Primordial Era: With unparalleled comprehension, I created three thousand demon realms.

Chapter 78 Yuanmeng Accepts Disciples
"The Six-Eared Macaque." Yuan Meng looked at the Six-Eared Macaque with a smile on his lips.

In the Journey to the West, there is one of the real and fake Monkey Kings who impersonated Sun Wukong: the Six-Eared Macaque.

In the primordial world, there exists a peculiar kind of being, outside the Three Realms and outside the Five Elements; these are the Four Chaotic Monkeys.

The six-eared macaque is one of them.

The other three are: Lingming Stone Monkey, Long-Armed Ape, and Red-Bottomed Macaque! Among them, the Six-Eared Monkey was the earliest to be born and also the most daring.

Compared to Sun Wukong, the spiritual stone monkey who was played by gods and Buddhas in later generations, the Six-Eared Macaque was the most daring, even more so than Sun Wukong.

Why is it that the Six-Eared Macaque was born the earliest, but is still inferior to Sun Wukong of later generations?

This brings us to what the Six-Eared Macaque did.

The Six-Eared Macaque was born before Hongjun attained enlightenment.

That's right, it was born before Hongjun attained enlightenment.

Or, to put it another way, the Six-Eared Macaque was not a great supernatural being, nor did he have any innate inheritance, so he could only instinctively absorb and exhale spiritual energy to cultivate.

However, as a naturally born being, the Six-Eared Macaque was born at the level of a True Immortal, but now he is only at the level of a Mysterious Immortal. Why is that?

Because this guy was too audacious; he actually went to eavesdrop on the Taoist patriarch's teachings.

That is, when Hongjun was preaching, the Six-Eared Macaque used his supernatural powers to eavesdrop on the Dao Ancestor's teachings.

As a result, the Dao Ancestor discovered it, and the saying "a single teaching cannot be passed on to six ears" came true.

As a result, even though the Six-Eared Macaque possessed terrifying talent and background, no one dared to pass on any of his Taoist teachings to him.

Even though Liu Er was born so early, he has only just reached the realm of Xuanxian.

This also indirectly confirms just how difficult the path would be for most of the innate beings in the prehistoric world who had no lineage to inherit the Dao without Hongjun's teachings.

So, in Yuan Meng's opinion, those conspiracy theories are really nonsense.

If there were truly a conspiracy, Hongjun, with his status as the first saint in the world, could have directly suppressed the entire prehistoric world with his power.

What kind of conspiracy do we need?

But let's get back to the present.

The origins of the Six-Eared Macaque can be traced back to the Chaos Demon Ape, the controller of the Great Dao of War, one of the Three Thousand Great Dao Demon Gods.

The Four Chaotic Monkeys were all formed from the essence and blood of the Chaotic Demon Ape.

Some say that if the four chaotic monkeys were to unite, they could reshape the true form of the Chaotic Demon Ape.

That's pure nonsense.

If that's really the case, wouldn't the Twelve Ancestral Witches plus the Three Pure Ones be able to bring Pangu back to life?
The Chaos Demon God isn't so easily resurrected.

Yuan Meng looked at the Six-Eared Macaque with a thoughtful expression in his eyes.

The Six-Eared Macaque's talent and background are extraordinary; he could even be considered one of the best in the world.

“However, this temperament needs to be properly tempered,” Yuan Meng murmured.

“Since you’ve come here, it means we’re destined to meet. So how about I bestow upon you a great fortune?” Yuan Meng said with a smile.

The island's restrictions have been lifted.

The six-eared macaque paused for a moment, then went inside.

Yuan Meng looked at the Six-Eared Macaque.

The Six-Eared Macaque scratched his head, looking at the freely running spirits and medicinal herbs around him. The air was filled with the aroma of herbs, and he was practically drooling.

However, considering the purpose of my visit here...

The six-eared macaque endured it.

They then headed towards the center of the island.

Yuan Meng's eyes held a hint of admiration. If millions of years hadn't erased the Six-Eared Macaque's nature, then there was no need for Yuan Meng to continue teaching him.

As time goes by.

Various temptations surfaced in the Six-Eared Macaque's heart, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins, and countless spiritual treasures, great medicines, and spiritual fruits appeared before him.

Looking at these things, the Six-Eared Macaque struggled to move its body.

He knew he couldn't stop; if he did, he would definitely lose control of himself.

Thinking of this, the Six-Eared Macaque ran straight into the depths of the island.

“This monkey is quite interesting. Its temperament has changed quite a bit over millions of years,” Yuan Huang suddenly appeared beside Yuan Meng and said to him.

