The Undying Transmigrator

Book 2: Chapter 9: Destiny Monkey

Vol 2 Chapter 9: Destiny Monkey

At the mountain's base, a powerfully built muscular man blocked the path of one monkey and one human.

The man stared greedily at the monkey's body, his eyes continuously scanning until the monkey grew somewhat embarrassed and shrank back, yet the man remained unsatisfied: "Is this monkey for sale?"

Beside the monkey, a young man wearing Daoist robes, a Confucian scholar's hat, and Buddhist prayer beads around his neck—fully embodying the Dao Institute's characteristic embrace of all schools of thought—shook his head: "This monkey isn't for sale."

The man rubbed his hands together: "Friend from the Dao Institute, the price can be negotiated..."

The young man emphasized more strongly: "This monkey doesn't belong to me—he's my junior brother."

"Junior brother? A monkey..." The man paused briefly but immediately recovered, putting on an ingratiating smile for the monkey, "Respected Monkey Sir, would you be interested in joining my Kong Family? If you don't mind, I can swear brotherhood with you right here. You'll immediately gain the status of Kong Third Brother upon entering the family, with eligibility to campaign for family head position."

By the roadside, among the spectators, an elderly man exclaimed in shock: "What extravagant generosity! What abilities does this monkey possess to warrant such investment from the Kong Family?"

"With such courteous treatment, if I were the one being invited, I'd immediately behead a chicken, burn yellow paper, and swear a blood oath right now."

But instead of directly accepting, the monkey seriously asked the man: "Can it lead to eternal life?"The man considered for a moment before deciding to reveal some insider information: "Our Kong Family ranks among the top of the aristocratic families. During your lifetime you'll enjoy precious elixirs, after death you'll receive ceremonial offerings, and any divine techniques or canonical texts our Kong Family can access will be available to you."

"As long as you nod agreement, I can take you to find my elder brother right now to get several batches of elixirs. My brother has recently invented some special pills that should be able to extend your lifespan."

The monkey seemed somewhat tempted and looked toward his senior brother nearby.

Pu Tao said calmly: "The longer-lasting the aristocratic family, the more they emphasize rules. Master rushed you out in haste, Junior Brother Monkey. You haven't been given a proper name or Dharma title yet. With a proper family like the Kongs, accepting a name wouldn't prevent you from continuing to strive for the Dao Marshal position and cultivating for immortality."

"Hiss..." The spectators might not all recognize the Kong Family, but everyone knew about Dao Marshals.

To actually be eligible for such a position—this monkey was terrifyingly powerful, definitely not someone to make an enemy of.

Mixed within the crowd, Mo Wen also symbolically drew a sharp breath along with Long Yunshui, causing the nearby Taiping Village trio to imitate them.

"Hiss..." After drawing breath, Bailu suddenly realized, "Wait, what are we shocked about? That's just a monkey."

Long Yunshui tapped his folding fan and said leisurely: "This isn't an ordinary monkey—this is a creature favored by heaven and earth!"

"Heaven as father, earth as mother, giving birth to such a divine embryo. This monkey's talent could be described as 'chaos taking root to nurture this form, a divine light illuminating the spiritual platform.' He understands any technique upon learning it, comprehends any teaching upon hearing it—born to become an immortal and establish a lineage."

"If allowed to develop normally, his final power would likely be no inferior to ancient divine beasts."

Though they didn't know who this speaking young master was, seeing how confidently he spoke and with the Kong Family's earlier probing, the passersby believed about eighty percent of it.

Forget having power comparable to divine beasts—just the possibility of becoming a Dao Marshal was enough to make major aristocratic families invest frantically.

"Brother Monkey, would you be willing to join my Shi Family? I'm willing to recognize you as my elder brother. Our Shi Family's resources would then be yours to use as you wish."

"Uncle Monkey, please join my Wang Family. I'm willing to have my father recognize you as a brother, then secure an elder position for you."

