Lin Yu was born in Spirit Cloud Valley, also known as Spirit Sunset Valley, in the Southern Continent of Jambudvipa. The mountains rise and fall beneath swirling clouds and mist, while spiritual veins crisscross this beautiful, blessed land. His family had cultivated and pursued the Dao for generations. Though not a prestigious clan, it was well respected in the region.
Lin Yu's father, Lin Zhentian, was a powerful cultivator, upright and generous, with a strong sense of justice. His mother, Liu Mengli, was gentle and virtuous, skilled in medicine, and often saved lives.
Growing up in such a family, Lin Yu was immersed in the Dao of cultivation from an early age. He trained diligently, and over the course of more than three hundred years, traveled across famous mountains and rivers, enduring countless hardships. He battled evil spirits in Netherworld Valley, braved bitter cold and blazing true fire at Nine Suns Peak, and discussed the Dao with immortals on Penglai Island.
Meanwhile, in the Eastern Continent of Dongsheng Shenzhou, there was the kingdom of Aolai, near the sea. In that sea stood the famous Mountain of Flowers and Fruit. At its summit was an immortal stone that, since the world's creation, had absorbed the pure essence of Heaven and Earth and the light of the sun and moon, nurturing a magical embryo. One day, the stone split open, giving birth to a stone egg. When it met the wind, it transformed into a stone monkey with all five senses and four limbs. The monkey led the other monkeys into the Water Curtain Cave, where they named him the Handsome Monkey King of the Water Curtain Cave on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit.
The Handsome Monkey King lived a carefree life for three to five hundred years. One day, as he feasted with the other monkeys, he suddenly began to weep with worry. The monkeys hurriedly asked, “Great King, what's troubling you?” The Monkey King replied, “Though I'm happy, I worry about the distant future, and so I am troubled.” The monkeys laughed. “Great King, you're never satisfied! We feast together every day in this blessed land of immortal mountains, free from restraint. That's a great blessing, so why worry?” The Monkey King said, “For now, we fear neither human laws nor the threats of beasts. But when we grow old and weak, we'll fall under the jurisdiction of the King of Hell. Once we die, won't all our life have been for nothing? We won't be able to remain among the heavens and humankind forever.” Hearing this, the monkeys covered their faces and wept, all lamenting the inevitability of death.
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