Above the vast Eastern Sea, the waves surged into the sky.
At this moment, there was a monk walking on the water, walking on the rolling waves.
Although the violent water of the East Sea was violent, it did not wet the sole of the monk's shoes.
Not a single drop of water splashed onto the monk's kasaya.
He was the Golden Cicada Master who had sneaked out of the Spirited Mountain.
In order to avoid attracting the attention of others, he did not choose to ride the wind. Instead, he chose to come on the waves.
After a while, a huge island finally appeared on the distant sea.
"Flowerfruit Mountain, we've finally arrived."
The Golden Cicada Master looked at the distant island and muttered to himself.
"I hope that monkey didn't lie to me. I can really find that expert here.”
His destination was already in sight. He could not help but quicken his pace. Not long after, he arrived at the Flowerfruit Mountain.
Sweeping his gaze across the Flowerfruit Mountain, he quickly discovered that there were many monkeys shuttling back and forth through the waterfall.
He then understood that it should be the Water Curtain Cave.
The Golden Cicada Master cast an invisibility spell on himself so as not to disturb those monkeys.
After that, they passed through the huge waterfall and entered the Water Curtain Cave.
As soon as he entered, he saw a couplet carved on the stone door of the cave.
Flowerfruit Mountain blessed land, Water Curtain Cave.
"Flowerfruit Mountain blessed land, Water Curtain Cave.”
"The owner of this place must be an extraordinary hermit expert. Otherwise, he wouldn't have such a carefree and otherworldly domain.”
The Golden Cicada Master's heart instantly warmed.
"Such an expert should be able to help me break free from the shackles of fate.”
He quickened his pace and soon reached the depths of the Water Curtain Cave.
There, he saw a young Daoist sitting on a stone bed.
"Golden Cicada Master greets Senior."
The Golden Cicada Master knelt down without hesitation and kowtowed to the man.
"Golden Cicada Master, you are a disciple of Buddha Rulai. What are you doing here?”
Zhang Li asked calmly.
"Junior has already been chosen by Lord Tathagata to be the future person to obtain the scriptures.”The Golden Cicada Master kept kowtowing.
"But I don't want to go through reincarnation, nor do I want to go to the west to learn scriptures.”
"That's why I came here to ask Senior to save me!”
"You should leave. This poor priest can't save you.”
Zhang Li shook his head slightly and ordered him to leave.
"Why?" The Golden Cicada Master was slightly taken aback.
"Since Senior can help Sun Wukong escape his fate, why can't you save me?”
"Heaven helps those who help themselves."
Zhang Li said calmly,
"In this world, only you can save yourself.”
"Only I can save myself?”
The Golden Cicada Master carefully pondered over this sentence and felt that it contained endless logic.
"What you want now is for This Penniless Priest to help you get rid of the fate of becoming a Buddhist monk in the future.”
Zhang Li sighed in disappointment,"
"You placed all your hopes on others.”
"What about you? What are you going to do?”
These words instantly enlightened the Golden Cicada Master.
"I understand now. In this world, the only one who can help me is myself.”
As he spoke, he suddenly kowtowed.
"Senior, please lend me a hand and let me have the strength to break free from my fate.”
"You're worth teaching." Zhang Li nodded with satisfaction.
"Golden Cicada Master."
"Junior is here."
"Are you willing to become my disciple?”Zhang Li asked.
"This junior is willing, but please don't take me as your disciple.”
The Golden Cicada Master said respectfully.
He actually did not have much psychological burden regarding the matter of acknowledging others as his master.
It was only because he was a disciple of the Western Sect back then that he became a disciple of Gautama Buddha.
Gautama Buddha and him were only master and disciple in name.
Moreover, his master, Gautama Buddha, was the eldest disciple of Jie School, Daoist Myriad Treasures.
After Jie School was defeated in the Battle of God Deification, he turned to the Buddhist Sect and became the Buddha of the Buddhist Sect.
Since Rulai could betray Jie School and join the Buddhist Sect.
Why couldn't he find another great teacher?
"Alright, from today onwards, you are my second disciple.”Zhang Li smiled.
Second disciple? Why was it the second disciple again!
When the Golden Cicada Master heard these three words, he was stunned.
When he was in the Buddhist Sect, he was the second disciple of Gautama Buddha.
Now that he had joined another sect, he was still the second disciple.
Could it be that he could not get rid of the title of second disciple in this lifetime?
"Why? Is there a problem?”
Zhang Li asked.
"No, no. Disciple greets Master.”
The Golden Cicada Master immediately came back to his senses and kowtowed three times to Zhang Li, confirming the relationship between master and disciple.
"Alright, since you've acknowledged me as your master, I have to do something.”
As Zhang Li spoke, he tossed a golden light toward the Golden Cicada Master.
"Master, what is this?"
The Golden Cicada Master grabbed the golden light and took a closer look, only to discover that it was actually a sarira.
"This item is called the Boneless Sarira, and it's a gift from me to you as a disciple.”Zhang Li said.
"What is the use of this item?"
The Golden Cicada Master looked at the sarira in his hand again and again. He felt that it seemed to contain endless power.
"You're now a Primordial Immortal. If you consume this sarira and refine it, you'll be able to reach the Quasi-Sage Realm.”Zhang Li smiled and said,
"At that time, you will have the power to break free from fate.”
"Thank you for your reward, Master." The Golden Cicada Master was overjoyed.
"The power contained in this item is incomparable. Refining it won't be a matter of time.”Zhang Li warned,
"Take it and return to the Spirit Mountain.”
"When I refine it, I will be able to break free from Rulai's control.”
"Disciple understands."
The Golden Cicada Master nodded. He understood that refining the Boneless Sarira would take time, so he could not show any signs of abnormality.
Otherwise, before he could refine the sarira, he would be sent into reincarnation by Rulai.
At that time, all hope would be extinguished.
"Alright, you can go now." Zhang Li waved his hand.
"This disciple will take his leave."
The Golden Cicada Master respectfully kowtowed once more before turning around and returning to the Spirit Mountain.
After the Golden Cicada Master left, Zhang Li finally heard a system notification.
"Ding…accepted the Golden Cicada Master as a disciple. Help him obtain the power to escape his fate. Completed. Obtained the Immortal Slaying Sword.”
Zhang Li chose to receive the reward without hesitation.
In an instant, an ancient sword appeared in front of him.
The sharp sword qi that it emitted made even the current him feel secretly shocked.
"As expected of the number one killing treasure in the Primordial World.”
"Although there is only one of them, from this one, you can imagine how terrifying it was when the four swords were used together.”
"No wonder during the Battle of Gods Investiture, the four Saints had to come out together to break this Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.”
"With the Immortal-slaying Sword, I'm afraid that no one in the Untainted Land is my match unless a Sage is born.”
The moment he thought of the Saint, his excited mood instantly turned cold.
If he didn't become a Saint, he would still be an ant.
Even if he became the number one person below the Saints.
They were still ants.
"After I erase my name from the God List, I can start thinking about vindication.”
"Only Primordial Chaos has the ability to become a chess player.”
"Otherwise, no matter how much we do, it will still be an illusion.”
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