Chapter 28: Taking an Apprentice (2/2)

What Minghe failed to anticipate was that Liu Er Macaca Mula would be born so early. He deemed it possible upon second thought. Liu Er Macaca Mula would not be able to rival Sun Wukong if they were born in the same period.

Assuming they were born in the same period, Liu Er Macaca Mula would still fall behind Sun Wukong. Even though the six-eared monkey had mastered the Somersault Cloud and the 72 Changes, he was no match against Sun Wukong, who had stolen many peaches and elixirs of life from Palace of Heaven and cultivated Piercing Eyes and Indestructible Body in the Eight-Trigram Furnace. There was no way for Liu Er Macaca Mula to equal Sun Wukong's strength.

Considering Liu Er Macaca Mula's early birth, he would become a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal by time Journey to the West rolled around. Sun Wukong was nothing but a product of the times. How could he fight against Liu Er Macaca Mula in the future? This was a mystery.

Minghe was too lazy to get to the end of that mystery. Now that he met Liu Er Macaca Mula, he would not let him go. With proper cultivation, Liu Er Macaca Mula would have a bright future, thus alternating Minghe's destiny as well. Luckily, this monkey showed up and even brought him a gift.

Earlier, Minghe was not trying to scare off Liu Er Macaca Mula. He was trying to offer him an opportunity. Had the monkey disappeared out of fear, he would have missed the fated chance Minghe was giving him. Furthermore, he would also die in Sun Wukong's time, as the Way of Heaven went.

What inside the stone pot was the famous Monkey Liquor, made of a hundred kinds of fermented fruits which were reserved for their winter storage. This was wonderful for Minghe as there was no concept of liquor in Untainted Land. Minghe was happy to have a taste.

The wine was perfectly mellow and fragrant; it was truly a peerless wine. After taking a sip, Minghe grinned. ”You're a pretty clever monkey. Since you're here, are you willing to be my disciple?” Liu Er Macaca Mula was overjoyed upon hearing this and kowtowed excitedly. ”Master, your disciple greets you.”

Minghe nodded. ”My disciple, do you have a name?” Liu Er Macaca Mula replied respectfully, ”I was born with six ears, so I call myself Liu Er.” It was a pragmatic name indeed.

Minghe said, ”That's nice. Liu Er, I'm the master of Nether Blood Sea, Ancestor Minghe. From now on, you're my eldest disciple. This nine-grade Red Lotus of Fire is a gift for you. I'll teach you cultivation methods when we return to Blood Sea.”

Minghe had no intentions of taking too many disciples, so the Red Lotus of Fire acted as a sign of his disciples. The remaining Nine Grade Red Lotus of Fire was naturally left for his first disciple. As for a weapon, Minghe would carefully refine one for him when they return to Blood Sea.

Liu Er was happy when he recognized the Red Lotus of Fire. He also keenly felt Minghe's generosity. Even though his cultivation was not high, his ears helped him learn many things and he knew the preciousness of primordial spiritual treasures. What Minghe gave him was a Top Grade Primordial Spiritual Treasure with excellent attack and defense ability, which was even more priceless. How can Liu Er not be excited?

Having accepted Liu Er as his first disciple, Minghe's tour was considered to end with a successful merit fulfillment. He kept Liu Er and Chixuan in the Map of Heaven and Earth and flew towards Blood Sea on clouds. It took less than an hour for him to return to Sacred Island on Blood Sea.

To be honest, Minghe had really quite missed Blood Sea and Sacred Island since he had not returned for 3,000 years. It was, after all, his home no matter how other creatures in Untainted Land viewed it. For Minghe, his affection for Blood Sea was irreplaceable.

Back in Blood Sea, Minghe began imparting cultivation methods to Liu Er. Normal tactical methods were not suitable to utilize Liu Er's complete potential. Consequently, Minghe taught him the Arcane Way of Divine Beings.

The Arcane Way of Divine Beings comprised nine parts. After finishing all of them, one could reach the realm of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of Origin. Right now this was simply Minghe's prediction, but completing eight parts could definitely push one to the realm of Sage-to-be, which was also Minghe's current realm. The ninth part was still being predicted by Minghe.

Liu Er was one of the Four Monkeys of Destruction with a strong body. Otherwise, he would not have been able to resist the pressure from Mount Buzhou as a Veridical Immortal. The Arcane Way of Divine Beings was most definitely the perfect method to cultivate one's body. Given the opportunity, one could even Return to Genesis and rebuild the body of Rakshasa.