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20:An Idealist Scholar

Chapter 20: An Idealist Scholar

Bai Wuchen and the rest of them felt as if they had discovered a big secret. There was a loud buzz in their ears and they felt an unusual excitement they had never felt before.

‘This must be the story of an Immortal. Who knows, perhaps there might even be the secret of longevity in the story!’

They listened attentively, not daring to even make a sound.

Li Nianfan continued telling the story. Soon after, he reached the part where the stone monkey went to the Bodhi Cave.

Anyone who passed by stopped what they were doing instantly and joined the growing crowd of listeners surrounding Li Nianfan. This Immortal Realm was a realm where Immortals and ordinaries co-existed. It was not a surprise that the ordinary people enjoyed listening to stories of the Immortals, especially when Li Nianfan’s story was nothing close to ordinary. Even ordinary folk could tell that the realm Li Nianfan was talking about was way more advanced than the realm they were in.

Meanwhile, a scholar dressed in shabby blue clothes walked through the entrance of the Fallen Immortal Town. His eyes were dull, as if he had lost his purpose in life or he was thinking of some problem. He was muttering to himself. The massive crowd by the entrance did not attract his attention, as well. It seemed as though he was lost in his own world, detached from the outside world.

Suddenly, a voice penetrated his ears.

“Teacher Zhu said… There are three hundred and sixty branches in Taoism and each branch would lead to success. Which branch would you like to learn?

“Wukong then said… I’ll learn whatever teacher recommends to me.

“Teacher Zhu then suggested… I’ll teach you the Shu branch. What do you think?

“Wukong asked curiously… What will I learn from this?

“To which, Teacher Zhu replied… His teaching includes stories of people seeking advice from the Immortals, and teaches one how to obtain good luck and great fortune.

“Wukong then asked… Will I be able to pursue longevity through this branch?

“Teacher Zhu then huffed… No way! No way!

“Wukong then said… No way? No way I’m learning this, then…”

The absent-minded scholar had a little sparkle in his eyes upon hearing Li Nianfan’s story-telling. He froze in his steps and joined the listening crowd.

Following that, Teacher Bodhi Zhu suggested a few more branches to Wukong, but when he learned that they could not help in his pursuit of longevity, he refused them all.

Li Nianfan could sense his audience breathing rapidly. Some people even had red eyes by then, especially Bai Wuchen and the other three!

They were crying out in their minds, ‘The monkey was offered to learn the Supreme Avenue! Yet, this stupid monkey rejected them all! Stupid monkey, foolish monkey! Learning simply one of them would make him as good as an Immortal. No, to be exact, he’d be more powerful than the Immortals!’

Meanwhile, they were overwhelmed with curiosity. Who was this Teacher Zhu? How was he able to teach so many branches of Tao? This was terrifying!

What was more terrifying was that Li Nianfan was able to recite the entire thing out loud. How powerful was he?

Bai Wuchen dared not to think further, he was afraid that his fragile mind could not take it anymore.

When Teacher Bodhi Zhu left the monkey, the audience inhaled sharply, almost as if they had just lost the opportunity to learn the Supreme Avenue. However, as the story went on and Wukong went to meet the teacher at midnight, everyone started breathing again.