I have Immortality In The Cultivation World

Chapter 428 - 336: The Indestructible Body_2

The tribal chief came to his senses and dropped to the ground with a thud, "I pay homage to my god!"

Seeing this, the monkey tribe outside also felt that the macaque was transformed from the totem and imitated the chief with three bows and nine kowtows.

The macaque’s intelligence was not inferior to that of humans, but it had no memories whatsoever. Seeing the monkey tribe bowing, it found the sight very interesting and happily scratched its ears and cheeks.

"Rise, rise, who are you? And who am I?"

The macaque chieftain quickly said, "You are the Monkey God, the deity we worship!"

"Monkey God?"

Scratching his ear, the macaque said, "That name doesn’t sound nice, how about calling me Monkey King? From now on, I will be the king of the monkeys, and all of you are my subjects!"

The old monkey, upon hearing this, excitedly bowed again.

"I pay homage to the Monkey King."

"I pay homage to the Monkey King..."

Cheers after cheers shook the very heavens.

From then on, the forty-eight thousand monkeys of Monkey Mountain all revered the Monkey King.

The Monkey King led his macaques through the neighboring mountains, driving away tigers today, chasing wolves tomorrow, living freely and happily.

That day.

On the sheer cliffs behind the mountain.

The Monkey King swung back and forth on the vines, playing as usual, never expecting one of them to be gnawed by a strange mouse, breaking completely with just a light flick.

With no strength left and unable to grab another vine, the Monkey King screamed in terror.

The macaques that were playing with the Monkey King had their eyes split with rage and let go to leap after him, plunging off the cliff themselves.

The cliff was several dozen feet high, and any ordinary creature falling from it would be smashed to pieces on the spot.

However, having been shone upon by the Mysterious Divine Light, each monkey was tough as bronze and iron. They only felt a bone-deep pain when they hit the ground, rolled, and then got up to look at the Monkey King.

Squeak, squeak, squeak—

With the sound of shrill screams, they saw the Monkey King lying on the ground, his body torn into several pieces, his organs spilling out.

The macaques wept blood from their eyes as they knelt before the Monkey King’s corpse, unsure of what to do.

Just as they were overcome with grief, the severed parts of the Monkey King’s body slowly wriggled like living things and pieced back together in the blink of an eye. Even the spilled blood on the ground flowed back into him.

The Monkey King’s closed eyes snapped open, blinked, and with a leap he was up on his feet, looking at his intact body.

Hands on hips, he let out a proud chuckle.

Seeing this, the surrounding macaques knelt and knocked their heads on the ground, feeling guilty for not taking good care of the Monkey King but also convinced that the Monkey King was truly the incarnation of the totem.

After this event, the Monkey King became curious about his own body.

He took a sharp stone knife and cut off his arms and legs, which instantly regrew.

He then ordered five strong macaques to pull on his head and limbs, splitting him into six pieces with one strong tug, and told them to run off in different directions with his head and limbs.

The macaques ran dozens of feet away, only to see the head and limbs transform into a mysterious red light, intangible and ungraspable, which merged back into the remaining body of the Monkey King and then naturally regrew.

"Fun! So fun!"

The old chieftain replied, "I was but a wild monkey in the mountains, and having been bathed in your divine light, I lived for more than two hundred years. I have no regrets!"

"I don’t want you to die."

The Monkey King’s eyes teemed with tears, remembering clearly that the old chieftain was the first creature he met after his own birth.

Under the guidance of the old chieftain, although they seemed like superior and subordinate, in reality, it was just like having a teacher and a father.

The old chieftain said, "Birth, aging, sickness, and death are decreed by heaven. This is fate. Your Majesty, you need not struggle against it."

The Monkey King asked, "Are there really no methods in this world to extend life and achieve Everlasting Immortality?"

"Of course, there are."

The old chieftain said, "I have stolen quite a few books from the towns beyond the mountains, among which one records that there are methods to cultivate immortality and seek enlightenment, as well as the Art of Incense Fire Sealing God, all capable of prolonging life and achieving Everlasting Immortality!"

The Monkey King declared, "I want to learn them."

The old chieftain shook his head and said, "If it were that easy to learn, why would I return in disappointment? Immortal Traces are hard to find, and it is better to roam the mountains at ease than to chase them futilely."

His voice grew weaker and weaker until it completely faded away.

The Monkey King looked at the corpse of the chieftain, and amidst his sorrow, fear also crept in—the first time he had experienced the fear of death and separation.

At that moment,

many monkeys who had heard the news gathered around, including several who were of the same generation as the old chieftain, each dragging their long beards and eyebrows, uttering mournful cries.

The Monkey King surveyed his surroundings, understanding that in the days to come, members of his tribe would continue dying.

"Since you all honor me as your king and revere me as a god, then I cannot allow you to suffer the pains of birth, aging, sickness, and death. Tomorrow, I will descend the mountain to seek the ways of the immortals, to find for you the method of Everlasting Immortality!"

"I possess an indestructible body, even if I must traverse mountains of knives and seas of fire, I am determined to find the immortal mountain!"

As the Monkey King was speaking, the old chieftain, whose life had ended, his body began to emit Mysterious Divine Light and continuously shrank until it transformed into a stone monkey about one foot in size.

The stone monkey was strikingly lifelike, identical to the old chieftain in his living days, its crimson irises vivid and expressive.

If it weren’t for the cold stone texture, one might believe it had come back to life.

"What is this?"

The Monkey King looked puzzled and circled the stone monkey a few times, vaguely guessing in his heart.

"I myself burst forth from a Stone Egg, could it be that the old chieftain might be reborn just as I was?"

The Monkey King surveyed his surroundings, understanding that in the days to come, members of his tribe would continue dying.

"Since you all honor me as your king and revere me as a god, then I cannot allow you to suffer the pains of birth, aging, sickness, and death. Tomorrow, I will descend the mountain to seek the ways of the immortals, to find for you the method of Everlasting Immortality!"

"I possess an indestructible body, even if I must traverse mountains of knives and seas of fire, I am determined to find the immortal mountain!"

As the Monkey King was speaking, the old chieftain, whose life had ended, his body began to emit Mysterious Divine Light and continuously shrank until it transformed into a stone monkey about one foot in size.

The stone monkey was strikingly lifelike, identical to the old chieftain in his living days, its crimson irises vivid and expressive.

If it weren’t for the cold stone texture, one might believe it had come back to life.

"What is this?"

The Monkey King looked puzzled and circled the stone monkey a few times, vaguely guessing in his heart.

"I myself burst forth from a Stone Egg, could it be that the old chieftain might be reborn just as I was?"@@@@