The Battle in Journey to the West
Chapter 343 - 304: Cutting Off Desires by Castration

Chapter 343: Chapter 304: Cutting Off Desires by Castration

It is said that Wukong was commanded by Tathagata to preside over the Lapis Lazuli Pure Light Realm in West Cow He State.

Over the years, Daoist Equal to Heaven traveled far and wide, seeking the Dao and truth, searching for the principles of karmic tribulation. He had also gained some enlightenment.

"Karmic Tribulation Divine Fist is a Divine Skill that drives tribulations and fortunes reversed, and it is extremely powerful! Cultivating it is very difficult! These three punches, I have pondered them for so long. Watch my first punch, reversal of karmic tribulation!" With a loud shout, Wukong stood up, revived his spirit, and hurled his fist out, reversing the karmic tribulations, turning fortunes into tribulations and tribulations back into fortunes, which was extremely terrifying.

Medicine Buddha sparred with him, bringing his hands together and manifesting a giant Golden Body. With a loud boom, he blocked his punch, but his flesh body started to crack already.

"This power is too terrifying! Even my Divine Skills can’t repair my flesh body?" Medicine Buddha suffered from that punch, activating his Divine Skills, yet the wounds on his flesh were difficult to heal.

"Tribulation becomes fortune!" Wukong threw another punch, and only then did the wounds on Medicine Buddha’s body begin to disappear, being repaired.

Medicine Buddha deeply felt the terror of the Karmic Tribulation Divine Fist. This was a Divine Skill that had mastered the secrets of karmic tribulation. With one punch, its power was boundless, even capable of reversing karmic tribulation!

"The second punch, Irreversible Disaster!" Again, Wukong hurled a punch towards Medicine Buddha, the force of the punch was vast, shaking the entire Lapis Lazuli Pure Light Realm.

Medicine Buddha had no choice but to gather the power of all living beings to counter him, feeling as if billions of tribulations were afflicting him, causing him to hallucinate, forever falling into the endless abyss, unable to extricate himself.

"The third punch, who’s to say it’s not a blessing!" Wukong launched another punch, and the power of all living beings in Medicine Buddha transformed into tribulations. The will of all beings was originally a great fortune bestowed upon him, but now transformed into tribulations, immediately shattered by his strike.

Enduring three punches, Medicine Buddha was nearly directly injured severely, and this was still in the Lapis Lazuli Pure Light Realm! Wukong decided to comprehend the secrets of karmic tribulation and had now devised three Divine Fist Techniques that were simply chilling, even Medicine Buddha could not withstand them.

"These three punches are still somewhat immature. If I continue to deduce and perfect them, then they will become even more terrifying." Medicine Buddha coughed up a mouthful of blood. Serving as a sparring partner was not easy, but he also gleaned some mysteries of karmic tribulation from it, and he planned to diligently cultivate them to refine his mana further.

Wukong said, "The third punch, I comprehended it from Qiu Chuji. Qiu Chuji traveled to the Northern Desert, visiting Genghis Khan. This was a man of Great Fortitude and Great Qi, who castrated himself, making himself desireless and focused solely on the Dao."

In order to calm their minds, those who cultivate often castrate themselves, and even during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, there were emperors who required officials to be castrated. He even castrated himself, and civilians becoming monks or Taoists also had to castrate themselves. However, this was somewhat twisted.

Qiu Chuji castrated himself for cultivation, not due to deviation into madness. Men are regarded as the Seven Treasures Body and women as the Five Deficiencies Body, these are the golden words of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha. Thus, few women can cultivate to very profound realms. Among the Buddhist sect, there are no female Buddhas; even Guanyin transformed into a woman only to spread the Way, and the scriptures call her "Mighty Husband Avalokitesvara."

A man’s desires arise from the yang root, and by castrating themselves, their desires are severed, becoming desireless and without wants.

However, if not controlled properly, it can also lead to a twisted mind. Eunuch chaos in the government occurred because they were castrated and of low status, hence they sought to control the national destiny to satisfy themselves.

Qiu Chuji castrated himself, and when Daoist Equal to Heaven discussed the Dao with him, he merely smiled and said, "You all regard the yang root as precious, but I see it as a burden. Those who possess it have recurring desires. By severing the yang root, I severed the desires as well, making it impossible for external demons to invade during cultivation. Heavenly Demons confuse the heart, mostly transforming into beautiful women, enchanting like national beauties. Even Liu Xia Hui would struggle to resist them, but if you castrate yourself, would you still covet beauty?"

