The road of seven or eight miles is not very far, and it is even more so for Li Xiang and Sun Wukong, who are already a little anxious. The two of them walked for no more than a cup of tea, and soon saw a cave in front of them. The cave was already in front of them, and the hearts of the two were much calmer, and they began to look around carefully, only to see:

"The smoke is scattered, and the sun and the moon shake the light. Thousands of old cypresses, ten thousand knots to repair the fence. Thousands of old cypresses, with rain in the middle of the sky, green and rising; ten thousand festivals are repaired, containing smoke and a ravine. Strange flowers outside the door, the grass by the bridge is fragrant. The stone cliff is abrupt and mossy, and the hanging wall is high and green. When I hear the crane 唳 (lì), every time I see the phoenix soaring. When the crane is chirping, the sound vibrates in the sky and the sky is far away, and the phoenix soars, and the feathers are colorful and cloudy. The white deer of the ape is hidden, and the golden lion and jade elephant are hidden. ”

Looking back, a mountain cliff stele is engraved with "Fangcun Lingtai Mountain, Oblique Moon Three Star Cave." "10 big characters, the door of the cave at this time is closed, and there is no human trace around, because it is the Xianjia Cave Mansion, so even the lively and active Sun Wukong did not dare to step forward and take the initiative to knock on the door for a while, and Li Xiang did not have so many scruples, and naturally stepped forward, knocking on the door three times.

It didn't take long for the door of the cave to creak open, and out of it came a handsome fairy child, shouting, "Who is harassing here?"

Li Xiang stepped forward and replied: "This fairy child, my younger brother and I, drifting around, just to find the fairy road, today I suddenly heard that there are immortals here to preach and accept apprentices, so I specially came here to worship the famous teacher to learn first, and I dare not have the slightest intention of harassment." ”

The fairy boy replied thoughtfully: "You are here to find the immortal Tao? The family teacher has just gotten up, and he hasn't started to preach at the altar yet, and there is a cultivator outside, so it must be you, right?"

Sun Wukong couldn't wait to smile and replied, "It's us! It's us!"

Dao Tong was still a little hesitant, but he still said to Li Xiang and the two of them, "Come in with me." He randomly turned around and walked into the cave, and at the same time wondered in his heart: "Didn't the master say that there was a cultivator coming? How could it be two? Could it be that the master said something wrong?"

When Li Xiang and Sun Wukong heard this, they straightened their appearance, and respectfully followed the fairy child into the cave. Soon a few people walked to the bottom of the Yaotai and saw the Bodhi Patriarch sitting on the platform, and 30 little fairy attendants on both sides stood under the stage.

"The Great Awakening Golden Immortal has no dirty posture, and the Western Wonderful Ancestor Bodhi.

The three or three elements are immortal, full of energy, all gods, and all compassion.

Emptiness naturally changes, as nature does.

With the solemn body of the same life as the sky, the great mage of the bright heart has been tribulated. ”

As soon as Sun Wukong saw the Bodhi Patriarch on the stage, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, and said in his mouth: "Master, master, disciple sincerely come here to worship the master, just to find immortals and visit the Tao, hope that the master will be perfect, and hope that the master will be perfect!"

Li Xiang did not hesitate, and also knelt down and bowed: "I've seen the Immortal Master!" Of course, when Li Xiang lowered his head, when he didn't notice, Bodhi Patriarch and the others turned into a phantom, and the real body hurriedly avoided it.

Patriarch Bodhi hurriedly stabilized his mind and said: "The sincerity of the two of you, I already know, I have already calculated that one of you has a master-apprentice relationship with me, and the other one is also a deep fate, but I am not qualified to be his teacher, but if there is something you want to learn, just greet me, I will not shirk it." ”

When the two heard this, Sun Wukong was overjoyed, and Li Xiang was a little puzzled about what Patriarch Bodhi meant by his disqualifications, according to Patriarch Bodhi's words, no matter who he said, but the two of them will teach carefully, that's right.

I didn't understand what the two of them reflected, and Patriarch Bodhi followed up and said: "I can't calculate the name of one of the two of you, and the other should have been born and raised, without a name and no surname, and I gave the name, but because of the other person, he had a name first, but maybe it was caused by the time, and the name 'Monkey King' was born in response to the situation and has not changed." ”

Hearing what Patriarch Bodhi said, Sun Wukong looked at Li Xiang in surprise, and Li Xiang just patted his head with a little weakness, and then said: "No wonder! When I saw Monkey King, I seemed to have a sense in my heart at that time, and naturally took the name 'Monkey King'.

Hearing this, Sun Wukong, who originally wanted to ask something, relaxed, first nodded to Li Xiang, and then said to the Bodhi Patriarch: "Thank you Immortal Master for solving your doubts!"

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Since then, Li Xiang and Sun Wukong have begun to learn various Taoist doctrines and practice immortals with Bodhi Patriarch. Li Xiang asked the Bodhi Patriarch for the exercises of eight or nine Xuangong and Tiangang 36 changes and seventy-two changes, and Sun Wukong, who has always admired his eldest brother, naturally followed Li Xiang's choice, of course, Sun Wukong, under Li Xiang's prompting, gave priority to the 72 changes of the quick success, and as for the 36 Tiangang changes, this is to study hard when there is spare strength.

