NOVEL WEB Chapter 5: Chapter 5: This Works?
Sun Wukong scratched his hand for a while, grabbed his face for another, growing anxious as he waited.
Eventually, Primordial Omniscience replied again, "Found it, very simple, guarantees a quick initiation."
Seeing this message, Sun Wukong immediately became happy, "Hehe, good, I like simple!"
He read on, and there were two longer sections below.
Primordial Omniscience: "The Nine Transformations Mysterious Primordial Technique requires dynamic cultivation, detailed as follows — nine rotations for the head, nine for the shoulders, wrists, ankles, waist, hips, knees... and finally, feet together, hands on hips, complete."
"The Nine Transformations Primordial Technique requires static cultivation, detailed as follows — must not be disturbed by external objects during cultivation... gradually feel as if all things in the world are inside your body... close your eyes... feel a glow from your brow spreading to your whole body... and finally open your eyes."
"Also, the path of cultivation is like grinding water; it requires daily, unceasing effort, never fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two."
Sun Wukong read it all very seriously, but scratched his hand in doubt, could this really work?
Yet these indeed were suggestions, and voices had already begun to echo in his mind.
[You have received a new suggestion: practice the Nine Transformations Mysterious Primordial Technique through dynamic cultivation, completing the suggestion will grant a tier-one treasure chest (this suggestion updates daily)]
[You have received a new suggestion: practice the Nine Transformations Primordial Technique through static cultivation, completing the suggestion will grant a tier-one treasure chest (this suggestion updates daily)]
"Hmm, only a tier-one treasure chest, it seems really not difficult." Sun Wukong was doubtful yet still decided to try it out in a bit, after all, it was transmitted by the elders.
And with the reward of a treasure chest, even if it had no use in cultivation, he could still practice it daily.
"Thank you, thank you." Regardless of whether the suggestions were useful, Sun Wukong still expressed his gratitude to Primordial Omniscience first.
After waiting for a moment and no new replies appeared, he turned off Zhihu and began to try out the two suggestions.
First was the dynamic cultivation, needing to complete nine rotations each for the head, shoulders, wrists, ankles, waist, hips, and knees, each part rotating in a different direction and sequence.
In his rather spacious bedroom, Sun Wukong stood loosely, and his body began to move.
Although the postures were quite bizarre, he cultivated very seriously.
"Eh? Eh? It actually works!" Sun Wukong was astonished.
...
At that moment inside the Three Stars Cave Taoist Palace.
Patriarch Bodhi sat cross-legged aloft, suddenly opened his eyes, and looked towards Sun Wukong's residence, his unfathomable eyes showing a hint of surprise.
"He's initiated so quickly?"
According to his estimation, given Sun Wukong's sometimes impetuous nature, it would take at least a month to initiate into both techniques, so how did he manage it in less than a day?
Now, one could see at Sun Wukong's residence, streams of spiritual energy rushing from all directions.
While performing various strange actions, Sun Wukong, like a vortex, absorbed a significant amount of spiritual energy into his body, further strengthening himself.
"The Nine Transformations Mysterious Technique can be cultivated like this too?" Patriarch Bodhi was puzzled.
Such simple and strange actions could refine the body?
Not right!
Patriarch Bodhi keenly noted that the operation of the Mysterious Technique within Sun Wukong's body and the effect of strengthening his physique appeared somewhat different from the Nine Transformations Mysterious Technique.
It was even more mystical, producing a more significant enhancement to the physique!
"Is it because of this set of strange actions?" Patriarch Bodhi wondered deeply, watching very carefully and seriously.
...
Meanwhile, after performing the actions of the dynamic cultivation, streams of spiritual energy surged into his body, then refined by the Nine Transformations Mysterious Technique, strengthening his physique.
After completing a set of the Nine Transformations actions, a voice echoed in his mind:
[Congratulations, you have completed the suggestion—practice the Nine Transformations Mysterious Primordial Technique through dynamic cultivation, and received a tier-one treasure chest]
"Primordial Omniscience elders truly are exalted!" Sun Wukong couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Subsequently, he tried the static cultivation.
This time without movement, everything from his body to his mind must remain completely still.
Sun Wukong casually crossed his legs and sat, the night sky silent except for the sounds of the wind rustling through the grass and the calls of insects and frogs, which he quickly tuned into as he entered into meditation.
