"An Innate Being emerging into the world?"
Su Ming understood at once.
This Blood Pool had probably been formed from the essence blood of a Chaos Demon God after its death. After countless epochs, it had finally given birth to a new Innate Being.
Judging by this aura, its Origin was extraordinary—probably no weaker than that of the Twelve Ancestral Magi!
However, this Being seemed to have encountered trouble. Its birth had been obstructed, and its Life Origin was constantly draining away.
If no one helped it, then within a thousand years at most, it would probably turn into a pool of blood and completely dissipate between heaven and earth.
Su Ming's eyes flickered.
Should he save it or not?
He had never met this unborn Being before. Even if he stood by and watched, no one could say anything about it.
But then he thought about how he had inherited Pangu's legacy and carried the Pangu Bloodline. All the living beings of the Primordial Wilderness could be considered descendants of Father God.
Moreover, what he would face in the future was Hongjun—and the entire Heavenly Dao. Having one more ally with an extraordinary Origin was certainly not a bad thing.
A hint of resolve flashed through his eyes.
"Very well. I'll consider it the forming of a good Fate/Karma."
Su Ming walked to the edge of the Blood Pool and sat down cross-legged.
He did not directly channel in his magical power. That would be too crude and might instead damage its Origin.
He slowly closed his eyes. In his sea of consciousness, the Lotus Platform fused with the Creation Jade Disc Fragment trembled slightly.
The next moment, a vast and profound Dao Sound emerged from his mouth.
"The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name..."
What he was expounding was the Great Dao Outline he had just comprehended from the Creation Jade Disc—the most fundamental outline of the Great Dao!
Every word contained the Dao Ultimate Truth of heaven and earth.
Every syllable seemed to resonate with the laws of this world.
Golden lotuses manifested out of thin air in the valley before merging into the Blood Pool.
The Blood Cocoon, which had originally been restless and uneasy, abruptly fell still the instant it heard the Dao Sound!
Immediately afterward, it began to pulse at a profound frequency, moving in unison with Su Ming's Dao Sound.
Strands of pure Life Origin were greedily absorbed from the Blood Pool, making up for its previous losses. Its originally unstable aura gradually became heavier and more solid.
When Su Ming sent his Spiritual Sense into the Blood Cocoon, his eyes narrowed slightly.
What was gestating inside this Blood Cocoon was none other than the Six-Eared Macaque—the creature outside the ten categories, skilled at listening to sound, capable of discerning principles, aware of what came before and after, and capable of understanding all things!
"The Four Mixed-World Monkeys understand transformations, know the workings of heaven, discern the lay of the land, and shift the stars and change the constellations..."
A secret from later generations, long forgotten, instantly surfaced in Su Ming's mind.
In the myths of his previous life, it had been condemned for eavesdropping on Hongjun's Preaching of the Dao with the words "the Dao is not transmitted to the Six-Ears." In the end, it had met a tragic fate: its body had perished, its Dao had dissipated, and its True Spirit had been wiped out by Buddha's Palm.
Its world-shaking Divine Abilities had ultimately become a joke in which it had made wedding clothes for someone else.
"The Dao is not transmitted to the Six-Ears?"
The corner of Su Ming's mouth curled into a cold smile.
The Fate/Karma Hongjun spoke of was the Fate/Karma established by the Heavenly Dao—the Fate/Karma acknowledged by Hongjun.
Anything outside his control was an anomaly, something without Fate/Karma!
And Su Ming himself was precisely the greatest anomaly in the Primordial Wilderness!
"Hongjun cannot determine your fate. I, Su Ming, am here today. I'll change your fate!"
He could clearly sense that the Life Origin of the Six-Eared Macaque inside the Blood Cocoon was rapidly draining away.
Although it possessed an extraordinary Origin by birth, it had taken a wrong path on the road to transformation. Its forcibly condensed Dao Fruit Foundation was unstable, and it was currently suffering backlash from it.
If no one intervened, then even if it emerged successfully, it would inevitably be left with a Dao Injury that would be difficult to repair, planting the seeds for its future tragedy.
This was the Heaven's Mandate!
The Six-Ears possessed a heaven-defying Origin, yet it had been born intolerable to heaven and earth!
Divine light condensed in Su Ming's eyes. The Three-Flower Lotus Platform within the Auspicious Cloud above his head suddenly shone brightly.
The Creation Jade Disc Fragment fused within it trembled lightly.
Buzz!
An indescribably profound Dao Rhyme spread from Su Ming's body. It possessed no earth-shaking might, yet contained the supreme mysteries of the creation of heaven and earth and the evolution of all things.
He did not choose to forcefully infuse it with magical power. Instead, he transformed the most fundamental and purest Dao Ultimate Truth he had comprehended from the Creation Jade Disc Fragment into invisible Heavenly Sound. Slowly yet incomparably clearly, he sent it into the Blood Cocoon.
"The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao..."
"One gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things..."
"Yin and yang revolve, the five elements generate one another—this is the foundation stone of heaven and earth..."
Sentence after sentence of Dao Words were not spoken aloud. They were evolved through Divine Sense, pointing directly at the Origin of the Great Dao.
