"Something must be amiss!"

Golden Spirit Saint Mother employed the Time Law, struggling to make her voice reach Yu Yuan's ears.

"Go to the Heavenly Court and find me in this era, she will surely know what is happening!"

Yu Yuan nodded slightly.

The Golden Spirit Saint Mother of this era was just as he remembered, still unable to change her destiny of Divine Enthronement, ordained as the God of Kan Palace and Doumu Yuanjun, holding sway over the Golden Palace, based in Dou Mansion, sitting at the head of the Circulation's fiercest constellations, revered as the Supreme Purple Tenuity of the North Star.

As Yu Yuan's respected teacher, surely she must know something about her eldest disciple's sudden and traceless disappearance.

Having made up his mind, Yu Yuan then asked the disciples of the Three-Star Slanted Moon Cave to lead the way to Bodhi Ancestor.

Before leaving, he still wanted to ask for a favor from him.

But just as he emerged from the Treasure Hall, he heard a joyous voice rise.

"Master, have you finished all your business?"

Yu Yuan raised an eyebrow, only to see the stone monkey leap down from a peach tree in front of the door, looking at him with joy on his face.

"You call me master? What about Bodhi Ancestor then?"

Yu Yuan looked at the stone monkey, somewhat surprised.

He thought that over these past few days, this monkey would have already taken Bodhi Ancestor as his master.

The stone monkey scratched his head and hee-heed, "The old immortal is my master, and so are you."

Yu Yuan understood his intention and couldn't help laughing, "You are greedy, monkey, to want them all, huh? Even though I'm more open-minded and don't care about these empty honors, Bodhi Ancestor certainly wouldn't agree."

Hearing this, the stone monkey joyfully scratched his cheeks and repeatedly exclaimed, "The old immortal agreed! The old immortal agreed! He even gave me a name... called Sun Wukong!"

...

"You agreed to having one disciple with two masters?"

Upon seeing Bodhi Ancestor, Yu Yuan's first question was about Sun Wukong's apprenticeship.

At this moment, Bodhi Ancestor was sitting upright on the Yao Platform, and with a wry smile replied helplessly, "Wukong is loyal and values friendship greatly, he said you were the first to be willing to take him as a disciple, and he only wants to acknowledge you as his master, so..."

"So you thought of the foul idea of letting him have two masters?" Yu Yuan said with profound meaning, "It seems that this Sun Wukong is very important to you."

"If the friend does not wish, it is possible to refuse," Bodhi Ancestor looked at him with significant meaning, "Surely you won't remain here for too much longer, will you?"

Yu Yuan immediately understood the other's intentions.

Bodhi Ancestor was obviously aware of the unusual origin of his and knew he was bound to leave, which is why he pretended to be so magnanimous agreeing to Sun Wukong's request for two masters.

After all, it is just another nominal master, and it will not have any real impact, but it could quickly establish an image of a generous and open-minded mentor in the heart of Sun Wukong.

Why not do it?

Upon this thought, Yu Yuan also nodded, smiling, "Since you don't mind, then I care even less. But there is one thing that I am curious about.

Seeing how eager you are to take Sun Wukong as a disciple, you can't be harboring any ulterior motives, can you?"

"I am merely wishing to take a disciple, what bad intentions could I possibly have?" Bodhi Ancestor looked at Yu Yuan, his face full of innocence.

"That's good then."

Yu Yuan nodded slightly, alluding to something, "After all, Wukong has called me master, if someone intends to scheme against him, I naturally won't stand idly by."

"Wukong is also my disciple," Bodhi Ancestor said with a smile, "With me here, no one is going to bully him! You can leave without worry, my friend."

Yu Yuan glanced at him, thinking that the old fellow really was slippery and impervious.

But he didn't have much of a choice.

First, Bodhi Ancestor's Dao Xing Realm was unfathomably deep, even the Golden Spirit Saint Mother had secretly mentioned that he might have already sensed her presence.

Second, he was indeed bound to leave!

He couldn't be a stand-in master for much longer!

"There's one last small favor!"

Yu Yuan looked at Patriarch Bodhi and said, "Please help me capture a fierce beast."

"Capture a fierce beast?"

Patriarch Bodhi was somewhat surprised and curiously asked, "May I know what kind of fierce beast does my friend speak of?"

"Time Erosion Demon!"

