"Master, I am stupid, can you please explain it to me?"

The monkey asked again.

"well……"

Only a sigh was heard, and in the empty cave, the ethereal sound floated.

"Wukong..."

“All things in the world are born and die, and their origin begins with heaven and earth.”

"Everything in the world cannot escape the laws of nature, this is the Tao..."

"As the saying goes, one thought brings life, one thought brings death."

“A flower that blooms brightly in the darkness, lighting up the whole world, will eventually wither.”

"From dust to dust, from ashes to ashes..."

"One flower, one world."

"You were born from heaven and earth, and one day you will return to heaven and earth."

"Do you understand?"

As these words were spoken, the monkey's body trembled, as if it had suffered a huge blow and could not accept it in its heart.

Return to heaven and earth?

Looking up at the hole in the sky, at this moment, the monkey finally understood his fate.

Yes, he was born in response to the needs of heaven and earth, and he will eventually follow his own destiny and return to the embrace of heaven and earth.

He was unwilling to accept this and didn't want to end his fate in such a cowardly way.

It was hard to accept it at first.

Ye Qiu looked at him who was hesitant and uneasy, knowing that he had entered into some kind of mental struggle.

There was no guidance, but just watching quietly. Ye Qiu knew that he would eventually figure it out.

After a pause, Ye Qiu continued, "Wukong...you may have a lot of doubts. Why not go to the human world and take a look? Maybe...you will have a different understanding."

Ye Qiu gave the right of choice to Monkey. After seeing the hell on earth today, how should he choose?

No matter what choice he made, Ye Qiu chose to support him, because from the moment he was born, he had the right to control his own destiny.

The monkey realized it, and kowtowed heavily on the ground, crying out in grief: "Master, I have committed many sins in my life, and I cannot fulfill my filial duty to you. I feel guilty, and I only hope to repay you in my next life."

"Disciple is gone, Master, take care!"

After the last kowtow, the monkey suddenly stood up, turned around and left in grief and anger.

He wants to find his own direction, search for his true self in the vast ocean, and regain his lost direction.

After he left, Ye Qiu's true body emerged from the dark cave.

Looking at the messy cave in front of him, he shook his head, smiled bitterly, and sighed: "Alas... poor monkey, your master owes you too much. The only thing I can do is to save your life at this last moment."

He believed that the monkey's final choice would not disappoint him.

He is kind-hearted and innocent, and is not a wicked or evil person.

Ye Qiu is still very confident in the character of his apprentice.

It’s a pity that if his choice was the same as Ye Qiu expected, his life would be in danger.

At the cost of sacrificing oneself, save the lives of countless people in the world.

Ye Qiu did not force him to do such a thing. He was not a saint and had his own selfish desires, so he gave him the right to choose.

Perhaps, this is not a bad thing for him.

If he can get through this disaster safely, he will be blessed by heaven and earth, worshipped for eternity, and it won't be difficult for him to build a golden statue again.

No one knows what the future will be like.

All Ye Qiu can do is to try his best to protect the people around him.

After dealing with the monkey, Ye Qiu looked towards the Jiutian Yaotai. In that mysterious forbidden area, there grew a Three-Life Golden Lotus.

It is also known as the forbidden zone of life. Over the years, countless strong people have been killed there.

Even the great emperors were lost in that restricted area.

This time, Ye Qiu plans to take a risk, not for anything else, just for his apprentice.

With a wave of his hand, the Penglai Island in front of him shook violently, gradually sank under the East China Sea, and completely sank.

Ye Qiu left the Penglai Fairy Island and headed straight for the Jiutian Yaotai.

After passing through a countercurrent, Ye Qiu came to the Yaotai, which is known as the forbidden zone of life.

At the entrance, there was a light curtain injected, and a terrifying aura filled the air, making no one within a hundred miles dare to approach.

Ye Qiu ignored the aura and rushed in.

When he made this move, all the powerful hidden warriors within a hundred miles panicked.

"What's going on?"

"That energy fluctuation just now, could it be that... someone is trying to break into the life restricted area again?"

In an instant, countless mysterious and powerful men emerged from the mountains and forests of Zhou Fang's secret realm.

They have been living in seclusion in the vicinity for many years, just looking for an opportunity.

Over the years, they have seen countless people breaking into the restricted area, but they were all wiped out without a single one coming back alive.

For thousands of years, no one has dared to enter the forbidden zone of life, but today... someone broke in again.

This sudden movement directly attracted everyone around.

"Haha, interesting! Who on earth is this person? He even dares to enter this restricted area known as the Great Emperor's Tomb. Is he really not afraid of death?"

Someone sneered.

In the dark fog, I could vaguely see a white figure walking in the restricted area step by step with difficulty.

"It's hard to see. He has already entered the realm of life passing away. It all depends on whether he can survive this first hurdle."

Everyone was concentrating on watching the lonely figure in the restricted area.

At this time, Ye Qiu had already stepped into the restricted area. The moment he entered, a terrifying force instantly suppressed him.

Ye Qiu's body trembled, and he felt a strange rune all over his body.

Under the suppression of these runes, the flow of time in Zhou Fang's world seemed to have accelerated.

The body begins to fail rapidly, and youthful energy gradually turns to old age.

"call……"

Taking a deep breath, Ye Qiu was secretly surprised and said, "It is worthy of being called the forbidden area that devours life. It is really terrifying."

Looking up at the Yaotai in front of him, and the Three-Life Golden Lotus growing in the darkness, Ye Qiu calmed down, lowered his head and continued walking forward.

This time, he had to give it a try no matter what, with no other purpose but to leave a glimmer of hope for his apprentice.

This was the only thing he could do for the monkey, as a way of making up for his debt to him.

Passing through the turbulence of time, Ye Qiu could feel that he had suddenly changed from a young body to a gray-haired, old and weak one.

Fortunately, his cultivation at this time has reached the peak of the realm of heaven and man.

With an endless supply of vitality as support, the vitality in the body is constantly replacing.

Barely keeping up with the speed of life passing by.

Ye Qiu managed to get through this first hurdle.

Otherwise, if he had reached the level of a great emperor at this time, he would probably have faced the same first hurdle as those old predecessors, with his bones exposed in the wild and buried here.

Looking at the white bones in the wilderness before him, Ye Qiu took a deep breath and took another step forward.

As he took another step forward, there was a loud bang.

In the chaos, a ferocious creature was vaguely born.

It was a giant beast from ancient times, extremely ferocious.