What is it like to start as Tiandao?

"Monkey, when we get to the Three Stars Cave of the Slanting Moon, there is Bodhi Patriarch sitting there. In order to avoid being discovered by Bodhi Patriarch, I will not come out. You will have to deal with everything by yourself.

Now, I will only tell you some precautions. If you do as I say, you will have no worries."

On the way to the Three Stars Cave of the Slanting Moon, Ye Xingchen reminded the monkey.

Bodhi Patriarch has a profound cultivation, and his strength is not weaker than Tathagata and Jade Emperor.

In front of Bodhi Patriarch, Ye Xingchen naturally cannot show up, otherwise he will be discovered.

"Senior, please speak."

The monkey nodded very obediently and listened carefully to Ye Xingchen's story.

"You do this first, then this, and finally this... Remember it?"

Ye Xingchen said a lot to the monkey, and the next thing was left to the monkey to deal with alone.

"Senior, I remember it."

...

Soon after, the monkey arrived at the Three Stars Cave of the Slanting Moon.

As soon as the monkey arrived at the entrance of the cave, he knelt down with both legs and shouted at the entrance: "Disciple Sun Wukong comes to worship the master, please accept me."

Inside the cave.

There was a Taoist who was sitting cross-legged and practicing, it was Bodhi Patriarch.

Beside Bodhi Patriarch stood a Taoist boy.

The monkey's voice was also heard at this time.

The Taoist boy saw that Bodhi Patriarch had not opened his eyes, so he took the initiative to say: "Master, there is a monkey outside the door asking to see you."

Although the Taoist boy had not gone out and had never seen the monkey, he knew in his heart who was kneeling outside the cave at this moment.

When the Taoist boy spoke, Bodhi Patriarch woke up from his meditation.

Bodhi Patriarch just said: "Go and bring him to see me."

"Yes, Master!"

The Taoist boy retreated as Bodhi Patriarch ordered and came to the outside of the cave.

"Monkey, what are you doing here?" Although he knew the monkey's purpose, the Taoist boy still asked. After all, the proper procedures still had to be followed. He couldn't just bring the monkey to Bodhi Patriarch without asking anything when they met. This would be against the rules.

Seeing someone coming out, the monkey repeated what he had just said.

"Disciple Sun Wukong comes to pay respects to the master. Please accept and teach me."

Hearing the monkey's words again, the Taoist boy was silent for a moment, and then said to the monkey: "Come with me to see the master!"

"Thank you, immortal!"

The monkey followed the Taoist boy into the Three Stars Cave of the Slanting Moon, and then met Bodhi Patriarch.

The moment he saw Bodhi Patriarch, the monkey seemed particularly familiar with Bodhi Patriarch.

"Disciple Sun Wukong, I pay respects to the immortal. Please accept me as a disciple." The monkey knelt in front of Bodhi Patriarch and said.

Hearing the monkey's words, Bodhi Patriarch slowly opened his eyes and looked at the monkey, and asked: "Where are you from?"

"I have been seeking immortals and seeking the way all the way from Huaguo Mountain. Fortunately, I was guided by a master. He said that there is a hidden master in Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, Hezhou, Xiniu, and asked me to come and become his disciple."

When Bodhi Patriarch asked, the monkey said the words he had prepared in advance.

After hearing this, Bodhi Patriarch did not doubt the monkey like the original author, but nodded.

"You can find this place, which means that you and I are destined. I heard you say that your name is Sun Wukong. Coincidentally, your generation in my lineage is also the Wu generation. I don't need to give you a Taoist name, just call you Sun Wukong!"

"Huh?"

Hearing what Bodhi Patriarch said, the monkey was slightly stunned.

He thought that if he became a disciple three hundred years in advance, his generation would definitely change, but who would have thought that it would still be the Wu generation.

It can be seen that the name Sun Wukong is destined to be with the monkey.

That is to say, no matter whether the monkey became a disciple earlier or later, he was of the Wu generation and could only be called Sun Wukong.

"Thank you, Master, thank you, Master!"

Since he had successfully become a disciple, the monkey did not bother about the name, and kowtowed three times to Bodhi Patriarch, which was considered as becoming a disciple.

After seeing the monkey kowtow and become a disciple, Bodhi Patriarch was very satisfied, and then turned to the Taoist boy and said, "Take Wukong down and settle him down, explain the rules of the sect to him, and bring him to the hall tomorrow morning to listen to my teachings with all the fellow brothers."

"Yes, Master!"

The Taoist boy agreed.

The monkey also followed and thanked, "Thank you, Master!"

After that, the Taoist boy took the monkey down to make arrangements.

Just after they left, Bodhi Patriarch stared at the monkey's back for a long time, thinking about something in his heart.

Bodhi Patriarch saw that the monkey's cultivation was at the peak of Refining Qi and Transforming Spirit, and his foundation was solid, and he could break through to the stage of Refining Spirit and Returning to Void at any time.

Moreover, the monkey has a good temper, and does not have the bad habits of ordinary monkeys.

"It seems that this destined disciple can be well trained."

After saying this, Bodhi Patriarch did not say much, and continued to sit cross-legged with his eyes closed.

...

The next morning, the monkey came to the hall and followed his fellow brothers to listen to Bodhi Patriarch's teachings.

Facing the arrival of the monkey, the fellow brothers did not show any reaction on their faces, because they knew last night that their teacher had accepted another disciple, and it was a monkey spirit.

The monkey found a seat where no one was sitting, sat down and listened to Bodhi Patriarch's teachings, and did not show any discomfort.

On the contrary, Bodhi Patriarch's Taoism was profound. Although the monkey did not understand everything he said, he benefited a lot.

The monkey was so fascinated that he forgot his own existence for a while.

He was originally at the peak of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation, and he could break through at any time. He could not control himself for a while and broke through directly to the Spirit Refining and Returning to the Void.

"This... this monkey has broken through after listening to the teacher's teaching once?"

"Look carefully, this monkey has actually reached the stage of refining the spirit and returning to the void."

The monkey's breakthrough on the spot naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the hall, including Bodhi Patriarch, and his teaching came to an abrupt end.

The fellow brothers were amazed at the monkey's talent.

The monkey broke through after listening to Bodhi Patriarch's teaching once, and it was the stage of refining the spirit and returning to the void.

Looking at the monkey's realm, the fellow brothers' faces began to turn red.

They entered the sect earlier than the monkey, and followed Bodhi Patriarch to practice for decades, but their realm was not as high as the monkey's. It was really embarrassing.

Facing the eyes of everyone, the monkey knew in his heart that he had caused trouble.

So, the monkey took the initiative to apologize to Bodhi Patriarch: "I didn't mean to disturb the master's preaching, please forgive me?"

"No problem!"

Bodhi Patriarch didn't care at all, looked at the monkey, and then said: "Wukong, I see that your cultivation is already not low, and I see that you have come here from afar to become my disciple, so how about I teach you a method?"

"Huh?"

Hearing what Bodhi Patriarch said, the monkey was stunned.

This plot seems wrong. Why did Bodhi Patriarch teach him Taoism right away? Shouldn't he be pardoned for seven years before teaching him after seven years? Why did he do it in advance?

What went wrong?