"Grandfather Monkey, don't listen to those deceitful people! How much benefit can they actually offer? They ultimately want to use you! In the name of the current head of the Jia Family, as long as you join our family, you'll become a Supreme Elder—just cultivate peacefully and serve as our pillar."

"Ancestral Monkey, our Hou Family is willing to take your surname."

Watching the scene of frantic internal competition where people were practically about to recognize ancestors and return to their origins, Mo Wen's lips twitched as he struggled to maintain composure.

He had long known about the Chenyao Dynasty's unique tradition of "appointing relatives based on ability," not daring to randomly give positions, but actually witnessing the even more insane "recognizing relatives based on ability," watching some people stop at nothing to recruit talent—this feeling was truly peculiar.

However, this monkey was indeed worth it.

He could faintly sense from the monkey a feeling similar to what he'd experienced in his previous world with the container and Qi Shiming—as if this was some destined calamity-bearer, but the calamity wasn't his... probably not.

With some guidance, this monkey could instead become an asset.

Mo Wen interjected: "Everyone, if you want to compete in recognizing relatives, you should at least show some capabilities. Since physical goods can't be transported immediately, why not demonstrate your unique skills to this Monkey Sir and see if he becomes interested?"

Compared to empty promises, this was indeed more competitive.

Moreover, what made unique skills "unique" naturally included their difficulty to learn. Even if displayed publicly, they didn't think others could understand them with just a few glances. The key was to attract the divine monkey's interest.

"My Golden Bell Shield technique refines the body like a weapon. Cultivated to its peak, even thunder strikes and fire burns won't move me."

"Watch this three-inch Qi Aura—condensed to this degree, it can pierce through even the Golden Bell Shield."

"Not as good as my Heaven-Earth Union Great Sorrow Technique—controlling qi to fly, drawing upon heaven and earth's power, easily destroying certain short-armed, short-legged fellows."

"Our family ancestor once observed a true dragon summoning lightning and cultivated the Dragon Transformation Lightning Guidance True Art. The power of dragon lightning is extraordinary and can suppress and kill everything."

The monkey watched utterly enthralled. While these weren't the immortality techniques he most desired, he could still sense wisdom concentrated within them—requiring countless efforts to produce such fruits. Yet these humans before him generously transmitted them without reservation.

Humans truly lived up to being the current largest, most powerful race—truly selfless.

In just moments, his fur, skin, bones, and flesh became harder than metal. His cultivation progressed to new levels of perfection, his entire body's blood and qi circulating and vibrating like drumbeats, actually causing rumbles in the sky.

The various major families who had originally just wanted to display their unique skills to attract attention now turned green-faced.

Turns out those descriptions of the monkey weren't exaggerations—they were just objectively straightforward accounts of his talent!

But the monkey didn't notice their expressions and just repeatedly expressed gratitude: "Thank you, descendants, for being willing to transmit these divine techniques to me."

Hearing this, some green faces nearly turned black, but some shameless individuals directly stepped forward: "Grandfather Monkey, are you willing to acknowledge us?"

"This..." The monkey looked toward his senior brother, hoping for guidance.

Pu Tao said gently: "Junior Brother, if you truly achieve cultivation success in the future, you can establish your own school and accept disciples and followers. Just remember not to show favoritism and not to appoint people based on relationships alone."

The monkey understood and responded cheerfully: "Descendants who transmitted your unique techniques to me—did you hear? In the future when I establish my school, you can become my disciples and followers."

This relationship was somewhat shallow, but being able to connect with such a peerless powerhouse—shallow was fine. Some were already satisfied, contemplating when they could pay respects to Ancestral Monkey.

But some decided to produce physical goods.

If poor people lacked elixirs, that was their problem. I'll just bring the entire elixir storage—I have plenty of money to compete with you all.

The muscular man took out elixirs: "Monkey Sir, look at this Beast Elixir—it can transform humans into demons, granting various bloodline talents of demons, incredibly miraculous. Once my elder brother refines the stone demon elixir, it will surely help you achieve longevity matching heaven and earth."

Long Yunshui, who had been watching happily, suddenly changed expression.