Chapter 347 The Monkey King Seeks the Way
One day, in the Water Curtain Cave, the Monkey King was drinking and having fun with the monkeys. The monkeys cheered, so happy!
Suddenly, an old white ape who had taken a few sips of wine fell to the ground and never got up again. The monkeys were shocked and stepped forward to shout:
"Old White Ape, what's wrong with you?"
"Haha, could it be that you drank too much and fainted?"
"Wake up, wake up quickly!"
However, after the monkeys pushed for a long time, there was still no movement from the old white ape. Only then did the monkeys realize that something was wrong and hurriedly gathered around. The Monkey King also came closer and asked curiously: "Is he... What's wrong? Why don't you wake up?"
At this time, an old gibbon came over, turned the old white ape over on the ground, looked at it, and said with a heavy face: "Your Majesty, this old white ape is old and frail. ,already dead."
"What, dead?"
The Monkey King was shocked. He had also seen the death of other creatures, and obviously knew that death was not a good thing.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The old ape changed his head and said: "All living things in heaven and earth have a destiny. Life and death are all governed by heaven. Once the lifespan is up, they will die and their souls will enter the underworld and suffer the suffering of reincarnation. In the future, we will do the same. It is natural law for people like this old white ape to die of old age and physical weakness."
"Old ape, how do you know these principles?" the Monkey King asked.
The old gibbon was the oldest. He puffed up the haze in this mountain, was nourished by the spiritual energy of Huaguo Mountain, and had some spiritual skills. He said: "Your Majesty, I once visited the human world in the past. Although I didn't learn any skills, I still grew up a lot. He is knowledgeable and knows things that ordinary people cannot know.”
This old ape is a thong-armed ape, and he has been to the human world before. Unfortunately, when a monkey comes to the human world, it is destined to cause some troubles. It is unbearable to look back on the past, so it shook its head and did not want to say more.
"The old ape is indeed knowledgeable, so do you know the truth and explain it in detail?" the Monkey King asked hurriedly.
The thong-armed ape said: "The old ape is not talented and is showing off."
Immediately, it cleared its throat and said: "My King, do you know that since the creation of this world, there have been countless kinds of creatures in the world, countless, but they all have lifespans. Among them, those with long lifespans are like the ancient Dachun. Eight thousand years is spring, and eight thousand years is autumn. Those with short lifespans are like floating on the water, and they can only live for a short time. However, no matter how long their lifespan is, they will die and reenter the cycle of reincarnation, just like me, the ape. One type, although they are not under the control of the Qilin, Dragon or Phoenix tribes, nor are they under the control of the human race, they are free and free, but they only have a lifespan of several hundred years, and when the time comes to die, the King of Hell will definitely come to claim their lives."
After others heard this, they didn't take it seriously. These life and death events were ordinary things. They were simple-minded and didn't think too much. Hundreds of years have been enough for them to play with.
But the Monkey King was greatly shocked after hearing this. He asked: "Old ape, is there a way to live forever in this world?"
The thong-branched ape pondered for a moment and said, "Yes."
The Monkey King was overjoyed when he heard this and asked hurriedly: "Where is it? Tell me quickly."
The monkey said: "Among the five insects in this world, there are only three types of creatures that are not under the control of the King of Hell."
"What three categories?"
"Buddha, Immortal and Divine, these three have learned the method of longevity, escaping reincarnation, becoming immortal, and living as long as the heaven, earth, mountains and rivers."
The Monkey King's eyes shone and he said excitedly: "Where can I learn this method of immortality?"
The thong-armed ape said with a helpless smile: "Your Majesty, I don't know about this. I guess there must be places like overseas fairy islands, Lingshan fairy lands, etc."
After hearing this, the Monkey King thought in his mind: "Where can I find a teacher to teach me?"
The Monkey King was determined in his heart, and he immediately made up his mind to go overseas to visit the fairy mountains, worship a teacher, and learn the method of immortality.
After that, it sent monkeys to rob a ship on the seashore. Then it drove the boat overseas to seek immortality and ask questions.
In this way, the Monkey King began his several-year arduous journey to find the path. Along the way, he braved wind and waves, slept in the wind and the open, bravely faced demons and monsters, and experienced endless hardships.
This is a path of seeking. From the moment you step on this path, you have been practicing it.
The Monkey King's unruly character, fearless of heaven and earth, and daring to poke a hole in the heaven and earth, was developed on this path of pursuit.
The ups and downs along the way are not in vain.
