Monkey King Wukong, Learning Law Follows the Trend

As for the course of the Parallel Primordial Era, Chi Yu knew it all too well. He had no interest in it and only watched his Future Self, like a mantis stalking a cicada while the oriole waited behind.

The Future Self knew that the Parallel Chi Yu Consciousness had remained untransformed for ages and had grown accustomed to it. He lay back comfortably, waiting for it to transform, while turning his gaze toward the Parallel Primordial Era.

In the Parallel Primordial Era, inside Water Curtain Cave on Flower Fruit Mountain, cups clinked amid boisterous revelry.

The stone tables were laden with all kinds of fruits and fine wine, celebrating the birth of the Handsome Monkey King.

After an unknown amount of time, the monkeys drank themselves unconscious. When they awoke, an aged, muddle-headed old monkey had met with misfortune.

The Handsome Monkey King immediately went to investigate. A middle-aged monkey told him that the old monkey had simply reached the end of his lifespan and died of old age.

Newly born, the Handsome Monkey King knew nothing of Life and Death. He stood there in a daze.

"Dead? Does that mean I'll die too?"

"Great King, all living beings have their allotted lifespans. When their years run out, they die. That is one of the Natural Principles."

"But if one learns immortal arts and seizes the Creation of Heaven and Earth, one can extend one's lifespan and live forever without dying."

"Immortal arts?" The Handsome Monkey King's eyes lit up.

He fixed his gaze on the middle-aged monkey. "Where can I obtain immortal arts?"

The middle-aged monkey shook his head with a bitter smile. "Immortal arts of longevity are techniques of the Grand Power Realm and cannot be passed on lightly unless one has an immortal affinity."

"Or you