thenovelthief Chapter 654 Bodhi Patriarch, Sun Wukong's Catastrophe!
Chapter 654 Bodhi Patriarch, Sun Wukong's Catastrophe!
After making up their minds, Zhu Chen and his group settled down temporarily at Mount Bulao.
They planned to join the Qin clan in the Three Thousand Provinces Genius Battle once it began.
Qin Changsheng arranged a quiet courtyard for them.
The environment there is elegant and the spiritual energy is abundant, making it a good place for secluded cultivation.
As soon as Lin Dong settled in, he couldn't wait to begin studying the Thunder Emperor's Treasure Technique.
He wanted to integrate this precious technique into his Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Finger.
This further enhances the power of the Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Finger.
The others also went into seclusion.
Zhu Chen has been quite free lately.
He spends his days drinking tea in the courtyard, watching the clouds drift by, and occasionally pops up in the chat group to chat with Xiao Yan, Yang Qi, and others who are not in the Perfect World.
However, on this day, Xiao Yan learned in the group chat that Lin Dong and others were going to participate in the Three Thousand Provinces Genius Battle, and he immediately couldn't sit still.
[Xiao Yan: Big brother, are you guys going to participate in that genius battle? I want to go too, can I go with you!]
Zhu Chen shook his head immediately upon seeing his message.
[Zhu Chen: It's not that I don't want you to go, it's just that the Genius Battle, like the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm, has realm restrictions. Only cultivators at the Venerable Realm can participate, and the rules are even stricter than those of the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm. Even cultivators at the Divine Fire Realm can't enter. Your current cultivation level is too high; you can't get in.]
[Xiao Yan: No way? So all my excitement was for nothing? Big brother, I've worked so hard refining pills, and I finally wanted to go out and have some fun, and you pull this on me?]
[Lin Dong: Hahaha~! Fourth Brother, you should just focus on refining pills in the Battle Through the Heavens. Leave the fighting to us young people!]
[Xiao Yan: Go away, I'm not that much older than you. Don't give me that crap. I just feel like my cultivation level has improved a little too fast. If it were slower, I could be playing with you guys.]
[Luo Feng: Fourth Brother, you could consider suppressing your cultivation level, or using a clone to enter.]
[Xiao Yan: A clone? My clone isn't strong enough; it'll just get beaten up if it goes in. Forget it, you guys go ahead. I'll cheer you on in the group chat. Remember to stream so I can watch the show too!]
[Lin Dong: Don't worry, I'll definitely open it!]
Although Xiao Yan was disappointed, he was not one to make a fuss.
Since he couldn't participate in that battle of geniuses, he would just stay home and practice alchemy.
……
at the same time.
The world of Journey to the West.
Oblique Moon Samsung Cave.
It was already night here.
Sun Wukong was lying on his bed, his eyes open, staring blankly at the moon outside the window.
Time passed by, second by second.
Sun Wukong pricked up his ears, listening to the sounds outside.
Suddenly, his eyes darted around.
It's past midnight.
Sun Wukong sat up abruptly and tiptoed out of the room.
He walked quietly down the corridor toward the room of Patriarch Bodhi.
The moonlight shone on the bluestone slabs, casting his furry shadow, which looked quite comical.
Sun Wukong stopped in his tracks when he arrived at the door of Patriarch Bodhi's room.
He took a deep breath and prepared to knock on the door.
But just then, the voice of Patriarch Bodhi suddenly came from inside the door: "Come in."
Sun Wukong was taken aback. He hesitated for a moment, but finally pushed open the door and went inside.
Inside the room, Patriarch Bodhi was sitting cross-legged on a futon, with an oil lamp lit in front of him.
"Master, you're still awake?"
Sun Wukong walked up to Patriarch Bodhi, scratched his head, and asked somewhat embarrassedly.
Bodhi Patriarch did not answer, but instead reached out and placed his hand directly on Sun Wukong's crown.
His hand was very light and warm, yet it made Sun Wukong feel as if he were frozen in place, unable to move.
A moment later, Patriarch Bodhi withdrew his hand, his expression suddenly becoming solemn.
"Master, what's wrong?"
Looking at the expression on Bodhi Patriarch's face, Sun Wukong felt somewhat uneasy.
Bodhi Patriarch still did not answer. He closed his eyes and moved his fingers rapidly.
Every movement he made while twirling his fingers seemed to align with the ultimate principles of the universe, as if he were deducing something.
In the very next second.
Bodhi Patriarch suddenly opened his eyes, his expression changing drastically.
"Master?"
Sun Wukong was startled and quickly asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Bodhi Patriarch looked at Sun Wukong, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
After a long while, he slowly spoke, "Wukong, why are you tainted with karma that doesn't belong to you?"
"cause and effect?"
Sun Wukong scratched his head, looking puzzled: "What is cause and effect? How come I, Old Sun, don't know?"
Bodhi Patriarch sighed and explained, “Cause and effect are the things you have done in the past, the things you will encounter in the future, and the consequences of these things. The cause and effect on you is more than you can imagine. There are good causes, bad effects, calamities in the distant future, and entanglements from other worlds.”
Sun Wukong was completely confused: "Master, can you explain it more clearly? I, Old Sun, don't understand."
Bodhi Patriarch looked at him, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes: "Wukong, you will face a great calamity in the future. This calamity will ensnare you, and you may even die and perish. Even your master will not be able to stop it."
Sun Wukong was stunned.
He grew up in Huaguo Mountain, fearless and never knew what fear was.
But at this moment, looking at the solemn face of Patriarch Bodhi, a nameless fear welled up in his heart for the first time.
"Master... what great calamity will I, Old Sun, encounter? Can you tell me?"
Sun Wukong continued to ask, his voice starting to tighten, clearly indicating that he was extremely nervous.
Patriarch Bodhi shook his head and sighed, "The great calamity that befell you is not in this world, and I cannot calculate its specifics."
"Not in this world?"
Sun Wukong was even more confused: "If not in this world, then in which world could it be?"
The Bodhi Patriarch said in a deep voice, "Between heaven and earth, there are three thousand worlds. The world you are in is only one of them. Part of the karma on your body comes from other worlds, and that great calamity is also very likely in another world..."
Upon hearing these words from Patriarch Bodhi, Sun Wukong fell silent.
He suddenly remembered the chat group that had suddenly appeared in his mind, and the group of guys who claimed to be from different worlds.
Are the stories they told about the Monkey King, the Victorious Fighting Buddha, the havoc in Heaven, and being imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain all true?
"Master, I, Old Sun, encountered a strange thing today."
Sun Wukong hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to tell everyone about the chat group.
"Suddenly, a chat group appeared in my mind. There were many people in it. They said they came from different worlds and talked a lot about my future. You said the great calamity I am facing comes from other worlds. Could it be related to this?"
...(End of this chapter)