Listening to the Great Dao in Purple Cloud Palace, Borrowing a Cushion to Sow Karma

The little monkey was exquisitely formed and spirited, intelligent and refined, scratching its ears and cheeks, looking very cute.

Upon seeing him, Beichen knew he was the Six-Eared Macaque.

The Six-Eared Macaque, skilled in listening, able to discern principles, and know the past and future, with all things clear to him, was the most intelligent among the "Four Mixed-World Monkeys."

Beichen knew well that when Hongjun was preaching, a single sentence, "The Dharma is not passed to the six ears, and the Dao is not passed to the unworthy," had barred the Six-Eared Macaque from the hall. This prevented the Six-Eared Macaque, who had overcome countless hardships to get there, from hearing even a trace of the Dao's essence.

All of this stemmed from the Six-Eared Macaque's proficiency in listening, his skill in discerning all principles, and his comprehension of the Great Dao's laws.

He had once spied on some matters concerning Hongjun, which angered Hongjun, leading him to forbid the monkey from entering the Purple Heaven Palace.

At this moment, Hongjun had not yet arrived, and the Purple Heaven Palace was sparsely populated. Only the three fated Saints, who were "close to the water tower," and some other Grand Unity Golden Immortals who were nearby had entered the palace.

The three Saints sat on three of the six cushions at the very front, quietly awaiting Hongjun's arrival.

The Grand Unity Golden Immortals and Grand Unity Golden Immortals who had arrived were not very powerful. They dared not sit in the front rows and instead found suitable positions, some in the middle, some towards the back, sitting down stably to await the lecture.

Beichen glanced inside and chuckled, thinking to himself, "Of those six cushions, one belongs to me, Beichen!"

"Fellow Daoist recognizes me?"

The little monkey's eyes lit up, as if he had many things in his heart he wanted to share.

"If this poor Daoist has guessed correctly, you must be the Six-Eared Macaque, right?"

"Mhm, mhm, it's this little monkey!"

"Why aren't you going in?" Beichen asked again.

"Fellow Daoist, are you the Mystic Turtle?"

Six-Eared stared at Beichen for a moment, then blinked in surprise.

"Heh heh, as expected of the Six-Eared Macaque, skilled in discerning all principles. This poor Daoist is indeed the North Sea Black Tortoise!"

The Six-Eared Macaque appeared to be in deep thought. After a moment, he seemed to have a sudden realization: "Fellow Daoist Mystic Turtle is blessed by the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, what good fortune!"

With that, Six-Eared beckoned Beichen closer.

Then, he said aggrievedly, "I probed the opportunities on Dao Ancestor Hongjun's person and angered the Dao Ancestor. I fear he won't let me in, so I dare not enter on my own!"

The Six-Eared Macaque knew Hongjun disliked him. If he were to enter just like that and be driven out, he might even lose his life.

"And then? What did you want to tell me?" Beichen asked with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist, I know you possess the artifact, the Universe Great Dao Mystic Turtle Shell, which can deduce heavenly secrets. Could you calculate the monkey's fortune?"

The Six-Eared Macaque's attitude was humble, and his words were very polite.

Although he knew many heavenly secrets, he spoke them in a low voice and did not dare to blurt them out.

Beichen's spirit stirred, and he thought, "This monkey and I have a connection!"

"Mmm! Alright!"

Beichen immediately agreed and pretended to use the Universe Great Dao Mystic Turtle Shell to perform a divination.

In reality, he did not divine at all and said, "Six-Eared Macaque, Dao Ancestor Hongjun will declare that the Dharma is not passed to the six ears. You cannot enter the Purple Heaven Palace, and the Great Dao preached within the Purple Heaven Palace cannot be transmitted. Therefore, you cannot hear this Great Dao lecture!"

As he spoke, Beichen kept observing the Six-Eared Macaque.

This monkey's cultivation was not high, only Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

However, after hearing the Dao of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal, he would comprehend the essence of a higher level of Dao. Breaking through to the Grand Unity realm would not be a problem.

Therefore, this sermon was also very important to him.

Upon hearing Beichen's words, Six-Eared's face fell, and he couldn't help but sigh, "Since that is the case, this little monkey can only bid farewell. It seems the Dao of the Purple Heaven Palace has no fate with me!"

As he spoke, the Six-Eared Macaque was about to leave.

"Fellow Daoist Six-Eared, please stay!" Beichen quickly called out to him.

"Fellow Daoist Mystic Turtle, is something the matter?"

Six-Eared looked at Beichen with a hint of expectation.

"What difficulty is there in you wanting to hear the content of this sermon? Why are you leaving already?" Beichen smiled. "When I enter the palace to listen to the lecture, I will record the sounds of the Great Dao within the Divine Turtle Shell and transmit it to you. Wouldn't that allow you to hear the Dao?"

