Chapter 332 - 293: Chen Tuan’s Five Steps to Seize Mount Hua
It is said that Donghuang Taiyi brought the Medicine Buddha to the Purple Cloud Palace, where he was left to cultivate on his own.
The Medicine Buddha was a being of exceptional natural talent, born as the chosen one, revered by the hearts of all Buddhas in the Buddhist sect. Having been summoned from the Lapis Lazuli World, he was destined to resolve his karma with the Medicine Buddha and vie for the Lapis Lazuli Pure Light Realm. It was believed that when the great calamity of heaven and earth approached, he would achieve something great.
Donghuang Taiyi’s spirit roamed the void, lingering outside the World of Heavenly Demons, waiting for Wukong to cultivate into a creator, then to guide him out.
Creation from the void, how difficult it is! From nothingness to existence, through transformations of the Supernatural Daoist Method, it is inconceivable.
Turning stone into gold, which many Immortals possess the ability to do, relies on a stone as a medium; however, creation from the void requires no medium at all—it is directly sculpted with mana, fixing the elemental forces of earth, water, wind, and fire, establishing a Secret Realm, creating life.
Time flies, and Wukong has been in deep meditation in the Quiet Room, while his Primordial Spirit endures tribulations in the World of Heavenly Demons.
To achieve Buddhahood is to endure countless hardships; the greater the tribulation, the greater the achievement. Naturally, numerous Buddhas fail to overcome these tribulations and turn to ash. In years past, Siddhartha Gautama Buddha burnt in Karmic Fire for five hundred years before he achieved Supreme Right Enlightenment, securing his position at Mount Meru, commanding all Buddhas, and becoming the Respectful Ruler of the World. To become a Buddha, a Bodhisattva, one must go through tribulations. Daoist Equal to Heaven, Wukong, achieved True Enlightenment and obtained his celestial title after experiencing countless trials of emotion and realizing the way of Forget Love within a dream, comprehending the Great Emptiness.
"Heavenly Demons’ Evil Fire, refining all things! Returning to Chaos, the rise and fall of my lord!" The Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord stirred the True Fire, refining the cocoon that enveloped Wukong’s Primordial Spirit.
"Crackle and pop!"
The flames burned as Wukong’s Third-grade Merit Lotus Platform rotated, fending off the invading flames. This Lotus Platform, which restrains Heavenly Demons, made the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord feel somewhat helpless. He could only proceed slowly, as refining the cocoon was not an overnight task—it required the effort of water wearing down stone. However, these masters, with their boundless lifespans, had plenty of time. Time was cheap to them, so the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord was not in a hurry. There would come a day when he could fully refine it.
"The means of creation are countless laws intertwined, twisted into a single strand. Mastering these laws allows one to create from the void, fix the elemental forces of earth, water, wind, and fire, and construct one’s own Secret Realm!" Wukong understood in his heart. Although the True Fire burned outside, he remained unshaken, silently comprehending the true essence of creation.