To the Six-Eared Macaque at this moment, this was no different from the sweetest rain or the most timely lifeline!
The originally violent and unstable magical power that had been colliding in all directions began to grow docile and orderly under the guidance of the Dao Heavenly Sound.
Its Dao Foundation, which had been on the verge of collapse, seemed to have found its backbone. It began to condense and solidify anew in a way that was more perfect and more compatible with heaven and earth.
The Blood Cocoon's pulsing, initially frantic and rapid, gradually became steady and powerful.
Every beat secretly conformed to a certain Dao Ultimate Truth, merging with the pulse of the entire valley.
The aura of a peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal was no longer insubstantial. Instead, it became condensed, heavy, and unfathomable.
Su Ming quietly watched it all, his expression as calm as an ancient well.
Changing a living being's fate—especially that of an Innate Divine Being like the Six-Eared Macaque, who bore immense Destiny/Luck—would inevitably entangle him with the Heavenly Dao.
But he did not care.
He and Hongjun were already locked in a struggle to the death.
Shaking the Heavenly Dao was precisely what he intended to do!
Crack—
A crisp cracking sound rang out, exceptionally clear in the silent valley.
A crack appeared on the Blood Cocoon.
Immediately afterward, the crack rapidly spread across it like a spiderweb.
Boom!
Ten-thousand-zhang Crimson Gold Divine Light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire valley.
The Blood Cocoon exploded, and a small figure slowly walked out from within.
His entire body was covered in brilliant golden fur, and his face resembled that of an ape. Most unusual of all, three pairs of ears grew on either side of his head—for a total of six ears!
At this moment, all six ears trembled slightly, as if listening to the most beautiful immortal music in the world.
The Six-Eared Macaque opened his eyes. The chaos and confusion in them instantly faded, replaced by endless clarity and shock.
He ignored the body he had just transformed into and emerged in, and he did not even bother to sense his incomparably stable and powerful strength. Instead, he went straight toward Su Ming and knelt deeply before him.
"Disciple Six-Ears thanks Senior for the Grace of Creation!"
His voice was immature, yet filled with heartfelt gratitude and reverence.
"If Senior's Dao Heavenly Sound had not helped me sort out my Origin and set right what was in disorder, my foundation would have already collapsed. I would have turned into a handful of flying ash and dissipated between heaven and earth!"
His Innate Divine Ability allowed him to hear every sound in the world.
Just now, inside the Blood Cocoon, he had not only "heard" Su Ming's Dao Ultimate Truth—he had also "heard" the perilous trajectory of his own fate.
He knew clearly that it was this mysterious man before him who had forcibly pulled him back from the brink of an abyss of eternal ruin!
This kindness was heavier than Mount Tai!
Su Ming looked at the kneeling Six-Eared Macaque, his expression calm.
"Rise."
"Our meeting was Fate/Karma."
Hearing this, the Six-Eared Macaque did not rise. Instead, he knocked his head heavily against the ground again, his tone incomparably earnest.
"Senior! My Origin is shallow and lacking. Fortunately, Senior enlightened me, allowing me to understand the preciousness of the Great Dao! I beg Senior to accept me as your disciple! Six-Ears is willing to serve at Senior's side for the rest of my life and go through fire and water without hesitation!"
He knew that the person before him possessed a true Great Dao reaching the heavens, far beyond anything he could imagine!
He was determined to cling to this powerful patron today! Even Jesus himself couldn't stop him—those were his exact words!
Seeing the undisguised longing and determination in the Six-Eared Macaque's eyes, Su Ming's heart stirred slightly.
This monkey truly knew how to repay kindness.
"Do you know that if you become my disciple, you may have to face the hostility of the entire world in the future, and might even directly confront the lofty Dao Ancestor of the Profound Gate?"
Su Ming's voice was soft, yet it struck the Six-Eared Macaque's heart like a heavy hammer.
The Six-Eared Macaque abruptly raised his head. There was not the slightest fear in his eyes. Instead, blazing battle intent burned within them.
"Disciple does not know what the Dao Ancestor of the Profound Gate is. I only know that Master has shown me the Grace of Creation! If Heaven wishes to destroy me, then I will defy Heaven! If the Dao Ancestor becomes my enemy, then I am willing to be Master's vanguard and fight a bloody battle across the Nine Heavens!"
The wildness in his bones had always been arrogant and unyielding.
Su Ming's enlightenment had not only saved his life, but also allowed him to see the shackles hidden in the darkness.
Rather than be a pawn manipulated by others, it was better to follow this unfathomable master before him and fight a magnificent battle!
"Good!"
Su Ming finally revealed a trace of a smile.
"From this day forth, you are the First Disciple beneath my, Su Ming's, seat!"
He raised a finger, and a Mysterious Light entered the Six-Eared Macaque's brow.
"Disciple Six-Ears pays respects to Master!"
The Six-Eared Macaque knocked his head to the ground again. This time, it was the formal ceremony of accepting a master.
After the ceremony, he stood up and respectfully remained behind Su Ming, his eyes filled with excitement and joy.
Su Ming nodded in satisfaction and led Six-Ears out of the valley at an unhurried pace.
The Innate Restriction covering the entire valley was no different from nothing before him.
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