Golden Cicada raised his head to watch the sparrows flitting through the woods, his gaze distant.
"Junior Brother, perhaps Master was right before," Golden Cicada said.
"What did Master say?"
Golden Cicada said, "I've discovered that the Buddhist Sect is not what I imagined. Like the Daoist Sect, it has its own struggles and things they yearn for with all their hearts."
"Before, I did not cultivate the Dao alongside Martial Uncle. Instead, I joined because we felt that the Buddhist teachings were what I wanted: cultivate oneself and save oneself, then save all living beings. I thought everyone among us was like me, but now..."
Golden Cicada let out a bitter laugh.
Uchiha Shin said nothing. Was Golden Cicada about to reincarnate?
He still remembered that in Journey to the West, Golden Cicada underwent ten lifetimes. In his first nine lives, he had failed to obtain the true scriptures. Only in his tenth life did he meet Goku and the others and journey westward to obtain them.
"Junior Brother, enough of that. I should return to my Buddhist cultivation," Golden Cicada said, his expression returning to its usual calm. With a faint smile, he drifted away.
Uchiha Shin continued lying on the rock, lost in thought. Before he knew it, he had fallen asleep. In his dream, he saw Fourth Princess Ao Tingxin, and the two of them flew through the sea of clouds together.
"Martial Uncle, Martial Uncle..."
Uchiha Shin was suddenly shaken awake.
Opening his eyes, he saw Bodhi Patriarch's young attendant.
"What is it?"
The attendant said, "Martial Uncle, a demon at the foot of the mountain wishes to see you."
Uchiha Shin went down the mountain and found a fox demon.
"What kind of demon are you?"
"This lowly one greets you, Great Immortal. I