"Ah? Can that be done?" Six-Eared's interest was immediately piqued.

"Of course!"

"But what if Dao Ancestor Hongjun finds out and punishes you?" Six-Eared worried.

"This poor Daoist does not fear punishment!" Beichen was not worried at all.

"Oh!" The Six-Eared Macaque slapped his forehead. "I understand! Then Six-Eared will wait outside the gate. After three thousand years, when Fellow Daoist comes out, Six-Eared will follow you!"

Six-Eared was intelligent and knew that Beichen's actions were an attempt to win him over, so he stated his intentions clearly.

Beichen also understood that Hongjun's refusal to pass the Dharma to Six-Eared was not because he disliked him, but because he was too intelligent. Hongjun feared that he would comprehend the Dao and surpass the Three Pure Ones and others, which would be detrimental to the reputation of his disciples.

Six-Eared's aptitude truly made countless powerful deities and Buddhas wary!

Six-Eared simply sat down in a corner outside the Purple Heaven Palace gate to rest, no longer thinking about entering.

"This poor Daoist shall enter the palace and borrow a cushion to sow the seeds of karma!"

The agreement with the Six-Eared Macaque was settled. Beichen immediately took flight and arrived at the Purple Heaven Palace. His gaze swept across the hundreds of thousands of seats within the palace, and he flew directly to the very front, landing on the fourth cushion.

"Hmm? Mystic Turtle?"

He had landed next to the Lingbao Moral Heavenly Venerate.

Tongtian glanced at him, his eyes narrowing: "The Mystic Turtle has actually reached the perfection of Grand Unity Golden Immortal?"

Looking at Yuqing Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Grand Pure Lord of Morality, and his Lingbao Moral Heavenly Venerate, they were only at the late stage of Grand Unity. Compared to Beichen, their cultivation was even weaker.

"Fellow Daoist, ten thousand years have passed since our last parting. I didn't expect we would be sitting on cushions listening to the Dao together now!" Lingbao Moral Heavenly Venerate said enthusiastically.

"Fellow Daoist Tongtian, Beichen pays his respects!" Beichen replied politely, "This cushion isn't mine; I'm holding it for someone!"

"Oh?" Tongtian was puzzled but didn't ask further.

Beside them, Yuqing Primordial Heavenly Venerate was filled with jealousy: "You creature born of water and eggs, get off the cushion! How dare you occupy the foremost Dao seat!"

"Old geezer, shut up. You wanna fight?" Beichen retorted angrily.

Yuqing Primordial Heavenly Venerate had always been prejudiced against beast-born cultivators, which made Beichen, a Mystic Turtle, very displeased. Compared to Tongtian, Primordial seemed less likable to him.

Grand Pure Lord of Morality didn't say much, merely extending his hand to calculate. He sighed slightly: "This Mystic Turtle coming to listen to the Dao, will it not cause some trouble?"

The Great Desolation does not record years; sun and moon shuttle, time flows.

Dijun and others, along with other Grand Unity Golden Immortals and Grand Unity Golden Immortals, entered the Purple Cloud Palace one after another.

Seeing their master in the front row, they all rushed over.

"We should be seated behind our master!"

Thus, the four found seats in the second row.

Ling Cair and the other two were also at the mid-to-late stage of Grand Unity, all in the same row as Dijun, Taiyi, and the others, forming a faction.

In a daze, the hundreds of thousands of seats in the grand hall were filled, and the cultivators found their respective seats.

In this grand hall, half were Grand Unity Golden Immortals, and half were Grand Unity Golden Immortals. There was not a single person below the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm!

Beichen looked around: "Nuwa is indeed as the historical records of the Great Desolation state, arriving fashionably late? Women take too much time to put on makeup!"

It turned out that Nuwa, for this Great Dao, out of respect for her master, had spent decades applying makeup on Mount Buzhou, almost missing the time to listen to the Dao!

At this moment, one person was anxiously waiting for Nuwa, looking back from time to time.

This was her elder brother, Fu Xi, seated in the second row.

"There are still two cushions left, they should be occupied by me, Kunpeng!" Kunpeng entered the hall and was immediately delighted, landing on a cushion in the aisle.

Kunpeng was proud and cold, with a seat separating him from Beichen.

Just then, a red mist drifted, and an old Daoist in a red robe looked around. His eyes lit up, and he flew to Beichen's side: "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Mystic Turtle, greetings, Fellow Daoist Kunpeng!"

Beichen nodded, then began to converse with Hong Yun.

Nuwa arrived fashionably late, her eyes scanning. There were empty seats in the second row, but they were not suitable for her.

At this moment, Beichen waved to Nuwa and smiled: "Fellow Daoist Nuwa, come over here. I've reserved a cushion for you, to uphold the prestige of Dao Ancestor Hongjun's disciple!"