Taking the Six-Eared Macaque as Disciple

Endless sword qi continuously scoured Six-Eared Macaque's body. Moreover, the formation exerted a powerful pressure. At this moment, Six-Eared Macaque was covered in blood, with not a single part of its body intact.

But Six-Eared Macaque gritted its teeth and persevered, knowing this might be its last chance.

Because of the Dao Ancestor's decree that the law would not be passed down to the Six-Eared Macaque, all the great powers in the Primordial World had shut their doors to it. If it failed this time, no one would ever take it as a disciple.

A powerful desire for the Dao made Six-Eared Macaque fearless.

"Come on, I will absolutely not give up!"

Sensing Six-Eared Macaque's strong conviction, a smile appeared on Xuan Yi's lips.

"Not bad, a good seedling. Since that's the case, I'll give you something."

As Xuan Yi spoke, a powerful surge of primordial energy flew towards Six-Eared Macaque.

Whoosh~~

Six-Eared Macaque, who had been struggling within the formation, was enveloped in golden light.

At this moment, Six-Eared Macaque seemed to have returned to its initial state. All its injuries were healed, and even its cultivation, which had been stuck at the Heavenly Immortal realm for a long time, broke through.

With the influx of primordial energy, Six-Eared Macaque's cultivation finally stabilized at the middle stage of the Heavenly Immortal realm. This was also due to Six-Eared Macaque's accumulated efforts finally paying off.

Having broken through, Six-Eared Macaque found the pressure of the formation much easier to bear. An hour passed quietly.

"Hoo, I succeeded! I succeeded!"

Having passed the test, a great power was willing to take it as a disciple. After years of seeking the Dao in vain, the path to enlightenment was now within reach.

Unable to contain itself any longer, Six-Eared Macaque cried out in joy.

"Not bad, not bad. Little monkey, your desire for the Dao is very firm. Are you willing to take this humble one as your master?"

Shortly after, two figures appeared before Six-Eared Macaque.

One was a man of elegant demeanor, with a mysterious vertical line between his brows, making him seem unfathomable. The other was a woman of celestial beauty, whose cultivation was imperceptible. They arrived hand in hand, and it was the man who spoke.

"Middle stage Heavenly Immortal? Isn't that the same realm as me?"

Six-Eared Macaque was dumbfounded. It had expected a peerless great power, but instead, it was someone at the same cultivation level.

"He has been kind to me. If not for him, I would still be a little monkey at the Earth Immortal realm. No matter what the future holds, since he is willing to take me, I cannot miss this opportunity."

After some internal struggle, Six-Eared Macaque ultimately chose to become Xuan Yi's disciple.

"Disciple greets Master!"

Six-Eared Macaque turned and bowed.

"Good, good, good."

"From now on, you will be this humble one's eldest disciple."

"This humble one is Xuan Yi, my Daoist name is Xuan Qingzi, and this is your Mistress Nuwa."

Xuan Yi said with a smile.

"Xuan Yi? The Xuan Yi who destroyed hundreds of Grand Unity Golden Immortals in a single move a thousand years ago? That's a peerless great power!"

Xuan Yi's feat of annihilating hundreds of Grand Unity Golden Immortals in one move had already spread like wildfire throughout the Primordial World. Six-Eared Macaque, who had been seeking the Dao everywhere over the years, had certainly heard of Xuan Yi's name.

"Master, Mistress, please accept Six-Eared's bow."

Upon learning Xuan Yi's identity, Six-Eared Macaque prostrated itself again, this time truly convinced.

"Since you have taken this humble one as your master, you must remember the rules of our sect."

"First, no internal strife among fellow disciples."

"Second, you must respect your master and value the Dao."

"Third, you must not harm innocent beings."

"If any of these rules are violated, do not blame this humble one for purging the sect."

Great powers always had a set of rules when taking disciples. Xuan Yi, unsure of what rules to establish, casually set a few based on his memories from his past life.

"Follow me to the Dao Field. Your Master will teach you cultivation techniques later."

With that, he led Six-Eared Macaque into Nuwa's Dao Field.

"Little monkey, eat this. It's for you."

Seeing how pitiful Six-Eared Macaque looked, Nuwa brought a plate of spiritual fruits and placed it before it.

