukong, this calamity, has been growing step by step.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it will surely bring a tremendous surprise to Buddhism in the future.

The sages of the Thirty-Three Heavens, including Taiqing, Yuanshi, Tongtian, and Nuwa, also sensed this and looked down at the mortal realm.

There's nothing surprising about it; the general trend is in the West, so this phenomenon is normal.

In the Thirty-Three Heavens, the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, Cundi and Jieyin sat beside the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, their eyes gleaming with extraordinary light.

"This aura... that Jie Zi is about to break through. Congratulations, Senior Brother, you're one step closer to the Great Prosperity of the West."

Zhunti was all smiles. Since Sun Wukong arrived at Fangcun Mountain, although there had been many minor incidents, it seemed that everything was under control.

However, Jieyin remained calm and did not rejoice at the progress. Instead, he said, "Jiezi has unparalleled talent. With the impetus of the great calamity, his cultivation and progress can advance by leaps and bounds. We must manage Jiezi's cultivation well and not let it become too high, otherwise the great calamity will be difficult to carry out."

For Buddhism to flourish, it must go through eighty-one tribulations. The monkey's cultivation is too high, and he easily overcomes the tribulations he encounters along the way. What tribulations can they be called?

Therefore, the calamities are set according to the monkey's cultivation level.

The monkey's cultivation level cannot be too high or too low; it must be just right, in a delicate state.

Zhunti smiled and said, "Don't worry, senior brother, I understand. There won't be any problems."

"That's good."

Jieyin nodded, closed his eyes, and golden lotuses surged from his body, covering the sky and the sun!

Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, behind the mountain, was suddenly covered by dark clouds, with thunder and lightning. Occasionally, a silver snake would streak across the sky, tearing open a silver rift. From a distance, it looked like an apocalyptic scene.

Outside the Three Star Cave, Wujue watched the strange phenomenon on the back mountain with great excitement, secretly cheering for Sun Wukong, "Junior Brother Wukong, you must succeed!"

He knew very well that his junior brother Wukong was undergoing the tribulation to become an immortal. Once he passed it, he would be carefree and achieve an immaculate immortal body, transcending the mortal realm and entering the immortal realm, with unlimited potential.

But what if he failed? Wujue shook his head violently. Failed? With Wukong's foundation, how could he possibly fail!

Inside the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars, Subhuti gazed calmly toward the direction of the back mountain, a slight sigh escaping his lips.

The Ascension Tribulation is something that only beings with the greatest potential, after the Investiture of the Gods, will trigger when they break through to the Earth Immortal realm.

Sun Wukong, with his unparalleled talent, naturally triggered this event.

The only thing that frustrated Zhunti was that the monkey had already attained the status of an Earth Immortal before he had even taught him.

"This monkey has come to Fangcun Mountain so far ahead of schedule, disrupting the original manifestation of the Heavenly Dao. It seems I must adapt to the situation."

Subhuti thought to himself, "The great calamity is changing every moment. If I continue to act according to the previous divine revelation, I will surely fall behind others."

Soon, the first bolt of lightning struck the back mountain.

The lightning struck the stone monkey precisely, creating a series of crackling sounds. Soon, the lightning dissipated, and Sun Wukong remained standing calmly in place, his fur gleaming even more brilliantly under the tempering of the lightning.

The Tribulations to Immortality consist of nine stages. They are the first test that Heaven gives to cultivators, and as long as one has sufficient foundation, one can generally pass them.

With Sun Wukong's abilities, passing through this is naturally nothing.

One bolt of lightning after another struck, spreading an aura of destruction within Fangcun Mountain, yet strangely, it remained perfectly isolated from the outside world.

A few dozen breaths later, the ninth bolt of lightning struck, manifesting in mid-air as a roaring thunder dragon that charged fiercely toward Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong glanced at the thunder dragon indifferently and casually threw a punch.

(End of this chapter)