Chapter 814 - 19: Six-Eared Macaque

Chapter 814: Chapter 19: Six-Eared Macaque

"How long are you going to keep imprisoning me?"

Accompanied by a suppressed roar, a giant golden ape standing three zhang tall suddenly stomped on the ground, causing a small-scale tremor within a radius of several dozen meters.

However, when this tremor spread to the boundary.

Countless "卍" characters suddenly surged from the ground, instantly halting it.

These symbols formed a barrier of golden light visible to the naked eye, firmly trapping the giant ape within this small area of several dozen meters.

"Until I die."

A withered figure slowly stepped out from behind the tree, Xiluo’s gaze appeared helpless yet mournful.

At this point, Xiluo was already at the end of his rope, indistinguishable from a mortal.

Had it not been witnessed in person, it would be hard to believe this weathered old man was once the spirited youth who abandoned the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.

"Then it seems I’m not far from escaping."

A hint of sadness surfaced on the face as the giant ape said this, but suddenly it turned and laughed.

"It’s laughable, you in this life as the student of the Tao Ancestor, should have been immortal and carefree."

"But in the end, you are doomed to die wretchedly in such a desolate place."

With a sigh, the anguish on Xiluo’s face became more apparent.

"I am not truly afraid of death."

"Because my life was a gift from the start, living until now is already greatly unexpected."

"Therefore, when the Tao Ancestor asked if I was willing to abandon my attachment to ’Amitabha,’ and start cultivation anew..."

"After much hesitation, I ultimately gave up on immortality, choosing to inherit His path and continue forward."

At this, Xiluo’s voice paused slightly before continuing.

"For this world, there are already too many ways to achieve immortality..."

"All beings with capability and wisdom strive for immortality, yet gradually neglect the suffering of all creatures."

"Although I am not truly Buddha, I do not mind becoming a medium to listen to the sufferings of all beings as a ’Buddha.’"

In that battle in the East Sea against the Golden Ao, Xiluo realized his past and present lives, successfully practicing disassociation, completely distinguishing himself from Amitabha.

Since then, Xiluo followed Li Boyang as his servant.

From the East Sea to Kunlun, from the Federation of All Xia to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range...

Every step Xiluo took around the world, he witnessed the complexity and diversity of all living beings.

Until Taiyi proved the path, reshaping the Three Realms, Xiluo seized the opportunity to successfully prove the Daluo Dao, becoming a True Immortal capable of perceiving the River of Time.

But at this time, Xiluo refused to participate in the Flat Peach Banquet, rejecting the possibility of obtaining immortality.

To be honest, this choice of Xiluo’s surprised Xiluo, and even Li Boyang showed a trace of incomprehension.

However, after a long night of conversation, Li Boyang finally acknowledged Xiluo’s choice.

Since then, Xiluo left the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, heading to Kunlun alone, attempting to transform the unenlightened Barbarian Gods and Spirit Monsters.

In Xiluo’s own words, he was a mere mortal.

By coincidence, he relied on Amitabha’s power to luckily achieve the Golden Body of Zhangliu.

In terms of cultivation and talent, he undoubtedly reached his limits.

In terms of will and vision, Amitabha was clearly far superior to him in every aspect.

Xiluo neither sought immortality nor intended to be immortal.

He just thought that Amitabha’s great vow shouldn’t vanish just like that.

Yet he himself couldn’t become another Amitabha—be it from heart or choice.

So, Xiluo chose to leave this hope for the future, for the next self he is to become.

Before this, Xiluo would do his utmost to perceive the suffering of all beings, making up for the regrets missing prior to Amitabha’s rebirth.

This last journey of Xiluo to Kunlun was so brutal it is unimaginable to outsiders.

This brutality did not stem purely from strength but also represented a torture on empathy towards oneself.

Even with the presence of such unique beings as the "Three-Eyed Holy Demon," trying to maintain balance among all beings, the gap between the strong and the weak was widening at a visible rate.

Not to mention those inherently vastly different races.

Even individuals born from the same race would transform into two completely different beings due to "cultivation."

When you grow strong enough to casually obliterate your kind, will you still remember they are not ants?

The perspective Xiluo adopted was not of the individual powerful enough to transcend, but that of the individual gradually seen as an "ant."

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Xiluo witnessed too many tragedies sparked by this along his journey.

Xiluo believed the Tao Ancestor didn’t disseminate the Cultivation Method to create these tragedies.

The disparities between individuals shouldn’t become the threshold for mutual understanding among all beings.

Direct communication between hearts, then, would be the shortcut to crossing these thresholds.

Upon realizing this, Xiluo finally mastered that Divine Power which he found incredible—Observing Others’ Hidden Thoughts·Unobstructed Communication Divine Power.

——Observing all beings in ten directions, knowing the hidden matters in others’ hearts.

——Even if others’ thoughts are yet to arise or take shape, they can be foreseen and sensed.

——With my heart, view others’ hearts, heart to heart, listen to the sound of all things.

——With my consciousness entering the consciousness of beings, lucid dreams, peering into the Sea of Alaya Consciousness.

Then, successfully entering the Sea of Alaya Consciousness, Xiluo perceived that incompatible conscious entity with the current world.

It was not just another realm’s Pathfinder but a chaotic conscious entity eavesdropping on beings’ minds yet incapable of finding its authentic self.

Xiluo didn’t even dare to ascertain if this vague, chaotic conscious entity had a truly autonomous will.

But with a certain compassionate heart, Xiluo searched within the Kunlun Mountains and ultimately discovered the owner of that consciousness.

That was a young golden monkey banished from its clan.

With dazzling golden fur, it shivered in the cold breeze.

This young golden monkey wasn’t particularly powerful, but it was born with an anomaly, having six ears.

When Xiluo, filled with compassion, picked it up, he touched the additional pairs of ears behind its own.

The six ears twitched slightly, vividly showcasing the golden monkey’s fear and terror at that time.

"Truly pitiful..."

Petting the golden monkey’s head, Xiluo had already confirmed the true reason it was rejected by its clan.

Not only due to its innate anomaly of having six ears but also because it could perceive human hearts.

The ignorant clan of golden monkeys couldn’t comprehend what "perceiving human hearts" meant, but it didn’t hinder them from realizing the capabilities of this cub.

Every cry announced an impending invasion by predator beasts.

Every cautious action could precisely capture the likes and dislikes of fellow beings.

The more they probed, the more they feared; the more they feared, the more they shunned, until finally exiling the disaster-bringing cub.

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