At Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave, Patriarch Bodhi came to the entrance and quietly gazed into the sky. He too knew that Goku had now been reborn through Nirvana.
Rosy Cloud Maiden and the others came to Patriarch Bodhi. They had wanted to help Goku before, but they had all been stopped.
"Master, how is Junior Brother Goku now?" Linghuzi asked.
Patriarch Bodhi said, "He's fine. Everything is fine."
The other senior and junior brothers stood there without speaking, but they felt much more at ease inside.
In the Heavenly Court, Uchiha Shin was still waiting quietly. He did not know that Goku had already been reborn through Nirvana.
Inside Doushuai Palace, Taishang Laojun slowly rose to his feet. He was preparing to open the furnace.
The time was about right. He had been refining Goku for over thirty days. Although it had not reached seven times seven, forty-nine days, it was already enough—enough to refine him away completely.
Inside the Eight Trigrams Furnace, Goku lay sprawled by the vent, half-asleep. These past days had left him unable to even open his eyes, as though he had gone blind.
A faint glow enveloped Goku's body.
Taishang Laojun sensed the situation within the Eight Trigrams Furnace, but he could not detect Goku's presence because of the layer of light around him.
Taishang Laojun smiled and nodded. With a light wave of his hand, he had his attendants open the Eight Trigrams Furnace.
Goku had been drowsing when he suddenly heard movement and immediately opened his eyes.
Then Taishang Laojun saw two flashes of golden light shine out from within the Eight Trigrams Furnace.
Taishang Laojun froze inwardly. He thought it was the Earth Core Power and walked toward the Eight Trigrams Furnace.
Whoosh!
A pitch-black figure leaped out of the Eight