Just as the Western Duo were preparing to stir up trouble, Golden Cicada, Zhu Bajie, Killing Monk, and Ao Lie were all steadily improving!
Golden Cicada's cultivation had already reached the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal Peak Stage, nearly to the point where he could advance no further. Thus, as before, he either meditated on Zen each day or sparred with Killing Monk.
His situation was unusual. He had originally been the foremost of the Primordial Fiends, yet he now cultivated the most compassionate Buddhist Law.
Though the two conflicted somewhat, they also faintly aligned with the Buddhist School's ideal of laying down the butcher's knife and attaining Buddhahood on the spot!
However, attaining Dao was not so simple for him. Or rather, attaining Dao had never been simple to begin with.
In the Great Wilderness, there were still quite a few Innate Divine Beings who had once gone to Purple Cloud Palace to hear the Dao, yet had not broken through to the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm.
It was not that they lacked resources, nor that they had not cultivated diligently enough, nor that they had chosen the wrong path.
Yet attaining Dao ultimately required a bit of opportunity. Not to mention the bottomless pit that was the Three Corpses Dao—trying to attain Dao through it was simply absurd.
Even for the relatively complete Law Path, World Dao, and Lifebound Spiritual Treasure advancement path, taking that final step required an immense opportunity.
The first ninety percent of the Path of Laws was easy to comprehend. After ninety percent, every additional fraction required nearly twice as much time as the previous ninety percent combined.
Especially after reaching ninety-nine percent, completing the final transformation required talent, opportunity, and Fortune alike!
The Lifebound Spiritual Treasure Dao Proving Method was the same. To