At some point, he gradually felt as if everything around him existed within his body; his eyes slowly closed, and he felt a radiance spreading from his brow across his entire body…
Countless streams of spiritual energy once again swarmed toward him, transforming into beams of divine light that surged into his mind, and his soul underwent a transformation into a Primordial Spirit.
[Congratulations on completing the suggestion—cultivate the Nine Transformations Mysterious Primordial Technique using Static Cultivation Technique and obtain a tier-one treasure chest.]"
…
Within the Three Stars Cave Taoist Palace.
"Is he using the Nine Transformations Mysterious Primordial Technique to refine his spirit?" Patriarch Bodhi furrowed his brows and fell into deep thought; after a long while, he suddenly awoke.
"How strange, how marvelous—he has actually comprehended such a realm!"
What realm?
The Great Dao is simple—everything follows the heart!
This is a realm not even Daluo Golden Immortals can touch, only able to follow the old paths in their cultivation.
Patriarch Bodhi observed again carefully and sighed, "Pity, it's just imitating the cat painting the tiger, not a true enlightenment."
If one could truly do everything following the heart, then there would be no need for his teachings.
On the other hand, Sun Wukong indeed did not understand how such simple cultivation could be used to cultivate such a supreme technique as the Nine Transformations Mysterious Primordial Technique.
He did not delve deeper, and since it was useful, he just did it, especially since it also granted him treasure chest rewards.
After practicing both Dynamic and Static Cultivation Techniques, he obtained two tier-one treasure chests.
"Open, open!" Sun Wukong didn't save the treasure chests for later use.
[You have opened a tier-one treasure chest, congratulations on obtaining a physical cultivation base (Divinity Transformation Stage).]
[You have opened a tier-one treasure chest, congratulations on obtaining a Primordial Spirit cultivation base (Divinity Transformation Stage).]
"Hehe, good, the cultivation is good!" Sun Wukong felt a slight enhancement in both his body and Primordial Spirit and was very happy.
Based on his understanding of the immortal cultivation, before becoming an immortal, there were the stages of Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Divinity Transformation Stage, and then Primordial Spirit Returning to Void, achieving the fruition of becoming an Earth Immortal.
Now, after entering the Nine Transformations Mysterious Technique and Nine Transformations Primordial Technique, relying on the two treasure chest rewards, his Body Refinement and Spirit Refinement directly advanced to the Divinity Transformation Stage.
Following the guidance of the Listening and Advising System, although these cultivation rewards need to be accumulated to enhance, as long as he diligently cultivated every day, it would not take long before he could become an Earth Immortal.
With this progress, how far could becoming a Daluo Golden Immortal be?
Sun Wukong was full of anticipation.
The next day, with these two suggestions updated, he once again used the Dynamic and Static Cultivation Techniques to complete the Nine Transformations Mysterious Technique and Nine Transformations Primordial Technique cultivation, still obtaining the Divinity Transformation Stage physical and Primordial Spirit cultivation rewards, with his strength advancing once again.
A blink of an eye passed, and it was a year later.
At the towering summit of Magic Square Mountain, Sun Wukong, dressed in a wide gray Taoist robe, was sitting cross-legged on a huge rock, quietly cultivating.
All around, endless mists drifted slowly under the reflection of a brilliant sun at the horizon, making him seem as if he were nestled in an ocean of clouds.
At this moment, Patriarch Bodhi stood at the peak, concealing his form.
By his side, there was a tall man with an axe at his waist.
If Sun Wukong were to see him, he would recognize him—the woodcutter who often chopped wood on the back mountain and had initially guided him to find the Three Stars Cave.
The gazes of Patriarch Bodhi and the woodcutter both fell upon Sun Wukong.
"Just one year to become a Golden Immortal, has master seen this?" the woodcutter broke the silence, his tone filled with disbelief.
"From the creation of heaven and earth until now, there have been naturally born Golden Immortals, but none who became a Golden Immortal in just one year," Patriarch Bodhi shook his head, his eyes also showing surprise and gratification.
Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Daluo Golden Immortal.
Even in the Primordial Era, beings at the level of Golden Immortal were few and counted as top experts.
And Sun Wukong had achieved it in just one year!
Such a foundation and comprehension were truly terrifying!