"Thank you, Mistress. Thank you, Mistress."

Six-Eared Macaque thanked her and picked up a spiritual fruit, devouring it ravenously. Suddenly, Six-Eared Macaque froze.

"What's wrong, little monkey? Why are you crying?"

Nuwa asked with concern.

But Six-Eared Macaque just stared blankly at the spiritual fruit in its hand.

It had forgotten how long it had been since it last ate a spiritual fruit. Apart from finding a spiritual root and growing a few spiritual fruits by chance shortly after its birth, it had never eaten another spiritual fruit.

Right after its birth, Hongjun had imposed the law of "the law shall not be passed down to the Six-Eared Macaque," completely cutting off its path to enlightenment. No one dared to take it in.

Every day, I had to hide and run, afraid of being eaten by the Witch Race. I could only eat wild fruits to fill my stomach and drink rainwater to quench my thirst.

"Thank you for your concern, Master's wife. Six-Eared is just reminiscing about past experiences and feeling a bit sad."

Afterward, Six-Eared continued to devour the spiritual fruits.

"What a pitiable little monkey. Xuan Yi, you must treat him well from now on."

Nuwa's heart ached at Six-Eared's miserable state, and she instructed Xuan Yi.

"Wa'er, don't worry. With me here, no one will dare bully her anymore."

As the son of the Dao Ancestor and the Heavenly Dao, who in the Primordial World would Xuan Yi need to fear? His disciple certainly couldn't be bullied anymore.

Ordinary!

After finishing the spiritual fruits, Six-Eared knelt before Xuan Yi.

"Thank you, Master and Mistress, for taking me in. But Six-Eared cannot stay here, as it would bring disaster."

Tears streamed down Six-Eared's face as he kowtowed heavily to Xuan Yi and Nuwa.

"The Dao Ancestor has decreed that the Dharma shall not be taught to Six-Eared. If Master were to impart divine abilities to Six-Eared, the Dao Ancestor might punish you.

Since Six-Eared's birth, only Master and Mistress have treated me with genuine kindness. Six-Eared is eternally grateful and cannot allow this calamity to implicate Master and Mistress."

Humans are not made of grass and wood; how can they be without feelings? If Six-Eared had initially only wanted to apprentice and learn the arts, he now truly considered Xuan Yi as family.

Having been displaced since birth, Six-Eared felt warmth for the first time. He did not want this hard-won kinship to be destroyed because of him.

"Hahaha, I did not misjudge you."

Hearing this, Xuan Yi was also touched.

Previously, Xuan Yi had simply wanted to disrupt the Journey to the West and decided to take Six-Eared as a disciple. It was only at this moment that he truly accepted Six-Eared.

"Don't be afraid. Do you know who we are?"

Xuan Yi asked with a slight smile.

"I know, I know. Master is an unparalleled mighty being who annihilated hundreds of Grand Unity Golden Immortals in a single blow in the Chaos World, and Mistress is the fourth direct disciple of Dao Ancestor Hongjun."

Six-Eared was very confused, wondering why Xuan Yi was asking him something everyone in the Primordial World knew.

"Then do you know that Dao Ancestor Hongjun is my father!"

"Ah!"

Six-Eared's lower jaw dropped in astonishment.

"If there's anyone in the Primordial World who dares to defy the Dao Ancestor's decree and take you as a disciple, it's probably only me."

It was a rare opportunity to show off in front of his disciple, and Xuan Yi certainly wouldn't pass it up.

"Do you still want to leave now?"

After showing off, Xuan Yi looked at Six-Eared again.

"I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving! Thank you, Master, for taking me in."

Upon learning of Xuan Yi's formidable background, Six-Eared no longer wanted to leave and repeatedly kowtowed.

Watching the master and disciple, Nuwa covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Alright, stop fooling around!"

"Little monkey, you will stay here peacefully from now on. This will be your home."

"If you truly wish to repay my kindness, then cultivate diligently and do not tarnish your Master's name in the future."

With the dust settled, Xuan Yi looked at Six-Eared sternly.

"Next, it's time to teach you the Dao. Follow me."

Saying that, he led Six-Eared to a spacious great hall.