Heavenly Secrets Must Not Be Revealed, Searching for the Six-Eared Macaque

Everyone looked in the direction Er Wa pointed and saw a man surrounded by numerous innate divine beings.

This man exuded a unique affinity and an air of leadership. He held considerable prestige among the many innate divine beings.

He was Wood Duke, the future Eastern King Duke.

Xiao Teng was secretly astonished. He had not expected the Wood Spirit Pearl to be in his hands.

"You're not planning to snatch the Wood Spirit Pearl from him, are you?" Xiao Teng looked at the Calabash Kids and asked sternly.

Si Wa curled his lip indifferently. "That's right. Why not? That guy doesn't look all that formidable."

Xiao Teng knew that Si Wa was not merely boasting. Although Wood Duke was extremely popular and quite renowned throughout the Primordial World, his individual strength was indeed not particularly outstanding.

With the Calabash Kids' current combined strength, aside from those old-established powerhouses of the Primordial World with deep foundations and long-standing reputations, there were truly few who could rival them.

Xiao Teng had originally intended to have them return to Mount Kongtong and cultivate in peace, but now it seemed that plan would be difficult to carry out.

Among the Five-Element Spirit Pearls, only the Wood Spirit Pearl remained uncollected. If they could not seize it, the Calabash Kids would surely remain preoccupied by it and be unable to devote themselves wholeheartedly to cultivation.

"Then go. Be sure to proceed carefully," Xiao Teng instructed helplessly with a sigh.

"Don't worry, Father. We'll definitely borrow the Wood Spirit Pearl."

The Calabash Kids exchanged smiles, their eyes brimming with confidence.

With that, they quietly followed behind Wood Duke.

There were simply too many people around at the moment. They knew full well that if they acted rashly, they might end up surrounded and attacked by the crowd, perhaps even allowing someone else to reap the fisherman's profit.

Thus, they intended to wait patiently until the crowd dispersed before finding a suitable opportunity to make their move.

Watching the Calabash Kids depart, Xiao Teng shook his head slightly and no longer interfered too much.

"They've gone to snatch something again?" White Lotus slowly approached, stood beside Xiao Teng, and said with a smile.

Xiao Teng nodded with a bitter smile. "Yes. Those little troublemakers truly make one worry themselves sick."

"That wasn't what you said at the beginning," White Lotus teased.

Xiao Teng shrugged helplessly. "Well, wasn't I just trying to save myself some face back then? But now I completely understand. Getting them to obediently listen is even harder than becoming a Sage."

White Lotus tilted her head slightly, a trace of puzzlement appearing on her face. "There is something White Lotus does not understand. I hope Fellow Daoist Xiao Teng can clarify it."

"You want to ask why I had you snatch the prayer cushion, don't you?" Xiao Teng seemed to have already seen through White Lotus's thoughts.

White Lotus nodded. "That is correct. Aside from being somewhat more comfortable to sit on, that prayer cushion does not seem to possess any other special qualities."

"Isn't sitting comfortably its greatest advantage?" Xiao Teng joked with a smile.

White Lotus was momentarily stunned, then laughed as well and nodded. "True, that is indeed so. However, I still wish to know the real reason."

Xiao Teng's smile faded as he slowly said, "That prayer cushion truly carries an opportunity, though I cannot be certain. The time has not yet come. Whether there is truly an opportunity will only become clear then. There is no harm in Fellow Daoist White Lotus sitting upon it first."

According to the original course of events, the six people who sat upon the prayer cushions all obtained Primordial Chaos Purple Qi and successfully became Sages.

But whether anyone who sat upon those cushions could achieve greatness, or whether only those six people could become Sages, was difficult to say.

Perhaps even if Xiao Teng and the others sat upon the prayer cushions, the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi would still belong to Zhunti and Jie Yin.

"Then how did Fellow Daoist Xiao Teng know that there were prayer cushions in this Purple Cloud Palace?" White Lotus pursued the question curiously.

Xiao Teng smiled and spoke that classic line. "Heavenly secrets must not be revealed."

After hearing this, White Lotus tactfully did not press the matter further.

"Fellow Daoist White Lotus, where do you plan to go next? Will you continue traveling throughout the Primordial World?" Xiao Teng changed the subject.

White Lotus said, "Having just listened to the Sage's teachings, I gained something, but there are still many points I have yet to fully comprehend. I plan to find a safe place to enter secluded cultivation for a time and properly sort through the insights I gained from this teaching."

"In that case, going to my Mount Kongtong would naturally be the best choice. I have established a Daoist sanctuary there. It is relatively safe and highly suitable for secluded cultivation."

"If you encounter any difficult questions during cultivation, we can also discuss the Dao together, verify one another's insights, and jointly explore the methods of cultivation." Xiao Teng warmly invited her.

White Lotus nodded without hesitation. "Then I shall trouble you, Fellow Daoist."

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all. I am very happy that Fellow Daoist White Lotus is willing to go."

"However, before that, I need to visit a place. Would Fellow Daoist like to come along?" Xiao Teng asked.

"Certainly. Where are we going?"

"I do not yet know the precise location. I will need to investigate first."

Xiao Teng planned to search for the Six-Eared Macaque.

The Six-Eared Macaque had been born in response to the era during the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation, and his innate talent and foundation were exceptional.

If his path of cultivation had gone smoothly, then by the time of the Journey to the West Tribulation, reaching the realm of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal should not have been difficult.

Yet in the end, he had only fought a weakened version of Sun Wukong to a draw.

After Hongjun uttered the maxim, "The Dharma shall not be taught to Six Ears," it was as though a prohibition had descended. From that point onward, no one dared pass down Daoist teachings to the Six-Eared Macaque.

However, since Hongjun had already punished him, he presumably would not continue hounding him without end. A Sage relentlessly pursuing a monkey would be far too undignified.

Moreover, the Six-Eared Macaque's Dao bore many similarities to Er Wa's Dao. If he could be found and brought back, their future discussions of the Dao would be of great benefit to Er Wa's growth.

With a thought, Xiao Teng immediately contacted Er Wa and transmitted his voice. "Er Wa, use your divine ability and help me search with all your strength for a macaque with six ears. The one Hongjun meant when he said that the Dharma shall not be taught to Six Ears."

"Alright, I'll start looking right away."

At this moment, the Calabash Kids were concealing themselves as they closely followed Wood Duke.

Er Wa searched for the Six-Eared Macaque while tracking him.

Within the heavens and earth of the Primordial World, searching for a single monkey was no different from fishing for a needle in the sea—indeed, even more difficult.

Fortunately, although Hongjun's maxim had dealt the Six-Eared Macaque a heavy blow, it had also left behind a few threads of karma that could be traced.

After searching for a hundred years, Er Wa successfully pinpointed the Six-Eared Macaque's location.

Through Er Wa's vision, Xiao Teng saw the Six-Eared Macaque.

Without hesitation, he immediately set out with White Lotus, transforming into two streaks of light as they sped toward the Six-Eared Macaque's location.

When Xiao Teng and White Lotus hurriedly arrived, the Six-Eared Macaque's condition was dire. Although he had narrowly survived, the aura around him was as weak as a candle flame in the wind, in danger of being extinguished at any moment.

Had the Six-Eared Macaque not possessed a unique divine ability that allowed him to cleverly evade powerful enemies, he would likely have already been reduced to nourishment.