Journey to the West is the general trend of heaven, and the bigwigs of all parties calculate from it, with Li Xiang's current ability, there is no way to change too much, but Tianyan is forty-nine, and one of them is gone, the general trend cannot be changed, the small trend can be changed, what will be the future direction Li Xiang does not know, but Li Xiang will work hard, at least it will not make him worse, if there is spare strength, it is better to let Sun Wukong live better.

Time goes round and round, more than ten years have passed since the time when he just went up the mountain to apprentice, on this day, Li Xiang heard Wukong and the brothers talking and laughing in the distance, while at the request of the senior brothers and brothers, showing off the art of change to them, Li Xiang's face condensed slightly, until the time when Wukong went down the mountain has arrived, and the next rest of the comfortable time is not much, the general trend is coming, and there is no way to avoid the disaster, fortunately, whether it is the ideal or Wukong, at this time has grown a lot, after years of cultivation, Li Xiang's physical realm has reached the level of the primary stage of Da Luo Jinxian (the quasi-saint early stage of the Journey to the West). , Even in terms of spells and Taoism, it has reached the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal, but the seed of fantasy still seems to be missing something, and the phantom spirit cannot be bred, but fortunately, the physical body is still getting stronger, and the ideal is not too concerned. And Sun Wukong, because of the help of the special exercises provided by Li Xiang, coupled with his own unique endowment, the combat power of his physical body has actually reached the peak of the Great Luo Xuanxian in this world, that is, the realm of the peak of the late stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal with the flood wilderness as the standard, even if it is a spell cultivation, it has also reached the level of the Golden Immortal.

When Sun Wukong and his brothers were having a good time, Patriarch Bodhi quietly came and reprimanded Sun Wukong: "Wukong! I teach you immortal magic powers, not so that you can show off in front of people, but to avoid the three disasters and five tribulations, and at this moment you show off in front of people, others will do the same, but the constitution you show is not what others will do, how do you let your brothers and sisters think of you? If they want to learn your spells, do you teach them or not? If you don't teach, the brothers and sisters will be jealous of you, and there will be more disasters in your heart, and as for the teaching, the Fa should not be passed on lightly, if you really pass on the mysterious Fa I taught you to others at will, beware that I will clean up the door and kill you, so as to follow You. If someone asks you where you learned your skills in the future, don't mention my name, so as not to cause trouble in the future... Involve me, when the time comes, don't blame me for being a teacher, regardless of the feelings of the former master and apprentice, you will be your soul, suppress the nine shadows, and suffer from thousands of disasters and difficulties! Go!

Sun Wukong's eyes immediately turned red, and he choked up and shouted to the Bodhi Patriarch: "Master! Master! This is the last time I call you master, the apprentice will not embarrass you, I will go down the mountain and go back to Huaguo Mountain, if someone asks me how I learned this ability in the future, I only said that I learned it alone from home, and it will be difficult to see each other again after saying goodbye today, master take care!"

Patriarch Bodhi's face was slightly moved when he heard this, and he really didn't persuade Sun Wukong to do anything, but just sighed deeply and said: "Alas! Although the fate of you and me has ended today, the world is unpredictable, and he will not finish speaking, Patriarch Bodhi turned around and walked towards the cave.

And Li Xiang said respectfully to the Bodhi Patriarch when the Bodhi Patriarch was about to pass by: "Since my younger brother Wukong is going down the mountain, I will naturally go down with the eldest brother, in recent years, thank you for the teachings of the Bodhi Patriarch, Li Xiang is grateful, if he can help the staple food in the future, he will do his best, and he has repaid the grace of teaching." ”

Hearing this, the Bodhi Patriarch paused slightly, said "um" slightly, nodded, and then continued to walk towards the cave.

Seeing that the Bodhi Patriarch had entered the cave, Li Xiang immediately flashed to Sun Wukong's side a few times, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Wukong, don't be too sad, although the Bodhi Patriarch didn't finish his words, but it obviously means that if there is an organic fate in the future, it will renew today's master-apprentice fate, this time you and I have learned the Tao of the Immortal Family, and get rid of the pain of birth, old age, sickness and death, it is better to return to Huaguo Mountain with peace of mind, and then if you have the opportunity, travel around in this desolate continent and be a free and easy immortal, isn't it beautiful?"

Hearing this, Sun Wukong wiped the tears in his eyes, and said casually: "What the eldest brother said is very true, and I also believe that I will be able to renew this master-apprentice relationship in the future, by the way, speaking of which, my monkey monkey grandchildren in Huaguo Mountain have been waiting for me for a long time, and it's time to go back." ”

Li Xiang also nodded when he heard this, and said with some emotion: "Yes, it's time." Li Xiang said that he couldn't help but think of a little poem that he had seen in his heart when Sun Wukong was walking in the original book:

"When I go, all bones are heavy, and my body is light.

No one in the world is willing to aspire to cultivate the mysteries and self-evidentness.

At that time, it was difficult to cross the waves, but today it is very easy to go back and forth.

Don't say that Ding Ning is still in the ear, and when will I see Dongbin in an instant. ”

Everything in the world is a give-and-take, but people themselves are unconscious, want to get something, it is inevitable to pay the corresponding price, even if it is to cultivate immortals, although it seems to be free, but still can not escape the will of heaven, just like the flood has been circulating a sentence, not holy, end as ants. Since there is no capital for sanctification, then it is necessary to abide by the system of rules of heaven and earth in order to obtain relative freedom.