Yuan Meng nodded.

"Indeed, his aptitude and background are top-notch, making him the most suitable martial arts successor."

"You," Yuan Meng said slowly, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

"Your desire to seek the Dao is commendable, but other aspects are another matter," Yuan Huang said with a smile.

“Mm.” Yuan Meng nodded.

Before they knew it, the Six-Eared Macaque appeared in front of a white jade staircase.

The white jade staircase has a total of ninety-nine steps.

Above the steps stretched an endless expanse of white palaces. The Six-Eared Macaque gazed at those white palaces with a hint of longing in its eyes.

Yuan Huang carried Nannan back to the Dao Palace.

Yuan Meng looked at the Six-Eared Macaque.

The moment the Six-Eared Macaque stepped onto the white jade steps.

Countless bolts of lightning appeared out of thin air and struck the Six-Eared Macaque.

The Six-Eared Macaque gritted his teeth, unleashed his magical power, and stepped onto the second step amidst the lightning.

One after another, beings formed from lightning, wielding swords, spears, and halberds, charged toward the Six-Eared Macaque.

A long staff made of immortal gold, a postnatal spiritual treasure, appeared in the hand of the Six-Eared Macaque.

"Kill!!" The ferocity in the eyes of the Six-Eared Macaque was also ignited.

They charged directly at these thunderous creatures.

In an instant, the six-eared macaque's body was pierced through.

"Leave here, or die!" A terrifying thunderous being descended, looking indifferently at the blood-soaked Six-Eared Macaque.

"Kill!!" The Six-Eared Macaque, wielding a long staff, attacked the thunderous creature directly.

The Thunder Creature, wielding a spear, pierced directly through the Six-Eared Macaque's body. The Six-Eared Macaque grinned and brought his long staff down on the monkey's head.

It directly blasted the body of this thunderous creature to pieces.

The next moment, the Thunder Creature's body reformed, and wielding a Thunder Spear, it attacked the Six-Eared Macaque once more.

The Six-Eared Macaque roared, and golden divine light shone brightly on its body as it engaged in a fierce battle with the thunderous creature.

As time goes by.

The Six-Eared Macaque could no longer remember whether it was in a dream or the real world.

Endless battles, ceaseless battles.

Those terrifying creatures followed one after another.

As time goes by.

Yuan Meng watched the Six-Eared Macaque ascend the ninety-nine steps one by one.

The six-eared macaque, covered in blood, climbed to the top of the last step.

He saw Yuan Meng appear before him.

"Please, Immortal Master, accept me as your disciple." The Six-Eared Macaque ignored his own injuries.

He knelt down directly in front of Yuan Meng and said to him.

Yuan Meng looked at the Six-Eared Macaque.

“If you truly join my sect, these will no longer be illusions, but realities you will encounter,” Yuan Meng said slowly.

Upon hearing Dao Yuanmeng's words, the Six-Eared Macaque's pupils contracted.

Within that illusion, the endless battles have repeatedly driven the Six-Eared Macaque to the brink of death.

It is an illusion, but it also exists in reality.

"Please accept me as your disciple, Immortal Master," the Six-Eared Macaque said again in a deep voice.

"Even knowing you'll die, you still want to?" Yuan Meng asked the Six-Eared Macaque.

"Yes," the Six-Eared Macaque said firmly.

Having endured countless hardships over millions of years, the Six-Eared Macaque now had a divine opportunity right before him and knew better than anyone what he should do.

"Alright, then I'll accept you as my disciple. There aren't many rules for my disciples. First, you must not betray the Primordial World; second, you must not harm the Primordial World; and third, you must not fight among your own disciples. Can you do that?" Yuan Meng said slowly.

"Yes," the Six-Eared Macaque, covered in blood, said firmly.

“Okay.” Yuan Meng nodded with a smile.

"Disciple Six Ears greets Master." Six Ears Macaque knelt and kowtowed three times to Yuan Meng.

Yuan Meng nodded in satisfaction.

He has a good temperament and aptitude, and is qualified to be my disciple. It's not shameful for him.

Then Yuanmeng lightly tapped his fingertip.

As the power of time manifested, the wounds on the Six-Eared Macaque's body healed.

A golden mark was imprinted into the mind of the Six-Eared Macaque.

A large "武" (Wu) character appeared in the mind of the Six-Eared Macaque.

The Six-Eared Macaque immediately entered a state of enlightenment.

Yuan Meng smiled and then disappeared.

The Six-Eared Macaque stood in the square and began to comprehend the Dao.

(End of this chapter)