When Qiu Chuji entered the path of cultivation, he was influenced by distracting thoughts and remembered the trend of castration during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era when all the court officials and all monks and Daoists were castrated. At that time, however, numerous eminent figures emerged from both Buddhism and Daoism. Thus, he resolutely castrated himself and ultimately achieved the Great Dao. He traveled far to the Northern Desert to meet with Genghis Khan, greatly promoting Taoism.

"A man is a body of Seven Treasures, and this self-castration..." Medicine Buddha couldn’t help but shake his head, "Human desires are the greatest obstacle in cultivation. By castrating oneself, one can cut off many desires, but there is also a risk of mental distortion. However, as a Great Qi Runner, Qiu Chuji’s self-castration led to such achievements."

The male organ is restless, and often leaks vital essence. Zhang Daoling once spoke of Chamber Art, mentioning that during dual cultivation with a woman, it is not appropriate to leak vital essence. The pleasure in the chamber is incomparable, and controlling oneself at this moment requires great fortitude. Once one party’s essence leaks, it will be absorbed by the other, because the male and female inherently attract each other.

The reason Wukong entered the path of cultivation quickly is because he, being a monkey, knew nothing of love and thus was not influenced by desires. With a teacher like the Heaven-Penetrating Sect Hierarch, even a pig could become an immortal through cultivation.

In the mortal world, cattle and horses are often castrated. After castration, they work even harder, simply because they are cut off from desires and thoughts.

Mortals cultivating immortality need to balance Yin and Yang and circulate the Five Elements. Not everyone can achieve immediate success like Wukong, or reincarnate from a Golden Immortal of the Daoist sect. Qiu Chuji was an ordinary person, led into the Dao by Dan Yangzi Ma Yu.

The kidney belongs to water, the root of all things. In the Buddhist sect, both Buddhas and Bodhisattvas who have achieved a Leak-proof Golden Body have no male organ. When mortals leak kidney essence, their health deteriorates, whether through masturbation or dreams of romance. For cultivators, leaking kidney essence results in stagnation or even regression in cultivation. Of course, after becoming an immortal and achieving Pure Yang, such worries no longer exist.

It was not easy for Qiu Chuji to cultivate from a mortal to a Golden Immortal; thus, he resolutely castrated himself. Once he castrated himself, his distracting thoughts vanished, his kidney essence stabilized, and no external demons could affect him.

Outsiders say that castration is a disaster, but Qiu Chuji found blessing from it, and having cultivated into a Golden Immortal, he could regenerate his male organ in an instant.

"So, who’s to say it’s not a blessing? For those in cultivation, castration is also a kind of shortcut, but it requires great fortitude and determination to achieve," Wukong sighed.

Qiu Chuji had such great determination to achieve Dao, Daoist Equal to Heaven learned of his cultivation hardships, and his self-castration transformed his fate into Qi.

No wonder castration became a trend back then, having such benefits; truly, it’s a matter that provokes mixed feelings of laughter and tears.

Wukong said gravely, "Now that Yuan Meng has destroyed the Song Dynasty and Taoism is flourishing, the Heavenly Dao is even more chaotic. The nomadic tribes’ fate is growing stronger, and the Qing Dynasty predicted by Fuxi is likely to arrive soon."

Medicine Buddha said, "Cultivate well to prepare for the great tribulation."

"Then there is the Ming Dynasty, and the Complete Truth Sect will continue to flourish, strengthening the fate of Taoism. Lu Dongbin’s cultivation will also rise with the tide. We must be wary of Tathagata making a move at this time. A great tribulation is coming, and there will surely be demons," Wukong said.

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PS: This Chapter is a transition. The book has now reached 950,000 words and is near its conclusion. Also, I’m not maligning the real Qiu Chuji; these events actually occurred. You can check the information yourself. If you don’t believe it, you can try it... When you ascend to immortality, remember to come and enlighten me. I will do my best to write the final story well. The key to a long story lies in the ending; no matter what, there will always be dissatisfaction. I already have an idea for a new book. If it doesn’t turn out well, I won’t write it. If I find it satisfactory and liberating, I will continue to write, sticking to classic immortal hero tales. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)