Gou Zai Xi You Dao Chang Sheng

Outside Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, Li Yan had witnessed three years of mist. He spent his days sweeping, chopping wood, and carrying water, living a muddled existence. His destiny was predetermined: he would perish in the demonic miasma three years later, his soul scattered. Meanwhile, the monkey who had entered the mountain with him, favored by heaven, possessed soaring fortune and would one day shatter the heavens and become the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. The path to immortality was arduous, with sages wielding the chessboard. All eyes were on the brilliance of the chosen one, but no one saw the glimmer of light hidden in the dust. Fortunately, Li Yan could glimpse the flow of destiny, stealing a tiny sliver of heavenly secret at the intersection of cause and effect. Thus, while the monkey learned the Seventy-Two Transformations, he found enlightenment in chopping wood, opening his eyes. While the monkey cultivated the art of longevity, he comprehended the principles in listening to the wind, opening his ears. He neither competed nor flaunted his achievements, but simply, inch by inch, went against the current on his own destiny's path. Later, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven shook the universe. Gods and Buddhas searched the Three Realms, seeking the source of the variable that disturbed destiny. In Li Yan's palm, the Book of Fate shone brightly, all calamities vanished, leaving only the words "immortality." Calamities surged like the tide, and he was merely a spectator. But when the tide receded, he was already on the shore, enjoying immortality.