Yu Yuan enunciated each word deliberately as he revealed the answer.

This was the only method he could think of to return.

The Time Erosion Demon possesses the ability to travel through time and space, roaming through different temporal dimensions.

It also has the power to manipulate the flow of time, twisting and inverting the past, present, and future!

If it were possible to capture a Time Erosion Demon and tame it, one might have the freedom to travel through the river of time at will.

However, with just the strength of him and his mentor Golden Spirit Saint Mother, the task of capturing a Time Erosion Demon was too difficult; that's why he thought to ask for a little more help.

Patriarch Bodhi was clearly aware of what a Time Erosion Demon was. At the moment he heard these three words, his expression drastically changed, and he looked at Yu Yuan in disbelief, saying:

"You call this a small favor?"

"For my friend, it should not be a big problem, right?" Yu Yuan smiled at Patriarch Bodhi and said, "If you can help me, I will leave this place as soon as you wish; if you can't help, I won't blame you, but I will have to stay and wait for an opportunity."

Patriarch Bodhi spoke in an unfriendly tone, "That Time Erosion Demon isn't within the Three Realms, nor does it belong to the Five Elements, trying to capture it is simply a pipe dream!

Don't even mention my assistance!

In all the Three Realms, there's no one who can help you with this!"

Seeing his serious demeanor, not seeming to feign, Yu Yuan inadvertently became somewhat pensive.

Previously, when he encountered the Time Erosion Demon in the river of time, Yu Yuan didn't feel that the beast was particularly powerful.

Now, hearing Patriarch Bodhi's words, he realized that things might not be as simple as he thought.

He looked at Patriarch Bodhi and asked with some surprise, "My friend just mentioned 'that Time Erosion Demon'. From the way you say it, could it be that there is only one Time Erosion Demon?"

Patriarch Bodhi blinked and feigned ignorance, "It was just a slip of the tongue, perhaps my friend is overthinking it?"

Yu Yuan obviously didn't believe his evasive words. He picked up his tea from the table in front of him, took a light sip, and said with a smile, "It seems my friend knows quite a bit about that Time Erosion Demon? Since we're both idling, why not have a good talk about it?"

Seeing that Yu Yuan was settling in as if he wouldn't leave, Patriarch Bodhi said with a wry smile, "It's just hearsay, not to be taken as truth."

"It's fine, just casually mention it and I will casually listen," Yu Yuan said smilingly.

Patriarch Bodhi hesitated for a moment, then responded helplessly, "I truly only heard it through the grapevine... There are rumors that the Time Erosion Demon was actually the steed of the Vice Sect Hierarch Evil Zhu from the Demon Sect during the Ancient Times.

During the conflict between the Dao and the Demon Path, the Demon Path was greatly defeated and Evil Zhu sustained serious injuries, fleeing from the Primordial World and gone without a trace.

Afterward, those who have comprehended the Time Dao would often encounter the erosion of the Time Erosion Demon when calculating the Heavenly Mechanism and extrapolating the past and future…"

Yu Yuan slightly furrowed his brows.

At first, he thought the Time Erosion Demon was a unique species, but according to what Patriarch Bodhi said, it seemed that the Time Erosion Demon was merely extremely accomplished in the Time Dao, which is why it could roam freely in the river of time.

In that case, was his encounter with the Time Erosion Demon's attack an accident, or had it been deliberately arranged in advance?

If it was planned in advance, what purpose did this series of plots serve?

In a trance, Yu Yuan felt as if there was an invisible puppet master lurking in the shadows, watching him, and even observing him from a higher dimension!

He looked at Patriarch Bodhi, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Are you suggesting that Evil Zhu is still alive and wants to return to the Primordial World?"

"No, I meant nothing of the sort!" Patriarch Bodhi said helplessly, "You insisted on asking. I already said from the beginning that this information is all based on hearsay.

My friend, take it as a story and don't take it too seriously."

Yu Yuan nodded his head, stood up to say farewell, and spoke earnestly, "Regardless, I must thank my friend for informing me about this matter."

"I was just talking nonsense... If you take it seriously, that's your own business," Patriarch Bodhi said irritably.

Yu Yuan pretended not to hear, bowed respectfully, and then turned to leave.

Watching his back disappear from view, Patriarch Bodhi let out a deep sigh, "You finally escaped from beyond the Three Realms, so why bother stepping into this muddled water again?"

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