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In the ancient starry sky, on the Supreme Lunar Star, there is a secret realm called the Laurel Secret Realm. There is a celestial palace in it, called the Taiyin Palace, where the moon god Chang'e lives.
The moon star was deserted, lonely and desolate, the moonlight fell on the earth, and there was no living thing.
Only in the laurel secret realm, there are spiritual plants, celestial herbs, and magical herbs, and there is also a laurel tree with innate spiritual roots. Other than that, there are only the moon goddess Chang'e, her pet Taiyin Jade Rabbit, and Wu Gang who keeps cutting down the laurels.
Wu Gang's predecessor was Hou Yi. Chang'e would sit in front of the Moon Palace every day and quietly look at Wu Gang who was conquering Gui. She didn't know what she was thinking. She would sit there for two or three hours. Finally, with a helpless sigh, she would return to the Moon Palace. among.
Day after day, year after year, it's always been like this.
Today, the moonlight is shining, and the secret realm is rippled with soft brilliance, like layers of water waves, rippling in people's hearts. In this deserted moon palace, it brings people a bit of loneliness.
Wu Gang was dressed in coarse cloth and had a tall build. He was currently holding an axe, swinging it up and down continuously.
"Dong...dong...dong..."
There was silence between heaven and earth, only the sound of the ax hitting the tree continued to sound, adding a bit of vitality to the lonely moon palace.
Chang'e was sitting in front of the Moon Palace not far away, watching here quietly. The Taiyin Jade Rabbit was jumping around in the medicine garden not far away, holding a medicine hoe and digging for medicine.
After an unknown period of time, Chang'e sighed and returned to the Moon Palace.
Wu Gang's expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't seen anything. He had always had this expression over the years.
Suddenly, Wu Gang's expression that had remained unchanged for thousands of years finally changed. His face was startled, and his eyes were full of surprise and curiosity, but the movements in his hands did not stop.
His eyes looked through the sky and beyond the starry sky. He didn't know what he was thinking. Then he turned his head and looked in other directions, and his expression suddenly changed again and again.
In the end, he said nothing, returned to his original state, and continued to conquer Guangxi.
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Chaos is outside the sky, a mysterious place. Zixiao Palace is like a mountain peak. It suppresses the chaos, making the surrounding chaotic energy extremely calm and not daring to riot.
In the Zixiao Palace, Ancestor Hongjun suddenly opened his eyes and looked outside the wilderness. His indifferent and cold expression changed, showing joy, complexity, and fear...
It took him a long time to recover.
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Kunlun Mountain, in Yuxu Palace.
Yuanshi sat cross-legged on the Taoist platform, surrounded by misty clouds, and an ancient tea tree of enlightenment stood behind him, constantly exuding the aura of Taoism and spreading throughout the world. He is wandering in the outer world, entering into the dream world, and comprehending the great road.
Suddenly, Yuan Shi opened his eyes, a look of uncertainty flashed in his eyes, and then a noble and dazzling purple light shot out of his eyes, looking into the void.
His gaze penetrated the void, passed through the ancient star field, and even passed through the prehistoric world, beyond the non-entering chaos, and saw another dimension.
Yuanshi saw the endless darkness, coldness, loneliness, indifference, and nothingness of time and space, and saw worlds like bubbles. Those worlds were originally moving according to specific trajectories, and this was the case in all the heavens and worlds.
But just now, in the direction that Yuan Shi was looking, a piece of the world was moving rapidly. Of course, this rapidity was only relative. Compared with before, it can be said that this speed was extremely abnormal.
Yuanshi could even see that these worlds were moving in the same direction.
And that direction is exactly where Yuanshi was.
Yuan Shi's expression changed, and he continued to look in other directions. He soon discovered that the world in eight directions was beginning to be abnormal, and they were all moving towards the prehistoric world.
"What's going on? A collision of universes? Or a war of all realms?"
Yuanshi pondered for a long time, and he thought about the news he received from his clone Chaos Heavenly Lord, that the war between realms swept across the heavens. Is this the prelude to the war? Or something else?
After thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with a clue. The only thing he could do was to improve his strength and deal with it calmly. No matter what happens, as long as he is strong enough, he will not be afraid.
"Looking at the situation, at most a thousand years, we will collide with the Great Desolate World." Yuanshi said silently with his eyes flashing.
"My strength is about to break through. Chaos Heavenly Lord has had the experience of breaking through once, and my success rate is very high." Yuan Shi thought silently.
No longer thinking about it, Yuan Shi was about to continue to understand the great road, but at this moment, a monkey went up to Kunlun Mountain.