Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 327 This is called self-awareness

Upon hearing Yang Jian's words, even the brothers Gao Ming and Gao Jue couldn't help but show worry.

He immediately bowed to Yang Jian and said, "Please, General, enlighten my brother and me."

Yang Jian reached out and helped Gao Ming and Gao Jue up, then pointed to the peach and willow trees and said, "What would happen if someone cut down these two trees?"

Gao Ming sighed and said, "The peach tree and willow tree are the original forms of my brother and me. If they are cut down, my brother and I will lose our supernatural powers of seeing a thousand miles and hearing the wind."

Yang Jian nodded, then continued, "What if we dig up all the roots, severing the peach and willow trees from their roots? What would the result be then?"

At this moment, Gao Ming's forehead was covered with sweat, and his voice trembled slightly as he said, "Those are my two brothers. They will definitely suffer a backlash because of this, and may even lose all their cultivation."

Yang Jian nodded again, then said, "What will happen if we even smash the clay demons that you inhabit?"

While swallowing hard, Gao Ming said, "At that time, my brother and I will have no way to survive."

Yang Jian nodded in satisfaction. "If no one knows, it's fine if you two brothers find out about your origins. But once people find out, you two brothers will have no way to survive."

Di Xin, standing to the side, said, "Generals, rest assured, after we return to Chaoge City, I will send troops to garrison Qipan Mountain to ensure that no one can destroy your true forms."

Huang Feihu, standing to the side, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, if you really do this, it will be tantamount to telling everyone where the weaknesses of Generals Gao Ming and Gao Jue lie."

Upon hearing this, Di Xin nodded and then asked, "If we cannot send anyone to protect us, what should we do?"

"Those two clay imps are easy to deal with, but what about the peach and plum trees? We can't just take those two towering trees with their roots, can we?"

Yang Jian shook his head. "In my opinion, the simplest way is to take the entire Chessboard Mountain with us and send it directly to the Fire Cloud Cave."

Upon hearing Yang Jian's words, Gao Ming and Gao Jue were instantly dumbfounded. Leaving aside the fact that moving mountains and overturning seas was something the brothers couldn't possibly accomplish.

The two brothers wouldn't even dare to dream of sending Qipan Mountain to Huoyun Cave. Huoyun Cave was a place only human sages could visit.

So he immediately said, "General, although your method can indeed relieve my brother and me of any worries."

"But moving the entire Buzhou Mountain is something my brother and I simply cannot do. Not to mention Huoyun Cave, there's nowhere to put Qipan Mountain either."

Gao Ming and Gao Jue couldn't see Yang Jian's cultivation level at all, so they subconsciously assumed that Yang Jian, like Huang Feihu, was just an ordinary mortal general.

Since it's impossible to see clearly, there are only three possibilities regarding the other party's cultivation level. The first possibility is that the other party has no cultivation at all, so naturally, it's impossible to see them.

The second possibility is that the opponent carries a magical artifact that can conceal their aura. This also makes it impossible for others to discern their cultivation level.

As for the last possibility, it's that the other person's cultivation level is far higher than one's own. One simply has no right to try and probe into the other person's realm.

Gao Ming and Gao Jue were acting subconsciously, ignoring the second and third possibilities. They only felt that Yang Jian was just an ordinary military general, and at most, he had only cultivated martial arts.

But just as Gao Ming and Gao Jue finished speaking, Huang Feihu said with a smile, "Although you can't move this Chessboard Mountain, General Yang might be able to."

"Since you possess the supernatural powers of seeing a thousand miles and hearing the wind, have you ever heard of Erlang Yang Jian of Guanjiang Estuary?"

Upon hearing Huang Feihu mention Yang Jian, the Second Son of Guanjiangkou, Gao Ming and Gao Jue both turned their gazes to Yang Jian and asked, "Could it be that General is Yang Jian, the Second Son of Guanjiangkou, a third-generation disciple of the Taoist master Yu Ding Zhenren?"

Yang Jian smiled and nodded, "That's right, I am Yang Jian, a third-generation disciple of the Daoist sect."

While speaking, he also released the Celestial Hound to prove his identity.

Upon learning that the young general before them was none other than the renowned Erlang Yang Jian of Guanjiangkou, Gao Ming and Gao Jue simultaneously knelt down.

They then addressed Yang Jian, saying, "Senior, my brother and I have long admired you. We dream of one day becoming your disciples."

"Today we are finally able to meet. I beg you, senior, not to look down on my brother and me for our shallow foundation. Please accept us as your disciples. Even if we are just nominal disciples, it will be fine."

Yang Jian was somewhat embarrassed after hearing this. After all, he dared not easily accept a disciple, so he could only reach out and help Gao Ming and Gao Jue up, and then speak.

"Please rise, Generals. It's not that Yang Jian doesn't want to accept you as disciples. It's just that this matter must be reported to Master, and only with Master's permission can Yang Jian accept disciples."

Hearing that Yang Jian would only accept the two brothers as disciples after reporting to his sect, Gao Ming and Gao Jue naturally dared not insist. However, this gave Gao Ming and Gao Jue a glimmer of hope.

Just then, Master Yuding appeared out of thin air and said with a smile, "Yang Jian, you and Gao Ming and Gao Jue are already related as master and disciple. Since they want to become your disciples, then accept them as your personal disciples."

Yang Jian hurriedly bowed to Master Yu Ding and said, "Since Master agrees, Yang Jian will accept them as his disciples."

No sooner had Yang Jian finished speaking than Gao Ming and Gao Jue knelt down again and performed the formal apprenticeship ceremony to Yang Jian.

Then, before even looking at Master Yuding to pay his respects, he addressed him as "Grand-disciple greets Grandmaster."

With a wave of his hand, Master Yuding helped Gao Ming and Gao Jue to their feet. At the same time, he took out two yellow plums.

"This is a top-grade innate spiritual root, the Yellow Plum, which can help you two brothers raise your cultivation to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Consider it a gift to you both today."

"However, using innate spiritual fruits to improve one's cultivation is ultimately a shortcut. It is not as good as the cultivation one gains through hard work."

"As for how to choose, that's up to you. After all, not everyone has the opportunity to break through to the Great Luo Realm."

Gao Ming and Gao Jue reached out and accepted the Huang Zhongli plum, bowing again to Master Yu Ding to express their gratitude. Then Gao Ming added something.

"My brother and I are self-aware; we know that even after a lifetime of arduous cultivation, we will never be able to break through to the Great Luo realm."

"Being able to raise one's cultivation to the Great Luo realm by relying on this Yellow Plum is already beyond the reach of my brother and me. So there's nothing more to consider."

After speaking, Gao Ming put the Huangzhong plum directly into his mouth. Then he sat cross-legged beneath his own body and began to absorb the innate energy within the Huangzhong plum.

Gao Jue, naturally, did the same, consuming the Yellow Plum and beginning to improve his cultivation.

Seeing this, Master Yuding couldn't help but smile and nod. He then said, "It is their good fortune to be able to face their own origins."

(End of this chapter)