Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong's fate-Chapter 31 - Our Master-Disciple Bond Ends

31: Chapter 31: Our Master-Disciple Bond Ends

31 -31: Our Master-Disciple Bond Ends

Months flew by in the blink of an eye.

The Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave was exceptionally quiet, with the only exception being Patriarch Bodhi expounding on the Dao more frequently than usual, and nothing else seemed to happen.

Even Sun Wukong had been in seclusion within his meditation room, and his fellow disciples seldom saw him in the Daoist Temple.

For a time, all was peaceful.

After several more days, Patriarch Bodhi could wait no longer.

Such a mischievous monkey, having taken the elixir, should have reached the cultivation level of Taiyi Golden Immortal by now.

Why hadn’t he come out to show off his spells or other divine skills?

This won’t do!

Patriarch Bodhi frowned, thinking for a moment before looking toward the boy at his side.

“Ancestor Master!”

The boy bowed respectfully to Patriarch Bodhi.

“Go call Sun Wukong over here!”

“Yes, Ancestor Master!”

Although the boy wondered why he was being sent to fetch this particular monkey again, he dared not delay and nodded in agreement.

Shortly after, the boy arrived at the entrance of Sun Wukong’s room.

Knock knock knock!

“What is it?”

Sun Wukong’s voice came from within the meditation room.

“Brother, I am here by the master’s order to call for you!”

The boy’s voice entered the meditation room.

Sun Wukong paused for a moment, then frowned.

Wang Yang’s words from months ago surfaced in his mind.

Luck comes with potential disaster, and disaster may conceal blessing.

What could Patriarch Bodhi want with him this time?

Having been given an elixir previously, Sun Wukong had a feeling that some great disaster was about to befall him.

Nevertheless, since Patriarch Bodhi had sent for him, he naturally couldn’t fail to go.

Moreover, such potent medicinal effects meant it would be unacceptable not to show any improvement in cultivation.

“Reveal the cultivation of the Early Taiyi Golden Immortal level then!”

Sun Wukong, feeling that he had already reached the Great Luo Mid-Stage after the Realm of Great Luo Mid-Stage, then used the Space-Time Chaos Technique to conceal his realm.

That should not attract Patriarch Bodhi’s attention.

Caution was deeply ingrained in his bones.

After pondering for a moment and ensuring there were no issues, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, opened the door, and stepped out.

And there he saw the boy waiting outside.

Upon seeing the boy, a naively innocent smile appeared on Sun Wukong’s face.

Forthwith, man and monkey, one in front and one behind, walked toward Patriarch Bodhi’s meditation room.

“The master is waiting inside for you!”

After reaching Patriarch Bodhi’s door, the boy informed him politely.

Sun Wukong nodded, then walked in.

“Disciple pays respect to Honorable Master!”

Upon entering the meditation room, Sun Wukong saw the Ancestor Master sitting atop a cushion.

Sun Wukong bowed respectfully and presented a reverent demeanor, showing no sign of abnormality.

“Oh, your cultivation level has already broken through to Taiyi Golden Immortal, not bad!”

Patriarch Bodhi slightly opened his eyes, and upon seeing that Sun Wukong’s cultivation had directly advanced from Golden Immortal to Taiyi Golden Immortal, meeting the requirements, he couldn’t help feeling a slight sense of joy in his heart.

It seems that he has been diligently cultivating during this time, not causing any trouble outside.

However, there’s no more time left.

Patriarch Bodhi looked at Sun Wukong and then said without changing his expression, “Wukong, tell me, how many years have you been in this Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave?”

“Disciple doesn’t know, only that the Tarnished Peach Mountain behind us has borne fruit eleven times, and disciple has eaten his fill eleven times!”

A day in the mountains is a year in the mundane world; Sun Wukong still didn’t know much about time and could only calculate it this way.

“Hmm, eleven years then!”

Patriarch Bodhi hummed in acknowledgment, nodded, and after a moment of silence said, “You have been under my tutelage for eleven years now, and your cultivation has reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal level.

You should enjoy longevity.

It also means that our mentor-disciple fate has come to an end.

You should leave quickly!”

Upon hearing these words, Sun Wukong felt a chill in his heart.

Although leaving seemed to be a good thing, who knew what would happen outside, especially since his older martial brother had said that the outside world was terrifying with many masters.

Even though Patriarch Bodhi seemed to have some scheming towards him, he hadn’t really done anything, and with his elder martial brother also here, he really found it hard to leave.

Instantly, Sun Wukong bowed deeply and said, “Honorable Master, if Old Sun has done anything wrong, please speak frankly.

Old Sun will surely reform.

I hope Honorable Master won’t drive me away!”

Hearing Sun Wukong’s words, Patriarch Bodhi couldn’t help frowning; originally, he had indeed wanted to catch Sun Wukong on a fault.

All it would take was for Sun Wukong to show off a little, and it could be used as a reason to drive him away.

However, Sun Wukong was really too much of a homebody, never showing off or leaving home, not even acting like a monkey at all.

How could he be driven away?

He would have to be forcibly expelled.

“You’ve done nothing wrong; it’s just that our mentor-disciple fate is over, that’s all!”

On hearing this, Sun Wukong furrowed his brows, looked at his master with his fists clasped and said, “Ancestor Master says our mentor-disciple fate is over, and it’s fitting for the disciple to leave the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave; however, the disciple has one more thing to say!”

“Although the cause and effect between you and the disciple may have been fulfilled, the cause and effect between Old Sun and Ancestor Master have not yet ended.

Ancestor Master imparted Daoist Techniques, and the disciple ought to stay by your side to repay the favor of teaching.”

Hearing Sun Wukong’s earnest words, Patriarch Bodhi was taken aback.

Sun Wukong was talking to him about cause and effect??

And what he said made sense; could it be that he didn’t want to leave?

Patriarch Bodhi found himself lacking another reason to expel Sun Wukong, hoping that Sun Wukong would go by claiming their mentor-disciple fate had ended.

Unexpectedly, Sun Wukong had spoken about cause and effect in response, and he made sense, leaving Patriarch Bodhi at a loss for words.

Watching Sun Wukong’s sincere desire to remain by his side, Patriarch Bodhi was momentarily stumped.

He genuinely didn’t know what to say at the moment.

He couldn’t forcibly make Sun Wukong leave after all, especially since his coming into his tutelage was to establish a mentor-disciple fate with Buddhism.

If he were to be forced, it would do more harm than good to Buddhism!

He felt helpless, truly helpless.

It was such a headache.

Sun Wukong, seeing Patriarch Bodhi fall silent, also tactfully sat on the meditation cushion without saying a word, his face still showing respect.

He was not planning to leave.

“Since you say you wish to repay gratitude, then as your teacher, I shall accept your great favor!”

Patriarch Bodhi could only say helplessly, since he truly couldn’t find any fault right now, he could only temporarily agree.

To stabilize the situation with this monkey before proceeding.

“Thank you, Honorable Master!”

Hearing Patriarch Bodhi’s words, Sun Wukong did not waste words.

He bowed deeply and then bid his farewell.

Since Patriarch Bodhi had agreed, there was no need for him to stay any longer.

While Sun Wukong was in high spirits, Patriarch Bodhi was left feeling frustrated.

Without a fault to find, how could he drive Sun Wukong away?

What a trouble!

Patriarch Bodhi really couldn’t find a way to drive Sun Wukong away for the time being.

“I can only see what the two Saints have to suggest!”

Patriarch Bodhi, feeling helpless and unable to find a solution himself, could only inform others to see if the two Saints had any methods.

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