“Hahaha.” Zhong Yuan laughed out loud, tilting his head back and letting the sound ring out.
This Buddhist doctrine was well-spoken, but whether anyone truly achieved it was unknown.
Either they shaved their heads and thought they could achieve it.
Or they entered the Buddhist temple and said they were still in rigorous cultivation.
But while saying they understood, they still felt the need for appearances.
Can’t one become a Buddha without shaving their head?
Truly laughable.
At this moment, Zhong Yuan felt he had fully comprehended what Sun Wukong left behind. In that instant, his internal energy surged rapidly, his aura rising steadily.
Seeing Joy, he understood!
But the inheritance he received was not in the power of this object itself, but in the will it contained!
If one clung only to the object itself, they were no different from Elder Jinchi.
Even though Elder Jinchi had donned the kasaya and believed himself enlightened, he was actually no different.
To cling only to the object itself, this was truly an evil thing!
Even if he was a Heaven's Chosen, it seemed there might be more differences, he was still simply the Elder Jinchi who knew nothing in the past.
Only by truly seeing through all this would he be different.
Should he take this object?
Could he not take it?
Neither, for it could be taken or not!
He did not know if he could truly resurrect Sun Wukong by collecting all six of his senses, but this should not be his obsession.
He was not Sun Wukong.
Zhong Yuan directly grabbed the colorful bird in front of him, instantly refining it and swallowing it whole.
His aura instantly grew even stronger.
【You have obtained Sun Wukong's inheritance, you have comprehended the "Nine Revolutions Profound Skill." Your internal energy has greatly increased.】
【You have refined the Eye of Seeing Joy, one of the six sense objects, you have obtained the supernatural power, Fire Eyes and Golden Sight.】
【Your magic weapon has been greatly refined, elevated to a Spiritual Artifact, able to change freely.】
【Your Immobilization Technique level has increased.】
【Your Earth Vein Sensing level has increased.】
【Your Gathering Form and Dispersing Energy technique level has increased.】
【You have comprehended the Transformation Technique, you have learned Transformations: Flying Bird. Guang Zhi. Guang Mou. Elder Jinchi. Golden Cicada. Peach...】
【Your Evasion Technique has improved.】
Zhong Yuan stood before the Black Bear Spirit and the Land Deity, under the watchful gaze of Ma Ba Tian, and countless others who were secretly observing from the shadows.
Zhong Yuan's body had undergone significant changes.
The most obvious was his eyes.
Deep within his eyes, flames flickered faintly, as if capable of seeing through all illusions.
At this moment, the power of the Seeing Joy had all converged into the Fire Eyes and Golden Sight supernatural power.
This was indeed a technique that he could not have mastered solely through comprehension without external aid.
...
“This monkey, he even got Fire Eyes and Golden Sight.” The Land Deity muttered to himself.
He had been entrusted by the old ancestor to find an opportunity to pass on the Immobilization Technique and Gathering Form and Dispersing Energy to that person’s descendants.
He had taught it, but the results were far more extraordinary than expected.
Was this really a descendant?
This was truly like the Great Sage back in the day.
...
Yuan Shou Cheng lowered his head to calculate, his expression unreadable, but his heart was filled with doubt.
He truly couldn't see through this now.
He had thought that Zhong Yuan would change after obtaining the inheritance early, but now Zhong Yuan had directly refined that evil thing.
Looking at those eyes, it was as if he had fully unleashed one hundred and twenty percent of the power of that thing.
Who could tell who was who now?
He feared that he not only inherited Sun Wukong's power, but also his fate.
...
In the South Sea, Guanyin looked through the lotus pond in front of her, clearly observing Zhong Yuan's changes, and she nodded slightly: “Good, good.”
She actually didn't care how much Zhong Yuan changed.
These were all superficialities.
Once the Golden Hoop was put on, the outcome had long been decided.
The situation was as it was.
Including the Black Bear Spirit.
Their fates had long been predetermined.
…………
“A thousand layers of water, ten thousand layers of mountains, past the first barrier of black wind.”
“The great bell tolls, wolves and snakes hide, a blazing fire makes both eyes blind.”
“The small demons fought hard, the great monsters were even more panicked.”
“So clumsy and foolish, how can they see the real skill?”
“The mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole is behind.”
“Who is the oriole? I can't see.”
“The cicada and the mantis...are running all over the place.”
…………
Zhong Yuan didn't care what others thought of him. He knew someone was watching him, he could feel it, but he didn't know who it was.
His eyes shone with golden light, his gaze fell upon the Black Bear Spirit, as if trying to see through him, but his voice was calm: “Black Bear.”
“Tell me, how should I deal with you?”
The Black Bear Spirit was already in even greater shock at Zhong Yuan's appearance. Under this strange gaze, he was both scared and afraid. He quickly bowed and said: “Little Saint, please spare my life. If you are willing to spare my life, just tell me what you want.”
Zhong Yuan remained noncommittal and asked: “You say you were forced by the Heavenly Court, then tell me, who forced you?”
“Who else was with you when you attacked?”
The Black Bear Spirit’s legs went weak, and he quickly bowed again: “Little Saint, please forgive me, I dare not speak of this.”
“If I speak, I will die.”
“Besides, I was just following orders, and I don’t actually know anything crucial.”
“I really don't know why the Heavenly Court would attack the Great Sage.”
“This thing, it was a reward the Heavenly Court gave me when I was about to leave. I dared not refuse...”
Zhong Yuan chuckled softly and asked: “Then how much do you know about Yellow Wind Ridge and the Yellow Wind Monster? What has become of him now?”
He actually knew more. Having obtained one of the six senses, he could now sense the location of the next sense object.
Hearing Rage.
Yellow Wind Ridge.
And this was something he must understand and retrieve.
He seemed to have decent strength now, but he had only obtained about one-sixth of Sun Wukong's power, at best. And that was an average calculation.
He had to continue to increase his strength, otherwise he might not be able to escape the current situation.
At present, the easiest way to obtain strength was indeed to follow the arrangements of the chess players behind him and collect Sun Wukong's six senses.
But he also had some of his own gains now.
He had discovered what Sun Wukong truly left behind. If he could successfully obtain the rest of the power, he should be no weaker than the original Sun Wukong, and might even be stronger.
While that might not be enough, he could still possibly become stronger.
The Black Bear Spirit froze again upon hearing Zhong Yuan's question, not knowing how to respond. He was even more terrified.
He didn’t expect Zhong Yuan to know.
Could Fire Eyes and Golden Sight even see through his thoughts?
“This makes things difficult for me.” Zhong Yuan slowly withdrew his gaze.
【Your Transformation Technique has increased: Black Bear Spirit...】
...
In Yellow Wind Ridge, the yellow sand billowed, a headless, skinny old man hugged a three-stringed instrument and plucked at it, a low song echoing out.
“Yellow Wind Ridge, eight hundred miles wide, once a fertile land beyond the pass.”
“One day, rats plagued the land, smoke and haze obscured all traces of man.”
“No father, no army, no laws, doing evil, protected by someone.”
“Fortunately, the Great Sage borrowed the power of the Buddha, the evil wind momentarily lowered its banners.”
“But who knew, an unforeseen calamity arose in a moment, that yellow-haired fiend returned to its territory.”
“The villain lives, filled with delight, the lucky star lies dead, yet the mystery remains.”